Black Summoner: Volume 16 (eBook)

Doufu Mayoi (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-7578-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Peacetime continues, and Kelvin is just about to go stir crazy when a certain problem falls into his lap-a family problem. Rion wants to go to school, which would drive Kelvin and Gerard absolutely mad with worry and loneliness. Not only that, but in the course of things, she manages to involve DarkMel and Bell in the plot as well! What awaits the girls in the Academy of Lumiest? And how will Kelvin and Gerard fare without them?

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“Sh-Shutola?”

The owner of that voice was Shutola. These days, she tended to hang around in her adult form, so that was the form she was currently in. Since she couldn’t very well be in a dress every day in her own home, she was dressed in a rough manner that was unseemly for a princess. Still, her form was elegant as she held a cup filled with tea in one hand. She was directing a kind smile towards DarkMel as she implied that she had the perfect plan (and she probably did). Her kind expression looked incredibly scary to me, though.

“For the entrance exam, there’s a practical skills test, then a written portion, and finally an interview. And for those who want to go the extra mile, there is also the option to get a recommendation from certain people, or you can make a special donation to the school. DarkMel is brilliant and skilled, and of course there’s no doubt Rion is as well. I can personally vouch that they have been passionately studying every day and have even learned proper etiquette. So I don’t believe there’s any reason to worry about their test results. In fact, for the practical skills test, I would be more worried that they might go too far.”

“Mneheh heh!”

Both parties that had been praised so lavishly by Shutola smiled. Because Shutola had said this straight to their faces, Rion’s cheeks turned red with embarrassment, while DarkMel seemed incredibly happy. As the big brother of one and father of the other, I couldn’t help but feel proud.

At the same time, my anxiety was piling up.

“Officially, they take everything into consideration to determine who gets admitted, but Lumiest has a tendency to place importance on legacy or pedigree. This would be the only pitfall these two could fall into. Although we, the Celsius house, have risen to Rank S and been given a family name as proof of nobility, I cannot say how well received a new family that climbed the ranks through adventuring will be. There’s basically no precedent for it, after all. The Rank S adventurer Leopardess, or Bakke-san, has twins who were admitted, but they’re also princesses of Faanis. Frankly, in their case I cannot tell whether the exam proctor gave them high marks because he was awed by the power of a Rank S adventurer or because he wanted to protect tradition and prioritized their noble lineage.”

“I see. On that front, Bell is perfect, then! She’s a princess too, after all!” Sera confirmed.

“In Bell’s case, I would be worried about her interview.”

“Agh!” Surprised, Sera made a face that screamed, “That’s right!”

Though to be honest, if they’re going to emphasize Bell’s status as a princess that much, I don’t know if having her play chaperone would be a good thing after all.

“So how do we remove that uncertainty? You sounded like you had some sort of secret plan, Shutola. This is important—it’ll affect my DarkMel’s future. We need to make sure she gets in!” Suddenly, Mel had glasses on and was acting like a tiger mom.

Are those fake glasses from when Sera put on a white coat? Hey, did you seriously go out of your way to borrow those at a time like this?

“There are two methods. As I mentioned earlier, we can get recommendations from certain people or make a special donation. The latter does not leave a good impression once they’re admitted, and it would put too much of a burden on our finances, so we will be going with the former. I’m sure you already know what I’m about to say. Both Colette and I are alumni and valedictorians of Lumiest, so we just have to recommend them!” Shutola declared with great force, as if to say that everything was solved. At the very end, she almost sounded like her child version. However, her words were a disaster...at least, to the big brother and the father.

“Will... Will things really be that simple? I know you two are alumni and graduated at the top of your respective classes, but I find it hard to believe that your recommendations will have that much of an effect.”

“I assure you, they will.”

I was flatly contradicted right to my face. Oh no... I can’t do it. I don’t think I can win against Shutola in a battle of words.

“Graduating as valedictorian earns the full trust of the entire Academic City of Lumiest. In this case, valedictorians acknowledged by Lumiest would be marking prospective students as people they can expect a lot from. It will be much more effective than the word of some royal with nothing but their name going for them. We might even be able to set our sights on exemptions from tuition and other school fees.”

“Wha... Really?” Rion cried.

“Wow!” DarkMel exclaimed.

“Yes, it’s true. Colette loves the two of you...or rather...she worships you? Ahem... At any rate, there’s no doubt she thinks of you two fondly. I’ll contact Deramis myself, so don’t worry and do your best on your exams.”

“Yaaay!” My daughter and little sister both raised their hands and cheered.

Meanwhile, a certain father and grandfather were left with their shoulders drooping in silent despondence. The girls would procure recommendations, and it might not even cost any money to send them to school. Furthermore, they would be guarded by a former Apostle of the same gender who could live with them. There was no longer any room to argue. We were horrified, truly horrified.

::I know Rion-san and DarkMel-san will be leaving your side, Kelvin-san, but I don’t think it’s all bad.::

I suddenly got a telepathic message from Shutola. Wondering what she was on about, I turned to face her. At that precise moment, she had brought her teacup to her lips.

::Going to Lumiest will be a good experience for them and change them for the better. But more than that, this will be the perfect chance for you, Kelvin-san. As a father and an older brother, why not cheer DarkMel-san and Rion-san on?::

After that, I continued to listen to what Shutola had to say, and I completely switched sides to cheering them on. No, I wasn’t planning on following them to school or anything, but she was right that this would be good for me. It seemed that Shutola understood this rational battle junkie well.

◇ ◇ ◇

Having been won over by my little sister, my beloved daughter, and Shutola, I traveled to Grelbarelka on the Northern Continent to ask Bell to be a guard, per Sera’s suggestion. Accompanying me was Sera herself and the two who would be living with Bell: Rion and DarkMel.

We were led to a guest room that Sera would have described as having perfect aesthetics, whereas I would have said it was decorated in a very unique, demonic way. We waited several minutes before the poster boy of all doting parents, my father-in-law, Gustav, came to see us. His impressive red beard flowed with the wind of his actions as he opened the door with enough vigor to destroy it. His entrance was so explosive that I almost reacted like it was a battle; after all, he was clearly more powerful than the last time I’d seen him. Of course my battle-junkie brain would itch for it. Still, I endured.

I’m so good.

“Wooow!” Rion and DarkMel reacted with honest joy and applause at my father-in-law’s surprising entrance.

Meanwhile, Sera reacted with exasperation, but my father-in-law must not have noticed, because he seemed delighted.

“Welcome home, Sera! I’m glad to see DarkMel and Rion too. Feel free to treat this place as if it’s your own home! I’ll also welcome you while I’m at it, foolish son. Be grateful.”

“Your treatment of me is horrible, as always...”

“Kheh heh heh, he’s just hiding his embarrassment. Just let him have it.” Victor appeared, placing down enough cups for everyone, along with a teapot and baked sweets that emitted a very appetizing smell, on the table in front of us. He gave off a different impression than usual, probably because he was wearing butler-like clothes. Still, his unique laugh was the same as ever.

“Whoa?! Dammit, Victor! Don’t just spread whatever nonsense you like!”

“My, as expected, Victor! You understand my dad well! He really is like that, isn’t he?”

“Y-You too, Sera?!”

I see, but it’s not good to lie. Still, this country’s gotten a lot...brighter, hasn’t it? I got the impression that back when my father-in-law had been the Demon Lord, conversations like this would never have happened. Given how things are going, maybe Bell really will agree to our plan?

“Kheh heh heh heh heh, your praise delights me. Now, now, please, partake in the tea and snacks. This may be forward of me, but I made them personally.”

“Urggkk, do not take this the wrong way, foolish son!”

“Ha ha ha ha...”

Leaving aside my father-in-law’s obvious attempt to hide his embarrassment, the baked sweets were seriously good. Even DarkMel, who was normally a light eater, was totally entranced. If Mel had been there, the food would have disappeared instantly, but DarkMel was eating little by little, like a squirrel. The peace of mind she gave me as I watched her was incomparable to watching Mel eat, in a lot of ways.

“Sorry for keeping you waiting.” Several minutes later, the star of our business that day finally showed up.

Now then, let’s get down to...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.3.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Black Summoner
• Illustrationen: Kurogin (DIGS), DaiXt
• Übersetzer: Kevin Chen
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: action • Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy • Isekai • Light Novel • RPG
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-7578-6 / 1718375786
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-7578-9 / 9781718375789