99. Please
Goddess of Fire.
Incarnation of the sun, lord of all fires in the world.
Said the One who was named Ifrit.
—Stella, marry that child.
“… What?”
After growing up and gaining divine power, Ifrit has not only thrown away her appearance, but also the way she speaks.
A tone that can feel mature and even coercive.
─To have this kind of power… Maybe you know more? There are many ways to become stronger than you are now.
Ifrit said so and looked at Ian. Ian nodded cautiously. How to strengthen ifrit? The garage was full.
She hadn’t even raised all of her levels yet, and she couldn’t even give her a special craft.
What if she attains level 10 and receives a blue bird buff with her exclusive dress code? Its strength will enter the realm of myth that cannot be explained with words.
“for a moment.”
And Shira, who was quietly listening to the conversation, pouted her lips as if she was offended. Seeing her, Ifrit nodded and muttered as if she was there too.
-Yeah, you were there too-.
“Were you there too? Guess what I’m doing wrong – It’s all because of me that you became so strong? no?”
Shira looked at Ian as if asking for consent. As she said, ifrit was strengthened entirely thanks to her summoned bluebird, Shira.
Ian nodded as if yes, and Shira opened her chest and looked at Ifrit.
“Of course, if it wasn’t for Ian, I wouldn’t have known that I had this kind of power my whole life… That doesn’t mean my virtues are going anywhere.”
─… So, what do you want to say?
“Where are you trying to take Ian?”
That was the purpose. To prevent other female cats from daring to put their hands on Ian.
It was frankly a little frightening to speak so proudly in front of Ifrit, who had gained divine power, but Shira was confident that the summoned beast would not dare to kill the same summoner.
Summoners are chosen by a system created by God. To put it bluntly, they were the apostles who were chosen by God.
A creature that is dependent on the system cannot be touched at will. If the summoner was able to kill the summoner at will, the demon king or whatever, the human race would have been destroyed by the summoners in the first place.
“Whether you are the Fire Spirit King or whatever, don’t interfere with human affairs. okay?”
-You’re a daring kid. If it wasn’t for Stella, I might have chosen you.
Seeing Ifrit smiling softly, Shira thought she was going to give up and move on.
However, Ifrit blew out flares that could only be emitted from the sun from her entire body, and her presence blossomed.
—But, isn’t it too cocky towards God?
Ifrit stretched out her hand towards Shiira. There was no time for her summoner, Stella, to stop her.
Shira closed her eyes tightly and covered her face with her arms. If there was a scar on the face, it was a big deal.
When Ifrit’s flames were about to fly towards Shiira, the size of Ifrit decreased with the sound of a balloon blowing in the air.
—Uh, huh?
Ifrit returned to the form of a foolish kid again, looking down at her limbs and tilting her head as if she couldn’t understand why this happened.
“The duration is over.”
Ian, who watched the scene, calmly explained the reason. Although the power of the blue bird grants power close to omnipotence, it does not actually grant omnipotence or infinite power.
The greater the level difference with the opponent, the shorter the duration.
It didn’t take long for the 4-star summoned Ifrit to be strengthened with the 1-star bluebird.
─… what’s this. What! Give it back! I want my power back!
“… Heh, I guess I’ll do it again.”
Saying that, Shira thought that it would be better to strengthen my summons, the Black Mamba. Or rather, strengthen Ian’s summons.
Either way, Stella’s shrewd tomboy was better than a summoned beast.
Seeing Ifrit quaking, Ian looked at the two of them alternately and asked if he understood now.
“Now, can you understand that Shiira is the most important person?”
“… Sorry, but a little bit.”
It must have been that such a potential was hidden in an insignificant 1-star pet, could you have imagined it?
For people in a different world who did not even know the existence of leveling up, the fact that a one-star pet awakens special abilities at max level was probably a hidden secret for the rest of their lives.
If it wasn’t for Ian, Shira would have remained an ordinary summoner with one more simple ornamental summoner.
“By the way, there is something strange.”
“What?”
“Ian, how did you know this?”
Stella frowned at those words as if it was difficult to empathize with them. It’s not that people didn’t level up because they were stupid.
I couldn’t do it because it was impossible to level up. Even if it’s just Ifrit right now, Stella’s father, his father’s father, and his grandfather’s grandfather.
How many demons did the countless ancestors burn?
Even so, Ifrit’s level did not go up from 1.
It was not easy to understand when I saw that I had only been with Ian for a few days and had risen to level 2.
“No matter what you think, it doesn’t make sense.”
Toward Stella who was muttering like that, and for Shira, who was also staring at her with a curious expression.
Ian explained it in an easy-to-understand way for both of them to understand.
“Stella, there are people who can easily do things that other people couldn’t do.”
“… No, but.”
“Above all, the summoning system is something God made, isn’t it? Often there will be things that the human brain cannot comprehend.”
For example, when a summon with a 1% probability does not appear in more than 300 gachas, what if someone draws a summons with just one gacha?
Humans can only cry out in search of God.
That’s the way the world works.
And people just like that person.
“Call me a warrior.”
A factor that makes the impossible possible.
those who have it
Looking at it that way, Ian could also be called a hero.
However, looking at the two people with fat faces as if they still did not understand, Ian let out a shallow sigh and opened his mouth.
“When you run into something that is unreasonable and incomprehensible no matter how you think about it—when you hit a wall that you can’t get over.”
The two of them looked at Ian as if they were suddenly saying something, and stopped when they heard the next word.
“You can lean on me at any time. So, don’t grieve alone and ask for advice.”
“… anything?”
“anything.”
“anytime?”
“anytime.”
Shira and Stella looked into each other’s eyes and shook their heads. With the intention of sharing this hard-earned opportunity, only among themselves.
“You were here. Marquis Ian Clark.”
As the two were resolving, a woman in a suit appeared. The principal’s secretary, Reinne.
Ian looked at her and tilted her head as if wondering what was going on.
“The principal is looking for you.”
“A principal?”
“Yes.”
“what brings you here?”
“It wouldn’t be a good thing.”
After all, the probability that the principal called the student was more likely to be a bad one than a good one.
Isn’t this the time to give something a prize? Ian clicked his tongue and headed to the principal’s office.
Shira and Stella stayed there and started to decide how far to ask for something from Ian.
* * *
Principal’s office, Principal Catherine looked at Ian and smiled.
“Who is this, isn’t it our marquis?”
“… The principal is also a marquis, isn’t it?”
“Hmm, it is not. Oh, you should stop going.”
“All right-.”
Catherine immediately kicked out my secretary and sat down next to Ian. Laying her hand on his thigh and leaning over to Ian, she muttered in a sagging voice as if disappointed.
“It’s really cool, I told you to call me Catherine sister, but… .”
“You can’t say that in front of other people.”
“I understand, so… .”
As the principal said that, he began to give Ian a glance. I also kicked out the secretary, so I ask you to call my name with that sweet voice.
This is what I mean by calling at the best, Ian sighed a little and called out her name with a slightly irritated tone.
“Sister Catherine. Did you call me for something like this? Are you going to die busy?”
“Hmmm- no. nope Can’t you just call it that?”
Hearing Ian’s disappointing voice, the principal went straight to the point. For the purpose of which she called Ian.
“I got a call from the imperial family.”
“… If it’s the royal family.”
“Yes, His Majesty the Emperor.”
I don’t know how long it’s been since he returned to the academy, or if he’s already called again—if the emperor calls him, it’s definitely for humanity.
At this point, Ian, thinking about what was going on, realized that there was no need to worry about it, and took over the crystal ball directly from the principal.
The direct communication route connected to the imperial family, the signal was sent, and the emperor, who received the communication shortly after, smiled and looked at Ian.
– Marquis, it’s been a while.
“Long time no see. your majesty.”
-Yes- Did you hear what was going on?
“I thought it would be quicker to hear from myself.”
─Ha ha! Yes, that would be quick.
Ian, ignoring Catherine, whose expression was rotting after hearing the emperor’s laughter, asked why he had called him.
The emperor stopped laughing, took control of the mood and asked Ian.
—Marquis Ian Clark, could you possibly die?