Chapter 166

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Leo muttered as he watched the drooping shoulders of Shasha returning to the dormitory.

“Looks like I’ve suddenly taken on something strange.”

“Are you referring to me as strange, Master?”

Seeing Arti twist her body as if her speech had changed, Leo pressed his temples.

He recalled his partner from his past life, Albus.

As a summoner, he had unwavering trust in Kyle’s abilities.

Kyle also fought alongside Albus, believing in him.

However, he lost Albus in the battle against the Legion Commander and the Demon King.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve lost Vow Keepers to that guy twice.’

In the battle against the Demon King, known as the strongest among Legion Commanders, Kyle lost both Elshi and Albus.

As Leo reflected on that time, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

“Ah! To think that the Pegasus, known as a pure white illusion, would be treated like a stone lying on the roadside.”

Arti, seeing Leo look at her as if she was pathetic, felt strangely happy.

Leo, immersed in emotions, felt a headache coming on.

‘Is it characteristic of the three great familiars these days to have a screw loose?’

The chirping Phoenix.

The Fairy Prince, who was thrown out for playing tricks.

And even the perverted Pegasus.

A combination of fantasies that a summoner could only dream of.

Of course, from Leo’s perspective, it was a bewildering mix due to the strange attachments.

“So, Master, where should I stay? I don’t mind stables. In fact, I’d prefer it……!”

“Can you please be quiet? Stop ruining the image of the Pegasus.”

With a deep sigh, Leo said, “For now, wait until I call for you. I have some people to introduce you to.”

Since they had made a contract, it was necessary to introduce her to the other contractors.

“Yes! I’ll hide in the bushes here and wait for Master’s call!”

Rustle- Rustle-

Arti entered the bushes and concealed herself.

Seeing this, Leo sighed deeply once more and returned to his room.

The room was still a mess from the tussle between Fiora and Kiran.

Leo picked up a summoning theory textbook lying on the floor with one hand and waved it towards the two.

“I told you to clean up by the time I returned, didn’t I?”

The two familiars, who were easily subdued by Leo, sat on their knees in one corner of the room, hands raised.

The good-hearted Elshi diligently cleaned up the mess made by the two.

Watching this, Leo said, “I have someone to introduce to you.”

[Who is it?]

As Elshi tilted her head, Leo summoned Arti with his magical power.

Arti jumped out onto the summoning circle, looked around the room with disappointment, and frowned.

“What? This isn’t a stable.”

Leo gave up on hoping for Arti to embody the essence of a Pegasus and said, “This is Arti, my temporary Vow Keeper. Everyone, greet her.”

Elshi’s eyes widened in surprise.

[Have you made a contract with the Pegasus?]

“Yes.”

[Nice to meet you. I am the Shadow Spirit Elshi.]

Elshi flew in front of Arti, gently lifting her skirt in greeting.

Seeing Elshi, Arti elegantly lifted the hem of her dress and greeted back.

“I’m Arti, the Pegasus.”

Having said that, Arti noticed the two familiars in the corner raising their hands and staring blankly at her.

“A Phoenix and a Fairy?”

It was indeed a bizarre situation.

Seeing the three rare familiars—Phoenix, Fairy, Pegasus—together in one place was an extraordinary event.

Moreover, all three were contracted to a single individual.

No summoner in the history of summoning had ever contracted all three great familiars.

An unprecedented achievement that no hero had ever accomplished.

“Why are both of you kneeling and raising your hands?”

“We were just stretching.”

[We were stretching.]

The two, previously in punishment, subtly stood up and pretended to loosen their bodies.

Then, they stood in front of Arti and crossed their arms defiantly.

“I’m Fiora. I’m the leader here, so you can call me that from now on.”

[I’m the boss of this group. Call me boss.]

The proud two familiars glared at each other.

“I’m the leader! You wingless Fairy!”

[I’m the boss! You little chick!]

As the two began to bicker again, Leo swung the summoning theory textbook at them.

Seeing this, Arti’s jaw dropped.

Not only was her Vow Keeper also a contractor of the three great familiars, but he was also treating the other familiars in such a way?

Elshi smiled wryly at Arti.

[It may be shocking, but you’ll have to get used to it. Leo doesn’t treat the three great familiars differently. Kiran calls this place hell…….]

“This is heaven?!”

[……?]

“So you are the administrator here. I look forward to working with you! Master! Please swing the book at me too!”

Elshi, having been clearly identified as the new recruit’s administrator, tilted her head while watching Arti dash towards Leo.

[Are all three great familiars strange?]

Of course, they were not.

Following Anna, they arrived in front of the magic lecture hall.

With two magic classrooms in sight, Anna turned her body.

“Now, everyone, you will conduct classes in each of the two classrooms.”

Chloe’s eyes widened in surprise at those words.

“Professor Anna, Leo and I are supposed to help as instructors, so why do we have to conduct a class?”

As she said, the students chosen as instructors were to assist the professor’s classes, not to conduct their own.

However, suddenly being instructed to teach the incoming candidates was bewildering for Leo and Chloe.

“It’s a command from Professor Ren. He said that both of you are capable enough to teach the new candidates. He said it would help with their review as well.”

Anna smiled brightly, but internally, she sighed deeply.

“Professor! Why are you making those four teach the class?!”

“They need to know the greatness of their upperclassmen before coming in next year! They should worship the greatness of Leo Flove!”

“No! Have you not thought that they might lose motivation after seeing those four?!”

“Oh! Oh! Professor Anna! Lions do not hesitate to drop their cubs off the cliff! Students with such weak spirits are not needed in the Department of Magic at Lumeran!”

“That’s a myth about lions dropping their cubs off the edge, you know?”

Anna desperately tried to counter Professor Ren, but he was not the type to listen to her.

Remembering that time, Anna pressed her temples.

“I think I’ve gotten more gray hairs recently.”

Until half a year ago, Ren’s appearances had been rare, maybe only once every six months.

But lately, his visits had increased significantly.

Of course, the culprit was none other than Leo Flove in front of her.

“Should I submit my resignation?”

Anna let out a deep sigh.

“What about Abad and Chelsea?”

“The two of them are not under Professor Ren’s supervision but are helping Professor Oar, so they will probably conduct their classes in a different format.”

With 300 Emerald students, Ren and another 1st Year Magic Department professor, Oar, divided the classes among themselves.

Naturally, the incoming candidate classes were also split into two, with each being taught in their own style by Ren and Oar.

Of course, when the rotation occurred, the students taught by Oar would come over to this side, so they wouldn’t exclusively attend one professor’s class.

Upon hearing Anna’s words, Leo and Chloe exchanged glances.

“We can’t help it.”

“We’ll do our best.”

With that, the two entered their respective classrooms.

As they did so, Anna called out after them.

“You two will also take turns conducting the class.”

‘For now, since they are students Leo and Chloe.’

In terms of magic theory, no 1st-year student could match them.

‘In fact, in some ways, they are more proficient in theory than upperclassmen.’

Anna anticipated that there wouldn’t be any problems with the class.

‘The issue is with the incoming candidates.’

Anna sighed deeply.

‘I hope they don’t lose their motivation unnecessarily.’

*

“Failure. Pathetic. To fail against a mere first-year student.”

“A mere first-year? You’re calling the Vow Keeper of a Pegasus a mere first-year?”

Erena, Kalyan’s secretary, smiled coldly at the angry compatriot.

“Whether it’s the Vow Keeper of a Pegasus or whatever, isn’t it just a rookie first year? Well, considering that level, it’s no surprise you lost to an ‘human’. I’m working hard for you, and you can’t even manage that much?”

As Erena spoke irritably, the man’s face twisted.

“Because of you, who has been infiltrating Lumeran for so long, this is becoming a wasted effort. How do you plan to take responsibility for this?”

Erena looked at the man with a disdainful expression.

“The tail has already been stepped on. Soon Lumeran will be chasing after me. Given this situation, this operation must succeed without fail.”

“What do you plan to do?”

“It’s simple. You need to rampage.”

“You want me to confront Lumeran? I will be obliterated in an instant! If that happens, I will be completely erased from existence!”

“If you don’t take a gamble now, you’ll lose your chance to be revived forever.”

The man bit his lip at Erena’s mocking tone.

“Even if I wanted to rampage in your place, I am just a ‘piece’. So it’s more fitting for you to attack Lumeran instead, isn’t it?”

“I understand.”

The man said this as he vanished from the spot.

Erena adjusted her glasses.

“By the way, that rookie. Did he even manage to contract with the Pegasus since the last time we met?”

A look of hatred filled Erena’s eyes.

“Of all the things, a Pegasus. He resembles that d*mn Kyle way too much.”

Long ago.

Recalling the human who fought with her numerous times, a chill flickered in Erena’s eyes.

“That hateful Kyle looks far too similar.”