Mayoi Black Summoner: Volume 1

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-7183-7548-2
Verlag: J-Novel Club
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 281 Seiten

Reihe: Black Summoner

Waking up in a strange new place with no memory of his past life, Kelvin learns that he's bartered away those very memories in exchange for powerful new abilities during his recent transmigration. Heading out into a whole new world as a Summoner - with his first Follower being the very goddess who brought him over! - Kelvin begins his new life as an adventurer, and it isn't long before he discovers his hidden disposition as a battle junkie. From the Black Knight of the Ancient Castle of Evil Spirits to the demon within the Hidden Cave of the Sage, he revels in the fight against one formidable foe after another. Join this OP adventurer in an exhilarating and epic saga as he and his allies carve their way into the annals of history!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mayoi, Doufu

Weitere Mitwirkende

Taishi

Leseproben

Chapter 1: The City of Parth

After recovering from Menu-san’s — or Melfina’s, I suppose — sudden “confession,” I set out for the closest city. Along the way, she told me the general story of what had happened before my transmigration.

Apparently, I had died in an accident, but it was an accident due to a slip-up by a god (a deity other than Melfina). Consequently, that god had approached Melfina, whose jurisdiction was transmigration, and begged her to take “special measures.” According to Melfina, this kind of thing wasn’t all that rare.

::You would be surprised at the number of gods and goddesses who are quite irresponsible with their powers. I’m different from them; I take my job seriously, okay?::

As for this particular goddess who had been speaking to me inside my head, it turned out that she had once been an angel who had served another deity. Her long years of service had eventually been recognized, and she’d been promoted to Goddess of Transmigration and Reincarnation in this world. Compared to her peers, she was considered a total newbie. When my case had been brought to her, she had apparently accepted it while grumbling to herself. Of course, I could only take Melfina’s word for all of this.

::Right after you chose your skills, you immediately turned to press me for a Contract. You went on for nearly an hour saying, ‘I’ve fallen in love with you! Please come along with me!’ Honestly, I was feeling a bit bored after doing this job for several hundred years, so I eventually caved in and said yes.::

I had no memory whatsoever of this episode, but apparently I had fallen for Melfina at first sight. Now, though, I could only hear her voice.

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::Even gods and goddesses need a breather every once in a while. In terms you would understand, it’s paid leave! Don’t worry; I’ve thrown all of my work at my subordinate. With one thing leading to another, I haven’t taken any leave for several decades already, so I thought it would be a good time to do a bit of recharging.::

::The discarding of your memories was something that decided on, honey. You didn’t have enough skill points, so you asked me to take your memories in exchange for more.::

::Well, you did say, ‘Even without my memories, I know for a fact that I will fall in love with you all over again!’ You were so direct and straightforward in your approach that I couldn’t help but be slightly moved. In dating sim terms, it was Favorability +1. Congratulations.::

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“Does the fact that we’ve already Contracted mean that I can Summon you now?”

::You can’t at the moment. The amount of MP needed to materialize me is far beyond your current stats.::

Wind taken out of my sails right at the start.

::I look forward to both your growth and another novel and exciting confession from you.::

“There isn’t going to be a confession, all right?”

As our conversation continued in this manner, I finally reached the top of a hill, and a city came into view.

::That is our destination, the city of Parth.::

The city appeared quite sizable, composed of brick buildings surrounded by a stone wall that looked roughly ten meters high. I felt my heart begin to beat rapidly at the sight of a view so different from modern Japan, with “Now is fantasy!” bouncing around inside my head. There was even a tall clock tower near the center of the city, with a design that wasn’t terribly different from the clocks that I was familiar with.

The outfit that I was wearing at the moment was casual garb for travelers in this world. According to Melfina, it was part of the standard welcome package for all transmigrators. It wouldn’t raise any eyebrows but its defensive capabilities certainly left something to be desired.

The stone wall had entrances on both the east and the west sides. I approached the gate and what would be my first human interaction in this world.

“Hey there. Are you an adventurer? Sorry to trouble you, but could you show me your guild card or some other form of identification?”

“I’m sorry, I come from a small, rural village, so I don’t have any identification.”

My response was something that Melfina and I had worked out in advance. A sizable portion of the population of this world didn’t own any identification, so gate guards at a city of this size often issued IDs as part of their duties. It would require a bit of money, but Melfina had also given me some cash when I transmigrated, so there was no problem on that front. I suppose she was capable of doing her job properly after all.

::As I said, I take my responsibilities seriously!::

I acquired my identification without any issues and headed towards my destination, the Adventurer’s Guild. Although I had been apprehensive at first, by now I was thoroughly ready to enjoy this new fantasy world to the fullest.

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Upon the stone-paved roads ran carriages drawn by horses, clip-clopping alongside a bustling crowd of people of all ages, shapes, and forms.

::Honey, that’s the guild right in front there.::

I looked around and saw a large building which, despite being made of bricks like all its neighbors, managed to give off a somewhat disorganized impression.

::Em...what was with that random monologue?::

“No idea. Maybe I’m a bit too excited right now.”

Entering the building, the first thing that I saw was a row of counters where guild receptionists were busy handling adventurers.

Next to the counters was a bar, where there were a few people drinking despite the early hour. The place did not feel closed-in or unwelcoming, though. Rather, with groups huddled around tables to talk strategy, people milling around a bulletin board and going through what appeared to be quest posters, and others loudly and cheerfully toasting each other, the overall atmosphere was quite lively and warm.

It made me happy to find that it was all just as I had imagined it to be. I’d been worried that there might be only meatheads in here, but there turned out to be a sizable number of normal young men and women too.

I joined one of the lines in front of a counter and waited a short while until it was my turn.

“Good morning! How may I help you today?”

A girl with brown hair done up in cute pigtails greeted me in a voice so bright and bubbly that it lifted my spirits. I barely caught myself before being sucked into her round, blue eyes.

“I’d like to register as an adventurer.”

“Registration it is! Please fill out this form here. Would you like a scribe?”

“I’m good, thanks.”

As part of the transmigration welcome pack, I had a full understanding of the local language, which also included reading and writing. Goddess

“Thank you, Kelvin-sama. Please wait a few moments.”

There was a reason I had written in “Green Mage.” Summoners were apparently very rare in this world.

A more common class of a similar nature was Tamer. Unlike Summoner, this class involved taming monsters and making them do the Tamer’s bidding. The ability had no MP costs, and the monsters could be kept at the Tamer’s side twenty-four seven. Apparently, the higher the rank, the more monsters that could be Tamed. Only in this way, however, was it similar to Summoning.

The advantage of Summoning was that it could be used against not only monsters but also humans, elves, and even inorganic entities like golems. In addition, there were the...