93. Hero Summoning Magic Circle
The Oxidonia Supreme Academic Council. It was the central authority of the de facto magic academy kingdom of Oxidonia. Decisions made here functioned as national policy.
Incidentally, the king of this country was not called king, but rather headmaster.
The current agenda included two recent incidents: the stampede in the capital of the Hainzworth Kingdom, Hainzberg, and the abnormal emergence of Miasma and monsters near the Magic Academy City.
"Has the stampede in Hainzworth been contained?" asked Headmaster Enrico Lagrange.
"Yes. The Master and their Adventurer Guild group, along with the sage Sophia and her family, have eliminated nearly all of them. Naturally, the Adventurer Guild and the knight corps were deployed on a large scale, and casualties have been kept to a minimum," replied the professor in charge of foreign affairs.
"Similar abnormalities have been reported in the labyrinth here at the Magic Academy City. We're concerned it may end up in the same state as the capital, sooner or later," the head of the Labyrinth Department reported.
"Some action will need to be taken here at the Magic Academy City," muttered one professor.
"What if the Master isn’t able to arrive in time should trouble arise? From the reports, Hainzberg would’ve collapsed completely without the Master’s presence," another professor spoke up.
"For now, let’s have the Adventurer Guild and the Academy’s Offensive Magic Research Department assess how much they can handle. And let’s request the Master’s immediate visit to the Academy City."
With that, the headmaster concluded the meeting.
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The capital city of the Mage Academy Kingdom of Oxsdonia—Kembria, commonly known as the Mage Academy City. Simply referred to as the Academy City.
Inside an old library building in the northern district.
Ancient, rarely used, and usually untouched by anyone—virtually abandoned.
Deep within, in the farthest room.
The goddess Isanmia was conducting a summoning experiment here—testing tools for summoning and entity conversion.
“Summoning initiated,” the goddess murmured.
The magic circle drawn on the floor flared to life, and something appeared in its center.
“Hmm, worked perfectly. Earth creatures seem summonable without issue.”
Isanmia murmured contentedly, stroking the kitten she’d just summoned.
“Hmm, well then, if I rewrite this part like so… maybe she can be summoned too. Yes, Earth hero summon! Right? He’d probably be thrilled. Heh.”
She hummed softly, adjusting parts of the magic circle as she sang, “Hero summon! Her summon!”—a little tune of her own design.
Then, a mental link arrived from Firumia.
“Isanmia, do you have a moment? I need to talk,” Firumia projected.
“Eh?! Now? ……Sure, I guess. Senior, is something wrong?”
“Come to the divine realm immediately.”
“Understood,” Isanmia replied, then muttered, “Well, I’m in the middle of something… but it’s fine, I’ll leave it here. No one’s coming anyway,” before vanishing in a blink.
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A certain professor walked down a dark, long corridor. He was researching ancient magic circles, and had happened upon this old archive deep inside a particular building.
He stops mid-step, a faint sound like a voice brushing against his ear.
“Hmm, this building’s supposed to be abandoned…?” He walks toward the source of the noise.
“What’s that?”
Peering through a narrow crack in a slightly ajar door, his eyes widen.
A goddess-like beauty—so radiant it borders on the divine—was drawing a magic circle across the entire floor.
After a moment, the woman murmurs something, and a pulse of mana ripples through the air.
In that instant, he sees an animal materialize at the center of the circle.
“Is that… a summoning circle?” he murmurs, stunned.
And then, faintly, he hears her smile as she says, “Hero summoning!”—a phrase that leaves him utterly speechless.
Only after she vanishes does he realize he’s still standing there. He backs away quietly, then heads off to report what he’s seen.
A few days later, it’s inevitable that the topic of summoning a hero—of confronting the anomaly, slaying the Demon King—will be brought to the council table.
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