“But all I can teach you is theory. You have to train yourself for it.”
El shed tears at Simone.
“You are good at mana management without having to learn it. So if you have trouble using the skill, seek Orkan’s help.”
Simone tilted her head.
“Why do you think I can handle mana so well?”
It seemed like El was misunderstanding something. He seemed to think that Simone was very good at controlling mana, but up until now, she had only aggressively released mana.
Then, Simone tilted her head, just like him.
“It’s impossible for someone born with mana to not be able to control it. They just don’t know how to use it. How did you first learn how to channel mana into your hands?”
Simone looked at her hands. It was a bit difficult at first, but she was soon able to channel the mana outward.
There wasn't any particularly grand method. She felt like her body was filled with mana, so she concentrated her mind and let it flow out like breathing, and it happened.
Could it be that she was able to control mana because she had memories of the real Simone?
El looked at the forbidden book, thinking that Simone had found the answer.
El, who had been reading silently and thoughtfully for a long time, closed the forbidden book, turned only the first part, and handed it back to Simone.
Even though he hadn't seen the second half yet, he had the attitude that it was over now.
“Today I will teach you only three things. How to summon and control the soul absorbed into your body, how to move corpses and bones, how to call in souls, and how to absorb them.”
“What about magic?”
“Learn that from Orkan. I don’t know much about human magic.”
The fairies are the mana of the World Tree itself. The magic of the fairies and the magic of humans who recite their spells are completely different.
“A necromancer can transform the soul into any form he wants. The physical body, or the outward appearance, is completely irrelevant.”
Now that she thinks about it, the necromancer in the novel she read before also created hordes of beasts and armies, showing an oppressive appearance.
Can she do that now?
“What is needed is a mana-made appearance that will keep the soul it possesses from escaping.”
Simone focused even more on El's words, anticipating that a clue to her abilities would be revealed.
El continued speaking.
“You can try to control the soul itself without creating it, but it is not yet time to tame the soul, so it is better not to do so. As soon as you release the soul, it will all run away.”
“Oh.”
Simone, who had been listening with interest, gradually returned to her usual expression as El continued speaking.
“Binding the soul so that it cannot escape. This is called ‘Yoka.’ Also, the act of creating a body to confine the soul with mana is called ‘Resto,’ and the body you create is called ‘Prisito.’”
In an instant, this place was transformed into a college lecture hall.
El had a rather pleasant look in his eyes, as if sharing his knowledge with someone wasn't a bad thing, and Louis was also listening to the story with interest, similar to Simone earlier.
Since Louis is somewhat of a novice when it comes to necromancers, he seems to be very interested in learning new things.
Simone nodded enthusiastically to El's words, letting most of what El told her slip away and learning only the parts she needed.
Since she's not trying to study or research necromancers, she'll just accept terms that she can use in real life, like Yoka, Resto, and Prisito.
“Soul absorption is like extinction. A necromancer must annihilate a soul at least once. This is because the disintegrated soul is drawn to the mana of death and absorbed into the necromancer’s body, where it is reassembled.”
“Is there a difference between the destruction done by a necromancer and the destruction done by a normal person?”
“For a soul that has once been destroyed to not be scattered and to be reunited, there must be an attraction. If there is something as tempting to the soul as the mana of death, then it is possible.”
Simone nodded at El's words, then asked a question that suddenly occurred to her.
“Is it possible that there are people who are not necromancers who can draw in souls?”
Jace. He attracted all sorts of curses even though he wasn't a necromancer.
Does El know anything about this?
"Yes."
El nodded as if to say that it could of course be so.
“That could very well be the case. It depends on the constitution, but those who are like that tend to have particularly high mana sensitivity or are chosen by the Gods.”
“What are their cases?”
“God does not deal only with death. There are many Gods who govern and harmonize all things through the water of life.”
She knows this story. There are many Gods in this world under the creator God, and the God of death is the second.
When Simone seemed to understand, El said.
“The God of death is not the only one who loves humans and makes contracts with them.”
"Ah..."
Now that she thinks about it, that makes sense.
It's not like the God of death alone does this.
El said.
“Humans tend to deny and turn away from death while praising and praying to other Gods. Even though the Gods in heaven are brothers without good or evil.”
Of course, the God that El was talking about was not a story about a God who could not ascend to heaven.
Usually, those who have made a contract with a God other than death and received love from him are often honored as Saints or Saintesses.
In short, Jace is likely an undiscovered Saint.
'If he had been discovered when he was young, he would have entered the Imperial Palace and received protection from the Empire.'
It seems that he was cursed to be forgotten and thus was not discovered by the Empire for a long time.
It is fortunate for the Illeston family that they will not have to lose their only heir to the Empire.
“Anyway, necromancers cannot absorb opponents stronger than themselves because they absorb them by destroying their souls.”
"Yes."
“Here is how to put a soul that has been lost into a magic tool.”
Once El decided to help, he was the type of person who would definitely help, and unlike at first when he had been reluctant, he explained things in a specific and easy-to-understand way so that Simone could understand.
Simone, who had never used a necromancer's technique before, thought, 'I could do this,' because she was so easily taught difficult techniques.
And after a while, El's class ended.
“I’ve never talked to a human for this long. I’m tired, so go back.”
El said with a weary face and went back to his room and hid without saying goodbye.
“Thank you, El.”
Simone greeted El in a voice that El could hear and left the house.
“Simone, did you understand what El said?”
Louis, who had been listening with interest at first, asked with a tired expression.
He couldn't help but be bored. A lot of Necromancer techniques depend on intuition, which is something that Louis couldn't understand theoretically.
For the first time in his life, Louis felt bored while listening to someone teach him.
In contrast, Simone looked very interested.
At first, he seemed bored, but when it came to talking about practical techniques, his eyes lit up.
Simone nodded.
“So-so? I didn’t memorize most of the terms, but I still understood most of them.”
The question is how to practice this.
Simone smiled awkwardly.
“I don’t know where or how to practice this.”
Any skill can be learned and improved through practice.
But Simone had no space to practice the skills she had just learned.
Although her scope of activity has expanded somewhat recently, there is no place for Simone to go other than the mansion, and if she were to practice at the mansion...
'That's a bit...'
What if she releases her soul into the mansion to practice a skill she only understands in her head, and her soul escapes? Does she know what will happen and practice there?
At that moment, the color came to Louis's face.
“Oh, Simone, do you need a place to practice?”
"Yes?"
“Leave that to me. I’ll take care of it.”
Louis smiled faintly.
'What's that laugh?'
Simone looked at him with caution.
Something feels suspicious.
Simone thought so, but Louis didn't have any particular wish in mind when he said he would set up a training ground for her.
He just smiled as he thought of the perfect place to set up Simone's space.
“Please don’t listen to my request to arrange that.”
“Huh? Well, you don’t have to listen to it. This is just a token of my gratitude.”
It's strange that when he says something, she can't take it at face value.
Perhaps it is because his expression and tone of voice are so sly.
Louis looked at Simone as if she still doubted him, and instead of explaining himself, he led her out of the alley.
“So, are you done with your work here?”
“Yes, let’s go now.”
As Simone walked ahead, Louis followed her and said.
“I have prepared a space in the castle where you can make a contract with him. I will bring you there myself.”
Simone headed to the palace for her last schedule of the day, signing a contract with Count Chaylor.
El shed tears at Simone.
“You are good at mana management without having to learn it. So if you have trouble using the skill, seek Orkan’s help.”
Simone tilted her head.
“Why do you think I can handle mana so well?”
It seemed like El was misunderstanding something. He seemed to think that Simone was very good at controlling mana, but up until now, she had only aggressively released mana.
Then, Simone tilted her head, just like him.
“It’s impossible for someone born with mana to not be able to control it. They just don’t know how to use it. How did you first learn how to channel mana into your hands?”
Simone looked at her hands. It was a bit difficult at first, but she was soon able to channel the mana outward.
There wasn't any particularly grand method. She felt like her body was filled with mana, so she concentrated her mind and let it flow out like breathing, and it happened.
Could it be that she was able to control mana because she had memories of the real Simone?
El looked at the forbidden book, thinking that Simone had found the answer.
El, who had been reading silently and thoughtfully for a long time, closed the forbidden book, turned only the first part, and handed it back to Simone.
Even though he hadn't seen the second half yet, he had the attitude that it was over now.
“Today I will teach you only three things. How to summon and control the soul absorbed into your body, how to move corpses and bones, how to call in souls, and how to absorb them.”
“What about magic?”
“Learn that from Orkan. I don’t know much about human magic.”
The fairies are the mana of the World Tree itself. The magic of the fairies and the magic of humans who recite their spells are completely different.
“A necromancer can transform the soul into any form he wants. The physical body, or the outward appearance, is completely irrelevant.”
Now that she thinks about it, the necromancer in the novel she read before also created hordes of beasts and armies, showing an oppressive appearance.
Can she do that now?
“What is needed is a mana-made appearance that will keep the soul it possesses from escaping.”
Simone focused even more on El's words, anticipating that a clue to her abilities would be revealed.
El continued speaking.
“You can try to control the soul itself without creating it, but it is not yet time to tame the soul, so it is better not to do so. As soon as you release the soul, it will all run away.”
“Oh.”
Simone, who had been listening with interest, gradually returned to her usual expression as El continued speaking.
“Binding the soul so that it cannot escape. This is called ‘Yoka.’ Also, the act of creating a body to confine the soul with mana is called ‘Resto,’ and the body you create is called ‘Prisito.’”
In an instant, this place was transformed into a college lecture hall.
El had a rather pleasant look in his eyes, as if sharing his knowledge with someone wasn't a bad thing, and Louis was also listening to the story with interest, similar to Simone earlier.
Since Louis is somewhat of a novice when it comes to necromancers, he seems to be very interested in learning new things.
Simone nodded enthusiastically to El's words, letting most of what El told her slip away and learning only the parts she needed.
Since she's not trying to study or research necromancers, she'll just accept terms that she can use in real life, like Yoka, Resto, and Prisito.
“Soul absorption is like extinction. A necromancer must annihilate a soul at least once. This is because the disintegrated soul is drawn to the mana of death and absorbed into the necromancer’s body, where it is reassembled.”
“Is there a difference between the destruction done by a necromancer and the destruction done by a normal person?”
“For a soul that has once been destroyed to not be scattered and to be reunited, there must be an attraction. If there is something as tempting to the soul as the mana of death, then it is possible.”
Simone nodded at El's words, then asked a question that suddenly occurred to her.
“Is it possible that there are people who are not necromancers who can draw in souls?”
Jace. He attracted all sorts of curses even though he wasn't a necromancer.
Does El know anything about this?
"Yes."
El nodded as if to say that it could of course be so.
“That could very well be the case. It depends on the constitution, but those who are like that tend to have particularly high mana sensitivity or are chosen by the Gods.”
“What are their cases?”
“God does not deal only with death. There are many Gods who govern and harmonize all things through the water of life.”
She knows this story. There are many Gods in this world under the creator God, and the God of death is the second.
When Simone seemed to understand, El said.
“The God of death is not the only one who loves humans and makes contracts with them.”
"Ah..."
Now that she thinks about it, that makes sense.
It's not like the God of death alone does this.
El said.
“Humans tend to deny and turn away from death while praising and praying to other Gods. Even though the Gods in heaven are brothers without good or evil.”
Of course, the God that El was talking about was not a story about a God who could not ascend to heaven.
Usually, those who have made a contract with a God other than death and received love from him are often honored as Saints or Saintesses.
In short, Jace is likely an undiscovered Saint.
'If he had been discovered when he was young, he would have entered the Imperial Palace and received protection from the Empire.'
It seems that he was cursed to be forgotten and thus was not discovered by the Empire for a long time.
It is fortunate for the Illeston family that they will not have to lose their only heir to the Empire.
“Anyway, necromancers cannot absorb opponents stronger than themselves because they absorb them by destroying their souls.”
"Yes."
“Here is how to put a soul that has been lost into a magic tool.”
Once El decided to help, he was the type of person who would definitely help, and unlike at first when he had been reluctant, he explained things in a specific and easy-to-understand way so that Simone could understand.
Simone, who had never used a necromancer's technique before, thought, 'I could do this,' because she was so easily taught difficult techniques.
And after a while, El's class ended.
“I’ve never talked to a human for this long. I’m tired, so go back.”
El said with a weary face and went back to his room and hid without saying goodbye.
“Thank you, El.”
Simone greeted El in a voice that El could hear and left the house.
“Simone, did you understand what El said?”
Louis, who had been listening with interest at first, asked with a tired expression.
He couldn't help but be bored. A lot of Necromancer techniques depend on intuition, which is something that Louis couldn't understand theoretically.
For the first time in his life, Louis felt bored while listening to someone teach him.
In contrast, Simone looked very interested.
At first, he seemed bored, but when it came to talking about practical techniques, his eyes lit up.
Simone nodded.
“So-so? I didn’t memorize most of the terms, but I still understood most of them.”
The question is how to practice this.
Simone smiled awkwardly.
“I don’t know where or how to practice this.”
Any skill can be learned and improved through practice.
But Simone had no space to practice the skills she had just learned.
Although her scope of activity has expanded somewhat recently, there is no place for Simone to go other than the mansion, and if she were to practice at the mansion...
'That's a bit...'
What if she releases her soul into the mansion to practice a skill she only understands in her head, and her soul escapes? Does she know what will happen and practice there?
At that moment, the color came to Louis's face.
“Oh, Simone, do you need a place to practice?”
"Yes?"
“Leave that to me. I’ll take care of it.”
Louis smiled faintly.
'What's that laugh?'
Simone looked at him with caution.
Something feels suspicious.
Simone thought so, but Louis didn't have any particular wish in mind when he said he would set up a training ground for her.
He just smiled as he thought of the perfect place to set up Simone's space.
“Please don’t listen to my request to arrange that.”
“Huh? Well, you don’t have to listen to it. This is just a token of my gratitude.”
It's strange that when he says something, she can't take it at face value.
Perhaps it is because his expression and tone of voice are so sly.
Louis looked at Simone as if she still doubted him, and instead of explaining himself, he led her out of the alley.
“So, are you done with your work here?”
“Yes, let’s go now.”
As Simone walked ahead, Louis followed her and said.
“I have prepared a space in the castle where you can make a contract with him. I will bring you there myself.”
Simone headed to the palace for her last schedule of the day, signing a contract with Count Chaylor.
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