‘To think that the mission is more dangerous than I originally thought.’ Noelle thought as she arrived at Nathan’s battlefield.
She could see the aliens’ corpses scattered on the field, but more importantly, there was one more corpse lying not far from him.
From its appearance, she realized this was not a normal alien. ‘A juvenile class? That’s the minimum strength for an alien to cause this much destruction. And I don’t think there is an alien that can create a blade on their arm…
‘A mutant?’ Noelle widened her eyes. ‘Did he defeat a mutant? I don’t know how strong it is, but…’
Noelle looked at Nathan’s clothes, which were covered in blood. He didn’t have any more injuries, but he looked exhausted.
‘To think that he can kill a juvenile class mutant… Nathan is quite strong, but a mutant is different. He must kill the mutant by tricking it.’
Noelle had realized Nathan’s enormous potential and said, “Let’s go back.”
“Well, let me get some rest. We also need to notify the village about this. I’m sure that they are currently worried about us.” Nathan waved his hand. The pain had subsided, but it kept replaying in his mind.
He couldn’t even endure his pinky toe hitting the corner of his bed a month ago. He was impressed by himself that he could endure this level of pain now…barely.
“Mhmm?” Nathan raised his head, finding a familiar who approached them. He found his appearance slightly similar, but couldn’t recall anything about him. “Who?”
Murmur said, “I am Murmur. It’s nice to meet you, kid. To think that you are able to make this lady worry, I guess you have some abilities.”
“Murmur… Murmur… Murmur…” Nathan suddenly recalled a certain name. “Ah!”
He almost wanted to ask about his real identity, but he remembered he was just a farmer. Nathan turned around to Fenrir as if he knew Murmur from Fenrir before asking, “Are you one of the demons from 72 demons of the Lesser Key of Solomon? But shouldn’t you have a gryphon?”
“It appears you are familiar with my origin? My summoning was rushed, which causes it to be incomplete. That’s why my pal is not here.” Murmur glanced at Fenrir.
Fenrir wanted to say something because Nathan used him as an excuse, but Anubis suddenly spoke. “You seem to have a similar power to mine.”
Murmur turned to Anubis and said, “Your power is weak, but at the same time, very profound. If our power is at the same level, I won’t be your match. Then again, I believe that your power is slightly different from mine.”
Anubis harrumphed. Even though he had the power of death, his biggest divinity was in his ankh and scale.
“I have satisfied my curiosity. In that case, I’ll take my leave.” Murmur remained polite the whole time before he disappeared.
Seeing Nathan’s state, Noelle said, “Junior. For this mission, you can get all the cores and rewards.”
“Are you sure? Aren’t we supposed to split it evenly? Then again, you’re the one killing the mature class alien.”
“That is fine. Without you, the village will be destroyed by this alien.” Noelle pointed at the mutant. “And I’m afraid that you’re going to face a lot of trouble once we return to the academy. Her highness Flora will probably ask me about you the whole time.”
Nathan nodded. “I understand. I’ll graciously accept it.”
After reaching an agreement, Nathan stood up, his legs wobbling as the pain still felt a bit real.
Noelle grabbed his arm and put it on her shoulder, supporting him. “Let’s go back to the village. We can inform the village and return tomorrow.”
“Yes.”
As soon as they returned to the village, the villagers were either roaming around or hiding in their house, shivering in fear.
When they saw Nathan and Noelle, there was a sigh of relief coming from them. Several villagers came toward them, followed by the village chief, who could already walk with both feet.
“Esteemed Summoners…” The village’s voice was shaking.
Nathan smiled. “Fortunately, we don’t let everyone’s hope down.” fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
“Then…” The villagers’ expression brightened. Some were already letting tears out of joy.
“My senior will inspect the hole once more to confirm there is no other alien that is left behind. However, I believe that all the aliens, including the colossal worm, have been defeated.”
“Uoohh!”
“Long live great summoners!”
“The Frexia Academy is different! They’re nothing like the Dextria Academy!”
The cheers erupted as they could finally live like normal again.
“It’s finally gone…” The village chief cried and fell to his knees. It seemed that the alien had troubled him greatly. He hurriedly shouted to a villager next to him while wiping his snot. “Hey, you. Bring that!”
“Y-Yes!” The man hurriedly brought a purple colored pearl. Its size was only as big as a thumb, but in this world, it didn’t seem to be cheap. Nathan wasn’t aware of the actual value as well.
“An amethyst?”
“This is the only thing we have, esteemed summoners. I don’t know how we are supposed to repay your kindness anymore.”
Nathan took a step to the side, freeing himself from Noelle. After that, he bent his knees and closed the village chief’s hand as if implying to keep it safe.
“If that’s the case, I’ll take this reward and give it to you back, village chief. Please sell this amethyst and use the money to help the recovery of this village. Everyone has lost so much. I don’t wish you to be starving and dying just because you have to give me this reward.”
The village chief gasped. Even the villagers teared up. They had never seen such a sincere summoner.
Nathan skillfully worded it in a way that the village chief couldn’t refuse. After all, he said he ‘gave’ it back. There was no way a commoner like him could reject a summoner’s gift. He just did it to make it simple.
“But please allow me to be a little selfish and borrow the room to recover. We’ll be leaving tomorrow.”
“Y-Yes. Please use it however you like!” The village chief nodded furiously. “Thank you so much. Thank you so much!”
While they were celebrating, Noelle and Nathan split up. Noelle checked the hole and confirmed there wasn’t a single alien left before getting all the cores and handing them to Nathan.
On the other hand, Nathan was just lying on his bed. This was probably the closest he got to dying.
It was truly something he didn’t like to experience again, but he didn’t know if this world would be so kind to him, especially since his luck had been bad this whole time.
The next morning, they departed from the village and returned to the Frexia Academy before lunch.
“Junior.”
“Yes?” Nathan tilted his head as they were about to go their own ways.
“Why did you give it back?” Noelle couldn’t understand. While Nathan was a summoner, he was originally a farmer’s son, so he should be tempted by that money.
If it was the original Nathan, he would definitely take it, but he had seen such a thing on the Internet. He simply said, “I’m not a good person. I’m just a selfish bastard who feels good after sharing some kindness. That’s all.”
Noelle was surprised by his answer. He actually identified himself as the exact opposite of his action. When Noelle was about to ask another question, Alisha suddenly came to Nathan while screaming, “Young master!”
“Alisha?” Nathan took a step back instinctively, but Alisha suddenly grabbed his shoulder with one hand as she said, “You have to go to the battle hall right now. Selena is about to fight August in a summoners war!”