"What is this monster brat?! Get her away from me right now!!""?"Neptis was simply licking her ice cream with an innocent expression.As Neptis didn't back down, Byulya, her fur bristling in alarm, began to emit potent poisons from her entire body.Crack! Drip!A radius of several meters around her began to transform into a zone of extreme green poison.Simon quickly evacuated his group members backward. Lorraine also exclaimed in surprise."Professor, calm down!"They were on the verge of a major incident."......Could it be."Just barely, Byulya's reason returned first. In her mind, there was only one monster of this caliber."......Are you that Witch of Death?""Yep!"Neptis replied with a bright smile.Only then did Byulya seem to calm down, gathering the poison on her body and sitting upright. The poisonous liquid pooled on the floor was also sucked back into her feet and disappeared."......Ha, do you even fall into the category of 'human'? You look like an absurd monster."Lorraine's eyebrow twitched."Professor Byulya! That's too rude.......""It's fine. It's not wrong, anyway."Neptis, who had finished her ice cream with puffed cheeks, looked at her and said."Anyway! No more trouble! I recruited you after getting scolded by all the elders! I'll get angry if you don't cooperate anymore!"Neptis puffed out her cheeks, pretending to be angry.'Cu-cute.'To others, she might have looked cute, but Byulya was sweating profusely as if she had truly seen a terrifying monster."They said you caused a lot of trouble, so I came myself! You'll go to Locke Island now, right?""......."Her wary gaze eventually softened into a deep sigh."It seems I have no choice.""Kazhan. Escort her."Kazhan nodded and escorted Byulya. Byulya now followed him without any further resistance.Then, her eyes met Simon's, and she grinned."See you at school, Simon Pollentia.""Ah, yes! Professor."After the two and the Thieves' Guild departed, Neptis turned her head."Hello, hello, first-years!"She bounced in place, waving her hands. When Lorraine signaled them from behind to raise their heads, the four, who had been stiff as statues, finally looked up."Hehe, is it because they're first-years? They're still young and cute!"Everyone's gaze briefly gathered on Neptis before scattering."How are your injuries?""None!"Everyone answered loudly.Simon, who was now familiar with Neptis, was somewhat relaxed, but the three behind him looked extremely tense."Then, go back to your dorms and get some good rest. You need to prepare for the start of the semester tomorrow! The Unified Second Semester will be tough in many ways!""Yes!"All four of them bowed to her again and turned to leave.Just then, Neptis added one more thing."Simon, I need to see you for a moment!"Simon stopped in his tracks."M-me?"***Late at night, Langerstein street."......."From Simon's perspective, it was an arrangement that couldn't help but make him nervous.He was walking side-by-side with Neptis on his right and Lorraine on his left.On the way, Neptis stopped at a street vendor and bought three more ice creams to eat. She had originally ordered only two, but the vendor, who didn't recognize her, gave her an extra one, saying her 'little sister' was cute."Nom nom."Of course, she wasn't a person of such character as to give up ice cream to children who were hundreds of years younger than herself.Simon, who had been staring at Neptis eating heartily, turned his head.A faint smile appeared on Lorraine's expressionless face as she walked."Did you have a good vacation?""Ah, yeah. You?""Me? Just rolling around at home."As the two same-aged individuals exchanged light chatter, they soon arrived at Campbell Road. Simon's gaze turned to Neptis."By the way, why did we come to Campbell Road?"Neptis, having finished her ice cream, cast a perception-blocking dark magic on her face. She was slightly disguised because many people in Campbell Road would recognize her.With the magic on her face, she smiled brightly and said,"To give you a gift!""A-a gift?""Simon played a big role in capturing the Saint of Purification this time."At that, Simon scratched his head awkwardly."It wasn't that big of a role.""If you and Kazhan hadn't handled it well, the damage would have been much greater. Given your identity and the various interests involved, we can't openly give you an award at the opening ceremony, but we can't let it pass without any reward!"Simon waved his hands in a fluster."Oh, no! You don't have to go that far.......!""Take it when I'm being nice, Simon."Lorraine said with a smiling face from beside him."Kazhan and Serene have already received their desired rewards. You're the only one left.""Exactly! Now, shall we go see if the ordered item has arrived?"Neptis vigorously led the way, swinging both arms, with Simon and Lorraine following behind her.The place they arrived at was the very same shop where Simon had previously purchased his Subspace.The three were guided to the underground display area where expensive subspaces were showcased."Welcome! Miss Lorraine!"An old woman appeared, wearing a luxurious mink coat and adorned with numerous gold ornaments on her neck and fingers.Lorraine waved back cheerfully."How have you been, Stephanie?""I'm doing well as always! And the gentleman next to you......."Stephanie's eyes sparkled."You're that Kizen student who bought Gallen Eclipse's 4,000 UB Subspace, aren't you?"Simon looked surprised."You remembered.""Of course, I remember a VVIP customer who bought expensive items right from the entrance ceremony! And finally......."Stephanie looked at Neptis, whose face was under perception-blocking magic."It's a different face, but you must be Lady Neptis, right?""Oh! How did you know?""Because you're with Miss Lorraine, and you have ice cream on the corner of your mouth."Neptis touched her cheek, and the magic dispelled. She smiled and raised her hand."Hello! Stephanie!""Greetings."Stephanie smiled."It feels like just yesterday we were tiny brats running around in the fields together, but this old woman has become a bent-over granny, while Lady Neptis remains unchanged.""Yep! Yep! Those were fun times~"There was a moment where the two 'grandmothers' were lost in nostalgic reflection."Ah, more importantly, you've come this time for that item.......""That's right! I came to see the item.""Please wait a moment."Stephanie looked behind her, and four employees were bringing a large, enormous box.As they strained to lower the box to the floor, a small necklace was visible on a red cushion inside the incredibly large box.'O-overpackaging?'Neptis approached and tried to touch the necklace.However, her fingertip didn't reach the necklace and was instead repelled with a 'ting!' sound. Instead, an enormous number of magic circles extended into the air, rotating at different speeds."Whoa!"Simon and Lorraine gasped in surprise and took a step back."These are all security devices. Now, sign, Simon.""S-sign? Where.......""You just need to engrave any character with Jet Black onto the runes of the magic circles I show you."Following Neptis's instructions, Simon had to sign all twenty magic circles spread out in the air. There was so much to do that just finishing the signatures was a little tiring.Finally, when all the work was done, the security device was disarmed, and Simon could pick up the necklace.Simon slowly lifted it. A rhombus-shaped artifact resembling a white crystal was connected to a string."Put it on your neck."Simon carefully put on the necklace as instructed."Next, infuse your Jet Black into the artifact.""Understood."Simon held the artifact in his hand and poured Jet Black into it. The artifact's color changed to a dark blue light, then it seemed to melt into the air and disappear."Uh, uh-oh?"Simon was flustered and tried to grasp the disappearing artifact, but it was no use.When it completely vanished from his hand, Simon stared blankly into the air with a crestfallen expression.'Did I make a mistake?'Seeing Simon's tearful expression, Neptis and Stephanie burst into laughter.Lorraine shook her head as if she had seen all kinds of ill-tempered adults."It didn't disappear, Simon. The anti-theft magic activated.""Anti-theft magic? What's that?""What if the necklace comes off during a fierce fight? The necklace is engraved on your body in the form of a pattern. Look at your chest......."No sooner had she finished speaking than Simon frantically began unbuttoning his shirt. Lorraine, who had been thinking nothing of it, subtly turned her head away.Simon unbuttoned his shirt and looked at his chest, finally letting out a sigh of relief. As she had said, a dark blue pattern was drawn on his skin."The preparation phase is complete. Now, let's use it immediately."Stephanie said, rubbing her palms together."The usage is simple. Ignite the pattern with Jet Black."Simon nodded and activated the pattern by flowing Jet Black from his body. The pattern glowed faintly with a Jet Black color."The subspace applies to a wide area of empty space. Visualize the pattern in your mind and grasp the empty space behind your back.""L-like this?"When Simon extended his arm, he really felt as if he had grabbed something on a wall."You've got it right! Think of it not as a virtual lever, but as a virtual sliding door. Now, with the image of opening that door wide to the side.......!"Sliiiide!"Open it wide!"CRACKLEEEEEEEEEEE!Simon opened the door, and a massive portal over 20 meters long unfolded diagonally, filling the entire wide underground space."......Wow.""The design was inspired by Lady Lorraine's ability."Lorraine could be seen subtly smiling at Stephanie's explanation."This is an Undead-exclusive Subspace! If the Subspace Simon is currently using is 4,000 UB, this Subspace easily exceeds 100,000 UB!"At that, Simon's mouth dropped open."The capacity is more than 25 times what I'm currently carrying?"Simon peered inside the portal he had opened. It wasn't a subspace; it was truly a vast open field."Exactly! However, it has no other functions like ejection. It's solely a subspace for storing large-scale undead armies!"Stephanie smiled."Of course, such a large-capacity subspace is not sold on the market. Its value cannot even be converted into money."Simon was simply too surprised and stood there blankly, forgetting to even say thank you.Stephanie's gaze turned to Neptis."By the way, Lady Neptis.""Hmm?"Stephanie lowered her voice."Isn't such an absurdly large-capacity subspace something only top-tier summoners use? Why are you giving such an item as a gift to a Kizen first-year?""Well now."A meaningful smile appeared on Neptis's lips."Won't he need it someday?"
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