Summoning Genius of Kizen - Chapter 136"The next Ivory Tower Lord."Simon's pupils wavered.Unconsciously, the strength left his arms, and Serene, who had been on his back, slid down to the floor like a child on a slide.'Did she just offer me the Ivory Tower?'Simon turned to her with a flustered expression. She was smiling brightly."You heard correctly~"Simon briefly ran a hand over his face. Regardless of his interest in the Ivory Tower, it was a shocking proposition.He calmly organized his thoughts, like neatly arranging fallen books back onto a shelf, and regained his composure."That's impossible."Simon concluded."No matter if you're the official successor of the Ivory Tower, you don't have the authority to transfer the position of Tower Lord to a complete stranger.""Then how about this?"She slowly extended a long, white finger."Marriage to the Ivory Tower's successor.""......?""It's a bit embarrassing, but the Ivory Tower, with its long history, is actually a very rigid and patriarchal organization. In its long history, there have only been two female Tower Lords. According to the Tower's laws, 'Tower Lord' actually refers to the most outstanding male mage in the Tower. So."She cleared her throat softly, then spoke with an uncharacteristically flushed face."After the marriage, I will revise my position as the Tower Queen and step back. Then, the one I serve, the Tower Lord, will naturally be you.""......."Simon let out a hollow laugh."That's nonsense. If that were the case, the Tower Lord would be a powerless honorary position, a mere figurehead. The power would still be held by the Tower Queen, who followed the traditional path of succession.""Wow-"She said with a slightly colder voice."That was an incredibly romantic confession just now, and you're taking it like this.""Huh?""Hmph, I don't know."She pouted and sharply turned her head away.'......???'From Simon's perspective, it was baffling.He had simply debated whether her offer was reasonable and realistic, yet the one who made the offer was offended first.'Ugh, it's hard trying to do things I'm not used to.'Serene, too, was inwardly seething with irritation.Did she really have to go this far to win someone's heart?She could just stick a few feathers in them, and anyone would grovel like a dog, meticulously licking her shoelaces.More than anything, shouldn't he understand that the core of the proposal wasn't the Ivory Tower Lord position, but 'me'? He's so tactless, talking about honorary positions and power.What greater merit is there than having me?Why do I have to put so much effort into this one person?Ah, the more she thought about it, the angrier she got.As she navigated through various streams of consciousness, suppressing her annoyance, Simon strode closer.Grab.He then reached out and placed his hands on her shoulders.Still angry, she glared at Simon as if asking what he was doing."Stretching. The teaching assistant over there is giving us the eye.""......Ah."Serene glanced at what the other students were doing and placed both hands on Simon's shoulders.The two of them simultaneously stumbled back, sticking their hips out and bending at the waist ninety degrees."Breathe in!"At the command, the two maintained their posture, pressing down on each other's shoulders. Their stiff backs and shoulders felt refreshed. They repeated the stretch several times."Next pose!"This time, it was a seated stretch.The two sat with their legs spread as wide as possible until their soles touched, then one person held the other's hands and pulled them forward. 'Ah, I messed up.'Serene looked down at her uniform.She usually disliked physical martial arts classes, often skipping them, or just pretending to participate by erasing the teaching assistants' memories with feathers. So, coming in her usual uniform, she found herself in a slightly awkward situation."Wait a moment."At that, Simon took off the thin outer jacket he was wearing over his gym clothes. He then approached her and personally wrapped it around her waist."This should be fine, right? If it's still uncomfortable.......""Thank you. Let's try it."The two sat facing each other, spreading their legs until their soles touched, and clasped hands."I'll pull first."Her body was suddenly pulled sharply towards Simon."Whoa! My back hurts!""This is how you do this stretch.""Ah, wait! Ugh!"She grimaced, glaring at Simon with resentful eyes. Simon laughed aloud.'Hmmmm.'At that moment, Serene's gaze shifted sideways.Mei-rin, who was stretching with a Class C female student over there, was glaring at them with intense eyes.The irritation she had felt moments ago seemed to melt away. She felt much better.Serene continued to stretch with Simon, conspicuously chatting about various things.Simon, perhaps having relaxed, showed more emotional expression than she expected."Erzebet's ability seems useful, but have you ever done anything weird with it? Like transforming into a classmate?"Seeing Simon's face turn red at her words, Serene genuinely burst into laughter."You have, haven't you?""No......! No! Erzebet did that on her own!"Besides enjoying Mei-rin's gaze, this time itself wasn't so bad.In front of her, humans were no different from dolls.They had to laugh when she wanted them to, and cry when she wanted them to.Their answer was always YES.The other person always showed only the emotions she wanted, and the reactions she desired.Because that was convenient.But.'Sometimes, having one toy that acts as an exception isn't so bad, is it?'It was fun to play with, a new flavor.When she threw out a topic or a question, the reactions varied wildly.Most of all, she couldn't predict them.Like how he reacted to the marriage proposal by talking about a powerless honorary position.Simon sometimes hid his emotions, sometimes laughed, and sometimes even attacked back."You said you were serious about Mei-rin too.""Well, yes."That's why it was interesting.It was novel.It wasn't bad.She had time to reconsider 'equal relationships,' something she had never felt before."Warm-up ends here. Everyone stop!"Hongpeng's shout was heard. She belatedly emerged from her pink-tinged mood.'It really feels like I'm possessed by a ghost.'The two slowly stood up.Mei-rin was glaring at them as if shooting lasers from her eyes, but Serene lightly ignored her and chuckled."Alright, the technique we'll learn this time is an advanced application of Internal Jet Black Operation."Internal Jet Black Operation didn't require anything particularly special.It was a technique that involved activating the core and circulating Jet Black evenly throughout the entire body, generally enhancing physical functions by one level. Simply put, it was a technique to 'core-ify' the entire body.Initially, one had to consciously perceive and guide the flow, but by utilizing Jet Black's 'memory-retaining property' and repeating it, the Internal Jet Black Operation state could be maintained simply by activating the core.The martial arts classes until now had been curricula designed to naturally accustom students to Internal Jet Black Operation.Running, which started slowly at the beginning of the first semester, had recently increased in speed so that students couldn't keep up without using Jet Black Operation. Even riding hippos became manageable once Internal Jet Black Operation was mastered.But this time, it was the next level of that technique."It's Internal Jet Black Differentiation!"Jet Black began to flow out of Hongpeng's body like steam. Students gasped in admiration."It's not that difficult! Just increase the circulation speed of the Internal Jet Black Operation you've been doing by three times!"The students' expressions became distant.That's not 'not that difficult,' is it?"Of course, if you just increase it by three times, your organs and intestines will all burst and you'll die, right?""......Huh?""So you have to expel the Jet Black out of your body! Like this."She said, looking at the Jet Black flowing from her body. This time, it wasn't in the form of steam, but dripped like sweat.For beginners, expelling it in liquid form, like sweat, was easier than in steam form."While this technique is maintained, you can defeat opponents several times larger and stronger than yourselves in martial arts! Since you're still beginners, set the limit to three minutes!"Increasing the flow rate of Jet Black by three times naturally put a strain on the body. So, by expelling it through the skin like sweat, the core continuously emitted Jet Black to maintain the powerful state for three minutes.It was a kind of ultimate technique used to instantly reverse a critical situation or to seal a victory."Alright! Let's try it right away!"The teaching assistants controlled the students. This was why they were paired up. While one person turned their back and prepared for 'Internal Jet Black Differentiation,' the other activated an 'expulsion' magic circle on their back.Originally, one had to perform the expulsion themselves for the technique to be complete, but since this was an initial stage, they were just practicing increasing the internal Jet Black operation. "Do you want to go first?""Yes, as you wish."Simon turned his back. He took a deep breath and activated his core.The flow he had repeated hundreds of times while fighting various enemies. Jet Black was circulating through his body.This state was perfect. Perfectly balanced.To have to triple this, he was afraid that if he failed, even his well-functioning Internal Jet Black Operation would be disrupted. But.'I have no intention of resting on my laurels here.'Simon gathered his courage. First, he tried doubling the core's Jet Black distribution."Kuk!"A groan involuntarily escaped his lips.He had only doubled, not even tripled, the core's output, but his entire body was rejecting it."I'll expel it~"He felt Serene's palm touch his back.A moment later, Jet Black was expelled through the outlet. Simon, panting and regaining his composure, immediately activated the core's output to three times this time."Kwooh!"Simon collapsed to the floor in less than 5 seconds. Most of the other students seemed to be in similar states, either collapsed or sitting down."Hmm~"Serene crossed her arms."It seems it'll be difficult until you tame the Jet Black. There's no choice but to practice repeatedly and foolishly."Simon nodded and got up."Do you want to try too?""No, I don't need this kind of technique. I won't even use it. More importantly......."She glanced at Mei-rin, then turned her head back and said."Want to try again? This time, we'll do it my way.""Your way?""Yes!"She took a step back. Then, she lowered her hands, shyly clutching the hem of her skirt, and began to hop in place."......?!"Feathers began to fall profusely from her white skin. In an instant, feathers piled up thickly at her feet."You're not going to use your ability on my body, are you?""Hehe."She laughed it off and picked up a feather from the floor. Then, she began to attach and detach the feather from her own body."Is it this one? Or this one?"Each time she mumbled, the shade of the feather's Jet Black subtly changed."Ah, this is it."She gestured in the air, and the color of the feathers on the floor changed identically and stuck to Serene's body.After attaching about twenty feathers, she snapped her fingers. The remaining feathers on the floor transformed into the shape of a magic circle."Wait, what are you trying to.......""Be quiet."She placed a feather on Simon's body. The moment Simon gasped and tried to react immediately.'Huh?'His mind felt at ease. The tension vanished, and his muscles relaxed. He could clearly hear the sound of the wind blowing and trees and grass swaying."It's a sedative. Do I look like a fool who would plot something strange when a Kizen professor is watching with wide-open eyes?""......."It was true.As Simon pondered, she placed her hands on her hips and said."I won't do anything bad, so turn around like before."After a moment of hesitation, Simon turned around with a firm expression."Yay!"She suddenly pressed close to him from behind, as if giving a back hug. Simon, who had just calmed down from the sedative effect, tensed up and his face flushed."Serene!""Look forward."At her words, Simon looked around.'Wait.'Time felt slow, and he couldn't see other things around him. It was similar to the mental image Professor Bahil had used."In this state, you can do it, right?"Her voice sounded like a song."Try it. I'll help you."
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