I Became a Munchkin Spirit Sorcerer at the Academy

4 – Falling Valley – 2

“It’s going to turn.”

It’s already been two days since I chased them down a mountain made of pebbles and stones.

I entered the cave, avoiding the approaching anglers, baring their yellow teeth.

Fortunately, they probably couldn’t smell me and headed in the wrong direction, and only then was I able to catch my breath.

“When will all this be treated?”

In the chase and chase, the tense situation, I didn’t feel any pain due to the adrenaline secreted in my brain.

When I was given time to catch my breath, my body began to scream.

Scratch marks here and there were painful, and my left ankle was slightly swollen, probably because I had sprained it once while running.

If someone else saw this, would they have been in trouble on a mountain somewhere? He was sure to ask.

“…damn you bastard.”

Sigh.

He gripped the pumpkin hanging around his neck with his hand and swore.

Why on earth did you give this to Harvey?

No, did the head of the family know about the amber necklace in the first place?

“For now, let’s find out later.”

The treatment of the pumpkin necklace had to be considered later.

Because the priority was to get out of this damn remote area.

“Tskcha.”

Get up and go out of the cave.

The rotten smell that was subtly mixed in the air has already disappeared.

At this rate, they would have moved far away to another place.

When you go out of the cave, you see a barren mountain.

I slipped out of the cave and started walking towards the other side.

Grumble.

My stomach was screaming because I hadn’t eaten anything, but survival was my priority, so I grabbed my hungry stomach and started slowly climbing towards the top.

When landing in an unfamiliar place, the first priority was to get the direction right.

“..let’s go up first.”

Climb up the mountain slowly.

The pebbles falling from above were annoying, but it wasn’t that big of a problem.

Has so much time passed?

When I arrived at the halfway point of the mountain, I was astonished by the shocking sight that came into view.

Caw, caw, caw.

All you see is corpses, corpses, corpses.

“Crazy.”

A mountain made entirely of corpses.

These were not ordinary corpses, but the corpses of ghosts that had been persistently chasing me a few hours ago.

Rotting corpses were filling the mountainside, and all the pieces of meat called monkfish had turned into horrible appearances.

A monkfish without a head, a monkfish with its limbs torn off by something, and a piece of meat on fire.

All the terrible afterimages gathered together to form a small mountain.

“..there is something.”

I instinctively felt that there was a monster other than the anglerfish on the side of this mountain.

Due to its geographical location, where there is frequent fog even when the sun shines, it was bound to be full of darkness.

There was no way that only hungry ghosts would live in a place filled with negative energy.

Caw, caw, caw.

The crow’s cries begin to sound louder and louder.

The source of the sound was getting closer and closer.

Tingling.

The ominous feeling that covers my entire body is probably due to the s*xual energy emitted by the monster.

Compared to the sound emitted by the anglerfish, it was at a rude level.

“Mu(巫), Jeo(咀), Sok(束)”

After reciting the starter word in advance, he holds a binding curse in his right arm that can be fired at any time.

The idea was that no matter where it came from, I could immediately hit it with a curse and run away.

“Kaaaiik!”

When I heard a terrible scream and then the guy appeared, I had to realize that my thoughts were wrong.

This guy was not a being that could be bound by a curse like me.

*******

“Caaah!!!”

What appeared through the forest was a crow.

It would have been nice if it was an ordinary crow.

Unfortunately, it seemed like he was the one who killed all the anglerfish.

This guy is glaring at me, scattering feathers full of energy.

It was on a different level from the negative energy emitted by the anglerfish.

Its appearance was similar to that of an ordinary crow, but it had one unique feature.

“…three-legged crow.”

Three-legged crow (三足烏), also known as Yatagarasu (やたがらす).

A three-legged crow that appears in the mythology of many Eastern countries.

A divine beast that symbolizes the sun, and an phantom that carries the karma of being a symbol of the sun that makes up the sky.

However, the three-legged crow that was corrupted into a monster was sealed away from the brightly burning flame that was the original tradition, and was a monster that scattered black flames symbolizing corruption.

And, if I remember correctly, that three-legged crow was one of the monsters that was harassing the main character and his group.

Only then did I know what kind of place this place was.

Nakgo Valley (落烏谷), the place where the crow fell.

“..Mr. Ha.”

A three-legged crow looking at me, scattering black flames in all directions.

It’s probably just a glance to see what kind of guy he is.

I slowly began to repeat the curse that had been stored in my right hand.

Not only was shooting it ineffective, but I thought it would be better not to offend that three-legged crow.

My head starts to spin.

It has to be reached.

Even if the environment is poor, we must pursue the most ideal results.

‘ Let’s think about it. ‘

The three-legged crow that appeared before our eyes had a fairly large role in the novel.

In the shadowy group, the three-legged crow was the one who always put the main characters in danger by the side of the person who specialized in food spirits.

For example, if the shikigami in the dark group was Captain Hook, the three-legged crow felt like a mascot taking on the role of a parrot.

If you turn into an enemy, you’ll be a nuisance.

If I can’t handle it here, I’m afraid I’ll die first…

I raised both hands and spoke to him.

“Make a contract with me.”

At that moment, the three-legged crow’s head shook from left to right.

It seemed like he had no idea what the hell he was talking about.

Well, if a guy suddenly came to me and said he wanted to sign a contract, I would be embarrassed too.

“I know where the sunstone is.”

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In an instant, the three-legged crow’s black flame began to devour the surroundings.

How do you know that? It seemed like he was saying.

All the trees swept away by the black salt began to burn away, and the corpses of the angler fish that remained burned away, giving off the smell of roasted meat.

Heat overtook me, and I continued speaking, barely suppressing the scream rising from the back of my throat.

“If you make a contract with me, I will help you find the sunstone.”

Although he was a guy who stuck with the dark group in the novel and constantly harassed the main character and his companions, the three-legged crow did not join the dark group because he liked it.

Originally, the three-legged crow was a divine being who symbolized the sun and a divine being, and the fallen godhead has the nature of constantly craving the most brilliant and beautiful moment.

Therefore, the three-legged crow, who was originally a divine beast, seeks the sunstone to regain his original form.

Contained in the sunstone is a crystal containing the power of the sun, and the corrupted three-legged crow has the habit of being instinctively drawn to the power of the sun.

“Caw?”

The three-legged crow’s feathers were trembling slightly, but clearly, as if his heart was a little shaken by my words.

The guy was agitated now.

To deliver the final blow, you have to go a little further.

“But that doesn’t mean we’re signing a formal contract.”

Take a breath.

And then spit it out again.

“Temporary contract.”

The method I proposed to the three-legged crow is a temporary contract.

Anyway, in my current state, I couldn’t accept the three-legged crow’s aura, so in that case, it was best to tie him up safely with a temporary contract.

From his point of view, it is an offer with no loss at all.

I just need to lend you my strength as a business partner for a little while until I find the fragmented sunstone.

“If you sign a temporary contract with me, I will find you a sunstone.”

I took down the dark group and he was able to find the sunstone, killing two birds with one stone.

“….”

The guy seemed lost in thought for a moment, closed his eyes and remained still.

After a short period of time has passed.

“Caw.”

After sighing for a moment, it started flying slowly towards me.

There was no hostility, it just flew in and landed lightly on my head.

I felt a stiffness in the back of my neck as a man the size of an eagle sat on my head.

Knock knock.

The guy suddenly starts pecking at Jeongsoo with its beak.

I let out a small sigh of relief at the sight of the guy who seemed to be begging me to sign a contract quickly.

“Form.”

Shout out the starter word for the contract.

At that moment, I felt something falling from my body, and the shadow that came from it began to surround the three-legged crow.

The gore-like scene made me cringe, but the guy just calmly accepted the shadow.

“Gye(契).”

As I shout out the final starter words for the contract, the three-legged crow is immediately sucked into my shadow.

With this, the shikigami contract is over.

” ha.. “

As soon as the contract was over, the muscles that had been tense were finally relaxed, and I collapsed to the floor.

However, my body only collapsed, and I began to think about what would happen in the future.

“With this, the slightest threat has disappeared.”

You turned your biggest enemy into an ally.

It was a plus for me, but it was definitely a minus for those in the dark.

In the novel, the Three-Legged Crow had great strength as a youkai, but as a youkai that could fly, it was also good at reconnaissance, and it was an all-purpose food spirit that was good at gathering information because it could understand people’s speech.

I ate those high-quality resources first.

Wow.

At that moment, he was feeling relieved as he held his right hand tightly.

“Grrr…!”

The anglerfish that the three-legged crow was unable to kill were slowly walking towards us.

The shikigami contract must have been completed at that moment. I smiled as I looked at the powerful vending machines walking towards me at the right time.

I immediately stand up, close my eyes, and shout the starter word.

“Form.”

Build the framework for a spell to summon the three-legged crow who has completed the contract with the food spirit.

What will be summoned is the noblest bird that once symbolized the sun.

The image that is developed is a crow scattering black flame.

“ Yeong(影).”

Suddenly, the shadow begins to shake rapidly.

The being with whom the contract was made stands up to respond to the contractor’s voice.

finally.

“Open.”

We open the door of contract to call the three-legged crow into a phenomenon.

The shaking shadow suddenly transcended space and began to move before my eyes.

and.

“Caaa!!”

The food spirit that was concluded in the contract descended into the world.

“Huh..?”

The guys stop walking when the three-legged crow appears.

He must have been embarrassed to see the guy who had been massacring his own people just moments ago come out.

“Caw.”

Before I knew it, the three-legged crow was sitting on top of my head, spreading its large wings wide, waiting for orders.

It seemed like it hated anglerfish like me, so it started flinging its feathers in all directions in anger.

“Kill them all.”

I gave a short and bold command as expected from the three-legged crow.

It began to soar high into the sky, flapping its wings as if it had been waiting.

And the entire area began to be covered with black salt.