Necromancer Survival

Chapter 426

Chapter 426

At that moment, anger surged within me. ‘What does he know...!'

I couldn't afford to wait–no room to relax and be leisurely. I knew exactly how Dawon must be feeling while waiting for me outside. And each time this situation repeated itself...

‘The one holding him back...'

I had been furious with myself countless times for being Dawon's greatest weakness.

[Looks like I hit a nerve.]

Jo Chan-young remained calm even when he saw my distorted expression. He stared at me with that detached, observant attitude before speaking again.

[I understand why you're having such a hard time. I also deal with summons, so I've experienced the things you've experienced when I first started out.]

"......"

[Do you think I'm indifferent?]

"......!"

[Is that so?]

After he spoke, he waved slowly. The monkey that had been clinging to his head and the Imugi coiled at his feet twitched and began to move.

As Jo Chanyoung slowly curled his fingers one by one into a fist, the monkey suddenly stiffened its once-swaying tail, and the serpent, too, began flicking its tongue warily, surveying its surroundings.

Jo Chan-young slowly began to speak after his demonstration–

[The summoner are directly affected by the summons actions. Conversely, the summons are similarly affected by the summoner's thoughts.]

"...What about it?"

[Your excessive concern for Seo Dawon and your willingness to sacrifice your own life to achieve your goals will likely affect your Servants as well.]

"......!" I was momentarily struck speechless.

Jo Chan-young noticed my face turn pale and, this time, snapped his fingers with his thumb and middle finger. The sound was sharp and crisp. Once again, both the monkey and the serpent responded immediately.

[OoKkeeKkee!]

[SSsssss....]

The two, after briefly making noise as if they were answering their summoner, immediately closed their eyes and relaxed; their bodies drooped languidly. After showing me this well-trained response, Jo Chan-young continued his explanation.

[So, summoners train the summons to respond only to predetermined commands. This is the basics of taming.]

"But...!" I was about to argue that this method was only applicable to beasts or monsters. Summoners and necromancers were different, after all. Controlling a Servant with just a finger snap seemed impossible.

However, Jo Chan-young cut in and continued as if he had read my thoughts.

I instinctively knew it was Jo Chan-young. As a wolf, he gave me a slight nod, as if to greet me, and gently bit my knee. It didn’t hurt, but the bite mark felt oddly tingly. A burning warmth spread through me.

Jo Chan-young suddenly disappeared. The monkey and Imugi, next to him, disappeared as well.

[For the time being, I won’t be able to appear in my complete form when you summon me.]

His voice echoed in my head.

"......"

[But don't worry–our contract has been signed, and you'll be able to properly summon me.]

By the time the calm voice faded away, the space we were in began to melt away as well.

[You have successfully completed the Vengeful Ghost Contract. Your level has increased.]

[Servant Jo Chan-young's memory playback has ended.]

[Some conditions of the Vengeful Ghost Contract have been altered.]

[The summoning conditions for ‘Jo Chan-young’ have been altered.]

Simultaneously, system messages sprung forth.

After reading the last message, I lost my consciousness; a bright light flashed over me.

* * *

Pant...Pant–!

Lick–! Lick–!

My head throbbed with something that resembled a hangover. I felt a painful pulse–as if my heart and its heartbeats were somehow connected to my brain. But, even as I lay there in pain, I felt something bustling around me. I barely managed to lift my heavy eyelids and sat up.

"Argh!" I instinctively screamed as I locked eyes with something pitch black. The moment I yelled, the creature that had been frantically licking my face fell backward but quickly regained its balance, turning its head back toward me.

*Whine....*

A black dog whined at me. The dog seemed to be around three months old; it blinked its blue eyes before eagerly bouncing on its front paws and leaping toward me again.

I reflexively caught the puppy in my arms, and a [system message] popped into view.

[‘Jo Chan-young'–Currently sealed.]

"...What?" My eyes open wide.
Become a member!

TL: What is this? A green flag? In my red flag novel...??