Rise of the

  Weakest Summoner

  Volume 2

  J. R. Saileri

  Disclaimer

  Copyright © 2020 by Saileri / J. R. Saileri

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form possible without permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

  Cover design by Resuta.

  Typography by MikeWe.

  Edition: 29.11.2021

  Acknowledgements

  First of all, to my lovely supporters from Patreon, who decided, for whatever reason, to honor me with their presence, often sharing kind words, comments and feedback in the comments, besides the obvious financial support. I love you all guys and girls! Even if I started writing just for fun, you are now partially my reason to keep improving further and further!

  And from that incredible, supporting family, I want to specifically mention my EX-rank backer—Michael S. Huge thank you for the support! My first ever backer of that caliber! I appreciate it, man!

  Then, we of course can’t forget the S-rank backers—Magiwarrior, Fandley, Chicken Adobo, Soen K., Skyell, Vincent S., William J., Maximum Spectre, The Skittering One, Jonathan C. Especially you, Magiwarrior. You’ve been with me since pretty much the first month of my Patreon, silently watching over my stories basically from their first chapters. Godspeed to you man. Over fifteen months and counting. Insane.

  Of course, I can’t forget another patron of mine—Termac. Since the day you’ve joined, you keep relentlessly pointing out mistakes in my chapters, release after release. I appreciate that so, so much. I hope this little mention will show at least a little bit of my gratitude.

  Moving off this long Patreon-train, I can’t not bring up my best friend—Peres. Even though I’m sure it’s annoying at times, I can always count on you when a random word that I need suddenly decides to run away from my chaotic mind. Your help in catching it is very much appreciated.

  Last but not least, to all the readers that follow my works, and to You, who reached for this book. I can never fathom how thousands of people are following me on these various fantasy journeys. Thank You for giving this story a chance. Many of you might not be aware of how anxious an author can get about their own writing. But, just the thought of making someone enjoy a good time even for a brief moment is something incredible. I hope you all will never run out of good books to read!

  CONTENTS

  Foreword

  Story So Far

  Chapter 1 Summoning for Dummies

  Chapter 2 The Ritual

  Chapter 3 Never Judge a Book by Its Cover

  Chapter 4 What Does the Fox (Have to) Say

  Chapter 5 Second Contract

  Chapter 6 Awakening of the Slumbering Circuits

  Chapter 7 The Spiritualist

  Chapter 8 Show of Power

  Chapter 9 Pillars and Spikes

  Chapter 10 Miria’s First Boss

  Chapter 11 Gaining Some Experience

  Chapter 12 Team Against Team

  Chapter 13 Exchange

  Chapter 14 Emergency Search

  Chapter 15 Underground Exploration

  Chapter 16 Key to Freedom

  Chapter 17 Secrets of the Abandoned Prison

  Chapter 18 Reporting Back

  Chapter 19 In Anticipation of a Full Moon ❤

  Chapter 20 The Past Incident

  Chapter 21 Temporary Help

  Chapter 22 Gardener’s Nightmare

  Chapter 23 A Negligent Father

  Chapter 24 The Truth

  Chapter 25 You Are My Everything

  Chapter 26 Tina’s Trouble

  Chapter 27 Girl Talk

  Chapter 28 Visiting an Old Friend

  Chapter 29 Third… Contract?

  Chapter 30 Research and Departure

  Afterword

  What’s next?

  Where to find me?

  More stories like this

  Foreword

  Yo! Saileri here! Just wanted to throw in a few words before we dive into the book. Also, a huge thank you for deciding to give my novels a try!

  I have seen many people mentioning that it would be so nice to have a short summary of the story at the beginning of the volume and that’s exactly what I decided to include in my book. The section before Chapter 1 briefly summarizes the events of Volume 1, so if you are coming here straight after reding it, feel free to skip it without losing anything. If quite a few days passed since you read my story, I hope it will help you refresh your memory. Of course, it won’t be as detailed as the book itself so I still recommend reliving the first volume completely ;)

  This story was written in the form of a web novel published on the Internet, which sometimes slightly differs in reading experience from what the usual books offer. Such stories are often long-going, with hundreds of relatively short chapters, and a similar situation takes place here.

  This book features a single chapter containing adult-themed content and it’s marked with a heart symbol in its title. It can potentially be skipped without losing too much, besides some more insight into the characters.

  Also, as no one in the world, I’m not perfect, so if you happen to stumble on any mistakes, feel free to bash me on the head about them in my Discord server. There’s a dedicated channel for that there. I finally got myself an editor, but things can still escape our eyes, obviously.

  The first chapter of this book corresponds to Chapter 32 on Patreon if someone is arriving here from it and is wondering about the numeration.

  Without further ado, enjoy!

  Story So Far

  Beware! Spoilers from Volume 1!

  A young man named Asterios attended one of the most renowned Summoner’s academies in the Human Continent. Unfortunately, while his love for that school of magic was boundless, his path was riddled with constant failure due to his aptitude being completely minuscule.

  He suffered a lot during his school days, prone to bullying and treachery as his theoretical knowledge was impressive, but never gave up, ready to follow his dream till the end of his days.

  One day, during a mid-semester exam, his current partner, Mii the Dashing Rabbit, decided to ignore his order to withdraw from the fight in the arena and was badly hurt. Asterios had to break the rules and intervene to save her.

  Due to his actions, the academy’s Council finally gathered enough votes to kick him out. As he was trying to calm his mind and pondering over the future in his favorite resting spot outside of Rosewind, his hometown, a mad Agate Bear jumped out of the forest.

  The fight didn’t go well and his precious partner lost her life, sacrificing herself to shield Asterios from a lethal blow. Inexplicable fury and grief filled Ast’s heart and something shattered around his body as it was filled with immense scorching hot energy.

  A girl with cat-like features suddenly appeared and saved him before he fell unconscious. He soon learned that he had somehow summoned her and the girl named Miria was eager to join him as his familiar to explore his world, which she found extremely interesting.

  He registered at the Adventurer’s Guild and took the examination to see how they would fare against the instructor. Miria obliterated the examiner in her panther form, not giving them even a chance to react.

  A short meeting with the guildmaster of that branch followed, and the elf woman Suanori granted him her Token of Fealty, deciding to bet on the mysterious youth after noticing his potential and the strength of his familiar.

  Asterios returned to the academy to hand back his uniform and ID, but unfortunately, stumbled on Roz, the boy who used to bully him the most and who had been his opponent during the exam. A small exchange of insults took place, catching the attention of Tina, a girl who always followed Asterios from distance, having a secret crush on him.

  Miria had enough of the rude boy and pounced on him, stopped by Asterios before she seriously hurt the youth. Taking Tina with them, they visited the principal and the young girl almost quit after learning what had happened to Asterios.

  He managed to convince her to stay until graduation and they made a bet with her needing to get her name engraved in a famous monument. The loser would listen to a single wish of the winner, which motived Tina greatly.

  Asterios and Miria picked up their first quest together and left Rosewind in search of wolves and Moontail Grass. As they were resting, someone ran to them shouting for help. They followed the adventurer and walked straight into a trap set by the examiner they had faced earlier.

  With a lot of struggle, the duo pushed through the tough situation, and their bonds grew closer. Asterios also finally learned about the change in his mana, body, and other aspects.

  After they returned to the town, they confronted the examiner in front of Guildmaster Suanori and Ellie, Ast’s receptionist friend. It was revealed that the man had murdered many other adventurers who seemed to get closer to the girl present in the room. Suanori promised to deal with him and they left the criminal in her hands while comforting Ellie after the shocking revelation.

  Asterios and Miria spent two weeks practicing together to avoid getting in similarly dangerous situations like the recent one where the lack of trust in their p
artner almost resulted in their death. During that period, Miria completely opened herself to Asterios and finally started getting a bit intimate with her master, beginning with just some simple kisses under the guise of replenishing her mana. She did make sure to properly let Asterios know that she liked him, and he was well aware of that fact.

  After their training, Ast’s mother, Kindra, offered them a quest to escort the transport of jewelry from her store to another town. The duo accepted it and joined a party of three—Rudy, Douhlim, and Tesser. The woman who was their leader showed a lot of skepticism towards the Summoner, having a bad experience with them in general. But, during their journey, Asterios and Miria proved themselves by saving Tesser from a possible injury, shocking everyone with their strength.

  On one particular night of their journey, Asterios decided to finally answer Miria’s feelings after he noticed how much effort she put into simple sandwiches she made for him, rivaling his mother’s creations. They went through the ritual of Miria’s people and become mates.

  Asterios wondered about Tina and her hidden feelings too, which they had noticed, of course, but Miria reassured him that she had no qualms with Asterios finding more mates. He couldn’t see himself surrounded by many girls at that time but appreciated her stance.

  After finishing their task, they met a Ranger named Roalt in the guild, who informed them about the nearby dungeon. They tackled the first floor together to gain some experience. Their bond grew even more.

  As they were exploring the dungeon, Miria heard a scream and they found a group of King Scorpions triumphing over a party of four adventurers, with one of them, unfortunately, losing their life in front of their eyes.

  A quick mental conversation took place and Asterios fell for Miria even more, realizing how similar they were with putting their family and loved ones at the topmost priority. He quickly supported her and Miria obliterated the monsters, saving the remaining three people.

  They helped the party exit the dungeon and split up. Unfortunately, a full moon bloomed on the surface and Miria made an excuse to quickly escape back to her realm. Just the next night, she lunged out of the portal at Asterios, unable to contain her urges to become intimate with him.

  After a short, loving exchange, Miria and Asterios spent their first night together and fully affirmed their status as mates. Afterward, Miria revealed a little secret she had kept from him and was shocked to learn that Asterios had seen through her little ploy with getting her a collar that was equal to a proposal in her realm. They truly became one.

  The next morning, they met the adventurers again and received their thanks. After the short conversation, Asterios and Miria headed out of the camp around the dungeon to discuss their experiences together and prepare to summon another companion.

  And the story continues...

  Chapter 1

  Summoning for Dummies

  After Asterios and Miria left the tent town by the forest dungeon, she enjoyed his affectionate caresses as they made their way to the clearing a bit further from the encampment. Reaching a nice spot, they sat down on the grass and began talking about their recent fights in the dungeon—from the first to the last one.

  Asterios shared with Miria all his observations, pointers, suggestions of improvement, and views on her performance. Miria informed him about every single detail and sensation she had gone through during the battles, to give him as much feedback on the spells Asterios had used as it was possible. They spent a lot of time analyzing their movements and cooperation.

  Then, they reached the last fight with the scorpions and he shared his worries about the number of enemies being a potential issue for them as a two-man party, and they started debating what or who should fill the holes that were left in their team until Miria started getting curious about the summoning itself.

  “Master, how does summoning actually work? I’m sorry if that’s a silly question, but it’s not like you summoned me the usual way, right?”

  Asterios stroked his chin. “Hmmm, that’s a good point. You just popped out of nowhere while draining lots of my spiritual energy. Okay, let me give you a short briefing.”

  He then took out a notepad from one of his belt pouches and switched into lecturer mode while Miria sat cross-legged in front of him, eagerly focusing her attention on his explanation.

  “Let’s omit all the little technicalities you don’t need to bother yourself with and make this simple. You already know that the Summoner’s aptitude dictates how strong beasts he can attract during the summoning ritual. The keyword here is attract. Imagine summoning being something like sending a Message without a recipient into—no, you aren’t that well-versed in magic, let me rephrase that.”

  He switched his planned explanation when noticing Miria’s head tilt a little as he mentioned that spell. She would most likely understand if he said it was telepathy or something, but why complicate things.

  “Ekhm. Let’s say there’s a sheltered town named Summoner. Many people live in it. We will call those people Spiritual Essence and Spiritual Energy. The more of them and the more skillful they are, the better attractiveness of the town is and the higher the chances for the city to attract valuable newcomers, right?”

  Miria nodded vigorously. The way he presented it was very amusing to her and obviously easy to understand.

  “Okay. Now, the town is usually closed, surrounded by a moat, and equipped with a drawbridge. All around the city are various kingdoms, called Realms. Different entities live in them. Our city decides that it wants to employ help from one. Now, they can assume two strategies. First—not care who joins as long as they are good. Second—have in mind specific qualities they are looking for. Let’s go with the latter one since that would be what we will most likely be doing. So, they know what they are looking for. Let’s say they want someone who can heal. The town prepares various valuable materials which could possibly help attract the attention of entities with that ability—the Summoning Materials or Catalysts.”

  Miria’s eyes kept sparkling during his made-up story. Asterios couldn’t help but chuckle. He felt like a storyteller entertaining children. But, seeing her so engrossed was a pleasant feeling.

  “So, they have the materials and then they lower their drawbridge, creating a connection between the town of Summoner and all the kingdoms around, via the decree called Summoning Ritual. With the way for newcomers to arrive secured, the town starts releasing messengers carrying the information about their requirements and prepared valuables, who travel all around and shout their news to each kingdom interested in trading those materials for the help of one of their vassals. The messengers are called Echoes of Consciousness.”

  He stopped for a moment to take a sip of water.

  “When one of them finds an entity that is willing to check out the town of Summoner, they escort them back to it. Then, the vassal appraises, evaluates, judges the city, discusses things, asks questions, and if the terms are suitable for them, they sign a contract with the town, asking for something in return for their services. If they don’t, they return to their kingdom and Summoner starts sending out more messengers until they all get spent and tired. That’s it. In the simplest words. I hope I didn’t offend you with how childishly this sounded.”

  Miria started clapping joyfully. “Amazing! I had no idea Master was able to explain magic in such a way! Even kids would be able to grasp the concept with that!”

  Asterios chuckled. “Again, I’ve read lots of books. Those with more poetic narrations too. There’s always a grain of truth hidden in every oversaturated story.”

  He could feel the growing respect from her towards him through their connection. It was a weird feeling gaining in someone’s eyes from simplifying something to such banal levels. He was glad Miria didn’t get offended, but she most likely wouldn’t get no matter how he portrayed it. She knew that he would never mean it that way.

  “So, I think I’ve got everything, Master. We will be trying to use some catalyst to aim for a specific summon, right? I don’t think the quality of your spiritual energy will be a problem with that ferocious energy. Who do we look for?” Miria started inquiring about their plans.