Daybreak Summoner Chapter 15 Part 1 (Patreon)

Chapter 15 Lightning Cage

Three girls wade through the grass on a road less path.

The objective is to capture the Bolt Lizard.

There were few tall trees on the mountainside, only a few sparse stands.

The environment is relatively clear with thick grass.

「 Shifle-chan, what kind of summoned beast is a bolt lizard?」

Rei, who was leading the way, questioned Shifle.

That’s because if you don't know what they look like, you can't find them.

「 Shifle will not give you any advice from here. He is only an examiner and a bouncer in case of emergency. He can't help you with the exam.」

「 Is that so, that's too bad. I was counting on you. 」

「……Am I not reliable enough?」

Rinna puffed out her cheeks and blurted out in a sulky tone.

She seemed to have done her prep work properly.

「 Oh, I'm sorry. That's not what I meant.」

「 I’m just thinking that Shifle is more dependable right now.」

「 You don’t have to be in a bad mood. That's right, when we get back to the capital, let's go eat parfait, parfait.」

「……parfait 」

「 I'll make a lot of Rin-chan's favorite foods, too. 」

「 We, well, It can't be helped. I'll make a special exception this time.」

She was relieved to see Rinna in a good mood and patted her chest.

Shifle, who had been watching from the back of the line, started to speak.

「 So you've arranged a date... You're good, Rei-onee-san 」

「 Shifle-chan!!」

「 A, Anyway! We should talk about the Bolt Lizard!」

Forcing the conversation back to where it started, Rinna talks about the target's characteristics.

「 First, it is about 70 centimeters in size, and its entire body is covered with blue and purple scales. Its most distinctive feature is its dorsal fin, which it spreads when it's on alert. 」

「 Dorsal fin?」

「 When it spreads that out, it's a signal that it’s about to shoot lightning magic at you, so be careful.」

「 Lightning Magic huh…… I wonder if it's going to come out like flashy cracklings from its whole body. 」

Rinna shakes her head in denial.

It seems that what Rei had imagined, and the actual event, were quite different.

「 First, it will create a small thundercloud. The electrical energy stored in it is then released towards the enemy. The stronger the summoner, the less time it takes to charge.」

「 Could it be the same as that thundercloud on the summit? 」

「 That is certainly the case. There are many powerful lightning summons in that area. It's always covered by the thunderclouds that they create.」

With that explanation, Rei seemed satisfied with the strange mountain scenery.

Looking ahead, they proceeded to look for the bolt lizard.

Eventually, on a raised bedrock.

A large blue and purple lizard appeared.

Apparently, only one of them was resting on a rock.

「 Hey, you two, look over there 」

She whispered to inform the two people behind her.

There was tension in the air.

Letting them stay where they were, she pulled out the sword at her waist and crept closer, killing any sign of her presence.

Twenty meters to go, and it still haven't noticed.

Ten meters to go.

Right then, the bolt lizard's entire body twitched and jumped, sensing the hostile presence approaching it.

「 It noticed us! 」

As the large lizard looked at Rei, its whole body trembled and it spread its folded dorsal fin wide.

It then created a small black cloud above his own head.

At the first sign of an attack, Rei pays attention to the thunderclouds as she sizzles into the distance.

Energy builds up in the black clouds, then rumbling sounds could be heard.

Soon it was followed by a flash of lightning, and with a rumble of thunder, the attack moved in a straight line towards Rei.

「 Dangerous!」

Rei rolled forward in advance to avoid the light, just in time before it hit her.

She probably wouldn't have made it in time if she moved after the shot.

Rei runs to close in the distance of her sword before the next attack comes.

Then she struck the lizard's head as hard as she could with the belly of his sword.

「 Tei!」

「 Gueeh……」

The bolt lizard that croaks like a squashed frog and faints.

Rei let out a deep breath an thend waved at Rinna and Shifle.

「 O~i, I’m done over here!」

Rinna was relieved to see Rei cheerfully waving her hands towards her.

She immediately runs over to the unconscious bolt lizard and pulls out a transparent crystal from her pack.

When it hits the bolt lizard's forehead, the crystal ball changes color to yellow.

「 Okay, capture complete. Now I can call him out from this crystal at any time.」

「 I see. That's how you capture summoned monster.」

I had heard about it beforehand, but seeing it in person was a different experience.

As she stared at the yellow glowing jewel in Rinna's hand, Rei wondered.

「 I wonder if the color of a summoner's jewel has anything to do with its strength. 」

「 Yes there is actually, Class C is transparent, Class B is yellow, Class A is red, and Class S is blue. 」

「 S-class summons, huh? I've never seen one before.」

「 I've only ever seen one blue jewel in my life, the one my sister had. 」

「 I see, so that’s the case. I wonder what color Fuu-chan's crystal ball is.」

Rei glances at the top of Shifle's head.

It was the same sleepy-eyed creature laying on top of its master’s head.

「 I don't know, but Shifle is an A-level summoner, trusts me that much. It’s Probably a great summon.……Isn't that right?」

Rinna had no choice but to reply despite unsure about it herself.

After all, Rinna had never seen a summon like that before.

「 Now, I have to catch nine more of them. If we don't hurry, we'll be losing a lot of time.」

「 Fuuu 」

「 Yeah, let's go then.」

Rei tucked her sword into her waistband, and Rinna put the crystal into her luggage and left.