I make my way over to Alid Mana. This was, I think, her first time in real bat. That taken into at, she did so well. Probably better than me, anyway. I was just hiding in the back. Someone else would say that is the summoner's job, but Alice had an active summon and she was fightio it. Actually Lucia was as well.

  “Alice,” I called out to her. “How are you feeling?”

  “...Tired.” Makes sense. She did cast multiple spells in quick succession. And all the other stuff before.

  “Well, at least you seem unharmed.” I told her.

  “Yes, Mana roteg me.” She answered.

  “I kept yirlfriend safe, Master. Praise me.” Mana said to me as she came o me. Do you want headpats or something?

  “I’m not… “ Alice began to say.

  “She is not my girlfriend, you know.” I told Mana. “Also, why do you call me ‘Master’ even if I didn’t summon you?”

  “Master is always Master. Master made us. Without Master, we couldn’t be here.” She answered. So the monsters are loyal to me even if I’m not the ohat summons them. That’s nice. I think that should mean they will tack me, even if ordered by their summoner. I won’t have to be scared even if I give a stronger moo Brandon.

  “Could you give me the Red Medie I gave you earlier?” I requested from Alice. “Some of the guards have injuries and I’d like to heal them.”

  “Sure.” Alice responded and took out the Red Medie card from her hoodie pocket. “Here you go.”

  “Thanks. Try to rex a little. The battle is over.” I told Alice.

  I make my way over to Zayaan.

  “So, how many are injured?” I asked.

  “Let me catch my breath for a sed first.” He responded.

  “Are you expeg me to do everything then?” I shoot back.

  “...ask Jack.”

  “Jack was the greatswuy, right?” I firmed.

  “Yes.”

  He was also still standing. Most of the others had colpsed to the ground after the st wyver down. Actually, Lucia seems to be hard at work draining the blood of the wyverns already. She is a massive over achiever. Taking one down with Slot Mae and now doing up work.

  “Hey Jack,” I began talking to him. “Do you know if there are any injured?” I asked him.

  “Most are just minor scratches. The guards said one of them got stabbed by a tail, but I don’t see ah a wound like that.”

  “Oh yeah, I pulled him out of the bat zone and used a potion on him.” I told Jack. “He is ihe golem carriage.”

  “I see. Well that’s good. He had the worst injury. Because of the emergency we don't really have potions on hand.” Jae.

  “I still have one.” I told him. “And Zayaan has one as well.”

  “Could you give it to me?” He requested.

  “Sure I don’t mind.” I use the card I took back from Alice. “Red Medie.”

  The card disappeared and the potion bottle appeared.

  “Here you go.” I said as I hahe bottle to Jack.

  “That’s an iing spell. I’ve never heard of a spell that stores items in cards.” He told me.

  “Well, teically I’m not st things ihem or anything.” I told him.

  “Please, just stop. You are already mind breaking enough.” Jack stopped my storytelling.

  “As you wish.” I responded. “If you need another potion, just ask Zayaan for his.”

  “Will do.” Jae.

  Okay, so injuries are taken care of, what now?

  (You should go get the guard out of Overdrive. The summon limit is ing up soon.) Laura reminded me.

  (Yeah, I’ll do that.) I respoo her as I made my way over to my APC. My APC? It feels strao think that. I od I have a dragon. Now I want to ride on Red-Eyes.

  As I check over the guard in Overdrive, he seems … limp. Did he die? I ched his pulse is still there.

  (He is just paralyzed by the wyvern poison.) Laura told me.

  (My potion didn’t heal it?) I asked.

  (Master’s potion heals wounds, but it ’t heal status ditions, such as paralysis.) Laura told me.

  (What about a poison? Like a damaging poison?) I asked.

  (It should heal the damage effect.) Laura responded.

  So yes to poison damage, but no to paralysis. Well, I guess paralysis isly a damage effect, so a HP potion might not heal it. I grabbed the guard and dragged him out of Overdrive. Then I unsummoned Overdrive.

  Now, what to do? I guess I could just take a ride on Red-Eyes while he is still summoned, but that might scare people in town. I guess I’ll just unsummon him for now.

  “Red-Eyes, you go back.” I said to no one. But it doesn’t really matter as the card appeared anyway and Red-Eyes flew into it. As it did, I felt a surge of power ing from my DiaDhank and flowing through my body.

  What was that? A weird power surge?

  After that, the missio popped up.

  Emergency Mission: Protect the TownMission plete Reward: Daily ‘Pack tokens’ increase by 1.Sets Unlocked:Pharaonic Guardian  Magi’s ForceDark Crisis      Invasion of ChaosA Sanctuary   Soul of the Duelist Special reward for hsRepri ‘Dark Beginning 1’ unlocked‘Reprint tokens’ UnlockedDaily ‘Reprint token’ s are currently 1

  That’s a lot of sets. And I got a repri. But repri with their own tokens? Why is that? Well, it doesn’t really matter at the moment.

  —

  I’m tired. I feel like I need a nap. It’s not even naptime yet.

  I see a group of knights in armor e out from the town's gates and are heading towards us. You guys are te. We took down the wyverns like 15 minutes ago.

  I think the one leading them is… No this is not my fault. Don’t e over to me to yell at me mister ‘father of the year’. Thankfully he seems to be making his way over to Zayaan and Jack. Thank you for your sacrifice.

  But someone is making their way over to me as well. At least she is usually reasonable.

  “Hello there Brian.” She began.

  “Hi, Christina. Didn’t expect you to e here.” I told her.

  “I’m still a stroh mage. If wyverns were attag, of course I would e as well.” She answered.

  “Well, you are te. We already took the wyverns down.” I told her.

  “So it would seem. Your summons are amazing.” She told me.

  “Well, I didn’t do it alone. Also please go to Alice before her father explodes at her.” I tell her.

  “Well, since you asked.” She said to me. “By the way, are you feeling alright? You seem pale.”

  Pale? Really? I guess I do feel a little odd. And tired. (Laura? Is there something wrong with me?)

  (Master is experi.ecsa..lvlpscs)

  —

  [Aliother and Father came here. I guess they would. They are both good at magid to take down a wyvern, strong magic is necessary. A group of guards in armor also came with them. They don’t usually wear heavy armor like that, but in case of a powerful motack, they do have some.

  Thankfully Father made his way over to the adventurers. He won’t be yelling at me.

  Mother is talking with Brian. I ’t hear them from here.

  Brian fell down? What? Why?

  I get up and run over. Mother is holding Brian in her arms. What happeo him? Did he get poisoned by a wyvern? But he was hanging back during bat. And I ’t see a wound on him.

  “Mana, do you know what happened?” I asked.

  “My e to Master is still present, but I ’t reach dy Laura. I’m sorry, but I don’t know.” She seems down. I guess even with all her power she ’t help.

  “He is burning up.” Mother said to me. “I think we o cool him down.”

  I put my hand on his forehead. He really is hot. More than feverishly hot.

  “Will he be okay?” I asked.

  “...I don’t know.” Mother responded. “First we must find out what is wrong with him.”

  “Could he have run out of mana?” I offered an expnation.

  “That could cause the pass out, but in that case he would be cold. It feels more like he is overflowing with mana.” Mother told me. “We o get him to an expert.”

  “My teacher carry him.” Mana said and looked around trying to spot him. “Where is he?”

  I also get up and look around. Mana’s teacher is the summon dressed in a purple robe, right? It shouldn’t be that difficult to spot him. But I ’t see him either. His card is still on Brian’s bracelet. Or whatever it is. I thi it from the dungeon. I touch the card on it, and the card is super hot.

  “Ow.” I yell out as I pull my hand back. Is that the source of the heat?

  “I think we o remove that card.” I said to my mother and Mana. “But it’s super hot.”

  “I’ll do it then.” Mana offered and before I could stop her, she had grabbed the card. I could see her hand smoking as she was holding it. But she is just taking the pain.

  “Please, let go of it.” I try to plead with her.

  “Lady Christina, please make a stoal for me to pce this card on.” She calmly asked mother. How you be so calm as your hand is burning?

  “Sure.” Mother responded. “Earth trol.”

  With a simple spell, Mother raised a part of the ground slightly. Mana thehe card in it. I take a look at Mana’s burned hand.

  “I’ll use the… oh, I gave it to Brian.” I was going to use the potion Brian gave me to heal Mana’s burn, but I don’t have it anymore.

  “It’s fine.” Mana said to me. “I’ll heal if you unsummon me.” She told me.

  “Then, I’ll do it right now.” I said to her.

  “Please call on me again.” She said as she flew up into the card floating in the air.

  “We should get him to a proper bed.” Mother said to me. “His temperature is not rising any more, so that card might have been the source, but we still o do something about this. If he stays in this high temperature for long, he could die.”

  “Then, I’ll… what I do?” I feel lost. I don’t know what to do.

  nro_8