Only I Level Up By Shoveling-Chapter 45: "A Timid Summoner"

Just when the bullet was about to touch Castra’s forehead and pierce a hole in his brain, a white paw came from behind...and slapped Castra’s head to the left.

PA!

"Ouch!"

Crack!

Castra felt his neck almost snap, but his head did "dodge" the bullet.

The bullet whizzed past him, just an inch away from touching his head.

The moment the bullet passed by Castra’s head, a white paw suddenly popped up from behind...

And caught the bullet in between its nails.

With just a light squeeze, the bullet that was coming fiercely suddenly became docile and actually halted on the spot.

The glowing light around the bullet dimmed and soon, the bullet also disappeared.

The samoyed spirit squinted her eyes and wrapped her whole body around Castra’s neck while whipping Castra’s back with her tail.

"Hummmm, this is a spirit bullet."

It’s a bullet from a weapon spirit or a spirit who had a natal weapon, just like Archie’s fire arrows.

The question is...

Why did a spirit attack him out of the blue??

Castra was indignant at the sudden assassination, but Lady Fera wasn’t a curious cat, so she just slumped over Castra’s neck, acting like a scarf and snored lightly.

A samoyed is meant to be lazy~ even lazier than a cat~

Castra looked at the sleeping angel with a complicated gaze.

He wanted to say thank you, but she’s already asleep....

Poo, who saw Castra being more intimate with the samoyed spirit than him, felt a sour feeling in his non-existent chest and immediately grumbled.

[Hmph, host! What are you doing, standing still like a stupid statue? Hide, host, hide! What if the attacker just now attacks you again?? ಠ⁠ಗ⁠ಠ ]

Poo pouted so much that Castra could hang an oil bottle on his mouth.

But what he said wasn’t wrong.

Sorry, dear summoner.

He didn’t come to find the summoner on purpose.

His life is in danger!

Castra hurriedly slid behind the nearest tree and he had just taken a step back when his chest bumped into something soft.

"Ah!"

Someone with a raspy teenager voice exclaimed, but the person immediately covered their mouth with their hands.

Castra, who bumped into someone behind the tree, subconsciously raised his shovel, about to smack the unidentified stranger when the stranger suddenly screamed like a chicken.

"W-wait, wait, don’t attack me!! I-I...I am...your summoner!!"

A fluffy black hair brushed past Castra’s chin and an immature face of a teenage boy appeared in Castra’s eyesight.

It is...his summoner.

The boy was only as tall as his chest, definitely...another minor.

Is he a nanny, or a summon spirit?

Castra sighed but his face brightened as he—

Pointed the sharp tip of his broken shovel to the boy’s neck.

"Boy, show me your summon mark!"

Heh. Don’t think that you can pretend to be his summoner!

The boy looked at Castra with disbelief.

How could a summon spirit not recognize the one who summoned them?!

Shouldn’t this spirit feel a certain connection to him??

If Castra heard what the boy was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes.

Hello? This is his first time as a spirit, thank you.

The boy wanted to scold this impudent spirit for being rude, but looking at Castra’s strong body and menacing "weapon", the timid boy shrieked and backed off a few steps before reluctantly stretching his arm.

"H-here is the mark..."

The boy showed the back of his hand and a cute poop symbol glowing with a green light appeared.

Yes, yes, that’s the temporary summon mark.

Castra let out a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the boy noticed the fluffy animal around Castra’s neck and he widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Uh...two spirits...? I-I only summon one random spirit..."

"M-master, is this spirit a rare package that summons one get one free?"

A cute, trembling voice sounded behind the boy, along with a sway of pink hair.

Only then did Castra notice that under the lush tree and the dark surroundings, a female humanoid spirit hid behind the boy.

The petite pink-haired spirit was even more timid than the boy and she couldn’t even look at Castra, only looking at Lady Fera...’s fur.

But she’s glowing with a blue light.

She’s a D-rank spirit!

Not to mention, the petite spirit was holding a spray made of water that was glowing with a white light.

It was an F-rank tool spirit, maybe another spirit that the boy summoned.

When the pink-haired spirit spoke, the summoner boy immediately blocked her with his own body.

The boy who was timid and cowardly before, subconsciously glared at Castra.

Hmph! What’s the use of a handsome face! Is he here to flirt with spirits??

Castra...Castra was more interested in the summoner than the natal spirit.

This summoner, who looked like a background NPC could actually control three spirits at once??

Doesn’t that mean this boy is at least a D-rank summoner??

That’s the same rank as Mario, who was already over twenty!

How old is this boy? Maybe only fifteen!

What kind of genius is this??

This— this is an opportunity to make connections with a genius!

The boy didn’t know that Castra was praising him as a genius.

He still silently glared at Castra while checking Castra’s attributes and skills.

Then, he choked on his saliva.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

[Poop Shoveling Officer] spirit? What kind of spirit is this??

The skills listed were all...strange.

Laxative, The Way of the Shovel, Bullsh*t, Sh*t Talk...

The title [Leapfrog Fighter] was the only reliable thing among the other attributes.

Huh? Wait, the charm stat is maxed out...

As expected! This is a womanizer spirit! A playboy!

This playboy must be interested in his natal spirit!

Seeing the boy’s distrustful eyes, Castra rubbed his hands shyly while looking at his summoner with a bright smile.

"Oh, my, dear summoner~ I’m sooo sorry I doubted you back then! Now, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

The boy, who changed his attitude 180°, immediately looked at Castra with a gaze full of distrust but still gritted his teeth and stuttered.

"I...I am here for the Althea Academy’s entrance exam! To qualify, I need to find a dungeon portal and k-kill as many monsters as possible..."

Only the top 100 students in this exam would be accepted.

It was such a fierce competition!

Castra, the new spirit who didn’t even know about Althea Academy, the number one mixed-raced academy in the entire continent, just smiled without a care.

Naturally, he didn’t see the insect-sized magic orbs floating around, capturing his every move and broadcasting it to countless interested audiences.

With a good-natured smile, Castra subtly probed his summoner.

"So, dear summoner, have you found a clue to the nearest dungeon portal?"

The boy smiled triumphantly while waving his hands.

"I-I already got the dungeon’s coordinate! But...."

Before the boy could continue his speech, a faint rustling noise followed by the sound of the wind sounded in the silent forest.

PSIU!

Another glowing bullet shot out of the bushes but this time—

It was aimed at the summoner.

!!

"Dear summoner!! Watch out— "