Unspeakable bubbles

"Next, we're going to play a guessing game."

Wallis pointed to the nine spheres floating in mid-air, "Each one contains a small animal. Let's see who can guess the most correctly."

With Wallis's adjustments, the outlines of the three spheres changed, and upon closer inspection, one could distinguish them as a rabbit, a frog, and a snake.

The outlines of three more spheres changed slightly, but their ambiguous appearance made it impossible to immediately identify them.

The shapes of the last three spheres remained completely unchanged, so it seemed like we could only guess.

"The more you guess correctly, the bigger the reward."

Wallis encouraged, "Whoever can guess them all correctly can borrow this book and play with it until the end of school."

"Great!"

Seeing the little girl's excited expression, Wallis couldn't help but feel a little satisfied.

That's more like it; that's a normal reaction for a child.

Previously, her classmates had all been indifferent, and Kotono had never even participated in the game. Although Wallis didn't say anything, she was quite frustrated.

My efforts were not in vain.

Wallis sighed a little; he had thought about such a simple game for a long time.

It must pique students' interest, cultivate their mental abilities, and be completely safe.

For this reason, Wallis even brought out his own treasured 'Book of Shadows' as a prize.

Unfortunately, he hadn't found any interesting expressions on any of the students' faces before.

This time, things are finally different.

Section 128, Chapter 127: Summoning

Wallis was also a participant in the last Seven Rings Tower meeting, so he certainly has some skills.

Needless to say, he is an expert in mysticism, and his unique skill is to summon various combat creatures through the Book of Shadows to fight.

Relying on his powerful mental strength, Wallis can even summon multiple B-rank creatures, which is quite impressive.

Because of his unique fighting style, Wallis is known as the 'Shadowbringer' in the Seven Rings Tower.

"Who wants to go first?" He looked at the students below with a smile.

'Looks so happy'

'Did something good happen?'

'Class meetings used to be so dejected.'

The students looked at each other, engaging in a heated discussion through their eyes.

"You all used to be silent, but this time you finally had a proactive child, no wonder he's happy," Kotono pointed out the key point.

'Kotono is no different.'

'I remember you've never participated in the game.'

'......Yeah?'

Kotono looked away, her face completely innocent.

Not long after, Bubble stepped forward first.

"Teacher, teacher, Bubble goes first!" The little girl raised her hand high.

"Okay, then please come up to the podium, Bubble."

Wallis waved to Bubble, "Don't feel pressured. No matter how many you guess correctly today, I'll give you a little pet to play with."

"Come out!"

A fluffy rabbit jumped out of the Book of Shadows. It was completely black, as if the rabbit's shadow had come to life.

"Oh"

Bubble pinched the rabbit's ears; they felt so soft and fluffy.

"Teacher, why is the little rabbit all black?" the little girl asked.

"Because it is not a creature of this world, but was summoned by the teacher from another world."

Wallis thought for a moment, then said, "The teacher calls that world the Shadow World, and the inhabitants there are all like this rabbit, all black."

'To be precise, it's not actually a rabbit, but some kind of otherworldly creature that looks like a rabbit.'

Wallis thought this to himself, but didn't say it aloud, showing his lack of tact.

"Bubble guessed all the answers correctly, so can you lend the book to Bubble to play with?" Bubble's eyes sparkled.

"Of course, the teacher keeps his word."

Wallis wasn't worried about causing trouble by lending out the Book of Shadows for a short while. Firstly, he was the owner of the Book of Shadows and could stop it if anything went wrong. Secondly, he would set a restriction when lending it out, so that no matter how strong a person's mental power was, they could only summon harmless creatures such as chicks, ducks, and rabbits.

"Rabbit, frog, snake," Bubble said, pointing to the three spheres in turn.

"Bubble is really good, he guessed three correctly on his first try."

“Puppy, owl, dolphin,” Bubble quickly named three more animals.

Wallis raised an eyebrow. "Hmm, three more right. Maybe Bubble can set a record."

"Parrot, lizard, and, one more..."

Bubble said strangely, "There's nothing inside."

"..."

Wallis stared wide-eyed at the tiny figure before him in disbelief.

It's impossible to guess all the answers correctly by guessing randomly, especially the last one.

In other words, she truly saw through the illusion and became the first to achieve victory.

If Bubble were six or seven years older, Wallis wouldn't have been so surprised.

However, she was too young.

Whether it's psychic abilities or other means, it proves that this little girl has extraordinary potential.

'Even Lily of the Valley, at such a young age, has shown such potential...'

Wallis was interrupted by an expectant voice before he could finish his thought.

"Teacher, did Bubble guess correctly?"

"Uh, right, absolutely right!"

Wallis started by clapping: "Great, everyone clap your hands!"

"Clap clap clap clap"

Everyone applauded, but the applause was so synchronized that Wallis felt a little awkward listening to it.

"Ahem, Bubble, wait a little longer. I'll lend you the book to play with after all the other students have guessed."

He closed the Book of Shadows, and the little animals inside the nine spheres disappeared.

After summoning different creatures again, Wallis looked at Kotono and asked, "Don't you want to give it a try, Kotono?"

"No need, I don't really like these shadow creatures," Kotono said decisively.

"...Okay, who's next?"

Wallis looked quite disappointed; he had always felt that Kotono was an extraordinary child.

If she's willing to play this game, perhaps she can give herself a big surprise, just like Bubble did.

Perhaps inspired by Bubbles, all the students except Kotono put in their best effort.

This class meeting was a great success. Not only did everyone guess a few more questions correctly, but most importantly, it created an atmosphere where everyone was fully engaged.

Okay, we should put "everyone involved" in quotes, but Wallis is already very satisfied.

After summoning an adorable pet for each of the students participating in the game, Wallis handed the Book of Shadows to Bubble.

"Be careful, this book is quite heavy..."

After seeing the little girl pick up the book with one hand without any effort, Wallis fell silent.

"This book is yours before school ends. Have fun."

After Wallis left, Bubble spread the book out on the table.

She flipped through it and found that the text in the book was twisted and illegible, and she couldn't understand what it said at all.

"They look like words, but they don't actually mean anything."

Kotono walked over to Bubble and said, “You can think of this book as a road… or rather, a bridge would be a better description.”

"As long as you are willing to pay, which is to say, expend your mental energy, you can make the shadow creature walk across the bridge."

“Once the shadow creatures arrive in this world, you’ll have to pay them to hire them.”

At this point, Kotono shook her head.

"This is a losing proposition. Not only do you have to pay twice, but what if some powerful figure comes along, takes your money but doesn't do anything, and then turns around and enslaves you? That would be interesting."

"But it's so much fun!"

Just as Kotono was speaking, Bubbles was already surrounded by various small animals.

It's so itchy!

"Soft"

Haha, you look so strange!

"Come here quickly!"

Seeing that the little girl was having a great time, Kotono smiled and stopped explaining.

The classroom seemed to have turned into a zoo, with Bubble and her classmates becoming both tourists and zookeepers.