# Chapter 8
Chapter 8
It was clear that Bunny was much stronger than that person.
Bunny’s nose lifted and her shoulders straightened, completely unaware that Salamé Yudia was a saint at the peak of divine power.
“Hmph.”
Bunny moved away from Roden Hyner’s leg, showing a somewhat proud smile, and looked straight ahead again.
“Now, we will begin the summoning ceremony.
Please come forward and put your hand into this transparent orb.
The person being called should come forward now.
First, Andrew Young Master.”
The summoning ceremony began amidst mixed dreams.
* * *
“Next… Ah… This time, Young Master Allen should come forward.”
As the priest spoke in a discontented tone, Bunny tilted her head but remained alert.
For some reason, as soon as the priest called out the name, silence fell everywhere.
After a brief silence, a greater murmur spread through the crowd.
Bunny could hear strange words like “beast,” “dirty,” and “shame” being whispered.
“Are they going to summon a beast with great shame?
But it's dirty?!”
Bunny’s rival?!
Tap-tap.
Turning to the sound of footsteps, Bunny saw a boy with gray hair and cat-like golden eyes walking towards the table with the orb.
The boy, looking about ten years old, walked with a stiff expression, glared at the orb, and then thrust his hand into it.
The orb seemed to open up like a hole, letting his hand go in smoothly.
Children who put their hands into the orb would suddenly fall asleep on the spot.
They stood like statues with their eyes closed, their hands still in the orb.
After a short time, from a few minutes to up to 10-15 minutes, the children would wake up and pull their hands out.
In their hands, they would hold something that emitted light.
When they opened their small hands, light would float up like magic and turn into something that fell into their arms.
The light would sometimes become a cat, a hawk, or a fawn.
Of course, not everything was a living creature.
Some children pulled out small daggers or bracelets.
Anyway, after that boring time, it was already the fifth turn.
Bunny was the sixth, so her turn would be right after the boy’s.
“Next, Bunny!”
Bunny tried to calm her excited body and watched the rival candidate, who had clearly made everyone nervous.
“……”
“……”
“……”
As 10 minutes passed, then 20 minutes, and still the boy did not move, Bunny’s legs finally gave way.
Bunny ended up sitting on the floor as if spreading out a mat, stretching her legs out.
“Oh dear.
Miss, are you okay?”
“Yes…”
Roden Hyner picked up the clearly uncomfortable Bunny in his arms, and Jessie, who was not far off, brought a chair.
After Bunny was seated, Allen, who had looked like he was asleep for a long time, finally opened his eyes.
Allen pulled his hand out of the orb, and the gray color of his hair shimmered in his hand.
When Allen opened his hand, a swirling gray light floated up and grew in size.
It then came down to his side, elongated, and wrapped around his body.
When the light finally disappeared and took on a solid form, Bunny’s mouth fell open.
A giant king snake!
The snake, much longer than Allen’s height, wrapped around the boy and rested a triangular head on Allen’s shoulder.
It looked very strong with its flicking tongue.
“Indeed, a rival!”
But since Bunny was about to summon a huge dragon, it was unfortunate, but Bunny’s victory was certain.
“A snake, how ominous.”
“After all, half-baked is still half-baked…”
“Should someone like that, who is neither beast nor human, be in the Duke’s family?”
“Oh!
Indeed.
A beast cub should just be in a beast cage…”
Bang!
As the loud voices from everywhere were cut off by a sharp sound that echoed through the massive hall, Bunny shivered and looked up.
“Making so much noise while I’m here.”
The owner of the fierce voice was a very frightening old man.
“Scary grandpa.”
Oh, humans don’t like noisy people!
Despite the commotion, Allen remained stiff-faced and returned to his seat next to Bunny.
Bunny, with her small fists tightly closed, jumped off the chair and tiptoed over to Allen.
Allen, standing in the corner with his arms crossed and a serious expression, looked at Bunny with a pause when she approached.
“This child…”
She was familiar.
Recently, this child had caused a commotion in the mansion.
“This is the illegitimate child who recently entered the mansion…”
Allen, recognizing Bunny, scowled and spoke.
“What?
Why?”
“Um, is it okay to touch the king snake?”
With Bunny’s eyes sparkling as she reached out her hand, Allen blinked and awkwardly nodded.
“Well…”
Allen slightly bent down, allowing Bunny to gently stroke the snake’s head.
Bunny shivered at the cool snake’s skin.
The coiled snake was incredibly impressive.
Bunny suppressed her envy and slowly moved her hand down.
“Hmph.”
“……?”
Allen hesitated at Bunny’s suddenly confident face.
“It’s okay.
Number 2 is still impressive.”
But, Number 1 will be Bunny!
Because Bunny was going to summon a dragon!
Bunny rubbed her nose and patted Allen’s shoulder with a triumphant face.
Allen’s eyebrows twitched at the somehow annoying look Bunny gave him.
“Sure.
Number 2 is not embarrassing!”
“Huh?
What are you talking about?”
“Bunny will summon a huge, awesome dragon!”
“A dragon… what?”
As Allen mumbled in astonishment, Bunny turned sharply and gazed intently at the priest.
The priest, who locked eyes with Bunny, hesitated, then cleared his throat and began speaking.
“Finally, Miss Bunny, please come forward.”
“Yes!”
Bunny answered with a raised hand and wobbled her way to the table.
Every time Bunny’s body wobbled, the cute horned bear plushie on her back also swayed.
“Now, just put your hand inside…”
Bunny raised her arm and reached for the orb but stopped.
The desk was high.
It was at Bunny’s forehead level while other children’s desks were at chest height.
“I will bring a chair.”
The priest mumbled something while covering his mouth and gestured.
Jessie, who was not far off, brought the chair Bunny had used earlier.
Jessie grabbed Bunny by the armpits, lifted her, and seated her on the chair, even putting the uncomfortable plushie into her arms.
After a long, rustling silence while preparing, Bunny was finally able to reach into the orb.
Bunny did not open her eyes for a long time.
10 minutes.
20 minutes.
30 minutes.
After nearly an hour, murmurs began to break out from all sides.
“Isn’t this unprecedented?”
“One hour… The direct line usually lasted 30-40 minutes at most.”
“Ah.
I don’t think the current Duke or Young Master Kiriel ever went beyond an hour…”
In the Yudia family, there is a story that the longer the summoning ceremony takes, the more valuable the summoned being is.
The longer it takes, the more likely it is that a great divine beast or sacred artifact will be summoned.
Especially since the current Duke of Yudia’s family was a period of great talent, it would be good if someone from the collateral family made a breakthrough.
Even if that person is an illegitimate child whose background and parents are unknown.