While My Mage Wife Grinds, I Power Up Idly-Chapter 68: Summon Holy Shield Knight

"What kind of offer?"

"He claimed he could absolve my sins, as long as I helped him retrieve a soul from hell—his son’s soul. If I succeed, I will gain immunity within the jurisdiction of ’Kakase’."

"But you couldn’t do it?"

"Yes, I couldn’t. To beg the evil god to retrieve a soul, I lack the qualifications. At least it needs to be my former Bishop to accomplish that. Sadly, he was executed by Kakarim. I can only make a poor imitation."

"So, after summoning a deformed, weak Demon, you hurriedly fled here?"

"Yes."

"You’re pretty fast. You’ll be my personal runner from now on," Ashu said. "Then, what about the Demons before you? Where did they come from?"

Kakarim only found Sion last night, but before that, there were Demons active within ’Kakase.’

Hearing this,

Sion replied, "The Demons before came from an ancient seal."

He shakily stood up, pointed toward a direction in the city, and continued,

"The lord of ’Kakase’ city, for reconstruction, flattened an unremarkable town relic. Beneath it was the seal. When the relic was destroyed, the seal broke, and Demons entered the human world."

After Sion finished, Ashu looked at Vivita.

Now, the actions of Cardinal Kakarim had become clear, and the source of the Demons in ’Kakase’ was explained.

According to the duties of The Twelve Demon-Hunting Nuns, evil must be eradicated.

"I will report to headquarters that Kakarim acted on the luminous saint without authorization and intends to collude with heresy, manipulating souls," Vivita said. "Before that, let’s go to the relic site and take a look."

With Vivita’s assurance, Ashu felt much more at ease.

"Let’s go check it out together," Ashu said, then turned to Sion and instructed,

"I’ll be staying at ’Goth Manor’ for the time being. If there’s a mission, I’ll summon you. Other than that, don’t wander around."

"Yes... Bishop."

Unlike before, after being subdued, Sion obediently called Ashu "Bishop"—the Cidi Bishop.

...

Following Sion’s direction, Ashu and the others quickly arrived at the site.

This was a relatively inner area within the city of Kakase.

Ashu glanced around and immediately realized this was part of an old city renovation. The old houses had been demolished, and the ground was now covered with various construction materials.

However, there wasn’t a single craftsman working here.

"I don’t sense any Demon presence," Anna said.

"Hm, if the previous Demons all appeared here, then the efficiency wasn’t very high. I haven’t killed many Demons from this place either. So normally, you wouldn’t feel anything here," Vivita replied.

"Let’s go in and have a look."

Because there were no workers or guards, the three simply walked inside.

On the surface, this was just an ordinary construction area. With the naked eye, nothing like a relic or a seal could be seen.

But when Anna, with her Twelfth Stage of Spiritual Perception, stood on a particular array point, she suddenly sensed a powerful hellish aura.

It was like a wind tunnel; the ground beneath her feet felt like a net.

She immediately confirmed, "This is where the seal is."

Vivita came closer, standing back-to-back with Anna.

"Indeed, this seal is quite peculiar. If you don’t come right up to it, you won’t feel even a trace of its presence."

"The energy maintaining this passage is already very thin. Let’s just destroy it outright," Anna suggested.

After speaking,

she stepped aside to let Vivita take over.

Vivita made a brief preparation, then suddenly her entire body radiated golden light.

The air waves whipped up dust from the construction site, the force rising tens of feet high.

Ashu squinted as he watched her.

She leapt high into the air, seemingly hundreds of meters, then fell straight down like a spear.

"Boom—!!"

Ashu felt the ground beneath him violently shake.

If he hadn’t already advanced to Archmage level, with his Magical Essence and physical boosts, he might have been knocked flying by Vivita’s aftershock.

If a mortal stood where he did, they might have been killed outright by the shockwave!

Dust lingered in the air for a long time.

Ashu, shielding his eyes, asked, "How’s it?"

"Success. The passage is completely destroyed." Vivita clapped her hands.

Just as she was about to leave, a ripple stirred beneath her feet.

This wave was different from the hellish aura—it radiated a holy essence.

"Wait, what is this...?"

Vivita crouched down and dug around, digging three feet into the earth before unearthing a fragment of metal.

The fragment was covered with inscriptions, but Vivita didn’t recognize them.

"Which country’s script is this?"

Ashu stepped closer, looked, and shook his head.

"I don’t recognize it either."

Then he handed the fragment to Anna.

Anna took it with both hands, her expression instantly captivated.

She read the inscriptions word by word on the fragment, until the surrounding dust settled.

She slowly finished reading and explained, "This isn’t from this era. I’ve seen the same script in the records of the Witch’s Guild, categorized as belonging to the dynasty before last of the Atras Empire."

"That long ago?"

"Yes. The hellish passage was probably opened during that period as well, but later someone sealed it."

"What does the fragment say?"

"It’s a type of summoning magic." Anna decoded while demonstrating on the spot. "According to the description, this summoning spell should be called ’Summon Soldier of Light.’ It was likely the original guardian of the hellish passage."

As she finished speaking, Anna had already absorbed the secret technique from the fragment and cast it.

[Anna·Kagreia, gained: Summon Soldier of Light!]

[Critical Return! Vessel gained: Summon Holy Shield Knight!]

Ashu felt a surge of joy in his heart. He looked at the summoned creature Anna had brought forth.

It was a humanoid figure made entirely of light, its facial features completely indistinguishable. The Soldier of Light held a spear and seemed to be waiting for orders from the Summoner Lord.

"This is... a Magister-level summon!" Anna said.

A fragment of this level, this simple summoning method, and such a powerful summon — its value was extraordinary. It even qualified to be included in the Witch’s Guild library.

"Magister level?" Ashu was slightly surprised. He was a novice who had just entered the Archmage ranks, yet this summon alone was already Magister level?

Fortunately, he had the system’s Critical Return bonus—the stronger, the better.

Since this Soldier of Light was already Magister level, after the system’s Critical Return, Ashu’s summons would only become stronger.

Maybe, he could even break through Magister and reach Great Magister?!

That would be incredible. With this, even Cardinal Kakarim wouldn’t be a threat.

"I’ll give you this fragment since you found it." Anna returned the fragment to Vivita, who had already learned its contents and had no use for it anymore.

Vivita looked at Ashu. Originally, she wanted to give the fragment to him, but belatedly realized that Ashu didn’t recognize the script either. Anna, however, had learned it and could teach Ashu anytime.

"Then I’ll keep it for now. Saintess, please kindly teach the secret technique you just learned to Bishop Ashu," Vivita said.

Anna smiled proudly and replied, "Of course. Didn’t Ashu want to learn Knight skills? Look, this Soldier of Light is perfect for learning Knight skills."

"Use it? How do I learn?"

"Multitasking," Anna said with a mysterious smile. "For example, you’ve learned Knight’s Shield Bash, but in a critical moment, you alone can’t use Knight’s Shield Bash together with other skills at the same time. But if you summon this Soldier, it can use Knight’s Shield Bash to coordinate with your other offensive skills. This is also mentioned in the fragment."

Ashu nodded in understanding.

That said, this fragment was really powerful—not only was it a summoning spell with an incredible cost-performance ratio, but the summoned creature could also share the burden of using the summoner’s skills!

And it was only a fragment. Imagine how powerful a complete version would be.

"Let’s go. We’ll learn it right now."

Although the system had already returned the skill to Ashu, he still wanted to use it in a natural, proper way.

He could understand everything else, but the writing on that fragment was truly beyond him.

So, the three of them returned to the training ground. Their previous exclusive reservation was still in effect.

Anna gave a brief lesson, and Ashu pretended to practice. After trying seven or eight times, he finally managed to use it.

But what he summoned was not the "Summon Soldier of Light," but the "Summon Holy Shield Knight"!

"Vuuum—"

"Tat-ta—"

With Ashu’s summoning, the Holy Light hummed, and amidst the dazzling glow, a massive Knight was born.

He was nearly five meters tall, holding a huge shield in his left hand and a knightly spiral lance in his right.

Beneath him stood a gigantic warhorse made entirely of light.

"Wow, this is so cool..." Ashu thought to himself. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Even Anna, who had witnessed the previous Water Bullet skill as a foundation, was stunned by the sight.

"Ashu, why is it that every time I teach you something new, you manage to grasp it at a higher level?" Anna exclaimed.

"I don’t know. Maybe this is what they call ’the pupil surpassing the master,’" Ashu replied.

Vivita had her own explanation. She said, "That’s the talent of the ’luminous saint.’"

Hearing this perfectly ’reasonable’ explanation, Ashu nodded repeatedly. "Right, exactly. There must be some bonus from that, too. This skill was originally called ’Summon Soldier of Light,’ and I am the ’luminous saint’ recognized by the Divine Mother Goddess. It’s hard for there not to be some mutual influence."

Saying that, Ashu admired the Holy Shield Knight, walking around it in a circle.

This summoning consumed a one-time Magical Essence cost. After ascending to Archmage, Ashu’s Magical Essence had been compressed and enhanced, but even so, the summon still consumed half of it directly.