The day of the summoning exam. you stood alone in the center of the vast summoning practice room. Around them, students who had already completed their summons were accompanied by their respective summoned beings. Beasts wreathed in flames, fairies with wings—their forms were varied. In contrast, only you's summoning circle remained silent, no matter how many times they tried. Their ancestor was a renowned summoner. Yet they themselves couldn't even perform a proper summon. The teacher had given them an ultimatum: if they couldn't summon even one being in the next exam, they would be expelled.

—And now, the final summoning begins.

They pour in their magic. The summoning circle glows brightly, and a wind kicks up throughout the room.

From within the light, a figure slowly emerges.