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[Chapter One: The Day She Arrived]
[At Halkeginia, outside of Tristain Academy]
"The time to rejoice is now my dear students" said Jean Colbert before continuing "This is a very special day for each and every one of you"
Today is the day where the second-year students of Tristain Academy summon a familiar whom they'll spend their entire life with. Most of the students were happy and excited about summoning a familiar, except on girl who was all but thrilled. The name of this girl was Louise Francoise le Blanc de la Valliere, daughter of Karin Desiree de la Valliere and Duke Sandorion de la Valliere. Louise's reasoning for being nervous was the fact that she was a talentless with no magic skill whatsoever, so she believed that she wouldn't be able to perform the summoning spell with success
"Oh man, this is going to be terrible" Louise groaned
"I hope you summon a good familiar, Louise~" teased Kirche Zerbst in a teasing manner
"Shut your mouth and leave me alone you shameless hussy" Louise said coldly
The young Valliere hated Kirche with a BURNING passion and swore she would get revenge once she became a powerful mage. Louise's loathing for the chest red-head stems from the Valliere's despising the Zerbst's because a member of the Valliere family was taken by a member of the Zerbst family, thus creating a feud between the two Noble families. Another reason is Kirche constantly making fun of her and calling her horrendous names like Louise the Zero, Zero Louise, Little Louise, and so on and so forth.
"Alright students, let's begin the ritual" Colbert smiled
"YEAH!" the students cheered in excitement
[Later that day]
"Come my familiar" said a Noble boy
The Noble boy proceeds to wave his wand and a Bugbear appears before him. The Noble boy looked at his familiar in confusion for a few seconds, before replacing said look with a warm smile and his hugs his new familiar
"This is so amazing" the Noble said happily
"Check it out"
"He summoned a Bugbear"
"I wonder what I'll get"
"Good job, you summoned a wonderful familiar" Mr. Colbert complimented
"Thank you" the young man smiled, hugging his familiar once more
"Okay, who's next to go up?" Colbert asked as he faced his class
"That would be me" replied a blonde-haired boy with a rose in his hand
This young man is Guiche Chevalier de Gramont. Guiche is best known for being the school's Casanova, constantly flirting and charming the girls with his "romantic" attitude and stunning good looks
"Stand in the center and begin the spell" Colbert said
"If that's what you want" Guiche said haughtily
Guiche walks into the center and raises his wand, ready to summon his familiar
"O Brimir, our grand creator guides us...O Noble one who will become the familiar of Guiche the Brass" Guiche exclaimed before continuing "Answer my divine summons"
In that moment, the ground proceeds to rumble and an earth mole arises from the ground which brought great shock to Guiche
"WHAT!?" Guiche shouts in shock before continuing "SURELY THIS MUST BE A MISTAKE!"
"The spell usually gives you a familiar that fits your affinity" Colbert explained
Guiche lets out a sigh before kneeling down and putting his hand on the mole's head
"I guess this isn't too bad" Guiche said before continuing "If anything, I could've gotten something much worse"
The blonde haired Noble wasn't really stoked on having a mole as a familiar, but he did admit that the thing was rather cute in it's own little way
"Ha-Ha-Ha!"
"Laughter..." Guiche said
Guiche turns his head and sees his classmate Kirche with her new familiar which was a fire salamander
"I never expected Kirche to get a familiar like that" Guiche said in awe
"Look at the size of that thing"
"I heard those are rare to come across"
"Kirche's one lucky girl"
[With Kirche]
"Look at him, he's so adorable" Kirche squealed as she hugs the fire salamander
"At the end, you summoned quite the familiar, Ms. Zerbst" Colbert said as he examined Kirche's familiars
"Thank you, Mr. Colbert" Kirche smiled smugly before continuing "It fits my byname perfectly...Kirche the Fever"
"That it does" Colbert agreed
Colbert turns around and faces his class once more
"Has everyone summoned their familiars?" Colbert asked
"Louise hasn't gone yet" Kirche replied
An evil smirk forms on Kirche's face as she turns to her pink-haired rival who was furious
"Kirche...When I become a powerful mage YOU! are going to be my first victim..." Louise said mentally as she clenches her fist
"Step in the center and begin the spell, Louise" Colbert instructed
"Oh man..." Louise said worryingly
[In the center]
"Louise the Zero"
"I wonder what she'll summon"
"There's no way she'll summon anything, we'll just have another explosion and nothing more"
Louise grips her wand and looks forward
"It's now or never..." the pinkette said mentally before continuing "Don't screw this up"
The time to summon a familiar is no. On this very day, Louise Francoise le Blanc de la Valliere was going to prove to everyone that she is not a failure and will never BE a failure
"Show time" Louise said softly
The pink-haired Noble raises her wand and begins the spell
"My servant, that exists somewhere in this vast universe"
[In another universe, deep within the woods]
"You crazy bitch!" roared a scarecrow demon in anger before continuing "You'll pay for this...I'll make sure they put your head on a stick for all to see!"
"Are you sure about that?" asked a black-haired woman before continuing "Once I pull the trigger, your life is done-zo"
The black-haired woman was currently stepping on the demon's chest with a silver Desert Eagle aimed at it's head
"Do your worst, Nephilim" the demon goaded before continuing "I can take on whatever you dish out"
"That's what the last guy said...And he didn't fare any better" the woman said as she pulls the trigger
BANG!
The Desert Eagle fires a bullet which hits the scarecrow demon right between the eyes killing him instantly
"Welp, that takes care of that" the woman said
The brunette puts her gun in the holster and begins to stretch
"Now it's time to collect my well earned cash" the woman said
"My divine, beautiful, and powerful familiar"
"Huh?" the woman said as she comes to a stop
The black-haired woman looks around in search of the voice, but she doesn't find anyone or anything
"How bizarre" the woman said "I think my mind is playing tricks on me"
"I wish and assert from the bottom of my heart...Answer my guidance!"
"There it is again" the woman said before continuing "Who the hell is doing this?"
In that moment, a whitish-blue aura surrounds itself around the brunette
"What the heck?" the brunette asked in a confused tone
The Devil Hunter slowly ascends from the ground before disappearing
[In Louise's universe]
"Where is my familiar? I'm sure I did the spell correctly" Louise said to herself as she looks around
With every second that passes, the pinkette's nervousness grows more and more. So many questions were going through her mind...Where is her familiar? did she do the spell correctly? did she says the right words?
"Nothing...There's nothing there"
"As expected from Louise the Zero"
"She can't even perform the summoning spell correctly"
One by one, all of the students began to mock and ridicule the young mage while Colbert and a sky-blue haired girl didn't
"I failed...I can't believe I failed" Louise said tearfully before continuing "Will I be a zero forever?"
Louise was truly saddened about what has transpired. Today was her day, today was the day where she would prove to everyone that she's not a zero and is capable of performing magic just like the rest of them
"Stop this laughter at once!" Colbert ordered before continuing "This is a sacred ritual and I won't have you ruin it with your foolish behavior"
The students ignored their teacher's order and continued to laugh their butts off. The laughter and jeers went on for a couple of seconds, until a black-haired woman drops down causing them to cease their laughter and replace it with gasps and murmurs
"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?"
"This must be a prank set up by Zero"
"I didn't think it was possible"
"Please tell me this is a joke, PLEASE tell me this is a joke" Louise said
The pink-haired Noble girl kept repeating those words in hopes that this was a prank or a really bad dream she was soon going to wake up from. Colbert walks into the center and begins to examine Louise's new familiar
"Well Ms. Valliere, by the looks of it, it seems you summoned a-" Colbert gets cutoff midsentence
"HUMAN!?" the class shouts in shock and awe
Summoning a human being has never been done before. When a Noble performs the summoning ritual, an animal is usually the end result...Why did Louise get a human familiar while everyone else got an animal?
"Damn, that was one hell of a ride" the brunette said
The black-haired woman slowly picks herself up from the ground and brushes the dirt off her clothes
"What was all of that just now?" the brunette asked herself before continuing "Did the demon create that portal or was it something else?"
Once the woman settles down, she looks ahead and sees a large group of students with animals besides them
"Okay...This is new" the brunette said
Right then and there, Louise walks up to the brunette and gets a good look at her. Louise's familiar is a beautiful woman with jet-black hair formed in two spiky buns, emerald green eyes, caramel brown skin, and a curvaceous figure. The woman is wearing a knee-length red, black, and white hooded leather coat with a white T-shirt underneath, followed by a black scarf around her neck, leather black motorcycle gloves, and a pair of google on her head. Lastly, she had on dark blue jeans, high-top camouflage converses, and a dual holster around her waist with two guns inside
"I hope this is just some weird Harry Potter convention" the brunette said mentally
"Oh man, this is just too funny"
Everyone turns their heads to see Kirche who had a full-blown smirk on her face
"Exactly what I would expect from someone who boasted like you did...To think that you actually summoned up a peasant woman" Kirche laughed
Once again, everybody except Tabitha and Colbert began to laugh at the pinkette's misfortune
"Zero Louise, she always seems to live up to our expectations" Malicorne said causing the students to laugh harder
"SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTHS!" Louise roared in anger before continuing "IT WAS JUST A MISTAKE THAT'S ALL!"
"Sure it was"
"You should quit being a mage"
"Why're you still here?"
The students of Tristain went on to mock and ridicule the young noblewoman, until Colbert intervened in a very unpleasant manner which made them cease their insults
"Ms. Valliere, if you would be so kind as to finish the ritual" Colbert said
"Please don't make me do this, Mr. Colbert" Louise pleaded
"I understand that this is quite difficult for you, but you and I both know that redo's aren't allowed" Colbert said
"Dammit..." Louise clenched her fist before continuing "This is so degrading"
Louise REALLY didn't want to complete the summoning spell. It was bad enough that she summoned a human woman, but now she had to make said woman her familiar? at this point, she might as well buy herself a pet from the pet store and call it a day
"Familiar..." Louise said as she turns around facing the woman
"Sup" the brunette said
"I want you to state your name and where you hail from" Louise ordered in a demanding tone
"The name's Jessie Skyheart and I come from a small town called Fairport" the woman said
"Fairport? I've never heard of that before" Louise said mentally before continuing "I'll have to look into it later"
"Now can you give me your name, Pinky?" Jessie asked
"My name is Louise Francoise Le Blanc de La Valliere" the pinkette answered with pride
"That's quite the name ya got there" Jessie joked
"She also goes by Louise the Zero"
That comment made a few students chuckle
"Now with introductions out of the way, can you tell me why I'm here?" Jessie asked with her arms folded
"You were chosen to be Ms. Valliere familiar" Colbert explained
"Familiar?" Jessie raised an eyebrow before continuing "Think you could elaborate? I'm having a hard time understanding that"
"Familiars are creatures summoned by witches and wizards" Colbert said before continuing "Ms. Valliere was originally suppose to get an animal, but she ended up getting you instead"
"So that explains the portal" Jessie said to herself
Jessie was not exactly happy with the fact that she was in a world she knew nothing about, but being told that she was brought here by accident calmed her down...To a degree
"If I was summoned here by accident, wouldn't it best to send me back?" Jessie asked before continuing "There's a home I'd like to return to"
"Unfortunately, we can't do that" Colbert said sadly
"Why not? if you have the power to bring me here, then you should have the power to send me back" Jessie said
"Summoning servant is a one-way spell" Colbert said
"And that means...What exactly?" Jessie asked
"We can't send you back" Colbert answered
"You've got to be freaking kidding me" Jessie facepalmed
"Worry not, Ms. Skyheart" Colbert smiled before continuing "I'm sure Ms. Valliere will take good care of you"
Jessie turns to Louise who was currently giving her a death glare before turning back to Colbert
"I highly doubt it dude" Jessie said before continuing "Looks can be very deceiving"
"Hey!" Louise exclaimed
"Alright, let's finish this ceremony" Colbert said
"I can't kiss this woman" Louise whined before continuing "Isn't there another way to do this?"
"Physical contact is the only way to complete the spell" Colbert explained
"Why do bad things always happen to me?" Louise groaned
"Go for it, Louise"
"Consider yourself lucky" Louise scowled before continuing "You should feel honored that a Noble like myself is kissing a peasant like you"
"Just get on with it, Pinky" Jessie rolled her eyes
The black-haired woman squats down and comes face to face with Louise
"My name is Louise Francoise La Blanc de La Valliere" Louise said as she points her wand at Jessie before continuing "Pentagon that rules the five powers, bless this induvial and make her mine"
The young noblewoman grabs her the Devil Hunter's face and proceeds to kiss her. After the kiss is done, Louise quickly backs away
"Bleurgh!" Louise cried out in disgust before continuing "I can't believe my first kiss was with a please...A FEMALE PLEBIAN AT THAT!"
"I can only imagine how Dante and the others would react if they saw this" Jessie said
In that moment, runes begin to form the woman's hand
"What the hell is this?" Jessie asked herself as she examines her left hand before continuing "It feels like someone's furiously pinching my hand"
"Congratulations" Colbert said before continuing "You've completed the summoning spell"
"Just what did I do to deserve this?" Louise asked
"This class is now dismissed" Colbert announced "I hope you enjoy your life with your new familiars"
At that point, all of the students began to levitate off of the ground
"Didn't know they could fly" Jessie said
"You should walk back, Zero"
"No use trying something you'll fail at"
The students laughed at Louise before going inside
"Geez...What was that about?" Jessie said
At that point, Kirche walks up to Louise and Jessie
"What happened, Zero? I thought you were going to summon a familiar that would blow ours out of the water" Kirche teased
"As I said before, it was just a mistake" Louise said
"But you always said that" Kirche said before continuing "When are you going to do something right?"
"When are YOU going to stop harassing my ass with your inane comments?" Louise retorted
"I'll stop bothering you when you stop being a failure...Which'll never happen" Kirche laughed
In a fit of rage, Louise storms off with Jessie in tow
"That was interesting" Jessie said
"No it wasn't" Louise said
"Mind giving me a reason as to why she called you Zero?" Jessie asked
"You don't need to know" Louise said as she walked
"Don't need to know my ass" Jessie grumbled
[Later that day, in Louise's room]
"Why oh why did I have to end up with a commoner woman?" Louise asked herself before continuing "I should've gotten something cooler like a dragon or a manticore"
Louise was currently walking back and forth muttering to herself while Jessie was leaned against the wall watching it all go down
"Brimir...You should've been there in my time of need" Louise said before continuing "Why weren't you watching over me?"
"You've been ranting for half an hour" Jessie said before continuing "You should give it a rest already"
"Mind your tongue commoner" Louise seethed before continuing "If you were in my shoes, you would feel the exact same way"
"Why does this upset you so much? you should be happy to you got SOMETHING instead of nothing" Jessie said
"I was suppose to get something cool and powerful like a dragon or a manticore" Louise said before continuing "Instead of getting either of the two, I got a peasant woman whom I have to spend the rest of my life with"
The pinkette slowly walks over to her queen-sized bed and proceeds to lie down
"This is the worst day of my life" Louise groaned
"Maybe it's best if I leave you alone" Jessie said
"And go where exactly?" Louise raised an eyebrow
"I don't know" Jessie shrugged before continuing "Never really gave it thought"
"If you're going to head out, I want you to take this with you" Louise said
Louise grabs a hamper full of dirty clothes and drops it in front of Jessie
"What do you want me to do with this?" Jessie asked
"It's simple" Louise answered before continuing "I want these clothes clean and folded by tomorrow"
"..."
"Well? what're you waiting for?" Louise asked impatiently before continuing "Hop to it"
"Here's the thing...Maid work isn't really my schtick if you catch my drift" Jessie explained
"It is now" Louise said before continuing "Now cease your foolishness and do what your master asks of you"
"As I said before, maid work isn't my schtick" Jessie said before continuing "If you want your dirty work done, I suggest you go out and get yourself a servant, 'cause I don't take orders from anyone I don't know or like"
"You ARE my servant and you WILL follow your master's orders!" Louise exclaimed with authority
"The day I consider you my master is the day Hell freezes over" Jessie said
"Hell can't freeze over you moron..." Louise frowned
"That's the point, Louise" Jessie said before continuing "Peace"
The black-haired Devil Hunter gets off the wall and makes her way over to the door before exiting the room
[Outside Louise's room]
"Alright, let's see what this school is all about" Jessie said
"I'm really good at making soufflés"
Jessie turns her head and sees a Guiche talking to a brown-haired girl
"I would love to try one" Guiche smiled
"Really?" the brown-haired girl asked with stars in her eyes
"Yes my lovely Katie" Guiche answered before continuing "I would never lie to you"
"Oh Lord Guiche..." Katie blushed
"There's nothing behind my feelings for you" Guiche said with a rose in his hand
"Jesus fucking Christ, I've heard better lines from Dante of all people" Jessie rolled her eyes
Jessie lets out a sigh before putting her hands in her coat pockets
"Ignore them and continue walking" the brunette said to herself before continuing "No need for unnecessary attention"
"You there" Guiche said as he points to the woman
"Oh my nonexistent God" Jessie groaned silently
The black-haired woman turns around and faces the couple
"Is there something I can help you with?" Jessie asked
"You're that peasant woman Zero summoned earlier, correct?" Guiche asked
"Yeah that's me" Jessie answered
"It's no surprise that Louise the Zero would summon a useless woman rather than a exquisite familiar" the blonde brat said in a snobbish tone
"Big talk coming from someone who summoned a mole" Jessie retorted
"Excuse me? I'll have you know that Verdandi is the best familiar a Noble can have" Guiche boasted before continuing "Most people in this world wish to bask in his divine presence"
"Keep making yourself feel adequate, kid" Jessie said before walking off
"What a disrespectful familiar" Guiche scoffed before continuing "Someone needs to teach her some discipline"
"You needn't worry about her, Lord Guiche" Katie said before continuing "Don't let that woman ruin this romantic night"
"Of course my love" Guiche complied
[Outside the academy]
"How the hell am I going to handle this situation?" Jessie asked herself before continuing "Maybe I could give Nico a call and see if she can help out"
The Devil Hunter rambled on for a couple of seconds, until she is approached by a black-haired girl wearing a maid costume
"Excuse me" the maid girl said
"Do you need something?" Jessie asked
"Word around the school is that you're Ms. Valliere's familiar" the maid girl answered before continuing "Is that true?"
"Yes, it's true" Jessie asked before continuing "What of it?"
"That's truly fascinating" the maid girl said before continuing "A peasant being summoned as a familiar"
"Believe me, it's not as peachy as you think it is" Jessie said before continuing "Being taken away from your home by some spoiled brat to be her familiar is a goddamn nightmare"
"I'm terrible sorry" the maid girl apologized before continuing "It's just that I've never heard of anything like this before"
"Let's hope they don't make this a trend" Jessie said
"My name is Siesta" the maid girl bowed before continuing "I have the honor and privilege of serving the Nobles at this here academy"
"Nobles?" Jessie raised an eyebrow in confusion
"That's right" Siesta replied with a nod before continuing "Those who can use magic are Nobles, while those who can't are peasants"
"So that's why they keeping spewing this Noble and peasant crap" Jessie said to herself before continuing "The more information, the better"
"Where are you, Siesta!?" shouts a male voice before continuing "You know how these spoiled bastards act when they don't get what the want!"
"I would love to chat more, but I have to prepare the food for tomorrow" Siesta said
"Don't let me stop you" Jessie said
"Have a good night, ma'am" Siesta said
"Same to you" Jessie said
The black-haired maid takes a bow before going into the building
"Good kid" Jessie said before continuing "At least this one has manners"
The brunette puts her back against the wall and looks up at the sky which was filled with beautiful stars
"Man...This is going to be one hell of a time" Jessie said
The Devil Hunter has a goal and that's to return to her home...She doesn't know how she's going to do it or how long it's going to take, but all she knows is that she's gonna do it. Will she return home? or will she spend the rest of her life in this magic filled world?
END
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