The smile vanished from the creep’s face, replaced by confusion. “Strange. It’s not working... It’s not working at all. This is a high-level spell, though...”
Huh? That spell was “high-level”? I guess I can be proud that I resisted it, then.
“Hm... Is it because of this Magic Eye? Strange. Luigi’s Eye of Constriction should have sealed any offensive capabilities. Maybe you resisted that as well?”
“No, Professor. My Magic Eye is working properly.”
“Then perhaps he has some kind of resistance to mental interference. Mario, investigate him with your Eye of Appraisal.”
Wait, Mario? As in Luigi’s big brother? Were their parents gamers or something? That had to be a coincidence. No way they knew about video game characters from our world.
Mario looked at me. “Both his physical and magical stats are that of a layman. He doesn’t seem to possess any special abilities.”
Wait, what? Where did my gift from Haigen go? Can the people of this world not perceive it? Or was it replaced by my new gift?
“However, he has two Magic Eyes. The Eye of True Sight in his right, and the Eye of Sigils in his left.”
“Two Magic Eyes?! Mwa ha ha! Ah yes, now that I look at it, his left eye is indeed a different color.”
Huh? Aren’t both of my eyes black? They’re different colors now? I felt like I was trapped in some geeky middle schooler’s delusion. It was really going to make me stand out.
“So, what powers do these eyes possess?”
“The Eye of True Sight is similar to my Eye of Appraisal, but perhaps even stronger. In addition to the ability of appraisal, it is all-seeing, is able to identify objects in motion, and bestows a photographic memory upon the one who possesses it. Put simply, it specializes in enhancing vision.”
Wow. I gotta say, that sounded so overpowered.
“Mwa ha ha, most excellent! And what about his left eye?”
“The Eye of Sigils allows him to store any magic circle he sees within it and allows him to later activate its ability at a time of his choosing. It would seem that he can only store one at a time, but he can replace whatever he has stored with a new one. When the spell is activated, its effects occur immediately with no mana cost.”
Holy crap, that’s so convenient! I’m so glad I got this power. And it’d be even better if I wasn’t restrained like this.
“Mwa ha ha, most excellent! I’m so excited to begin experimenting on him! And do you know how he’s been able to resist my hypnosis?”
“Unfortunately, no. My hypothesis, however hard it is to believe, is that he simply possesses a will that exceeds the powers of compulsion of even a high-level hypnosis spell.”
“Hm. Well, luckily, this doesn’t affect the experiment whatsoever! If he has such a strong will, then I’m sure his mind won’t break. Mwa ha ha! Now then—bring him to the laboratory!”
Though I tried to resist, I couldn’t. The two knights picked me up from either side, forcefully stood me on my feet, and dragged me along with them towards a dark room. When we reached our destination, I saw a table with restraints in the middle of the room, where I had a full view of all the fun drugs and tools they had lined up for me. Hooray!
Honestly, I didn’t have a particularly good feeling about their human experiments. If I had to guess, it was gonna be pretty close to torture. Is this where you’re going to experiment on me? Ohhh nooo, I’m afwaid of needles.
“Mwa ha ha! Now put him on the table! It’s time to start the experiment! Mwa ha ha!!!”
This was seriously, seriously bad. Something needed to happen, and fast. Hey, any chance something could conveniently just explode and kill him? Just as I had that thought, a green light began to glow underneath me. Needless to say, this was rather unexpected, and everyone in the room, including me, froze in shock.
The green light expanded and formed a magic circle. Oh, hey. Déjà vu. Then, in the next second, a blinding light filled my vision.
“Huh? You’re back for a third time? You in love with me or something?”
Nope. Not like I came here of my own will. I do kinda like you, though.
I’d been transported back to the familiar world of white in which the goddess resided. Man, just how many times am I going to be summoned? How had this once-in-a-lifetime event happened three times already?! I was, however, thankful for it, because it had really saved my ass. Screw you, creepy guy.
“Hello, Goddess. So, any idea what’s going on?”
“Hmm... This is the first time that something this weird has happened. I’ll need to do some research. If we meet again, I’ll tell you what I learned, okay?”
She wasn’t even trying to talk like a goddess anymore. Also, why was I trying to cozy up to her, anyway? Well, at this rate, I was pretty sure I’d actually meet her again. I mean, third time’s the charm, right? Though hopefully it stops there.
A green light enveloped me, and once again, I was sent off to a new world.
“T-Teacher, what do you think?”
“Yes. The summoning was a success.”
Given that this was my third go-round, nothing about this situation surprised me anymore. Kinda scary how used to it I’ve become... Hm? Wait, I don’t think I was that surprised the first time either.
Before me stood a young girl, out of breath, and a tall, bespectacled woman with brown hair. The younger girl had probably been the one who summoned me. Now that I could get a better look at her, I saw that she was beautiful. She had blonde hair that fell into curls, an elegant dress that made it clear she was a noble, and large, stunning blue eyes.
The girl had called the slender, brown-haired woman “teacher,” which made it natural for me to assume that she was the girl’s instructor. She had the figure of a model, sharp eyes, and...long ears. An elf, perhaps?
Meanwhile, the magic circle that I’d become so familiar with was beneath my feet.
“Magnificent. You have summoned a humanoid monster on your first try. You are truly gifted, Lady Liede.”