Episode 9

**Hero Summoning** is the ninth episode of the Black Summoner anime series.

## Summary

Melfina enjoys food prepared by Efil and then complains about how hard it was to find Kelvin. Gerard then chimes in and asks who Melfina is, so Melfina formally introduces herself to everyone there. Later in the living room, Melfina asks to be called Mel instead of her full name to avoid any conflict with Deramis and then bestows Kelvin a blessing that has a couple of effects. The first effect is it prevents him from receiving a fatal wound once a month; the second is the ability to summon heroes.

Afterward, Sera and Mel spar against each other as Luca and Gerard observe the fight. Outside the mansion, Kelvin contemplates whether or not the Heroes of Deramis made it to the western continent and about his new Hero summoning ability. Once Sera and Mel finish their spar, they retire to the bath area where Efil offers her services to them. They then discuss Kelvin's current aloof and contemplative nature, and Mel thinks it's about his hero summoning ability. Later, Mel meets Kelvin in the backyard, and he asks her about the importance of heroes. Before she answers the question, Mel talks about the Demon King first, which all Demon Kings possess a unique skill called Papiya. It's a skill with two abilities; the first ability multiplies the evil within its user, and the second is the nullification of all damage. That's where the heroes come in, as their nature is fundamentally different from those in that world. Although Kelvin could quickly acclimate into the world with his amnesia, he worries for the Heroes of Deramis. Noting that if Kelvin is anxious about the Hero summoning process, Mel suggests that he perform a reincarnation summon and explains the two different summoning techniques.

That night, Kelvin decides to summon a hero through a reincarnation summoning process. Recalling all of his tamed creatures, Kelvin drinks a recovery potion given to him by Efil and, after drinking it, is guided through the reincarnation summoning process by Mel. Once Kelvin commences the process, the summoned person starts picking their skills, abilities, age, and appearance; when they're finished appear in the summoning circle that Kelvin created. The Hero summoned was named Rio, and she tearfully thanked Kelvin for summoning her. Rio then collapsed due to exhaustion from her reincarnation, and moments later, as does Kelvin for using up all of his magic.

Afterward, Rio wakes up in her own room and immediately heads outside to take in the area. Rio was then joined by Kelvin, who told her that he was also reincarnated into that world. Kelvin then explains his time in that world thus far. In turn, Rio explains her backstory to Kelvin as a sickly individual whose only escape was through books and how grateful she now is in the new world. Furthermore, Rio asks to join his adventurer party, and Kelvin accepts the offer, but asks that she consider him a "step-sibling" from a different land. Rio happily agrees to the request and decides to call Kelvin, Brother Kel, and Kelvin is allowed to call Rio, Rion.

## Characters

* Melfina
* Ruka
* Ellie
* Gerard Fragarach
* Efil
* Kelvin Celsius
* Sera Baal
* Gustav (Mentioned)
* Touya Kanzaki
* Nana Mizuoka
* Setsuna Shiga
* Miyabi Kuromiya
* Rion Celsius
* Ange
* Tsubaki Fujiwara
* Clotho