"I never imagined this spell would be used for something like 'finding Gallo.'"
In the East Lainer Mage Tower, in Lainer World.
After hearing Roland explain the whole story, Leilide could not help grumbling inwardly.
This spell had originally been intended for dealing with devils.
It was closely tied to the use of true names.
But now, applying it to a human suspected of becoming a lich meant that his dream from years ago of coasting on past achievements had been utterly shattered.
He had no choice but to get back up and keep striving to improve.
Leilide felt that he had a miserable lot in life, but he dared not disobey his teacher.
Since things had come to this, all he could do was keep working hard.
Soon, Leilide sent the compiled material to Roland and tentatively proposed his ideas for improvement.
Though the task seemed troublesome, getting it to a usable stage was still within his abilities.
Roland was also an erudite mage with exceptional skill in arcana research, and he soon tested and refined the approach Leilide had provided.
Little by little, he finished optimizing the technique.
"Gallo..."
At the moment it was completed, in the laboratory.
The flesh cells activated by the "calling of the name" gave off a faint glow.
This meant that the "Call-Name Spell" had successfully matched the characteristics of a human soul.
It would not work on Gallo alone, but on any human soul with similar characteristics.
All that was needed was to call out a different name.
"This is rather like the magical treasure in Journey to the West, the Purple-Gold Gourd, which identifies people by name.
"Except that treasure can suck you inside with a single call, whether you give a real name or a false one.
"This requires