SUMMONS
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SUMMONS,[1] more commonly referred to as The App, is a mysterious smartphone application that can grant its users otherworldly, magical powers.[2]1 It is also responsible for hosting the Game, a massive competition between the various guilds and Worlds within Tokyo.
Overview
On its surface, the App seems to be a popular social networking phone application used primarily by students. However, there exists a secret step within the app to become registered as a player within the Game, becoming a full-fledged App User and granting the new user access to otherworldly powers.
The App icon is a hexagram.
History
Fujimi Academy Experiments
Research and development on the App first started in Fujimi Academy as a series of experiments conducted on the students attending. The academy lauded itself as the ideal school, taking Tokyoites and Transients alike with different physical and psychological traits, educating them according to their individual needs. However, the professors and board of executives were all researchers, and all of the students were their test subjects. They would be referred to as a cult.
Eventually, word would get out about the inhumane tests being done on the students, and a group of vigilantes such as 
Suzuka would tear the whole building down. Unbeknownst to them, a small section of the researchers escaped to another facility, taking some students with them to continue their experiments.[3]1
In the new facility, students were forced to take part in an archaic version of the Game. They were told to use their various backgrounds and specialties during the experiment to aid them, and that completing it would result in their graduation from the academy. The teachers told their students that the perspective they would gain from the class and the contributions they make would be used to help those in the outside world. 
Arc questions if the teachers were aware of the truth behind the experiment, if they simply lied to themselves, or if they were too unaware.
The students were imbued with special powers by mixing in the memories of other mythological and historical figures with the students. They found themselves participating in real life-or-death battles. Students of one facility would be pitted against students of another facility, slaughtering others to protect those they saw as family. In the end, the experiment would fall apart midway through because their battles would lead to the creation of an Exception, killing all of the students except for a select 
few.
The experiment carried out in Fujimi Academy's Otemachi branch was likely the prototype behind the App, with its original purpose being a battle royale death game designed to create an immortal, omniscient god.[4]14 
Leib describes how something as complex as the App could not appear out of nowhere, but would require numerous testing phases and experimentation. He theorizes that someone else took all of this data, finished constructing the App, and published it.[3]15
Post-Launch
After its release, the App would grow in popularity. A group of people which 
Toji belonged to would oppose the App, discovering the inherent danger within the Game.
A conference was held by the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office to ask for opinions regarding the safety of the App. The government asked The Wisemen about their opinions on the currently trending App, submitting their answers to a panel of experts. Due to their evaluation, the government would belie that the App was harmless and safe, despite Toji's constant warnings. While 
Shuichi claims that their own opinions held little weight due to them being simply a student think tank, Toji would later find that the Wisemen were also entrusted with managing the government funding of those involved. Their political influence went much higher than any of Toji's group could have imagined. By the time anyone realized how dangerous the App truly was, it was too late—The App had spread too far already.[5]6
Toji's group would not stop their efforts to put a stop to the game despite their setbacks. However, the group members would slowly be dealt with, leaving Toji as the last member remaining.[6]6
Features
Game Features
Location and Information Tracking
When the App is running, all users can see one's location and affiliation. Opponents who an App User has never battled before will only be able to see limited information, but one's location is available to everyone at all times.[7]1 Those with administrative privileges, such as the Game Masters and Entertainers, can hide their own information and location as well as select others' if they so wish.[8]2
Summoning
Users can summon transients with the App using 
Transient Stones. Users can also summon Sacred Artifacts.
App Battles
Users can also engage in App Battles with other users. All App Battles must be accepted, otherwise the user forfeits their access to the rest of the App's features. App Battles occur in Battle Zones, where Rules can be enforced. The end of an App Battle is typically marked by the defeat of one of the participants.
These Battle Zones can typically be terminated by turning off the App. However, they can persist even when the App is closed under the condition that only App Users and Transients remain in the Battle Zone, as summarized by 
Alice in I Ain't Scared a No Halloween!. Such "Battle Zones" are restricted in an enclosed area.
Battle Zones
Only App Users can see inside Battle Zones.[7]1
Guilds
For more detailed information about guilds, see Guild.
The App allows for formations of guilds among groups of users, which grants certain perks. With guilds, several Rules can be enforced in an enclosed area for an indefinite period of time, without the need of a Battle Zone.
SNS Features
Communication
The App features video calls, audio-only calls, and texts.
Stickers
Debuting in Seaside Fashionista, users can use stickers to as a decorative feature.
Notes
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References
- ↑ "Tokyo Afterschool Summoners" Promotion Video Vol.2 (housamo, T.A.S.)
- ↑ Chapter 3: Berserkers - Ikebukuro Colosseum
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 8: Genociders - Beyond the Overlapping Ends
- ↑ Valentine Fantasy: An Eternal Fairyland
- ↑ Chapter 7: Genociders (Prelude) - Blood and Shadows
- ↑ Chapter 4: Missionaries - Dogma City, Aoyam
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chapter 2: Clash of the Sacred Artifacts -Shinjuku Cataclysm-
- ↑ Chapter 14: Entertainers & Rule Makers ~Prelude~ -Alibi of the Urban Legends-
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