◈ Episode 86: Animology Class (2)
Spirits are originally born from nature.
Spirits have existed since the beginning of Mother Nature, and naturally, they have lived in this world long before humans.
Spirits derived from nature contain the power of nature.
That’s why they are strong, beautiful, and the purest.
There are only two types of emotions that those spirits feel toward humans.
It was all about liking and indifference.
So, when the spirits make a contract with a human, the standard is determined based on curiosity.
No matter how cruel the opponent is, even if they are pointed at by the same people, the spirit doesn’t care.
Because the standard of good and evil that humans divide in front of Mother Nature is nothing more than a speck of dust.
Nature is not afraid of humans.
Humans are also part of Mother Nature. They were one of the elements of the world.
Spirits derived from nature have no reason to fear humans, who are a part of nature.
but.
It was happening right in front of my eyes.
The spirits fear a human being.
As far as Selina knew, there had never been a case like this.
“Rudger, sir? Hey, what the hell happened to this… … .”
“Miss Selina. Don’t be too surprised.”
Seeing Selina staring at something strange this way, Rudger thought he should calm her down a bit.
“There are all kinds of different people in the world. It wouldn’t be strange if there were people who hated the spirits.”
“To the spirits, do you think you hate them?”
“yes. I am of such a peculiar constitution.”
Rudger’s excuse was, in fact, lame to even call it an excuse.
However, this was the best excuse Rudger could make.
Because I can’t reveal the truth of his real ‘constitution’ to her.
If you’re lucky,
“Is that so?”
Selina in front of him must believe that with all his heart.
Of course, Selina wasn’t completely stupid either.
There is a certain degree of naivety, but even she would never have believed such nonsense.
if it’s normal
However, if the person who said it was Rudger, the story would be different.
Rudger was a mysterious man.
Ever since he was appointed to Seorn, he was incredibly skillful for a new teacher like him, and hadn’t he shown great performances one after another?
The most famous anecdote among them is the creation of [source code], a new magic that did not exist until now.
A new magic creation.
Even she, who is the same teacher, feels like going back to when she was a student whenever she sees Ludger.
After all, that’s it.
Even if you say the same thing, the persuasive power varies depending on who the messenger is.
The existence of Rudger to Selina now was so trustworthy that she could believe anything he said.
“And look. It’s mainly the lesser spirits who don’t like me. Other spirits don’t.”
“uh… … But there are only lesser spirits around?”
“Then, you can check the spirits that Miss Selina commands.”
The spirits wandering around now are mostly low-level to low-level spirits.
On the other hand, Selina has signed contracts with spirits of intermediate level or higher, as she was invited to serve as a teacher in Ceorn at a young age.
It doesn’t just stop at one attribute, only the intermediate spirits she commands are three types of water, wind, and earth.
“ah.”
It was as Ludger said.
Although invisible to the eyes of others, around Selina were her contract spirits who had yet to reveal themselves.
A whopping three intermediate level spirits.
They weren’t particularly afraid of Ludger like other low-level spirits.
The middle-level spirits, which she could only see, were rather puzzled by the appearances of the other lower-level spirits.
“How is it?”
“uh? Really. The mid-level or higher spirits that I have contracted with are docile.”
Selina’s eyes twinkled as if she was amazed that she had learned something new.
“It’s more amazing than that! I’ve never seen low-level spirits so reluctant to anyone before.”
Selina suddenly sticks her face in this direction.
Rudger pulled his upper body back slightly.
“There are many kinds of people in the world.”
“I’m sorry. It would have been nice if Mr. Ludgar was friendly with the spirits too.”
“it’s okay. More than that, Miss Selina. Are you okay with wasting so much time on me? Students are waiting.”
“yes? Ah, ah! look at my mind You were testing students right now, right? thank you! Mr. Rudger!”
“It was nothing.”
Ludger let out a sigh of relief when he saw her hurriedly approaching the students and arranging a contract with the spirit.
At least it was Selina, so I passed it like this, if it was someone else, I might have questioned his existence.
‘It’s fortunate that I’m not in a situation where I lack magic.’
Rudger was fully aware that the spirits were afraid of him.
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However, if the lower spirits were to ask if they were completely afraid of him, they would say no.
Because what the lower spirits fear is not exactly themselves, but other ‘something’ behind them.
‘I still have a lot of magic right now, so I don’t think I can recognize it after the middle level spirit.’
But when he used up a lot of mana.
And yes, if that [noise] would resonate in his head.
At that time, intermediate spirits will also respond.
If that was the case, it would have been difficult to even make excuses to Selina.
‘Are the lower spirits aware even in the best condition? Ironically, he is the weakest being, so he is aware of this strange power.’
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In a place far away from the students, Ludger chewed and swallowed magic potion to avoid being caught by others.
Ludger’s gaze turned to Selina, who was praising the student who had just signed a contract with the spirit.
She was genuinely pleased with the student’s success as if it were her own.
‘Rather than that, does Selina-sensei only use intermediate level spirits?’
First of all, according to what is known, she commands a total of 3 intermediate level spirits.
Intermediate Spirits of Water, Intermediate Spirits of Wind, and Intermediate Spirits of Earth respectively.
That alone was obviously a great skill.
Still, I thought that if I had come as a teacher for Seorn, there would be one more thing I could be confident about.
Thinking so, Ludger narrowed his eyes at the strange sensation he suddenly felt.
‘Sight.’
Rudger only rolled his eyes and followed the owner of his eyes.
‘Where is it?’
First of all, not students. The direction of the gaze was rather flying between the dense trees.
However, it was difficult to guess the exact direction, as if a hazy mist had grown thick around.
‘Is it a spirit?’
The lower spirits are afraid of him and are reluctant to even come close to him.
Intermediate spirits are only roaming around Selina.
‘A strange heat felt together with the gaze. It must be a pretty powerful guy.’
okay. This is definitely a flame spirit.
It exists enough to affect the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere just by paying attention to it.
Least advanced elemental.
Their words are advanced, but if you hit them as wizards, they are those who demonstrate the power of at least 5th tier. Among them, in the case of a particularly strong individual, it is possible to go up to the 6th tier.
Above all, the eyes staring at this side are full of vigilance.
‘Because it’s the entrance to the Hwanmong Forest, there’s no way a higher level spirit will appear in a place like this.’
Besides, this place is literally a forest. The spirits living in the forest are basically the spirits of plants, light, water, wind, and earth.
Flame spirits were often seen in hot places, mainly in volcanic regions or deserts.
But in a forest like this, even in the outskirts, a high-class spirit of flame.
‘Other students didn’t seem to feel its existence itself.’
Even Selina, who was most sensitive to spirits, did not react.
‘It’s not a guy who exists in a state of nature. It’s someone who acts artificially.’
In the gaze toward this side, one can even feel the intention to evaluate what kind of person he is.
Indeed, did they even want to confirm whether this human being feared by the other spirits was really a threat?
It was a bit annoying for Rudger, but he didn’t have any intention of showing off in the current situation.
‘Is there someone else in this forest who summons spirits? Or, is someone hiding in the gap between those students working on this spirit?’
I wasn’t sure yet.
However, if you reveal your strength to check the flame spirit, he will run away right away.
For now, I had no choice but to leave this side alone to evaluate.
‘He’s a person who commands higher-level spirits while hiding his identity.’
An animistics teacher in charge of older students?
The odds were extremely low. On the contrary, if you look at him blatantly staring at this side, there must be only one.
First Order.
An executive of the Black Dawn Society hiding in Seorn.
Whether he or she, student or teacher.
An existence that Rudgar has not even confirmed yet. And, unlike the other members of the Black Dawn, he is the only one who might notice his strangeness.
‘I don’t know why he’s suddenly looking at me like this. Or what signal is it sending?’
If so, how would you react here?
Responding blatantly can have the opposite effect.
The opponent is the First Order of the Black Dawn. As he is an executive of a secret organization, he will be cautious when making contact with other executives.
If so, what should I do?
Rudger opened his mouth in case he wanted to.
“It’s a little hot.”
A muttering to oneself naturally.
No matter who sees it, it is nothing more than words quietly chanted alone.
However, the meaning was clearly conveyed to the being staring this way.
‘A response has come.’
It is felt.
A part of the empty space is momentary, but it is swaying.
Definite proof that the other person is listening to your voice.
But nothing more.
This side reacted only to this extent, so I clearly drew a line by keeping my mouth shut.
‘ruler. What are you going to do?’
You don’t have to react from the other side.
Whatever it was, it was because Ludgar got a clear clue that the opponent was using a high-level fire elemental.
However, no response came over time.
Rudger was a little nervous.
‘If the opponent uses a higher level spirit, should I deliberately remove the restraint imposed on me so that I can deliberately take a look at the reaction?’
Words are forbidden, but in fact, they are a kind of barrier that he puts around his mind using his magical powers.
And this restraint was to block the strange ‘source’ he possessed.
Source.
The real reason the lower spirits feared him.
The spirits didn’t just stop approaching Rudger because they were afraid of themselves.
To be precise, it is to fear the power he possesses.
‘It’s not like I have it because I really want it.’
Indeed, can you say that you have it?
The source was something that even Ludger could do nothing about.
It cannot be removed, and neither can it be ignored.
On the contrary, if this side doesn’t maintain magic power at all times, that source will reverse and try to encroach on this side.
It was for this reason that he regularly took magic pills and kept his mana at its maximum.
A total of three tabs are currently maintained.
Only the lower spirits showed a reaction.
‘It’s just a simple prediction, but if it’s possible to recognize higher-level spirits every time you unlock one by one.’
You may need to break two of the three bans to affect the higher spirits.
That wasn’t something even Rudger was very happy about.
To think that you had to unlock two of them just to test your opponent.
Even if only one restraint was lifted, Rudger would have to listen to that damn noise-like voice.
When the second is released, then you feel their touch.
and the last third.
The last restraint that Master had been urging him not to lift, even if it meant dying.
It’s hard to even imagine what will happen the moment you solve it.
‘How the hell did this happen?’
Suddenly, I remembered what my mother had told me in my previous life.
All kinds of beings are watching you.
I didn’t believe it at the time, but since I came here, I’ve been acutely aware of it every day.
so i was annoyed I keep bringing back memories I don’t want to bring back to him.
That was the moment.
Hwareuk.
A small spark was born in front of Ludger’s eyes, and then it turned into letters.
Even at that sight, Rudger was not surprised. Since he had already finished preparing his heart, he calmly scanned the letters engraved with flames with his eyes.
‘indeed. I wonder if it was the same on the other side that I was impatient. He knows how to come to me first.’
[3 days later. after school hours. Again here.]
The First Order, which they were looking for so much, tried to make a tangent in this direction first.
