EP.176 Sign, Battle Mage! (2)
How to kill a Wizard.
It is the basis, origin, and essence. There was not a single hesitation in discussing the fundamentals.
‘How do we kill the Wizard?’
In other words, it was the same as asking me how to crush the skull of the ancient skull of Skebal.
It is not difficult to answer that question.
I’ve already sorted it out to the point where I’m sick of it. I proved it with my own hands by bumping into it several times. The evidence was the skulls of Skebal collected deep in my room.
“Wizard hunting.”
What you already know.
Something you can be sure of.
“How to Explode a Wizard’s Head.”
Then, I pulled on my gloves.
“I will start the lecture now.”
Listen carefully, guys.
From now on, I will discuss the fundamentals.
2.
A special lecture for combat magic students.
Understanding the Battle Mage.
Students sitting in the classroom where the class was taking place listened to the professor on the podium. The professor’s voice was full of enthusiasm.
“First of all, Battle Mage, as you know, is a class developed by the great Gray Mage. “This is a class born on the battlefield.”
This is contrary to Professor Rania’s usual calm appearance. The nightmare of responding calmly and coolly in any situation is everywhere.
“Here, you will hear the secrets of the class he worked so hard to create. Isn’t it quite an honor? Know with glory.”
The students look a little tired.
That is an honor. It’s an honor, but…
‘Professor Rania, was she always like that…?’
I feel a sense of disconnect. It seems like today I am particularly gritting my teeth while teaching class. The students who pondered the reason came up with a plausible guess.
‘Professor Rania’s older brother.’
‘Yes, now that I think about it, in terms of relationships.’
The gray wizard Raniel Van Trias.
Rania Van Trias, from the same family as him.
In that order, Raniel is the older brother and Rania is the younger sister. As a younger sibling, do you respect your older brother? The students secretly glanced at Rania.
thud!
Her eyes widen as she taps on the blackboard.
The students leaned back slightly at that sight. There was a strong will in those blue eyes that was too strong to be called simply ‘respect’.
I wanted to keep some distance. really.
While keeping a distance, the students think to themselves.
‘Yes, you respect me a lot…’
‘As for the gray wizard, well…’
What kind of being is the Gray Wizard?
He is a person who has become the idol of all wizards. If you had someone of that caliber as your older brother, would you really develop that level of respect?
‘No, at this point it’s not about respect…’
It’s obsession.
Desperate persistence to prove it.
The students had no idea where that passionate obsession came from.
Except for just two people.
“······.”
Belnoa wiped his eyes silently.
He knows that Professor Rania’s true identity is the Gray Wizard. Belnoir, who knew that fact, had to feel his face getting hot.
‘I’m embarrassed, I’m really embarrassed.’
Why is Professor Rania like that?
At the part where he himself pronounced himself a ‘great’ gray wizard, Belnoa lowered his head without realizing it. He couldn’t bear to meet his eyes.
I praise my own achievements.
Hiding his identity.
And that too, in front of students younger than themselves.
‘It’s ugly…!’
Such thoughts pop up inadvertently.
Truly blasphemous, Belnoir feels that the founder of his class is ‘ugly’.
“oh.”
Belnoa turned his head at the voice coming from next to him. There is a student sitting next to her. Without thinking, she is a student who just seems to live as she is destined to.
“indeed.”
Lark Van Grace.
He nods his head repeatedly. He seemed impressed. Belnoir looked at Lark and gave him a pitiful look.
‘I guess they can do that because they don’t know the identity.’
It was an illusion.
Lark also knows Rania’s identity. Even though he knows, Lark doesn’t think anything of it. Most people do not take other people’s words literally. He is conscious of the speaker’s existence and tries to find hidden meaning in the words.
‘Indeed, the professor is a great person.’
But not Lark.
Lark takes what he hears. Even more so if it is a professor you trust. Lark nodded his head repeatedly and listened to Rania’s lecture.
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“···Phew.”
“Oh oh···.”
Rania’s class continued as the two students sighed and exclaimed with different thoughts.
* * *
“To put someone down, you need to understand them well. Battle Mage is a class specialized for dealing with Wizards.”
Wizard.
First class.
“What are the characteristics of the Wizard class?”
Rania spread her fingers.
“Of all the spells, if you look at their power alone, there is no elemental spell. The Wizard class deals with elemental spells and is a class that assists with various spells.”
Strike a heavy blow.
For that one hit, I lay a trap and use miscellaneous spells to buy time. That was the basic combat method of the Wizard class.
“So if you distance yourself, it becomes annoying. “The Wizard is a class that grows exponentially stronger as time passes and as the distance increases.”
That’s why I hide behind the battle lines.
The Wizard class was more than effective enough to buy time for the front row.
“Also, they have a good understanding of circuits. As they are people who pursue the extreme of spells, they have a high level of understanding of spells in general. “You can predict the next move just by looking at the end of the circuit.”
What would you predict would happen?
“We will respond. By manifesting a magic spell, or by concocting a defensive spell. Of course, Wizards who have reached a significant level can do this.”
Rania pointed to a student sitting in the front row.
“Would you like to draw a circuit?”
The student nods and draws a circuit. Rania stretched out her arms, looking at the circuit engraved in the air.
“Intermediate spell, Shock-wave.”
Interpret the order.
Then, I inserted my finger into the circuit the student was drawing. Her fingers got stiff in the gap between the lines. The student’s pupils who were drawing the circuit widened.
Let’s go together!
Lift your finger across the circuit.
That alone changes the leadership of the circuit. The completed circuit appeared in Rania’s hand.
“It’s a hijacking of the circuit. It is a technique that can be used by knowing what circuit the opponent is drawing and understanding its center. “It is not an easy task.”
It is a technique close to predicting what letter it will be and what it will mean by looking at just one stroke.
“It’s not easy, but if you succeed, the direction of the fight will change in an instant. Most of the frontline wizards know how to hijack circuits. Of course, it doesn’t work against opponents of a higher level than you.”
Rania waved her hand and removed the circuit.
“Like this, Wizards have three main characteristics.”
First, it mainly deals with elemental spells.
Second, as the distance increases or time is given, it becomes stronger.
Third, gain an advantage in magic battles based on knowledge of circuits.
“Let’s attack these one by one.”
Rania clapped her hands.
She continued, pointing to the first of the three characteristics written on the board.
“The relative method of elemental spells originally uses ‘compatibility.’ However, this does not apply to all wizards. “The more advanced the wizard, the better he knows how to overcome compatibility.”
Or use spells like Kelhalm.
If not…
“A representative example is the ancient lich, Skeval, who knows how to use elemental spells of all attributes to the limit. “It is difficult to achieve compatibility with spells of the same attribute type.”
Cover all properties.
Wizards who reached the rank of superhumans had the means to overcome their individual weaknesses. It wasn’t created in a day or two.
their life.
A solidly built castle wall.
Rania knew that in order to break through it, she had to find another means.
“So, change your approach.”
Rania said and snapped her fingers.
“You know how.”
Smite.
A ray of light flashes.
Rania said, pointing to the afterimage of the striking spell that tore through the air.
“I use a striking spell that has no compatibility. Striking spells inflict physical shock. That’s why you use martial arts.”
Strengthens the body.
Approach it and hit it with a striking spell.
Rania explained why the basics of the Battle Mage class, which everyone knows, took that form.
“This is like a strategy for the second characteristic. Wizards become stronger the more time you give them. The longer the distance, the more troublesome it becomes. So reduce it. “We strengthen the body and drag it into close combat.”
She paused for a moment.
“Of course, there is a spell that serves as the basis for this… but it must be difficult for you at the moment. This will be covered in the senior curriculum.”
Conversion of price through balance.
After putting off explaining it, she continued to explain.
“Now that we’ve conquered two, there’s only one last thing left.”
Superiority in magic warfare.
Stealing and counterspelling spells.
“I think you guys should know better about this.”
The students nodded.
They look at the back of their hands. The spells stocked on the back of the hand were the method of destruction.
“A spell already stored in the manifestation state. Spells that are cast immediately without a moment’s delay cannot be stolen. Variables are created and gaps are created.”
She tapped the side of my head with her finger.
“And once a gap is created, it’s over. Victory and defeat can be decided in just a moment. Make a gap and make a hole for the head to vent. It’s the head that weaves the spell. If your head explodes, won’t you be able to use spells?”
The students are scared.
Rania, realizing that her choice of language was quite extreme, cleared her throat several times.
“Anyway, I think you understand now.”
She tapped the blackboard with the back of her hand.
“This is the foundation of a battle mage.”
Practical and flexible.
Those things are just secondary.
“Everything about Battle Mage is made to hunt Wizards. “Everything you’ve learned is a means to kill the wizard.”
Origin (基原).
“If a wizard is a cannon hidden within a strong castle wall, then a battle mage is a spear. A spear that will break through the castle walls and pierce the cannons hidden within them.”
Champion, Kyle Torben.
A class with similar fighting methods.
“Two weeks from today, your spear blade will become sharper. So that it can break through everything.”
How can we enable him?
Rania came down from the stage smiling brightly. Opening the door to her classroom, she motioned for her students to follow her.
“Please follow me.”
Students feel ominous.
Although they hesitate, they move after Rania. Walk down the hallway and down the stairs. If you walk like that for a while, you arrive at a certain place.
[Training Room]
This is a gym prepared for the Combat Magic Department.
This is a place I often visited when taking classes with Professor McHart. However, when the tightly closed door of the gymnasium was opened… the students’ pupils shook violently.
“The sword master, Kuntel, said this.”
Open gym door.
A demonic landscape visible beyond.
The professor standing in front of the door to hell smiles brightly. That smile is very beautiful.
“There is nothing like actual combat.”
She pointed inside the gym.
“Let’s do it. “Practical.”
The students’ complexions turned pale.
“Professor McHart and I will do our best to help you grow.”
Why is Professor Rania wearing activewear and keeping her hair neatly organized? This is the moment when that question was resolved. Rania spoke to the trembling students.
“After two weeks, you will have become a full-fledged battle mage.”
Her smile is flawless and clear.
There is no trace of evil. Seeing her sincerely want students to grow, they inadvertently remember a proverb.
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
The students are headed to hell.
With Rania’s beautiful smile.
3.
Combat Magic and Special Enhancement Week.
Although the cries of combat magic students are echoing, Aplia continues her daily life as usual.
Today is the same as yesterday.
Tomorrow is the same as today.
As daily life continues peacefully, those who know about Kelhalm’s visit, including the Hound, have one question.
‘Why on earth did Kelhalm visit Aplia?’
It was a natural question, and it is an unresolved question.
Kelhalm just quietly teaches classes. Even the hounds watching him are on the verge of loosening their vigilance.
“There must be something.”
Kalt taps the table.
All kinds of information about Kelhalm is spread out on the table. The past of a madman. Kalt muttered as he looked at the data he had collected about the madman’s movements.
“Kelhalm was the president of the academic city of Artia. “He was a respected figure and a capable educator.”
Tuk.
“He produced many talented wizards, but she is the best among them.”
Tuk.
“Celestia von Arta.”
Suddenly, Kalt’s finger touched the table and stopped. He saw a record of a person.
“The most gifted summoner of all time, capable of wielding five top spirits at the same time.”
However, Kalt did not know the name of the wizard until now. Even if he was a person from a hundred years ago, if he was born with that level of talent, he must have left behind some achievements, right?
Why is this my first time hearing that name?
The reason was written at the end of the record.
“Died on the day of graduation.”
With her death, Artia perished.
The reason was not listed anywhere.
The manner in which she was destroyed, or what connection her death had with Artia’s destruction… was not stated in any record.
‘It just came out that it was related to an apostate.’
Kalt touched the corner of his mouth.
“But, where have I seen this face before?”
Light purple hair.
Light purple eyes.
In her recorded portrait, Kalt somehow feels a sense of déjà vu. Kalt inadvertently let out a sigh.
“Lesti Eleanor.”
