Episode 213
The carriage flew quickly. It didn’t seem like much had passed, but I could see the main gate of the magic school in the distance.
For a moment, Lee Han felt a warm feeling as if he had returned home.
And I got goosebumps.
‘Did I fall victim to mental magic?’
A lot of snow has melted.
The skeleton principal’s voice contained a gentle sadness. Lee Han cursed inwardly.
“It melted faster than I thought.”
okay. I thought it would last a little longer. There was no need to resolve it so quickly, right?
“I will be careful in the future.”
Lee Han answered roughly and got off the carriage.
There were still some places where snow was piled up, but it didn’t feel like the harsh cold of a few days ago at all.
It was warm spring weather.
‘Still, I’m glad I didn’t waste the whole weekend.’
Priests were seen everywhere. Lee Han showed a happy expression.
I can’t believe I get to meet priests without wasting the rest of Sunday.
This alone was lucky.
If the cold had lasted just a little longer, we could have stopped the priests…
The sad voice of the skeleton principal was heard from behind. Lee Han pretended not to hear and moved on.
* * *
“It must have been really hard.”
The priests of the Church of Fire and the Church of Apha spoke with expressions full of regret.
The students almost froze to death while they were away.
I couldn’t help but feel heartbroken.
“But it wasn’t all bad things. “Thanks to the cold, training in the fire element became easier.”
The priests laughed at Lee Han’s words. I thought it was a joke.
“Ihan of the Wardanaz family always finds the positive side of things, right?”
“If you have that kind of mindset, you will be okay no matter what trials come your way in the future.”
Lee Han, who was wearing a fire-absorbing ring, bracelet, and necklace, paused at that reaction.
“Did you think I was joking…?”
“ruler. Then, let’s try flame training again.”
Inside the tent, paper birds began to fly.
Once you learned how to control the movement of the flame to some extent, the next step was to practice hitting a moving target.
In fact, tuning in to Lee Han itself wasn’t that difficult of a practice.
Other elements had already been manipulated in much more complex and detailed ways.
What was difficult for Lee Han was keeping the firepower constant while moving the flame to hit the target.
As soon as concentration was lost, the flames grew in size and spread in all directions.
Other wizards who control the fire element infuse their magic power to maintain the flame after summoning it, but Lee Han had to learn how to control his magic power as narrowly as possible to avoid going out of control after summoning the flame.
…It was a little unfair, but I couldn’t help it.
Grumble!
The fireworks moving around Lee Han accurately hit the paper bird.
The priests’ faces brightened.
The firepower of the flame has become noticeably more stable than the last time.
Of course, he was wearing ten fire-absorbing rings, four bracelets, and two necklaces, but even taking that into account, it was an outstanding development.
“That’s great! “My skills have improved a lot.”
“Is that so?”
Nevertheless, Lee Han felt a little disappointed.
The seasoned priests did not miss the disappointment in the voice of the boy from the Wardanaz family.
“Do you have any problems or concerns? Please speak comfortably. “The ears of priests are always open.”
“That’s it…”
Lee Han slowly opened his mouth.
In fact, the fire element was an element that had narrower versatility than other elements and was specialized in a few directions.
Due to their unique flexibility, water and earth can be used in a variety of ways, such as attack when attacking, defense when defending, etc…
The use of flame was quite ambiguous.
As such, when dealing with the fire element, I had no choice but to focus on its destructive power.
“As we focus on controlling the flames, even if we succeed, the power seems to be weakened. “I ran into a monster a few days ago…”
The priests of the Afha Church were not surprised by Lee Han’s words.
It was a problem that everyone who deals with fire elemental magic had at least once.
The nature of fire was clearly destructive, but when I actually experienced combat, I realized that it was surprisingly difficult to apply the fire element in combat.
No matter how destructive it is, it only becomes meaningful once it reaches the enemy.
It was easy to shape water and soil, and it was also easy to move and gain speed in that state.
Lightning is an element that is difficult to control and has condensed tremendous speed.
However, flame was not only difficult to shape, but it was also several times more difficult than other elements to move and gain speed in that state.
In order to solve this problem, I had to completely overcome the shortcomings by properly maintaining the shape of the ‘arrow’ or ‘spear’ and adding the ‘fire’ attribute. This drastically increased the difficulty level of the circle.
It was not a method that someone who was just learning the fire element would attempt.
In the end, beginner fire wizards would slowly move flames to attack enemies, bring flames widely to suppress enemies, or even use enchantment magic.
“This is a concern that everyone has. Lee Han of the Wardanaz family. It can be said to be a transitional period before the level of magic increases. Fire magic can be very disappointing if the opponent is prepared, especially since it is easy to block. However, if you continue to practice without giving up, your level of magic will increase, and any concerns you have now will be easily resolved. What monsters did you face and did you feel a lack of power?”
The priests asked the name of the monster Lee Han faced.
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It was to listen to weaknesses and give advice.
It would be better to know how to attack monsters than to worry about immediately increasing the power of fire magic.
“I heard he is the king of the frost giants.”
“…You mean the king of the frost giants?”
“yes.”
“…It’s not a problem with fire magic, it’s because the opponent is too strong. Lee Han of the Wardanaz family.”
Although they were friendly priests of the Apha Church, they could not help but look with a straight face when they said the same thing just now.
How many circles of magic would you have to cast to feel the power of fire magic against a powerful being like the King of Frost Giants?
“for a moment. But why did you clash with the king of the frost giants?”
One of the priests noticed something strange and said:
When I thought about it, it was like that.
The name King of the Frost Giants was so strong that I almost missed it…
Lee Han was still in first grade.
There was no reason to clash with the king of the frost giants.
“We met by chance while helping seniors with their work.”
“What grades are they in?”
“yes?”
“What grades are you in?”
“I’m a 4th year student…”
The priests whispered. Lee Han felt like he heard words like ‘scum’ and ‘despicable people’.
“But thanks to this, my fire magic has increased like this.”
Still, Lee Han came to his defense as they were seniors whom he would see face to face in the future.
Of course, the experienced priests of the church were not fooled by such words.
“Ihan of the Wardanaz family. If you enter Dragon’s Lair and come out alive, you will have a lot left over, but no one recommends entering Dragon’s Lair. From now on, it would be best to never hang out with seniors like that. “They are very bad people.”
“All right.”
Because the priests were so serious, Lee Han nodded.
I felt like if I defended myself here, my seniors would only become more trash.
“Try increasing the bird’s speed.”
“yes.”
The priests began to increase the speed of the paper bird. Lee Han concentrated and controlled the flame.
A flame the size of an index finger moved quickly and chased the bird.
Seeing the rapid growth, the priests forgot what they had just seen and looked happy.
I couldn’t forgive the new student for meeting the frost giant king, but…
Seeing that he had grown so much, it seemed like the intense experience had really helped him.
Whoosh! Shhh!
“…?”
Every time Lee Han succeeded, the priests who increased the number and speed of the paper birds felt something strange.
If you compare a paper bird with a firework, the former is bound to be faster, so at some point, Lee Han had to skillfully attack the paper birds one by one rather than shooting them all down.
But now, the boy from the Wardanaz family was just moving the flame and causing it to explode.
No matter how you compare, paper is faster than a bird.
“Try to speed up more.”
The priest controlling the paper bird nodded. The paper birds flew as if they were about to compete in speed.
Lee Han was so focused that he couldn’t hear the priests’ conversation. As the paper bird flew quickly through the air, the flames sped after him.
Looking at the speed of movement, there was no significant difference from other elements.
‘fast!’
Although they were priests of the Apha Church who had seen all kinds of fireworks, they could not help but be surprised by the speed of this fire.
Can you achieve this speed just by controlling it without any additional magic?
‘Right. Magical power…!’
Having so much magic that you couldn’t control it wasn’t the only downside.
The priests had never seen flames moving so fast.
…Of course, I’ve never seen a novice wizard unable to control flames due to having too much magical power…
“It seems like meeting the frost giant king really helped me a lot.”
“Even if that’s true, it’s not something you should say out loud. “Be careful.”
“sorry. “I was short-thinking.”
“……”
Lee Han, who had lost his concentration after knocking down the paper bird, paused at the conversation he heard next to him.
‘If I talk from now on, I’ll have to leave out my seniors.’
It seemed to sound even more strange than Lee Han thought.
* * *
Monday morning.
Professor Garcia’s face was very bright as he entered the classroom.
Lee Han also had some expectations about that positive energy.
‘What good is happening?’
Usually, Monday after the weekend was always painful, but magic school was a little more painful.
Every Monday, a summoned monster would be released, the skeleton principal would set a trap, winter would come early, or the skeleton principal would attack…
But looking at Professor Garcia’s face, I didn’t know if I could look forward to this week.
Is this really a calm and warm week coming?
“Is something good going on, Professor?”
“I asked well.”
Professor Garcia said excitedly.
“Last night, I finally caught the monster that was nestled in the depths of the library. I was summoned by mistake and disrupted the students for months. Now there will be no disruption to students’ studies.”
“I… I see?”
The first-year students in the classroom could not sympathize with Professor Garcia’s happiness.
To begin with, none of the first-year students had ever set foot in the depths of the library.
Einrogard was already complex enough, but the library was the most labyrinth among them.
Of course, there is no such thing as systematic book classification, and it is a labyrinth of no rules, where the library you go to today will be in a different place tomorrow!
Since the first-year students had brains, they only searched for books near the relatively safe entrance and did not go further inside.
“Congratulations… congratulations?”
“congratulations?”
Still, because it was Professor Garcia’s words, the students forced themselves to congratulate them. Professor Garcia nodded his head and looked happy.
“Professors who teach other courses will now be able to take out the book without hesitation.”
“…?”
Lee Han, who had been listening blankly, paused.
I felt something ominous and out of place.
“Uh, Professor?”
“Why is that? Student Lee Han?”
“Have the lectures so far been relatively short on books? “Are you being considerate of us?”
“There were probably quite a few aspects like that.”
“So, it is likely that future lectures will increase the use of books from the library?”
“I guess so?”
“……”
The students’ complexions began to change when they realized it too late.
Gainando whispered.
“If I set fire to the library, wouldn’t it be closed for a while?”
