Episode 074
What can we do to stop a student who has awakened to the new properties of magic and wants to go down that path?
All I had to do was let them know that I could die the moment I entered that path.
Professor Boladi swung the marble like a madman. It wasn’t a joke, it felt serious and had murderous intent.
furthermore…
‘The weight of the marble has increased!’
Lee Han realized that Professor Boladi had increased the weight from the sensation felt when the marbles collided with each other.
I felt like I was being told to compress the water beads more instead of focusing on the silly rotation.
…But even if I just said it, Lee Han would have understood.
Sparks flew in the classroom where there were only two people. In the tense air, which was different from before, only a bursting sound was heard.
They remained silent and only stared into each other’s eyes as they manipulated the magic sphere.
‘…Should I kill the professor?’
A thought that wasn’t the first time arose in Lee Han’s mind.
Of course, killing it was a joke and was closer to breaking it in one or two places and making it hurt.
It wasn’t an emotional judgment.
Now Professor Boladi was seriously throwing the beads with murderous intent.
However, although Lee Han’s magic control had increased significantly in a short period of time, it was not at a level where he could compete 1:1 with Professor Boladi, an expert in combat.
How can Lee Han survive in this situation?
Even if I didn’t kill the professor, I had to at least prevent him from concentrating properly.
‘Can I do it?’
Lee Han concentrated all his concentration. A new spell flowed from my mouth as I kept the water ball compressed and spinning in front of my eyes.
“Spring up!”
With the spell, new water began to take shape and appear in the air.
For a freshman with little magic experience, this type of simultaneous magic was almost taboo, but it meant little to Lee Han.
I had already confirmed with my body several times that wasting a little bit of magical energy was not a problem.
And now, Professor Boladi in front of me was more dangerous to my life than wasting my magic power.
“!”
A strange look appeared in Professor Boladi’s emotionless eyes.
‘Are you planning to increase the number of beads?’
It was something a cornered freshman would do, but it wasn’t a good idea.
Increasing the number of marbles only made it more difficult to control, but Professor Boladi was able to get through them as many times as he wanted.
It was good to take action instead of staying still, but the direction was wrong…
“Shield, unfold!”
Lee Han shouted with strong wish. At that moment, a huge lump of water changed into the shape of a solid shield and surrounded Lee Han.
At that sight, the corners of Professor Boladi’s mouth twitched ever so slightly.
<Water Shield> was a 2-circle spell that summoned water and fixed it in the form of a shield.
The magic itself was not that difficult.
However, the boy from the Wardanaz family in front of me had never learned <Water Shield> directly.
I realized magic by thinking for myself.
The way to summon water is with the <Water Creation> 1st circle magic.
And the way to move the water and shape it is with <Level Manipulation> 1st Circle magic.
Some people don’t understand the magic even if you tell them the spells and movements of the magic itself, but it was a very good sign that they were developing the magic by reasoning on their own.
In order to become an excellent wizard, you had to be able to improve and create yourself, not just follow the magic written in the spell book.
‘It may be better than increasing the number of marbles, but water shield is also not a good choice.’
Admiration is admiration, and Professor Boladi prepared to teach the student in front of him.
The orb with concentrated magical power rushed towards the shield with bloody speed.
Just pierce the improvised shield…
Kang!!
“!”
Professor Boladi’s eyes widened ever so slightly.
The water shield was stronger than the professor expected.
Only then did Professor Boladi realize the identity of the water shield.
I felt an amount of magical energy that was several times greater than that of an ordinary water shield.
Since there was no need to move quickly like a bead, magical power was generously injected to increase the amount of water and compress it to strengthen it.
Water beads require control, but water shields require relatively less control, so the overwhelming amount of magic power is easier to show off.
Before he could admire it, a water bead took a detour from the side and flew in to crush Professor Boladi’s head. The offense and defense were switched.
Professor Boladi tilted his head slightly to avoid it. There was no hint of embarrassment on his face.
“Go and bite!”
Lee Han ordered the bone summoner. The bone summoner waiting at the belt rushed forward.
At the same time, Lee Han kicked the chair under the water shield and sent it flying. I felt a determination to destroy Professor Boladi somehow.
Professor Boladi smiled in response to all the attacks. Lee Han became anxious, as if he had met the demon archduke of hell.
An additional marble appeared behind Professor Boladi, who had been dealing with only one marble until now.
The newly appeared orb smashed the bone summoner (Kwajik!), smashed the chair that flew in (Kwajik!), and cut the water shield into pieces.
Professor Boladi looked at Lee Han. Lee Han watched the devil of hell say something.
“Good job.”
“……”
Could it be that he is not the Demon Prince of Hell, but the Demon King of Hell?
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Only after asking seventeen questions was Lee Han able to understand what Professor Boladi was thinking.
No, I could guess. Professor Boladi’s thoughts will probably never be fully understood.
‘ah. therefore…’
Although this was a class about water orb control, Professor Voladi was basically a person who appreciated the student’s creative efforts (as long as they were effective), so he was okay with Lee Han summoning a water shield, kicking a chair, and sending a bone summon. It was looked at.
After hearing that, Lee Han became a little curious whether Professor Boladi would have done the same good job even if he had set fire to the classroom.
Next time my life is threatened, I think I’ll set the classroom on fire…
‘no. If that happens, the skeleton headmaster will kill me.’
Lee Han felt sad.
“It seems like the idea of rotation has decreased.”
“Thanks to the professor.”
Lee Han had to make an effort not to let his voice contain any bitterness.
“It is natural that rotational properties are attractive now. But don’t fret. I will learn the rotation properties intensively someday. “Sometimes the way back may be a shortcut.”
“……”
It would have been touching if it had been said by another professor, but it wasn’t very moving when Professor Boladi, who was chasing after him with a knife and telling him to take a shortcut every time, said something like that.
‘It seems like we’re already taking enough shortcuts right now.’
“yes. “I won’t even dream about rotational properties and will just focus on what I’m learning now.”
“You’re probably guessing.”
“…?”
Professor Boladi omitted words more than once, so Lee Han was not surprised.
‘Let’s read it calmly.’
“That is the next challenge.”
“…Excuse me, what do you mean?”
“What you just showed me.”
Once the control over one bead was usable, it was time to move on to the next.
The wizard couldn’t stop even for a moment. He had to constantly evolve and explore.
Professor Boladi gestured. The surrounding tables and chairs stood up all at once. It seemed as if he was threatening Lee Han.
“From now on, you will learn how to focus in the midst of chaotic situations around you.”
“…wow.”
“You can use the things you just showed me again.”
“Is that so?”
Lee Han was slightly surprised.
I thought Professor Boladi would say, ‘To improve your skills, only block with marbles.’
They give me a shield…
“okay. “We will increase the level of difficulty accordingly, so you don’t have to worry and just focus on the task at hand.”
“……”
If Lee Han could manipulate the beads while using other magic, there was no need to stop him from doing so.
It would be more beneficial to control the orb while using other magic.
“Just like I gave up spinning, wouldn’t I have to give up shields and summons to concentrate better?”
“no. Spin directly affects the control of water orbs, but not shields or pets. “The sooner you adapt, the better.”
Lee Han was grateful to the skeleton principal.
Didn’t you tell me about burning the mud golem by creating a fire in the mountain?
I couldn’t even imagine what a terrible situation would have happened if we had even talked about the flames.
* * *
dinner.
Professor Lightning Walk was worried when Lee Han, who was tending the garden behind the cabin, looked particularly tired.
Of course, fatigue was something that all students at this school had, but the boy from the Wardanaz family was a much more resilient boy compared to the other students.
But why are you so tired?
“What have you been doing these days to be so tired?”
“Is that so? “I’m fine.”
Lee Han dug up potatoes and put them in the basket. Even though I tried to remain calm, the fingers holding the potato twitched greedily.
“Tell me your daily schedule.”
“It’s really okay.”
Lee Han explained his daily schedule as if asking why.
First, I woke up early in the morning, went to the stable, forcibly threatened the disobedient horse, fed it, washed it, and brushed it. Then we went for a walk together, came back, picked out the groceries that needed to be eaten quickly, and prepared breakfast with dishes that were relatively easy to prepare in quantity.
After feeding the Blue Dragon Tower students generously, they take morning classes, come back for lunch, prepare a meal, and then go to afternoon classes…
“……”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Oh, no. Go ahead. What classes are you taking? Now that I think about it, I’m curious.”
“Today, I listened to Professor Boladi’s lecture on <Repetitive Learning of Basic Magic Combat>.”
“……”
Lightning’s expression twitched loudly.
Even if you listen to it, why are you listening to a lecture by a madman like Professor Boladi…?
“…Anyway, I just finished listening to the lecture and am now tending the garden.”
“You are truly born to become the representative of the Blue Dragon Tower.”
“?”
“done. So… you had such a hard day, but you have no complaints about working in the garden?”
Lee Han had a moment of doubt.
When professors usually say, ‘Speak up if you have any complaints,’ you should first be suspicious. There was a high possibility that it was a trap.
And aside from that, I had no complaints about the garden work itself.
“Not much?”
Lee Han said, holding a potato and a carrot in each hand. The compensation I received from the garden was very satisfying.
Seeing that sight, Lightning suddenly felt a sense of guilt.
…Is it okay for the empire’s best talent to be like this??
“Well…yeah. really. “There’s a cow back there that I brought with me, and if you want, you can milk some of it and take it with you whenever you need it.”
“professor…!”
Lee Han looked at the lightning-walking professor with a respect he had never seen before. Professor Lightning Walk was so dumbfounded that he was about to say something but held back.
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While Lee Han was working in the garden, Professor Lightning Walk kept asking him questions about whether he was bored.
There were stories of people running away because they were afraid of the spirits (even though there were tree spirits?), and thanks to the tree spirits, the crops in the garden grew better than expected, so it was said that it would be okay to grow more things (don’t give a shit, just take it)…
After finishing work, Lee Han was washing his hands in the running stream and wiping them dry. A thought occurred to him and he asked.
“professor. But can we get a flying vehicle at school?”
“…Why, why are you asking that?”
Professor Lightning Walk’s voice cracked strangely, but Lee Han did not notice.
