Episode 117. Magic Potion Making Class (2)
“There are twelve now.”
Professor Kaizen’s soft voice echoed throughout the classroom.
At least until the beginning, things seemed to be going as Kaizen had expected, as a lot of cadets were dropping out.
But the second half was different. Who would have thought there would be twelve people left in stage 5? The evaluation that the best talents of all time were gathered once again came to mind.
“This time it’s suffocation. If you hold out, it’ll be more painful, so students whose magic has manifested, raise your hands quickly.”
Choking? Tension once again appeared on the faces of the remaining cadets. On the other hand, the cadets who finished first breathed a sigh of relief.
“Did you hear that? It’s suffocation! Now they look so pitiful. And it’s not just me, is it?”
“I envy your high tolerance to magic potions, but… the suffocation is a bit much.”
“Who will be there till the end? Just looking at that hourglass, there are two more besides ‘Suffocation’.”
“Are you guys stupid? It’s definitely Chloe, Chloe.”
“Ha! Oscar should be the one taking the bet, but why is he in there? Turns out he’s a huge guy.”
Professor Kaizen frowned and smoothed his gray hair. It’s noisy. Anyway, Professor Benitez’s class is like this every year.
Kaizen turned his gaze and looked at the twelve cadets who were looking at the hourglass with nervous eyes.
‘Oscar Touniora… … .’
The name the cadets mentioned earlier lingered in my ears. Now that I think about it, wasn’t Oscar also one of the cadets that Benitez had chosen?
Sssssss.
The fifth layer of sand in the hourglass falls completely to the bottom.
“Khuuup!”
Suddenly, students started jumping up and down and waving their hands. The number was not just one.
There were eight of them. Eight cadets simultaneously grabbed his neck and waved their hands. Regardless, Professor Kaizen remained calm.
But Quining saw this as an emergency. Some of the cadets could actually be breathing because they were so drunk on potions.
“I won’t die. Just wait, Assistant Quining.”
“but……!”
Assistant Quining ran out of breath and casted healing magic.
This time, we’ve gone one step further than individual healing spells. We’ve got a way to heal multiple targets at once. We’ve unleashed an area-of-effect spell.
Wheeeeee… … .
Quinning’s front hair fluttered. At the same time, a wide healing area was created around her.
A small light rose from below, like a flower blooming.
“Ugh.”
“Gasp, gasp.”
The healing magic’s effects appeared immediately. The cadets who had been sobbing and holding their throats all became quiet.
“phew…….”
After confirming that all eight cadets were safe, Quining wiped away the sweat. Then, she was called out aggressively.
“Queening!”
“Yes, Professor!”
“Did I give you permission to use range magic?”
“No… you did not allow it.”
“But why are you doing something I didn’t ask you to do?”
“Just in case there’s a cadet who really suffocated… … .”
“The students are currently experiencing magic potions. They are experiencing what kind of magic potions they will be making in the future! Don’t you know how important today’s class is? How stupid!”
Assistant Quinn shrank so much that her head touched her chest. She kept repeating the same apology over and over again.
“You’re weak. That’s why you chose a career in healing magic.”
Kaizen, who had been shaking his head, turned his gaze back to the cadets. The atmosphere in the classroom froze in an instant.
“Eight of you just felt suffocated. Return to your seats.”
Eight cadets stood up. Three came from Dahlia’s group, and five came from others.
‘There are only four Dahlia Jo left. Chloe, Dahlia, Luden. And Oscar… … .’
The name Oscar Tunio is about to be engraved in Kaizen’s mind.
“… … ?”
Suddenly Oscar raised his arm.
“Keuheup! Keuheup!”
“Oscar, are you okay?”
Chloe, sitting next to him, looked at him with concern. Chloe instinctively spread her hands and prepared her healing magic.
“A, suddenly, I can’t breathe… Why am I showing up so late, you piece of shit… … .”
“Cadet Chloe, stay still. Only Assistant Queening is permitted to cast healing spells in this class.”
“…Okay, Professor.”
“Assistant Queening!”
“yes!”
Assistant Quining hurried over.
“Heal Cadet Oscar. The potion’s effect was delayed because you used range magic!”
“Ah… I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”
Assistant Queening faces Oscar. She swallows and casts a healing spell to dissolve the potion. This time, it is not a ranged spell, but an individual spell.
“Just wait a minute, Cadet Oscar.”
“Ugh, yes, Assistant Professor. I’m, I’m fine… Professor Kaizen is, ah, a true gentleman among gentlemen.”
Even while holding his neck, Oscar whispered this. Assistant Quining, who had been feeling intimidated, smiled without realizing it.
Phew.
Quining’s healing magic unfolded, and Oscar’s flushed face returned to its original color.
“Phew! I’m alive. Wow, I really thought I was going to die. Thank you, Assistant Professor.”
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“are you okay?”
“Yes, are you okay? Is there a problem?”
“… Oh, no. Cadet Oscar. I think you should just go back to your original seat.”
Assistant Quining tilted his head. He had a strange feeling while healing Oscar.
But that wasn’t something I could say to Professor Kaizen right now. If I said even one word, it seemed like I’d get cussed out ten times.
‘What? It seems like the magic potion didn’t work?’
Her healing magic was geared towards dissolving the potion. If it were normal, it should have felt like it was neutralizing itself inside Oscar’s body.
‘Could it be… that Oscar Cadet acted?’
But he immediately shook his head. He really seemed suffocated, not like he was acting. If he could act at that level, he would be better suited to an art school, not here.
“Cadet Oscar, stop wandering around and go back to your seat quickly.”
“… Yes, professor.”
Oscar nodded and hurried back to his seat. He didn’t forget to grumble as soon as he sat down.
“Friends, did you see that? Did you see that I was the last to manifest? That means I came in fourth. Fourth.”
‘Idiot.’
Kaizen averted his contemptuous gaze from Oscar. The thought that Oscar might be a person of interest was completely erased from his mind.
I don’t know why Benitez chose Oscar over Dahlia, but he’s just a talkative and snobby magic student.
‘More than that… what is he?’
There was another interesting subject. Luden Poinen. In addition to Chloe and Dahlia, there were also other magic students who still held their positions.
‘The next stage is more lethal as your innate mana becomes stronger. If you can endure this too… … .’
Kaizen swallowed hard. He had already predicted Chloe and Dahlia’s elimination in Stage 6. Stage 6 was designed to counter the two’s innate abilities.
‘If that’s the case, then she’s not at the level of a cadet. Even Witherspoon’s daughter isn’t at that level.’
* * *
“Cadet Oscar, stop wandering around and go back to your seat quickly.”
“… Yes, professor.”
Rubin watched Oscar’s back as he walked away.
‘I almost got into trouble.’
It was fortunate that the fifth stage of the Kaizen magic potion was ‘suffocation’. Using the dark smoke to grab the windpipe of a defenseless target was a simple task for Rubin.
However, there was a slight time error due to Assistant Quinn. The range magic was unexpected. Because of that, I had no choice but to delay the moment of taking a breather.
Shadow drowning.
Rubin spread his wings. The smoke seeped into Oscar’s interior and wrapped around his neck. Without hesitation, he held his breath.
If the effect of the magic potion was merely a suffocating feeling, then ‘Shadow Drowning’ was a dark magic that truly suffocated.
Of course, Gaizen didn’t notice Rubin’s magic. He just thought that the potion’s effect was delayed because of Quining’s healing magic.
Quining, who examined Oscar’s body, was puzzled, but he could rest assured. As long as the existence of the Assassin’s Blade was not revealed in this world, a similar concept would not even come to mind.
“Luden! I didn’t know you’d grown this much! Oscar’s mana that’s held up until now is amazing, but you’re even more amazing than that!”
Chloe, sitting across from him, said brightly. Rubin shrugged.
Resistance to magic potions. The strength of this ability comes from the abundance of innate mana. This was the case with Chloe and Dahlia.
On the one hand, it could be grown systematically by continuously training and building up a strategy. Professor Kaizen would fall into this category.
“When did you learn to be so resilient?”
Rubin shrugged again at Chloe’s whisper. Chloe knew Rubin’s mana better than anyone else, so she judged it that way.
The reason Rubin was able to endure until now was because he trained in potions.
At that moment, Dahlia crossed her arms and spoke sharply.
“Sometimes, there are these types of people. They have an abnormally strong tolerance to magic potions.”
“Dahlia. Are you saying that Luden’s constitution is special right now? Isn’t it because of his training?”
“That’s what I think.”
Constitution. In some ways, you can’t say that Dahlia’s words are completely wrong. However, it can’t be completely contained in the word ‘constitution.’
Because it was all thanks to the power of darkness.
The original power of the assassination sword. The purer it is, the more the darkness can handle poison as if it were a gentle animal. If poison is like that, magic potions are bound to be even simpler.
Darkness and mana repel each other. This is why you cannot contain both darkness and mana in one ring.
In the same vein, assassins with dark powers will have less effect when drinking magic potions. This is because the mana contained in the potion is expelled from the body.
‘Of course, it might be a bit different in a hectic combat situation.’
It was even simpler in an environment as conducive to dealing with darkness as it is now, sitting still.
“Get ready mentally.”
Professor Kaizen’s words resonated. It was already the sixth stage.
“It won’t be easy this time.”
“… … .”
“Blindness. This is the effect of the potion. It is still mild, so don’t panic if your vision goes dark. Keep your hands still.”
Sssssss.
The sand is falling.
“Don’t pretend not to be blind, even for the sake of pride. Doing so may lead to a fatal injury.”
It would make sense for Dahlia, but she must know how dangerous it is.
Rubin watched the two magic students quietly. As if they were playing a game where they wouldn’t open their mouths first, all three of them looked at the two faces in front of them in turns.
Ugh.
All the sand has come down. The magic potion is slowly manifesting.
Rubin also prepared for the possible effects of the potion. Two dark rings had already taken root in his body. It would be impossible to make him drunk without a very strong magic potion. But this time, he couldn’t be sure.
On the other hand, the other two did not seem to do so. The peace was clearly broken. Their shaking was clearly felt above the smoke that Rubin had radiated.
As if a dam had broken, darkness poured down before Chloe and Dahlia’s eyes.
“… … !”
“Sigh.”
Chloe shut her mouth, and Dahlia let out a sigh without realizing it.
However, the condition of both was the same. Their vision was engulfed in pitch darkness.
“Cadet Luden.”
“Yes, professor.”
Rubin answered Gaizen without turning his head.
Chloe’s eyes, Dahlia’s eyes. The image disappeared from both of their eyes. Like the eyes of a dead person.
Thud thud.
Professor Kaizen, who had assessed the situation, approached us. Assistant Professor Quining followed closely behind.
Kaizen nodded. It was meant to cure Chloe and Dahlia’s temporary blindness.
When Quinning spread his hands out, leaving a space between the two men’s heads.
“I, I, I’m fine.”
This time, Dahlia, whose pride had been seriously damaged, was being stubborn for no reason. Dahlia continued to shake her head without being able to focus.
Chloe continued to speak calmly to Dahlia.
“Dahlia, it’s okay. Me too. I’ve lost my sight too. Wow, you’re really the professor. Your potion skills are amazing.”
“What? You too… … ?”
“Yeah. Me too.”
“Then what about Luden?”
“Oh! That’s right. What happened to Luden? Luden! Can you hear me? How is he doing now?”
There was no time to answer that.
Kaizen came right up to Rubin, bent his leg, and met his eyes. There was a strange coldness in the professor’s eyes, but Rubin felt the same way.
The two looked at each other.
“Cadet Luden.”
The professor called Rubin again.
“Can you see me? How many are these, my fingers?”
At least for this moment, the mysterious cadet named Per Lorenzini was erased from Kaizen’s mind. Finding that cadet was not important at the moment.
The professor was nervous. He was asking calmly, but he was afraid for some reason. Because he really didn’t expect that there would be a student who would make it to the 7th level.
Finally, Rubin’s answer followed. A single voice echoed through the classroom where the cadets held their breath.
“The professor is not spreading his fingers right now.”
