Episode 150. Special Class at Dawn (4)
“But Professor, in fact, my Mana Circle isn’t that strong. Compared to other people, it’s actually worse.”
Benitez nodded as if he had expected it. Since the Magical cadets had to come together in one ring and store their mana, it was natural that their mana level was inferior to that of other Magical cadets.
“It’s okay. Fortunately, Breaking is one of the spells that costs the least amount of mana.”
Rubin tilted his head. It was different from what he knew. In the book he had looked at the day before to study, it said that the mana consumption of the attack was no different from other basic attack magic.
‘Oh, maybe.’
When Benitez said that it costs less mana, he probably meant only the break of air without any interference from foreign objects.
As expected.
“But only in empty space where there is no foreign matter.”
This meant that the mana consumption would be low only if the attack was a movement magic rather than an attack magic. If so, it was a very good condition for Rubin.
“thank god.”
“It may not be all that fortunate. If the target is empty space, it will be difficult to accurately calculate the casting point.”
“I will try.”
As Rubin nodded in agreement, Benitez smiled happily.
“Okay. Now I’m going to draw the shape of the wave.”
“How long will it take?”
“It should be enough time for the other cadets in the dorm to wake up. If we are to smoothly manifest the break itself, it will take not just today, but the whole week. Alright, let’s get started.”
Rubin concentrated and began to draw the outline of the wave.
Two hours passed like that.
“It’s about time, Cadet Luden. Let’s stop here for today. I also have upperclassmen classes in the morning.”
The mana line that was being drawn in front of Rubin’s face suddenly disappeared.
“How is it? Is it worth it?”
“It’s not easy.”
But Benitez just smirked.
Humble. Or maybe sinister.
Benitez recalled Luden’s two-hour training session.
‘Even if he is a magician, how can he have such sharp senses?’
What Rubin showed me was beyond my imagination. Of course, I had to take into account that he was a demon lord, but it was still beyond my expectations.
‘It won’t be easy to accurately calculate and pinpoint the casting point.’
The act of launching one’s body by bursting the air at a precise point in the air. The concept may seem simple at first glance, but it is not like that at all.
First of all, there were two factors that hindered successful casting.
‘Location and intensity of the break.’
For Benitez, these two were the most difficult problems as he transformed the break into a magical move.
First, if the casting point is not precise, the break will not function as a movement spell.
Second, even if the location is accurate, if the intensity is not exquisite, only damage to the body will accumulate.
Even if the air that touches the body bursts, the fact that the body can withstand the waves does not change.
“Hmm.”
Even as Benitez prepared to leave the manager’s office, Rubin was casting his attacks with utmost reliability.
The only problem that emerged from today’s class was that Rubin simply couldn’t handle the mana line smoothly. If he could become proficient at that, it would be up to Rubin to decide how much he could utilize the wave.
‘Strictly speaking, I can’t say that the level of magic is good. However… … .’
The physical sensation was so overwhelming that it was hard to believe even while watching.
In Luden’s case, he moved his body every time the casting point of the wave was off. He was using the unbelievable agility and speed that he had already encountered once as the ‘Hidden Merchant’.
‘It’s different from the other drones I know. But I don’t know what it is. What on earth could it be?’
I’m not trying to tell the difference between a warrior and a magic warrior. I feel like they’re on a different track from the warriors I’ve known so far.
Of course, Benitez may not know that the subtle difference he senses is the stark difference between darkness and aura.
… Meanwhile, Rubin.
‘It seems easy, but it’s not easy.’
After the first class, Rubin commented, his dissatisfaction was far from humble.
Breaking the wall can be used as an evasion or counterattack technique, but it doesn’t seem like it can be applied to combat right away.
‘But this will be my own unique ability.’
I could be sure that even if it was only a low level now, it would be different later.
Equipping the Breaker was like adding another layer of power to the physical abilities that Darkness could instantly amplify.
‘There has never been an assassin with the Mana Ring before.’
Was that all? Two dark clouds, an aura, Haneke, Kuze, a unique magic spell, and a soulless spirit… The current life, where he held all these coincidences in his hands, was on a different level from his previous life.
At only thirteen years old, he had two dark bonds, a five-star and a four-star, so Rubin in his previous life had already reached a level that he could not even imagine.
But, nevertheless.
“… … .”
Rubin clenched his fists. Everything was better than before, but he still wasn’t sure he could stand up to Telmah.
The guy Rubin remembered was almost a demigod. Even though they fought fiercely, he couldn’t even guess at his level.
Because of this, even though he advances to new heights every day, Rubin cannot be satisfied with the present.
“Okay, shall we go now?”
Professor Benitez’s soft-spoken words pulled Rubin back into the real world.
“… Yes, Professor.”
The sun is already rising over the vast meadows of the prison. The nocturnal animals have already disappeared.
Urrrrrr.
At the morning assembly, the beasts that had been assigned their respective roles were gathering one by one toward the door.
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A few days passed like that.
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Rubin, who attends the special ‘Pakong’ class every morning without fail. Oscar was astonished to see his roommate like that.
“You really are a monopoly. I would never do that even if you gave me 100 points for the store. Hey, even the imperial nobility don’t live that hard.”
Rubin snickered. Compared to the tight and cold daily routine of the Assassin Sword Masters, the special class at dawn was an incredibly comfortable routine.
Then one day.
It was when Rubin was coming up to the dormitory after finishing his supplementary lessons.
Every morning, the sergeant-major left the window on the landing open, and today a cat was sitting there.
“… … .”
In the Rhapsody Hall, animals were a common sight.
This time it was Rubin who stood silently and looked at the cat.
-Tina. What’s going on?
Tina didn’t move around much in the dormitory, fearing that the beasts of Srehim would notice her transformation.
But the fact that he was waiting on the windowsill must mean that there was something he had to tell me quickly.
Meow meow.
Although he was lying down like a cat, he seemed to be very anxious in reality.
-Rubin, I thought you were going straight to the tower!
-Speak slowly. There’s still time.
-You were right. This time, Rosenthaler himself showed up!
At those words, Rubin’s eyes changed.
For the past few days, Tina’s mission has been to keep a close eye on Kaizen, as she had a hunch that Rosenthaler would come looking for Kaizen.
-You mean he contacted Kaizen?
-Yeah, this morning! I turned into a mouse yesterday and was at Kaizen’s house… … .
But Rubin cut Tina off. Then he climbed back up the stairs and hurried to his room.
-Tina, let’s talk more in my room. It’s almost time for breakfast. The beasts of Srehim will be coming up the stairs.
After moving to a new location, Rubin began to listen carefully to Tina’s story.
… As I said before, Tina had transformed into a mouse and was monitoring Kaizen’s every move.
Last night, after getting off work at school, Kaizen fell asleep late at night due to his research on magical potions. He woke up in the early morning because someone had shaken him roughly.
“Huh-huh-huh!”
At the unexpected visitor, Kaizen almost screamed. As if he had expected that, Rosenthaler immediately stuffed a rag into his mouth.
“Don’t scream, Kaizen. If you scream, more people will die.”
“Ugh, ugh… Ugh, ugh!”
“First, answer my questions. Did you find Per Lorenzini? And did you kill him?”
Only then did Gaizen realize that Rosenthaler was from an unknown organization that had been blackmailing him.
“… … .”
Rosenthaler sighed deeply at Kaizen’s silence.
“I knew it. I feel ashamed of myself for worrying that you might find Per and kill him.”
Did you feel the murderous intent in those words?
Before Rosenthaler could even draw his sword, Gaizen glared and made his point. Despite his gagged mouth, there was a way.
With a squeaking sound, a mana line appeared before his eyes. He quickly began to write something with it.
“Anyway, you wizard brats… … .”
Rosenthaler, who had expected it to be a sly attack, looked at the sentence floating in the air, smiling in vain.
-Does that mean I don’t have to kill them?
“Yes. The situation has changed. We must never kill Per. Now we must capture him alive, no matter what.”
Now, for the imperial order, Per was not a target for elimination, but rather a target for capture. If they found Per, they would be able to find Enzo again. Killing Per and awakening Enzo was the next problem.
“It doesn’t matter anyway. From what I can see, you haven’t even stepped on Per’s shadow yet. It means you were truly useless.”
Rosenthaler grabbed his sword. Kaizen’s mana line moved urgently again.
-I’ve been planning a great way to find Per! Seriously. And I’ve even found a strong candidate!
Rosenthaler’s eyebrows twitched. He pulled the rag out of Gaizen’s mouth.
However, in order to prevent Kaizen from having vain thoughts, he showed his true colors. In an instant, the sword of ‘Robson’s Secret Sword’ began to be covered with an aura.
Woohoo.
One layer, two layers… Five layers in total. The moment the five-star realm was revealed without hiding anything, the air around the sword began to rumble. The walls on all sides shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
at that time.
Click-click!
A mouse fell from somewhere on the ceiling.
Rosenthaler narrowed his eyes and looked down at the mouse, then moved his dagger in its direction.
In the scorching aura, the mouse trembled and couldn’t even run away. Then, it felt like a sword was slowly approaching and stabbing its stomach.
pop!
“… … !”
“I thought all wizards were clean, but no. They live dirty lives. They’re full of rats.”
Before the sword could even touch the mouse, it was blown away by the aura’s waves. A foul smell began to vibrate.
‘Ha, that’s really scary.’
… Tina’s eyes moved here and there. She prayed for the soul of the mouse that had been right in front of her eyes a moment ago, but had stumbled and fallen to the floor. It had been stuck to the ceiling structure until now.
‘We could have been good friends.’
Still, it was fortunate that there were many mice in Kaizen’s house. Otherwise, the mouse that was torn to pieces down there right now might have been me.
Tina didn’t know it, but in fact, all of these mice were test subjects for the potion. This was because of the regulations of potion making, which required that any potion be tested on mice before being applied to humans.
-These are mice that were released on purpose. We need to monitor the progress of the potion.
Even though his mouth was free, Kaizen unconsciously expressed himself with a mana line.
“Speak, Professor. Stop talking nonsense and just talk about Per.”
Kaizen swallows his saliva.
It’s a whopping five layers of aura. Having seen the five-star realm, it’s obvious that I can’t deal with this man in front of me with magic.
“I told you to tell me. You said there was a candidate. Who is he?”
“Oh, he’s still just a candidate.”
“You know the name, right?”
“Of course, but I can’t say right now.”
“Are you kidding me right now?”
“Ha, but there is a way to check whether he is Per or not.”
