I Got a Fake Job at the Academy Chapter 218

◈ Episode 218 Mana Path (2)

“Does that make sense?”

Erendir asked that and left.

“Erendir. Can you fold and unfold your arms?”

“yes? That’s easy.”

Erendir did as Rudger ordered.

“Which muscles did you use while doing that?”

“Yeah, it must be the arm muscles, right?”

“Then ask. Do you know the name of the exact muscle you use to flex your arm?”

At those words, Erendir was perplexed.

In the first place, the wizard must have wanted to ask if it was necessary to know about the human body.

“That’s it.”

“It’s not like this.”

“People don’t pay much attention to the parts of the body they normally use. just write Because that is natural.”

If you ask me to move my arm, that’s what I usually do, so I act naturally.

If you tell me to focus on the forearms and biceps and give them strength, I don’t know what to do.

Because you don’t have to do that.

“The same goes for the mana pass. There is no need to use magic while mana is suppressed, so no one will notice.”

Magic can be activated even without a mana pass.

The reaction of the students to that statement was half astonished and half disbelief.

He didn’t say anything, but the feeling of being unsure if it was true was blatantly conveyed.

I understand.

Because I did too.

‘It’s funny that mana passes exist, but it’s hard to believe that I found a mana pass that no one else has found so far through such an ignorant method.’

Modern mages focused on research on magic, such as more optimal magic and more concise spells.

How can I spread the magic faster?

How should I refine my magic to reduce the consumption of mana?

how should.

And how to achieve optimal efficiency?

A process of endless exploration, research, and challenges.

The target was always ‘magic’.

On the other hand.

The ancient sorcerers did the opposite.

The target they were aiming for was always ‘self’.

Instead of refining and developing magic, they chose their own contemplation.

The one who can unleash stronger magic is a stronger self.

At that time, most people thought so, and believed that they had to be stronger to implement magic.

By analogy, that’s it.

People cannot lift objects that are heavier than the limit.

So, didn’t you make a tool called a crane through a compound pulley?

If you can’t do something due to the limitations of your body, you invent tools.

But the old wizards didn’t do that.

-Can’t lift heavy things? it’s because i’m weak You just need to train your body enough to lift something heavy!

It was stupid to anyone.

However, such a tight way of thinking surprisingly created a path.

A way to use mana in the best way and with the highest efficiency.

Miracles that are only possible in a world where magic exists.

“If there was such a method, why don’t wizards now know about it?”

I wondered who asked, and it was Freyden.

He waited for my answer with a sharp gaze.

“I just don’t know. Because the interpretation of the language becomes impossible, and the genealogy is completely cut off.”

“Even so, the method could have been handed down through oral tradition.”

“Even if it was transmitted, they might not have believed it, simply dismissing it as superstition. It’s hard to tell how to make magic suppressants by word of mouth, and the other methods are ‘barbaric’ methods that mages often refer to today.”

And the most fundamental problem is external… … no, let’s not say this You won’t understand even if I tell you anyway.

“A method that focuses too much on efficiency has ironically led to the exclusion of all other avenues.”

As a result, they denied the existence of other shortcuts in places they did not know.

“So you’re saying we were wrong and the old people were always right?”

“It is not unreasonable to think so, but it is not unconditional. Right now, according to the notes of the ancient wizards, they also went through countless failures and trials and errors.”

In fact, I have seen many absurd cases in my interpretation of manuscripts.

Representatively, to increase the power of water magic, he tied himself to a stone and sank it under the river.

It was for the simple reason of increasing affinity with water.

And according to the manuscript, unfortunately, the wizard never came to the surface.

would have drowned

Can you believe this is ‘one’ of the many ways that have been in the past?

In an attempt to become stronger by exerting a load on the body, the ancients tried all sorts of bizarre methods and suffered many failures.

and died a lot

Still, they did not stop exploring.

Now, there is also a way to increase the amount of emission through the lost magic suppressor.

It was completed because people in the past had countless trials and errors and challenges.

– That was really stupid. As for the so-called wizards acting like clowns. Still, it was fun to watch.

My teacher told me that when I was young.

In the first place, the person who taught me the branch so that I could interpret the Larsile language was Master.

Because it was Master who made me increase my mana output.

“Abandon the stereotype that old people were dumber than they are now. Rather, it is safe to say that I know a better way than I do now because it was then.”

That’s what comes to mind right now.

An old ancient artifact, ‘Relic’.

It is an unprecedented item in history where no one knows who, where, or how it was made.

Only that the relic is related to the ancients is spread like a rumor among the academic community.

“Then, this research we are doing now is truly a great discovery.”

Rinne said with her eyes shining.

That’s true in a way, but I didn’t think so.

“It is not a great discovery. It is nothing more than restoring a forgotten method.”

“It’s still amazing!”

“okay. The effect is amazing. But what is really great is the wisdom of the old sage who first devised the method.”

I have no intention of taking credit for that great first discovery.

There is only one thing to do.

I just have to pay my sincere respect to it.

“Don’t forget the path you found. And the way to keep going is to study endlessly.”

“So what are you going to do next?”

Julia, who had been listening quietly, asked.

“If you have cleared the road, now you have to widen it. You just recognized the existence of the Mana Pass, and the magical power that can be channeled through that path is very weak.”

The mana pass is not something that can be left alone just because it has been pierced once.

If left alone, it fades and is forgotten, and conversely, the more you use it, the bigger and stronger it gets.

So I had to work endlessly.

“And the mana pass shows more outstanding growth when you try to grow it as much as possible while the mana is suppressed. That is why I gave you a week.”

At my words, the students exclaimed in admiration.

Of course, it is correct to set it for about a week in order to have visible effects as soon as possible.

Even if you increase the amount of emission by 10 percent, that’s an achievement that will make your mouth drool in academia.

Still, if you didn’t recognize the mana pass, I thought I’d teach you one by one, but I didn’t know that all of them would come through in one day.

‘Thanks to that, there’s less to explain, and it’s good that the time is shortened.’

I couldn’t help but feel a sense of regret.

“Since I explained about the mana pass, try releasing the mana once again. This time, it starts with being conscious of the mana pass you are using.”

At my words, the students started to pay attention again.

* * *

‘that’s interesting.’

Julia Plumheart looked at Ludger with half-open eyes while shedding magical energy through her mana pass.

‘To think there was something like an optimal path in my body that I didn’t even know existed.’

It was as if I had found a small pebble that was invisible in broad daylight, but only shimmered when night came.

And it was similar to the dream magic he used, and it was even dreamy.

‘By the way, I feel a strangely familiar energy from Mr. Ludgar Celish.’

If it’s not an illusion, that’s definitely a trace of dream magic.

I could clearly feel it because she was the most talented Julia in the dream school.

‘Looking at the traces, it seems that the teacher did not use dream magic. Is it related to a senior from another school?’

However, there was something that stimulated Julia’s curiosity more than that, and Ludger’s dream, which had not been seen before, began to be seen, albeit faintly.

‘It’s the dream of the non-dreamer. Is that something other than a dream?’

Perhaps a pass that hadn’t existed since I made contact with something through dream magic last night had been pierced.

Just like he taught them the mana pass now.

‘A little, no, I’m curious.’

Knowing all kinds of mysterious magic, knowledge that you don’t know where you got it.

Most people don’t even have dreams that they should have, and it even affected the dreams of Sedina Lawshen.

Truly, everything was a man covered in the unknown.

‘Sedina.’

Julia’s gaze naturally turned to Sedina Rosshen, who was standing by Ludger’s side.

The person herself might be pretending not to, but Sedina’s eyes had been on Rudger ever since a little while ago.

Seeing that, Julia felt a bit annoyed.

‘I won’t even care anymore, is this?’

Julia was not friendly with people, but she was different from Sedina.

Even though it was a long time ago, no one believed in it.

At that time, Julia’s first friend was Sedina.

Sedina was so kind and pure that Julia, who couldn’t trust others, opened up her heart.

But one day, Sedina changed.

I refused to meet her, and that’s how I grew apart.

And when time passed and we met in Seorn.

Sedina has changed.

Not the bright and innocent appearance of the past, but the dark and broken one.

‘I did.’

changed again

It has been regaining its former brilliance since being with Rudger Celish.

‘I need to take a chance and find out.’

I was thinking of catching a glimpse of Ludgar Celish’s dream.

And I wanted to know.

How he changed Sedina.

* * *

The research on increasing the amount of mana emission proceeded with rapid progress.

After confirming that the research process itself was not false, the students did their best in the research.

To show good results is to further increase one’s mana output, and that means to grow further as a mage, so there was no reason to refuse.

“Drink. Freuden.”

“… … .”

Freyden frowned as he looked at the magic suppressor Ludger handed him.

“Why aren’t you drinking?”

“… … Give me another one.”

Freuden was not unaware that Ludger was deliberately feeding only himself the bitter taste.

“This is yours.”

“Aren’t there more left? If everything is the same anyway, give me the right to choose.”

“is it. Then you can give this to Linen.”

“… … I will just eat.”

In the end, Freuden had no choice but to drink the special bitter taste magic suppressant.

“Big!”

Freuden frowned at the taste, which became stronger than before, and covered his mouth with his hand.

Rudger looked at Freuden and said with his eyes.

‘If you run, you’re a young wolf.’

‘Keugh. This f*cking human being.’

Ludger lightly ignored Freuden’s staring gaze.

Each of the applicant students, who took their own magic suppressant, concentrated on discharging their magic power.

Today is the 4th day of research.

The students who had already cleared the mana pass on the first day showed progress beyond what Rudger expected.

‘Especially this way.’

Among them, there were two students who caught Ludger’s attention the most.

Julia Plumheart.

And Flora Lumos.

The two, who showed the overwhelming first place in each grade, were showing remarkable achievements that were not ashamed of the title of genius.

‘Basic release is already complete. Beyond that, can you already create a line of basic magical power to achieve a spell?’

It was no different from doing elaborate brush strokes while hanging heavy dumbbells from both arms.

It takes a long time to master it repeatedly to get used to it.

‘A process that used to take a month from Master in the Spartan style, these two completed in just three days.’

The expressions on the faces of the two were quite calm compared to the other students.

Carrying out such elaborate work in a state where most of the mana does not move well through the magic suppressor means that he has definitely made the mana pass his own.

‘Only three days. It’s truly a gift from heaven.’

It was a talent to the point of jealousy.

But Rudger wasn’t too obsessed with it.

It was a fact that he knew long ago that he had no talent anyway. She was aware of that, so she didn’t feel any shame.

‘To be ranked first in a place where all kinds of talented kids from all over the world gather means that one day I can rise to the level of a great wizard.’

There is nothing as meaningless as comparing yourself to others from your birth.

Rather, the fact that he taught the children himself was enough to satisfy Ludger.

To those with talent, they push their backs so they can move forward.

He extends his hand to those without talent and enables them to walk.

Even though the speed is different, it may not reach the same destination.

At least, it is the duty of an educator to walk the path without giving up.

‘These two are doing well on their own, so there’s no need to look after them.’

Rudger’s gaze naturally turned to other students who hadn’t fully completed the course.

“Lene. Too much power went into it. Rather, I would say reduce the output there.”

“ah. really?”

“In the case of the mana pass, if you forcefully try to widen it from the entrance, there will be a reaction. You just realized the mana pass and are in the stage of expanding it, so you need to be a little more careful.”

Following Rudger’s advice, Line confirmed that the flow of mana, which was somewhat frustrating, became a little more flexible.

“Really! I just did what the teacher told me to do!”

“Good job. Do it so calmly. Since the mana pass was pierced, the process after that did not take too long. Don’t be in a hurry.”

Erendir, who was closely watching the scene from the side, opened his mouth.

“teacher. I don’t think this is going well.”

The soft eyes that were looking at Rinne quickly turned into hard eyes.

“Stupid. can’t you do that too? I don’t know how to handle mana, but it’s because there are so many of them.”

“… … .”

Erendir felt sorry for the opposite reaction from Line’s, so he lost his sense of humor.

‘Why is there such a difference between me and Line’s juniors?’

Even Line was a commoner, and this one was a princess.

Of course, in front of the teachings, the position of honor is meaningless. It was also true that Erendir himself was extremely reluctant to treat them according to their social status.

Even so, isn’t this much of a difference too great?

“teacher. Aren’t you being harsh only on me?”

“What are you talking about? I treated everyone the same.”

“I am, teacher. I have one more question, is that okay?”

“Of course. Line. What are you curious about? Any questions are welcome.”

“It’s different no matter who sees it!”

Erendir shouted, and Ludger looked at her with an annoyed gaze.

“What is the problem? Erendir.”

“Temperature difference, temperature difference! No matter what, the difference between how he treats me and Line’s juniors is too great!”

“Erendir. You are a senior who has been taught here for one more year. But did I treat the freshmen well? Are you really dissatisfied with that?”

“What?!”

“In the first place, other people besides you are doing well, aren’t they? look at julia He’s younger than you, but he’s much better.”

“He, he is the chief!”

“Then look at Aidan. Are you working hard alone? Even so, you don’t even try to call me with annoying questions.”

“Uh, me? There are some things I want to ask you too.”

“Erendir. Do you still think that your actions are so honorable?”

“hey? Mr. Rudger?”

“It’s great.”

Erendir bit his lip.

No matter how you think about it, your situation was unfavorable.

“If you know, try to do something. Then, if things don’t work out, I can give you some advice.”

‘Ugh! it’s annoying!’

Erendir, who had been completely out of logic, had nothing to do but grind his teeth inwardly.

“teacher. I have that question.”

Then someone called Rudger.

When I asked who it was, Flora Lumos was staring at me.

“What is going on?”

“Suddenly, the magic line became unstable, so the implementation is not working well.”

I saw that I was doing well until a while ago, but suddenly I can’t?

Rudger looked at him suspiciously, but Flora shuddered as she placed an iron plate on her face.

“Can you tell me what to do? teacher.”