episode_0038
by adminOdd Spartium. He is the current strongest hunter and vice-chancellor of Eden that no one in the world knows about.
Since Othinus disappeared, he has been living a busy life alone, juggling Eden’s work and keeping the Demon Lord in check, but he is not someone you can’t meet at all.
When receiving rewards for earned credits, some items may be provided directly by Odd Spartium. If you’re lucky, you can often run into them in the hallways around the vice president’s office or at food stalls in the restaurant district.
But that didn’t mean it was easy to meet this man.
‘Why is this guy here?’
Why did Odd Spartium appear in front of me? I had no idea why he appeared in front of me.
So, as I quietly looked at him, Odd Spartium looked around a few times and unleashed his magic power.
Perhaps space magic. Are you trying to take me somewhere? First, I decided to stay silent and watch.
And the next moment, the magic power rising from his body became stronger for a moment, as if a flame was ignited.
“… ?”
It immediately disappeared as if nothing had happened.
[The mystery of this world resists spatial transfer.]
Along with a one-sentence status window notification.
‘What.’
A notification that appeared a little while ago, right before Odd Spartium appeared in front of me.
Suddenly, a notification similar to when the sovereignty of the other world calmed down the space that was shaking as if it was threatening to crush my barrier, appeared.
I glanced at Odd Spartium, wondering if it would be possible. He squeezed and squeezed my hand a couple of times and sighed.
“Whoa, it was like that too.”
What does that mean? When I made eye contact with him, asking him to explain, Odd Spartium smiled bitterly and opened his mouth.
“ Cadet Seong Yu-jin’s barrier seems to have the power to reject manipulation of space.”
“Vice Chancellor’s manipulation of space?”
Could it be that the dizzying manipulation of space just now was also the work of Odd Spartium?
Although it is said that it is difficult to distinguish between casters due to the unique nature of spatial magic, it occurred to me that there are only a very few people who can demonstrate this level of sophistication, except for this man in front of me.
Perhaps the magical power that had just faded was also trying to move me somewhere along with the barrier, but failed.
My barrier deflected Odd Spartium’s space manipulation. This was quite surprising, but I vaguely understood why.
‘It’s probably because I’m used to using barrier techniques and otherworldly sovereignty.’
His skill in barrier techniques is increasing day by day, and through his experience in Helheim, he has definitely become accustomed to the sense of using the sovereignty of the other world.
Now, wouldn’t it be possible to use otherworldly sovereignty in combination with barrier techniques in reality?
But now, aside from the possibility of success in regional development, I had to think about Odd Spartium in front of me.
“By any chance, why did you come to see me?”
The reason why Odd Spartium came to me all of a sudden. This was a question that I couldn’t find an answer to by thinking about it alone, so I asked it directly.
When he heard my question, he smiled awkwardly and answered without erasing his bitter smile.
“Haha, I heard that it was relayed to you by Professor Caria. Have you yet received guidance on how to proceed with Cadet Seong Yu-jin’s practical exam?”
“… Is it a practical test?”
The contents of the text message I shared with Professor Karia suddenly came to mind.
─Cadet Yujin Seong did not choose a major subject, so a special practical exam is provided.
─You will soon arrive at the practical test site prepared for Cadet Seong Yu-jin, right?
‘… That’s what it meant.’
The meaning of the text, which I did not understand at the time of sending and receiving the text, was now clearly engraved in my mind.
They even told me that I would be taken to a special practical test and test center.
If Odd Spatium, Eden’s vice-chancellor, came to visit in person citing a practical test for just one cadet, it couldn’t have been special.
Arrived. Even words that are generally difficult to understand are possible with his ability.
If I wasn’t a barrier wizard who always keeps a barrier in place, I would have been sent somewhere long ago through space transfer.
“Looking at the reaction, it looks like you received the message.”
“Yes. I had no idea that you would try to bring me back through space transfer.”
“I also didn’t know that there was a cadet who hit my space transfer from the front.”
Odd Spartium laughed helplessly and scratched his head.
Could you please lift the barrier for a moment? When I removed the barrier as he had requested, my vision changed in an instant.
In that brief moment, I was transported from place to place through spatial transfer.
“This place… .”
“Are you excited? Well, everyone who visits for the first time has a similar reaction.”
Odd Spartium smiled as if he fully understood my feelings and raised his right hand around my shoulder.
What he held in his hand was a leaf of a certain plant. It was a single leaf sticking out from the straight, high stem of a bamboo.
The leaves that were gently placed on Odd Spartium’s hand were not just on his hand, but were also crowded around him.
‘If it’s amazing, it’s amazing, but it’s quite different from the wonder that Odd Spartium mentioned.’
This place, full of green grass and colorful flowers, a cool-looking stream, and tall bamboos that is just as impressive as the view, is an impressive place for me.
A beautiful place reminiscent of Mureung Island.
At first glance, this place, which boasts a beautiful scenery comparable to the Natural Park of Eden or a natural park famous as a date course for cadet couples, is none other than an indoor space.
And the owner of this space is none other than the Odd Spartium in front of you.
This place, which at first glance appears to have been created for elves who have an image of being closer to nature than humans, is called this.
‘I guess the special practical test center was here.’
Vice Chancellor’s Office. It is the personal office of a person with a rank second only to the President of Eden, and is currently used as a testing center where my practical exam will be held.
What kind of test will you have to take? If Odd Spatium is going to bring me to the vice-chancellor’s office to take the test, it will definitely boast a higher level of difficulty than the average test.
As I watched Odd Spartium leisurely appreciating the surrounding scenery and tensed up my body with a stiff face, Odd Spartium suddenly looked back at me and burst into laughter.
“You don’t have to worry that much. The practical exam is actually over.”
“… Yes?”
My hearing heard him, but my brain couldn’t quite understand what he meant.
The practical exam is actually over. I haven’t done anything since I arrived at the test site, but it’s already over?
Was there already a test for something I didn’t know about? Just as those thoughts were making his head spin, Odd Spartium lifted his left hand and opened his palm wide.
“Actually, there were five evaluation criteria that I originally wanted to check directly.”
Odd Spartium, who started the story, spoke while folding the fingers of his open left hand one by one.
“First, situational judgment. Things in the world don’t always go as planned, and that’s especially true in the hunter industry. So I thought I would do some tests here.”
Odd Spartium folded his little finger and opened his mouth again.
“Second, the amount of horsepower. Since a hunter’s strength is expressed in the level of magical power, the total amount of magical energy is very important. Right now, most of the professors have superior magical power compared to regular hunters.”
Next stop.
“Third, proficiency in magical manipulation and use of magic. Magic power is ultimately energy, and you can use it to its full potential only if you know how to use it properly. So, I thought about checking my ability to manipulate magical power and apply magic.”
Index finger.
“Fourth, direct combat ability. Even if close combat is not your main focus, you should be able to do the minimum amount of combat necessary. However, considering Cadet Seong Yu-jin’s schedule of repeatedly sparring with Professor Karia, we decided that there was no need to measure this part.”
Odd Spartium smiled bitterly, holding a hand with only the thumb standing out.
Odd Spartium looked down at his fist and paused for a moment, and all that could be heard was the sound of a flowing stream and the sound of bamboo leaves shaking in the wind.
What remains is the fifth and final one. However, I also held my breath for a moment as I looked at Odd Spartium, who suddenly stopped talking.
“Fifth. It was mental strength. No matter how strong the force is, a person with a glassy mind easily collapses and becomes frustrated. That’s why I was thinking of checking Cadet Seong Yu-jin’s mental strength… .”
Odd Spartium, speechless, walked next to me.
Since the gap between him and I was not wide to begin with, the distance narrowed in an instant.
Me and Odd Spartium facing each other with a gap of two steps.
And the next moment, I was shocked to hear the words come out of his mouth.
“Cadet Eugene Seong has the experience of meeting the Empress of Helheim, so there is no need to test his mental strength.”
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