episode_0013

“Hello. My name is Jaeyoung Han and I am in charge of your Mana Research class in Class A.”

There is an old professor in a white suit at the lecture hall who looks as if he is studying in a closet.

At that level, he’s almost a skeleton, but is he possibly a necromancer?

“There is no cadet who doesn’t know about Mana, right? You are proud new students at Victoria Academy. We will proceed with the class on the assumption that you have basic background knowledge.”

This is completely inconsiderate of me, who entered the school without any background knowledge. A teacher should look at all students with fair eyes, but he does not seem to be a true teacher.

“Let’s skip the concept of mana… shall we talk about mana management?”

At the same time as he said that, mana began to gather in Professor Skeleton’s left arm.

“Mana management can be broadly divided into two categories. First is strengthening.”

Hum-

The mana that had accumulated above a certain amount became visible to others and wrapped around the skeleton teacher’s left hand.

“Now, this is called mana typification. It strengthens and condenses the formless mana and creates a form.”

Quang!

The skeleton professor stretched out his left hand towards the steel prepared next to the teaching staff, and the steel was slightly dented.

‘Wow, that’s so hot.’

This is a skill worthy of a professor at Korea’s largest awakened education institution.

It’s not enough to go on active duty at any time. That’s why I’m a professor at Victoria Academy.

“The second is release. It can also be described as magic, but it is more comprehensive.”

After speaking, an orb made of mana was created on the professor’s left hand.

“Right now, it looks like mana is simply compressed into the hands, but if you add several processes in this state, it becomes magic.”

A small magic circle is drawn on the sphere of mana gathered in the hand, and it turns into electricity that seems to burst out at any moment.

Pasig-

“This is the implementation of magic using a magic circle. Simple magic usually omits the magic circle, but many large-scale magic or advanced magic require a magic circle.”

I also heard an explanation about the concept of the magic circle, but it was difficult so I skipped over it. It was a story that had nothing to do with me anyway.

“Well, let’s say we’ve passed the basic course, shall we go straight to the advanced course?”

This time, a mana sphere was created on the professor’s hand. However, it contained much more compressed mana than the sphere just created.

“Sometimes there are cadets who say things like, ‘Professor, I’m not a wizard, so why do I have to take this class?’ Of course, you might think that way. But in fact, if you put mana on a sword, it’s called sword energy, and if you put it on a fist, it’s called martial arts.”

The professor continued speaking and made a fist by wrapping the compressed mana sphere around his fist.

“Depending on how you process mana, it determines whether it will be magic or simple reinforcement. In the end, the basics are the same. The magic management you will learn here will definitely be useful.”

Mana disappeared from the professor’s hands, and mana waves began to form around the professor, like water droplets falling on the floor.

“This isn’t really magic, but it’s usually called ‘detection’ in the field. It’s simply a technique that attaches mana to the floor and spreads it around, but for a simple technique, it’s a very useful technique. A high-level detection can be used behind a god or wall. You can even find hidden enemies. This technique, which seems simple at first glance, is actually…”

I tried to listen to the professor’s complicated explanation, but I couldn’t hear a single word of it.

I don’t know why mana formulas and calculations are needed to spread mana.

“Well, once you give it a try, you will know where you are weak. Then, I will help you personally. Just give it a try.”

As soon as the professor finished speaking, the teaching assistants waiting behind him began handing out strange-looking bracelets to the cadets.

“I guess this is the famous Victoria’s magic aid?”

“Magic assist?”

“Yes, it is said that it becomes much easier to use magic power when wearing this. However, the destructive power becomes so weak that it cannot be used in actual combat.”

Thanks to the explanation of Kim Young-han, who was sitting next to me, I was able to find out the identity of the bracelet.

How many settings in the game are there that I don’t know about? Was it such a delicate game?

“At first, don’t wear the mana aid and try using detection. After that, if you wear the mana aid and increase your mana, you will get a feel for where you are lacking.”

The professor clearly said it was the sensation of drawing up mana from within the body and spreading it in all directions.

Ugh-

As mana spreads around me, I can feel the outlines of the cadets nearby.

‘Well, at this level, it’s worth it.’

Since it was worth using a wizard, it would be normal to use enough detection.

Looking around, the other students seemed to be still confused.

Hum-

Sigh. I made eye contact with a certain female student.

Alice. I am a senior French student.

Among the students, Ellis and I were the only ones who used detection at once.

Nam Da-eun, a senior in practical skills, is holding one end of her hair and twirling it as if she is not interested in class.

As a result, Alice and I sensed each other’s mana waves.

“…”

“…”

I looked at him with narrowed eyes, as if he was dissatisfied with me, and had nothing to say, so I just avoided my eyes.

Are you saying that I did something wrong? If being good-looking is a crime, is it life imprisonment or something like that?

“Some students are successful, but most of them are not able to figure out what to do. Let’s practice again wearing the mana braces in front of the seats.”

“Oh, has my magic power really become lighter?”

“okay?”

Kim Young-han, wearing a bracelet next to him, is using his mana in wonder.

I don’t think I really need it, but since it was given to me, I’ll give it a try. I’m sure it will make a difference.

When I put the bracelet on my arm, it automatically wrapped around my wrist and I felt like my body was being filled with something.

“Oh, that feels amazing.”

This time, I raised my magic power from my fingertips.

It’s definitely more comfortable…no, but it seems like it’s gotten heavier. Isn’t this a defective product?

I increased my horsepower even more. Strangely enough, it became more difficult when I wore braces.

“No, this looks like a defective…kwaak!”

I suddenly groaned at the tremendous pain I felt inside my body.

Craddangtang!

I couldn’t bear the pain and fell off the chair.

Still, I rolled around on the floor, clutching my chest with my hands as the pain did not subside.

I felt an unpleasant taste of metal in my mouth, and my nose was bleeding and soaked the floor.

Cough!

I covered my mouth and coughed, but there was blood on my hands.

Fuck.What is this?

“Hey! Are you okay? Professor! There was an accident here….”

Next to me, Kim Young-han is shouting something, but I can’t hear properly because my vision is shaking.

‘What kind of thing is this…’

I couldn’t come to my senses because of the pain that came without warning, but I knew the cause.

There was a lot of mana in the body. The mana circuit was so twisted that it was difficult to generate mana properly.

Moreover, every time I tried to raise my mana, the pain grew more and more.

I didn’t know the cause of the pain, but I knew intuitively that if I could somehow restore the mana circuit, the pain would disappear.

Of course, there will be great pain in the process, but my mind is gradually fading. If I continue like this, I might really die.

“Big…!”

I forced the motionless mana to move. Mana, which was clearly moving within my will, is somehow trying to escape my will.

It was as if a ball called Mana was bouncing around inside my body and hitting my entire body from the inside.

“Ugh!”

Unable to bear the dizzy feeling and pain, he vomited gastric juice and blood.

The lumps that had climbed up the neck and neck poured out onto the floor. After gagging a few times until nothing came out, I definitely felt a little more comfortable.

[Clear mental power] is always helpful. It allows you to maintain your sanity even when the pain comes as if you were having surgery without anesthesia.

I endured the slightly familiar pain and tried to control it by adjusting my mana.

It catches the mana that keeps trying to jump out somewhere and carefully restores the mana circuits and passages in the body to their original positions. A high level of concentration was required as it was necessary to control all the fine circuits of the entire body.

Through this series of processes, I felt that my understanding of mana became deeper and deeper, and as a result, the recovery process also became faster.

“Huuukhuuuk.seuuup.hu.”

In the end, I succeeded in controlling all the mana. My body, which seemed like it would die at any time, began to come back to life.

Sorry. The inside of my body is still a mess, but it hasn’t gotten any worse.

Even if it had been just a little bit late, it could have been life-threatening. Fortunately, I think my life was saved.

Now I finally have time to look around.

All the students and professors stood up and looked at me, and Professors Younghan Kim and Sol Lim were standing right in front of me.

“How…how…”

Professor Lim Sol, wrapped in a robe, is looking at me with his eyes wide open.

He was so surprised that his pupils under the hood were dilated and his mouth was wide open, unable to find anything to say.

Why is Professor Lim Sol here?

Professor Lim Sol stays in the lab when there are no classes.

Anyway, my head still hurts.

I wish I could get treatment quickly.

“Uh…uh…”

“uh?”

“Uh…how did you do that!!!”

Professor Lim Sol was muttering to himself, so I gave him the correct answer and he suddenly screamed.

“Keheuk!”

Then he grabbed me by the collar and started shaking me.

“How! How did you do it-!”

“Hey, just a moment. Please, just a moment…”

“Professor Lim Sol! Let go! Blood is coming out of the student’s mouth! Hey! Let go!”

Fortunately, Professor Noh, who was next to me, came to his senses and stopped Professor Lim Sol, who was shaking my neck.

Coughing. The blood in my mouth pours out. I feel dizzy again.

“Huh? Wow! What! Blood?! Get him to the emergency room quickly! He’s your professor! What are you doing!”

“No, the medical staff has already arrived, so leave the baby alone!”

“Oh, I understand.”

Only then did Professor Lim Sol let go of my collar.

‘Why is this happening all of a sudden…’

Lim Sol.

A wizard born with a natural talent for magic. He is a person recognized as an authority not only in Korea but also around the world.

Although he didn’t have much contact with the main character, his sloppy personality and behavior, combined with his cat-like face that radiated decadence, made him quite an attractive character.

‘Now I see she was just a crazy bitch.’

Even though she was a slightly outdated character, that was her charm in the game, but in real life, she’s just a crazy bitch.

Jiying-

Just like in the game world, the medical staff are holding their hands to me, emitting light. It’s hard to believe that the pain is reduced just by being exposed to the light, but that’s reality.

Even now, the pain is decreasing in real time.

“Wow, that’s really amazing. Cough, cluck.”

“Hoyeon, are you okay? You’re alive, right?”

“Yes, thank you for your concern.”

Kim Young-han looks at me worriedly and talks to me. Still, it’s good because I get to make friends.

“If the friend I made two days ago dies, I think my dreams will be wild.”

“….”

As expected from the high-level medical staff at the academy, the treatment was quickly completed and they quickly packed up their belongings and began to withdraw.

“The magic circuit damage was severe, but the treatment has been completed. There will be no particular disruption to your daily life.”

“thank you.”

Professor Noh Shin, who is still lying down and catching his breath, expresses his gratitude.

“The cause is probably the braces… It could be a defective product. I think it would be a good idea to investigate.”

“Keuhum.big…”

As soon as the medical staff finished speaking, an awkward coughing sound was heard, and when I looked in that direction, I saw Professor Lim Sol clearing his throat with a red face.

“Well, actually…”