episode_0022

Arpina continued to attend the duels between the secret magicians that continued on the third day.

Even if you didn’t expect it, Arpina was one of the high-ranking magicians of Widia.

The highlight of the exchange was undoubtedly the duel between the magicians.

Since all magic is exchanged with short spells or starting words, the sense of speed itself is different, and since memorization is not necessary, the heat of the duel does not easily die down even if it lasts a long time.

This was also the reason for the sparring between the apprentice wizard and the arcane wizard.

The prevailing opinion was that apprentice magicians had a hard time defeating arcane magicians no matter what tricks they used.

The time it takes for magic to manifest becomes overwhelmingly shorter because the magician’s ritual itself that affects mana changes qualitatively as it enters the secret art level.

If you give up the desire to deal with it hastily and calmly respond until the apprentice wizard’s memorize magic runs out, then even the slim hope that the apprentice wizard has of winning will disappear.

And most importantly, the existence of ‘secret magic’.

A powerful magic that can be used by arcane magicians from the time they reach the beginner level.

Some people say that the realm of secret arts is the process of refining secret magic, as it was the magic that represented secret magicians.

“Peer!”

At one end of the stadium, a woman with pink hair shouted.

This was her secret magic, the falling flowers of joy.

The ground around the opponent was covered in flowers and their petals began to flutter.

Each petal became sharp like a blade and swept away the opponent.

As the opponent was unable to properly respond to the storm-like momentum, a nearby magician reached out.

Thousands of flower petals suddenly stopped falling without any warning.

“Roselina wins! This ends the duel with the victory of the Protal School.”

The pink-haired woman bowed politely and left the stadium.

Arpina also got up after that match.

The reason is that the wizard who lost to Roselyn was a student of Widia.

She said to the female magician sitting next to her.

“Can I talk to you?”

“What’s going on?”

“I’d like to hear more about the Teneron story you told me last time.”

She had already asked Berford, who was attending the meeting, to ask about Teneron, but she also intended to gather information separately.

“Uh… …If you want, it’s not hard for me to tell you.”

The woman smiled softly and followed her as she got up from her seat.

“If you want more accurate information, you can come to our city and ask us directly.”

The woman said that there were remnants of the Black Tower held captive in the city.

“I think Arpina would like to ask you directly… … .”

“Um… .”

As Arpina pondered, the woman spoke again.

“It would be good if disciples could interact with each other. My disciple was really curious about Arpina-nim’s disciple. They could also broaden their horizons by observing the magic of other schools.”

Arpina nodded as she thought of Leah, who rarely interacted with other people and stayed in the training room.

***

“Swell.”

As Leon shouted the magical ignition words he had memorized, the wooden sword floating in the air instantly transformed into a gigantic one.

It was probably three times the size of Leon.

This was the basic magic of the sword that scattered moonlight.

When I first encountered this magic, there were two problems with it.

One is that all the proper recipes are half-erased.

And it requires overwhelming talent and is a complexly twisted technique.

It was a condition where if touched carelessly, the magical power would be distorted in an instant and the core would be damaged.

However, after Leon became exclusive, these restrictions were somewhat weakened.

Of course, I thought the restrictions had been weakened only for basic magic. I didn’t even think about touching high-level magic, which could be called the essence of magic.

No matter how twisted or half-erased the spell is, basic magic is still basic magic.

Unlike high-level magic, it was complex and had its limits.

Leon had the talent to make up for his lack of sorcery through analogy.

There was also magic worth referencing piled up in the jewel.

The reason I haven’t touched it yet is because there was no need to take risks.

It was only after Kito obtained the wooden sword that he claimed to be a magic sword that he began to attempt magic calculations in earnest.

It seemed like it could be quite useful if used in conjunction with the wooden sword’s abilities.

Leon began to learn magic in earnest, spending his precious time with the jewel.

He attended the personal disciple sparring sessions as much as he could, but after he realized that Robert didn’t really care, he didn’t attend the other sparring sessions and just stayed inside the jewel.

The first star of the sword that scatters moonlight was handling basic magic.

These were all the spells an apprentice wizard could learn, and there were five spells in total.

The magic was all incredibly simple.

The first one is the swell that Leon just used.

It was a magic that made the sword huge.

The second is Pierce.

It was a simple magic that quickly sent out a sword to stab the opponent.

It was so simple that I thought it was faster than shooting with basic psychic powers, and there was no problem.

Next up were the simple blades, Split which increased the number of swords, and Luna which infused the swords with mystical magic.

Leon is currently learning Pierce and Swell.

Blade has not had enough time to learn it yet, and the other two have their own unique systems, so Leon could not easily deduce their techniques.

The five magics were not particularly connected and were used separately.

‘It seems like it would only be possible if it’s at the secret level.’

It seemed that Luna, who injected the last mysterious magic, was the core of basic magic.

Leon canceled the spell and took back his sword.

‘It’s definitely because I filled the rest of the spells with magic, but the magical power consumption is different.’

Although Leon learned Pierce and Swell, there were some differences from existing magic because he filled in the blank parts of the spell by inferring them.

It was certain that even though it was basic magic, the magical power consumption was not trivial.

If you put magic power into it, it will eat whatever you put in.

It gets bigger the more you put it in, and it gets faster the more you put it in.

‘Is this magic something that an ordinary wizard can handle?’

It was clear that Leon had messed up something.

‘Should I consider myself lucky just to not be affected?’

Leon, who had put the wooden sword into the subspace, came out of the jewel.

I thought of the duel between the magicians that was currently underway.

It was true that he was curious about their sparring, but that wasn’t the reason Leon stopped training.

The most popular couplet at the exchange event.

In other words, this meant that people flocked to see the match.

There has never been a better time to secretly sell Leon’s possessions.

Leon, who had come out of the jewel, left the accommodation and looked for a secluded place once again.

It was to change clothes.

Because you can’t change clothes inside the building and come out.

Leon, who was about to enter a remote alley and grab the jewel, stopped for a moment.

A cold intuition ran down the back of Leon’s neck.

‘Exploration magic!’

Leon felt a flow of magical power sweeping through his body.

My mouth watered.

It’s clear that he searched the surroundings for a long time before coming in, but what does it mean to hide without being detected and then use search magic in a dark place?

‘Since when have you been chasing me?’

Leon’s nerves became extremely sensitive and he pulled out a bunch of scrolls from the subspace.

E-class blink, triple fireball, flame, and shield.

A D-class underwater prison.

A last resort for any unforeseen circumstances, a B-class emergency designated teleport.

“Infusion.”

While secretly muttering the starting words of the magic infusion technique that he had memorized, something rushed towards Leon as magic power surged.

Leon was startled by the unusual magical aura.

Leon immediately grabbed the shield token he was holding.

“Defense!”

A shield formed around Leon’s body at once, but Leon did not stop and continued to pour magical power into the shield scroll.

By the time the four shields were layered around Leon, the powerful impact had already reached the token’s shield.

Boom- Boom- Boom-

The barrier breaks as soon as the magic touches it.

The token Leon was holding in his hand broke after failing to withstand a single spell.

After that, the shields created through scrolls were all destroyed one by one.

Leon instinctively jumped back as he saw something black piercing through the barrier.

The magic pierced through the entire barrier and landed on Leon’s original location.

bang-

The magic that shattered the ground with a dull sound did not disappear, but remained in the same place.

As I looked at the black mucus clumping together, I felt strangely uneasy.

“Huh?”

A human figure emerged from the shadows, accompanied by a voice filled with wonder.

Leon’s sense of crisis reached its peak when he saw the red-haired man whose entire body was suddenly raised above the ground.

Because I felt it instinctively.

‘Secret-level black magician… … .’

Leon had thoroughly prepared to deal with a high-level magician, but he couldn’t help but feel nervous when he thought about actually facing him.

The red-haired man stared at the token for a moment, which had fallen to the ground in several pieces.

“… … So you were the one who interrupted our plans? I was a bit hesitant because you looked like a normal person.”

“… .”

Leon was speechless.

So you’re saying that you attacked someone without even knowing who it was?

There was no such thing as a crazy person.

“There must be a way to hide your power. Where is your real level? It’s definitely not a secret technique.”

Looking at the man’s smirking face, Leon took out his wooden sword without a second thought.

“Pierce!”

I was training hard and two out of the four memorize spaces were sword magic.

The wooden sword, filled with all of its magical power, flew towards the man.

Of course, Leon didn’t think this attack would work on the man.

That’s understandable, since he’s a sorcerer.

It was just a means to buy time.

‘You have to grab the first move with a wooden sword and summon a guardian golem. That won’t be enough, so throw all the E-rank scrolls to buy time, and then summon Arpina’s magical beast… … .’

Unlike Leon, whose mind was spinning, the man simply waved his hand upwards at the flying wooden sword.

“Block it.”

The black mucus that had been sloshing around spurted up and formed a protective barrier in front of the man.

The tip of the wooden sword touched the shield.

thud-

“Huh… … .”

The man frowned as soon as the wooden sword touched the barrier.

In an instant, the black mucus dispersed, and the wooden sword was stuck into the man’s chest.

The man whose heart was pierced flew straight through and crashed into the wall.

bang-

Then the man’s body slid limply and fell to the ground.

“… .”

Leon opened his mouth in a daze at the sight.

“… Huh?”

In his hand he held a green flute, just taken out of subspace.