Ch.4Crimson Magic Tower (3)

# The Perception of the Crimson Blood Magic Tower

The perception of the Crimson Blood Magic Tower isn’t very good.

Although Blood Magic was acknowledged by Eterna, the founder of the Magical Kingdom who is respected more than anyone else and is considered the originator of magic, the discipline of Blood Magic itself hasn’t been around for very long.

As a result, it lacks depth compared to other types of magic, and not a single mage who exclusively practices Blood Magic has reached the level of an Archmage.

While the history of other magic disciplines dates back to before the Magical Kingdom was established, when humans first began using magic, Blood Magic is a new form created by “Count Vladimir,” who was a member of the Hero’s party.

It would have been perfect if “Count Vladimir,” who reached the pinnacle as the founder of Blood Magic, had become the Magic Tower Master, but unfortunately, the Count disappeared.

Blood Magic was thought to be lost, but thanks to a few geniuses, its legacy continued unbroken. Those drawn to Blood Magic gathered together and established it as a discipline.

And when Eterna recognized the efforts of Blood Mages and officially incorporated it as a discipline, they were granted the honorable title of “Crimson.”

The Crimson Blood Magic Tower.

The home of Blood Mages.

A place that represents the pride of Blood Mages.

But…

[Upvote if you think we should confiscate their blood packs lol]

Upvote if you think these blood-poor bastards shouldn’t even be allowed to use magic and should have their blood packs confiscated lololol

– Has your cooldown already reset?

ㄴ Blood-poor bastards deserve to be beaten lol

– They’re just playing with blood, what kind of magic is that even supposed to be

– I seriously don’t understand why Eterna recognized these blood-poor bastards lololol

– They think they’re Vladimir lololol

– Honestly, we shouldn’t just take their blood packs, we should drain all their blood. They’re like mosquitoes

ㄴ Why is this guy so pissed off?

ㄴㄴ He must have been victimized by Average Bloods lololol

[I deliberately let kids get hurt during my practical exam today lololol]

If kids get hurt, I can use their blood to get stronger lol

These bastards are just my grade launchers lololol

Anyone who does group projects with me better watch out, I’ll stab them with a needle from behind lol

– Average Blood lol

– This is a real Average Blood lololol

– Wow, this guy is for real

– As expected, Average Bloods are a nuisance lol

– Dude… do your parents know you’re doing this…?

The community forums where mages from different towers could interact were filled with countless insults directed at Blood Mages.

This was to be expected.

Blood Mages fundamentally cannot handle elemental attributes.

While it’s common to focus intensively on one discipline, other mages have their respective elements.

For example, the Red Tower teaches destructive fire magic. Though it lacks flexibility, it boasts the most powerful firepower among all magic types.

At higher levels, practitioners can cause massive explosions, and rumors say the Red Tower Master can even summon meteors, making them undisputedly the strongest when it comes to firepower.

The Green Tower handles a variety of nature-related magic, making them versatile if somewhat middle-of-the-road.

Though not as specialized as the White Tower, they can enhance natural healing abilities, making them a popular tower.

While each tower has its own elemental attribute and unique characteristics that suit it, the Blood Tower doesn’t.

It’s just magic that manipulates blood.

Nothing more, nothing less.

There is an advantage in that the higher the magical power contained in the blood, the more advanced magic one can perform, but that’s it.

Using one’s own blood is self-destructive, and using someone else’s blood requires first gaining control over that blood.

Even then, if the difference in power is too great, one cannot control the magic-infused blood, and even if they could use it, they can only inflict physical damage.

If you want to slash with blood, you might as well use wind magic, and if you want to strike with blood, you might as well use earth magic.

As for firepower, it’s embarrassing to even compare it with fire magic.

Of course, the ability to recollect spilled blood is attractive, but any mage capable of that would be a genius with the talent to reach the level of an Archmage.

Thus, there’s nothing good about it, and it even comes with the uncomfortable aspect of using other people’s blood.

That’s why its reputation has plummeted.

[At this point, isn’t this Vladimir guy or whatever not that great either?]

So here’s the thing.

Blood Mages praise Count Vladimir as this amazing person lol, but if he was really that great, he would have been famous

So was Count Vladimir famous in the Empire a thousand years ago?

He was famous because he was part of the Hero’s party, sure

But his recognition falls behind the Hero’s in both the Empire and the Magical Kingdom, right?

He’s even less popular than the Green Tower Master who was the magic specialist in the Hero’s party at that time

And since there was a Green Tower Master, it means the party already had a magic specialist lol

So what the hell was Count Vladimir even doing?

Blood-poor bastards are being treated as mages now, but back then, maybe they weren’t even considered real magic users?

They praise him so much, spitting as they talk about how amazing it was just to be a member of the Hero’s party, and it seems they idolize him even more than Eterna

For them, he’s not just an idol, he’s basically a god

But think about it. How much time has passed between then and now? A thousand years

Count Vladimir, the founder of Blood Magic, who was envied by Archmages and admired by the Emperor?

He might have seemed amazing from the primitive perspective of people a thousand years ago

But by today’s standards, it’s probably no different from blood-poor bastards playing around with blood lol. It might have even been worse lololol

So to summarize, the Average Blood Mages who are desperately struggling today would be considered Archmages if they went back to that era lololol

I think the Crimson Blood Magic Tower should just be permanently expelled from the magic tower community lololol

– Primitive magic lololololol

– Magic was much more primitive back then compared to now, so manipulating blood probably did seem impressive lololol

– Damn, now that I think about it, that makes sense…

– We’ve been deceived all this time…

– YouFuckingBastardTakeDownThisPostHowDareYouInsultCountVladimirI’llTrackYourIQAndKillYouAsshole

ㄴ Why so angry, dude? lololol

ㄴ Average Blood lol

ㄴ This guy is for real…

ㄴ This guy talking about IQ has a legendary IQ himself…

– I’m crying my eyes out lol

– Upvote lolololololol

– This is a masterpiece no matter when you read it

– Hmm… Starting from nothing is actually the hardest part… Is the writer’s intelligence so low that they don’t understand how difficult it is to build a discipline from scratch?

ㄴ Wow, I can smell the stench from this comment

ㄴ Go to sleep, nerd

ㄴ This is definitely an Average Blood…

“Eeek!”

BANG!

“Owww!”

A young girl rubbed her hand that had slammed down on the desk, trying to wipe away the tears welling in her eyes.

“D-damn it… Nothing but idiots! Waaaaaah!”

Unable to contain her frustration any longer, the girl buried her face in her pillow and screamed.

How did the perception of Blood Magic fall so low?

Until recently, or more precisely, until there was a Tower Master at the Blood Tower, they weren’t this disrespected.

Of course, even that Blood Tower Master had reached the highest level as a Blood Mage, but unfortunately, they hadn’t reached the level of an Archmage.

This was to be expected.

There’s a huge difference between walking on an already paved road and pioneering a path where nothing exists.

The discipline was still relatively new, and since it was the most unusual way for humans to use magical power, the combination of these factors made it the most underdeveloped magic tower.

Moreover, after a recent absurd accident where someone died from extracting too much of their own blood in an attempt to reach a higher level, the Blood Tower became even more disrespected.

Although the girl was praised as having the greatest talent among Blood Mages in history, she could only lament her situation with no progress in sight.

“…I’ll practice a little more before going to sleep…”

After all, the fastest way to improve her skills was to extract and manipulate as much of her own blood as possible.

The girl sighed and started looking for a needle.

That’s when it happened.

[Found a potential Blood Tower Master candidate OMG]

“Huh?!”

A title she couldn’t resist clicking.

The girl immediately manipulated her MagicPad to click on it.

And then,

[Found a potential Blood Tower Master candidate OMG]

Can’t believe you fell for this lol

As expected, Average Bloods are such suckers lololol

“ARRRGH I’M GOING TO KILL THEM!”

In the late hours of the night.

The screams of a girl filled with rage echoed through a room in the Magic Tower.