episode_0033

33. Jealousy.

The next day, Johann and Sarah headed towards the fortress wall along the familiar path.

Johann looked somehow disgruntled, because of the happening that occurred yesterday.

‘There was a limit to acquiring spells.’

From the start, the butler only gave Johann one magic book yesterday, considering his capabilities.

But after seeing his potential this time, he brought magic books from various fields.

‘Fire Arrow spell-level one, Dew spell-level one.’

Originally, he wanted to learn a powerful magic for the second one as well, but he stopped because his head was about to break.

‘To think I would faint.’

Of course, Johann ignored the pain and continued, but he had no choice because he lost consciousness.

Still, it wasn’t like there were no gains, so he shook off his lingering feelings.

“We have arrived. Please come this way.”

“Yes.”

The soldier’s attitude was even more devoted than yesterday. Johann indifferently watched this and ascended the fortress wall.

Tak.

As he stepped on the last step, countless gazes were directed at Johann.

The ratio of emotions was different from yesterday. The gazes of fear had increased.

It was the aftermath of seeing his great magic.

“Crazy… He’s here. That’s the guy.”

“Tsk, if I had been chosen by the knight, I would have been active enough.”

“Don’t bother looking. We live in different worlds.”

People tend to hear bad words better. He turned his head towards the direction of the spitting sound.

“Huh!”

The guy hurriedly covered his mouth and turned his body. His appearance of pretending to be nonchalant was very precarious.

Johann stared for about 2 seconds…

“Is there a lunch box?”

“Yes. I will set up the table.”

“Thank you.”

Only Sarah and Johann. It was a meal for two people. A soldier set up a simple table even for that modest event.

Johann didn’t bother to stop him.

‘It’s comfortable.’

If I’m going to eat anyway, wouldn’t it be nice to eat comfortably? No matter how casual he was, eating on the floor wasn’t his preference.

Glug glug.

“Hoo.”

After finishing the meal, he quenched his thirst with dew magic. It was much cleaner than the water provided as supplies.

It’s almost time to work.

[They’re coming! Everyone! Prepare for battle!]

Along with the now familiar voice, the squirming muddy water could be seen far away.

It was the undead.

Johann loosened his fingers. It has now become a routine.

Dew.

Popopopopopong!

Countless water droplets bloom in the air. The size has increased compared to before.

Johann realized the potential of dew magic and naturally invested karma.

‘There’s no need to control the shield.’

He decided to let the magic power flow with the current of the waves. Most of them are lower-level undead anyway.

One collision is enough to destroy them.

Rough Waves.

Tuquaaaaquaquaquaqua!!!

The dew spells that had approached the enemies before we knew it. The water droplets squirm and turn into waves.

It’s subtle, but the changing speed is faster and more flexible than before.

Even if the skill level is the same, you can see that the power differs depending on the caster’s ability.

In that regard, Johann’s skill was the best among the mages of the magic squad.

“Crazy! They’re not even coming this way!”

“That guy is eating all the karma and gold!”

Thanks to this, some modern people’s faces turned red. This is because Johann had almost annihilated one side.

Of course, the number of undead was much larger, so only a small number of people were dissatisfied.

“Those morons… They can’t catch them all anyway because of the amount of magic power.”

“It’s subtly different from yesterday. What did he do?”

Rather, there were also people who gained inspiration through Johann’s magic.

Even when looking at the same phenomenon, what people gain differs depending on the person.

Before long, the cleaning of the small undead was over.

Now it was the knights’ stage.

“Uwoooooo!! Fight back!”

Knights and soldiers mixed appropriately and advanced, and among them, besides Sir Jakison, a familiar face could be seen.

“You finally went out.”

A particularly slender person among the sturdy men. It was Sarah, with her black hair fluttering.

I found out this morning that she would be participating, and it was said that it was already agreed upon with Sir Jakison.

Maybe when the two of them went to talk yesterday, that’s when they made the promise.

‘Tsk, I don’t know how much karma I’ll earn.’

There were also small undead that were barely alive, and it was a good opportunity for Sarah.

Thanks to this, Johann couldn’t just stand still.

Dew.

Popopong!

Rough Waves.

The sound of a majestic dam bursting was heard, and the waves full of Johann’s magic power surged towards the giant skeletons.

The distance between the water droplets and the undead is closer than before. Naturally, its power increases.

‘Adding concept.’

Shield

[Structure Reading] [External Implementation]

Jjeoooooooong!

Wide-area hit occurred at a range approaching almost zero distance. It was impossible for the slow-moving undead to avoid it.

‘Two bodies. Will it work?’

Even this time there were two. The power will decrease a little, but if you increase the circulation speed per second, you can cover it to some extent.

The shield is stronger, the circulation is fiercer! Johann’s head was spinning as if it would explode, and so was the water.

“Keuheuk!”

If he wants to widen the gap between Sarah and other modern people, multiple hunting is essential. Johann was already far ahead, but he was always hungry.

This mindset made Johann who he is now, and it will not change in the future.

Tuquaaaaquaquaquaqua!

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It seems like some kind of shout is heard from afar. Of course, the undead cannot feel pain.

They’re just making noise to intimidate the enemies.

However, the soldiers did not feel any sense of crisis at all. They are just large skeletons being swayed here and there by great magic.

It didn’t seem easy to stop them, whose morale had surged in an instant.

“Die! You fuckers!”

“We even have an elder-class behind us! Kehehe!”

The soldiers also threw javelins, and also threw rocks rolling around.

One attack was not very significant, but when many gathered, it was quite plausible.

‘I succeeded!’

He quickly defeated two medium-sized undead. He felt a clear sense of accomplishment.

At that time, there was a group of soldiers that caught Johann’s attention.

‘What is it?’

They were throwing buckets they had brought from somewhere at the giant zombie. The size was small, but they used a weapon that looked like a catapult.

As the scale was small, the flying distance was not very long. However, it was enough to secure the safety of the soldiers.

It seemed that the goal was to deliver the bucket, not to kill.

Shooooooong.

It wasn’t a bucket with a hole in the mouth, so it didn’t scatter its contents as it flew.

Tureong!

Soon, as soon as it touched the zombie’s body, it spilled something yellowish. It didn’t seem like ordinary water.

It was then. A fireball that seemed to be 2M in diameter surged from somewhere. There were even more than one or two.

Kwaaaang!

The two giant skeletons hit by this explode in an instant. It is different from the ‘Rough Waves’ spell. The power is much stronger.

Of course. Johann’s magic, which had just set foot in great magic, could not be equal to the level of the elder-class mage in the inner castle.

Even the conditions were excellent, as they had even used a suspicious liquid.

Johann could feel it instinctively.

‘Is that the elder-class! Where is it?’

The place where the fireballs flew from was already in Johann’s head. He hurriedly turned his head to check the source of the spell.

High. That was the first thought that came to Johann’s mind.

The magic squad where he was standing was not low, but there was a difference compared to the position of the old mage with his white hair fluttering.

Johann’s eyes shed a blue light. He dismantled the magic from just now one by one.

‘By occupying a high ground, he increased the range and acceleration of the magic.’

Also, the shape of the flames was strange. Unlike Johann’s overflowing Fire Arrow, it had the form of a perfect sphere.

How much compression did he do to make this? It is an art that is only possible by controlling each and every flame.

It seemed like there were other elements as well, but even Johann couldn’t figure it out right away.

‘Was that oil from earlier? That’s the most likely thing.’

In addition, he also sprayed a liquid presumed to be flammable. A thorough preparation for one magic!

‘They say that a mage’s battle is not about skill, but about preparedness. He is truly showing the essence of magic.’

The white-haired mage also felt the gaze, and made eye contact with Johann.

‘……?’

However, he somehow seemed dissatisfied. Johann had often seen this type of person since his student days, so he didn’t think much of it.

‘He doesn’t like the stone that suddenly popped up, it seems.’

Kkondae. A word that mainly refers to people who are old or have very strong preconceptions.

However, compared to the old men of the Middle Ages, modern kondaes are cute.

Even the old man was a mage.

Considering the closed nature of that group, he must have an enormous stubbornness.

“······!”

Johann realized something from the old man’s gaze.

The clue to the fireball magic that had been tickling his senses since earlier.

“Emotion······.”

“Yes? What did you say?”

It was a soldier next to him who said that. Sir Jakison had placed him there under the pretext of guarding Johann.

“No, it’s nothing.”

Johann said in a soulless voice. A fierce inspiration was running through his head.

‘Emotion… I’m not sure.’

Magic is a discipline that requires thorough reason. But what about emotions out of the blue?

‘I need to find out more.’

Somehow, it felt like he had glimpsed the magic of transcendence. There will be another chance next time.