episode_0128

“Master… ”

Feeling my body shake, I lifted my head from where I had left it on the desk and looked around.

Ugh, what is it…

What is in sight are numerous cadets sitting in their seats and staring straight ahead.

And the professor is explaining something with a passionate look while receiving that gaze.

“… Ah.”

He drank the saliva on the corner of his mouth and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand.

I was listening to the lecture… and I dozed off for a moment.

Perhaps it was fortunate that the professor didn’t see me sleeping?

I could easily infer this just by looking at the fact that the person who woke me up was anonymous.

“Um… .”

As I lifted my head with a deep sigh, my eyes met the professor’s.

The professor whose eyes met mine only frowned slightly and did nothing else.

“…”

Hmm, or maybe he just pretended not to notice.

Judging from that reaction, he must know I was asleep.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to frown.

The moment I realized it, I burst out laughing.

“… Master?”

Then wouldn’t it be okay to sleep more…?

No? You can definitely sleep more.

Think about it carefully.

The reason why you didn’t wake me up even though you saw me sleeping is because

Doesn’t it seem like the professor also tacitly agreed to it?

Not only that, the professor sang me a lullaby to put me to sleep.

As a human being, how can I ignore the efforts of others?

No, you must not do such a cruel thing as ignoring the efforts of others.

Yeah, let’s sleep some more.

I nodded my head and made a pledge like that.

“… Master.”

The stern-looking anonymous man shook my shoulder again and continued speaking.

“What are you thinking about… You shouldn’t be sleeping.”

“Tteing… .”

I was feeling dissatisfied for no reason, so I brought an anonymous hand to me and tickled it as if I was whining.

Nameless, whose body trembled, swallowed once and shook his head.

“… No.”

Tch, he clicked his tongue slightly and stuck out his lips pouting.

Why are you so quick-witted?

“Haaam… ”

I also know that I shouldn’t sleep during class,

The content was so boring that an unavoidable accident occurred.

That would be the case.

The lecture I am listening to now is on the topic of ‘Mana’.

It’s a kind of magic-related lecture that teaches how to use it more efficiently.

Besides not being able to understand those words, what would I do with learning magic?

I looked at the professor who was giving the lecture with his chin resting on his hand with a pointed expression.

First of all, I don’t like the name of the lecture.

What is ‘About Mana’! What is ‘About Mana’!

It’s really baseless.

Since ancient times, what circulates in the body is not mana but ‘qi’.

“Tsk tsk.”

He shook his head and clicked his tongue so quietly that it couldn’t be heard by those truly foolish people.

I had a strong urge to go up to the stage right now and confront the professor who was teaching the students the wrong thing.

“…”

“Unlike knights, wizards store mana in their hearts… .”

The professor giving the lecture looks quite scary, so I’ll just endure it this once.

…what could it possibly look like?

Clearly, the image of the wizard in my head wasn’t like that.

The professor continued his lecture with a posture and expression that seemed to show off his muscular body and the long scar across his eye.

He must be proud of his appearance.

Well, it’s not my job.

“Ugh-!”

So I stretched my arms up toward the sky to clear my mind.

“Oh, looks like there’s a student who can answer.”

“… Hey.”

I made eye contact with the professor who smiled faintly.

… A student who will answer? To what?

I looked at the nameless person in a hurry in confusion, then he sighed deeply and opened his mouth as if whispering softly.

“… The question is, ‘How do I use mana most efficiently?’ ”

No, that’s not what I wanted to ask… .

What I want is what the situation is now.

I haven’t even attended the lectures yet and have been doing other things, so how could I know?

“…”

Still, I can’t just refuse the anonymous favor,

I bit my lip and just flipped through the pages of the poor book.

“…”

But that didn’t mean I, who was illiterate, could read.

I just stared blankly at the professor with my mouth tightly shut.

“Why is that?”

The professor frowned and tilted his head when he saw me like that.

“That… .”

He avoided the professor’s eyes here and there and bit his lips.

… what should I do?

It’s not good to get unnecessary attention, but from the beginning, it deviated greatly from its purpose.

It would be okay if you could at least answer here… .

If it goes wrong, isn’t this the right way to get stamped out by that professor?

Of course, it’s not like my future life will be difficult just because I was caught by a professor while visiting the academy.

But what if that professor is a spy?

If that’s the case, it becomes quite difficult.

As he was thinking about various things on his own, the professor opened his mouth with a frown.

“Haa… Don’t you get it?”

“…”

I was hesitating and couldn’t answer, just sweating profusely.

The anonymous person sitting right next to me poked my ribs.

“… What is it?”

“That… I think I misspoke, Master. It’s a question about qi, not mana.”

“Ah.”

If that’s the case….

I nodded slightly to the anonymous person and then turned my gaze back to the professor.

All energy is different and has many paths depending on what each person thinks.

It’s a question that has no answer from the beginning.

I also have an opinion, not a correct answer, so feel free to say it.

Sigh, I raised the corners of my lips and opened my mouth with a confident expression.

“It is a straight mind and body.”

Similar words such as ‘Jeong Gi Shin’ (精氣神) have the same meaning, so it is okay to consider them the same.

“… Heart rate?”

He nodded toward the professor, who frowned as if he was puzzled, and continued speaking.

“Yes, if the mind body is not united and is scattered.”

A lot of power is wasted because it is not delivered in the right amount to the right location.

When I replied like that, the professor let out a small sigh and said,

He smiled like a bandit would and asked again.

“Then what is a psychic body?”

I glance at the professor. He just smiles slightly, not seeming to blame me for answering the question.

Looking at him,

He also figured out what the mind was through my subsequent words.

There were many students who tilted their heads as if they didn’t understand, so he must have asked me the question in order to explain it to them.

If that’s the case, then I can approach it with a teaching mind, so I can also answer happily.

He opened his mouth with a smile.

My gaze shifted from the professor to the students who were looking at me.

What I’m going to say from now on is teachings to students, not professors.

This will also be a good lesson for them.

“The heart is the mind.”

There should be no hesitation in the mind when circulating the energy.

“Technology.”

It is the power to control the transmission of energy to the blood vessels so that only the right amount is sent.

“The body is the state of the body.”

A well-trained body is essential to fully utilize the energy stored in the danjeon.

“Oh… .”

“… Where was that paper?”

“I don’t know either.”

He smiled and snickered at the cadets who were writing something with shining eyes.

“If any of these are lacking or overflowing, there will be a loss because they are not concentrated on one point.”

That means, if you can perfectly control your mind, you can always use your power.

“How is it?”

As he said that, he crossed his arms and stared at the professor.

‘Haha!’ The professor laughed heartily and looked at me with shining eyes.

And only after looking at that professor did I notice that something was wrong.

… Wait, you shouldn’t have been noticed?

I felt cold sweat running down the back of my neck.

…of course.

He deliberately skipped important things like the harmony of yin and yang and the method of fortune telling, out of concern for him.

I would have given the most basic answer… .

The professor’s gaze upon me was ominous, like that of a beast that had found its prey.

“Cadet, what is your name?”

And as if my anxious expectations were never wrong, the professor said something startling.

“… Why is that.”

When I answered with a look of surprise, the professor smiled and continued speaking.

“I agree with a lot of what the student said, so would you mind coming to my studio after class?”

“I guarantee you that you will be able to have a high-level conversation befitting a cadet.” I looked at the professor who added quietly, and continued to sweat profusely.

From the very beginning of the lecture, it caught my eye…!

“Anonymous… !”

Let’s glance at the nameless person with eyes asking for help.

“… .”

“Anonymous… ?”

The nameless one just avoided my gaze.

This guy…!

I felt my teeth chatter with betrayal.

As I was looking at Moo-myeong with eyes filled with disbelief and trembling, the professor continued speaking.

“Student, come to me after class and we’ll talk more then.”

“… Yeah.”

Wanting to get out of this situation, I had no choice but to nod my head.

After that, as soon as the bell rang to end the lecture, he hid his identity and ran away without the professor noticing.

… A professor that passionate can’t be a spy.

Hmm, that’s true.

That professor is ruled out as a spy candidate.

One solved!