22. Shaman Cave (2)
Endless possibilities sprouted from nothingness.
Paji Jiji-!
An electric current dwelled in the steel sword.
When I grabbed the handle, I didn’t even have a tingling sensation, it only gave me strength.
I swung the sword at the doll as it was.
Slow-!
The result is, of course, both ends.
The elven archer who followed him pulled the bowstring hard as if he would not give up.
The arrow possessed pure magical energy, but Eleanor did not stop there.
“——Wind, blow.”
Wind Fairy, Sylph.
At the request of his friend, the spirit gave more elasticity to the arrow.
Eleanor finally let go of her bow.
The arrows endowed with magical power and spirit power are truly powerful and destructive.
Quadduk! The head of the puppet designated as the target went beyond being simply pierced and became completely muddy.
To be able to shoot a few arrows like that, without question, is a talent worthy of reigning at the top.
However, if he continued to fire things that consumed such large amounts of mana, one day the mana he possessed would not be able to withstand it.
Well, it’s a matter of course.
It would be best to kill all the enemies before the fuel ran out, but if that didn’t happen, it was inevitable that we would hit the limit someday.
Regardless of warriors, wizards, or archers, the total amount of power an individual possessed was fixed.
‘Umin? A glorious experiment?’
In that sense, this was an amazing and great thing to admit it without thinking.
Did she also realize the potential of the experiment we were conducting?
“What is this… … .”
Elf archer Eleanor Andersen looked at the bow in her hand with a shocked expression.
It was not made from the elven divine wood she usually uses, but a shamanic arcade bow.
Since wizards participated in the production, the magical power acceptance was quite high, but compared to the bow of the Divine Tree, its simple function and history were far below the level.
However, because it was far superior in one function, at least it was worth carrying as a secondary weapon.
‘Something like a monster came out again.’
I looked down at the steel sword with many useless decorations attached to it with a cold gaze.
To be precise, the ‘Inner Gong Drive’ inserted into the sword.
It was a second dantian that allowed one to freely use one’s internal energy in times of emergency.
‘Does this make sense?’
No matter how good the leader is, the shaman’s cave is the den of madmen, but is this possible?
When such doubts began to arise, the pumpkin-haired wizard, Professor Pumpkinson, who had been watching the results outside the laboratory, entered the room.
Staring intently at the papers that seemed to have been pulled out by equipment located throughout the laboratory, he soon moved quickly to the point of urgency.
“Oh oh! bravo! beautiful! It’s pedantic!”
Suddenly, the pumpkin-headed wizard shouted and grabbed the elf’s hand with the bow I had invented.
Suddenly caught, Eleanor’s eyes trembled.
Pumpkinson murmured, his eyes blazing.
“An elf who can convert source power into magical power and spirit power at the same time! Originally, the result came out more beautiful than I expected. Gladly mistaken.”
When Eleanor made an expression of disapproval, Pumpkinson finally let go. And this time clap clap-clapping hands.
“Today I feel good because I got good data thanks to you guys. There were still few test cases, so we tested magic power, elemental power, and energy separately, but it seems that we got good results from the first day. good! very good!”
“… … Mmm.”
“Ah, Ms. Elf, could you come again next week? Cases will be given without regret.”
“… … No, it’s the exam period soon, and I want to focus on my studies for the time being.”
Eleanor Andersen looked like she was about to say no, putting on a social smile.
Internal air drive, mana drive.
Apart from the fact that this was a surprising discovery, it was during the exam period and the professor in front of me was in a bad mood.
“Ah, a test?”
Professor Pumpkinson tilted his head at the harsh answer, and soon suggested a specific reward.
“If you come next week, I will provide you with an intermediate-level elixir as a reward.”
At that, Eleanor paused for a moment, then a social smile appeared on her face.
“I will gladly participate in your great experiment.”
The lofty elf was bribed with money.
‘Do I have anything?’
Did you hear the sound of my heart?
Professor Pumpkinson, who looked at the elf who agreed to the experiment with satisfaction, belatedly turned his head to me.
He looked at me and muttered.
“Hmm, I know that pure energy is highly efficient, but I need a comparison group… … Could you bring some of your friends?”
“A friend?”
“Yes, it would be nice if it was a friend who learned the martial arts of the violent Sapa. Of course, even that friend will pay the price wisely.”
“aha.”
Immediately, I thought of Chun Yu-ha, the young master of the Demonic Cult, who was supposed to be at Mt.
To be precise, it’s close to magic, but the energy is violent.
‘Does this person even know who is coming to volunteer?’
He’s coming next week anyway, so it’d be nice to show some condescension.
After completing the calculation, I nodded with a social smile as well.
“I will do as you command.”
It was a mutually satisfactory negotiation.
Even after that, Eleanor and I were only able to leave the lab after completing all the experimental assignments given by the professor.
I must have arrived before the sun even rose in the middle of the sky, but when I came out, the evening sunset was setting.
The second campus, Jusul-dong, is also colored by the light of dusk.
We were greeted by the night streets full of various and bizarre attire, starting with the magician’s robe, magic engineering suit, and monster mask.
Take a moment to take your eyes off him.
“Then I’ll be on my way.”
Eleanor Andersen, who was finally freed from the experiment, seemed to think that she no longer needed to be with me, and started to leave first.
Surprisingly, this was the third conversation.
I murmured as I looked at the back of the elf who was quickly moving away with haughty steps.
“… … No, let’s just say that.”
The ticket the professor sent me, round trip.
Soon after, I got on the train and met the elf in the same cabin.
She had her face buried in her hands.
I quietly looked out the window without saying anything, and that’s how the weekend ended.
***
“Put all your majors in the drawer.”
Urgent footsteps and the sound of turning desks and chairs prevailed for a while, but soon it became quiet.
thud- thud-
The Death Knight homeroom teacher, who was standing alone in the classroom, soon distributed test papers with his teaching assistant.
The subject is ‘Basic Combat Guidance Theory’. It was a paper test to be taken before the midterm exams.
Apparently, this test will be a practical test due to the nature of the homeroom teacher, so it is actually the last theoretical test.
“Okay, let the test begin. release it.”
As soon as I heard that raspy voice, I turned over the test paper.
After writing the academic information at the top, I read the first problem.
The content was like this.
[ 1. The peak warrior and 5th class wizard encountered an adult ogre in the mountains. The wizard is confused and cannot cast magic for the time being. Describe your appropriate course of action as an unmanned person. ]
An upper-middle class monster ogre.
It was a monster that was difficult to catch with a warrior at the peak and a wizard at the middle.
With just that number of people, it would be difficult not to hunt him down, but to run away.
Usually, to catch an ogre in a complicated mountain, you had to bring in at least Chun Yu-ha.
‘Just because I’m currently a peak unmanned, it shouldn’t be based on me.’
Then it will be rejected immediately. Having worked as a mercenary for the past dozen years, I came up with a great answer after narrowing the gap between reality and ideals.
[ Throws the frightened wizard and runs away. ]
This was the only way to live.
“Once, one problem was correct.”
I shook my head and solved the problems one by one in that way.
I passed the test papers while maintaining my intuition until the end, and I submitted the test papers before anyone else in the class.
‘It’s a gold medal.’
Indeed, the test results were expected.
***
This week, theoretical lectures such as [Great Magic – How to deal with sorcery] went into summary in preparation for the midterm exam, and lectures that were close to real life, such as ‘Theory of Mechanism’ and ‘Introduction to Boxing Science’, took a paper test.
It’s been a long time since I grabbed my major and tried to study, so my head hurt, but it was only a few days.
Also, since it was a test I took in my previous life, I remembered it to some extent, so the results weren’t bad.
“Basic Combat Guidance Theory gets a perfect score, and the Introduction to Park Tu Studies gets 98 points, minus one question.”
As expected, my intuition as a mercenary was not wrong. Even this crazy school is admirable enough to acknowledge and admire.
It was an opportunity to gain confidence once again.
As I was checking the test results sent to the terminal with a proud heart, Chun Yu-ha arrived soon.
“I am here!”
“… … .”
Beside him was an elf with a sullen expression.
As classmates in the same class, it seemed inevitable that they were destined to continue to be intertwined.
I shrugged my shoulders and said it without showing it at all.
“I’ve got my ticket, so let’s get on right away.”
Today too we had to board the train.
However, this time it was on the ground.