180 – Salty & Sweet (2)
Amy rolls her eyes quickly as she picks out her dessert.
Theo glared at Seria.
Sensing that gaze, Seria smiled.
“What did you put on my face, Mr. Theo?”
“Seria, you and I overlap a lot.”
Theo strained his eyes.
She didn’t tell Seria where she was going after the [Artifact Contest].
By the way, she ran into her again in one of the many, many cafes in the Faculty of Engineering.
‘It’s already started. Seria’s habit.’
In this work, Seria shows an obsession comparable to Siena to the object she is stuck in.
If Siena is an ignorant dashing group, Seria is a sustaining strategy group.
‘But if I’m going to keep her under her, my, and her, I’ll have to endure this much.’
Seria’s talent is indisputably ‘real’. Among the students at the academy, the only thing I can say for sure is that her magic talent is superior to hers, since she is the only one of the mage route, Neike.
She uses her precious talent a lot in her rare places.
Seria was still smiling.
“Oh, there is no coincidence like this. As expected, I think Theo and I get along well.”
Of course, it wasn’t a coincidence.
After the [Artifact Contest] Was over, Seria followed Theo’s trail by properly using tracking and eavesdropping magic. She was a tracking prowess comparable to a tolerable undergraduate exploring.
She is not a wizard who simply competes with the power of magic and the number of things. She was a wizard who was creative and knew how to use magic at the right time.
‘hehehe, it’s Theo’s fault. Why is it that he looks cool outside?’
Seria calmly passed Theo’s gaze, then looked down at her own feet. She saw a small puppy with white fur looking up at her.
“What a cute puppy. Is it Mr. Theo’s dog?”
“Yes.”
“The breed is hmm… I think it’s a Pomeranian. It seems like it hasn’t been a few months yet. What is your name?”
“One fist.”
“······Pu-huh.”
Seria laughed impatiently. She was a rather trivial name. But she strangely matched her appearance.
‘Still, how could the dog’s name be a fist…. Mr. Theo is unexpectedly erratic.’
She said.
“Oh, sorry. I thought it was a very appropriate name. Can I hug you once?”
“Yes.”
As Theo nodded, Seria reached out her hand to her knuckles.
As if her fists were waiting, she jumped into Seria’s embrace.
Seria smiled politely.
‘heheheung, Mr. Theo came out with his dog. Are you lucky today?’
Seria looked down at her knuckles that were quietly clasped in her arms.
‘Think of it as a job for me and your master. I’m sorry, baby puppy.’
Seria used [Eavesdropping] Magic on her fist.
Since it was a magic memorized in advance, there was no need for a chant.
Also, unlike her previous eavesdropping range limit, the range limit used by Seria was several times longer.
‘heheheung, since it contains plenty of mana, it should last for at least two weeks. Thank you, please be the cupid between me and your master.’
However, Seria’s wish did not come true.
Parts, parts, parts, parts—!
Because she didn’t have her magic applied. Her eyes were stained with bewilderment.
‘This, what is this…? Doesn’t the magic work?’
It wasn’t her magic failure. Mana was also consumed.
‘Eh, magic immunity? ‘
There is no other way to explain it.
[Eavesdropping] The magic literally evaporated.
‘No, what the hell is this puppy? I haven’t heard or seen a puppy with magic immunity…!’
Magic Immunity is a very rare ability. Even in the Mage Tower, overflowing with talented people with all sorts of magical abilities, no one has magic immunity.
Seria’s embarrassment led to even greater embarrassment.
─Grrr, rrr!
It is because the fist that exposed her teeth bit Seria’s arm.
“Kyaaa!”
Without dignity, Seria screamed in a cafe full of people. She was so surprised that she had a tear welling up under her eye.
─Beep, beep!
Her fist, which jumped and escaped from Seria’s arms, ran to Theo and hugged him.
Then he glared at Seria and growled.
Theo immediately understood the current situation.
‘··· Seria used a shady magic on her fist. It’s probably [Eavesdropping] Magic.’
Fist is the name of Shinsoo.
Automatically immune to status ailment spells below Circle 5. But there’s no way Seria knows this.
He looked at Seria with her calm eyes and stroked her knuckles.
‘Good dog.’
Of course, I only shouted inwardly.
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After Seria hurriedly left the cafe.
I started talking to Jang Woo-hee in earnest. The subject was breathing.
“·······For that reason, I want to know about your breathing method, Jang Woo-hee.”
“I’m not good at teaching.”
Jang Woo-hee said calmly. Her words are true
She is a good learner, but she has no talent for teaching. She’s not very talkative.
Said Theo, stroking the knuckles in her arms.
“It doesn’t matter. If you tell me what you know, I will try to enlighten myself.”
“I understand. Instead-“
Having said that, Jang Woo-hee glanced at Amy who was eating chocolate cheesecake. He seemed to be wondering if he could tell the secret between himself and Theo right here.
Theo said calmly.
“I understand. It’s obvious what you want-“
“When will you let me know?”
Jang Woo-hee answered at once.
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‘I can finally find Hyoyeon.’
Woo Hyo-yeon, her own only friend, disappeared one day without a trace of her.
15 Years of life marked by the pain and psychological shock of arduous training.
A chaotic life where he asked himself every day about the reason for his life.
The time I spent with Hyoyeon was only 3 months, but I thought, ‘Life isn’t all about hard things.’
Said Theo.
“The sooner the better.”
“I’ll tell you right now.”
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Theo and Jang Woo-hee moved to the training ground of the College of Warriors.
It was because there might be other people at the Knights Faculty training ground.
As expected, no one was at the training ground for the Faculty of Bravery, but the two entered the private room.
Said Theo.
“I will tell you what I want after learning how to breathe.”
What Jang Woo-hee wants is the whereabouts of Woo Hyo-yeon. Of course, I know where it is, and I intend to let you know.
However, Jang Woo-hee has a deep attachment to Woo Hyo-yeon.
Jang Woo-hee would have a hard time coming to his senses if he told me about it before he learned the breathing method. Of course, because of Jang Woo-hee’s disposition, I had to tell him.
Jang Woo-hee nodded.
“I understand. Well, I’ll let you know right away. As I said before, I am not good at teaching.”
“I understand. What can I do?”
“Watch my body… How to breathe, mainly on the neck and stomach.”
While Woohee Jang was standing, she breathed in and out.
“Whoops, whoops, whoops…”
Jang Woo-hee, who repeated the act about 10 times, held up a practice dagger.
Whoo, whoo.
Shih, shh.
Then he swung it into the air. It was a basic movement consisting of two parts: cutting and stabbing. Her daggers were quick and clean.
Theo meticulously captured the scene.
‘When using muscle power, exhale- Is it?’
It was the way she was already subconsciously using. However, small details were different. Jang Woo-hee’s dagger technique had more power and was faster.
Jang Woo-hee said without stopping her knife.
“I will continue.”
Huuung─
She mixed footwork with conventional slashing and stabbing.
Likewise, compared to Theo, it had more power and was faster.
‘It’s not a difference in stats. Using the amplified [Overlord], I surpass Jang Woo-hee’s stats. In terms of simple destructive power, I must be stronger.’
However, Jang Woo-hee’s technique contained refined destructive power.
If her own technique is a hammer that pulverizes all of her striking parts, then her technique is like a needle that pierces one area deeply.
‘······· Ah.’
I think I got a sense of it to some extent.
Suppose you have a total of 100 Energy you can use.
Usually, except for the attack, he puts his strength into every little movement.
Of course, energy was consumed with each and every minor movement, so energy decreases when attacking.
However, Jang Woo-hee usually does not put much effort into trivial movements. However, when she attacks, she puts all her strength into it. She naturally has high energy when attacking.
‘Is this the basic concept of internal energy? Anyway, that looks damn hard. I understood with my head, but my body will follow.’
While Theo was watching Woohee Jang’s movements, she was thinking about this and that.
Jang Woo-hee’s movements stopped.
“······I can only teach like this. I understand?”
“To some extent. Would you like to show me another technique?”
“I understand.”
Jang Woo-hee raised the dagger again.
Wedge, Huung—!
This time, it wasn’t simple stabbing, cutting, or kicking, it was a complicated dagger technique.
Theo started to see her again.
······Like that, about two hours passed.