‘What is that bastard doing?’
John jumped up from his seat and strode toward me.
Previously, he was talking with a clear expression of annoyance, but now his voice was very excited, like a child who got a toy he wanted. I was dumbfounded by the obvious change in attitude.
“The magic I just used in the previous sparring was basic physical strengthening magic. It seems that the proficiency is quite high, considering that it is stacked several times to maximize the effect. The ability to apply and understand strengthening magic, and the ability to use magical power are also excellent. However, seeing how you move your body, I don’t think you learned swordsmanship or martial arts separately. It was an unestablished, raw movement, but it was a form in which my own know-how was well melted.”
John took a deep breath and continued.
“Closing this gap… . experience. okay. It’s an experience. Did the experience gained through countless real battles create the current form of combat? You said you wanted to be a wizard, right?”
“Yes, yes.”
John looking around my body again.
“Certainly, the body is quite developed for a wizard. No, it’s so wonderful that it’s not comparable even if you’re aspiring to be a knight. How did you get this body? Do you usually train your body separately? If that’s not the case, maybe there’s something special about Sieghart’s bloodline.”
“… … I.”
“If it’s a bloodline tradition, I can understand. Those who inherit Sieghart’s blood may be naturally gifted with physical blessings, or some secret that is not yet known may be hidden. I was wrong. He’s a character that’s enough to arouse my curiosity. This is why you shouldn’t be quick to judge. There’s no way that monstrous woman would be interested in it for nothing.”
Yohan, who was quickly muttering to himself, raised his face to me and his eyes lit up.
“Seil Sieghart. How did you get such a body? Do you usually train your body separately? If that’s not the case, are the Sieghart family born with such a body? Do you have a special ability like protection or curse? Do you have any special secrets that you cannot tell anyone?”
I just couldn’t get used to it. The person who just a while ago was openly voicing annoying things and spouting outrageous words was now expressing great interest.
so embarrassing.
“That professor. Could you please drop your face for now?”
However, as if he was not paying attention to my words, he began to knead my entire arm and talk about muscles and bones.
“Muscles and shapes optimized for using the body. Even the shape of the bones is flawless. It’s like watching a new race evolved to fight. Why did a person who aspires to become a wizard acquire such a strong body? Come to think of it, I said that the original attribute was enhanced… . On the contrary, maybe I was able to work harder because I was born without a mediocre elemental attribute… ? ah… !”
Suddenly, something in the past came to mind.
It’s the story of the first time I signed up for a gym with the determination to build a body.
It was a time when money was tight, so I signed up for the cheapest gym in town… .
From the director to the official, everyone was a hellchang, no, a deceased person. The eyes of the old people who are aiming for newbies who have just entered are like hungry predators.
Groping here and there, muscles and skeletons, unwanted assistance and endless exercise routines, endless protein in your mouth and KakaoTalk messages pouring in.
I just remembered the memory of eating all kinds of high-protein foods for free that I would never have dreamed of.
It was because the way John looked at me was no different from those of the dead men back then.
“Are you aspiring to become a magician?”
As I said before, mages are mostly in charge of the rear.
One shot, one shot has enough destructive power to change the battle situation, but the protection of colleagues was essential because of the fatal flaw of poor durability and long casting time compared to knights and other role groups.
There was a magician who absorbed only the strengths of a knight and a wizard, but it was not something that the person wanted in the first place, and most of them were ambiguous cases that were neither one nor the other.
Both the brain and the heart have to make a circle, so in a way it’s natural.
Therefore, it was common for wizards who were not born with useful source attributes to turn to the non-combat line that did not participate in battle itself, or to become assistant wizards who were in charge of assisting the party.
Abel Croy can be seen as such a case.
‘Matusa. I haven’t even thought about that yet… .’
Occasionally, there are geeks who don’t fit into any of the aforementioned cases.
Even though they are magicians, those who risk their lives on the frontlines in battle.
They were called Martusa (魔鬪士).
It was not an official name. In the first place, the study of matou science itself was not included in the academy curriculum, and this name was also initially made just to ridicule geeks.
In common sense, why would a person who has the advantage of being able to attack from a distance engage in close combat?
However, they broke common sense and proved themselves.
That a wizard is not a being who only needs to look at someone’s back.
Will, effort, perseverance, and experience combine to create it.
A mutant wizard who specializes in melee combat.
“If I had to question it, I would say it was that way.”
Well, first of all, there was nothing I could handle properly other than strengthening magic, so it wasn’t wrong.
John smiled softly.
“I like people who work hard. I like people with a lot of secrets even more.”
I replied with a puzzled face.
“Ah, yes… . thank you.”
“Then choose a weapon.”
“yes?”
I looked at John with a face full of question marks.
“Choose a weapon.”
“why?”
John also looked at me with a puzzled face. We stared at each other like that. It was a face that did not understand each other.
John, who was pondering something, said as if he realized it only then.
“ah! Dalian.”
“Dalian? with whom?”
“Who are you? It’s me and you.”
“You mean the professor and me?”
“That’s right!”
Like a madman with clear eyes, Yohan’s eyes shine so much that it’s burdensome. Is it purely my illusion that the strangeness in his eyes looks like madness?
I didn’t understand. It’s not the instructor, but the professor is directly sparring with the students.
It was obviously an honor, but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out why he was showing so much interest in me after showing blatant disappointment from the first meeting.
‘… Just because of reinforcement magic? Did I mis-regulate the force?’
“I do. Mr. Gail. At the age of 7, I mastered the ‘Advanced Understanding of Magic’. Maybe that was around the 4th circle.”
crazy.
4th circle at 7 years old? Have you mastered the advanced level of understanding magic? The advanced level of understanding magic is a major book that college students learn in a modern way. That’s what a 7-year-old kid understood.
As it is the best academy in the empire, it is natural that most of the professors who teach students are geniuses who have been counted since childhood, but this was too much.
‘I heard there’s a flying guy on top of the jumping guy… . What are you doing? I don’t know a person like this?’
If all of that is true, it means that Johan Cruyff is a monster with a talent that can be counted on one finger in the history of the continent.
Of course, I don’t know how it is now. It was also common for geniuses who stood out as children to become walled up in adulthood.
“Since childhood, I have been curious. Even if there were many, there were too many. I didn’t even pay attention to things I wasn’t interested in, but once I had a question, I had to figure it out. Even now, that hasn’t changed. No, it got worse.”
Looking into his eyes, I felt a chill.
“It’s just light map sparring. What weapon would you like to use?”
“Are you talking about maps? … . All right. I will do this.”
I picked out the practice spear that was placed in the corner. It was the weapon he was most familiar with because he had used the spear a lot lately.
Even though I’ve never learned proper spearmanship, it’s better than nothing.
“It’s a window… . Is there a reason you chose a spear among many weapons?”
“This is what I am most used to.”
Yohan, who smiled incomprehensibly, headed towards the center of the gymnasium.
“Good.”
I could hear the conversation between Eden and the assistant from behind.
“hmm… . Assistant. Shouldn’t that dry?”
“It is useless. The professor in that state won’t listen to anything I say.”
“No matter how much guidance sparring, how can a freshman who has just entered a sparring against a professor… . I’m worried that there might be an accident like that.”
“Don’t worry. The professor will have an idea too.”
Yohan, standing in the center, warmed up and murmured softly.
“ah. I’m looking forward to it. What will we show you this time? You’re not going to be screaming and screaming over a broken limb, right? Then it’s really disappointing… . no. No, nothing has been verified yet. Again, don’t judge easily. yes, John. This is a very bad habit. Wasn’t it like that when we first met? Although I was disappointed that the idiot with only one enhancement attribute was a descendant of a legendary family, he showed a different possibility. It is not too late to see and judge for yourself. Slowly, slowly, check it out. Is it worth it… .”
Watching that guy casually saying ghastly things, I was very convinced that the teaching assistant was wrong.
Suddenly, two rings on his fingers caught my eye.
‘what? Is it an artifact?’
I could feel a little magic power, but that was all. When I was thinking that far, I suddenly felt a sense of incongruity.
The strong men I have met so far have a certain sense of intimidation that cannot be described in words.
Whether intended or not, everyone showed off their overwhelming presence.
As if to spread the fact that I am here.
But he didn’t feel anything.
nothing.
By the time I realized what the fact that there was not much difference from when I had the innkeeper in front of me was what it meant.
“Are you ready, Mr. Seil?”
“yes. Let’s begin.”
“Will you be okay with that? Enough time. Go with all your might.”
“… Then I will not decline.”
I applied strengthening magic to the spear I was holding. At the same time as the feeling that the light spear became heavy, the blunt spear blade gave off an eerie anticipation.
Then, I used the multiple strengthening technique that I improved myself.
It was a magic that put a heavy burden on the body just by overlapping and using it due to its maximized power, but it was able to be used without difficulty thanks to the metamorphosis of the bones.
A purple mana ring with spells engraved on both arms was created. It was a circle-shaped mana ring, which was shaped like a bracelet, but as the magic overlapped, the ring also increased.
Purple mana oozing from the whole body. An aura that was so thick that it could be clearly seen even with the naked eye began to dominate the surroundings.
All the senses of the body are activated. You realize that you have stepped into a new world that you have never encountered before.
It feels like time is passing slowly. Everything in the world except me seemed to move slowly.
Seeing this, John expressed pure admiration.
“oh! Could it be that you improved the magic formula yourself? If you look at it with the naked eye, you won’t notice a big difference from Auror users. However, if you use them overlapping like that, the load on the body will be considerable, but you look calm. Is it because of that body?”
“… … .”
“what. great. let’s get started exactly 3 times. I will give you a chance to advance.”
At this point, rather than hurting my pride, I was genuinely curious.
Without using black magic, what level would I be now? And how much power do the academy professors have?
A place where the most talented people in the empire gather. I heard the words sticking in my ears. The settings are also very familiar. However, I haven’t experienced it myself.
‘Will it really work?’
I thought that I wanted to feel firsthand how great the professors were when they broke through the fierce competition.
“You can come in anytime… … .”
Before he could finish his words, I kicked off the ground and threw a spear at his chest.
The speed was so fast that the ground I was stepping on was dented in the shape of a foot. It was because I couldn’t stand the repulsive force when I stepped out.
Even I was amazed at my own physical abilities. so i was sure
‘Worth it!’
In an instant, the sight went round. When I came to my senses, I was lying on the floor.
John looked down at me and smiled.
“One time.”