37 – Wind of Change – 2
“Ugh!!”
Magic Arrow.
Among the basic magic, the only attack magic was aimed at the face of the adventurer holding Luceria.
As he staggered back as if hit by a fist, his companions contorted their faces like demons.
Not screaming at the sight was commendable.
Lena, still trembling, did not stop glaring at them.
“This arrogant girl!”
“Daring to touch us with just beginner’s magic?!”
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‘What, what should I say? Should I warn them not to cause a scene here? Or maybe, or maybe, or maybe.’
Countless words surged through my mind and disappeared.
However, among those words, there was none spoken aloud.
Just one phrase escaped her lips.
“Magic Arrow.”
Once again, it was just another use of magic.
The arrow of created light flew towards the man with a fiery face.
But was it because he was prepared?
He effortlessly deflected his black magic arrow.
I remembered what Lee Hyun had told me.
Just because it’s magic doesn’t mean it’s all-powerful.
He mentioned that if magic is materialized and interferes with reality, it can be blocked with strong physical force.
Thinking of this, Lena, who had heard from Lee Hyun, opened her mouth again, overcome with fear.
“Magic Arrow.”
The arrow of light shot forth, once again disappearing as it collided with the sword.
What should I do?
The adventurers were approaching, revealing their true selves.
“Magic…”
One wouldn’t be enough.
Then, what if I cast several at once?
Even though I hadn’t learned this from Lee Hyun yet, couldn’t I combine what I’ve learned so far?
Lena quickly absorbed the natural magic.
After combining it with her own magic, she memorized the spell in her mind.
In magic, casting a spell is like creating a framework for magic.
So, there’s no need to speak the activation word out loud.
Thus, she minimized the incantation.
With only a single thought.
– Uuuung…!!
In an instant, two magic arrows formed and hovered in the air.
The astonished adventurers quickly ran towards Lena.
“Bastard!!”
“Cough… Kuh!”
One of the arrows of shooting light struck his face.
In agony, they tried to regain their composure, but were left speechless by the scene unfolding before their eyes.
– Wooooooom!!
The atmosphere quivered.
It was because a mighty magical force began to concentrate.
Startled, they raised their weapons and tensed when the powerful magic started to build up.
“Darn… Sorceress.”
One became two, two became four, and four became eight, continuing to multiply.
Yet, it didn’t stop there.
The number of arrows of light created in the empty air was increasing exponentially.
As the countless arrows of light, now uncountable in an instant, targeted the adventurers, beads of sweat formed on their foreheads.
“Wait! Let’s, let’s talk…”
‘Ah, no. If we talk, I’ll be the one doing it!’
Drawing magical power to its limit, Lena, with a hint of fear, extended her hand towards the frightened adventurers.
“Magic… Arrow.”
“What kind of magic arrow is… Kuh! Uwaaaaack!!”
Numerous arrows of light were unleashed.
The two adventurers rushing forward could not even resist and were beaten down, collapsing as they tried to escape. The adventurer holding Luceia staggered backward in confusion.
“Wha, what the… save him!!”
In the end, overcome with fear, he ran away.
However, even as he fled, hundreds of magical arrows flew after him, and the fleeing man collapsed, unconscious.
The market, so noisy just moments ago, fell silent.
Lena, slowly stabilizing her magical power, felt bewildered in the awkward atmosphere.
‘Did I go too far?!’
Everyone was staring at her. Frozen in those gazes, Lena didn’t know what to do.
“Sis!! Awesome!!”
Lorian’s shout broke the silence.
“Hey!! Isn’t this amazing?!”
“It’s incredible magic, right?! Lena, wow!”
“To think you’re Hyun’s disciple, you’ve really been learning properly!”
“A hero! You’re a hero!!”
Applause and praise poured down, along with cheers.
Everyone in the market was praising themselves with applause.
“Uh, um, well, uh, there, um, well, yeah, um.”
Experiencing this fervor for the first time, Lena couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by the thrill building up on one side of her spine.
The corners of her mouth slackened, and her face seemed to melt.
Unconsciously scratching the back of her head, Lena began to chuckle, and Lorien embraced her, smiling brightly.
“Sis! You’re amazing!!”
“Hehehehe! Really, you think so? Hehehehe!”
Lena, receiving cheers and praise from everyone, returned home.
While cleaning, she was greeted by Hyun, who was puzzled by the relaxed expression on her face.
“What happened?”
“Hehe. Well, um, you see. Hehehehe~!”
Giggling, Lena told him about what had happened in the village earlier.
She had driven away the adventurers who were bothering Luceia and restored peace to the market.
In short, that was it, but Lena, exaggerating her achievements, sparkled her eyes, expecting praise from Hyun.
“You did well.”
“Oh, uh, really?! I, I applied what I learned from you, Master, in my own way…”
“I didn’t know you could already use the Invisibility Blade and multiple spells at once.”
“Huh? What, what’s that?”
“What you did. Completing the spell in your head without uttering it out loud and activating multiple spells at once. It couldn’t have been easy. Try it again.”
“Yes, yes!”
Lena hurriedly tried to cast magic as she had done earlier.
“Hmm… huh?”
But it didn’t work. Trying to list the spells in her head and shorten them was not as easy as she thought.
How did she do it earlier? She was sure it was like this?
“…I, I’m sure it worked before…?”
“In a crisis, it seems you unleashed a power you didn’t even know. Well, it’s okay. The fact that you did it once means you can do it again.”
“Ah, is that so?”
“Yeah. But above all, something worth praising is…”
Hyun raised his hand and gently stroked Lena’s hair.
Under that tender touch, Lena blinked her eyes and looked at him.
“It’s that you used your strength for others. They say that those with power have corresponding responsibilities, but in reality, it’s not always the case. Those with power have the right to use their power as they please.”
“Heh, hehe.”
“Using it for others is choosing the path of goodness. From the perspective of a teacher, it’s a joyful thing.”
“Ehehehehe.”
“Proud of you. Keep doing it this way in the future.”
“Yes, yessss!”
“Now, let’s leave that aside…”
Hyun extended his hand.
Lena, who had been quietly gazing at his hand, gently placed her own hand on top of his, like a puppy.
Smiling kindly at her as if she were a whimpering puppy, Hyun spoke.
“Did you get the vegetables?”
“Ah.”
“…”
“Well, I’ll be right back!!”
The next day.
As usual, Lena headed to the open field behind the cabin for class, approaching Hyun, who was sitting in a chair, focusing on a document.
Awakening at the sound of her light footsteps, Hyun stood up as Lena settled into her seat.
“Normally, I would conduct a magic class, but as there might be battles like yesterday, I want to give you a gift for a light response.”
“A, a gift?! Hehe. Th-thank you! Uh, overwhelming thanks!”
‘What could it be? Cake? Cookies? Or a pretty earring? Maybe…’
“Here it is.”
Hyun pulled out a small ring.
Lena chuckled at the plain and simple appearance of the unadorned ring.
“What, what is this?”
“It’s a spirit ring. With this, you can summon spirits.”
“Spirits… What are they?”
“They’re beings with the essence of nature given form and will. It gets more complex if you delve deeper, but that’s all you need to know for now. It’s not really crucial information.”
“Oh, okay…”
“Now, put it on and channel your magical energy through it.”
“Yes, yes!”
As Lena hesitated to put on the ring as instructed by Ihyun, he sighed and placed the ring on her right index finger.
“There. Ready?”
“Yes! I-I’ll channel the magical energy now!”
Urgently, she sent magical energy into the ring, but there was no apparent change.
While Lena looked puzzled, Ihyun, seemingly expecting this, retrieved something from his pocket and handed it to her.
“Keep pushing magical energy into it, and a spirit will be drawn to you. Try to become friends with that spirit.”
“What?!”
Befriending a spirit, especially for someone she just met. What kind of absurd story was this?
“No, no, no, no, no way!”
“I believe you can do it. Just go with whatever the spirit does.”
“What… What is this, anyway?”
“It’s candy.”
“….”
As he said, inside the paper bag were two pieces of candy.
Staring at it blankly, Lena looked at Ihyun with eyes wet like an abandoned puppy, but he simply left without saying a word.
“W-where are you going?”
“Doing laundry.”
Left unable to stop him, Lena looked at the ring.
What should she do?
What should she do?
Should she stop putting magical energy and continue later when Ihyun comes back?
It was at that moment when she was deeply immersed in her thoughts.
– …………
Suddenly, in a place where there was nothing just moments ago, a green, beautifully ethereal girl, with the breeze of the wind about her, appeared.
As the girl gazed at her intently, Lena was startled.
“Uh… Ugh…”
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‘Oh… a spirit… or something? Um, it’d be nice if she could say something…’
But the spirit remained silent.
Just awkwardly standing there.
Maintaining the silence between them, Lena nervously grasped the candy bag in her hand tightly and finally spoke.
“Um, there.”
– Um, there.
“…….”
– ……
Awkwardness filled the air.
Once again, amidst the continued silence, Lena felt lost.
‘Oh no… what should I do?’
– Um, first. There. Ca, can you speak?
The green girl, the spirit, cautiously parted her lips.
An opening presented itself.
This might be the moment to seek help from her mentor.
“Ca, ca, can you… eat some candy…?”
– Oh. Ye, yeah. Tha, thanks…
With a rustle, Lena took out a candy and cautiously offered it to the spirit.
After placing it in her mouth, another silence followed.
‘Ah! Mentor! Please, help me out here!’
Uncertain of how to break this awkward tension.
Maintaining a distance of discomfort, Lena awkwardly sat, awkwardly watching the girl who awkwardly fidgeted within herself, silently pleading within her own mind.
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