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Witch Park Seo-hyun (2)
Runes were the exclusive property of wizards.
It was natural since only wizards could draw runes.
However, wizards have also neglected runes for a long time. Anything that could be done with runes could also be done with magic, and it was simpler to do it with magic.
The rune concentrates magical energy on the finger and draws a path for the magical energy to pass through… I’m not a wizard so I don’t know. In any case, the results of the rune were not very good compared to the arm being carried. Moreover, it is erased very easily.
However, with the appearance of the magic shield rune, the rune came into the spotlight again. There was a huge impact that more than offset all the shortcomings so far. There is now a reason to use it despite its shortcomings.
Then the magic pen was created. The era has come when even non-mages can draw runes. Naturally, the value of runes increased further.
Modern dungeon strategies are divided into before and after the reexamination of runes.
This is the content you will hear in the first class of Rune Introduction, a required subject for first-year Hunter Academy students.
“so.”
I saw two wizards sitting in a storage room/classroom.
Choi Jin-woo, who straightens his back and is burning with motivation, and Park Seo-hyun, who is chewing the end of a pencil and muttering something unintelligible.
To be honest, I don’t even know if Park Seo-hyun can even listen to me, let alone attend class.
I turned my gaze to the back of the classroom.
“Why don’t you stop talking? “Don’t worry about me, just keep going.”
When our eyes met, Hong Seok-young smiled, waving his hands.
“We’ll stay quiet too!”
The remaining students are sitting next to him. There’s a lot of time. I’m coming to take a rune class that I can’t even use.
Of all those faces, the only one I knew until twenty years later was Oh Hyun-wook. Actually, Oh Hyun-wook is also unfamiliar. He is not a pig buried in flesh, but a skinny schoolboy. Time is… .
Except for Oh Hyun-wook, Park Seo-hyun, and Lee Seung-yeon, it was so old that no data could be found on the magic clock. Since this was before the management office was created, I didn’t have high expectations while searching.
I wish there was at least one of them with talent like Oh Hyun-wook or Park Seo-hyun.
I saw two wizards who were originally supposed to take this class.
Let’s check the wizards first.
“Let’s start by figuring out what level you are at.”
“What level?”
“There’s nothing to be nervous about. “Do you know how to draw runes?”
Choi Jin-woo blinked his eyes and then answered in an awkward voice.
“We drew runes in Myeongdong.”
Crackling.
At the same time, something unusual was heard from Park Seo-hyun.
“flaw… .”
Park Seo-hyun lowered her head.
Park Seo-hyun, who was shaking her shoulders, raised her head a little later. A broken pencil fell out of his mouth.
“… … .”
“… … .”
I know that even wizards are much stronger than civilians, but I still asked.
“Well, is that a problem?”
“… … .”
“Park Seo-hyun? Right?”
Park Seo-hyun answered after a while.
“… … … … are you okay.”
It was a voice so small that I would have missed it if I hadn’t been paying close attention.
It didn’t look okay at all.
I looked around to see if I was the only one who thought Park Seo-hyun’s condition was unusual.
Choi Jin-woo glanced to the side at the sound of pencil chewing, but that was all. He didn’t seem to care much.
Even if Hong Seok-young has that kind of personality, shouldn’t the rest be considered strange? A fellow jockey turned into something like that overnight?
Actually, is this normal and am I weird?
This is why you have to undergo a mental evaluation when getting your hunter license. She is talented, but we can’t ignore her mental issues.
Even at Hunter Academy, there were students who dropped out every year because they couldn’t withstand this kind of atmosphere. In a way, I’m not at all worried about whether kids who can’t endure that can endure dungeon raids… .
I don’t know.
I gave up on the idea and drew runes on the board. This is the magic shield rune used in Myeongdong.
“Have you drawn a lot so far?”
“yes?”
“After escaping from Myeongdong, have you ever tried to draw?”
This rune?
Jinwoo Choi looked at me and hesitated before answering.
“… “I drew it.”
“You must have practiced a lot.”
I guess he’s doing it because he’s afraid people will think he wrote it without permission. It doesn’t matter.
“I told you to use it. “You can just use it.”
“… really?”
“okay. So, draw it quickly. “Let’s see how well you draw.”
* * *
Hong Seok-young narrowed his eyes.
“No, I drew that part wrong again.”
“I understand that even if there is this much error in the original rune, there is no problem in activating it… .”
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“It will be activated.”
Woo Hee-jae picked up the rune drawn by Choi Jin-woo and attached it to her forehead. Then, with a face like “Oops,” he took off the paper and stuck it on Choi Jin-woo’s forehead.
“Try to activate it.”
Since he has a magical power control device attached to his ankle, Woo Hee-jae is currently unable to cast runes.
The only person who knew the inside story was Hong Seok-young. Choi Jin-woo obediently activated the rune without any doubt. The magic power that the young wizard was fluttering about disappeared.
It’s a sight I’ve already seen several times. I don’t know how many times I checked with my kids. But I was always surprised every time I saw it. A rune that can hide magical power?
Among the dungeons that have been declared unreachable, how many can be conquered using this rune? There are fifteen that come to mind right away. There are more if you include overseas dungeons.
That was the reason why they ignored the opposing voices and brought him to the demonstration high school even if it was unreasonable. It would be helpful if you know any runes other than the Magic Shield rune.
“Let’s assume you are raiding a dungeon.”
Woo Hee-jae began his explanation leisurely. That attitude is quite skillful. Does he have any experience teaching anyone?
“In what situations do you think this rune would be used?”
Hong Seok-young smoothed his chin.
* * *
“In what situations do you think this rune would be used?”
“uh… . When running away from monsters?”
Since it was written that way in Myeongdong, the answer will also be that way.
“and?”
“And? hmm… stealthily… When to attack?”
I nodded.
“Have you ever been in a dungeon?”
“yes? Well, no… . I woke up last year. “I also got my hunter license this year.”
“okay?”
What was Jinwoo Choi’s shield casting speed? 4.2 seconds?
Considering that he is a wizard who has been awakened for less than a year, this is not only okay, but excellent.
Choi Jin-woo’s answer is not wrong either. The magic shield rune is usually used for that purpose.
However, among the dungeons, there is one with a particularly foul temper. It is full of old-fashioned traps or special gimmicks that only open when certain conditions are met.
These dungeons used to capture more hunters than dungeons with high risk.
If you don’t have experience conquering dungeons yet… I guess I’ll be entering a dungeon near here soon.
I glanced at Hong Seok-young. When it comes to dungeon strategy theories, I’m better. The question is how much can I teach… .
“This time all I had to do was run. “There were no problems when you were in the lead, right?”
“yes… . “There weren’t many monsters.”
I scratched it hard, but of course it shouldn’t be there.
“But would that be possible if a battle actually took place?”
“uh… .”
“Why haven’t runes been used so far?”
“… Because magic is more convenient?”
“Why is magic more convenient?”
It might have been a difficult question for Choi Jin-woo, who had just awakened.
I saw Park Seo-hyun.
“… … .”
Wow.
The pencil, broken in half, disappeared into Park Seo-hyun’s mouth again.
… Should I ask? Shall I answer you?
I had courage. Didn’t Hong Seok-young dismiss that look as a change in style? That might be real. Aren’t all girls that age like that?
“that… Park Seo-hyun?”
“… … … … … yes?”
“Why haven’t runes been used so far?”
“… … .”
Park Seo-hyun pursed her lips. He waited a moment.
Tsk.
Tuk.
A piece of pencil fell out of his mouth.
So why on earth do you use a pencil… . Do you think that’s style? My head was spinning.
“that… “Ugh.”
Park Seo-hyun laughed bitterly.
“The runes… Because it erases easily… … .”
“okay. “The runes are easily erased.”
It was one of the decisive reasons why runes were not used.
I picked up a broken piece of pencil from Park Seo-hyun’s desk.
There is no need to use magical power. Even if you simply rub it with your hand or draw a line with a pencil, it can be easily damaged. Of course, it cannot survive in a dungeon where the magical energy in the atmosphere is often distorted.
“That’s why it’s important to draw the runes accurately.”
“Drawing accurately will not increase durability… .”
“of course.”
The kind French archmage who developed the Magic Shield rune also improved the shortcomings of this rune. Viva la France!
“I’ll tell you in advance, I’m not a wizard. “Even if I asked about the principle, I wouldn’t know.”
Just in case, block all questions.
“On the precisely drawn runes… .”
I drew a rune over the magic shield rune drawn on the blackboard.
It’s not just one rune. Even though I couldn’t do it, five runes were combined. Lasting, corrected, waterproof, amplified… What was one? ah. resonance.
The effect is simple. It helps prevent runes from being easily erased.
Geometric shapes are intertwined and intertwined to create a pattern so complex that it is difficult to recognize. The magic shield rune that I first drew was difficult to recognize in its original form.
“If you trace this over, it won’t be erased easily.”
Choi Jin-woo’s eyes wander along the runes and eventually lose focus.
“Can you draw?”
“I… Me, teacher… … ?”
Seohyun Park put down the pencil she was holding in her mouth and carefully called out to me.
“why?”
“that… “Why, why, didn’t you teach me?”
“what?”
Park Seo-hyun closed her mouth. He waited to see if there was something he wanted to ask, but Park Seo-hyun only started biting his lips.
After a while, Park Seo-hyun opened her mouth again.
“Well, in Myeong-dong… .”
uh.
hmm.
no way.
As she couldn’t find anything to say as thoughts crossed her mind, Park Seo-hyun suddenly shrugged her shoulders and shook her head.
“Oh, no… . Because I drew the runes wrong in the first place… … . Even if I know… It wouldn’t have been of any use… … … .”
“… … .”
“Sorry for disturbing you… … .”
Park Seo-hyun muttered quietly and put a pencil rolling on the desk in her mouth. No, so why on earth is the pencil…? No, it’s done.
“Um, student Park Seo-hyun?”
I called Park Seo-hyun.
“… … yes?”
So, boy… .
“… teacher?”
Oh, no way.
Probably not.
“Uh, uh… . no. okay. okay… I’ll continue explaining. “How much did I say?”
“You have to draw the runes accurately.”
“Uh, yes, student Jinwoo. This is also a combination of runes, so if there is a problem with the first rune drawn, it will not activate properly. If the runes are even slightly wrong, there is no effect at all. That’s why you always have to draw accurately.”
“A combination of runes? how?”
“I can’t tell the difference. But the person who made it said so, so just memorize the whole thing.”
I kept running my hair back to hide my embarrassment.
… Is it real? Is that really it?
therefore.
therefore…
Could it be that the reason Park Seo-hyun is sitting like that right now is because of what happened in Myeong-dong?
Twenty years later, I can understand that it was because of the comrades who died during the Myeongdong incident. I expected it. But now?
Is it because Lee Seung-yeon’s rune that he drew isn’t working now?
“It looks too complicated… .”
“I need to practice.”
So… … .
“… … teacher!”
Is it my fault?
No no no, no matter how mentally weak you are, this is too much. You may be shocked, but everything is fine, right? No one died?
Then it’s done, right?
Seohyun Park and Jinwoo Choi started drawing along the runes I drew. Because it is a very complex rune, it is not a rune that can be drawn a few times like the magic shield rune.
But Park Seo-hyun handed me a piece of paper. A rune drawn by pressing down on a pencil.
The level of completion is high for a drawing that follows runes seen for the first time.
“… You’re not wrong, right? Did you draw it correctly? You drew it right, right? “Is this activated?”
Park Seo-hyun looked at me with a desperate face and asked.
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