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The Apprentice of the Grand Wizard’s Apprentice (3)
“…uh?”
Park Seo-hyun got up from her dorm bed. She felt a wave of magical power shaking her entire body.
No, it wasn’t that big. It was a faint wave, like a gentle breeze that was hard to tell whether it was blowing or not. However, Park Seo-hyun looked out the window with a serious expression on her face.
How often do we feel a surge of artificial magic on a peaceful afternoon?
… It’s not like there aren’t any. If you’re unlucky, you’ll encounter a Dungeon Break while walking down the street. If you get caught up in a Dungeon Break, you’ll die no matter how much of a wizard you are.
Wizards who don’t want to die jump into dungeon breaks to solve the problem for their own survival. Park Seo-hyun has also felt the desperate magic of such wizards.
But isn’t that just because of the dungeon break?
Are you feeling these artificial magical waves in your peaceful school?
Even though it was weak, the fact that the vibration that started from a great distance away could be felt so clearly was unusual. Furthermore, even though his skills are still nothing special, he is still a true magician. It is not a proper area, but it is enough to shake the dormitory room that he decorated with care?
“… … .”
My body trembles once more, this time with a clearer wave of magical power.
The hairs on my body stand on end. The magic of others floats in the air. A calm but chilling wind blows like before a typhoon. Is this wind really real? Or is it the sensation felt by a wizard whose territory has been invaded?
Woohoo.
“… … !!”
The cell phone on the bed rang. Park Seo-hyun was startled and checked her phone.
[What was that just now?]
A message from Jinwoo Choi.
Park Seo-hyun clenched her teeth. A creepy sound came out from between her clenched teeth.
His pride as a wizard was whispering to his disciple not to say anything weak.
A nineteen-year-old girl was telling her friend that it was okay to confide in her about her worries.
[You felt it too?]
[Seo Hyun-ah?]
[Park Seo-hyun?]
It is a teacher’s duty to reassure his students.
… It’s strange that the teacher and student are arguing about how to calm down a frightened friend. If they had intended to argue about something like that, they wouldn’t have even mentioned teaching their grandfather’s magic in the first place.
Park Seo-hyun shook her head slightly.
[I think it’s probably Teacher Chaemin’s magic]
Jinwoo Choi was silent for a moment.
[Teacher Chaemin?]
Park Seo-hyun looked out the window again. The magic power still quietly trembled in the air.
If the wave remains, it is not difficult to trace it. It is also because it seems that there is no intention to hide whatever the cause is.
Park Seo-hyun narrowed her eyes. It was a school building. Even though wizards are more sensitive to magic, judging by the fact that none of the teachers left at the school came out… .
A faint scent of grass is felt at the tip of my nose.
That was it. No other evidence was needed.
[You’ve felt Teacher Chaemin’s magic many times, right? Calm down and concentrate. You’ll be able to feel it.]
Jinwoo Choi quickly recognized Chaemin Kim’s magical power.
[It’s true]
[It’s Teacher Chaemin’s magic. Did Teacher Chaemin use some kind of magic?]
[He always told us when he was planting something around]
Jinwoo Choi said as if it was a new experience. Seohyun Park talked to Jinwoo Choi for a few more words, but then couldn’t concentrate anymore and put her phone down.
For the past few days, Kim Chae-min’s afternoon magic class has not been going well. Kim Chae-min, who barely shows her face with an anxious expression, disappears, telling us to study on our own or to take the class with other children.
Since afternoon classes were flexible to suit the convenience of teachers and students, it wasn’t strange. At first, Park Seo-hyun also did combat training with her friends in the playground without thinking much about it, or listened to monster lectures from multi-hunters.
But I saw Kim Chae-min, who seemed to have something urgent to do, enter the counseling room. Not just once, but the next day, and the day after that… .
‘Professor Woo is in the counseling room.’
Park Seo-hyun also visited several times.
‘And I also heard that Teacher Chaemin said she wanted to become Teacher Woo’s disciple…’
How can one easily forget that the Archmage said he would become the disciple of a non-mage?
I thought there must be some reason, but I couldn’t even imagine what it was. Park Seo-hyun thought of her deceased grandfather. No matter what happened, it didn’t seem like he would become someone else’s disciple… In reality, her grandfather accepted her father and herself as disciples, but he had never been anyone’s disciple.
I do not believe that Mr. Woo would be that kind of person, but on the contrary, if Woo Hee-jae had mentioned Hong Seok-young’s name and had urged Kim Chae-min to become his disciple, I would have thought it would have been more likely. However, Kim Chae-min had clearly come forward to become his disciple… .
The thoughts continued on and on. Come to think of it, Woo Hee-jae was not a magician, but he was skilled in runes. And strangely, he had no greed.
Think back to what happened in Myeongdong. Woo Hee-jae casually gave the rune to the high school students he met for the first time. Hong Seok-young later told them to keep it to themselves and not to tell anyone else, but the magic shield rune is not an ordinary thing. It is not something that can be easily shared!
‘Actually, Mr. Woo… are you a wizard?’
Park Seo-hyun thought seriously about the thought that came to her mind without thinking.
He occasionally sparred with the principal, so he’s not without fighting skills, but… There’s no rule that says a wizard can’t fight. Didn’t he and Choi Jin-woo learn how to use simple weapons in case of an emergency?
Normally, wizards don’t have enough time to practice magic, so they don’t go that far, but Park Seo-hyun didn’t think the school’s teaching methods were bad. Even if you’re a wizard, you still die if you get hit by a monster.
Yeah, then it all makes sense.
A sword that shoots fire? That may not be the case, but you could also use a sword as camouflage to hide your magic usage.
Before Kim Chae-min came, Woo Hee-jae had taught rune classes. During the classes, there was some magical knowledge that was subtly revealed, and yes, there was also a method to determine magical properties.
All of this could be explained if Woo Hee-jae was a wizard!
Teacher Kim Chae-min knew that and asked Woo Hee-jae to take her as his disciple! Everything became clear. Park Seo-hyun jumped up.
Should I use Shadow? I got caught in the end, but I definitely fooled him the first time. Maybe if I approach him a little more carefully… it might work?
“… … .”
The wave of magic power that was occasionally felt finally stopped. Her hair, which had become a mess while lying on the bed, covered her eyes. Park Seo-hyun stroked her hair and stuck out her lips.
“… … You said you would make me a great wizard.”
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“……how is it?”
Kim Chae-min asked cautiously.
Kim Chae-min’s magical power, which had been surging like a wave, had finally subsided. However, its aftertaste still lingered around.
The moist scent of the earth as if covered with morning dew, the fresh scent of grass, and the rich scent of roses lingering lightly above it all.
I barely came to my senses.
“… Is this the result of grafting Park Seo-hyun’s theory?”
“Yes! It’s a combination of declaration of territory and magic. It’s effective, right?”
“… This isn’t at a level where I can say it’s good.”
“is it so?”
Kim Chae-min couldn’t hold back her laughter and chuckled. It was a laugh that escaped her because she knew how great the magic she had just performed was.
“… Isn’t this some kind of unique magic?”
“Does it look that way to you, Teacher?”
“Please stop making that noise… .”
Whether I held my head or not, Kim Chae-min just laughed out loud.
Kim Chae-min used her magic again. A slightly smaller magic than the one she had shown me earlier unfolded. Rose vines bloomed around Kim Chae-min. The roses climbed up the walls of the small consulting room and covered the ceiling. It didn’t seem much different from Kim Chae-min’s usual magic, but it was a completely different magic from the beginning. It was because Kim Chae-min’s magic was related to plants that it looked like this. Park Seo-hyun created a space where shadows swallowed everything, and if Choi Jin-woo learned this, he would create a space filled with light.
So it’s a territory.
The realm where Kim Chae-min can be the absolute ruler.
Kim Chae-min smiled and lifted the spell. This time, all the magic had really subsided.
“I think a wizard with decent application skills could at least imitate unique magic.”
“… That’s about it.”
“The difficulty level is also high.”
I tilted my head. For a person to say something like that… .
“Teacher Kim, you just did it, right?”
“Don’t you think I’m that great of a wizard?”
I wanted to say something like, “How could she be so great?” but I nodded because Kim Chae-min really was so great.
“Oh, how interesting! Isn’t there anything else like this? Another magic created by the Archmage? A theory?”
It’s not that there aren’t any, but… .
“Can I ask you one favor?”
“Please?”
“Could you please explain to me the magic or theory I am talking about now?”
Kim Chae-min blinked.
“I only know the theory, but I don’t fully understand the principles themselves.”
“It seems like you understand it well from the way you explained it.”
“That’s a different matter.”
You can solve math problems, but proving formulas is another matter.
I frowned.
“Runes and magic are double-edged swords, but the truth is… I was trying to raise the level of the Hunter.”
“Hunter’s level?”
Kim Chae-min chewed on my words and quickly understood the meaning.
“You said the dungeons would all explode at once? Is that why?”
“Yes. It would be good if we could stop it before that, but we need to prepare for that too. The Magic Shield Rune was originally part of that. To increase the survival rate.”
In fact, the biggest result for him might be Kim Chae-min’s survival. He can’t let his guard down completely yet, but at least Siren, who was the direct cause, is no longer around.
Kim Chae-min nodded.
“A magic meter? That’s what I said. It’s for measuring the stability of a dungeon. The person who made it is also here….”
“And we need to increase our influence beyond Noah Michel. In that respect, Mr. Kim, the magician, plays a big role.”
“But this isn’t something I did.”
Sandra Gamble said the same thing.
It’s not that it’s better than just taking it and using it without permission… but I don’t know if I should call this conscientious or old-fashioned… .
“Can’t I just ask you to do it?”
“If you’re a bunch of self-respecting beggars who don’t even want to be called wizards, then maybe that’s true, but not me.”
Kim Chae-min firmly refused.
But he soon added hesitantly.
“… But I get what you’re saying, sir. You said it’s a double-edged sword. If we release this, Noah Michel will be the one using it, right?”
Noah Michel is already a powerful enough wizard. My intention to increase the survival rate of hunters could be useful knowledge to Noah Michel as well. No, it will be.
“Nevertheless, there’s a clear reason why we need to increase our influence… It’s a headache. Should we just announce it under Seohyun’s name?”
“Are you crazy?”
“Yes?”
“yes.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“Still, it’s a bit much to call your disciple crazy.”
Kim Chae-min pursed her lips.
But soon his eyes opened wide.
“How about this?”
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