I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 39

Shadow and Light (2)

The swan, the sentinel of the spring of Urd, looks exactly like the swans we know. It has a docile personality and will not attack unless you go near the Urud Spring.

They are so docile that they remain calm even when hunters pluck their feathers.

The feathers of sentinel swans, which are more like a lump of magic than a living thing, are one of the materials favored by wizards. Because it responds sensitively to magic, it is good for various experiments, and is also used to determine the presence or absence of traps when conquering a dungeon.

Moreover, even if you pluck out the feathers like that, the swan’s feathers will return to their original state the next day. It literally gushes out like a flower pot, so most wizards always carry a few copies with them.

When soaked with Mimir’s spring water, which has a high magic conductivity, and dwarven gold dust, which temporarily amplifies magic power, the swan feather amplifies the properties slightly contained in magic power and reveals them.

Like right now.

“Uh, uhh!”

A beautiful vine blooms in Kim Chae-min’s hands. Flower buds bloomed between the vines and turned into bright red roses in the blink of an eye. The rose vine looked similar to Kim Chae-min’s unique magic that I had seen in Myeong-dong and the training center.

This is close to a magical mirage that amplifies magical power for an instant. It will soon crumble into dust along with the feathers, but there is nothing like this to confirm the family.

Kim Chae-min opened his mouth.

“Now, did you see what Mr. Kim did? You too can pour in your magic power. “You don’t need to put in a lot.”

“Woo teacher!!”

A rose fell. As if that was a signal, the vines crumbled. Kim Chae-min shouted at me without even shaking off the remaining powder on his hands.

“Teacher, what on earth are you doing?!!”

“You know.”

“So I don’t know any more!”

“Now, what are you guys doing if you don’t hurry up?”

“Woo teacher!!”

“Kids, come out and watch.”

“Teacher, please at least explain about that wizard you know!!”

“Park Seo-hyun. “You try it first.”

“Are you the same person who created the runes?!”

“hurry.”

“Don’t act like you don’t know!”

You can’t just pretend not to know and move on. You have no choice but to move on.

It is easy for me to explain that a wizard who knows must remain an unknown being.

With the introduction of runes and magic pens, didn’t the status of wizards decrease? In order to recover their diminished status, wizards gathered among themselves and began research. Didn’t they say that many magic research groups were created and then disappeared?

Although they say it was closed and not open to the outside world, they were all magic research groups. A research group that develops and trains better magic.

There were many more places that disappeared without any results. However, among them, there were some that made discoveries that could shake up the magical society. Although there was no place that kindly disclosed it for free like the Grand Wizard of France, the theories and magic published through academic journals and dungeon raids took magic to a higher level. It had nothing to do with the wizards’ humanity.

While physical hunters worked hard to train their bodies, magic theory developed that way. Although I am not a wizard, I experienced the change up close as a member of the management office. And in order to deal with wizards who often claim that such things cannot be done with magic, I memorized magic theory better than anyone else.

It’s just that I can’t use magic, but in theory, I’m at the level of an archmage.

But that doesn’t mean I came up with all of these magic theories. If you know each of the wizards who established the theories… . Doesn’t that make no sense? You must not forget. I am, after all, a poor victim who escaped from the ark.

So, it is better to have one unknown wizard and drive all the settings.

“please! “Please tell me who it is!”

And if someone persistently asks.

“He’s dead.”

“ah.”

Pretending to have a vague past.

Korean people are weak at this kind of thing.

Taking advantage of Kim Chae-min’s silence, I scolded Park Seo-hyun again.

“I told you to try it. “Why are you staying still?”

“… yes.”

He must have complicated feelings, too. Now you may be afraid that you will be revealed as a light type. If it’s not from the light series, it’ll be just as bitter.

However, Park Seo-hyun gathered her strength and focused. His expression appears to be filled with a desire for magic more than thoughts about his grandfather. He is a born wizard.

Park Seo-hyun’s magic moves. Gold-dusted feathers sway.

“… “Nothing has changed, sir.”

“wait. Are you continuing to apply magical power?”

“yes.”

Park Seo-hyun’s confidence decreased a little.

But I had no doubts.

just as expected. A little later, a change occurred in the feathers. From the root that Park Seo-hyun was holding, black patterns began to appear on the snow-white feathers.

Black patterns stain the feathers like mold and quickly turn pitch black. No light can reach the feathers. Only the feathers are black, as if their color has been taken away. Even the surroundings seem dark.

… It’s not an illusion. It’s making the surroundings dark.

“What series is this?”

Park Seo-hyun looked at the feather with a puzzled face. Park Seo-hyun’s hand holding her feather is also darkened.

“shadow.”

“… “A shadow?”

“As expected, it was a question of affiliation. “It’s not that you can’t use your grandfather’s magic because you’re lacking, but because you’re not compatible.”

“… … .”

Park Seo-hyun looked at the feather she was quietly holding. Feathers so pitch black that no shadow can be seen even under sunlight.

“Now, Choi Jin-woo. “You try it too.”

“yes.”

Choi Jin-woo, who had been blankly watching Park Seo-hyun’s feathers crumble, grabbed the feather with a cheerful look on his face.

I don’t know how Hong Seok-young brought her here. Looking back at what he said, he had no intention of becoming a hunter and was the first in his family to awaken as a wizard.

Did you happen to see it on the street and bring it back? Considering his personality, it seemed possible.

“I did it, I did it!”

“Wait a moment… .”

Choi Jin-woo’s feathers responded faster than Park Seo-hyun’s.

Good luck!

The feathers burned. Fire attribute!

“Let go!”

That fire is not a mirage. It’s real.

Damn, I should have thought of this too. Just in case, I should have brought a fire extinguisher nearby.

“Huh?”

But Choi Jin-woo looked at me with a stupid face. The feather was still burning brightly in his hand.

The reaction was so carefree that I stopped moving as I was about to hit the feather with my hand.

If it was a fire attribute, the feather should have turned to ash by now.

“Isn’t this hot?”

“It’s not hot?”

I frowned and held my hand towards the fire fluttering over the feathers.

… There is no hot sensation.

Then, there is only one series that this refers to.

Without realizing it, I saw Park Seo-hyun. Park Seo-hyun hesitated for a moment and then stretched out her hand towards Choi Jin-woo’s feather.

“Is it just that it looks like fire?”

“I think so… . “Aren’t you hot too?”

It is difficult to read Park Seo-hyun’s expression. Park Seo-hyun, who had seen his grandfather’s magic from the side, would have recognized it right away.

“teacher. What is this? “What branch am I from?”

“… … .”

This… Should I say it was a great coincidence? Or should I say it was just plain bad luck.

“light.”

I answered Jinwoo Choi’s question. I hope Park Seo-hyun doesn’t keep it in her heart.

“You are of the light family.”

* * *

When I think about it, my life has never gone in the direction I wanted.

From when I was young, until now.

Who would want to join a strange pseudo-group? Someone adopted Hong Seok-young… This wasn’t bad. I did it because I didn’t like the attention, attention, and gossip that followed.

But if possible, a little more… I guess there are peaceful families too. It’s not that I feel sorry for you, I’m just wondering if that was a possibility.

There are some ups and downs in my life that I could have avoided if I hadn’t been adopted by my uncle. I don’t think it’s your fault, but… . The human mind is like that.

Some people may point a finger and say that it is a sound of being full. You could say that he is a spoiled child who does not know grace.

But those people are not me. These are people who don’t know exactly what I went through or what I felt. To others, the pain of having a thorn stuck in their finger may be the pain of having a nail stuck to their finger.

Of course, what others say is none of my business. That’s how I felt about my life. If they dragged me to a hearing, I would have said something in an indirect way, but that’s not the case… .

However, if you think about it the other way around, it may be that you have lived a life that did not go as you wanted, so you are trying to overcome it somehow even when unexpected situations come your way.

Look at you man. He didn’t initially become a hunter to create a management office and change the Korean hunter society. It just so happened that he had no one else to do it but himself, so he did it that way.

Still, I tried it and it turned out to be worth it.

Look at me too. You overcame that adversity and succeeded, right?

That’s what life is all about. Things don’t always work out the way you want, but if you keep trying, something will work out.

So you too will be fine somehow… … .

I couldn’t say that to Park Seo-hyun.

I also have the mental capacity to consider that much. It’s not because Park Seo-hyun is mentally weak… Unless you’re at Hong Seok-young’s level, you’re bound to get hit.

He can’t even use his grandfather’s magic because his class doesn’t match. So he thought about magic.

what? A classmate who has been awakened for less than a year is the light type he so desperately wants?

This is a different issue from whether or not to become an archmage.

So, isn’t that why Park Seo-hyun came to me during break time saying she wanted to talk to me?

“Hmm.”

After leaving me sitting, Park Seo-hyun was silent for a long time. His break time is already over.

I wish someone would come visit me, but I didn’t do it for at least one class period because I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to see anyone due to the free nature of the school. Choi Jin-woo was seen holding Kim Chae-min and talking about something.

“so… .”

“teacher.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

It’s an awkward silence. I gestured to Park Seo-hyun. It means to speak first.

Park Seo-hyun pursed her lips and then opened her mouth.

“teacher. “I’ve been thinking about it.”

“Hmm.”

“It’s true that I can’t use my grandfather’s magic.”

You’re not asking me. I’m just stating what I know. Park Seo-hyun probably didn’t know either. She just decided to accept that fact today.

I didn’t answer.

“Jinwoo… … Even if it isn’t, that doesn’t change.”

Still, Park Seo-hyun’s voice is lighter than expected.

When Choi Jin-woo had just finished the test, Park Seo-hyun’s bangs were falling forward. To be honest, he was more scared of not being able to see.

But now I’ve pulled my hair back. Her exposed face was also calm, but not dark.

“I decided to think differently.”

“… “You put a lot of thought into it.”

“yes.”

Park Seo-hyun even laughed a little.

“It’s still a shame that I can’t use my grandfather’s magic, but… . But I don’t want to bury my grandfather’s magic like this. Teacher Chaemin also told me about this lost magic. “There are so many things that are a waste.”

… Somehow, I think the story will turn out well.

okay. Life has to have days like this. is not it?

“… then?”

I forced myself to calm down and waited for Park Seo-hyun to speak, trying not to show that I was looking forward to it.

“I want to be Jinwoo’s teacher.”

fantasy, modern,