I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 40

Shadow and Light (3)

Does blowing your nose without using your hands really mean this situation?

Park Seo-hyun came with the most perfect solution. He was so incredibly kind to me that I wondered if the whole world was making fun of me.

It was something I thought about, but didn’t have the heart to talk about.

I looked at Park Seo-hyun.

An eighteen-year-old girl is speaking with a serious expression on her face. I managed my facial expression like an adult and confirmed Park Seo-hyun’s intention one more time.

“Are you saying you’re going to teach your grandfather all of his magic?”

“yes.”

Park Seo-hyun answered without wavering.

“I don’t want my grandfather’s magic to disappear, but I don’t want to teach it to anyone.”

“Is Choi Jin-woo okay?”

You can just leave it at that if you say you’re going to do it anyway… . It’s better not to do it in the first place than to say later that you can’t do it.

If you’re willing to change with just a few words, that’s it.

“If you think about it that way, it hasn’t been long since you got to know Choi Jin-woo. Isn’t Choi Jin-woo just anyone?”

“i know. But the principal also brought him… .”

“As I said before.”

“yes yes. Don’t leave it to other people’s judgment. “This is my judgment.”

Park Seo-hyun cut me off and spoke clearly.

“It’s okay if it’s Jinwoo.”

“what… “It’s not for me to say that the person concerned is okay.”

Still, I asked again just in case.

“Are you sure it’s okay? Even if it’s okay now, it might change when you see him use magic.”

This time, Park Seo-hyun hesitated a little.

However, the pupils wavered for a moment. Park Seo-hyun still did not avoid my eyes.

“I think I can really give up if I see what other people are using.”

“… “Then that’s it.”

I slightly corrected my evaluation of Park Seo-hyun. I’m not saying my mentality is that low.

I wonder if he has good recovery ability since he is still young. Or maybe he grew up in just a few hours.

Otherwise, I had a talent for counseling that I didn’t even know about.

Just a little praise like this can change a child, so what on earth did he do? Did you just let it go?

Anyway, Park Seo-hyun looked quite relaxed, and as a teacher, I decided to support the student. It’s a good thing for Choi Jin-woo.

Of course, not everyone can become an archmage just because they know unique magic. However, to become an archmage, you must be able to use unique magic. And above all, isn’t it the revival of unique magic that was thought to have been lost? If that’s not a good sign, what could it be?

* * *

“yes? “I don’t like it.”

Choi Jin-woo answered hesitantly.

“what?”

Rather, what was perplexing were the adults surrounding Choi Jin-woo.

“No, but… . It’s not like I’m ignoring Seohyun or anything like that. “My disciple is a bit like that.”

“What’s wrong with that?”

Kim Chae-min asked Choi Jin-woo with a look of complete incomprehension.

“Why on earth do you hate it?!”

If Choi Jin-woo wasn’t a student, he would have grabbed him by the collar and shaken him. Kim Chae-min’s fingers are actually twitching. It’s not that I don’t understand that feeling.

In fact, the reason I am standing so proudly is because Kim Chae-min is so excited. If there is someone going wild next to you, you can regain your composure.

“… … .”

Kim Chae-min took a deep breath and exhaled. I’m not sure how much it helps my mental and physical stability, but his voice has become much calmer.

“Hey, Jinwoo. It seems like you don’t really know what this means… .”

“No, I’m a wizard by name, so I know roughly what it’s like.”

If you really know, you can’t just say you don’t like it.

“I know it’s a good opportunity.”

So, we can’t just say it’s a good opportunity and be done with it… . Can’t you get a sense of what a great opportunity this is? So you say you don’t like it so casually?

Perhaps because Kim Chae-min was giving off such an unusual energy, Choi Jin-woo pretended to worry a little more.

“But still… “I won’t do it.”

I just pretended.

The answer doesn’t change.

“… why? “Let’s hear the reason.”

“No, that’s right… .”

Choi Jin-woo scratched his head with an embarrassed face.

“No matter what, it’s okay to treat a friend as a teacher.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Just for that reason?

Are you rejecting this? They say they will teach you the Archmage’s unique magic for nothing?

I’m full!

Who is it now? I already have a lot of work to do, so I’m going to turn around, but I’m stuck in this school without being able to do anything! I’m watching Anna!

I know the importance of nurturing future talent. But, damn it. Honestly, there are so many things I could do running out here than taking care of baby chicks that may take years to raise.

Attack the Bangi-dong dungeon right away, analyze which dungeon the guy who burned down Seoul crawled out of, track down what the Ark guys are doing, or figure out where and what the young me was doing… .

There are twenty years left until Seoul burns.

Of course, I have no intention of filling up that time.

Raising children or gathering people is something I do because it’s the only thing I can do right now. Because I can’t run away from here if I don’t want Hong Seok-young as my enemy.

Yeah, whatever. Preparing for later? It’s good.

But when nothing has begun yet. When I can handle it on my own.

In that case, wouldn’t it be best to uproot it?

But now I can’t do anything like this. I was very annoyed by this situation where I had to wait quietly and then struggle with the information provided by Hong Seok-young and Lee Mi-seon.

furthermore… . I’m not saying these kids did anything wrong, but it took my breath away to see kids who should have died in the first place, or people who will die later, smiling without any worries. It feels like I’m walking among corpses.

no.

Let’s calm down. Come to your senses.

Let’s just focus on reality. Focus on what’s in front of you. Don’t think any more than that. Let’s not think about the woman who was coughing up blood in the scorching heat.

‘You live.’

I closed my eyes tightly and opened them.

My vision cleared, and I saw Choi Jin-woo squirming with an awkward expression on his face.

“… Is that really why?”

What was I like at that age?

I think he laughed especially hard when he talked about those days… . It’s strange. I was a quiet and obedient child. maybe.

I saw Choi Jin-woo again.

If there is a quiet kid like me, there may also be a kid who doesn’t listen and is stubborn. Anyway.

Isn’t that a very sensitive age? My pride may have been hurt to serve a teacher of the same age… .

… Where does a wizard have pride?!

They say they’ll teach you a unique magic, so you have to kneel down and be thankful!

“that is… .”

Choi Jin-woo avoided gaze for the first time.

“I know, too. This is an opportunity I will never have again. but… .”

Choi Jin-woo paused for a moment to gather his thoughts and then continued.

“As much as it is a good opportunity for me, it is an important magic for Seohyun. “And now you’re teaching me that for nothing.”

Calm eyes. A voice that doesn’t tremble.

Most wizards awaken at a young age. They awaken as early as when they are just starting to walk.

Choi Jin-woo, who awakened at the age of 18, is incredibly late in awakening for a wizard.

“But I don’t think I’m smart enough to learn it all.”

Perhaps that’s why Choi Jin-woo’s way of thinking is somewhat naive for a wizard.

To put it nicely, he is a model student type, and to put it calmly, he is a small citizen who does not deviate from the mold. If he weren’t a wizard, he would have lived a normal life.

And these people set their limits early. Whether that’s a real limit or not.

I didn’t simply reject Park Seo-hyun’s offer out of pride. Choi Jin-woo had his own reasons for doing so. Kim Chae-min also knew this and quietly listened to Choi Jin-woo’s words.

“I don’t want to see Seohyun being disappointed in me or blaming herself for not being able to teach her, and I don’t want to get tired because I can’t keep up with her. And then she hates being in an awkward relationship even more.”

The irritation that had been rising until the end of the war subsided as I listened to Choi Jin-woo’s calm words. This is how my un-wizard-like way of thinking is evident.

It may seem like an ordinary accident at first glance, but it is difficult to see among wizards who spend their childhood in a closed society. Yoo Ji-eun does not value communication skills when selecting new members of the strategy team for no reason. There are so many guilds that fall apart after one wrong wizard is brought in.

We slightly raised our evaluation of Choi Jin-woo.

Where did Hong Seok-young really get a kid like this? Did she fall from the sky?

“That’s why I don’t like it. Honestly, I don’t have much interest in being an archmage or using unique magic… .”

If Park Seo-hyun hears it, she will close the curtain with her bangs again.

But fortunately, Park Seo-hyun is not here.

“So it’s okay. I just want to be an ordinary wizard. “That’s just right for me.”

how will we do it.

You can’t just blindly scold your classmates because you don’t want to learn from them or something like that. In any case, whether it’s studying or magic, isn’t one’s own will important?

Besides, I don’t know Choi Jin-woo. The child who died in Myeong-dong is not recorded in the management office’s records. I don’t know if his magical talent is as good as he says, or if he has the unexpected talent of an archmage.

So I tapped the archmage next to me with my elbow.

“yes?”

“for a moment… .”

I left Choi Jin-woo behind and escaped together with Kim Chae-min.

“Choi Jin-woo, how is he?”

Kim Chae-min tilted his head.

“What?”

“Are you not as talented as you say?”

“ah. hmm. well… . “This magic talent is so vague.”

Kim Chae-min tilted his head to the other side.

“It’s hard to explain this to someone who isn’t a wizard… . “To be honest, if you put in some effort into basic magic and common magic, you can reach a certain level, although it may take some time.”

My head turns to the other side again.

“But that doesn’t work with unique magic. To put it simply, it’s luck… “If you say that luck is also a skill, I have nothing to say.”

Kim Chae-min began to bob her head left and right.

“Someone who can’t even use basic magic may suddenly gain enlightenment and become an archmage who can use unique magic. There are also people who can use other magic with their eyes closed, but cannot use unique magic for the rest of their lives.”

“So student Jinwoo… ?”

“You just have to see it to know.”

Kim Chae-min stopped shaking his head.

“But it’s not good to set limits for yourself like that. “People’s imaginations are so poor that they can’t imagine anything more.”

“You’re saying that you don’t have the talent to become an archmage at all, right?”

“You’ll know it when you see it.”

It’s frustrating because there’s no answer key. Kim Chae-min glanced inside the classroom.

“After listening to it, I understand Jinwoo’s feelings. A magic formula left behind by your friend’s deceased grandfather? Ugh, it’s so burdensome.”

“Teacher, didn’t you learn your own magic using your grandfather’s formula?”

“Is that the same as this? I am family. And both my grandmother and mother were not awakened, so we were very free compared to other wizard families. Even if I wasn’t a wizard, would you have done that?”

So Kim Chae-min grew up with this personality and was killed.

“Still, it’s a waste of opportunity to waste it like this.”

“If it’s your will, it’s a bit hard to force someone to do it… . “Does Seohyun have to be Jinwoo?”

Park Seo-hyun clarified that part. As I nodded, Kim Chae-min also looked worried.

“Teacher Park No-kyung’s unique magic is useful in many ways, so it would be a waste to bury it like this.”

That’s what I mean.

How can I persuade Choi Jin-woo… Just as I was thinking about it. Park Seo-hyun was seen sitting under the parasol. He is practicing runes on that short bird. He’s also diligent.

I smoothed my chin.

Let’s think of Choi Jin-woo as a non-awakened person, not a wizard. He is a high school student of exactly that age.

There is no need to use complicated methods. For children of that age, sometimes the straight method works best.

This is an experience.

fantasy, modern,