Dalian(1)

A day when the lecture is empty.

In the afternoon, I headed to the library on the middle floor of Helios.

Belonging to Capella Hall, a first-year building, this is the library with the largest volume of books in all dimensions, according to the description.

In a vast structure that is wider inside than outside, and filled with books all over the field of view, there was a majesty that overwhelmed the viewer.

“It’s work to go around looking for books.”

I came here to find a book for a new thesis, but it seemed like it would take me a year to find the related book.

Hologram devices installed here and there provide a search function, but the library is so large that it took a while to find it.

“Searching for Artifact Deeper Theory.”

-The book is located in section 77651 of column B2A.

“Where is it?”

It is the 331st bookshelf to the right after -255 meters forward.

“·······.”

He sighed and moved on.

I don’t know if I came here to find a book or to exercise.

‘It’s very difficult to write a thesis…’

why i came here

That is, to present the theory of ‘multi-circle’ that was previously discovered as a thesis.

As I said with Tereon, now I need performance.

He doesn’t pay much attention to external reputation, but Helios is the one who has a lot of trouble with his teaching activities as he holds the position of professor without any achievements.

In order to continue my school lectures, my training, and even monster hunting activities without interruption, the location in this school is the most important thing.

That’s why I’m trying to present the theory of ‘multi-circle’ as a thesis.

However, the item itself was pretty good.

‘The problem is that I don’t know how to write a thesis.’

Before becoming a Hunter, I was an ordinary high school student.

It was school days that were far from the thesis, and it was not much different even after becoming a hunter.

The world seems to be ruined, but there’s no way I can afford to write something like a thesis.

So I thought of finding artifact materials and reading related papers.

If you know how to write it, you should be able to write it in a similar style.

“I’m sure it’s somewhere here…”

“Professor Eugene?”

However, someone called me.

When I turned my head, a woman I didn’t know was looking at me.

A woman with white hair, purple eyes, and a large cone-shaped hat.

By the time the gaze narrowed because it was a face he didn’t know, his eyes went behind her back.

Something thin, covered in white fur, rustled behind her.

‘tail?’

what else is this

My eyes were taken away for a moment, so the answer was delayed.

“Where are you looking?”

“…it’s nothing. Who are you?”

“I don’t know?”

“I don’t know.”

“·······.”

It’s because I don’t go around memorizing people’s faces.

Her eyebrows twitched thin as she stared at me.

“Pure Magic Theory.”

“Well?”

“This is Skadi Polaris, the professor in charge there. Why don’t you memorize the face?”

Someone said, was it the professor of that subject?

As she nodded to show that she remembered, she opened her eyes and crossed her arms.

“I have a story I want to tell you.”

“Sorry, but there’s a book I need to find.”

She held out the pile of books she was holding.

“Artifact advanced theory. And related papers. Right?”

“How do you do this…”

“I saw you search at the entrance earlier.”

…So you’re saying you’ve been watching me from the entrance?

And you overheard the search, came here before me and found the book?

“…stalking is not good.”

“Mu… nu, who was stalking you!?”

She burst into anger with a flushed face.

“Anyway, this is enough? Let’s talk.”

“Hmm.”

looked at the watch

I have to go to the border area and winter forest, but I still have some time to spare.

I happily nodded.

“For a moment, yes.”

As soon as I accepted, she grabbed my wrist and dragged me to a dark place in the library.

She entered the deep area where there was not much light, and it was only when she could feel the presence of the two of them that she barely looked back.

“I heard you cited my subject in class.”

“Yes, but.”

“How did you do it?”

“Yes?”

“How did you learn?”

There was a hint of anticipation in his gaze as he stared at me.

The tail at the back was also wagging gently, and no matter how I looked at it, it seemed that I had the answer I wanted.

Didn’t you come to pick me up?

Looking at his expression, it seems that this is not the reason.

“I read the textbook written by the professor and studied separately.”

The first month I came to Helios, when I was digging into books without a break, I read textbooks for other subjects in my spare time.

The theory of pure magic was one of them.

“Mine? Are you talking about ‘Introduction to Basic Magic’?”

“Yes.”

“That, you saw that…”

The face is oddly recalled.

what is it Is it that I feel so good that I read a book?

The tail, which had been wagging, went into a seizure, and then suddenly thrust its face in front of me.

“After reading it… how was it?”

“I think it’s fine.”

“Uh, which part?”

“I was impressed by the basic activation method of magical power and the intuitiveness of the rescue technique.”

It wasn’t a mouth-watering sound, but I really felt it.

Although Seo Soon was a bit difficult, the content of the book itself was very good.

I’m sure other people would have rated it that way too.

Looking at the tail trying to turn like a propeller, it doesn’t seem to be like that…

“Hmmm. Eh~ My skills are a bit amazing, aren’t they?”

“Yes···.”

“So, that means that Professor Eugene is the first in my textbook…no, one of my many fans?”

“Until the fans-“

“Okay. I’ll give Professor Eugene the honor of being the opponent of the newly developed magic practice method.”

“·······.”

He says it as if he is patronizing, but the corners of his mouth are quivering, making him nervous.

He glared at her with narrow eyes.

“Thank you, but I will decline.”

“I’m sure you’ll accept it…?”

“I’ll take your heart.”

“·······.”

Suddenly, the way her eyes looked at me turned into a worldly light.

The cone-shaped hat he was wearing became crooked, and the two words ‘shock’ were stamped on his shaking eyes.

Then, clenching both fists, he strode forward and sang.

“My, my subject quoted.”

“Well···?”

“Cutting a subject without consent, I’ll do it without it.”

Wasn’t that something you shouldn’t have done in the first place?

When I asked Vincent beforehand, I think he said it was okay.

Are the standards different for each professor?

“Are you not going to listen to what the senior is saying?”

“·······.”

I don’t have time for that.

Even with today’s schedule, the schedule for the day is tight.

If Dalian is included, the schedule will inevitably be twisted.

If I had known it would be like this, I would not have quoted it.

“Like, instead, I’ll only use magic that’s 5 circles or less as a new technique.”

“What if it’s less than 5 circles?”

“A handicap, a handicap. That should be enough.”

It is very confident to declare with folded arms.

Even with a handicap, of course he had the attitude that he would win.

The attitude of asking is so high-pressure that I doubt that he came to me after being rejected by all the other professors.

‘Anyway, he’s cocky.’

More than anything, giving a handicap scratched my nerves.

It’s not that I’m trying to take care of my ego, but it’s annoying and the attitude is that way, so the desire to fix my quirks has welled up.

“I put conditions on it.”

“condition?”

“What if I win?”

“Oh, that can’t be.”

Then he put his hand on his chest and said proudly.

“I, Skadi Polaris, am a professor in charge of the core subject, ‘Pure Magic Theory’, and I am also a 8th Circle mage with an SS rank. For me to lose to someone, that can’t happen.”

indeed. Are you confident enough?

If you were a SS-ranked Hunter, one of the few in the world, you could be proud of it.

However, the problem is that it’s not a business card worth holding in front of me.

“I’m also in the SS rank.”

“to···?”

“Are you going to keep that condition?”

She stared at me fiercely, met my gaze and closed her mouth.

‘Cause I’m serious now

“… Hmm. Isn’t that obvious? If you win, I’ll grant you at least one wish.”

“Received.”

That wish, I must take it.

*

Professor Skadi is sparring.

The news spread quickly through the professors.

It’s because she ran around the office trying to find someone to judge her.

“Professor Skadi again?”

“It’s a very annual event now. There’s no quiet day at this time of year.”

Kang Yu-jin did not know, but Skadi’s eccentricity was famous among professors.

It was because it was a daily routine to bring a new magic or practice method every winter vacation, and to beat the professor by asking for sparring.

Skadi’s personality is very angular, and if you look at her skills alone, she’s not easy to deal with as an SS class 8th circle magician.

At first, there might have been someone who dealt with her a few times, but now everyone tended to avoid sparring with her.

“So, who did you catch this time?”

“Professor Yujin Kang.”

“Tsk tsk. Newcomers have a lot of trouble…”

While the professors who had gathered to watch each other clicked their tongues, Roshua, who had been dragged out to the role of referee, looked at her with a sigh.

Even on the disciplinary committee, he was torn apart, and he had dark circles on his eyelids due to successive issues.

“What else did Professor Kang Yoo-jin do?”

“You quoted my subject at will. He said he would do it without it.”

“Isn’t that pure nonsense…”

Citing other subjects is a common occurrence even among professors.

It’s not particularly rude, and it doesn’t mean that it’s not something to catch the pod.

“What about it? It’s the fault of those who don’t know.”

“ha···.”

Roshua sincerely expressed her condolences to Yujin Kang.

The juniors suffered a lot because of the immature seniors.

“Who do you think will win?”

“Umm… But, isn’t it Professor Skadi?”

“Isn’t it? Even if he has that kind of personality, it’s because he’s a 8th-circle wizard.”

Professors usually predicted a victory for Skadi.

Her genius was prominent from an early age, and her talent was well-known when she got a job as a professor in core subjects at a young age.

‘huh. Of course I win.’

There was no way I could lose myself against a professor I hadn’t even heard of.

Unlike other professors who only sit and sell books, she was a hunter with practical experience.

I didn’t know how strong Yujin Kang was, but I didn’t think she would lose.

‘Don’t cry because it hurts.’

On the other side of the arena, she laughed bitterly.

Eugene, whether he knew that or not, just looked at Skadi with an expressionless expression.

“It’s gotten a little bigger, isn’t it?”

“Just make a quick run.”

“Yes yes~”

Standing up, she raised the magic within her body.

A torrent of magical power, comparable to that of an ocean, raged.

Enormous mana followed her technique and formed a smooth loop.

Circling that raised efficiency by 5% compared to last year’s version.

The three rings began to spin vigorously in her heart.

‘This should be enough.’

Kang Yoo-jin’s magical power is not so much.

Only 2 circles? There are only two reasons why only 2 circles are revealed in Dalian, where swift magic is the lifeblood.

I don’t know much about sparring, or I’m slow in circling.

Either way, it’s hard to beat Skadi.

“Then, prepare yourself.”

Roshua measured the timing.

And when the two people’s mana finished warming up, he raised his hand.

“start!”

Quarreung!

At the same time as it started, lightning flashed from Skadi’s hand.

From formula calculations to mana management to expression.

It was perfect magic without the slightest delay.

‘I’ll never be able to avoid it?’

Since it was more efficient than the previous circle ring, its power and speed were far superior to normal magic.

At this level, even Roshua, a professor in the same core subject, cannot avoid it.

Naturally, she expected Kang Yoo-jin to be struck by lightning and knocked out.

By the way.

“what?”

He avoided it by simply nodding his head.

It’s the lightning that was shot at the same time as the start.

Skadi’s eyes widened when he saw him avoiding him as if he knew in advance.

“Ooh, you’re lucky.”

Lucky for you. yeah you’re lucky

Kang Yoo-jin is still expressionless, but he must have been very embarrassed himself.

“Then how about this!”

Two streams of lightning crossed the air.

It was a zig-zag electric discharge and an irregular lightning strike.

The target is the chest and stomach.

Unnoticed until hit, an attack rushed to Yujin Kang-

“Eh?”

He dodged this time too.

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Just by taking one step to the side.

“Ooh, that’s really lucky.”

“·······.”

What?

Obviously you don’t know the route until you hit it.

Even in the previous version, the professors were all beaten and rolled around.

Yujin Kang avoided her as if she knew where she was aiming.

he still doesn’t move

The eyes that were just staring at it were somehow annoying, so I filled my hands with mana.

Blinding sparks ran wild.

“Ha!”

Quarreung!!

Dozens of beams of light rushed in, tangled in all directions.

An all-weather attack magic that doesn’t show any gaps.

It was Skadi’s trademark ‘manleo (萬雷)’.

A flash of lightning strikes, and Yujin Kang just watches.

He stayed in place until just before he was directly hit, then suddenly moved his legs.

By tilting the upper body and taking a strange step with both legs.

His body caught the minute gap in Man-leo and squeezed through it.

one step two steps.

He escaped the lightning as if taking a walk, and this time he was unscathed.

“Wow… what is that? How did you avoid it?”

“Professors, can you see that?”

“To avoid Professor Skadi’s magic so easily…”

Admiration and astonishment erupted from everywhere.

Kang Yoo-jin’s movements were carefree, as if she were out for a walk, which made it all the more shocking.

Because I dodged all the attacks with such a lousy move.

“how···.”

“They target the head first, then the chest and abdomen.”

“Eh?”

5 minutes after the match started.

He opened his mouth teasingly.

“Your habits are cute.”

“profit!”

Her face flushed, and she raised her mana again.

However, soon she had no choice but to dissipate her mana.

Somehow, Kang Yoo-jin knew all of her intentions.

“I’m thinking of blocking the movement with electric shock and dropping a lightning bolt on it.”

“What···.”

“After that, if I’m still standing, I’m thinking of blowing the field away with wide-area magic.”

“·······.”

It was not an illusion.

He knew her intentions line by line, as if he had looked into her head.

“And you heard me and changed your plan. You intend to block the escape route first.”

“Quit…!”

Magic rained down from her hands.

Yujin Kang evaded all of the high-level magics, each one containing high-level magical powers.

It was as if he knew all about your attacks.

‘This can’t be…!’

Yet he hadn’t used any technical skills at all.

He just stood there and talked about her tactics.

“Could this be…mind control…?”

“Yes.”

he replied indifferently.

“That’s step one.”

“···Step 1.”

Her purple eyes narrowed grimly.

To think that you dealt with me with just one step.

Magical power gathered in Skadi’s hands.

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Jump over 3 circles, making 5 rings.

The ground shuddered and buildings shook. People were frightened by the falling dust.

“Ahh! Professor Skadi turned the top!”

“Professor Skadi! If you use field magic here, the building will collapse!”

“calm down!”

Voices of dissatisfaction flew in from all sides, but Skadi’s ears were no longer heard.

She only has one idea.

It was just putting magic into that unlucky face.

“The rest of the steps… should all be shown.”

“Hmm”

However, Yujin Kang was just looking at the watch on her wrist.

“Sorry, but I don’t have time for that.”

“Death!!”

Field magic, electromagnetic storm.

People were horrified by the appearance of high-level magic that would wipe out the building itself, and Kang Yoo-jin moved.

A hand bent back grips the weapon at the waist.

The revolver’s chamber rotates, and a brilliant ring overlays the chamber.

Eventually, he opened his mouth.

“”Stop””

“······!”

In an instant, Skadi’s body stood still.

Losing control over her entire body at the sound of a voice that pierced her mind, she stopped as she was about to cast her magic.

Truly lethal, overwhelming control of magical power.

While overwhelmed by the pressure that seemed to weigh down the soul, Kang Yoo-jin’s revolver spewed fire.

bang!!

The bullets fired drew a blue trajectory.

It reached exactly the magic that Skadi had embodied, and accurately penetrated the magic circle of the core rite that formed it.

There is only one magic formula in the bullet.

It was only “Dispel”.

Kwachang!

The magic that destroyed the spell was scattered in vain.

A huge amount of mana was scattered and a gale raged, but Skadi was still unable to do anything.

Kang Yoo-jin’s ‘order’ was holding her down…

so much-

Seeing him walking this way, Skadi’s eyes shook violently.

To her, it looked like an indescribably gigantic being walking towards it.

Before long, Yujin Kang arrived in front of her and blew a chestnut on her head.

damn!!

“Ako!”

“Is it done now?”

Red eyes that reached right in front of her nose glared at her.

Feeling the tingling pain on his forehead, Skadi could only nod helplessly.

“I guess so.”

“Dalian…End. Professor Yujin Kang’s victory.”

In an instant, the grip on her mind was released in an instant.

“hehehehe…!”

Sat down in her seat, she let out a breath that had been blocked.

I couldn’t stand up at all.

My legs and my whole body seemed to be engulfed in fear.

“Then keep your promise.”

Kang Yoo-jin, who left a short message, put the revolver in and left.

Left alone there, Skadi was at a loss for words and just touched her forehead.

The tail, drooping to the floor, quivered pathetically.

*

“Whoa…”

He came out of the arena and grabbed his messy hair.

The depleted mana made his whole body feel as heavy as a thousand pounds.

“I thought I was dying…”

I stopped for only 5 seconds, but all my mana was gone.

My body shuddered as if I was going to collapse at any moment from the overwhelming sense of exhaustion.

“I was really lucky.”

I’m glad you hit GG in 5 seconds.

I was grateful for Skadi’s lack of courage.