Chapter 1648 – Faculty of Arts
The story of Dre and Willemg’s bet spread throughout the academy within a day.
“You two are finally facing off head on!”
“The atmosphere was better than I expected?”
“But. What are you thinking, Instructor Dre…”
Willemg’s skills are real.
Could it be that he was invited as an instructor at the Frunar Academy, which is said to be more influential than the king of a country called Enganhan?
Why would you put forward a child who was called unqualified when you would feel anxious even if you came forward yourself?
But. Both Dre and Willemg emphasized that no harm will come to the students, no matter which side wins.
Thanks to this, students were able to have only interest without anxiety.
“Who will win?”
“That’s right. Isn’t that Instructor Willemg?”
“Instructor Dre is a mythical man who has done things that people could never dream of. I don’t think he would have faced a fight he couldn’t win.”
“That too.”
“But how did these two suddenly end up competing?”
“Ah. There’s a guy named Lia. I heard she tried to compete with Instructor Willemg first? I guess Instructor Dre was inspired by that.”
“Wow. Leah, that guy. He has a strong heart.”
“Uh… Ah. Him? I remember. I hear his name subtly often.”
Talking about classmates. A girl with an intelligent look wearing glasses pushed up her glasses.
“He’s like the main character.”
“It’s starting again.”
At her friends’ indifferent reaction, the girl looked down at her book on her desk and muttered.
“Change of the main character… Hmm. Like this book. That’s okay too.”
“What are you mumbling?”
“Anyway. I guess the bet has been made now, right? I’m betting on Instructor Dre.”
“Are you planning to throw away your money?”
I don’t know if Dre steps forward. I think Lagna will win
There was no one.
She even thought so herself.
“Fool! Fool! Master Dre is a fool!”
Lagna was in tears as she hit Dre’s forearm with her fist.
Dre says hehe. Her kind grandfather received her fist as if receiving a message from her granddaughter.
At that time, the intangible stood next to Lagna.
“Fool! Stupid! Dre’s head is stupid!”
Puk puk puk!!
“Kaaaaa!!”
Dre grabbed his arm and rolled on the floor after being punched so hard that it seemed like it would bruise him.
Intangible patted Lagna’s head as she cried.
“You must have something on your mind, right?”
“First, take a few hits and listen. You fucking bastard.”
Dre sat down and rubbed his arm, sighing.
“Lagna. You have much better skills than you think.”
“No! I’m not perfect at spirit sculpting yet!”
“You don’t have to be perfect.”
Dre grinned.
“In art, sometimes imperfections are more attractive.”
Pow! Intangible hit Dre’s arm once more as he collapsed.
“Aaaaah!”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I felt bad for acting so proud, so I didn’t know it.”
“This bastard should show his superiors his behavior from earlier!”
Dre shouted and rushed towards Muhyeong.
After wrestling for a while, Dre barely managed to subdue Muhyeong and kicked him while he was down.
“Lagna. Don’t worry, just do whatever you want.”
“Yeah, but…”
“I guarantee you. If you lose, no one will be able to say anything to you.”
Dre’s words had a reassuring power.
Lagna is anxious but says yes. And he nodded.
Dre smiled contentedly.
“Good.”
Puk puk puk.
“But Master Dre!! Stop hitting the intangible head~”
“No! You bastard who doesn’t know grace!! I’m healing your little brother too!! How dare you hit me, your heavenly boss?!”
“Wow…”
The theme of the sculpture is up to you. In other words, to the best of my ability.
But. To ensure a fair competition, direct announcements of who you are, such as engraving your name on a sculpture, are prohibited.
Lagna went straight to work.
Dre decided to provide all the necessary materials. He didn’t really need any materials.
Spirit sculpting is elemental art. And all you need is the ability to apply Ryunar.
Meanwhile, instructor Willemg was very busy.
‘I will never lose.’
Even though the opponent was Lagna, Willemg never let down his guard, just like he told Dre.
They didn’t think Dre would make such a proposal without a chance of winning.
‘Sculpture of Worship.’
The statue in the church built near the Faculty of Divinity.
A statue that made even Willemg, who had devoted his life to art, tremble.
Willemg was fascinated by the statue.
It was largely out of honor that I accepted the position as an instructor at the Frunard Academy, but there was also a clear desire to fit in with the person who created the sculpture and see the technique with the naked eye.
‘Making it.’
The Statue of Concern is the pinnacle of Ryunar application that only Dre can make.
Anyone who can follow that production method. It probably doesn’t exist in the world.
However.
‘You can imitate.’
Willem mobilized all his connections and invited renowned wizards and sculptors.
‘So that it looks different depending on the angle. Also, it is a device that embodies various aspects at once. This can be covered with magic.’
He did not neglect not only directing but also the perfection of the sculpture itself, so he invited famous sculptors and constantly asked for their advice.
Willem believed that his personal connections were his greatest strength, so he did his best to sculpt without shame.
At first, instructors from the Willemg faction were wondering if it was okay to do that, but when they saw the completed work, they were shocked. I let out an exclamation.
“If that’s the case.”
“I won’t lose even if it’s just one thing.”
This matter also reached the ears of Principal Lenea.
“I am partly responsible for things getting to this point.”
The thing that had been teasing the art department students until now was the car that bothered Renea as well.
Renea, who didn’t want to make the students wait any longer, gave Lagna and Willemg a subspace where time passes slowly.
Usually, productive work cannot be done in these spaces. Lenea, who was even called the goddess of magic, was indeed different.
Sub-space, which would have originally lasted over a month, is compressed into about a week, and within this space, there is a restriction that nothing can be done except work related to sculpture, and a productive space is created by consuming a large amount of mana that would astonish even a sophisticated high-ranking wizard. It was created.
Their desperate efforts. And the result of a combination of the best supports. The statue was completed in just one day.
“It was close.”
Willemg wiped away his cold sweat.
The duration of the subspace given by Renea is one week.
It was an absurdly short amount of time considering the conception time of the sculpture and the actual work, but I have no complaints if even this tight time is a test of my skills.
Lagna also finished the work on time.
The sculptures of the two people were proudly displayed in the plaza of the Faculty of Arts.
Snack bars and rest areas were set up near the square, so people could slowly appreciate the works, and points were awarded even if they didn’t attend lectures during the time they were appreciating the sculptures.
Even without these privileges. There were many people who were curious about the fate of the famous master Willemg’s works of art and the game.
Thanks to this, the square was bustling with people.
The winning method is voting.
The statue is on display for a day. After everyone at Frunar Academy looks at the sculpture, they vote on which one they liked best.
The reason Renea was told not to engrave her name in the dictionary was to not vote based on faction or influence, but to vote purely where your heart leads you.
The instructors of the Willumg faction know what Willumg’s pieces are, but he has been given stern words by Lenea to prevent him from doing any manipulation with them.
It is impossible to avoid Lenea’s eyes on the floating island.
Even putting that aside, the instructors had no intention of cheating.
That’s right. Even if I stay still, I will win.
“Wow…!”
“Crazy…!!”
Those who saw Willemg’s sculpture could not help but be amazed.
His statue was a griffon that looked like it was about to soar through the sky at any moment.
A masterpiece of skill and craftsmanship that seems to be of enormous value in itself.
But that’s not all.
Whiooooo.
“It’s windy!”
“Wait a minute. Hasn’t the number increased now?”
A storm blew around the griffon, and at times, numerous griffons flew into the sky at once, circling the sky.
In addition, there are numerous patterns, so I never get tired of looking at them.
Willemg smiled in conversion.
‘Unlike Instructor Dre’s spirit sculpture, that presentation does not last long.’
If the wizards don’t come and repair it at regular intervals, that illusion will disappear in less than a week.
It doesn’t matter.
Art is beautiful in the short burning moment.
Even if it was only for a short period of time, he felt proud that he had created a sculpture that could be compared to that statue of concern.
Willemg, who was smiling, suddenly erased his smile and walked next to his statue. He looked at the human statue.
The human only had a human form like a shadow, without a face or costume, but somehow it sparkled like a jewel.
It was a wonderful piece of work that anyone would pass by and look back on at least once.
In fact, the members of Frunar Academy who have high standards also come. And he exclaimed.
In other words. That’s it.
Other than that, there was nothing special.
‘That statue must have been sculpted using spirit sculpting.’
The essence of spirit sculpture is to capture memories in the sculpture and make the memories come out in the form of illusion.
Although it is a work of art that can be given a passing grade even if it is not original, Willemg felt somewhat disappointed.
‘But. It’s a miracle that a child who didn’t meet the qualifications was raised to that level in about a month.’
And Willemg didn’t think it would end here.
Dre would have definitely prepared a secret trick.
Time goes by like that. Before we knew it, the sun was setting at dusk.
Even the short twilight passed, and it became dark, and students and staff all began to return home.
Naturally, the number of people standing in front of the statue decreased.
“This will be a victory for Instructor Willemg.”
“Well, this statue is cool too.”
“Huh. It doesn’t seem like I’m disqualified like the rumors say. “A barely passing score?”
Still, I did well.
A human sculpture that received that level of evaluation.
The students who had given their evaluations were about to leave.
That moment.
“Hey.”
“Why?”
“That. Didn’t it shine just now?”
“Huh? What shines… Is it real?”
Lagna’s human statue was emitting light, albeit slightly.
No. The light becomes stronger.
The students looked at the light as if they were fascinated. At that moment, a scene passed by on their retinas.
A small child curled up in a very dark and cold place.
There are many scary things lurking in the dark, trying to reach out to the child with a scary hand.
The child closes his eyes and tries to hide, but it is no use.
The child was so frightened that people watching felt pity.
When something in the dark reached out to the child, the audience became so immersed that they unconsciously reached out to the child or let out a pitiful groan.
Darkness enveloped the child.
Endless depression struck the students.
That moment.
The light that the students saw became more intense.
The darkness all screamed and disappeared.
The child who had been cowering raised his head.
Before your eyes. A human statue is standing.
The appearance of the statue gradually changed depending on the light and took on the appearance of a person.
He was intangible.
The intangible gave off a reassuring light just by looking at it and held the child, Lagna.
Her darkness could never overtake her again.
La Nya looked up at her incorporeal figure and buried her face in his arms.
The sense of security and warmth she felt was communicated directly to her students.
“Uh…”
“Ah.”
When I came to my senses, the illusion had disappeared.
Only tears remain.
There was silence for a while.
The students listened to Sumado without anyone else asking.
The contents are.
[Come see the human statue sculpted by Lagna in the square right away! If you don’t come now, you will lose your whole life!!]
