Chapter 1051 – (Side Story)29. A Witch’s First Love (26)
For a long time, everyone said that he had a natural talent for magic.
He was smarter than his peers, had an excellent sense of magic, and had a unique understanding of magic.
His parents, friends, and everyone around him said he was a genius.
Eventually, he entered the Magic Tower with his natural talent.
The level of the magic tower was very excellent.
All students who enter school with the dream of becoming a wizard have sprouted such outstanding talent that people around them praise and praise them as geniuses.
Among them, he showed exceptional talent and continued to study his magic without being conceited about his abilities.
His grades were always at the top, and even the upper echelons of the Magic Tower began to take notice of his talent.
Gradually, as time passed, and he graduated as a student at the top of his class and became an official wizard of the Magic Tower, the eldest of the Red Tower chose him as his successor.
He also thought that he should be chosen.
There was a rumor that he was the student who graduated with the best grades among the young wizards who recently graduated from the Magic Tower.
The sense of accomplishment and confidence of achieving the results he expected was his greatest joy and driving force in studying magic.
But one day, he overheard the true intentions of his teacher, Elder Jeok.
“Actually, there was another guy I was interested in. It was a shame.”
You wouldn’t have guessed that he, who was drinking with his classmate from the Magic Tower in his room and studying magic in his teacher’s lab until late at night, would still be there.
He held his breath and overheard his story.
“Did you say Aden? He was a truly rare young man. “He’s such a passionate guy about magic.”
Aden.
Aden Hispia.
It’s a name I remember.
A classmate who graduated from Magic Tower in the same year as you.
And he was also a wizard who graduated from the Magic Tower with the lowest grades under him.
Why?
His mind was confused.
It was none other than Iljindae who graduated with the highest grades from the Magic Tower, and he was eyeing the second-ranking person, not himself, as a disciple and a candidate for the next Red Elder.
“Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s falling behind now. In terms of talent, ability, and grades, he is better than that young man named Aden. But…”
Nevertheless, there was a reason why I couldn’t help but pay more attention to Aden.
He did not listen to the words of his teacher, Elder Jeok, and left the room quietly so as not to be caught.
He didn’t exactly want to hear it.
If he really listened to the reason, he felt like he would have to admit that he was inferior to Aden.
“How on earth am I inferior to that kid?”
As his teacher said, he is superior in both his grades and talent for magic.
But still, the reason she chose Aden brings an inexplicable feeling of defeat in her heart.
He recalled old memories.
“Why do you want to become a wizard?”
This was a question someone asked Aden a long time ago when he was a student.
The motivation behind dreaming of becoming a wizard.
Something that everyone who enters the Magic Tower has.
At the time, it wasn’t a story of much interest, so he ignored it, but Aden’s answer remained clearly in his mind.
“It’s fun. Magic.”
A new concept and system that twists the providence and laws of nature.
A new way to impose the standards and origins you want on the world.
And the process itself of exploring and trying many things to find out and implement the method.
Arden said that the study of magic itself is very interesting.
“… “Stupid guy.”
He thought Aden was a guy who lived very comfortably in the world.
To him, magic has never been fun at all.
It was merely a means to prove that one’s talent and ability was a genius, and it was merely a tool that would brighten one’s future.
He studied harder than anyone else for his future and graduated from Magic Tower, living the present faithfully without any laziness.
Fun and pleasure are poisons that only make you lazy.
When he was a student at the Magic Tower, the world around Aden was always bustling.
Everyone liked him for being lively and smiling a lot, and they maintained a good relationship.
From his perspective, Aden was a lazy student who just enjoyed student life and did not make any preparations for his future.
With such a guy in front of him, he was looking at Arden as a disciple and as the next elder before himself.
He couldn’t stand it.
From the moment he heard the true intentions of his teacher, Elder Jeok, the existence of Aden was extremely annoying in his eyes.
So, as the days went by, I kept him in check and started arguing with him.
He made sure that if something was caught, he would be penalized.
To increase his own value and to show that Arden was not, in fact, a very good wizard.
He tried to show that it was the right choice to choose him over Aden as a disciple and the next elder.
“… Tsk.”
And today.
The next elder clicked his tongue in annoyance and took his steps.
He ground his teeth, remembering his student who dared to challenge him.
“A young chick who hasn’t even officially graduated yet…”
Even though he is a student with no fixed number of positions, he boldly asks for a direct confrontation with himself. Isn’t his liver on display?
I even didn’t like the fact that it was Aden’s disciple.
The arrogant face, the attitude of looking down on others, the arrogance of not knowing the subject.
Although he is the complete opposite of my teacher Aden, everything about him is annoying.
“… “I was waiting.”
A vast plain owned by the Magic Tower.
The plain, which is mainly used to evaluate the magic capabilities of wizards, is also sometimes used as a sparring venue between wizards.
On the plains, there are three wizards who are initiators who officially confirm the results of the duel with Illyana and report to the Mage Tower.
A total of four wizards were waiting.
Ironically, one of the three inductee wizards was Aden.
The next Red Elder glared at Aden and said.
“It got hideous. My student had a serious accident. “What is this?”
“Well, maybe I should have done it in moderation.”
Aden just scratched her head.
Even though he was saying blatantly hurtful things, he didn’t show anything.
He was a person who I still couldn’t understand, even after nearly 20 years, whether he was holding it in well or if he was really in a good mood.
In reality, Aden was bitter, but not very angry.
At first, Illyana was very angry at the unfortunate situation that came as she intended, but instead, Illyana made the situation worse, like pouring gasoline on a burning house.
She said she would solve it on her own without any help, so she couldn’t say anything more.
“Does that mean it was something you ordered?”
“No. “This guy just did things his own way.”
Aden only glanced at Illyana and did not show any reaction.
Even though she was in a situation where she had to worry about her student, she calmly stated the contents of the couplet and confirmed it again.
“I’ll check the conditions again. If Illyana wins, she admits that she used magic on the students in self-defense. And if you win, she will be expelled from the Magic Tower and banned from entering the future, right?”
“That’s right.”
“That’s right.”
“… Good. Then, 5 seconds after increasing the distance of 10 m from each other. “I’m going to blow the whistle.”
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Hehe!
As soon as she heard the whistle, Illyana performed the magic trick she had prepared in advance.
‘It started as planned…’
While the thoughts in her head that she had simulated over and over again continue to move, she is reminded of Eunhyeon’s voice.
‘There is definitely a difference in digits. Especially if the gap is between six digits and one digit.’
It’s a given.
Illyana also agrees that, to compare it to the human physique, it is no different from a 6-year-old child shaking a fist at a grown man.
‘But you’re not in the single digits.’
She hasn’t even officially graduated from the Magic Tower yet, let alone been given a position.
However, that number is also given through evaluation and certification by the Magic Tower and is given by the same wizards.
Since they were also wizards, subjective elements were bound to be included.
So, let’s evaluate Illyana’s current digits based on Eunhyun’s subjective opinion.
‘I think you’ve crossed over to the top digit. At least five, no. I think I can get past six figures.’
‘If it’s six digits, then the number of digits is the same as that of the next elder. There is almost no difference between that person and me.’
However, it is impossible to determine victory or defeat simply by the number of digits.
It is merely a measure to evaluate a wizard’s capabilities.
The results may always change depending on the ability, mentality, and situation of the wizard using magic.
‘You have experience accumulated while subduing countless demonic beasts. At least if you’re a wizard with the same high rank, you’ll never lose.’
Eunhyeon’s words become a firm belief in Illyana’s heart, erasing any hesitation in her actions.
‘Destroy everything and come. ‘As you wish.’
‘Okay.’
Illyana remembered Eunhyeon’s encouragement in her mind and smiled.
“Let’s start off lightly.”
Upon Illyana’s head as she deployed her magic, an enormous amount of magical power began to condense.
[Three-digit sub-magic]
[Ice Needle]
The number of ice picks covering the sky exceeded ten to a hundred, and gradually the number inflated further and multiplied like a snowball.
The number of ice picks arranged so closely as if to block the sky soon reached five hundred.
Ice picks fell like rain from the sky.
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“… Tsk!”
The next elder frowned.
Although it is said to be only a three-digit magic, its scale completely exceeds the three-digit range.
But it wasn’t that shocking.
When I came to submit the evaluation material for the external evaluation, I already knew my capabilities when I used magic to float the heavy weight of the evaluation material in the air and move it.
I already felt surprise and astonishment at that time.
At least five digits.
She was confident that Illyana’s capabilities had already reached the upper levels.
It was a really frustrating situation.
The fact that Arden’s disciple had such an outrageous talent made me feel jealous to the point of grinding my teeth.
However, it is time to put that frustration and anger in her head and endure it.
For now, we must focus all our attention on subduing Illyana calmly and calmly.
[Four-digit sub-magic]
[Fire Wall]
The next Red Elder spread a huge wall of fire in front of him.
No matter how overwhelming the number and size of the ice picks that rain down, the ice picks that have melted due to the heat of the barrier cannot reach him.
While waiting for all the ice picks to be melted away by the fire wall, he tried to anticipate his opponent’s next move and prepare his own.
Coo coo coo
“What!?”
Suddenly the ground began to vibrate.
The vibration of the shaking ground gradually becomes stronger and eventually begins to sink and rise.
[Three-digit sub-magic]
[Rock Spear]
The tip of a blunt rock that cannot be considered a spear sticks out from the ground and aims at the abdomen of the next enemy elder.
“Ugh!”
The next Red Elder disarmed the fire wall deployed in front and unleashed defensive magic.
[Double-digit sub-magic]
[Barrier]
It was not possible to handle the amount of calculations to perform another magic while maintaining the barrier.
The capacity of human thinking is limited and cannot be exceeded.
It is impossible to realize three-digit magic through simultaneous calculation, especially if it is the lowest level magic of about one digit.
I guess so.
“No way… !”
At the same time as confirming that the hastily deployed barrier blocked the rock spear, the next enemy elder looked at Illyana located in the distance.
She thought there was nothing to be surprised about since she had already figured out all of her capabilities.
“Double casting!?”
She thought it would be impossible, but was astonished when she saw the sight of simultaneous calculation with her own eyes.
