Chapter 445 – Mythology Academy
That’s how they pass the time by watching the video over and over again on the inner plane for several days, sometimes editing it.
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“…Long time no see.”
It’s been three months since I went outside for a while to try to save the World Tree and got caught up in various incidents. Seong-il falls into a strange feeling when he sees the world of Mythology Academy, which has returned after a long time.
‘I’ll have to ask the academy professors what I’ve been curious about while clearing the quest.’
Thinking so, Seong-il moved to her own dormitory near the villa of the three families of Yves.
“Now. Today, as previously announced, we will learn how to hide our aura.”
‘Oh… Finally.’
The appearance of the educational content that was supposed to be learned from Professor Aaron Bjornsen in the past. In fact, Seong-il doesn’t know how to hide her ability, so she listens to the lecture with a very interesting expression, as she has had the experience of being caught by him several times.
“The way to hide energy is surprisingly simple. First of all, let’s look around the body without transforming the telekinesis, which is the most basic of psychic powers.”
The students began to look around the body after having telekinesis at Professor Aron’s words. Seong-il also quietly collects telekinesis from his words and begins to wear them around his body.
“Okay. Now it’s the next step. Control and maintain the telekinesis you’re wearing as thin as a sheet of paper. The important thing is that there should never be any gaps.”
“Okay…”
A student clenching his teeth with a red face at Professor Aaron’s words. As time passed, the sounds of music began to come out of the mouths of many students little by little.
‘It’s really hard.’
Even considering that they are 1st graders who lack basic capabilities, 1st graders are having a hard time. Seong-il was puzzled by the appearance, but he did not say anything out of his mouth and calmly projected his power as Professor Aron said.
“…Okay, a bit late, but you mostly succeeded in doing what I said.”
“Keep… School… Professor.”
“Hmm?”
Let’s just stand still for a while with the elaborate psychokinesis shield maintained, and a student asks with a slightly troubled expression whether it’s overpowered by the consumption of mana.
“Uh… Until when do I have to do this?”
“Of course, but from now on you have to know how to keep this all day.”
“!!!”
The shocking words of Professor Aaron. The student who asked the question asks him with a pale expression that he couldn’t understand.
“This… All day?!
“After…”
Professor Aaron looks at the student who asked the question with a slightly pathetic expression. The student flinched at that cold gaze and silently lowered her head without further words.
“What do you think our psychics are superior to wizards?”
“…”
Silent students. Because they were concentrating on controlling their magical powers as Professor Aron requested, the students are silent about the question because they do not even have time to speak.
“Hmm…”
And Aaron looks at it with a slightly pathetic expression. He turns his head and asks Seong-il, who is standing still with a peaceful expression on his face.
“Han Seong-il.”
“Yes?”
“What do you think is the strength of a psychic compared to a wizard?”
“Hmm…”
Seong-il ponders over Aaron’s words for a while. He answers him shortly after.
“Anyway… Since psychics don’t invest time in casting like wizards, isn’t it an advantage that they are quick to deal with the situation?”
“Also?”
“…Under the premise of using the main ability, the depth of the ability, such as fine control in a specific field, is different…”
“Also?”
‘I’ll turn around.’
Even though he wants to do this, Seong-il feels as if he is going to lose his mind at Professor Aron’s persistent questioning.
‘Fuck, what kind of answer do you want… Ah!’
Substituting the previous situation, Seong-il naturally realizes what kind of answer Professor Aron wants and begins to open her mouth.
“…The durability of the skill is overwhelmingly good. It is possible to control it precisely and the magic consumption value is low.”
Aaron nodded his head in agreement with Seongil’s answer. He looks at the other students and continues talking.
“As Han Seong-il said here, basically, our psychic has the absolute advantage of being extremely fast in casting ability and extremely strong in durability, while the versatility of his ability is extremely inferior to that of wizards.”
“…”
Despite Professor Aron’s explanation, the students clench their teeth instead of answering and are unable to open their mouths while maintaining precise control. Whether they do or not, Aaron continues to speak his mind.
“Nevertheless, do you think that those of you who are having a hard time with only one elaborate psychokinesis shield are the basics as psychics?”
“…”
Students clenching their teeth at Professor Aron’s point. However, unlike other students who are having a hard time, Seong-il, who was able to easily maintain his abilities thanks to his overwhelming strength, listens to the professor’s lecture with a relaxed expression.
‘Ho… That guy… Isn’t he fine?’
Then I looked around and found a person. The ‘protagonist’, Lanz Ludian, with impressive silver hair, was not as good as Seong-il, but maintained his abilities with a fairly relaxed expression.
“Okay, next step.”
“Eek?!”
Even though it is daunting just to maintain the current ability, the student is horrified when Aaron says that there is another step.
“Why?”
“Gyo… Professor. G… It’s hard to maintain this state right now. Anything more…”
“I know. Just try as much as you can.”
“…”
“Actually, this skill is a skill that can only be cast properly in the 2nd or 3rd year.”
“!!!”
The students’ impressions are distorted by Aaron’s back remarks. Recalling that he was an academic advisor, he absolutely had to manage his expression, but the students couldn’t control their expression, perhaps because they were annoyed by the way he gave them a face after giving them absurd training.
“Nevertheless, why did I give this lecture?”
“…I think it’s because it’s the basics.”
“Hoo?”
A man’s voice was heard nearby. At his words, Aaron looks at the man with an interesting expression.
“…Was it wrong?”
“No. That’s the correct answer. Mr. Lantz.”
“…Thank you.”
Perhaps it was difficult to maintain his abilities while having a conversation, but Lanz Ludian struggled a bit while answering. Leaving him behind, Aaron continues to talk to the students with a calm expression.
“In that sense, the reason I invite you to demonstrate this skill is simple. Even if you cannot use this ability right away, you can practice the basics through this process.”
“Ah…”
“If you practice this ability consistently with daily meditation, the moment you become a 2nd or 3rd year, your magic control ability will go up a notch. I guarantee it.”
Students who make faces at Aaron’s words. They seemed to think that the eccentric professor Aron was conducting this training to bully or ignore the first year students.
“Han Seong-il.”
“Yes?”
“Come forward.”
“…?”
Seong-il puts on a bewildered expression when he calls himself out of nowhere. However, Seong-il manages to control his emotions and calmly goes to the podium as Aron said.
“Are you maintaining your abilities now?”
“Yes. I’m doing it.”
“Okay. Then we’ll move on to the next step. Now let’s submerge the superpower thinly wrapped around the body with the feeling of overlaying it just under the skin.”
“…Under the skin? Mmm…”
Despite Professor Aron’s unexpected behavior of making his abilities manifest only to himself, Seong-il, who was very interested in the ability to hide his abilities, quietly tries to look around his telekinesis as he tells him to do.
“No… It’s pretty difficult.”
“You’re doing well for the first time.”
Seong-il desperately tries to sink his ultra-thin telekinesis under his skin. However, it is easy to say, and since he is projecting telekinesis without damaging his body, he makes a very difficult expression.
“Try it slowly. Slowly.”
“Yes.”
Anyway, Seong-il desperately tries to project psychokinesis into his body as Aaron requested, since he must be able to hide his ability to use it in reality anyway.
“Ho… I see, you do it all at once.”
“It’s… Is it?”
“Yes. Success. This is the end.”
“Again…Again?!”
“Okay. Now, push it out with the idea of pushing the telekinesis out of the skin very lightly. But! You can’t release the telekinesis. Of course, you can’t damage your body in the process.”
Professor Aaron’s request, which is extremely difficult. Seong-il grits his teeth and does as he says.
“Uh…?”
Seong-il, who repeated the attempt for a long time. In the meantime, I feel the telekinesis accumulated under the skin gently filling the pores and pouring out.
“No way… Is this?”
It didn’t affect his body in any way, but for some reason, Seong-il felt that the activity of his magical power had become secretive.
“Come on! Gentlemen!”
He tried to question Aaron to ask if the holy day was in order, but Aaron cut him off and called the students.
“As you can see, Seongil Han, the ‘same’ freshman as you, not only maintained his abilities for three times longer than you, but also showed perfect control.”
“…”
“In the end, it was a little clumsy, but you succeeded in casting the ability concealment technique?”
“…”
The hall becomes enraged by Professor Aaron’s words. Even the main character, Lanz Rudian, who always had a gentle expression, could feel his teeth bitten slightly.
‘No, this bastard is going to fuck again…’
Unexpectedly, Seong-il took on the appearance of pretending to be proud again. He puts on a tired expression and closes his mouth.
After that, Aaron praises the holy day and proceeds with the class in a way that puts pressure on other students.
Then, interestingly, unlike most of the students who were discouraged, some students, including the protagonist, desperately try to succeed in the ability concealment method, despite Professor Aaron’s failure to do so, and begin to try again and again with their teeth clenched.
“You’ve suffered.”
“…No.”
After class, Seong-il spoke to Aron while enduring all kinds of stares at him. He said he had something to say and asked him to meet alone.
‘Fuck… It’s annoying, but it’s my fault for forgetting that I was originally this kind of person and working hard without thinking. Fuck…’
“So. Why did you ask for a private meeting?”
Seong-il was slightly annoyed at Professor Aron’s behavior for using himself to arouse the sympathy of the other students. However, Seong-il, reminding him that he was such a person, sighs inwardly and speaks to him.
“Ah… It’s because of personal curiosity and public affairs. First of all… How far can you hide your abilities by using this cloaking method?”
“It’s not omnipotent, but unless a powerful person is thoroughly examining you with all their might, you’ll feel like you’re a low-level person.”
“Huh… Is that so?”
“That’s right.”
Interesting Aaron’s remarks. It doesn’t make him look like a normal person, but anyway, being able to disguise himself as someone with the lowest abilities is a pretty good camouflage technique, so Seong-il puts on a satisfied expression.
“And… This is a public story.”
“…?”
“That… Because of the magic imprint.”
“Ah.”
Aaron realized what Seong-il meant. He asks Seong-il with a slightly expectant expression.
“Did you hear from him?”
“Yes.”
“Interesting. What did he say?”
“That…That’s…”
In response to Aron’s question, Seong-il gives an excuse he has prepared. He says that the eccentric archmage is willing to cooperate with the academy’s demands.
“Hoh… Really willing to cooperate… I’m just grateful.”
“By the way, there is one problem…”
“…?”
Seong-il begins to explain the deceit he set up with his followers to Aaron, who is puzzled. The original creator of the technology said that he did not want to reveal his identity, so he made a video letter using the memory storage beads and wrote down the conditions there.
“…Because he asked me to confirm the conditions in the video.”
“Hmm… That’s right?”
“Yes. So I don’t know what to do, so I want to ask the professor for advice.”
“It’s a bit difficult for me to decide on my own. Wait. I’ll discuss it with other professors and give you an answer.”
“Yes.”
