Chapter 476 – Mythology Academy
‘Well… If you just want to use it, there are plenty of places to use it.’
Thinking so, Seong-il moves to the Pineapple House.
***
“How do you feel?”
“Hmm… Although the heated mana circulates through the body and becomes uncomfortable… Paradoxically, control and fine control have become very comfortable.”
“You mean that?”
Seong-il gave Elaine the feather of a phoenix, which she had recently received as a reward for the Ethereal Stone. Afterwards, he told her how to solve Elaine’s problem based on her game strategy.
“…But are you really saying that my body’s problems can be solved just by filling these feathers with my magical energy and then absorbing the magical energy in the way we hold it?”
“No~ No wonder it’s like that~”
“Huh…”
Elaine put on a half-doubtful expression at Seong-il’s resolute words. Either that or not, Seong-il lies down on the sofa with Eliin’s knee as a pillow and starts reading Professor Aron’s lecture, ‘Introduction to Psychic Tactics’.
“…You say that you can borrow everything you read as an image by borrowing the power of a transcendent mechanical device that exists inside your body, but why do you bother studying with a book?”
“It has a unique taste that can only be felt when reading a book.”
“Really…”
Elaine puts on a look of bewilderment at Sungil’s carefree answer.
‘Anyway… The lectures are definitely helpful.’
An introduction to psychic tactics by Professor Aaron, who has recorded only the core knowledge without any superfluity for beginners.
And based on the books and materials, professors even give high-quality lectures to students.
Thanks to this, Seong-il recently felt the ‘joy of learning’ for the first time in her life while training in the academy world.
“How long are you going to review and prepare for this time?”
“The contents of the classes I took this time are so different from the theories in our world, so I still don’t understand them.
“Ah, was it like that?”
I thought she was lazy and reviewed slowly, but when Seong-il said that she reviewed because of the difference in theory, Elaine nodded her head in agreement as if she understood.
“Uh. So let’s go to the academy tomorrow or so. Tell the other two.”
“Yeah. By the way… It’s a total scam, really…”
Other students find it difficult to keep up with the class due to the dense lectures unique to Mythology Academy, but Han Seong-il in front of me not only pauses time at any time to review it leisurely, but also vividly recalls the lectures I have seen in augmented reality.
“So complaints? If you have complaints, tell me. I’ll leave you in that world and freeze time.”
“…No. I’m also a beneficiary.”
It was impossible to watch video lectures using nano machines like her holy day, but instead, Elaine was able to enjoy similar effects with the memory jewels provided in the Pineapple House. Thanks to her, she too was able to pass the tight schedule of her academy more easily, just like her holy day.
“It’s a technique that spreads telekinesis to determine the amount of magic power of the opponent…”
“Are you working very hard?”
“Huh? Because I have to learn. Apart from that, it’s also fun.”
Seong-il, who recently realized the joy of learning, fell in love with her class and studied hard. Thanks to his enthusiasm for learning, he was well-received by professors within the academy.
‘I feel like I’m cheating a little bit, so I’m stabbed… But isn’t this an ability?’
The professors, who had no clue that Seong-il had such good conditions, misunderstood that Seong-il’s ability was special, and always encouraged and praised him.
‘It feels like I’m being compensated for my college life, which was like garbage in reality.’
Real college life that was coercive and cruel. In a situation where he suffers there and is rewarded here, Seong-il falls into a strange feeling.
***
“Great. That was a perfect answer.”
“Thank you.”
While listening to Professor Aron’s class ‘Introduction to Psychic Tactics’, Seong-il gave the perfect answer to the professor’s surprise question.
Aron praises Seong-il with a weak smile that he rarely smiles at Seong-il’s answer.
‘…The last two months of studying have been worthwhile. In the final exams of the first semester, I can get first place without the help of nanomachines.’
Seong-il showed overwhelming learning ability because he studied calmly with several times more time than other students.
In the meantime, the eyes of the students in the classroom are all focused on Seong-il, who spits out the perfect answer. Seong-il sits down peacefully, enjoying the gaze mixed with various emotions such as admiration and jealousy.
“…And, starting today, we have some good news for our psychic students.”
“…?”
Professor Aaron, who only talked about academics thoroughly during his usual lectures. When he seems to be trying to bring up a story outside of class, the psychic students all look puzzled.
“This time, the esoteric that allows us psychics to use magic has been completed.”
“Yes!?”
The hall as if it had been hit by a bomb. Since they have been taught that magic and superpowers cannot coexist all their lives, they are greatly shocked by Aaron’s words.
“Quiet! Quiet!”
Aaron’s words were so shocking that the students forgot to even keep their manners and murmured. They hear Aaron’s roar and begin to barely calm down.
“Secret art is surprisingly simple. It is one of the magician’s image implementations, the inner imprint engraved on the body in the form of a tattoo.”
“A tattoo…!?”
A female student is taken aback by Aaron’s explanation. Conservative values are the owner of Mythology Academy, and there are many students. Women, in particular, look very embarrassed.
“Don’t worry. Although the magic circle is engraved on the body like a tattoo. It is very easy to remove, and it leaves no traces when removed.”
“Still…”
Students who still show reluctance. Aaron ignores the students’ reactions and continues her words.
“Anyway. What I want to tell you is simple. The faculty of the academy, including myself, have completed a thorough safety check against high-level psychics. So, we are now able to maintain this imprint stably even for lower-level psychics. I want to make sure it works.”
“No way…”
Students who are anxious about Aaron’s words. They seemed worried that the academy would force them to be used like lab rats.
“I know what you’re worried about. It must be because it’s coercive.”
“…”
“However, I can assure you that there is no compulsion. As proof, we intend to accept only the first 20 applicants by grade.”
‘If there are 20 students per grade, the total is 80 students…?’
Recruitment of more applicants than expected. Seong-il realizes that the improvement of the magic imprint has been completed faster than he expected.
“By the way. Only those who wish to participate in ‘this time’ will receive ‘free’ occult treatment. After that, you will have to pay a reasonable fee for the treatment. After that, there is a high possibility that you will not be able to receive it as you wish. Especially like this time, Professor It’s safe to say that there are very few cases where a person with the highest level of skill performs the procedure.”
“…”
Even though the carrot book was presented, the hall was still desolate. When Aaron seems to be unexpectedly unresponsive, he raises her hand and tries something.
“Yupnetan’s Spatial Blink.”
Aaron muttered something quietly. Then, his body flashed and shone, and to his surprise, he reappeared on the podium about 5m away.
“!!!!!”
When Aaron casts space magic, which is said to be of considerable difficulty, the students in the hall are shocked at once. Aron sees it and uses several spells in succession to keep him away.
Haste, fireballs, magic arrows, and more. As Aaron continues to use magic, the exclusive property of wizards, the faces of the students are stained with astonishment.
“As you can see, most of these secret arts are low-level, but they allow us to use various magics. Considering that our psychic’s weakness is that we cannot use ‘colorful’ abilities, I think you all know what a great advantage this is. “
While Aaron was explaining, Seong-il was shocked and frozen as expected.
‘That… It’s a type of imprinting secret technique that is known to be developed by Yuna after 10 years in the world of Magic City and Detective. How did you develop that so quickly?!’
Is it because so many geniuses gather? Seong-il is stunned by the academy’s unbelievable technological progress.
‘First of all… I participate unconditionally. Even if you have to erase the imprint and receive it again, you have to participate in this!! There is also the advantage of being able to record the process and show it to Yuna!!!’
Realizing that the skill Aaron showed was clearly one step higher than the magic imprint he was currently using, Seong-il raised his hand without hesitation to express his intention to participate.
“Huh… Are you?”
Professor Aron is intrigued when Seong-il, who has already undergone the engraving procedure, raises his hand.
“…You can’t miss the opportunity to leave your mark on a historical scene where a psychic might use his magic.”
“Hoo…”
“So I definitely want to participate in this experiment and help the occult research.”
“!!!”
The scene in the hall where cold water was poured at the end of Seongil. Seongil just volunteered to pass on advanced technology to Yuna after the past ‘causality rate’ warned him, but the words he casually uttered as an excuse seemed to have struck a chord with his fellow psychics.
“Me too!! I’ll volunteer!!”
One by one, psychics raising their hands and hoping for resources. Some seemed encouraged by Seongil’s appearance.
***
‘Hmm… It’s a bit better than the low-level engraving I did…?’
He went with high expectations, but unexpectedly, the magic engraving he heard in the seminar room did not show a big difference from the current engraving he received, so Seong-il is a bit perplexed.
‘Well… It’s attractive to be able to use multiple spells instead of only being able to use one per day, but…’
“Why is that?”
“Ah…That’s…”
When Professor Wirain comes to him with a strange smile and asks, Seong-il smiles awkwardly as it is difficult to answer.
“Whoops… It’s because there’s not much difference from the existing engraving, right?”
“…”
Professor Wirain’s answer seems to have clearly penetrated his thoughts. Seong-il, speechless at those words, shuts his mouth and begins to hesitate.
“Huhuhu… That’s because they’re first-year students. Each grade has different imprints. For students with inexperienced magic control, weak imprints. For students with high levels of skill, strong imprints.”
“Ah…”
Seong-il understood why they were trying to carve a low-level imprint. He asks in a curious voice.
“Then, at what level do 3rd and 4th graders carve their mark?”
“Ah, the 3rd and 4th graders…”
Professor Wi-Rain smiles benevolently and explains to Seong-il, who is curious, about the imprints that are engraved on high-grade students.
‘Oh my god…’
Seong-il hears everything through Professor Wi-Rain and is in great shock.
“…Are you going to carve something that embodies the wizard’s unique inner world in the form of an inscription on your body?!”
“That’s right. If the existing engraving is a scroll, the engraving we made is a magic book? It’s an incomparable level of sophistication.”
“Ha… Isn’t this actually memorized?!”
“Whoops… I can see that.”
Seong-il can’t believe that such advanced technology appeared in just three months.
“By the way, since we followed the wizards’ method, we can recharge the magic power through meditation. Of course, it is still possible to make it naturally recover after a day as before.”
“And…”
Mystery beyond imagination. Seong-il feels her excitement rising and asks her additional questions.
“Then… Then how many classes can I imprint?”
“Uh… If it’s a condition to maintain versatility, up to 5 classes…? Above that, the magic circle must be very precise, and the required area is large, so it is difficult with current technology. If you engrave 6-7 class magic To do so, it would be all you need to carve a mark on your body that allows you to use only one magic.”
‘Fuck… It turned.’
In addition, high imprinters can also recover magic by forcibly granting magic within the body through meditation, and although it takes more time than lower grades, Professor Wiline said that magic can be restored naturally by resting for a few days. Seong-il feels greedy.
“Whoops… I guess you’re interested?”
“Ah? Yes? Uh… Well…”
Seong-il, who has been able to see through his inner thoughts, shows a hesitant attitude because he is vague about what to say. Professor Weirin sneaks up to him and whispers in his ear.
“Once you finish explaining the procedure to the first-year students, would you like to go see the upper-year imprint separately?”
“Muh… Of course!!”
“Whoops.”
At her holy day attitude, the elderly sorceress kindly smiled and nodded her head.
