Chapter 282 – Each Person’s Will
“Are you really satisfied with that? “I could have done something more.”
“That’s right! “If it were Por, I would have completely ripped off his half-bald head!”
Hmm, wouldn’t that be a bit too harsh?
While trying to calm Fortuna, who was shaking the cookie in her hand in excitement, Jun imagined what would happen as she said.
-No!!!
The image of an old professor screaming while looking down at his completely bald head came to mind.
It looked like the end of the world had arrived.
From now on, whenever I encounter him, I think I will have to hold on tight to Fortuna to prevent him from doing anything wrong.
Well, I wonder if I will ever meet him starting today.
“Retirement is certain, right?”
“I guess so? Because of the remarks I made on the opening day of school, I received a direct warning from the dean. I will try my best to cover it up somehow, but it will be impossible because the evidence is so clear. “It’s really amazing that you took pictures in that situation.”
“I didn’t do it. Our painter did it.”
“It is natural for a concubine to take care of your master.”
Dohwa, who was mindlessly eating a snack, showed a humble reaction as if it was nothing special with pure white cream on his cheek.
“No, you did really well. So, Dohwa, if you hadn’t filmed the scene, Professor Kkondae’s retirement would have been difficult.”
It was not an exaggeration, it was a fact.
Leaving behind the old professor who fell to his knees as if his last hope had been dashed after hearing Bruce’s order to congratulate him, Jun and Bruce went to the academy’s staff room with the offending students in tow.
He then reported the beatings of the offending students and the response of the old professor, but all the professors just watched Jun and hesitated, but did not show any significant response.
If Dohwa hadn’t secretly filmed the beating scene and the old professor’s response with a video recording device, Eoyeongbuyeong would have dragged on and quietly brought this case to a close.
“Sorry. Because I’m a poor student…”
“There is no law that says you can ignore or bully someone because they are an inferior student. It’s not Bruce’s fault, so don’t apologize. It’s not like I became a poor student because I liked it in the first place.”
It turned out that Bruce was a poor student.
He is also an inferior student among inferior students who has been in the 2nd grade for 3 years.
Perhaps because of that, everyone he encountered, both in the teacher’s office and when he came to the café after work, gave him a disdainful look, as if he had made a promise.
Even though Jun is by his side.
‘If that’s the extent to which he reduced his contempt as much as possible to keep an eye on me, then how much contempt did Bruce receive on a regular basis?’
Just thinking about it made a thousand dollars rise inside me.
“Whew~. I’m sure you’ve heard it dozens of times and answered it, but I’m really curious, so I’ll ask. Why do you stick with the academy and get treated like that? “As long as Bruce has that constitution, he will never be able to graduate from the academy.”
Mana rejection constitution.
Bruce’s body somehow refuses to accept mana, as only one person in the world has this constitution.
Because of this, Bruce cannot accept and use mana, and he cannot even accept healing through divine power or buff magic through magic.
It is said that several researchers infused him with divine power and mana to investigate his constitution, and at that time, Bruce suffered serious internal injuries and was on the brink of death.
‘I guess that’s why he was scared and refused when Fortuna tried to treat him.’
Anyway, with that kind of constitution, let alone Bruce graduate from the Imperial Academy, he couldn’t even finish the second year and move on to the third year.
In the first year, I was able to somehow get good grades because the lectures were mostly focused on theories about natural abilities, but from the second year onwards, it was impossible to get good grades because the focus of the lectures was on practice using natural skills.
It would have been a different story if Bruce had been majoring in public administration, which had nothing to do with natural abilities, but his major was magic, which was inseparable from mana.
“… Yes. It would absolutely be impossible with my constitution. “I know.”
Bruce smiles bitterly and touches the coffee cup in front of him.
His face is reflected in the coffee in the cup. Why does coffee that is already bitter seem even more bitter? Containing his agony?
“Why don’t you give up? It’s too much for you who can’t use mana. Give up. Rather, move to the Department of Public Administration. As the Cardinal said, I heard that phrase dozens of times while I was at the Academy. It’s embarrassing, but I was on my way home after hearing those words when I made eye contact with the Cardinal.”
Whether it was coincidence or fate, June and Bruce did not meet for the first time.
On the opening day of school, a wounded but vengeful student was encountered while walking around the academy, dragging nobles behind him.
That student was Bruce.
‘I did something pointless.’
If Jun had known Bruce’s situation at the time, he would never have said something like, ‘You must have this much power to be sure to achieve whatever revenge you want.’
Those words may give a person with special abilities a precise goal and a desire to improve, but to an ordinary person like Bruce, they will only convey despair and a sense of deprivation.
“Don’t look so sorry, Cardinal. The Cardinal’s words did not hurt me, but rather strengthened my will.”
When Jun looked sorry, Bruce hurriedly waved his hand and comforted him.
He then said, recalling the overwhelming sight Jun showed him on the opening day of school.
“After all, I want to become stronger. No matter what anyone says.”
“Why? Because you want to take revenge for what happened to you?”
“There is that, but it’s just…”
“Just?”
“It’s cool. Being strong means.”
Bruce’s eyes sparkle with desire, admiration, and innocence.
When Jun saw those eyes, he couldn’t stay still.
“I only trust my brother! Because he will definitely make you stronger!”
“Yes, yes? No, you don’t need to do that… No, if you look at it more closely, my brother…”
“Okay, come on, follow me!”
“Uh, where are you?”
――――――
“So what you found was me?”
“Yes, I thought there might be a solution if it were a buff magic that adds and transforms the body.”
The person Jun led Bruce to visit was none other than the Dean.
The dean, who was in the middle of a fight over documents and suddenly heard about business from Jun, was happy but scratched his head as if he was troubled.
“The cardinal’s thoughts occurred to me too. So, I created a new buff spell that would change Bruce’s constitution and cast it on Bruce himself.”
“Uh? Those words…”
“I see. They all failed. In order to permanently change one’s constitution, a large amount of magical energy must be injected into the body, but Bruce’s body could not withstand it. We are making improvements to somehow minimize the amount of magical energy to be injected, but there has not been much progress yet. Student Bruce, I’m really sorry.”
“… No. So please raise your head quickly. Because I know how hard the Dean is working.”
The dean bows his head as if he has no shame.
Bruce looks slightly leaning and then smiles bitterly again.
Jun felt very sorry for the two people because he felt like he had only hurt them for no reason.
“Junior, Juni. Look at these two people. The size difference is huge. “Wouldn’t it take three weaklings (Bruce) to make one muscular person (Dean)?”
To comfort Jun, Fortuna tried to tell a joke.
And that funny joke inspired Jun.
“… If magic doesn’t work, you can just use your body.”
“…!”
“Yes? “What is that?”
“If you can’t reduce the magic power to be injected, just make your body able to withstand the magic power to be injected!”
“Oh, oh!!! That’s it!!!”
“No, such an ignorant…”
Bruce is speechless because the unexpected solution is absurd.
Unlike him, Jun and the dean were jumping up and down as if they had discovered a new truth.
Anyone who knows anything about wizards would say this after seeing this scene.
They say wizards are different from humans. If you are an ordinary person, don’t try to understand them.
“Start physical training right now! Student Bruce, follow me!”
“Yes? Yes?”
“Don’t worry, little brother. Because this brother will be with you.”
“Thank you… No, if you look at me, it’s me… Huh? Uh? Okay, please take it down!”
Anyway, the two wizards who found the answer did not sit still.
I threw away all plans for the future and carried the test subject, or rather Bruce, on my back, and out of someone’s self-interest, I headed to the physical training room, which had better facilities than anywhere else on campus.
“Just one more! Bruce, put one more up! Yes! Now, let’s do one last thing and then take a break.”
“Little brother, cheer up! “You can do it!”
“Ugh! Please! “Please, someone save me!”
Afterward, in the fitness room, the crazy voices of the two wizards, the cries of ordinary people, and the sounds of metal scraping continued.
