chapter 13
13 episodes
Professor Robert Parry of barrier construction.
He was active in Japan during his time as an active hero, and he had a deep relationship with Inoue, one of the three great families.
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Not only did he receive various support from the current head of the family, but his wife came from a branch of the Inoue family.
Between Jiji and blood ties. That’s why I tend to pay more attention to those related to Inoue.
“Did you say that the young lady was interested in being the head of the department of Borsippa?”
He looked surprised at the news his disciple had brought.
“Yes. Look.”
A young man with a ferocious impression who argued against Lee Se-hoon at the bus stop. Seits showed the picture he had brought.
The appearance of Lee Se-hun facing Erica. Nothing particularly special, but Robert had a troubled expression on his face.
“I asked him why he suddenly applied for a class… … That was the reason.”
Originally, barrier construction was a well-recognized class in the Faculty of Shamanism, but it was not at a level that could be used to filter people through tests.
However, this year, the number of applicants has tripled compared to last year, and most of them gathered after hearing the rumor that Erica had applied for this class.
‘I had a request from the master, so I’ll have to organize it once.’
Contemplating how to filter it, Robert quickly came up with an appropriate method.
“Tomorrow’s test will use the Hyeonhon Labyrinth.”
Seits looked at Robert’s story with a surprised expression.
Hyeonhon Labyrinth. It was a barrier with a basic effect that made the senses wander, but its power could never be underestimated.
This is because the magic ceremony was very secretive, and it was difficult to notice unless someone was well versed in the barrier or was born with talent.
“Aren’t you going to say that’s too much?”
“There are a lot of applicants, so even if we filter a little too much, I won’t say anything. If you can’t pass this, there’s no point in taking the class.”
“All right.”
After hearing Seits’ answer, Robert suddenly looked at Lee Se-hun in the picture.
‘I don’t know if this guy can get through.’
Since he is the head of the department, he has some basic talents, but I don’t know if he has any talents related to barriers. After pondering for a moment, Robert quickly came to a conclusion.
‘That wouldn’t be bad either.’
Whether you cancel the class application together, or lose interest in Lee Se-hoon altogether, it’s not bad because you can drop the idiots.
I had no expectations for Lee Se-hun, so Robert thought it was no big deal and passed it on.
“Te, the test passed… … .”
He was surprised by the unexpected result.
“test?”
Lee Se-hun looking around with a puzzled expression.
Robert’s expression hardened as if he had no idea what he was going through.
‘Is there a problem with the Hyeonhon Labyrinth? No, that’s not possible.’
If there was a problem with the barrier, the operator himself wouldn’t be able to figure it out. Realizing that that was impossible, Robert looked at Erica who had entered the vacant lot with Lee Se-hun.
‘Then did the lady help you?’
Any girl with a natural talent for witchcraft would have been able to do it, but she couldn’t be unaware of this, too.
After contemplating many possibilities, Robert soon realized that there was only one.
‘Lee Se-hoon broke through the present labyrinth with only his own abilities.’
It was also not a standard way to respond by using magic or resist by raising magic power.
Only with his instinctive senses, he broke through the effect of the Hyeonmyeong Labyrinth and walked to this vacant lot.
‘What the hell am I supposed to say about this… … .’
I don’t know if he has a talent for magic, but that sense was a talent worthy of the name of the head of the department.
Robert, who looked at him with a complicated expression, cleared his mind and looked at the cadets who had broken through the present labyrinth.
“From now on, we will separate the classes through the second test. Let them come out in turn.”
At Robert’s call, a cadet glanced at Erica and confidently stepped forward.
“I’ll do it first.”
“… … good night. The second test is simple.”
The moment Robert lightly swung his left hand toward the ground. Red magic flowed down the ground along the trajectory of the fingertips, forming a magic ceremony in the blink of an eye.
Whoa!
A red barrier between Robert and his cadets.
It was shaped like a spider’s web, and the unusual cadet looked at it with a nervous expression, and Robert continued the explanation.
“Destroying the barrier in front of you with only magical power. We’ll score you over time, so do it quickly and accurately. start.”
Simultaneously with Robert’s command, the cadet quickly placed both hands on the barrier and poured magical energy into it.
Find the core holding the barrier and destroy it. The process itself was simple, but the problem is the subject.
“ね… … .”
The barrier that Robert unfolded had the same effect as a spider’s web, just like its appearance.
When the magic power penetrates into the enchantment, the core shifts its position like a spider that senses the vibration with a web and runs away.
Because of that, I had to drive slowly around the entire magic ceremony, but it was a huge burden both mentally and magically.
Pakang!
“Whew… … Whoo… … .”
Contrary to the strong momentum, the barrier was broken after a lot of hard work, and Robert, who looked at it, evaluated it calmly.
“Two minutes and twenty-three seconds. Guess I’ll have to pay more attention to figure out the structure. It wasn’t bad.”
“… … thank you.”
The reviews aren’t bad, but that’s it. Seeing that Erica didn’t even look at her, the cadet shrugged and fell to the side.
The tests that followed were not much different, and some cadets failed to destroy them altogether.
“You should start with the basics.”
I won’t drop it since I’ve passed the Hyeonhon Labyrinth, but since I don’t have the knowledge, it’s a natural procedure to go to the Basic Class.
The cadets who were trying to show off their abilities lined up next to each other like a remnant, and Erika stepped forward, receiving their gaze.
“Start.”
tuung-
At the same time as Robert’s command, Erica’s hand touched the center of the barrier and fell.
Silver magic that spreads gently, causing ripples in the red barrier. And the moment the shimmer reached the edge of the barrier.
Paz.
The barrier began to crumble from the outside.
Rather than finding the core of the barrier and destroying it, it was dismantling and disintegrating the entire magic ceremony, and the cadets who saw it opened their mouths.
This is because such a method is usually cumbersome and inefficient, used only when the barriers need to be broken quickly or when people without basic knowledge push them forward.
“no… … what… … .”
“Why are you so fast?”
However, Erica did it simply with a single gesture and a very small amount of magical power.
In other words, for Erica, a barrier like this was simple enough that there was no difference between finding the nucleus or dismantling the entire enchantment.
“Twenty-two seconds. It was okay, but it seems that the standard break-up method was faster by about 2 seconds. Choose your method more carefully.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Robert and Erica are having a conversation without showing any signs of surprise.
At that moment, the cadets who came from outside realized again who they wanted to be seen.
‘That’s the head of the department.’
‘I can’t even give you a business card with my skills.’
While everyone was stunned, Erica fell to the side, and Sehun Lee, who was the next person, trudged forward.
“Take good care of me.”
The tension is invisible to the eye.
The cadets, who had been looking down on Lee Se-hun as a smelter, looked at him with a slightly nervous expression.
This is because, as Erica, the head of the department, showed great abilities, Sehun Lee seemed to show a great side as well.
And Robert, who is facing Lee Se-hoon, is also looking forward to it.
‘There doesn’t seem to be anything special… … .’
A young man with fierce eyes and poor conduct. The unique thing is that you can feel the maturity that is not like your age in the eyes, but that alone cannot be said to be special.
‘Now I have no choice but to find out.’
Robert, who had withheld judgment on Lee Se-hoon, swung his hand toward the ground and created a barrier.
“Hmm… … .”
Unlike the cadets who were nervous and prepared to break up, Lee Se-hoon looked at the process of creating a barrier.
In particular, as the barrier was created, he continued to stare at the traces engraved on the ground, and Robert made a puzzled expression at the appearance.
“Is there any problem?”
“… … no. it’s nothing.”
Lee Se-hoon can’t take his eyes off the floor while answering.
Robert frowned at the slightly cheeky attitude, but spoke calmly.
“Right. Then start.”
Beep!
Seits, who was acting as an assistant, pressed the timer, and then Sehun Lee slowly raised his head to face the barrier.
“… … .”
But only face to face.
He did not show any action to destroy, such as touching the barrier or sending magical powers, and those around him looked embarrassed.
“what are you doing?”
“Do you not know where it started?”
When everyone is bewildered by an unexpected situation. Sehun Lee fell into his own world and looked at the barrier in front of him.
‘A barrier created with the motif of spiders and webs. It combines versatility that can be easily deployed in any environment and the ability to regenerate if the nucleus is not broken.’
There is no specificity, but it is stable for defense. And as the professor’s technique was, the perfection was excellent, and it was the structure of the magic formula that caught Lee Se-hoon’s eyes in particular.
‘I poured that much magical power, but there is no trace.’
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No matter how good the speed control is, if you repeatedly spread the barrier in the same place, it will leave a mark on the ground as a result.
However, Robert’s barrier was so delicately unfolded that not even a single grass on the floor could be crushed.
‘It is a structure specialized to assimilate with the surrounding environment… … .’
Seeing the effect, a material came to mind naturally in Lee Se-hoon’s head.
Brazier flame and hammering. And a muted ore that devours even the injected magical power. It was because of its enormous presence that it was difficult to smelt Mukjungam.
‘So, both stimuli must be applied at the same time and smelted so that the stimuli are not absorbed.’
When heating with fire, hammer so that the heat does not disappear, and when hammering, heat with fire so that the impact does not disappear.
This was not just done, but I had to keep the ratio of one stimulus high, with a very slight difference of about 51% and 49%.
Otherwise, some of the stimulation accumulated in front will be absorbed and the balance will be broken.
“What the hell are you doing?”
A sense of precision that will not allow even 1% of an error, and the stamina to withstand a process that is several times longer than normal smelting.
These two were absolutely necessary to smelt Mukjungam, but Lee Se-hun suddenly came up with a question.
What if we could hold on to the stimulation accumulated in Mukjungam so that it does not disappear?
“Now I say… … .”
“Leave it.”
“Uh… … .”
The moment I realized that possibility. A drawing of a bracelet is drawn in Lee Se-hoon’s head in an instant.
The appearance and structure, and even the magic circuit to be engraved inside. Now that the design is complete, all that’s left is verification to prove that this is possible.
Only then, Sehun Lee, who escaped from his own world, looked at the barrier in front of him again.
‘The rescue… … I guess you know.’
A lot of knowledge that I had accumulated without knowing the name before the return. And the magic formula of the barrier that Erica briefly showed yesterday.
Sehun Lee, who made a path in his head, immediately raised his magic power in his right hand.
Hwareuk.
Right hand wrapped in red flames. Sehun Lee tapped it in the center of the barrier.
Whoops!
The fire began to spread throughout the barrier.
The flames that spread around broke the barrier in no time, and everyone looked at the scene, lost for words and vacant.
That awkward silence filled the empty space.
“… … done.”
Sehun Lee clenched his fists and opened his eyes.
“This is it!!!”
Sehun Lee screams loudly as if a sick tooth is missing, then turns right away and runs out of the vacant lot.
Everyone stared blankly at the back of the person who had left without anyone to stop him, and Seits belatedly came to his senses and turned off the timer.
Beep!
“It’s 7 minutes and 45 seconds… … .”
The longest record among cadets who broke the barrier. But everyone knew that time didn’t mean much.
This is because what Sehun Lee just did not break the barrier, but create an effective ‘breaking ceremony’ to break it down.
‘It took only 7 minutes and 45 seconds to create the breaking ceremony of the magic ceremony I saw for the first time today… … .’
This time it’s 7 minutes and 45 seconds, but the next time he faces the same barrier, Sehun Lee will be destroyed in less than 10 seconds.
“… … .”
At that fact, Robert thought with a firm expression on his face.
“… … .”
Erica was also staring at Lee Se-hun’s back with a firm expression.