Chapter 93


    "You seem to be under a misconception..."


    "The use of lightning magic was indeed correct."


    ''Damn.''


    Professor Bdi, having seen the traces, couldn''t have failed to notice.


    The professor hadpleted his assessment of the situation through the traces of the fallen monster and the faint remnants of the lightning spirit lingering on Yi-Han''s arm.


    "How interesting..."


    Professor Bdi''s head nodded ever so slightly as he muttered to himself, a sight more intimidating to Yi-Han than any ordinary monster.


    "Just a moment. Just a moment."


    Professor Garcia interjected.


    Yi-Han felt a lump in his chest at the sight.


    Professor!


    "Professor Bagrak. Why do you ask about the lightning magic? What are you nning to do?"


    "It is necessary for my teaching."


    "Wait. Yi-Han, are you attending th Professor Bagrak''s ss!?"


    Professor Garcia, who initially intended to say ''that professor,'' quickly changed her words.


    However, Yi-Han had fully grasped what she had been about to say.


    "Yes..."


    "..."


    Professor Garcia held her forehead.


    Professor Garcia was a true person of character who respected everyone at the magic academy, but this did not extend to sses.


    Several sses by a few professors always made Professor Garcia ufortable.


    One such ss was Professor Bdi Bagrak''s.


    To Professor Garcia, it was an excessively harsh and cruel ss!


    It seemed absurd that freshmen should be learning such material.


    Rather than teaching how to avoid fights, teaching freshmen how to maintainposure and fight in extremebat situations...


    Thankfully, the students did not attend those sses.


    As difficult as they were, every year, the students would run away after attending just once.


    Thus, Professor Garcia hadforted herself, thinking ''Perhaps one day Professor Bagrak will realize and change his sses?''


    Surprisingly, there was a student who was attending.


    Professor Bdi spoke as if asking why.


    "I remember from thest time."


    "What are you talking about?"


    "The fight with the anti-magic extremists. I told you then that I had taught it."


    "!"


    Professor Garcia felt a sh of insight in her mind.


    The iron bead Yi-Han had used.


    At the time, she had been too preupied with the anti-magic extremists to think deeply about how that bead was handled...


    But on reflection, that was Professor Bdi''s method!


    -You have a talent for magicbat. Professor Bdi, did you teach him? Remarkable.-


    -It''s not that surprising.-


    On reflection, the conversation between the principal and Professor Bdi afterward had also been very meaningful.


    She had thought it was just a casual few words of teaching, but it turned out to be intensive training in the sses!


    "Are you okay????"


    "..."


    Yi-Han hesitated at Professor Garcia''s question.


    It was a ''Are you okay''den with too many meanings.


    What should he respond?


    "He is fine."


    "..."


    Professor Bdi answered for him. Both Yi-Han and Professor Garcia looked at Professor Bdi with astonished eyes.


    "Wardanaz is sessfully following the teachings."


    "Following them, you say?"


    Initially, Professor Garcia was shocked, then she understood.


    Sometimes exceptional talent could be a curse.


    That saying applied even in the current situation.


    Yi-Han''s extraordinary talent had made him not give up and keep up with the ss!


    ''Such a tragedy...!''


    Professor Bdi spoke as kindly as he could in his own way.


    "I believe you now understand why I confirmed the manifestation of lightning magic."


    "Just a moment, please. I understand that he''s keeping up."


    Professor Garcia attempted a final resistance. It was genuine goodwill.


    "But isn''t it too hasty to move on to lightning elemental magic just because he''s improved his spell? Shouldn''t he first master other safer elemental magic..."


    Professor Garcia''s words halted, her face stricken with fear.


    Professor Bdi was faintly smiling.


    What???


    "That''s why I first had him learn water elemental magic."


    "Already?"


    "Yes."


    There was a faint certainty in Professor Bdi''s affirmation.


    Professor Garcia, as a fellow professor, could feel that emotion.


    -Seeing that there is a student keeping up, I must be teaching correctly.-


    ...It was that conviction.


    ''No!!''


    Professor Garcia screamed internally. Why of all things!


    Even if Professor Bdi''s distorted world was changedter, the immediate priority was to protect this exceptional student.


    Professor Garcia persisted.


    "Actually, many students easily manage to shape water, don''t they?"


    ''Is that so?''


    Yi-Han, unaware of Professor Garcia''s inner thoughts, was amazed.


    Somehow...


    "It must be due to the nature of the water element, right?"


    "I don''t particrly think so..."


    "From that perspective, shouldn''t we expand the range into different shapes and be more familiar with the element before moving to the next stage, rather than just seeding in shaping?"


    Professor Bdi nodded.


    "That''s why I also let him discover the water shield magic on his own."


    "..."


    Professor Garcia looked at Yi-Han in astonishment. Yi-Han felt somewhat guilty.


    Learning the water shield magic wasn''t just about learning; understanding it on his own was almost akin to mastering elemental shaping.


    If he figured out the principles and rationale on his own, he could create any form.


    That level of self-discovery was significant.


    "However, even if one masters shaping, the path to elemental control is long... At least the shaped water elemental magic should be controlled as naturally as manipting iron beads..."


    As Professor Garcia spoke, her heart sank seeing Yi-Han bow his head.


    Could it be?


    "I also had him learn what you just mentioned. I stopped him from adding a rotational attribute."


    Professor Garcia had never imagined, not even in her worst nightmares, that Professor Bdi would say something akin to ''This is how I care for my student.''


    This was more terrifying than any nightmare.


    And the most terrifying part was that Professor Garcia no longer had any means to persuade.


    With a dejected voice, Professor Garcia sadly said,


    "Please take good care of student Yi-Han..."


    "I always teach consistently, Professor Garcia."


    As the conversation between the two professors ended, Yi-Han also came back to his senses.


    "...?!!"


    Is this it?


    Isn''t he going to intervene more??


    "Professor...!"


    "Yi-Han. Do your best."


    Yi-Han felt like a cow being led to ughter.


    He didn''t know what would happen next week...


    Ominous!


    ''...From now on, I should tell myself to check if other professors are around when asking for help from a professor...''


    Asan walked towards the ck market with his friends.


    "Let''s treat ourselves this weekend."


    "Do we really have to do this?"


    Gainando wanted toin but had to keep his mouth shut. He had already been scolded repeatedly for voicing his displeasure.


    The current food situation for the new students at the magic academy was roughly as follows:


    Thanks to Yi-Han, who had secured arge amount of supplies from outside, the students of the Blue Dragon were able to enjoy the most luxurious and plentiful meals.


    The students of the Immortal Phoenix would ept any meal withoutint, regardless of what was served.


    The students of the White Tiger, who aggressively hunted in nearby forests, fields, and mountains, gradually achieved sess in their hunting endeavors.


    And the students of the ck Tortoise, who supplemented their limited food supplies through periodic gathering, asional hunting, and bartering with other students.


    Among them, the students of the Blue Dragon were well aware that they were utterly dependent on Yi-Han''s help.


    Even though Yi-Han had considerately told them to just pay a small amount and not worry, they couldn''t just stand by idly.


    The students of the Blue Dragon were also exploring various ways to procure food.


    One such method was the current ck market.


    A bartering spot opened near the ck Tortoise Tower by its students!


    "Thest time I went there, there wasn''t much to eat..."


    "No, I went there a few days ago, and the goods had increased significantly. There was quite a bit of food."


    "I heard they made deals with the kids from the White Tiger?"


    Asan nodded at his friends'' words.


    "As time goes by, the market is bound to grow. I''m not going for no reason. And..."


    Asan carefully took out some ss bottles from his pocket.


    These were the spoils from their recent expedition to Professor Uregors Workshop.


    All the students who participated had shared the potions and reagents.


    "...The ck Tortoise guys know how valuable this is right now. It''s better to trade our extras now before they be less rare."


    "You''re always on point, Dargard!"


    The students of the Blue Dragon headed towards the ck market with bright smiles.


    A student from the ck Tortoise, standing at the entrance of the market, recognized them and his expression changed.


    "Good to see you. Can we go in?"


    "Sorry..."


    "??"


    "There''s a new rule. You guys can''te in."


    Asan felt more incredulous than surprised.


    "Just exchanging among yourselves? The market will shrink!"


    "It doesn''t matter."


    With a deep, heavy voice, someone emerged from behind the ck Tortoise student.


    He was of short stature, like a dwarf, but with a more muscr body than the students from the White Tiger.


    His bulky frame was evident despite the loose overcoat.


    ''Not a dwarf...?''


    Asan was taken aback. He had thought it was a dwarf, but on closer inspection, it was an elf.


    A short, extremely muscr elf!


    "I am Salko of the Tutanta family."


    The Tutanta family.


    A fairly renowned stonecraft guild family in the empire.


    He had thought they were a family of exceptional dwarf artisans, but...?


    "Tutanta. Why are you blocking the entrance? Because we''re from the Blue Dragon?"


    "No. While it''s true I don''t particrly like you Blue Dragon students..."


    "..."


    "..."


    "...I don''t involve my personal feelings in such rules. The reason you can''t enter is because of the rule."


    "What rule?"


    "If it''s not something you''ve earned through your own work, you can''t bring it in!"


    Behind Salko, students from the ck Tortoise began to gather.


    From fierce-looking ones to more delicately raised ones, the variety was evident, but it was clear Salko had leadership qualities.


    Asan, annoyed, pulled out the reagents he had brought.


    "We earned these ourselves!"


    "Really? Where did you get them from?"


    ...


    Asan was rendered speechless, unable to admit that the reagents were from Professor Uregor''s workshop.


    Gainando stepped in to make an excuse.


    "We mined them outside!"


    "Mined them from the fields and gathered that much? It must be stolen. If you can''t prove its source, I''ll consider it stolen goods. And as long as I am part of the ck Tortoise, I''ll make sure the market doesn''t deal in stolen goods. That''s nothing but defiling the sweat and effort of people and disrupting the market."


    Faced with such a valid argument, the students of the Blue Dragon were at a loss for words.


    Gainando, feeling unjustly used, shouted in protest.


    "But then where are we supposed to trade stolen goods? What are thieves supposed to live on?"


    "Hey... Gainando... keep it down, it''s embarrassing...!"


    The Blue Dragon students, realizing their embarrassment, quickly silenced Gainando.


    At that moment, Yi-Han appeared, carrying a basket.


    Seeing his friends gathered at the entrance, Yi-Han looked puzzled.


    "What''s going on? Aren''t you going in?"


    "Yi-Han!"


    Asan quickly recounted everything that had happened.


    Yi-Han, after listening, turned to Salko and asked.


    "I personally grew these in my garden, can I go in then?"


    "!"


    Salko looked at Yi-Han with surprise, then nodded.


    "See youter then."


    Watching Yi-Han enter, the friends from the Blue Dragon btedly came to their senses.


    "?!?"


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