How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 11

Xian came out of the dungeon. Labyrinth was also on his shoulder.

Unlike the previous test, Ravi was also able to come out of the dungeon together.

Probably because it belongs to you.

“Ugh… … !”

Seeing the outside world for the first time was strange, Ravi was busy looking around.

After letting it go on its own for a while, Xian checked his wrist again.

inside his right wrist.

A black round pattern was engraved at the location of the artery.

‘Spirit imprint.’

Proof of the contractor who made a contract with the Spirit.

It was unexpected. I never thought I’d get this.

He is not a wizard, but a natural warrior who only learned swords.

‘In the first place, non-spiritual spirits are rare.’

It is because of the nature of Mana.

Unlike humans, who channel mana into their bodies and store it in their heart or lower abdomen, half-fairies have no concept of collecting mana.

They draw mana from the surroundings and return it. As natural as breathing.

Free mana that is not bound by anything, even by the magician himself.

It is because of this trait that most Elementalists come from half-elves.

They were far closer to nature than humans or beastmen.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there aren’t human spirits or beast spirits… … .

“Ravi, come back.”

“yes!”

As Xian talked, Ravi, who had been busy looking around, hurriedly ran over.

Then, it turned into black smoke, and it permeated into the pattern on the wrist.

‘Ugh!’

Even though it was in his hand, Ravi’s mood was at its peak.

Through Xian’s eyes, it was possible to see the outside even from inside the hand, and it was the first time that he had even nested in someone like this in the first place.

The work of freely wandering under the wide sky, and the work of meeting the contractor.

The other spirits did normal things, but everything was new to Ravi.

‘I’ll have to wash it first.’

Climbing the cliff was only a dream, but miraculously, when he woke up, his body was covered with sweat.

As if you really trained with that body.

Feeling the coolness of the night air, Xian came out of the training building.

He headed for the Sapphire Hall with light steps.

I went back to my room, took a shower and put on my shirt.

And before going to sleep, I sat down on the bed and started meditating. No matter how much it was right after training, daily mana training was an indispensable part of the routine.

however.

“… … hmm?”

It felt completely different than usual.

Sian opened his eyes slightly taken aback by the fierce sense of incongruity.

What he saw was the sight of a dark aura coming in through the window that illuminated the night sky and dwelling on him.

“if… … .”

Sensing something, Xian put on his coat and left the room.

Then we headed to the back mountain behind the dormitory.

After climbing the mountain for a bit, a dark forest spread out.

Relying only on the moonlight.

In that secluded place, he started meditating again.

And, as before, he controlled his breathing and replenished his mana.

‘… … .’

The sensation of refreshing mana entering the body as usual.

It feels like it washes the whole body as it builds up one by one.

However, the quality of the energy was completely different from before.

colorless, tasteless, odorless. If the previous mana was nothing, just being there could be felt.

The current energy was moist and refreshing, like the dewy night air at dawn.

The very energy that restored him in the dungeon.

“Whoa… … .”

Come to think of it, I had heard of it before.

Elemental spirits do not absorb mana from the air straight away like ordinary warriors or wizards.

It is said that they absorb mana from the atmosphere through contracted spirits.

As a result, the Elementalist’s mana has its own unique characteristics.

The fire elemental mana is fire mana, and the water elemental mana is water mana.

That was also the biggest difference between a spirit sage and a wizard.

Unlike elemental mages, whose mana itself had a color, mages, regardless of whether they were fire mages or water mages, had ordinary mana.

‘Is it changing not only the mana I absorb from now on, but also the mana I’ve accumulated so far?’

It wasn’t just the mana he was accumulating with his breathing right now that was being colored.

The vast amount of mana that Xi’an had accumulated over 12 years.

Even the mana, which had already been amassed in far greater quantities than any active knight or wizard, was dyed in Ravi’s color thanks to Yeomno’s teachings and innate talent.

Through the spirit imprint.

“yes? Ooh, ooh!”

Feeling the sudden flow of mana, Ravi let out an embarrassed sound.

It’s probably the first time Ravi has experienced something like this. It is the sensation of a vast amount of energy flowing in like an overflowing wave.

Whether Ravi was talking or not, Xian’s concentration did not break.

With the imprint of his right hand, he pushes out the existing mana and accepts the colored mana back into his body.

12 years will be overwritten. The seniority continued until late in the morning.

“Boo… … .”

Ravi suddenly shuts up and becomes quiet.

Ravi was also completely immersed in seniority. Xian, Ravi, and the mana of the atmosphere. The three beings were closely connected and built up the ‘energy of the night’.

The seniority continued without stopping until the sun rose.

* * *

Everwhale’s lectures are divided into compulsory and elective courses.

Compulsory subjects are, as they say, compulsory subjects, and are usually organized by class.

Elective courses for each class are subjects that students apply for autonomously, regardless of class.

‘Fortunately, the change period hasn’t passed yet.’

next day.

As the new week began, the first thing Xian did was add an elective to his timetable.

Elemental magic class.

The need to listen to Ravi has arisen.

drooling.

About 20 people were sitting in the lecture hall I visited.

Xian looked at them with new eyes.

There are no humans or beasts. All of them were half-fairy of the fairy palace.

“What?”

“Are you human?”

“Why did humans come here?”

“Perhaps a spirit sage!”

“No way. Didn’t I say that human spirits are very rare?”

“He could be that rare guy.”

“Is that so~?”

Seeing the Xian, the half-fairy students started whispering.

Leaving behind their glances, Xian sat down in a corner seat.

I sat quietly and waited for the instructor to come.

With the sound of a rustle, Xian felt the eyes on him diverge.

“uh? Another human came?”

“really?”

“really really.”

“What, it seems that human spirits aren’t particularly rare.”

“weird… … I thought it was really hard to see.”

I looked at the entrance and saw a male student coming in.

Eyes with blue hair like the sea.

He was so handsome that one might think he was a half-elf for a moment, but upon closer inspection, he was indeed a human.

He seemed to be taken aback for a moment by the sudden gathering of eyes, and then he found Xian.

A human sitting alone among half-elves.

He came over and sat down next to Xian.

“Looks like there are only two of us from Somer. something is tense right?”

“… … well.”

Considering that it was an elemental magic lecture, two were too many.

“I am Allen. Call me Allen Kruger.”

Seeing him introduce himself with a sad smile, Xian opened his mouth.

“He must have been from the Kruger family. I am… … .”

“Oh, you can’t talk. Because I know a lot about you.”

Seeing Allen talking like that, Xian frowned.

Speaking of the Kruger count family, it is a solid place, but it is a local family that has no major connections with the center.

However, seeing that he knew everything about himself up to that point, it seems that rumors about the young boy are spreading all over Somer.

However, the words that came out of Allen’s mouth were unexpected.

“Sian Agrid. Isn’t that the kid who won the swordsmanship competition in the Baltan County three years ago?”

In his eyes looking at Xian, there was no contempt or hatred like other children, but pure goodwill.

Xian blinked.

I never thought that this kind of gaze would come back.

“I remember the old days well. It wasn’t even a big tournament.”

“huh. It was a time when I was traveling here and there on my father’s orders. Oh, the father I’m talking about is not my real father, but Count Krueger. I was adopted into the count family.”

“okay?”

I had heard at first glance that Count Kruger had an adopted son.

That son must be this guy.

Sian nodded his head in agreement.

“When I saw you then, I thought you were really cool even though we were the same age. So I started learning the sword too.”

“… … .”

Sian glanced at the guy’s waist.

I wondered why the guy who came to take the spiritual class was wearing a sword, but there must have been a reason for that.

Well, in 3 years, you can barely get the basics off.

It’s probably still more about spiritism than swordsmanship. That’s why you came to take this class.

“So, I begged my father… … .”

He was a good talker, befitting a friendly impression.

I was waiting for him to respond appropriately to his words.

Finally, the long-awaited spiritist instructor came in.

“Oh, there are two humans? Are you both spiritists?”

“yes.”

“that’s right.”

Sian and Allen answered side by side.

“Oh my gosh, that’s great. It’s amazing to have two human elementals in one rider. What day will it be this year?”

“Instructor! After all, human spirits are rare, right?”

“sure. Let’s see, among the students admitted in the last 10 years… … There were about 5 people. Including these two.”

“So you’re saying there were three people excluding them?”

“Yes.”

Shouts of admiration echoed over Xian and Allen.

The other students were already familiar with the instructor.

Probably because they are of the same race and origin. Of course, the instructor was also a half-fairy.

“Then let’s each introduce themselves. My name is Jung. Before coming here, I was a knight in the palace. It was in the guardian castle that escorts the royal family.”

The eyes of the students began to shine brightly at the word patronymic.

Xian and Allen didn’t know much, but being a member of the Guardian Castle in the fairy palace meant that they were the elite of the elite.

A place that almost all half-fairies respect and envy.

“Then next… … Should we start with the people in the front row? I think the last two people in the back would be better.”

A brief self-introduction follows.

Eventually, all self-introductions ended with the introduction of Xian and Allen.

Among the half-elves, there were a few eyes that seemed to know about Xian’s rumors, but the atmosphere wasn’t bad.

match.

After the self-introduction, the instructor clapped his hands and cleaned up the slightly noisy crowd.

“Okay then, let’s start class. Previously… … .”

What she took out was a large crystal ball the size of a child’s head.

Inside the transparent and white beads, colorful colors were swimming like swimming.

At first glance, it was not an ordinary marble.

“As you all know, the mana of elementals is slightly different from that of other warriors and wizards. This is a ball that measures the mana of the Elemental Weaver.”

She put her hand on the marble. She seemed to close her eyes, and then a glow began to glow from an inscription near her collarbone.

and.

Dig-!

A more dazzling light spread from the beads.

Light green light with a fresh feeling. Even after covering the entire lecture hall, the light spread out with the momentum to fill it.

“The color of the light measures the attribute, and the strength measures the amount of mana.”

Oh oh-

An exclamation broke out among the students.

The light Instructor Yong showed was a light that was not ashamed of being a knight of the Guardian Castle.

“Let’s come out one by one. Knowing your level will determine the intensity of future classes.”

she added. The order is in the order in which you introduced yourself.

Xian’s turn was the last.