NOVEL NEXT chapter 12
12 – Magical Thrombosis (3) (Illustration by Eli)
20 minutes earlier.
Maria was in the library, sporting round glasses while meticulously drawing something.
“Do it like this here. And over here…”
Under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t have concentrated to this extent.
However, due to the recent assignment given by Kael, she had no choice but to concentrate.
It was only the basic magic of Thunderbolt, but.
“Ugh, it seems like the line here is getting a bit twisted…”
Wouldn’t it go through quite a process to make it in her own way?
At first, she thought it could be done easily with just imagination.
But that was not it.
At the same time as imagining, she had to add a line of magic to the original Thunderbolt circuit.
And she couldn’t just add it.
If she did it wrong, the circuit would become twisted, so she had to properly add it and then put it into the original magic formula.
By this point, what kind of realm must Kael, who made such a thing in less than 0.1 second, have reached?
“Mum didn’t pass him down as a successor for nothing.”
Kael, who even current tower master Maria was astonished by.
Until before the first lecture, she couldn’t understand why he was bequeathed the tower, but now that she had experienced the assignment given by him directly, she came to terms with it.
So she went on, drawing the circuit with all her concentration.
And then, a short while later,
“Whew. Finally finished it.”
And so, she succeeded in creating her own Thunderbolt.
In theory, it’s perfect.
All that’s left now is the practice.
She would love to do it right away, but,
“It’s a bit…over here.”
Maria got up from her seat.
Soon, she started walking towards the training ground.
Just then,
“Hmm?”
She accidentally encountered a professor in the corridor.
A woman with such beautiful features that anyone would be startled.
A woman who is incredibly popular among the men at the academy.
She was none other than Nell, with her golden hair and pupils.
“Maria, a student? What brings you here at this hour?”
“Ah. I was studying in the library then I decided to head to the training field for a bit of practice.”
“Good timing. I was also heading to the training area, let’s go together.”
With those words, the two started heading towards the training field.
“……”
“……”
An awkward silence hung between the two.
Maria rolled her eyes to examine her.
‘She really is pretty.’
She prided herself on her looks, which were top notch.
There were even times when a male student would approach her casually.
Still, the woman next to her was stunning enough to leave her speechless.
As Maria looked at Nell and thought about this.
“Student Maria.”
“Yes, yes!”
Nell suddenly called her name.
It seemed like Maria was obviously staring at her.
Just as Maria was about to apologize, a surprising comment slipped out of Nell’s mouth.
“What do you think about Professor Kael?”
“Pardon?”
“Well, he is a new professor, so I was just wondering if he’s adjusting well.”
“Ah, um……”
It’s only been two days, so she couldn’t really comment on that.
“All I can say is that he sure knows how to give lectures, doesn’t he? His magic lecture yesterday was amazing, at least to me. Of course, today’s lecture was a bit too much.”
“Ahahahaha.”
Nell also let out an awkward laugh as she had been watching from behind.
Maria tilted her head at Nell’s reaction.
“You seem to be very interested in Professor Kael.”
“Oh, no! It’s just that I’m the one who guided Professor Kael at first!”
She flailed her arms with her cheeks burning red.
Right when Maria was about to question her exaggerated reaction.
-Whew!
Suddenly, an unfamiliar moaning sound was heard from somewhere by both of their ears.
The next moment, their faces stiffened dramatically.
The sudden moaning sound.
Wondering where it was coming from, they pricked up their ears.
-Phew!
Listening closely, it turned out to be a sound from the training ground.
Maria couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh at hearing that.
Even if the students are adults, doing it in the training ground since there was no other place was unimaginable.
Nell, too, was wearing a ridiculous smile, feeling as absurd as she did.
“We need to discipline them thoroughly.”
Nell headed towards the training ground, swiftly darting her eyes.
Maria followed her as well.
Once they arrived at the destination.
“Pro, professor?”
“Miss Cael?”
An unexpected situation came into their view.
Rei and Cael, standing drenched in sweat.
In fact, the fact that Rei was taking off his shirt meant that it was obvious that they were the ones making that sound earlier.
“….”
“….”
For a moment, an awkward silence flooded the training ground.
Then, Cael broke the silence.
“It seems like there’s been a misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding…?”
The next moment, Maria cocked her head in confusion.
Instead of giving an explanation, Cael simply pointed towards Rei.
With that, Rei herself steps up and talks about her own body.
After hearing all the explanations, the two people nodded with convinced expressions.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Kael. I had misunderstood something for no reason.”
“No, it’s not. I would have misunderstood it too.”
Honestly, from other people’s point of view, it wasn’t strange to think that there was such and such between the student and the disciple.
Anyway, that’s that.
“Rei.”
“Yes.”
“Let’s give it a test soon.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Upon hearing Kael’s words, Rei, who had changed her clothes unknowingly, drew her sword.
Then, she took a shallow breath.
“Huuh.”
Under normal circumstances, one would expect to see her breath at this moment.
However, contrary to expectations, no breath was seen.
“Huh-!”
She swung her sword slowly.
She followed the swordplay that her master Chris taught her.
-Hwooong! Whoong!
With each swing of her sword, the swordsmanship moves forward.
By now, the energy made of yin should be flowing from her sword.
However, no energy is flowing from her sword yet.
On top of that.
‘Body keeps moving.’
That’s right.
For some reason, the body keeps moving.
She indulged in swordplay with a sense of liberation she had not felt in a long time.
Seeing this, Kael gave a satisfied smile.
‘Surely, the symptoms are relieved.’
Unlike earlier, she doesn’t seem shaky anymore.
It was definitely helpful to eliminate the negative aura.
Ray and everyone else were completely captivated by her sword dance.
Her sword dance was so beautiful.
As the sword dance approached its end.
-Hooong.
The moonlight in the sky illuminated her at the end.
It was a perfect ending.
Cael asked her, who was breathing heavily.
“So, how was it?”
“Haa. Haa. It was completely different from before. My body didn’t feel like my own.”
It’s natural for her to have such a strong reaction.
She had fully mastered the Type 1 of the sword technique, which was different from before.
“Actually, that’s your original body. No, even that is not yet in proper condition.”
“Is that so…”
“Yeah. Well, anyway, now that you have relaxed, I’ll tell you in advance that you have to come to me once a week even in this state.”
“What?”
In an instant, Nell and Maria, who were next to Ray, widened their eyes in surprise.
Cael continued his explanation without paying attention to their reactions.
“Ray, you should already know. If you leave it alone right now, it will return to its original state.”
“Yes, I know.”
“Then, it’s settled. So come to the lab once a week.”
“Yes, understood…”
“Wait a minute!”
At that moment, Maria and Nell intervened between the two.
Cael looked puzzled by their sudden intrusion.
“Do you have any problems?”
“W-well, of course we do!”
In response to that question, Maria vigorously shakes her head.
Then, she points to Ray.
“It’s strange that there’s no problem with Ray being a woman!”
“Hmm…”
Certainly, a situation that could be misunderstood by others.
Just as Kariel was deep in thought, contemplating what to do.
“What if I and student Maria watch it next to you?”
Unexpected words spilled from Nell’s mouth.
On hearing this, Kariel’s eyes popped wide.
As he opened his mouth to speak, Maria was one step ahead.
“Certainly, it wouldn’t be a bad idea.”
“Haa. Are you sure?”
Kariel asked, sighing, and Nell nodded with a smile.
“Yes, I don’t mind that much.”
“I see. Then it’s settled. I hope you, Nell and Maria, would join us.”
Having said that, Kariel was about to leave.
Just then.
“Mr. Kariel, would you like to have dinner together before you leave?”
Nell suggested dinner.
Maria and Ray had the same thought at her action.
This was certainly a date proposition.
Any other man would not refuse such an offer.
However.
“I’m sorry, but I have other plans.”
He rejected, in a cruel manner that indicated a lack of emotion, and quietly left for the training room.
Just like that, Kariel had unknowingly declined his childhood friend’s date proposal.