chapter 20
20 – Department of Magical Research
Last night, I received a phone call from Seohyun, who was unable to participate in club activities due to dispatch.
A request that only you, the vice-captain, can grant.
I thought something big had happened because he said it with a sense of weight.
-Please do some research next to this guy.
At first, I thought the student I was pointing out was Choi Yoo-eun. Why are you the youngest daughter of the seasonal guild? Don’t you honestly wonder how strong it will be? She was originally going to be in charge of them right away, even if it wasn’t just Seohyun.
I wonder where our manager is stuck with this kid and is eager to investigate. Because you use a sword? Did Seohyun have any hobbies like that? Come to think of it, should I listen to the kendo club as a hobby in the past? You said the same thing.
“Let’s start, senior.”
While I was lost in thought, Ido called me.
“Ah. Yes. Have you learned the course? The golems are so big that it will be difficult to open the map on the way. There are many cases where the map gets messed up because soil splashes out while catching them.”
Then she replied with a confident face.
“Yes. Well. I’ve already figured out their location. I’m in the lead. Please follow me.”
At most, he must have been a first-year student who had been trained twice or three times. How to say It doesn’t feel like a bluff. Do you feel rather confident?
“Sohee. Let’s walk while using detection magic. Golems make a lot of footsteps, so focus on using sound detection magic.”
“Yes.”
Two people stride forward. It seems that there is no space for me to fit in because the breathing is so good.
Soon after, Sohee’s magic tools turned red. Found 2 earth golems ahead.
“Now, newcomers, what are you going to do?”
“Honestly, since it’s a C-class, I think I’ll die if I cut it with a sword. You don’t want that, do you?”
“Yes.”
When fighting a golem, Jeongseok must attack the core. If you attack another part, it will regenerate again.
Also, he’s sluggish, so if you’re in a group of three, let the others attack the core while someone draws attention from the front. These are the words I heard until the scabs came down when I was in first grade.
When I mentioned it, everyone nodded as if they knew.
But it won’t be easy. Even if the golem’s reaction is dull, it’s because it knows like a ghost that it’s aiming for a nuclear weapon.
Ugh! Phut!
At that time, Sohee’s ice magic flew off and burst the golem’s leg. Side Effect Freezing, the golem is numb.
Instantly, Ido approached at high speed and immediately stabbed the core with a knife.
I thought Sohee would attack Hack with ice magic while Kim Ido was paying attention, but it was the opposite.
“Isn’t that a good method? Because it disables the golem’s legs. It’s much easier to target the core.”
I think I know a little bit about why Seohyun is paying attention. As a test, she asked what he would do if he had to deal with the golem alone.
“Just in time, a single golem is detected in front of me. Prefect, can I show you first?”
“Yes. As you like.”
Kim Sohee.
An aspiring ice wizard. Ranked 22nd overall. As a special feature, there are many witchcraft experiences. What do you want to show
Thump! Thud!
An earth golem has appeared.
After she put her distance, she squeezed her staff. A magic circle that appears at the bottom of the Demon Beast. A pillar of ice rose from there and hit the golem’s head.
After that, while the golem was staggering, I started memorizing the casting. Looking at that chant, it’s probably an intermediate level magic ice needle.
Pointy ice fangs fly and pierce the golem’s core. But if you look closely, is it a knife rather than an awl? It was like Anyway, the core was broken in a nice way, and the C-class monster disappeared.
“It’s cool. But is there a reason why it’s a knife?”
Of course, wizards who mix their personality with magic are common.
The only thing I was curious about was why he was using a knife. Isn’t a spear more effective than a sword?
“Ah… There. That.”
She blushed excessively and opened her mouth.
“Dog, personal preference.”
I don’t know why you’re shy, but people have different tastes. Respect for dogs, I decided to put those words into practice.
The next one is a sword-wielding mage who is a bit difficult to respect due to his taste. It’s Kim’s turn too. Without having to go far, a golem appeared right next to it.
But how do you fight with a sword? I don’t know well in the first place, so can I give an evaluation?
“…”
He started striding towards an earthen golem five times his height.
This is why melee weapons are a problem.
You have to approach the beast for an attack, but starting from there is a demerit. However, if there is an advantage, it’s not like that, so it’s probably that everyone doesn’t use a sword.
Thump! Thud!
The golem also spots him and turns away. Soon, he lifts one of his arms and tries to press him down. What is Ido trying to do and is he just standing still?
Ting!
He takes out his black sword and slashes the guy’s arm. He really literally just knocked it off. The golem lost his balance and fell into a groggy state.
After that he finished with a nuclear stab.
“It’s amazing. A wizard with twin swords fights like that.”
But is that necessary? It would be much easier to use magic. But I didn’t have to add that. I must have listened to it so much that it made my ears tickle.
Anyway, it was time to approach Lee Do, who gave me a fun tour. He stretched out his hand as if telling him to stay.
“Wait a minute. They’ll appear now.”
“What does it mean to appear?”
At that moment, the ground around us shook and the soil began to rise like a fountain and harden. Maybe an ambush golem?
“Ah… That’s really annoying.”
Yes, usually golems move in groups. He should have been suspicious when there was only one. Five C-class earth golems walk towards us as if enclosing a circle.
“I can’t do it. Leave this to me. I need to act like a senior.”
“No. Senior, you have something else to do.”
“Huh?”
Shushuk!
In an instant, his figure disappeared. What? Haste magic?
I closed my eyes due to the swaying wind, and when I opened them again, all the earth golems were gone.
***
[You have used a quick magic skill.]
Now I get a sense of how to write quickly. Master of double swords, speed. The synergy between the two is really no joke.
However, if there was one flaw, it felt like the fatigue was aggravated by the fact that I had to receive the increased speed with my bare body.
‘Oh. It hurts my leg.’
I really need to go get the super regenerative ability soon. If you get that, there won’t be any more chance to get it in a hurry.
“Oh my god… What was that for class president?”
“Just a fast running magic?”
At that time, Chaewon, who was next to me, joined the conversation with a smile.
“It’s haste magic, right? A person who uses a sword can apply movement speed-enhancing magic like this. I grabbed the staff just to show you something. It’s embarrassing, Siri.”
I nodded my head as I skipped over it.
“Still, it’s because I got a staff member. Chaeyoung-senpai handled water, right?”
“Yes. By the way?”
I smiled shyly and showed my two swords.
“There is dirt on the knife. Could you wipe it off with water?”
“Isn’t that too much?! I’m a fan.”
That’s what he said, but he washed the sword cleanly with water magic.
***
That evening, Chaewon met Seohyun separately and she told her everything that happened today.
“Anyway, that’s all the story I just told you. It’s a bit interesting, but that’s about it. The only special thing is finding the ambush golem and clearing the golem at high speed.”
“Black?”
When I was investigating, I asked to observe the sword in particular. That’s why I kept looking at the sword and looked at it a lot when I was cleaning. But the result was the same every time.
“Both are ordinary swords. I’m sure.”
“Is there any possibility that he used magic control?”
“Ah. I didn’t think of that. No, I didn’t.”
It’s 222nd in the first year’s school rankings. Because there’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed. When I said that, Seohyun nodded.
“Hmm… That’s right.”
“Then now that I’ve done my favor, please answer my question. Why did you ask him to investigate?”
Then she held her cell phone at me. The screen in the mobile phone is a demon encyclopedia, and the content is an S-class blade storm wolf…
“What? Did you catch the Blade Gust Wolf? Who? Your Master?”
“No. It’s an unknown wizard called SS.”
Since I touched it, the identity is unknown, but it is clearly written as an S-class wizard.
“Hey. When did a new S-class wizard appear again? Did you use initials to hide your identity? I don’t understand. If it were me, I’d be bragging and saying I’m an S-class wizard!”
“Whoops. That’s why I asked for it just in case. At that time, the magic power was the same as the gust of blade that Master had told me about.”
Hearing that, Chaewon snorted in amazement.
“So you mean Kim Yi-do, who is ranked 222nd in the first year of the entire school, is the SS, the unknown wizard who defeated the gust of blade wolf that your master, an S-class wizard, barely sealed away?”
“To be exact, I also defeated the Red Griffon and the Black Dust Wolf boss.”
At those words, he put on an even more incredulous expression.
“Let’s concede 100 times and assume SS is a student. Whoever caught three S-ranks would be ranked 222nd in the whole school in 1st grade! You’re sick.”
“I see.”
Seohyun doesn’t think of a logical fallacy when she’s stuck on something, and tries it once. Now that I think about it step by step, I’ve only heard of blade blast magic from my master, but I’ve never actually seen it.
If you were asking if it was real blade gust magic or not, you should have brought Master. Although it is practically impossible.
“You’ve been playing around with your ridiculous reasoning again today… You’re banned from detective novels for the time being.”
“Don’t say that. I’ll buy you something delicious, so take it easy.”
I happened to find an ice cream shop while walking.
“How is it?”
“It’s good. Come to think of it, not Kim Yi-do, but Kim So-hee. I was more attracted to him. It was like seeing the old you.”
“The old me?”
The conversation between the two went on for a long time.