The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 217



◈ Episode 217 Mana Path (1)

As I came out of the conference room a brighter landscape greeted me.

Unlike before which was like a calm lake at dawn pure white clouds were visible above the blue sky.

The sun was rising over the horizon.

The stars were no longer visible beneath the surface of the water that touched the soles of my feet.

The stars in this world are dreams that people dream of.

As the night ended and dawn came it was time for people to wake up from their dreams.

‘Looking at it this way it looks more like a salt desert.’

The calm water on the floor became a mirror reflecting the sky dividing the world into upper and lower.

‘Once upon a time if I could travel abroad I would go to a place like this.’

It was all in the past.

Now all that remains is longing.

* * *

“…Aidan. “What’s wrong with your face?”

Leo who was sitting in his seat in the classroom looked at Aidan’s expression and asked in surprise.

“uh? why?”

“no. “Your eyes…”

Aidan’s face had very dark circles.

This is Aidan armed with the stamina of steel and a passionate passion for magic.

“Aidan. Aren’t you sick somewhere? My complexion is so bad. “Shouldn’t you go to the nurse’s office?”

Even the dishonest Teishi gave advice with a genuinely worried look on his face.

Aidan’s complexion was not that good.

Aidan smiled shyly and scratched his head at his friends’ consideration.

“haha. are you okay. “It’s not like I’m in pain or anything.”

“But why…”

“I just had a hard time sleeping last night.”

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“Isn’t that… because of Professor Ludger’s research?”

Leo who is quick to notice these things immediately figured out the reason.

“If there is any problem….”

“No no. It’s not like there was a problem. It’s just that I overdid it a bit. You don’t have to worry too much. On the contrary I thought it was fortunate. “It paid off.”

“There was a result?”

“huh. therefore….”

Aidan started to speak but stopped.

“Uh um. First of all it is true that Mr. Ludger is researching it but I cannot say that it is secret. sorry.”

Research on how to increase the amount of magical energy was prohibited due to a secret treaty.

Aidan barely realized it and immediately shut his mouth.

‘I almost said it.’

yesternight.

Aidan spent the whole day manipulating mana hoping to somehow release it.

Did the efforts I made by skipping dinner and sleeping less at night pay off?

With the magic suppressor acting on his body Aidan was able to move his mana albeit slightly.

Of course by the time I was able to do that it was already late at night so I didn’t get enough sleep.

Still because of the satisfaction of having achieved something my mind was clearer than ever even though my body was tired.

To be honest I was very excited.

Even though I signed a confidentiality agreement I almost told my friends.

‘I can’t wait to finish class and show everyone this achievement.’

What happened to the other applicants? Is there anyone else successful besides me? Rather what kind of research are you doing today?

Aidan’s eyes twinkled and shined.

Although his complexion was pale his eyes were so sinister that the teacher who happened to enter the class trembled when he saw Aidan’s appearance.

‘what? Did I enter the wrong necromancy classroom?’

No matter how I looked at it it was my own classroom.

Hehehehe.

The teacher continued the class in a cold sweat as he saw Aidan laughing strangely.

* * *

“Today’s class is over! “I’ll just go!”

“uh? Aidan!”

Aidan who wanted to show results as quickly as possible ran straight to Ludger’s lab.

My friends called me something behind my back but I didn’t have time to pay attention to them.

“teacher! “I’m here!”

As I opened the lab door and entered Ludger who was examining the data inside glanced over.

“It’s loud Aidan. “If you are going to come in please come in quietly.”

“yes. sorry.”

“Sit down first. “It came sooner than I thought.”

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“Oh yes. “I want to come quickly.”

“Looking at that reaction I wonder if something happened yesterday.”

“yes that’s right! So yesterday I…”

“stop. We’ll talk about it later when everyone else is together. “Be quiet now.”

Aidan felt his emotions which were about to overflow calm down surprisingly at Ludger’s cold and dry reaction.

As the tension and excitement disappeared I felt a fatigue that I had barely forgotten come on.

‘ah. ‘I shouldn’t sleep.’

It was at this moment that Aidan who was sitting in his seat shook his head without realizing it and was about to fall into drowsiness.

widely.

Aidan suddenly raised his head at the sound.

Aidan was surprised.

Before he knew it Ludger had come closer and was looking down at him.

“Huh?”

“The dark circles in your eyes are serious. “You really stayed up all night?”

Aidan hesitated unable to answer that question.

Ludger shook his head because that was a sufficient answer.

“Aidan. “It is quite commendable that you are working so passionately on this research but it is not a good idea to try to achieve results by overworking yourself that much.”

“Oh no. “I do it because I like it.”

“Because you do it because you enjoy it you have to take more care of your body. In particular good sleep is essential. “What happens when you sleep less is that your health eventually deteriorates.”

Ludger said that and held out a bottle.

The thumping sound a moment ago was the sound of putting down this bottle.

“Drink.”

“What is this?”

“It is an anti-fatigue medicine. At least it will help you lose some sleep now. And Aidan go to bed early today. Do you understand?”

“Oh that’s…”

“Do you understand?”

“yes yes! All right!”

“good night.”

Ludger nodded as if he was satisfied with the answer and began reviewing his data again.

Aidan looked blankly at the water bottle in front of him then grabbed it and gulped down the contents.

“oh.”

As Ludger said after drinking it I felt like the fog in my head had cleared up.

However it did not eliminate the fatigue that was flooding in right now but rather pushed it back for a while so it was nothing more than a reprieve in time.

‘I guess I’ll have to rest really early today.’

Once again I felt grateful for Ludger’s consideration.

I stayed up all night working hard but I didn’t know they would harshly criticize me for overdoing it.

‘I must have worried you.’

If you think about it Leo Teishi and Iona were all worried about themselves.

Because of the expectations and pressure of participating in monumental research I ended up overdoing it.

‘Let’s reflect. ‘When I meet the kids later I’ll have to apologize to them for causing them unnecessary worry.’

Meanwhile other students arrived one by one.

“You’re all there.”

All the students sat in their seats.

Their expressions were all different; some looked tired like Aidan while others were as relaxed as usual.

“I think everyone has become accustomed to the state of having their magic suppressed.”

Ludger glanced around at the students.

“Of course I said this but I guess everyone was trying to use magic power somehow.”

Everyone was stung by those words and avoided Ludger’s gaze.

“I don’t blame you for that. Because it was something he chose to do and I didn’t stop him from doing it. So has anyone succeeded in releasing magic power after drinking magic suppressant?”

Aidan raised his hand as if he had been waiting for that question.

Then I looked around and was surprised.

Because everyone else also raised their hands.

‘As expected it wasn’t just me.’

Even the placenta had a relaxed expression on its face.

In this case it was said that they achieved the achievement without much difficulty despite staying up all night and trying hard to achieve it.

Aidan felt once again that he was in Seorn.

Even taking that into account the people gathered there were particularly unusual people.

“This is amazing just like this. “Normally on the first day you would have been busy adjusting to your heavy and lethargic state.”

The students thought Ludger was making empty remarks.

Even though he was surprised his expression was natural as if he knew it would be like this.

But Ludger’s intentions were not like that at all.

‘No matter what I didn’t expect everything to be successful.’

Moreover every single one of them succeeded in releasing their magic power in one day.

Is this because they are talented children?

“This is the main point no need for additional explanation. “Drink this first.”

Sedina who was waiting next to him handed a magic suppressant to each applicant.

Each student drank a magic suppressant.

“Ugh. “I feel bloated.”

“I feel like I can get used to it but I can’t.”

My body which was trying to become a little lighter felt like it was wrapped in chains again and submerged under water.

But it was a little better than when I first drank the magic suppressant.

“Now let each of you show us your past achievements. First let’s start with the release of basic magical power.”

With those words each applicant began to manipulate their magic power.

Most students floated magical energy above their hands.

It was literally a basic release of magic power without any attributes or model.

However because they were barely able to do it most of the students had beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.

There were only three people left: Flora Lumos Freuden Ulburg and Julia Plumheart.

‘Julia Plumheart. As expected the chief is different. And Flora and Freuden. ‘You maintained your pride as a senior.’

Ludger’s eyes naturally turned to Erendir.

‘Actually the 3rd princess….’

Erendir could barely maintain his magic power.

The amount and quality of magical power it possesses are certainly great but in terms of handling it it is only at the level of a genius.

‘You have a famous sword but you don’t know how to wield it.’

Even though she was different from her older sister she was very different.

In fact Line who is calmly closing her eyes next to her looks more relaxed.

“That’s it.”

As soon as Ludger spoke the students lost their magic.

Some were out of breath and wiping their sweat.

Although only one minute actually passed it felt like an hour had passed.

“Basic magical power release has been confirmed. At least it looks like they found a way to somehow clear a path while their magic power was suppressed. However since it is something I learned physically some people may not understand it with their head so I will explain it to them.”

Ludger said that and distributed the materials he had prepared in advance to the students.

“After drinking a magic suppressant it is difficult to release magic power. It’s hard to say but in reality it’s close to impossible. Nevertheless the reason I said it must be done this way is because there is a way.”

Ludger said that and looked at Aidan.

“Aidan.”

“Yes yes.”

“How did you become able to release magical power?”

“Uh um. “I just felt like I was pushing something hard.”

“Tell me in more detail.”

“So at first it felt like the magic itself was trapped inside the body and couldn’t escape.”

Aidan recalled what he felt last night while trying to release his magic.

“I guess I should say that I feel like I’m trapped in a prison that fits my body and no matter how hard I try I can’t move.”

“But how did you succeed?”

“First of all I kept trying just in case. As I kept trying I was able to see it. Should I say that I feel like there is something like a gap?”

hiatus.

Aidan couldn’t think of anything other than that word.

“Rine. “How was it for you?”

“Me? I had a similar feeling. Should I say that they are trying to squeeze through the gap as much as possible and push it out? As a result it seemed like something that was originally narrow gradually widened and a path opened up.”

“Other people. “Is it similar?”

When Ludger asked the rest of the students all nodded.

Seeing that Aidan breathed a sigh of relief saying ‘It wasn’t just me.’

“Everyone probably felt the same way. Actually that is correct. The magic suppressor literally took hold of your magic power and made it impossible for you to move. Nevertheless you made a way through that oppression.”

Ludger said that and floated a picture on the magic board.

It was a drawing of a person with bluish lines drawn over the person’s body.

“person. Each wizard who uses magic has their own optimal route.”

“Root?”

“okay. In other words it is called a road.”

“Is that… that path? But that’s taboo…”

“okay. It is similar to the magic circuit that warlocks forcibly engrave and enlarge through human procedures. “But what makes it different from that is that it exists from birth rather than being created through artificial procedures.”

It existed from the beginning?

The students gave a puzzled look at those words.

That’s because no one has been able to feel the magic circuit in their body until now.

“Everyone seems surprised. I understand that feeling. “It’s something I wasn’t aware of because I normally handle magic naturally.”

It’s like being aware of how you breathe.

Breathing is natural.

Using your body is also natural.

I don’t feel any discomfort about it and of course I don’t realize that it’s uncomfortable.

But what happens if the whole process is suppressed for some reason?

What if it’s hard to breathe?

What if even walking normally is difficult?

From then on my thoughts changed.

The idea is to find the optimal method rather than taking it for granted.

“When people have a problem they try to solve it somehow. And through multiple attempts we find the most efficient method.”

When training knights learn the basics of how to use their bodies.

Anyone can swing a sword.

However it was only possible to learn to swing the sword in the optimal way without using as much force as possible.

And that process takes a lot of effort and time.

The optimal path and method are completed through the process of refinement and refinement.

“The gap you found. “It is the optimal Mana Path that you have always had but were not aware of until now.”

And the role of this magic suppressor was to make the hidden mana path recognizable to the body.