The carriage flew like an arrow. It didnât seem like it had passed much, but I could see the main gate of the magic school in the distance.
Lee Han felt a warm feeling as if he had returned home.
And I got goosebumps.
âHave I been affected by mental magic?â
A lot of snow has melted.
The headmasterâs voice contained a hint of sadness. Lee Han cursed inwardly.
âIt melted faster than expected.â
okay. I thought it would last a little longer. Didnât it have to be done so quickly?
âI will be careful in the future.â
Lee Han gave a rough answer and got off the carriage.
There were still snow piled up in some places, but I didnât feel the bitter cold like a few days ago.
It was a warm spring day.
âStill, Iâm glad I didnât miss the weekend.â
Priests were seen everywhere. Lee Han put on a happy expression.
To meet the priests without spending the rest of Sunday.
That alone was lucky.
Even if the cold had lasted a little longer, the priests could have been stoppedâ¦
From behind, the voice of the skeleton headmaster full of pity was heard. Lee Han pretended not to hear and moved on.
* * *
âIt must have been a lot of hard work.â
The priests of the Church of Fire, Church of Afha, said with a sad expression.
The students almost froze to death while they were gone.
I couldnât help but feel sick.
âIt wasnât all bad, though. The cold made it easier to train with the fire element.â
At Lee Hanâs words, the priests laughed. I thought it was a joke.
âDoes Lee Han of the Wardanaz family always find the positive side of things?â
âIf you have that kind of heart, you will be fine no matter what trials come your way.â
Lee Han, who was wearing a ring bracelet necklace of flame absorption, hesitated at that reaction.
âDid you think I was jokingâ¦?â
âruler. Then, letâs go into fire training once again.â
Inside the tent, paper birds began to fly.
After learning how to control the movement of the flame to some extent, it was training to hit a moving target.
In fact, fitting in with Lee Han was not a difficult training in itself.
He had already manipulated other elements in far more complex and fine-grained ways.
The difficult thing for Lee Han was to keep the firepower constant while moving the flame and hitting the target.
With just a little bit of distraction, the flames grew in size and spread in all directions.
Other magicians who deal with the fire element summon the flame and infuse it with mana to maintain it, but Lee Han had to learn how to control his mana as close as possible to avoid running out of control after calling the flame.
â¦It was a bit unfair, but I couldnât help it.
Roaring!
The sparks flying around Lee Han accurately hit the paper bird.
The faces of the priests brightened.
Compared to the last time, the firepower of the flames was remarkably stable.
Of course, I was wearing ten rings, four bracelets, and two necklaces of flame absorption, but even taking that into consideration, it was a very good development.
âExcellent! My skills have improved a lot.â
âIs that so?â
Even so, Lee Han felt a bit regretful.
The seasoned priests did not miss the regret in the voice of the boy from the Wodanaz family.
âDo you have any problems or concerns? Please feel free to tell me. Priestsâ ears are always open.â
âThatâs itâ¦â
Lee Han slowly opened his mouth.
In fact, compared to other elements, the flame element was a narrowly versatile element and was specialized in several directions.
Water and soil could be used in a variety of ways, such as attacking, defending, and defending due to their unique flexibility, but
flames were quite ambiguous.
As such, when dealing with the fire element, he had no choice but to obsess over destructive power.
âAs we focus on controlling the flames, even if we succeed, our power seems to weaken. I bumped into a monster a few days agoâ¦â
The priests of the Aphha Church were not surprised by Lee Hanâs words.
Anyone who handles flame elemental magic has had this problem at least once.
The characteristics of flame were obviously destructive, but when you actually experienced combat, you could see that it was surprisingly difficult to apply the flame element to combat.
No matter how destructive it is, it only has meaning once it reaches the enemy.
It was easy to make shapes with water or soil, and it was easy to move and speed up in that state.
Lightning was difficult to control and was an element that condensed tremendous speed in itself.
However, flame was difficult to form, and it was several times more difficult than other elements to move and speed up in that state.
In order to solve this problem, I had to make up my mind and maintain the form of âarrowâ or âspearâ properly and add the attribute of âshootingâ to completely overcome the disadvantages, but in this case, the circle difficulty jumped up sharply.
It wasnât a method that someone who had just learned the fire element would try.
In the end, novice flame mages moved the flame slowly to attack the enemy, or summoned a wide range of flames to subdue the enemy, or else they used to deal with endowment magic.
âIt is a concern for everyone. Lee Han of the Wodanaz family. It can be said that it is a transition period before the level of magic rises. Fire magic can be very disappointing if the opponent is prepared, especially as it is easy to block. However, if you do not give up and continue to practice, the level of magic will increase and your current concerns will be easily resolved. What kind of monsters did you face and did you feel the lack of power?â
The priests asked the name of the monster Lee Han faced.
It was to listen to weaknesses and give advice.
It would be better to know how to attack monsters than to fret to increase the power of fire magic right away.
âI heard that you are the king of the frost giants.â
ââ¦You mean the king of the frost giants?â
âyes.â
ââ¦Itâs not a matter of fire magic, itâs because the opponent is too strong. Lee Han from the Wardanaz family.â
They were gentle priests of the Afha Church, but I couldnât help but be serious about what they said just now.
To feel the power of fire magic against a powerful being like the King of the Frost Giants, how many rounds of magic would you need to castâ¦
âWait. But why did you collide with the king of the frost giants?â
One of the priests noticed something odd and said,
Come to think of it, it was.
The name King of the Frost Giants was so strong that I almost missed itâ¦
Lee Han was still in his first year.
There was no reason to clash with the king of the frost giants.
âWe met by chance while helping seniors with their work.â
âWhat grade are you in?â
âyes?â
âWhat grade are you in?â
âIâm in the 4th grade⦠but.â
The priests whispered. Lee Han seemed to have heard words such as âgarbageâ and âdespicable peopleâ.
âBut thanks to this, my fire magic has increased.â
Still, since they are seniors who will see each other in the future, Lee Han went to the defense.
Of course, the seasoned priests of the church were not fooled by such words.
âLee Han from the Wardanaz family. If you enter the dragonâs rarity and come out alive, there are many leftovers, but no one recommends entering the dragonâs rarity. From now on, you should never hang out with such seniors. They are very bad people.â
âAll right.â
Since the priests were so serious, Lee Han nodded.
Even if I defended myself here, it seemed that only the seniors would become trash.
âIncrease the speed of the bird.â
âyes.â
The priests began speeding up the paper birds. Lee Han concentrated and controlled the flames.
The flames, the size of an index finger, moved quickly and chased after the bird.
At that rapid growth, the priests forgot what they had just looked at and put on a pleased expression.
I couldnât forgive him for letting the freshman meet the Frost Giant King⦠but
seeing that heâs grown up like this, it seems that the intense experience has served him well.
Hiss! Shhh!
ââ¦?â
The priests, who increased the number and speed of paper birds whenever Lee Han succeeded, felt something out of place.
If you compare paper birds and flames, the former is bound to be faster, so from a certain point on, rather than shooting down all the paper birds, Lee Han had to maneuver them one by one and match them.
But now, the Wodanaz boy was just moving the sparks and making them explode.
By any comparison, they were faster than paper birds.
âPlease increase your speed.â
The priest controlling the paper bird nodded. Paper birds flew as if they were determined to compete in speed.
Lee Han was so focused that he couldnât hear the priestsâ conversation. The paper bird sped through the air and sparks sped after him.
If you look at the speed of movement, there was no significant difference from other elements.
âfast!â
Although the priests of the Aphha Order had seen all kinds of flames, they could not help but be surprised by the speed of these flames.
Can you get this much speed just by controlling it without any extra magic?
âRight. Magical powerâ¦!â
Uncontrollable mana wasnât the only downside.
The priests had never seen such fast-moving flames.
â¦Of course, Iâve never seen a novice mage who couldnât control the flames because of too much magical powerâ¦
âIt seems that meeting the Frost Giant King really helped me a lot.â
âEven if that were true, it wouldnât be out of the question. Be careful.â
âsorry. I was short-tempered.â
ââ¦â¦â
After knocking down the paper bird, Lee Han paused at the conversation he heard next to him.
âIf we talk about it from now on, Iâll have to exclude seniors.â
It sounded a lot weirder than Lee Han thought.
* * *
Monday morning.
Professor Garciaâs face was very bright as he entered the classroom.
Lee Han also had a little anticipation for the positive energy.
âIs something good going on?â
Monday, which usually comes after the weekend, was always painful, but magic school was a little more painful.
Every Monday, the summoned monsters were released, the skeleton headmaster dug a trap, the early winter arrived, or the skeleton headmaster attackedâ¦
But looking at Professor Garciaâs face, I didnât know if I could look forward to this week.
Is it really a calm and warm week coming?
âIs there anything good, Professor?â
âGood question.â
Professor Garcia said in an excited voice.
âLast night, I finally caught the monster lurking in the depths of the library. I was wrongly summoned and disturbed the students for months. Now, students will not be disturbed in their studies.â
âThat⦠is that so?â
The first-year students in the classroom could not sympathize with Professor Garciaâs happiness.
In the first place, none of the first-year students had ever stepped into the depths of the library.
Ein Lorgard was already complex enough, but the library was one of the most prominent labyrinths.
Of course, there is no such thing as a systematic book classification, and an unruly labyrinth where the library you went to today will be replaced tomorrow!
As the first-year students also had their heads, they only looked for books near the relatively safe entrance and did not go further inside.
âCongratulations⦠congratulations?â
âcongratulations?â
Still, because Professor Garcia said it, the students forced themselves to celebrate. Professor Garcia nodded happily.
âProfessors who teach other lectures will now be able to take out books without hesitation.â
ââ¦?â
Lee Han, who had been listening blankly, hesitated.
I felt an ominous sense of incompatibility.
âWhat professor?â
âWhy is that? Lee Han student?â
âHave the lectures so far been comparatively less written?
âThere must have been a lot of that.â
âThen it is highly likely that future lectures will use books from the library more?â
âIs that right?â
ââ¦â¦â
The complexion of the students who realized it belatedly began to change.
Cainando whispered.
âWouldnât it be closed for a while if the library was set on fire?â