The Academy’s Neglected Wizard in the Game

Episode 15 – Your Talent

#One

way down from the tower.

Manus and Pearson said nothing.

However, the two of them were breathing quite well.

Pearson decided not to use offensive magic at all.

Because it just gets in the way.

I thought so at first, but as I kept fighting, it wasn’t.

Pearson knew of many magics, but there were only two magics he could use skillfully.

[plus]

[Ravio]

Both were buff-type magic.

If [Altus] is a buff that adds power to magic, these two magics affect the wizard himself.

A [Plus] that forcibly helps strengthen the body and circulate mana.

[Ravio] that removes debuffs and various deterioration effects.

I didn’t know the importance of these two magics.

But after fighting behind Manus, I understand.

I can feel how helpful these two magics are.

‘The speed itself is different.’

Could it be because of Manus?

Or is it the power of magic?

The two of them covered the 10+ floors very quickly.

The first floor reached like that.

“How did the academy change like this? I just came to find one thing-.”

“You’ll find out when you climb the tower.”

As expected, Pearson nodded, saying that Manus’ answer was ambiguous.

The hallway was silent.

The door was closed.

Pearson ran to the front door and strained to open it.

rattle-.

No matter how hard I tried, it wouldn’t open.

Pearson’s hand moved faster.

rattling-.

I frantically pulled the door, but the door wouldn’t budge.

“why-.”

“wait.”

Unlike the fretful Pearson, Manus was calm.

Pearson jerked his head.

His eyes were filled with fear and despair, and his pupils were blurred.

“Wait? We’re trapped! In an unfamiliar space, no food! No water!”

Should I wait for rescue that may come?

What if you die then?

Couldn’t you do nothing and die scratching the wall!

I lost my temper and rolled my eyes.

I couldn’t understand why he was only trying to dry himself.

so I shouted

ha-.

Manus let out a small sigh.

His hot-tempered personality and being easily swept away by his surroundings was his blemish.

In the original work, there were often troubles with the main character because of that.

It must have seemed frustrating to him.

-still.

“Stop yelling at me and shut up.”

“… … .”

“Are we close enough to accept your foolishness?”

Pearson’s eyes were young.

I saw the process of changing from fear of the unknown to fear of the great power right in front of me.

Pearson’s eyes trembled.

I was distracted for a moment and forgot about it.

The opponent is Caesar Manus, who is called a tyrant.

Over the past year, there have been a lot of rumors about him.

He shouted at such an ignorant person.

“That, that’s-“

“Shut up and be still. This is the only time I’m speaking.”

“… … .”

Pearson closed his mouth and nodded.

Fortunately, Manus didn’t say more and turned his head away.

In a little while the door will open.

He looked at the golden watch.

The moment that clock moves, the door will open.

Because the door doesn’t open between day and day.

“Stay still. Your friends will come soon.”

Manus turned and headed for the room where the demons lived.

There was something to be gained there.

Manus, who once again warned Pearson to be careful and prevented him from doing anything stupid, opened the door.

Pearson, who saw his back as he disappeared, gasped and ran to where he was.

Where are you going?

What the hell is this situation!

He screamed, but no one listened.

-All he could do was sit in the corner and sigh endlessly.

#2

The beings greeted the guests who came.

I was getting tired of the poker I used to play every day.

New faces are always welcome.

“oh-. Did you come for a fight today?”

“I’m here to craft an item.”

There were quite a few ingredients that were farmed up to the 12th floor.

Black is perfect! I snapped my fingers, and a huge table appeared.

The table is all black with a subtle sheen.

A light body of mana shining softly.

Even the high-end table in the duke’s house couldn’t radiate this much emotion.

Manus laid out the ingredients in his bosom.

These guys are essential for the next boss fight.

It was not a tool that hindered the growth of party members, but an item that saved innocent lives.

In the course of declining to full-blown tragedy, too many people died.

This game was like that.

‘Meaningless extras are just tools.’

It’s a reality.

In a game, it’s something that would go over as ‘that’s tragic’, but not here.

It is a place where you can feel their screams, screams, fear, and death intact.

“What do you want to produce? Oh, you also need magic stones to make them?”

Manus also laid out magic stones.

I needed a lot, so I climbed the tower while killing all the demons I could see.

Seeing the amount of magic stones, the pupils of the two beings widened.

If it’s enough to collect this much magic stones, how far did you go up?

How many more daemons have you caught?

The mana he had also increased significantly.

How else can you explain this?

“I-it’s quite-. Wasn’t it an understatement to say that you were the highest level among humans?”

“I told you, White. This man will stand before us sooner or later. As an adversary.”

Her eyes lit up and her tongue ran over her lips.

The snake-like eyes might give you goosebumps, but Manus was calm.

He calmly recited the items to order.

“The holy water of eternity, the oil of arrogance, and the cursed nail.”

“Where are you going to rescue?”

“As much as possible. please.”

White’s eyebrows twitched.

A bit uncomfortable to plant.

Manus continued to speak without letting go of his calm expression.

“And again-.”

“also?”

“Black magic. I want to learn [Prex] and [Ignabus].”

It can also be learned by giving certain magic stones.

Of course, this price was enough to pay for it.

It wasn’t just collecting magic stones while suffering.

‘In the beginning, the efficiency is a bit low.’

It’s not really efficient in the beginning, but as you go into the second half, the value of the magic stones given by demons increases exponentially.

Even if you catch it slowly, it is not necessary to go through the labor, so it was said that the difficulty adjustment failed.

Still, depending on whether you struggled in the beginning or not, the branch in the event is divided.

Since the route itself was different, I had no choice but to go through the labor in the beginning.

“Did you know that black magic is classified as dangerous magic in your world? Will you still learn?”

“-yes.”

Manus’ reply was short and firm.

White smiled.

No one could match her knowledge of magic, especially black magic.

genius.

She was like that too.

He was also the only one who knew all about black magic.

“There’s nothing I can’t teach you with a magic stone like this. Are you giving it all to us?”

“As you like.”

“Huh, I like it because it’s hot. good. I’ll teach you. Try it.”

she opened her hand

A strange magic circle was drawn.

Black magic and normal magic differ only in structure, but the essence is the same.

Magic [Prex] that lowers all opponent’s defense.

The strange-looking star rose brightly.

White was a magical genius.

It stopped right before the magic formula was activated, revealing the structure of the formula.

“Can you follow me?”

“… … .”

Manus’s blue eyes stared at the magic circle for a moment.

Black was very dissatisfied with her teaching methods, but said nothing.

Anyway, she decided to take charge of educating those who climb the tower.

The problem is, there are quite a few disciples who have been raised like that.

And it was also strange that the disciples were famous among beings.

Oh, come to think of it, they all had something in common.

“This is how you do it.”

that’s a genius

That there is no meaning to them in the way they teach.

What a genius needs is more, vast knowledge.

Those who value results more than methods and can produce more and better results.

Only such have learned magic from White.

– Same with this young man now.

Look at the magic he unleashed.

It was perfect magic.

“wow-. you… … Are you a genius?”

black magic.

The magic formula, drawn in the opposite way from normal magic, added complexity.

People are looking for familiarity.

The body does not try to forget the habit of remembering.

-but.

Manus was not constrained by such a habit.

understand and follow

It was something that happened naturally to Manus, like breathing.

“Plex is now. I will also learn about Inyabus.”

“good. Injabus is a bit more difficult. like this-.”

Another magic circle was drawn over the 32 lines.

It was a little more complicated, but Manus did it in one go.

“… … really my I didn’t know that the field of education could be so miserable.”

“Why? It’s funny. While you are doing that, you are wearing those eyes.”

“… … It’s something you can control.”

White’s eyes widened.

Obviously, it must have been something.

It seemed like I could hear the popping of her veins.

her chest swelled.

Manus took a step away and gently covered his ears with both hands.

“—These twins—————!! You always opened your eyes to cheat when playing poker, you bastard———————!!”

“I will go.”

Confused Black.

White pours out merciless double insults.

Leaving that hellish road behind, he quietly left the room.

#3

top lobby.

Pearson burst into tears when he saw the door suddenly open and the two men bursting in.

They were the people I missed so much, but I couldn’t hold back my tears seeing them face to face like this.

“Huh-uh-. I really only believed in you guys! Senior Manus was really scared-. How can you go somewhere alone when there are two of you! This is real-.”

“Be quiet. Don’t bury anything dirty!”

Anais freed the clinging Pearson.

Tears and mucus pouring out of her eyes, crying profusely, was similar to when she was rescued after entering a dungeon by mistake when she was young.

He’s still the same…

Cale, who had come with Anais, asked cautiously as Anais pushed his head away.

She found someone she thought was more important than Pearson.

I haven’t seen him yet

“-A senior?”

“You should have gone first! Such a heinous senior…”

“-You’ve arrived.”

I heard Manus’ voice.

The figure of Manus emerging from the corner of the tower was clear and distinct.

It definitely looked like that.

Cale smiled deeply.

“You are safe.”

“Time was delayed because of an idiot.”

“-.”

Pearson, who knew who the idiot meant, kept his mouth shut.

To be honest, I had nothing to say.

everything was an illusion

Even if Manus said that, it was true that he saved him.

– Didn’t you find talent as well?

Manus looked at Pearson and talked.

“Wizards are originally fighting in the back row. The way they fight is really diverse. I hope I won’t be an idiot next time.”

Leaving those words behind, Manus stepped out through the open door.

The remaining three stared blankly at his back.

Anais turned to look at Pearson.

“What kind of trouble have you caused?”

“Oh, no-”

Unjust excuses hovered around the lobby.