The Blockhead Became an Overpowered Magician

35 – Combat Practice Class (1)

‘?????’

Reina’s mind was confused.

As she rolled her top, she prided herself on her quick thinking, but this time she was full of questions.

Why the student doesn’t know the professor, and why they came out to look for such a student… I couldn’t figure it out.

“…Anyway, I was thankful today.”

But when Ern showed signs of leaving, she decided to put her curiosity aside.

“Ern! If you’re not busy, would you like to have a meal together?”

“Oh, good. It’s almost time for lunch.”

“That’s great! There’s a really good restaurant nearby.”

‘You can prepare for class tomorrow.’

Ern decided to follow in Raina’s footsteps and put off her work.

Nowadays, having a meal with a second-generation chaebol is more important!

***

『Professor’s Lab/Ern』

-Knock knock knock

Eve knocked and waited calmly. But I didn’t feel like she was popular.

-Knock knock knock

After some time passed, I tried again, but there was no result.

‘… ‘I guess you’re not there.’

If there had been only one knock, there was a chance she wouldn’t have heard it, but if it happened the second time, it was right to give up.

“Ha…”

Eve sighed.

As soon as her entrance ceremony was over, her heart was as if she wanted to go find Erne.

But if she started talking, there was a high possibility that she would be in an uncomfortable position.

If an unpleasant topic was brought up in public, both Ern and Eve could be in trouble.

So, I thought it would be better to talk privately, like in a lab, rather than in a grand hall.

However, it was another form of rudeness to chase after her and follow her.

‘Did I keep my distance for no reason…? ?’

When Eve came out of the hall, Ern was nowhere to be seen.

She asked her senior and other professors to find out about Erne’s lab.

-Huh? Professor Erne… ? This is my first time hearing it. Could it be that her junior was mistaken?

-Ah. You’re talking about a new professor. It was clearly combat practice…. If so, it’s probably in the Mars Pavilion.

Eve managed to find Mars’ coffin, but she was in vain.

‘I guess you have other plans….’

If she left the place expecting to be followed… She didn’t want to even imagine it.

As her heart became heavy, her steps also became limp.

Eve headed to the banquet hall, thinking she would try again later.

“…Huh?”

Someone was running at full speed. Her long white hair was blowing behind her like a flag in the wind.

Leah stopped in front of Eve and asked, gasping for air.

“Perhaps… The banquet hall… Where…”

“….”

***

Arriving at the academy in time for her class, Ern first headed to the textbook warehouse.

“…Are you a professor?”

The warehouse manager sitting at the entrance tilted her head and asked.

“Yes. Her name is Ern, who was newly appointed this year.”

Ern greeted her, taking out her teacher ID card from her inventory.

‘… Does this person go to the bathroom?’

Ern was familiar with the warehouse keeper.

There were really many warehouses at Kagon Academy.

Some places were neglected, like the place where Galen hid the dark magic medium last time, while others were strictly guarded.

This warehouse, which stored expensive teaching materials, also belonged to the latter group.

When I played the game, the warehouse manager in front of me was an NPC that was really difficult to penetrate.

A strong enemy who always keeps his position and is impervious to most tricks.

But now he was a fellow faculty member. When I thought about it that way, I felt more reassured now.

“I see. Excuse me. Please fill out the supplies management ledger here.”

After checking the faculty ID, the warehouse manager held out a piece of paper.

‘Name, class name, product name, rental time…. It’s quite annoying.’

There is a saying that student days are good. Ern was now able to feel the truth of those words once more.

“It’s a combat practice class. Confirmed. Please wait a moment.”

The warehouse manager went inside for a moment and came out with a box.

“Please return it here on time. If there are any changes, you or the student can notify them separately.”

“Thank you. Good luck.”

Ern took her steps, floating her box.

There was a magic sparring hall located near the Mars Pavilion.

Combat practice classes were scheduled to be held in this space, which at first glance resembled a basketball stadium.

Ern opened the door to the empty sparring hall and entered.

The sound of his footsteps echoed in an empty space.

It was always a space crowded with his classmates, but now Ern stood alone as a professor.

‘It feels strange.’

At the center of the room was a rectangular sparring hall.

The sparring hall was covered with smooth stones, a special material that was given magic resistance.

Enchanted pillars surrounded the sparring hall.

It was to prevent the magic from escaping and protect the people sitting in the stands.

This was not the only safety device.

Ern entered the empty sparring hall and put down the box he was floating with

. Then he took out a pair of bracelets from inside.

‘This is what it felt like.’

At first glance, it was an ordinary iron bracelet. But when I touched it, I felt a subtle warmth.

[Protection device for low-level magic sparring]

[This is an item that allows you to engage in magic battles safely.

※ Left left! Both wizards must have it on the same arm for it to be effective.

How can this be? You have no arms? You can even put it on your leg! It’s really convenient, right?]

“….”

The description contained a bit of harshness, but it was an important item anyway.

The academy is a place where children of high-ranking people also attend. If someone died in a place like this, it would be a major accident.

The principle of the item was quite simple.

Two wizards participating in a sparring match wear devices and go through a tuning process.

Once connected, information about each other’s magic is transmitted between bracelets.

When Wizard A attacks with 10 damage, Wizard B’s bracelet prepares a protective spell that can offset 10 damage.

B If the wizard evades or blocks, the spell is canceled as is. However, if you get hit, the item will be activated.

To summarize, it was an item that added a shield to a blood barrel.

At first glance, it seems like a very convenient item, but it has quite a few limitations.

First of all, the ‘consent’ of both wizards was required during the coordination process.

The wizard wearing it had to turn the circle himself to activate the item.

In other words, it was useless to blindly attach it to an enemy like handcuffs.

‘I tried it once as an experiment, but I was just killed.’

It was an adventure I did while researching entertainment builds.

‘I’m glad I tried all that beforehand.’

Thanks to you, I felt like I didn’t have to do anything stupid after being possessed.

Anyway, the other disadvantages of this device were that it had a short operating distance and that the surrounding mana had to be plentiful.

From No ble mt L dot c om

But the biggest limitation was its lifespan.

This item had a flaw in that it would quickly break after using the protection spell a few times.

The situation was similar for the protection device for sparring with high-level magic, not low-level.

When blocking magic with a high circle, the built-in protection spell was exhausted in an instant.

So, it was impossible to blindly fire magic or insert a meteor just by trusting in the item.

‘So sometimes things like this happen.’

[Broken low-level magic sparring protection device]

[This is an item that can lead to unsafe magical battles.

※ Malfunction! It doesn’t help if both wizards have it on the same arm.

How can this be? You have no arms? It seems like that happened while using a broken device. Let’s save the remaining legs!]

“No….”

The magic used in the protective device was sophisticated, but its durability was poor compared to it. Therefore, frequent maintenance was required.

‘I’ll have to write the application form for teaching aids later.’

Ern has been busy these days.

Planning classes and preparing to avoid any disruption. All of this was the professor’s job.

‘It would be easier if I had an assistant.’

Ern would have to personally look at matters directly related to life, but it would be quite convenient if he were left with chores such as filling out documents.

Suddenly, the face of Rebecca, a second-year senior, flashed in my mind.

‘… ‘Let’s deal with Galen later and think about it.’

Ern shook her head and took the broken item out of the box separately.

‘It’s all about money.’

Making such items also had to be done manually by highly skilled wizards.

It seems like the academy’s budget was truly generous to be able to afford something like this.

Of course, it wasn’t just the bachelor’s financial situation that was affluent.

The symbol of the Sensia School was engraved on the inside of the bracelet.

‘It’s all money!’

The magic sparring protection device was Agnes Sencia’s invention.

Although Sensia Magic Tower does not produce directly, it collects a commission each time an item is sold.

‘Master, I am confident… !’

At the Magic Tower… In the end, the source of the money received was all from Agnes, so I thought there would be no problem even if I spent a little bit.

‘… It’s coming slowly.’

At that time, along with the sound of footsteps, the voices of students chatting began to be heard.

The first class begins.