Chapter 120
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 120
Chapter Title: Chapter 120
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 120
Chapter Title: No, Fuck Senior
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No, Fuck Senior
So low-rank mages with short lifespans would have all their cells die instantly even after 1-2 minutes of using it.
No way he calculated it wrong? D-Did he die?
Kim Muggle hasn't shown up, so he's probably dead.
What the hell? How do you just hand out a spell like that?
No, it was an outdated degraded version of Acceleration Overdrive from way back. Didn't think much of it.
It's 6th circle, so I figured it'd be fine, but then I realized Kim Muggle's only been learning magic for a short time.
This guy's growth speed is insane anyway.
How does someone cast 6th circle after just 3-4 months lol
So what if growth is fast? With low mana capacity and no foundation, using that spell would've blown his head right off.
Fuck, this is why Red Squad is trash.
I'd have handed it over without thinking too (no cap)
You're the Red Squad guy.
SubsidyRiceEater clearly saw Red and lost his shit.
"Huh?"
I read the comment left by SubsidyRiceEater and was genuinely taken aback.
I'd already been using this spell for over five minutes.
While I'd been practicing the spell for hours, SubsidyRiceEater had been getting gang-beaten in the gallery.
It was only natural that they wouldn't have considered my level in detail—I'm just an ant at the Gonnick stage.
Plus, I'd been the one begging for the spell.
SubsidyRiceEater was writhing, unable even to write a paper.
"Anyway, I'm perfectly fine."
Of course, if I'd actually died, I'd have cursed SubsidyRiceEater even in the afterlife.
The thought that my head might've exploded in an instant made me dizzy for a second,
but I'd never once felt any danger while using the spell.
I'd thought a headache would hit when I canceled it, but no.
There was a sensation of blood rushing as my thoughts accelerated, but that was it.
Having successfully pulled off a 6th-circle spell so pleasantly, I was pretty dumbfounded by the situation.
Was it really that dangerous?
I'd have to check the reactions first.
Title: Hello, It's Red Here
Writer: Kim Muggle
I read all the posts in the gallery.
So Kim Muggle died because of some Gonnick or drifter calling him SubsidyRiceEater or whatever.
As a Red, I cannot forgive SubsidyRiceEater.
(Smirking frog meme)
What's this about? I'm alive and well, you bastards lololol
I used it for about 5 minutes in real time, but my head exploding? Barely felt a thing?
OMFGHJGLMFDAO
?!??
What? Why are you alive?
Ghost, you bastard;
No way he survived this too?
I'm Kim Muggle and I survived without dying.
This doesn't make sense.
What the? Give back the touching funeral I was just holding.
Hawawa, glad you're alive~ But why didn't you die~?
Ah. I got it. Kim Muggle never succeeded with the spell to begin with.
Oh yeah lololol
Yeah, no way he'd cast 6th circle.
Ah, so he failed again.
Phew~ Glad Kim Muggle's just a mortal who can't even handle 6th circle.
What the hell are these guys saying?
Just because I said I survived without dying, they're assuming I failed the spell from the start.
Even though I clearly wrote in the post that I used it for 5 minutes.
No, for real;
I explained the magic formula in detail along with the spell's effects.
When I even mentioned the mana consumption of 111.7 per second, the gallery folks finally started to believe it.
That... seems right...
You really used it, holy shit?
What did you say? Ah, ah, this isn't the time for that.
No headache or any issues?
There was a slight feeling of blood rushing while using it, but nothing after canceling.
...?
Impossible for a human body without a proper realm already.
This guy's no muggle.
No matter how fast the growth, a body that's only learned magic for 3-4 months couldn't endure it.
How much meditation did he do to pull that off?!
Meditation's not the issue;
Once authentication was complete, the gallery exploded with reactions.
I was just as baffled.
I hadn't thought it was that dangerous a spell.
After the commotion died down, the gallery atmosphere gradually calmed.
Not impossible. If Kim Muggle was born with a freak circuit like a dragonkin, or maybe mixed blood instead of pure human.
Secret birth origin! (gasp)
Doesn't seem like it though...
They'd have known if he was mixed blood ages ago;
If not... then what the hell is he. No idea.
Hawawawa, inexplicable situation~
For now, meditate and clear your heads, everyone.
So, is it safe to use then?
I want to say don't use it... but if there's really no issues, it should be okay? Might even figure out why if you use it a few more times.
Still, use it carefully and report any issues immediately.
Maybe Kim Muggle's realm is higher than we thought.
Don't use it long at once, split it up.
Side effects might show up late.
"Hm."
For now, the bait seemed wrapped up.
My realm might indeed be higher than SubsidyRiceEater expected.
That's why no side effects had shown up yet.
But it felt like there wouldn't be any side effects going forward either.
Guess I'd have to watch and see.
Practice had dragged on late again, so I headed straight back to the dorm.
A few days after mastering SubsidyRiceEater's 6th-circle spell.
I'd tested [Synapse Plasticity Hyperactivation] multiple times, gradually increasing the duration, but the worries never came true.
If anything, it just sped up how fast I learned 5th-circle spells afterward.
Being able to use 5th circle in the first semester of first year was insane speed.
I could already say I'd entered 5th circle to some extent.
But definitely, fully absorbing each 5th-circle spell took more time than 4th circle.
It'd take quite a while to master all the essential spells CantDoThisEither posted.
So for now, I'd perfect a few key ones I could use practically,
then master all the essentials before moving to the next circle.
No idea how long that'd take,
but even conservatively, I figured before first year ended.
First year was still far from over.
We were just nearing the end of the first semester, with second still ahead.
Even so, I was setting conservative goals because academy life rarely went as planned.
The field trip, the subjugation festival—those took tons of time.
Lots of time-consuming events.
Breaks probably wouldn't be relaxing either.
The academic calendar had all sorts of events in the second semester too.
And most importantly, finals were coming up soon.
I had to score high on finals because of my bombed midterm grades.
Otherwise, I might get demoted from class.
So inevitably, I'd have to dive into exam prep soon.
Beep-
"Phew..."
I left the training room last thing today as usual.
No fatigue. I'd cultivate at night anyway.
Mentally draining, sure, but if stress built too much, I'd take a day off to relax.
After days of cultivation, mana capacity had surpassed 180k.
Result of compression cultivation.
No more doubling like at the start.
That time it'd jumped about 40k at once.
Gains diminished over time, but still plenty.
As the gallery said, compression was a cultivation method needing higher realm and mana usually.
Mana piled in circuits shrank massively when compressed,
so filling the space spiked capacity.
Of course, growth limits would come eventually.
For now, I wanted to max mana capacity and circle as much as possible.
"Breaks mean imperial palace visit too, and Chairman mentioned Archmage Duke or whatever..."
There wasn't some special reason I was rushing to grow stronger like this.
I'd faced overwhelmingly strong foes like the taboo sorcerer,
and knew other dimensions had beings far stronger, like the gallery folks.
So my drive to grow stronger probably wouldn't fade for life.
Maybe even if I became the strongest across all dimensions.
When I first fell into this world, I got unfairly tangled with the taboo sorcerer.
But thanks to that, I kept my head straight and survived this world.
"Growth is good."
Ahem. Yes. Growth is good.
You never know when danger strikes. Gotta get strong first.
I'm a mage now, so I'll think like one.
"...?"
Finishing another fulfilling day, I hummed back to the dorm.
Late hour when few people wandered.
But two figures approached from down the path.
Suddenly the mood turned scary.
The dark night?
Got scarier as they neared.
One gave off an ink-black vibe.
"...Gasp."
"...You."
It was a woman with truly jet-black long hair.
Someone I knew: Karin Dol Rimgoft.
Behind her, her maid Rime stood utterly silent.
'Why's she staring like that? No way she's still hung up on that...'
Karin Dol stood tall glaring at me like at the subjugation festival.
No, hostility overflowed in her eyes unlike then.
I'd apologized at the afterparty on Befefe's advice, right?
She said it'd cool her off.
Something felt off, so I awkwardly played dumb.
"Ha, haha. It's late."
I whistled and turned away.
Felt like I should run.
Acceleration spell and bolt, or pretend not to see and pass naturally? As I pondered,
Karin Dol's chilling voice echoed in the late night air.
"Stop."
"Eek!"
Beautiful voice, but terrifying tone.
Just ignore and run.
Instinct screamed it.
Before I could decide, Karin Dol closed in.
"You're that first-year from then. Ian Isaac."
"H-Hello, Senior."
She came right up.
Glared with a terrifying expression.
Had to respond.
"I'll kill you."
"P-Pardon?"
What?
"You haven't forgotten what that insolent familiar did, have you?"
Still holding a grudge?
No, Befefe Senior said apologize and it'd be fine!
"Ha, haha. I properly scolded the guy. Won't happen again, Senior. Apologies once more. Hahaha!"
"The familiar's fault is the summoner's fault. Rime. Prepare."
"Yes, Karin Dol."
Fuck, tried to play it cool but no dice.
Karin Dol signaled Rime, who started calculating some spell.
Quick dilemma.
She really seemed set to attack me in the middle of the academy.
Fierce expression as she calculated her spell.
Disrupt her spell and strike first?
Or run?
I chose the latter.
Even entering 5th circle, no way I beat Karin Dol and Rime together right now.
No clue what attack was coming,
but I started calculating defense spells and running.
But something blocked ahead first.
Precisely, space around us isolated from outside like a barrier.
Rime's spell.
She backed off at the afterparty due to crowds?
Planning to handle it where no one's watching?
Meanwhile, Karin Dol finished calculating.
A heavy black orb accelerated rapidly toward me.
[Tower Shield Attack]
[Tower Shield Attack]
Bang- Bang-
Hastily calculated two 4th-circle defenses to block.
Karin Dol's was 5th circle.
Flinging 5th circle right away? You really trying to kill me?
"What is this?! This barrier! You guys murderers?!"
"Rime. Maintain it well."
"Yes, Karin Dol."
"Hey, Senior Rime! Aren't you supposed to not do this to me? I saved you back then!"
"You won't die."
Rime kept the barrier up and said that.
Won't die, but beat to near-death? That it?
"No, fuck, Senior!!"
What bolt from the blue at this hour.
Small mercy, maybe:
Rime had no intent to join the fight, focusing on barrier.
Screamed, but voice didn't carry outside.
No one around this late anyway.
Someone might spot the barrier and help, but no telling when or if.
Not even sure if this barrier was detectable from outside.
First time praying this hard for security patrol.
Anyway, had to choose.
Break Rime's barrier and run,
or fight Karin Dol.
"Fuck...!"
With one body, options were set.
Using magic to break barrier?
Karin Dol would exploit the gap to attack.
I had to fight Karin Dol.
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