The Rebirth Of The Hero’S Party’S Archmage [EN]: Chapter 83

The Archmage of the Hero Party Reborn – Episode 83

Episode 83

I had no magical talent whatsoever.

Unlike the tales of many sages or archmages, I didn’t master equations at the age of six, or become a 4-star mage at thirteen….

It was clear to anyone that I lacked the talent to even dream of such grand things.

“Hello, Miss Warden. I’m Caroline. I’ll be your magic teacher from today.”

When I decided to pursue magic, my father inquired around the magical community and invited a woman named Caroline to be my magic teacher.

Her resume was brilliant.

She had received magical education from Madelia Page, who was renowned as a genius, and graduated at the top of her class from Dellaiten last year.

“Now, Krista. You should greet your teacher.”

I didn’t want to waste time on meaningless introductions. I had something more important to ask.

“Excuse me….”

“Yes?”

“Can someone without talent become a genius mage who is respected by everyone…?”

Caroline, who had been smiling brightly, gave Krista some math problems and told her to solve them.

“There are some reference books with formulas here, so look at them whenever you get stuck.”

“All by myself?”

“You have to solve them all by yourself. No matter how long it takes. Then I’ll answer Krista’s question.”

The problems far exceeded the basic level and were the kind of things that would be covered in high school. I spent nearly two months on them.

I reduced my sleep time, studying the basic formulas on my own, and repeatedly tried to solve college-level problems.

I didn’t give up.

I didn’t get discouraged either.

I knew I didn’t have talent, so I was just determined to solve them all out of stubbornness.

During that time, Caroline only read books or trained her magical power, without giving any advice.

“Hehe, it took a total of 72 days.”

“……”

“The solution method is interesting, but all five problems are wrong.”

I had been expecting the teacher’s surprised expression and praise, but for a moment, I felt like everything was going dark.

“Now that I’m in a position to be a mentor, I’ll tell you clearly without giving you false hope. Krista, you can’t become a genius mage. Because you’re not a genius in the first place.”

“……?!”

“You can’t live like the geniuses who left their mark on history. It would be faster to give up.”

And when I heard those words, it felt like I had been hit in the head with a tool. For a moment, I couldn’t think of anything, and then my eyes started to burn.

I was upset.

And more than that, I was sad.

As I turned around to run away to hide my tears, Caroline grabbed my shoulder with an expression that had completely lost its usual smile.

“But what if you’re not a genius?”

Then she came closer to the stopped Krista, knelt down on one knee, and met her sincere gaze.

“During these 72 days, I saw more infinite potential in Krista than genius.”

I was dumbfounded by the contradictory words. A tearful shout burst out.

“You said I’m not a genius! Then what potential are you talking about!”

“It’s courage.”

“Courage?”

“The courage not to give up, the courage to keep challenging… you can also call it perseverance or effort.”

“……Is that better than being a genius?”

“Not really. But you can catch up to a genius.”

If a genius goes ten miles a day and rests, we can go ten miles without resting. What if a genius crosses the sea on a sailboat? We can follow by rowing a raft.

“Because the destination is fixed in the end. It will definitely be difficult and tiring, but you can still catch up someday.”

“……Really?”

“Of course. I’m proof of that. I’ve been scolded by my teacher as a hopeless dullard more than a hundred times.”

Caroline, watching Krista’s hollow laughter, suddenly hugged the girl’s small body tightly and patted her back.

“It’s okay, even if you’re not a genius. You may not be able to become a genius mage, but you can definitely become the best mage. I’ll help you get there.”

It’s okay.

You can do it.

The best mage that everyone looks up to. And the trajectory of your life will shine a light in the midst of despair for future mages.

Ah, we can do it too… a light like that.

A light of longing flickered in Caroline’s eyes as she reminisced about the distant past.

In the present, not that dark and desperate past, the evaluation of the fruits of the girl’s efforts was in full swing.

“Krista Warden’s magic is 3-star.”

Head Professor Marchena looked into the magic circle first, then passed the paper to the other professors so they could see it too.

“Krista’s magic circle is quite beautiful. It’s full of dignity.”

“A combination of square, circle, and octagon, a triple attribute mixing earth, water, and steel.”

“But the foundation is 3-star… Can it really beat Cayden’s 4-star magic? The volume alone will inevitably be different.”

That was a valid point.

Elin Ludwig (who was excluded from the judging because she had a student with a family relationship) also nodded.

“It’s not necessarily disadvantageous to have a higher-ranked magic.”

It’s difficult to perfectly capture the aesthetic effect like Cayden, which is a disadvantage, but if successful, it can create a difference in scale that lower-ranked magic can’t possibly match.

‘If Harimun’s kid made a mistake by challenging a high-ranking magic, there would have been loopholes, but now that he’s succeeded like that….’

It was then.

“No, this is not a simple 3-star magic.”

Vice Professor Kyle, who had been examining the magic circle closely with interest, said that, then injected magic power into the magic circle as if it would be faster to see it directly.

“……?!”

“……?!”

“……?!”

First, a metallic ripple occurred on the ground, and then countless steel frames rose like snakes to create a foundation.

As if flesh were being added to it, golden and blue veils tangled and danced chaotically.

And when that dizzying feast of light ended, a magnificent mansion suddenly appeared in the Dragon Blood Plaza.

“I tried to recreate my family’s mansion with magic.”

The audience stared blankly at the mansion, then burst into breathless exclamations.

“Magnificent, it’s magnificent!”

“I can tell it’s amazing just by looking at it from afar!”

“That can be created with magic?!”

The junior leaders of the Eight Great Schools, who had a thorough understanding of magic and were the same age as Krista Warden, were also surprised.

“What detail… I’d believe it if you said it was a real mansion!”

Elegant curves spread to every corner of the castle-shaped mansion with five square towers, showing off its aristocratic beauty to the fullest.

A large hall with a high ceiling to absorb the energy of the mountains and rivers brilliantly reflected the sunlight, and the wisteria vines covering the exterior walls of the mansion emitted a fresh, verdant light as if they were alive.

And the Warden family crest, the castle, was intricately engraved on key locations, scattering golden light. The professors poured out praise.

“This is no longer the realm of magic. It’s comparable to the realm of architecture!”

“The mathematical formulas used are planar coordinates, rational functions, and… Lynn infinite functions? Was this masterpiece derived from such advanced mathematical formulas?”

Lynn infinite function….

A sigh of admiration spread through the audience. You can use that formula that is so difficult that it drives people crazy?

The preface to a famous book dealing with Lynn infinite functions even stated:

[Hunis, who studied Lynn infinite functions for his entire life, committed suicide in 1268. Willa Blado, who took over after him, died young at the age of 36 from a nervous disorder. Now it’s your turn to open this book.]

But in the midst of that wave of admiration, only one person made a different voice.

“No. The mathematical formulas are mathematical formulas, but they are not the key. What we should pay attention to here are the runes.”

It was Vice Professor Kyle.

As everyone’s attention focused, he used his special magic to float letters of light in the air.

[Curse (呪), Transition (嬗), Fixation (錮)]

The professors who recognized the meaning of these runes opened their mouths one by one. Kyle nodded.

“All the runes that Krista used in this magic are double runes.”

“You noticed well. That’s right. First, I used the rune of Curse (呪) for steel attribute magic. Because I can simultaneously capture the power and maintenance of the steel bars with the two forms of wishing and cursing.”

As Krista explained with an arrogant expression, the students began to stir.

“That, that rune is….”

“Certainly in the preliminaries….”

The one who was most enraged (?) by this was none other than Cassena Page.

“What! That’s the rune that Lane told me about! That eyesore copied it!”

Professor Caroline smiled softly.

‘Don’t get so worked up. Isn’t that how ordinary people like us fight?’

Unlike geniuses who are born with everything, ordinary people have nothing. We have no choice but to find weapons to fight with around us, desperately.

‘That piece of crap… Since coming to school, has she absorbed all the performances that Lane Ludwig showed as a driving force for growth?’

Professor Owen smirked as if it was really interesting.

‘At the beginning of the semester, the importance of compatibility between runes and magic circles, and at the end of the final exam, the infinite uses of double runes…!’

She didn’t waste any experience of failure. Instead of being frustrated, she learned from that failure!

‘What a great material. That idiot will soon become one of the giants leading the magical world.’

Krista continued her explanation.

“And the rune of Transition (嬗) used for earth magic has two forms of ‘connecting’ and ‘changing,’ so it became the key to drawing out these qualitative and quantitative details with one attribute magic.”

And Head Professor Marchena gave the last explanation instead.

“The rune of Fixation (錮) used for water attribute magic has the forms of ‘patching’ and ‘binding’… Did you use this to fill only the necessary parts with moisture?”

“Yes. And the Lynn infinite function can be used to increase the formula as much as you want, as it is a formula that deals with infinite numbers. I used that to complete the details.”

I see, is that so.

All that visible visual beauty is a product of the caster’s overwhelming mathematical and magical knowledge, truly a treasure trove of thought.

‘Is this the potential that the young heroine who will be responsible for the future of the Warden family is showing us….’

It’s no wonder this magic has such a rich volume. Double runes in all three attributes… It’s the same as using two 3-star magic.

Finally, Marchena nodded to the professors.

The professors each took up their brushes, scribbled scores on the paper, and raised them at the same time.

[9]

[9]

[10]

[10]

[10]

[10]

[9]

[10]

[9]

[9]

The final scores from the professors were… a total of 95 points. A crazy roar exploded from the audience.

“The head professor gave a 9! It’s the first time ever!”

“Did he beat 4-star magic with 3-star magic and reach the highest score ever?!”

“Doesn’t this just mean Warden’s the winner?!”

Laurelai of the Harimun School slumped down in disappointment, but it wasn’t an unacceptable result.

‘Art originally has personal tastes… and Warden’s was as great as Cayden’s.’

Krista couldn’t hide her excitement either, and her face turned red, but she bit her lip to calm down.

‘It’s not that easy… as long as that guy is still there.’

Since entering Dellaiten, Krista has always shown her best performance.

But.

However.

Every time, there was a genius who overtook her as if to show off. That is.

‘Lane Ludwig…!’

Will I beat you this time?

Or will I be chasing after you again this time?

As if answering that question, the black-haired pretty boy stood in front of the judges, cutting between Krista and Cayden.

“I don’t have artistic sense, so I’m not confident, but I still tried my best to prepare.”

And as if showing off a treasure that a child had secretly hidden, he hid his shy smile with a cough and held out the paper.

“This is the beauty I think of.”