All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 43

43. What’s Wrong with Your Body? – 1

-Krrrrr….

Even under the crushing gravity, Drake desperately resisted.

Ominous.

I must escape.

However, the Gravity spell, cast by Oerina using all her mana, was not easy for even Drake to escape.

The moment Drake turned his massive body, trying to escape by shaking it somehow,

The bloody curse contained in his skull was transmitted to his body.

And that was the end.

Drake collapsed without even uttering a death cry.

It wasn’t just one or two deaths; it was the curse of over hundreds of deaths.

It was impossible for Drake to withstand it, no matter how strong he was.

Ian watched the skull, the medium of the curse, turn to dust and disappear, then checked on Drake.

The valuable parts all seemed intact.

“Hey, Oerina. Let’s wrap things up….”

Ian turned his head and smiled wryly.

She was gripping her staff tightly, trying to hold on, but she seemed to have fainted from mana exhaustion.

“Tsk, tsk. She used it so recklessly.”

“Since she worked hard, I should at least heal her.”

Ian fed Oerina a mana recovery potion and then raised his hand.

The energy of the moon was transmitted to her, replenishing her exhausted stamina and mental strength.

“Then let’s clean up. Is there a stream nearby?”

Ian nodded at Kirke’s report after analyzing the surrounding terrain.

“By the way, gravity magic is pretty good. Should I learn it?”

“Is there a need?”

He looked at Oerina, who was unconscious.

Mya was sitting on her stomach, yawning leisurely, and Ian grinned.

“I have someone right next to me who can teach me.”

By the time she regained consciousness, the processing of Drake was almost finished.

“Ugh… how long was I out?”

“About an hour? You slept well. I thought you were suffering from mana exhaustion, so I gave you a recovery potion.”

“Oh, thank you for that.”

“But why did you suddenly faint? You don’t usually faint even when you’re exhausted.”

“I was sorry, so I pushed myself a bit… But what about Drake?!”

“You’re quick to ask.”

Ian pointed to Drake’s neatly processed corpse.

Oerina admired the valuable and reportable parts.

“Ah~ as expected of Ian. But how did you catch it?”

“I just caught it. Is catching a lizard like that a big deal?”

“…I wonder if there’s anything that’s a big deal to you.”

She knew he was strong, but she didn’t expect him to be able to catch Drake alone.

Tongue-tied, she picked up Mya and looked at the processed corpse.

“Did you do all this by yourself?”

“I couldn’t wake you up while you were unconscious and make you do it, could I?”

“Where did you learn this from?”

“What’s so difficult about dismantling a lizard? Keep this preserved.”

“Okay.”

As she finished preserving the materials to prevent them from rotting with preservation magic, Ian brought up the main topic.

“I want to learn gravity magic too.”

She was puzzled by his sudden remark.

“Are you going to become a magic swordsman?”

“Can’t I?”

“It’s not that you can’t… Well, okay. Shall we talk while we go? You can explain the basics verbally. And get your mana aptitude checked by Haryun. He’s better at that.”

Oerina used gravity magic on the processed materials.

The weightless bag floated up, and she tied it with a rope and started pulling it.

Meanwhile, Mya jumped onto Ian, and she felt disappointed.

“But what about Mya? It seems like she saved me from Drake’s blood earlier.”

“She’s a materialized spirit of light. And she can also dispel magic.”

“I heard about that. Anyway, the owner is extraordinary, so the pet is extraordinary too.”

She looked at Mya with fascination.

Mya yawned cutely and began to doze off, bobbing her white head on Ian’s shoulder.

“Explain it to me.”

“Gravity magic is a magic that uses the power of the stars. This is the theory of the Landwell School. In fact, this world we live in is a sphere…”

“I know that. This land is also a spherical star, right? And it revolves around the sun.”

“…Oh. Um. Right. You know it well?”

“I finished the Introduction to Magic long ago.”

“Anyway, gravity magic is based on that idea. Um… you can’t learn gravity magic right away. There are magics you need to learn first.”

“Like what?”

“Magnetic magic.”

Oerina raised her hand, and a magic circle was drawn on her palm.

The moment the magic circle was completed, a ring made of iron on her light armor moved slightly.

“That’s not bad either. Can’t you make it stronger? Then you could easily neutralize weapons or armor made of iron.”

“The power of magnetic magic wouldn’t be enough for that. This is a first-circle beginner magic to understand gravity magic.”

‘That’s good. Prepare it.’

Anyway, magnetic magic seems better than I thought.

Thinking it would be better to learn it first, Ian confidently demanded.

“Teach me that too.”

“If you want to learn it in detail, it’s better to learn it in our territory. How about it? Would you like to meet my teacher during the vacation?”

Ian shook his head as she spoke with a happy smile.

“I don’t think my schedule will allow it.”

How many days is the vacation, and he has so many schedules.

Ian decided to learn only the basics on his own for now, and she immediately explained the theory.

When the two returned, Wildi, who had been waiting, rushed to them.

“Are you okay? Are you both hurt anywhere?”

“We’re fine. Hehe. Look at this.”

Oerina smiled and opened the bag.

Wildi was startled to see it.

“W, wow!! Everyone, come here!!”

At her shout, the students who had been waiting rushed over, and they also showed similar reactions.

“This is Drake’s claw, skull… and heart… Did you really catch it? How?”

“I used gravity magic to hold it down, and Ian caught it.”

“…Could you explain it in a way that’s easier to understand?”

“Um… that’s how it is.”

Oerina herself doesn’t know because she was unconscious.

Wildi stared at her and turned her gaze to Ian.

“Why?”

“How did you catch it?”

“I caught it using bones nearby. It’s a kind of curse.”

“Oh, come on… You caught it with swordsmanship, right? Maybe you could do it.”

She said it so naturally that it could only be taken as a joke.

As she waved her hand, the students approached.

“By the way, I didn’t think you’d really catch this.”

“You cleaned it up neatly too.”

Now that they had caught Drake, an S-class monster, they were relieved.

With their worries gone, everyone could relax.

“Hey, Ian! Oerina! You guys rest!”

“Yeah, yeah. We’ve done enough.”

“We should eat! I’ll make stew!”

Ian’s expression turned serious at Widia’s shout.

“I’ll just cook it myself. Where are the ingredients?”

“Oh, come on~ I just made a mistake earlier. And give me that powder.”

She spoke shamelessly, but Ian pretended not to hear and rummaged through the ingredients.

At that time, the others who had gone hunting returned.

“Hey, we caught a troll. A troll.”

“Where are Ian and Oerina? Shouldn’t we go help them?”

The ones who brought the troll’s head asked with worried tones.

Wildi silently pointed to one side at them, who looked like they were about to go there right away.

Haryun and Grajin, who were among those who had gone out, were relieved to see the two unharmed.

“Are you not hurt? Did you catch it?”

“Hehe. Of course. I used magic, and Ian caught it. At this point, it’s no exaggeration to say we’re soul partners.”

“You fought together once and what.”

“It’s definitely an exaggeration.”

The other students were dumbfounded by her words.

Regardless, Oerina proudly showed the processed Drake materials.

While those who had gone hunting were admiring it, she brought Haryun over.

“Check Ian’s mana aptitude. He says he’s going to learn magic?”

“Are you going to become a magic swordsman? Well, it’s good to learn magic if you can.”

It would be a waste for someone with Ian’s brain to only use swords.

Haryun grabbed his arm and sent mana into it.

But his expression doesn’t look good.

“Wildi, you check it. Did I use too much mana earlier?”

Wildi also sent mana into Ian.

But she also had the same reaction as Haryun.

“Ian, why is your mana aptitude like this?”

“Right?! I didn’t feel it wrong, did I?”

“What’s wrong?”

Oerina also checked Ian and was horrified.

If she wasn’t mistaken, Ian’s mana aptitude was almost non-existent.

“You… mana doesn’t gather? I’ve never seen someone who doesn’t gather this much?”

Grajin, who was next to him, also checked and said in a serious tone.

“This is like someone who has had their talent stolen. Wow… this is the first time I’ve seen a body like this.”

Ian wore a nonchalant expression at the magicians’ reactions.

What’s there to be surprised about when he already knows he has no talent?

However, there was one thing that bothered him.

“Someone who has had their talent stolen? What does that mean?”

Not only the three magicians but also the other students didn’t seem to know.

They were also curious, and Grajin shrugged.

“What? You all don’t know? This is why those who don’t know artifacts and history are like this…”

Park Bare frowned at him, who was showing off.

“Stop messing around and tell us quickly.”

“Before that, let me ask first. Can’t I learn magic?”

Haryun shook his head at Ian’s sullen expression.

“It’s not that you can’t. However, it’s difficult to gather mana using ordinary methods. You’ll probably have to work several times, no, several dozen times harder than others.”

Then that’s fine.

Because he doesn’t have to use ordinary methods.

Ian didn’t care, but the magicians couldn’t hide their discomfort.

“Hey. Not being able to gather mana easily is a big problem. At this rate, you almost can’t accumulate mana no matter how much you meditate. How are you going to create a circle [a fundamental stage in magic]?”

“Don’t worry about that. I have my own way.”

Can’t gather mana through meditation?

That can be solved in many other ways.

That’s why Ian changed the subject to the story he was talking about earlier.

“So. Having your talent stolen? What does that mean?”

“It’s a term that comes from the ruins about three hundred years ago, called the Balok Ruins. Very special research was conducted there.”

“What kind of research?”

“Research to create a dimensional gate.”

Everyone fell silent at the word dimensional gate.

Why is the dimensional gate in the Forgotten City’s Tower suddenly appearing here?

“If it’s such a serious story, we should know about it… Why isn’t it known?”

“There are several reasons, but the biggest reason is that the purpose of the ruins was not achieved.”

There were three prerequisites for the ruins to become famous.

The first is excellent artifacts.

The second is the difficulty of exploring the ruins.

The third is whether the purpose of the ruins has been achieved.

The Balok Ruins did not meet all three conditions.

“The exploration difficulty of the ruins itself was just ordinary. And there were almost no artifacts. Moreover, even the research recorded failed.”

That’s why only those who have studied properly among scholars know about it.

“The sacrifice used in that research was the potential of others.”

“Potential…”

Ian smiled coldly.

“Are you talking about talent?”

“Yes.”