Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 117

117. Black Aura (2)

‘It’s better to learn about it now than when it’s dangerous.’

With that thought, I began exploring the black aura.

Whoosh!

I carefully began to swing my sword. Oberon had already entered my body, and his authority was about to manifest.

The sword drew a line from the bottom left to the top right. I stepped back with my right foot and slashed to the right.

Whoosh!

Pragarach naturally drew its trajectory following the rotation of my body.

Sometimes it drew a tyrannical straight line, and sometimes it completed an elegant curve.

The Sword Emperor Adonis’s sword dance unfolded in the empty training room.

‘This is fun.’

Accordingly, the movement gradually began to accelerate. Thanks to Oberon’s power, a satisfactory speed began to follow.

[Ugh. I’m dying here, and you’re having fun?]

Regardless of Oberon’s grumbling, the sound of wind stirred through the silent training room.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Just as the sound of the wind grew faster and faster, and sweat began to soak my body.

‘Hmph!’

The pain started again. The speed of the power had become too fast, and my body began to feel the strain.

[Damn it!]

Along with Oberon’s short curse, I began to feel a foreign energy.

Woo-woo….

As expected, the sensation that started near my heart was dyeing the hand holding the sword black.

‘……It appeared again.’

At the same time, the pain caused by the power disappeared as if it were a lie. It was as if the black aura was protecting my body from the pain.

‘Is it protecting me?’

Whoosh!

Thanks to it, I was able to continue wielding the sword.

‘Oberon! Are you okay?’

He was silent again. According to Oberon, his own desperate struggle would have begun by now.

Nevertheless, the sword dance continued. The black aura gradually began to climb up my arm.

I didn’t have time to recognize it during the battle, but this time I could clearly see it. As the speed of the power increased, the area that the black aura controlled also expanded.

‘Or does it get bigger as the burden on my body increases?’

Since there was no one to fight against, I focused a little more on that energy.

Soon, the black aura took over my shoulder and even my chest muscles. It felt as if it was strengthening my body as it moved over the muscles.

‘……Muscles, huh? Does this also move through the muscles?’

I was about to instinctively try to send mana to that area.

[Argh!]

Oberon suddenly popped out of my body.

[I can’t take it anymore!]

He had released his power.

Swish….

And the black aura quickly disappeared. It was an energy that scattered just before it could touch my mana.

‘Are you okay?’

[Haa. It gets stronger and stronger as time goes on. It’s too hard for me to endure.]

‘What does it feel like?’

Oberon frowned. He shook his head.

[It flows through your body like a stream of mana. I naturally flow through your energy pathways.]

‘Oh, really?’

That was the first time I knew that. I had never asked about such things while using his power.

[But when it’s about to take over your whole body, another energy pops out of your heart. It struggles to take over your body like me.]

‘So, you and that energy collide and fight?’

[Yeah. That thing is always trying to push me out.]

‘Hmm…….’

There was only one thing I could guess about the energy that came out of my heart.

‘It must be the energy from the black magic card?’

The black magic card I chose during the appraisal ceremony. It must have been the energy that popped out of there and was absorbed into my heart.

[It can’t be anything else. I don’t know what that damn thing is.]

Again, I couldn’t clearly know its identity. However, it wasn’t like there were no results at all.

‘But I didn’t feel like that energy was trying to harm me.’

It was definitely an energy that reduced the burden on my body.

‘It felt like it was strengthening my body. If I could control it, it would definitely be helpful.’

If I could control it at will, I might be able to use Oberon’s power freely.

‘Maybe, I can see the limit of your power that you mentioned.’

[The limit of my power?]

‘Yeah. That state of moving as you think, beyond the speed of sound.’

The state that Oberon had always talked about. Even when I was in Adonis’s body, I might be able to reach that state that I couldn’t dare to reach.

[Hmm. It’s not possible with a human body. It was only possible after I became a constellation.]

‘If I can control the black aura, it might be possible. There’s no burden on my body when it’s activated.’

That is to say.

‘Let’s practice this often.’

I needed to get used to controlling the black aura.

[Ugh. You want me to keep having that hellish experience? Not just once?]

‘Don’t you want to see me reach the ultimate state?’

[……Not really.]

‘I’ll control that black aura soon, so please bear with it.’

[…….]

Oberon closed his eyes and shut his mouth.

‘But it’s no use. You know my stubbornness.’

[…….]

In the end, he wouldn’t be able to overcome my persistence.

* * *

“Did everyone have a good vacation!”

I headed to the Magic Tower with Drew. In the main auditorium where everyone had gathered after the vacation, Alloy was welcoming us.

‘Alloy has completely settled in at the Magic Tower.’

Since he was the most popular with the children, he had been in charge of the events for some time.

“I hope everyone hasn’t neglected their magic training! The kids who worked hard during the vacation will stand out this semester. A magician is rewarded as much as they constantly work hard!”

I nodded.

‘Of course.’

It was a word that applied not only to magicians but to everything. Only those who constantly work hard can become stronger.

However, the expressions of the children who heard those words changed in different ways. Some children had satisfied expressions like me.

“Tch!”

And some children frowned or looked sullen.

It was a contrasting reaction between the children who worked hard during the vacation and those who only played.

One interesting fact was that the expressions of the children with great talent were mostly not good. It was clear that they had neglected practice, believing in their talent.

‘You guys. If you rely on your talent and act recklessly, you’ll get hurt badly.’

Although magical talent is the most important virtue for a magician.

[A genius who stays still will be caught by a mediocre person who works hard.]

‘This semester will be the real deal.’

It was from now on that the gems among the children would appear. The children who only believe in their talent and do not work hard will fall behind, and those who work hard will rise one by one.

“Okay, then! Let’s keep the opening ceremony simple……. Everyone, dismiss to your classrooms!”

The children scattered all at once according to Alloy’s orders. I moved with Drew in line with the procession.

[Oh, there’s that troublemaker over there.]

Drew’s hand pointed to a place. It was McDuff, who was quietly walking around with his head down, unlike before.

‘I wonder if that guy had a fruitful vacation.’

[I’m sure he did.]

McDuff, who had been subdued after being defeated by me several times. Given the strong self-esteem of the guy, he wouldn’t have just let the vacation pass by.

[He’s the type who will continue to work hard. Even if he’s like that, he’s a guy who has poison in his heart.]

He was a guy who realized early on that his talent was not the best in the world because of me. His pride may have been trampled on now, but thanks to that, he would grow more in the future.

‘Good. He has to be that good to make it worthwhile to trample on him!’

Of course, I wasn’t worried.

Whether it’s poison or effort. I’ll be one step ahead of him. The stronger the people around me, the more positive stimulation it will be for me.

I came out of the main auditorium like that.

“I’m a little excited because it’s been two months!”

Drew’s expectant eyes scanned the lobby of the Magic Tower. He must be looking forward to the Magic Tower class after a long time.

“I’m excited too. Let’s go quickly.”

I looked for the teleportation orb to go to the classroom.

“……But there are too many kids.”

Because of the children who came out all at once, there was a bottleneck in front of the teleportation orb. There was a huge line to ride the teleportation orb.

“Let’s go a little slower!”

I stood at the very back of the line with Drew, who had a pleasant smile.

“Ahem.”

The sound of clearing his throat came from behind.

[This old man has been here for a while.]

Professor Andrei was behind us.

“Did you guys have a good vacation?”

“Yes. I went here and there and had a lot of new experiences.”

“Oh, oh! New experience? Very good! Then your ideas will be more brilliant.”

The old professor’s eyes, looking back and forth between Drew and me, were filled with greed.

‘He must have a lot of research to do.’

It was clear that our help was essential for magic research.

“……Well. Haha.”

“Are you going to the lab right away from today? Drew and Ian, please stop by my lab after class.”

Drew was Andrei’s official assistant professor, so he had no reason to refuse.

“I understand.”

I nodded because it wasn’t a difficult request either.

“Oh, oh.”

Andrei had a satisfied smile as if his mouth was about to reach his ears.

“Then we’ll go to class first.”

“Let’s go together. I’m in charge of your class’s first class.”

“Ah……. Okay.”

It was from then on. Andrei’s mouth kept talking.

“The research I’m conducting this time is…….”

He was constantly sharing the progress and results of his research over the past two months.

‘Haa. Why is the line so long?’

I couldn’t make excuses and run away.

“So, what do you guys think about this part? Do you have any ideas to improve it?”

Just as I was about to lose my mind, Andrei even asked a question.

‘What did this old man just say?’

[I didn’t hear it this time either. Why are there so many words.]

Just as I was looking for something to say to him.

Beeeep- Beeeep-

The siren alarm rang through the Magic Tower. The lobby became noisy with the ear-splitting sound.

“Wh, what’s going on.”