Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 150

She simply finished her explanation to the students in the lecture hall, grabbed her pristine white blazer, and quickly left.

“……”

Lenox watched her briskly retreating figure and then let out a short sigh.

“Come to think of it, there was something I wanted to ask.”

The rainbow-colored gem they had acquired from the battle with the exploration team.

It was a component of the Archangel’s Compassion [a powerful artifact], but they hadn’t achieved any significant results with it yet.

It would take time to collect data with Sebastian, and given the circumstances, it wasn’t wise to act without more information.

He had come to the university to consult the materials in the library, but unexpectedly, he had more pressing matters to attend to.

“I guess I can go to the lab or the library after the lecture.”

Lenox muttered to himself and was about to return to the lecture hall when he paused, noticing something poking out from his arms.

Davi was blatantly sticking his head out, staring intently at the gem in Lenox’s hand.

Davi’s gaze, which had been fixated on the gem as if it were a delicious fruit, shifted and met Lenox’s.

“……”

[……]

Silence fell.

“I’ll say it in advance, absolutely not.”

[I haven’t said anything yet.]

“No.”

Lenox had no intention of letting Davi gobble up this gem, which was incredibly valuable.

It would be foolish to hand this item over to a spirit without knowing exactly what benefit it would provide.

This gem was crucial for dealing with the remaining members of the exploration team and drawing out Irina Fesfield.

Davi, who had been silent, spoke softly.

[It’s not that I necessarily want to eat that gem.]

“What do you mean?”

[Looking at the fundamentally different structural patterns compared to the formulas I’ve been interpreting, it would be enough just to observe and analyze it up close.]

“……”

[If you could just let me carry it around, it would be very helpful.]

Seeing Davi speak so earnestly, even saying things he usually wouldn’t, it was clear how much he wanted that gem.

But if there was a way to study its abilities without losing the gem, as Davi suggested….

“Hmm….”

[I’ll be careful to ensure that what Master is worried about never happens.]

“……”

The spirit seemed to have read Lenox’s mind and added those words.

It was hard to believe he was a newborn spirit, not even two months old, given how meticulous he was.

But if he couldn’t trust the life he had created himself, what else could he trust?

Even if it was something else, Davi would never betray him.

Based on these judgments and reasons, Lenox nodded with some reluctance.

“Okay. But you have to keep it where I can see it.”

[You don’t have to worry about that….]

As if he couldn’t wait any longer, Davi latched onto Lenox’s hand as soon as he said that.

Lenox sighed as he watched Davi, who was holding the gem, about half his size, in his front paws and jumping around excitedly.

Even though he looked like that, he was a digital spirit, so he could freely move between materialization and dematerialization, making it unlikely he would lose the gem in a ridiculous way.

The problem was that his appearance was a little different from how he had presented himself to the students earlier.

“Haa…. He’s too noticeable. Can you usually hide it?”

Davi nodded immediately. At the same time, the gem in his front paw instantly turned blurry.

[It’s not difficult if I use the principle of optical camouflage.]

“Let me know what you can do when you start to adapt. First, we need to find out what kind of abilities the Archangel’s Compassion has.”

Lenox said that, held Davi in his arms, and re-entered the lecture hall.

It was an unexpected break, but the atmosphere in the lecture hall hadn’t changed much.

Aris also tended to conduct her lectures more loosely than other professors, so there were many days when the class ended early, and another lecture would follow immediately in this lecture hall after hers.

Lenox just had to stay in his seat until Aris’s lecture time was over and then leave.

‘About 40 minutes left. It’s awkward.’

It was awkward to interact with the other students, and it was hard to just leave them alone.

It would be problematic for Lenox, who had not been an assistant professor for long, to conduct the lecture in place of Aris.

Thinking back to his experiences on Earth, he was about to have them study on their own and stand in front of the platform when someone shouted loudly at Lenox.

“Professor, show us the spirit formula!”

“Oh, that’s a good idea!”

“I want to see the magic that the spirit uses!!”

With someone bringing up the topic, the students quickly became excited.

It seemed they were eager, as they had few opportunities to see a spirit in person.

It wasn’t a difficult task.

Since Davi was already in the form of a lightning fox, Lenox could just shoot some lightning magic and pretend that Davi was using it.

Frankly, none of the mages present had the sensitivity to see through Lenox’s tricks.

Since he had already revealed the spirit, he might as well show them what he could do.

Thinking that, Lenox called Davi and was about to lightly raise his magic power when—

Thud.

Someone strode forward and stood in front of the platform.

A practical hairstyle, cut short. A strong magical aura and a sturdy physique to match.

He wore a badge indicating he belonged to Lavatenon University, but his mature appearance didn’t make him seem like a student.

He was a young man who wasn’t very noticeable among the more than 100 students in the Department of Elemental Studies, but Lenox quickly remembered his face.

Even now, when the gazes towards him had softened, he was one of those who occasionally showed a dissatisfied expression when looking at Lenox.

His name was probably… Roden Bailey.

“What’s the matter?”

“If you’re going to show us the spirit formula, wouldn’t it be better to have an opponent?”

Roden said with a smile, abandoning his usual blunt expression.

“I want to experience what a spirit formula is like firsthand.”

“……”

Lenox slightly turned his gaze at the obvious challenge.

He naturally crossed his arms and gestured towards the outside.

The arm visible beyond the rolled-up shirt was thicker than he thought. He had a body closer to a warrior who had trained his body rather than a mage.

“There’s a training ground right in front of the lecture hall, and it seems like the perfect place for the assistant professor to show us how he uses his spirit.”

Although his words were polite, Lenox wasn’t naive enough not to understand the intention behind his words and expression.

Roden was clearly using the spirit formula as bait to pick a fight with Lenox, which he didn’t need to do.

‘Why?’

Instead of getting angry or laughing, Lenox tried to calmly understand the reason behind his actions.

No matter how he thought about it, picking a fight with Lenox at this point wouldn’t be beneficial.

It would have been different when he had just been appointed as an assistant professor and was being called a ‘parachute’ [someone who gets a position without earning it], and when he had unknowingly accumulated resentment, but now that he had gotten along with the undergraduates and gained favor with Davi’s cuteness, it wasn’t easy to gain the support of those around him.

Strictly speaking, it was an emotional decision, and there wasn’t much benefit Roden could gain from thinking rationally.

“Bailey. The lecture time isn’t over yet.”

Priscilla, who had sensed the unusual atmosphere, came down to the platform and coldly snapped.

“Are you going to wander outside just because Professor Richelene isn’t here?”

“Priscilla….”

He stuttered slightly when he saw Priscilla, as if something was wrong, and mumbled, slightly averting his gaze.

“Ah, it doesn’t matter anyway.”

“What did you say?”

“I, I just wanted to get to know the assistant professor, so I just brought it up. The assistant professor will make the decision…. You just watch from the side.”

“Is that what you’re saying now….”

Priscilla strode towards Roden with an absurd expression, but Roden turned his head with a completely different attitude than before.

That subtle reaction was completely different from when he was looking at Lenox.

Priscilla seemed even angrier at his stiff attitude, but Lenox saw something completely different.

An awkward attitude and stiff tone that couldn’t even make proper eye contact.

And even his ears, which were flushed red, which didn’t suit him.

Only then did Lenox realize the answer and laughed with a hollow expression.

“Was it this…?”

He had been moving in the shadows for too long, so he had forgotten.

What was the point of talking about the opposite sex in a university full of fresh youth?

It was natural for people to act irrationally in the face of unrequited love.

Lenox was also cringing at the cliché he was witnessing after so long.

Of course, Priscilla’s expression when facing Roden didn’t look like that at all.

Davi (2)

“Let’s organize the situation.”

Archwood, with a sullen expression, opened his mouth.

In the center of the wide training ground.

Standing between Lenox and Roden, who were facing each other, he looked very uncomfortable.

“It’s a simple sparring match for Assistant Professor Evan to demonstrate the spirit formula. Be careful not to escalate into unnecessary attacks.”

“……”

“Why? Do you have any complaints?”

Roden, who was very intimidated by Archwood’s annoyed expression, asked.

“Um, well…. Did you know Assistant Professor Evan before?”

He had stepped forward because he was blinded by jealousy, but perhaps he was scared now that things had escalated.

No, more than that, he must be bothered by the fact that Archwood suddenly took Lenox’s side and was attending this event.

It would be difficult to remain calm after seeing that he, who was just passing by, had been dragged into this by Lenox and was now acting as a witness.

“……”

Archwood ignored Roden’s words with a disgusted expression and turned his head away.

It was a natural reaction.

He could never explain why he was now faithfully listening to Lenox’s words, even if his life depended on it.

Lenox patted Archwood on the shoulder and said to Roden.

“I just brought him as a witness for a moment, and he won’t intervene if he can help it, so don’t worry.”

“Is… Is that certain?”

“Of course.”

Lenox smiled.

“It’s just a brief demonstration of the spirit formula anyway, so why would there be any reason to worry?”

Roden didn’t answer but glanced at the audience.

When the bald young man at the end of his gaze nodded briefly, Roden finally answered.

“Th, then….”

“……”

Unaware that Lenox’s eyes were narrowing at his unusual reaction, Roden raised his magic power first.

Lenox also summoned Davi, placed him in front of him, and charged his magic power.

At the same time as Archwood took a step back and briefly shouted to start, Roden shot his magic at Lenox with all his might.

“Kkeuaek!!”

Paang!!

Immediately after, Davi’s body flashed, and Roden’s body was thrown backward.

Everyone was speechless at his miserable appearance, having flown more than a dozen meters and fallen out of the training ground.

A match that was decided in one second.

It was too pathetic to even call it anticlimactic.

The undergraduates who had followed him out of the lecture hall for this one moment began to stir, but still, like mages, they began to speculate about what had just happened.

“Bailey was thrown out at once…. Is that what spirit formulas are usually like?”

“No, I looked it up a bit, and it seems that they often deal with elemental formulas. Maybe the assistant professor is special.”