Disguised As A Teacher In Magic Academy

Chapter 50 - Flora Lumos (1)

Mana Ludger gently wrapped around the mana that was about to explode.

The blue mana enveloped the white light that was at the point of its explosion.

The overlapping elements that extend in all directions and appear ready erupt into a round shape and gradually become stable.

Flora gasped for breath as she stared at such a scene.

At that moment, Ludger's voice awakened his senses.

"It's not over yet. Don't distract yourself."

—Ludger's thick, warm hands that put his hands together, and his reprimands that seemed to denounce him.

Flora regained consciousness and focused on handling her mana.

"If you stop here, your magic will disappear without you being able to achieve anything. Do you want that?"

Flora clenched her teeth hearing his words.

The deviant magic gradually regained its stability, but if he stopped there, it would be nothing.

Ludger speaking.

She told him that since he had come this far, he had to see her.

'Yes. Rather than leaving it as a failure…!'

He could not let the magic he was trying to use disappear.

Flora responded by squeezing out all the remaining mana.

In order to meet the expectations of Ludger, who is helping him, he must complete his magic.

Whoooong.

The three round elements gradually reduced in size and finally began to take on a faint form of something.

Flora opened her eyes wide due to the sweet scent that passed through her nose.

Colour…

The scattered and wild colors returned to where they came from.

No. gabe.

The colors transcended back to their original form, they began to harmonize beautifully.

'Oh.'

He stared at the magic applied in front of him with trembling lips.

It started because of stubbornness and sudden greed.

The previous triple property failed…

His reason for trying it was actually a childish act to get the words of judgment from the mouth of Ludger, who had looked down on him.

For Flora, who was born with a talent for magic, even difficult high-level magic could eventually be achieved.

Therefore, magic was considered too easy and natural for Flora.

He was not happy with his success,

He did not think about his failure.

That was because any magical feat was something he could naturally accomplish someday.

He thought that such a mindset would not change.

He had thought, even if he succeeded in what he had failed so far, he would not feel any excitement.

That's what he thinks.

"So you did it."

Flora did not respond to Ludger's words.

He felt something in his heart.

His eyes were fixed on the finished element.

The white wind whirled ferociously in an atomic orbit around the frozen flame like a sharp piercer.

Fire, ice, and wind were combined into three superimposed elements.

Flora felt the illusion that not only her gaze but her soul was swept away by the brilliant beauty she created.

"Beautiful."

Cheryl said so as she watched the scene anxiously from the side.

Yep…

The magic he wanted to create was as beautiful as seeing a work of art.

Flora's reaction in particular was much more spirited than the other students.

What excites him is more than just a simple sense of sight and smell.

The feeling of spiritual inspiration bubbling like foam deep within his heart.

The feeling of accomplishment could pass through the wall he felt when he completed a magic that he had not been able to accomplish so far.

Although it was not achieved by itself, he still could not contain his excitement.

Ssss.

The impressive magic immediately disappeared into a colorful light powder.

As he watched the scene as if he was possessed, Ludger opened his mouth.

“Flora Lumos..”.

"Yes, professor Ludger."

Flora answered Ludger's call calmly.

… But he was calm on the outside, not inside.

He might cry happily if Ludger uttered the judgment from his mouth there.

That's how excited he is.

"You've done something stupid, I understand."

"Yes...sorry?"

But as the cold words came out of Ludger's mouth, Flora too late realized what she had done.

Uh.

He almost put every student in the classroom in danger of his own greed.

As she was faced with a reality she had forgotten due to the joy of her successful magic, Flora had no choice but to bow her head gloomily.

“Anyone who challenges and fails in new magic can be like that, but it is the magicians themselves who have to bear the cost of their failure in the end. Not another student, but you."

"…I'm sorry."

What Ludger said was true a hundredfold.

He nearly jeopardized his other classmates.

In the end, he felt that he was responsible for it and put up a magic barrier to surround the exploding mana, but could he really prevent its damage?

If Ludger doesn't step…

Someone may have died.

"But most importantly, what I rebuke you about, Flora Lumos, is the amateur nature of your magic."

"I'm sorry?"

Amateur against his magic, he said... What the hell does he mean by that?

"When you first stacked the elements, you mixed the fire and ice elements, right?"

"Yes. I did that.”

"Fire and ice are opposite each other—that's why it's hard to combine the two. In addition to trying to keep the technique from contradicting, you also need to create a stronger effect by aligning the two techniques."

"Yes. You're right."

And Flora Lumos did it.

He had applied magic into one by combining opposing forces with each other.

"…Then what's so amateurish about my magic?"

His voice must have been mixed with disappointment.

If he was just going to reprimand her, he would have to do so because of his excessive effort to multiply his magic.

Why did he show the overlapping elements of fire and ice perfectly?

Flora thought that Ludger might try to undermine his evaluation of the overlapping elements by using his mistakes.

'No, but even so ...'

When he's in danger…

Ludger had helped him control the mana that was out of control after passing through the magic barrier he had spread.

Beyond the understanding of mana and the ability to see through magic structures, if one did not have good control over mana, they were the ones who could end up in danger.

Ludger had helped him face that danger.

There was absolutely no reason for Ludger to ruthlessly weaken him.

But he still feels unfair about it.

He just wants to hear compliments.

Once he would be disappointed, Ludger created a ball of ice and fire based on mana.

"I'll show you why it's amateurish from now on."

Ludger combined the two elements he created into one.

He adjusted the technique so that the mana of the properties did not collide.

He combined two techniques into one ...

And he forced the overlapping elements to align with each other.

Flora stared intently at the scene so she wouldn't miss anything.

The entire process was clearly similar to what he had tried before.

But the results are not the same.

"Oh?"

The overlapping elements of Flora, which only caused the flame to become as beautiful as ice, and the overlapping elements of Ludger he showed were fundamentally different.

Flora Lumos compared the overlapping elements she created with the overlapping elements Ludger created.

Combination of fire and ice…

There is no difference in the element.

However, the results of the two elements are completely different.

An appearance? That was also true, but basically, the energy contained within the overlapping elements itself was different.

The color and smell are different from his.

It was clearer and more fragrant.

“Flora Lumos. Do you know what kind of overlapping elements I've created?"

Flora hesitated for a moment and nodded.

It was impossible for him not to know.

"…Yes.Yes."

"Then explain."

"...The overlapping elements you create have different dependencies on where. The spread of fire and its power to engulf the surroundings and the chill of the ice property coexisted with it."

"On the other hand, what about yours?"

"I'm sorry?"

"I asked about yours."

Flora just moved her lips slightly and fell silent.

Finally, Ludger spoke.

“Flora Lumos. The overlapping elements you create are just magic that is beautiful in shape and lacks even the slightest bit of practicality."

Flora shuddered at the scathing comment.

"You don't have to be too rude."

Such words surged down his throat, but the moment he met Ludger's sincere gaze, those words were swallowed completely.

“Magic should be practical. If not, at least, there should be no meaningless magic. That's the basic foundation of all magic."

Ludger had said that much before entering the lesson.

They had to use magic in a better way...

To make and achieve something, not to kill something.

—It will lead the world in the right direction.

“But Flor. How's your magic?”

"I…"

“Frozen fire. This was the basic form of fire-burning magic technique surrounded by ice elements. Yep. It was obviously beautiful because the smoldering shape of the fire was frozen."

Ludger spoke with his usual tone of voice.

"But that's it."

“…”

Flora had no reason to.

Because everything Ludger said was true.

"Are you thinking of getting a job in a circus with this magic, or are you planning on going to the Crystal Palace in the capital and displaying your magic beautifully?"

"…It's not like that."

"Then what is the importance of your magic? Was it just a self-parade to show off that you could use overlapping elements?"

Self parade…

Ludger's point is undeniable.

He didn't know where he was going to use it, it was just beautiful magic.

He was only proud of being able to use overlapping elements, nothing less and nothing more.

"I'm sure I'll appreciate the fact that you mixed the wind element in it and gave some magic purpose to some extent, but even that attempt failed."

Flora lowered her head at her last words filled with truth.

Cheryl, who was sitting next to him, looked at him anxiously, but she could not convey any comfort in the situation.

Ludger scattered the Scorching Cold he had created into the air.

The overlapping elements that rose close to the high grade ceiling exploded like fireworks.

Whirrr!

For a moment, all the students in the class felt the illusion that they heard the 'burned' sound of ice'.

Cold air resembling ice-white spread throughout the classroom without touching the ceiling and scattering the fine snow.

It fell and melted before it could reach the students.

However, all the students gathered at that place could feel it.

It was a magic that had very opposite elements as there was also a flame spreading within it.

It was the best magic to put out the fire.

“Flora Lumos. Your overlapping elements are quite interesting. I've never seen a witch your age display that skill."

Flora's eyes, distracted by Ludger's magic, turn to Ludger again.

It was the moment when he looked at the face of the man who was looking at him with a look of pity…

He felt somewhat guilty and emotional.

“But the intention of what you did was wrong. I'm not talking about your skills. I'm talking about something much more fundamental than that."

“…”

"Don't use magic just to show off. That kind of action, Flora, lowers your value."

“Value...ku?”

"Yes. This is heartfelt advice for you."

He had bitten him roughly so far, but he was talking about grades?

But Flora had no choice but to agree with Ludger.

The magic he created was only beautiful on the outside because of his intention to show off his skills in order to gain praise from others.

On the contrary, what Ludger made was much more practical, despite having the same overlapping elements as his own.

The power of fire also has its own firepower, but once attached to other elements, it does not extinguish well and spreads in an instant.

Major incidents that occur due to fires always occur from a large spread of fire.

Ludger had captured such characteristics with cold air.

Cold air that spread like a contagious disease when it exploded …

The purpose of the magic was to extinguish and devour the spreading fire.

Consider that it is magic that has so far been used to launch and fire pure ice in the form of weapons or cause a wide variety of blizzards…

What Ludger did was very practical.

'I lost again.'

He thought he would get a confession by then, but he didn't.

Never mind being proud, Flora realized how impatient and stupid she was.

"I've never been like this before."

Most importantly, the sincere gaze that Ludger showed her...

It did not escape his mind.

It was a sincere gesture of concern, not meant to ridicule or insult him.

'Has anyone ever seen me like that?'

No. gabe.

There were always only two types of gazes heading towards him:

Envying…

And jealousy.

Not to mention his own family with his brother and sister whom he did not want to meet…

Even his senior envied him.

So did the professors of Soeren.

Flora's talents had followed their teachings in an instant, even though they had learned magic for many years.

Every time that happened, the eyes of the professors were always filled with the unbearable flames of jealousy.

Flora knew it, but she did not show it outwardly.

Because that's real talent. There was no need to be excited or sad over the gazes of those who were envious of his talent.

But he also did not intend to let it go …

So he had trampled on their self-esteem while displaying an even more outstanding appearance.

He thought it was obvious.

But at that time…

Flora is confused for the first time in her life by Ludger's unusual demeanor.

'Professor Ludger...'

He had saved her from her near-failed magic.

He had helped her overcome the walls of the three overlapping elemental properties that she had not been able to overcome until then.

Then he looked into her eyes and gave her a loud lecture.

Flora belatedly realized that she was dizzy and out of breath.

Mana thinning…

He had consumed too much mana to apply the three overlapping magic elements.

'I'm tired of dying here, but is Professor okay?'

Ludger, who had suppressed the mana that was about to explode, would have consumed more mana, but his breathing was still normal.

This is the first time…

That he felt a real 'wall.

And the wall was so high and thick that he was not sure if he could get through it.

… But he won't give up.

Flora feels the competition.

Flora made a strong resolution on herself that she would definitely surpass him next time.

'What is this?'

Bluster.

Ludger, who was chewing on the mana recovery pill that was secretly hidden in his mouth, trembled involuntarily.