Disguised As A Teacher In Magic Academy

Chapter 57 - Risk (3)

To be honest, when Chris first offered me a bet from the duel between Aidan and Jevan…

I didn't show it through my expression, but I secretly felt happy.

Because it was a bet where I would definitely win.

I'm not saying that Jevan's skills are not good enough. He was also a student who was walking on the magic path and had entered Soen. Clearly, he had some adequate talent and skills.

The families of wealthy merchants and noble students had been thoroughly educated since childhood, so it was only natural that they were far ahead of commoners since the beginning of the semester.

Within two weeks after the start of the new semester ...

The time was still lacking for ordinary students to catch up with the aristocracy.

But it's okay.

—Because Aidan is different from ordinary students.

I don't recognize the boy as a 'main character shounen' for no reason.

'Professor Chris Benimore seems to know nothing at all.'

If he was in charge of the first year spell-shredding class, he would have already checked the list of students unique among first year students.

However, Chris did not appreciate Aidan much.

I realized one fact there…

Chris Benimore didn't even look at the list of ordinary students.

'He probably only remembered the names of the students from noble families whom he cared about the most.'

It was a disqualification as a professor, but I understand.

He was a person who was born a noble and had lived as a noble and would continue to live as a noble.

Of course, it is not fun considering ordinary people who live in a completely different world from him.

Rather, it was wise enough for him to choose not to pay attention to those commoners.

I don't mean to blame him for discriminating or judging them by status.

Because that place is that kind of world.

'But he definitely never thought it would hold him back.'

Aidan was able to enter Soren, even though he had no magic knowledge, purely because of the Unusual Magic he had.

He received some kind of reception allowance, but that didn't mean Aidan had poor abilities.

The headmaster wanted more students who had learned rare magic to gather in Soeren.

'It may be too late for Chris to realize what kind of magic Aidan is learning.'

The bet is settled. Insisting on invalidity was more of an act that would reveal a lack of information that he had not checked before.

Even if Chris was aware of Aidan's abilities afterwards, he had no choice but to continue betting.

'But what did this man say?'

Whahuh? He wanted to win just by using his strength?

For a moment, I didn't understand what he was talking about.

I had no choice but to belatedly realize how single-minded and true Aidan was.

He was the one who came forward to help even the werewolves who had threatened his life.

I was thinking of telling him to come to his senses, but I was a little worried about that.

'Maybe it's not a bad idea to take this opportunity to check it out.'

I wonder what level Aidan has.

Yep. As he said, if I only encouraged him to use Unusual Magic, wouldn't that just encourage him to rely on just one tool?

It doesn't seem too bad to be sure of his willingness and talent to learn something new.

Casting the elemental property was so fundamental that it was impossible to debate Aidan's talent with just that.

Later then…

"I must teach him something more certain."

I looked at Aidan.

As he felt my gaze, I could see Aidan's shoulder shudder.

"Aidan."

"Yes yes."

"If that's what you want, fine. For the remaining three days, I will teach you how to prepare for the duel."

"I'm sorry? Are you serious about that? But that's…"

"The dice have been thrown. Maybe Professor Chris will also give Jevan some advice or teach him some basic magic techniques. It's not a match between Jevan and you, it's a matter of pride between me and Professor Chris. As professor... As a witch.”

"Then... Am I also going to learn magic from Professor Ludger?" 

I shook my head. Teaching magic was initially impossible.

"There is no magic of victory that I can teach you. There were only three days left in the first place. Very short time to learn something."

The implementation of the elemental property is really basic, there is no need to review it anymore.

"But that doesn't mean there's nothing I can teach you."

The duel between witches does not happen purely with magic.

Speed of spell implementation?

Have where in large quantities?

Magic accuracy?

No. gabe.

That's not enough.

It is nothing more than a prejudice that when a magician fights, they only fight with magic.

"Aidan, I will teach you how you should fight against witches."

"really?"

"Yes, but the time left is three days. What I can teach will be very basic because the time is very tight. It's gonna be really hard. You can also fail. Do you still want to do it?"

"Yes I will do it!"

Aidan answered loudly in determination.

Yep. That's a good attitude.

Of course, I don't mean to be lenient with her, even if she refuses to learn it.

"Then let's start today."

"M-sorry? Are you sure?"

Aidan's face became a little surprised because he didn't know that we were about to start.

I nodded and glanced at the two people who were watching the two of us from a distance.

"The same goes for both of you."

"I'm sorry?"

"We ... We too?"

Leo and Tessie. When I called them, both were confused but could not turn me down.

Of course, it wasn't just Aidan who was about to move on, and they seemed like they would stay together forever.

If I am going to improve the skills of any one of them, I should pour my teachings onto those three musketeers.

The remaining time is three days.

Chris and Jevan must have celebrated early, thinking they would have won.

I had no intention of interrupting their celebration party.

It is up to them if they want to celebrate prematurely in their imagination.

However, would they be able to enjoy their freedom even after seeing what would happen in three days?

Just little…

I started to look forward to it.

"Aaaargha. I'm dying."

On a dark night when the sun is completely gone…

Returning to the dormitory, Aidan dragged his tired body to lie on the bed.

He is proud to have not missed a single training since he arrived in Soren, but Ludger's training is beyond his imagination.

Is it because he is a soldier?

As Aidan recalls Ludger's strenuous training, which taught Leo and Tessie with him, he massaged his ailing body.

'I didn't expect to use my body that much.'

What Ludger taught them was not spell casting or spell technique, but literally how to use their bodies.

Well, they do use their brains.

It was because they had to use their body and brain simultaneously.

Aidan did not know how many times he rolled around on the floor of the training ground because of that.

He couldn't believe he had to do that for two more days.

'Stay, I feel better.'

Ludger's teachings were harsh enough for him to train his body excessively, but Aidan did so silently without complaining.

'More than that, why did Professor Ludger say he would believe me?'

Does that mean he didn't think Aidan would lose to Jevan? Then what's the reason?

'Is it because of the magic I use?'

There's that kind of possibility. Professors basically have the right to browse student information.

He still did not understand why Ludger had such certainty in him with just that.

Ludger himself had never seen him use Rare Magic, so why was he so sure?

The magic he learned was passed down by his own teacher, so it would be difficult to understand magic just by hearing his name.

'Did Professor Ludger happen to know something about my teacher?'

Aidan closed his eyes with that thought.

The day was so tiring that she fell asleep without even thinking about changing her clothes.

***

Two days later…

Aidan ran on the outside training ground until he was out of breath.

"Haah haah."

Ludger stood with his hands behind his back on the road where Aidan was running.

Aidan sped his run further as he looked at Ludger.

Ludger, who was keeping his hands behind, extended his right hand.

At that moment, a white ball flew towards Aidan from Ludger.

"Urghs!"

Aidan turned to the side clenching his teeth as he looked at the ball, and when he was about to cast a spell at the same time…

Tak.

"Oh?!"

He turned his legs and fell on the spot.

Aidan avoided the magic, but he had to roll several times on the ground.

Ludger slowly approached Aidan.

"Mana circulation and moving your body are separate things. Don't try to overlap, but feel separately."

"Yes yes!"

Aidan, who was covered in dirt, stood back from his place.

“You failed again this time, so do one more round. Run around."

"Yes!"

Aidan ran around the training ground once again.

Leo and Tessie, who were resting on a chair at the training ground, looked at Aidan like he was looking at a loyal monster.

"Yes God. We're tired and don't have the strength to run anymore, but Aidan really has the stamina."

Tessie purely admires Aidan's tireless physical strength.

He had built up his physical strength even before he entered Soren, but it was not at a level that even approached Aidan.

He had tried to catch up to Aidan by clenching his teeth, but he ended up waving a white flag.

"He's very determined."

On the other hand, Leo was the first to break because he was physically weaker than Tessie because of his small body.

But Leo's ability to see things is sharper.

According to what Tessie saw, she looked fine, but Aidan had actually reached his physical limit.

Nevertheless, the fact that he kept running was probably due to his determination not to lose in an open duel.

"Hnggs."

Tessie listened to Leo and looked at Aidan blankly.

A boy who doesn't say that he doesn't like her even though her treatment of her is very bad…

He smiled and asked her to eat together and extended her hand as his friend first like a fool.

He couldn't take his eyes off Aidan's performance as he toiled in his training—he looked dirty with all the sweat and dust, but was it too much for him to think that it was cool?

Before they knew it, Aidan had already run a full lap and rushed towards Ludger.

Ludger raised his hand.

'That's coming.'

Leo and Tessie were nervous at the same time.

Cold sweat ran down their fists.

Ludger's magic flew towards Aidan, who was panting and almost exhausted.

It was the basic spell of the Shining Stone.

It would be painful if he was exposed, but it would be easy for Aidan to avoid it if he only focused on magic, since Ludger was being lenient with him.

The problem is that it is not easy to avoid magic while running.

But…

Tessie, who saw Aidan turning his body to the side in a running position and dodging Ludger's magic, involuntarily jumped from his chair.

"He's avoiding it!"

"Yet. What matters is the next step."

As Leo said.

—Aidan needs to avoid magic and then counterattack.

Aidan immediately gathered his mana. Without stopping his running, he used mana and applied a spell technique.

It was a technique that required a magician to use their head and body separately to cast magic while moving their bodies.

At first glance, this may seem simple, but there is nothing more difficult than that for someone who has not mastered magic properly.

It is more difficult than drawing a square with one hand and a triangle with the other.

—Thinking division.

And he had to move his body and cast magic separately.

'Midwife. If it's you, you can do it.'

Leo clenched his fists.

A magician must focus his mind to the extreme to cast their spells that's why the process of engraving magic is important.

—Because a witch cannot move when they use magic.

That's why witches are always exposed to danger.

Magicians had taken the method of wrapping the barrier around them or shortening the chanting of their spells so that they could safely chant their magic.

However, there are some people who take completely different methods.

There are people who think if it is dangerous if they cannot move while using magic, they should use magic while moving.

They were witches, but they not only kept silent but also practiced their magic by training their bodies to the limit.

Unlike those who study and explore magic, they are eccentric people who move around in the world and adventurers who always challenge the unknown to fight.

—War Witches.

The method Ludger had taught him was the Moving Magus, the most basic way of fighting that war witches had learned.

"Become!"

Aidan took a deep breath and increased his mana.

He did not stop his legs from running; he did not even have time to catch his breath.

No need to talk. What matters is his will.

He moved his body and filled the mana separately at the same time.

A magic appeared in Aidan's hand which ran nonstop. Leo and Tessie, who were watching the scene from a distance, opened their eyes and mouth wide.

And the spell that Aidan cast…

It was the same first-rate, Shining Stone base spell that Ludger had fired at him.

Although it is less important than Ludger's spell and more like an opaque spell than a shining one…

He clearly cast a spell properly and flew towards Ludger.

Bam!

However, Ludger raised his gloved right hand and grabbed the Shining Stone of Aidan easily.

Leo and Tessie who were watching the scene involuntarily exclaimed, "Ah!" and express their frustration.

They think he can land at least one shot.

“Haah, haah.”

Aidan could not answer.

Ludger grinned at the sight and turned around.

"If it's you, then you can do it."

Aidan was too tired and could not hear it.