Chapter 218 – Mastery of Fire Magic (2)

Senior Hwayoung’s lecture on fire magic continued for several more hours after that.

Perhaps because she liked how I was learning according to her advice, the senior continued to teach me magic with all her heart and soul.

I responded to her lectures as much as possible so that I could live up to her expectations.

Of course, it was a bit unreasonable to advance to the advanced course in one day, so most of the class time on the first day was spent learning the disassembly formula for the 1st and 2nd circle magic.

“Exotherm is diffusion, ignition, and amplification. If the order is changed, it will become a completely different order, so be careful.”

“Yes yes!”

“Fire Blast takes away cohesion and aim from fireballs. If you combine 5 spells, the 2nd circle becomes magic. 1 circle for up to 3, 2 circles for up to 5.”

“All right!”

As I entered my senior’s lecture, I was revising the disassembly formula every moment, so I felt like I was realizing that I had used my magical abilities without thinking.

… With such mediocre skills, he was using magic such as Fireball and Fire Arrow in real combat.

It was like a process of confirming how unfounded confidence the goal of using flame magic as the main weapon after swordsmanship was.

“Are you sure you know that moving on to the next circle without a proper understanding of magic is not growth at all?”

“Yes. It really dawned on me.”

“Then here is the problem. I’m going to check if you’ve listened to my lectures correctly so far.”

“… Yes.”

“Which do you think is the more powerful magic, Flame Blast, which is a Circle 1 magic, or Fireball, which is a Circle 2 magic?”

“Uh…”

In general, it’s natural to think that fireballs are more powerful than fireblasts.

Because it is Fireball that increases the strength by adding cohesion in the flame burst, and increases stability by adding aiming.

However, judging from the flow of the conversation right now, if I said that fireball was a stronger magic, somehow it seemed that the answer would come back as an incorrect answer.

That said, even if I said that the flame blast was a stronger magic, I didn’t have the confidence to answer when asked to explain why.

I answered her honestly, admitting my ignorance.

“I think Fireball is a more powerful magic, but for some reason, seeing Hwayoung-senpai talking about it, I think Flame Blast is a more powerful magic.”

“What are you talking about? Fireball is definitely stronger because the flame burst has condensation and acceleration. Where did you hear my lectures until now?”

“… Sorry.”

What is it I’m sure I answered like an idiot, but for some reason, I feel like I’ve been caught.

Still, as if my guess wasn’t wrong at all, senior Hwayoung continued to explain further from there.

“Then it’s a problem again. Let’s say there are wizards who only use flame blasts and wizards who only use fireballs in real combat. Assuming that the total amount of mana the two can wield is similar. Then, which of the two do you think is the wizard with higher efficiency?”

“Since Fireball is a stronger magic, Fireball must be more efficient.”

“It depends on the opponent, but in this case, using only flame blast is more efficient in most cases.”

… Why are you doing this to me

I almost lost my mind at Hwayoung’s lecture method, which deliberately encouraged me to give the wrong answer, but I managed to gather my mind and ask for an explanation of the reason.

“Why is it that flame bursts are more efficient than fireballs in real combat?”

“It’s because the magic power consumption of the 1st and 2nd circle magic is twice as different. To use a fireball once, you need to consume twice as much magical power as a fire blast. So even though single-shot magic is more powerful than Flame Explosion, it cannot produce twice as much destructive power as Flame Explosion.”

“… Ah!”

“Of course, the magical power inside the human body is not infinite. Once consumed, you need to replenish it with sufficient rest and nutrition. Magic potions aren’t all-powerful, so it’s definitely better not to use them often. This is a story that applies to energy, not mana.”

Because it was explained by a senior who had experience in fire magic for a long time, it felt like I could clearly understand each and every detail.

Up until now, I had vaguely thought that high-circle magic = strong power, but in the end, in actual battles where the means to replenish magic power are limited, efficiency will also be a factor that cannot be ignored.

Even in the last Kraken battle, there was a time when I used up all my strength and was almost in danger.

“In addition, this is possible if the mana used to create the fireball is consumed in another way.”

After saying that, a fairly large lump of fire rose above Hwayoung-senpai’s palm.

She continued her explanation while holding a fireball that rose to about twice the size of a normal fireball.

“Do you know what this is?”

“It’s a fireball… Did you increase the number of mana releases?”

“Okay. It increased its size by consuming as much energy as it should have consumed for condensation and aiming. If it accelerates, it becomes a ‘super-heat explosion’. I don’t have to explain the difference in pure power between Super Heat Blast and Fireball, right?”

“… Yes.”

Compared to Fireball, the stability is a little less, but the pure power itself is probably overwhelmed by the super heat explosion.

“This is just a really simple example. The important thing is how to use this in practice. Can you really guarantee that only the magic you have learned so far is all magic up to the 5th circle?”

“No, it can’t be.”

“Because flame tornado and superheated earth are very efficient magic, they became famous after being formalized. Wizards fight using spells in a much more diverse way in real battles. Among them, of course, there are unknown magics that are not generally known.”

“Certainly, in actual combat, you’ll need that much variety of magic.”

“Even if it’s not a magic that’s good enough to formalize, there are many times when magic that can be used in real battles, or magic that would otherwise only get in the way, is helpful in unexpected situations. And sometimes self-centered bitches use their own magic as a secret weapon while keeping it tightly hidden. Memorizing and using only known magic formulas is tantamount to a declaration that you will not even think about using all of this magic.”

“Really, I learned a lot.”

Somehow, it ended up being more like a brainstorming process than a magic lecture, but looking back, each and every one of them was correct.

Perhaps, had she decided to grow up on her own without her help, she might have spent her whole life in a strange place without ever knowing.

It was the moment when I realized again that I needed the will to grow on my own instead of relying too much on leveling up through awakening abilities.

By the time her head got tired of the new knowledge and mental training theory that filled her head, senior Hwayoung had barely finished her today’s lecture.

“Let’s just stop here for today. If you learn too much at once, you will only increase the amount you forget.”

“All right.”

“And I will give you homework. Do it until next week.”

“… Homework?”

“Uh, homework.”

Though nostalgic for her school days, not particularly nostalgic words escaped her lips.

“Come make a 3rd circle magic by next week. Something that hasn’t been made official yet.”

“… You want me to make it myself?”

“Three-circle magic made by simply synthesizing six or seven spells is not acceptable. Make it to a level that can be used in practice. If you make it halfway, you will suffer even more.”

“…”

“Aren’t you going to answer me?”

“… All right.”

I’m only just beginning to understand the concept of magic, but to make a 3-circle magic for nothing.

In a different sense from Eunyoung’s older sister, she did not have a separate Spartan education.

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As she was organizing the information that seemed to be flooding her head, she heard senior Hwayoung’s voice.

“Did you ask for pizza for dinner? Is there a menu you want to eat?”

“No matter what… Oh, do you have Hawaiian pizza by any chance?”

“You don’t have to worry because I won’t do that even if you don’t tell me.”

“Yes? That’s not what I meant to say, if there is a Hawaiian, Hawaiian is good…”

“What… ?”

Senior Hwayoung’s expression frowned, as if asking what kind of guy he was.

“Do you like sweet and sour pizza as a man? It looks like you wouldn’t eat anything other than chicken breast pizza.”

“I don’t like it because it’s a man, I like it because it’s delicious. When fruits are roasted, the sweetness comes out more, so they become more delicious.”

“So why do you have to feel that sweetness even in pizza?”

“And fruit is good for your health. As far as I know, semen is said to sweeten a little.”

“… I’ll do it half and half. Eat the entire pineapple part by yourself.”

“All right.”

Even so, as if she didn’t want to eat pineapple pizza herself, she reluctantly compromised.

“… It takes about an hour.”

“Because it’s a time when there are a lot of deliveries. Please wait patiently.”

“Huh. Then, in the meantime, go through the pharmacy there and pick out what you need roughly.”

“… Yes?”

“Still, I’ve already come, but I sent it away empty-handed. If you need anything, I’ll hand you some when I get back tomorrow.”

… How far is this master trying to spread it?

“Are you okay. You don’t have to worry about it that much.”

“It’s because I want to take care of it. Don’t hold back when you can, just take it.”

“… All right.”

It seemed that if I brought up more of her story, I would repeat similar questions and answers, so I took out the pharmacy book she pointed to and opened it.

In fact, I didn’t need anything right now, so I’m not sure if there’s anything worth taking.

While I was thinking about getting a potion of energy or magic and handing it to Hye-eun, a pill that was used for a different purpose among the general potions caught my eye.

“Senior, where are you writing this?”

“Look… What is it, it’s just cold medicine.”

“Is it really just cold medicine? Aren’t there other side effects?”

“What is the effect of adding cold medicine? Cold medicine is cold medicine.”

… Well, I think it was a pretty stupid question.

Still, the cold medicine itself was quite an attractive thing. After all, diseases caused by germs or viruses could not be cured with my recovery skills.

Especially this summer, Hyeeun and I suffered from colds.

Thinking it would be nice to have one of hers, she asked for it.

“Can I take this?”

“… Do you want that There are some left over from stock, but I don’t recommend it.”

“Why?”

“The effect is certain, but the way you consume it is so…”

“Is that how you eat?”

“… It’s a suppository, that’s it. Put it in the back hole.”

“…”

As soon as I heard the answer from my senior’s mouth, a quiet smile appeared on my lips.

It was the moment when another way to use this medicine naturally came to my mind.