Chapter 376 – I Hate Fire (3)

After diligently wielding a flame whip and completing a single hunt for an obsidian golem in an igneous rock cave.

Once I managed to get rid of about 10 of them according to the contents of the request I received, personally, it was enough to make a self-evaluation that was quite satisfactory.

Being able to damage B-class fire monsters with the same fire attribute magic meant that the fire magic I had just used wasn’t too different from the 4th circle’s power.

Maybe this is enough for Hwayoung-senpai to say that it’s a good enough improvement plan.

Giving up magical power for stability and boldly increasing firepower was certainly effective.

Although it didn’t feel like a rope made of flame like the existing flame whip, it felt like a bomb that exploded as soon as it touched the monster’s body.

Even if you go to Moro, it is enough to go to Seoul. Anyway, in the end, it was a fairly useful magic.

It was useful in many ways, both for killing power and for practicality. It’s to the point where I think it’s okay to take it out and use it when you really need it.

… All that remains now is the evaluation of Cha Yu-ri.

“…”

Was it really watching me use the flame whip?

I hurriedly moved to Cha Yu-ri, who was looking at me with a blank gaze from a little far away.

As soon as I got closer, Cha Yu-ri opened her mouth and let out a calm voice.

“… Not bad.”

“Yes?”

“Isn’t it a magic that uses the instability of fire magic to link it to an immediate explosion as soon as it touches the body of a monster? It was not a bad idea.”

“Ah, yes.”

“And the way the mana itself was operated was also quite good. For a self-made magic, it looks useful in many ways.”

“… Thank you.”

I thought that maybe something had been making a disapproving expression all day and I hadn’t observed my flame whip properly, but that part seemed to be my needless concern.

Seeing that I expressed my appreciation for the perfection of my magic without the slightest hesitation, she seemed to have watched every single time I dealt with the obsidian golem with the flame whip.

As soon as the demonstration of magic was over, he seemed to return the answer with sincerity from the line he observed.

“So, is that all?”

“… There is one more.”

“There is, but?”

“That’s because it’s magic that hasn’t been completed yet.”

“Show me once.”

“…”

As I was contemplating whether or not to show the second magic, which was embarrassing to even call it magic, I heard a voice urging me a little from the window.

“Why are you hesitating? He asked for help from magic counselor.”

“Actually, it’s because the level of perfection is so low that it can’t even be called magic. Perhaps even if Mr. Cha Yu-ri sees it in person, it won’t change much…”

“I’ll see and judge that, so just show it.”

“… All right.”

Well, it doesn’t make sense that I called you to ask for magic advice in the first place and then I was ashamed to show you magic.

I was a little hesitant about showing my unfinished magic to others, but thinking about showing my magic here was, in a way, more embarrassing.

Prepared for some shame, I used my second fire magic at a nearby obsidian golem.

A fire punch that wraps your fist in flames and creates a great shock with an explosion… Not, a demonstration of explosive fist.

– Perok!

“…”

Of course, the power of it was a poor sound that did not deviate an inch from the expected result.

‘… Oh?’

“…”

“…”

An obsidian golem standing staring at me with its head turned to me as if it didn’t tickle after being hit by my explosion fist.

Clearly, the golem didn’t have any facial expressions, but for some reason, I could feel a rather bewildered look on his face.

Responding to that awkward reaction, I was brandishing the mithril greatsword I took out of my pocket in subspace at the monster in front of me.

-Suddenly!

‘Well… !!’

… Certainly, the feeling of the sword that I wield after raising it to level 9 is different.

After putting the greatsword, which seemed to be several times lighter than before, back into the subspace pocket, I slowly moved my gaze to Cha Yu-ri, who was looking at me.

There was a wizard watching me with an expression no different from the obsidian golem from earlier.

“So, when are you going to show the magic?”

“… That’s just it.”

“…”

“…”

The car glass hardened as if it were absurd, and the atmosphere became embarrassing.

Unable to bear the shame, I quietly covered my face, and immediately comfort, not comfort, returned from Cha Yu-ri.

“Is that so? Isn’t it a linking skill to deliberately induce the enemy’s vigilance with flimsy flame magic and then slice it with your main skill, the greatsword?”

“…”

“Bah, the idea itself isn’t bad. With a little more improvement, it might be plausible in its own way…”

“It’s not that kind of skill, so don’t comfort me for nothing, Mr. Cha Yu-ri.”

“… It seemed so.”

I know, to the extent that this explosive magic is garbage magic.

The last time I did a magic test in front of senior Hwayoung, there was a restriction that I couldn’t use a sword, so I used it as a last resort.

In fact, if you can only wield a sword, trying to use 3rd circle magic below this level was a loss in itself.

Even with the magic consumed, it was less efficient than other magics, and as a melee skill, it was backward compatible with my other abilities, and there was a risk of injury as much as I used flame magic on my fist.

Even if you include all these disadvantages, there are special advantages that must be used, and of course it was not.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out which part of this magic to use and how to improve it, so it was also going through difficulties.

“Yes, I think I can understand at least why you asked me for magic advice today.”

“No, just tell me if my flame whip is a useful skill or not…”

“That fire fist? Anyway, let’s start by increasing the power of that magic. Stability and other factors should proceed step by step.”

“… It’s an explosive fist.”

“… Yeah, whatever.”

The appearance of Cha Yu-ri, who suddenly settled down on one side of the dungeon and started improving my flame magic.

Seeing that the unmotivated eyes suddenly disappeared and the eyes changed as soon as he entered his field of expertise, he definitely looked like an A-class wizard.

… Of course, even so, I didn’t want to show this explosive power.

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Cha Yu-ri’s magic improvement class started a little unexpectedly.

Moving to a side of the dungeon where there are no monsters, she started her magic lessons right away against me.

“First of all, let’s start by improving your explosive fist itself.”

“Yes.”

It was the first time I had learned magic lessons from someone other than Hwayoung-senpai, but it didn’t make it difficult to understand that the people who were learning had changed.

On the contrary, in some parts, I felt that it was a little easier to understand than senior Hwayoung’s class.

If senior Hwayoung’s magic class was a class that solidified the basics and advanced, Cha Yu-ri’s magic improvement class was quite intuitive and had a clear sense of purpose.

Her skill as an expert in cooking was felt in her tea glass class, enough to make me feel that she did not neglect her magic research.

“What purpose did you intend to use when you first created the explosive fist?”

“That is…”

I’m going to use it as an assignment to show my master who suddenly asks me to make a 3rd circle magic.

, So she had to give her another answer, of course.

If you think about how I first made an explosive fist and tried to use it…

“It is to use a melee attack with a fire attribute to inflict effective damage on certain monsters.”

“Okay, then let’s take only the most basic uses from there. Since it is fire magic, ‘fire attribute’ must be included, and the element of ‘melee attack’ must also be an indispensable element. So, let’s go deep here. In the direction of clearly recognizing what the advantages of ‘fire attribute’ and ‘melee attack’ are, and making use of those strengths…”

As if she had suddenly entered a world of her own, Cha Yu-ri began to spit out her words hesitatingly.

It was so unexpected that I wondered if she was such a talkative person.

As much as it was her own field of expertise, the way she spoke more confidently made me feel her deep trust in her.

It was not a method of associating the concept of magic from the beginning, but a method of recalling the use of magic first and adding the appropriate concept.

In Cha Yu-ri’s class, which seemed to teach her a shortcut to her goal, I felt a sense of awakening in my head in a short time.

She continued her magic research on explosion fists according to her class.

“Stability is a trap concept. As soon as this concept enters, you should think that the magic you use will lower the output by at least one or two circles. This is a concept used only in household magic tools, not a concept that hunters can use.”

“Then is it better to boldly remove it?”

“If you think about power, yes. Instead, if that happens, you, who use magic, will also be in danger, so you should wear something like strong gloves.”

“As a result, it seems that auxiliary equipment is essential to properly use Explosive Fist.”

“Originally, that’s how it was, but… If you use your awakening ability, I don’t think that’s the case.”

“Yes?”

“Clench your fist in your right hand. Just like when you used the Explosive Fist.”

I wanted to do something, so I obediently clenched my fists as she said, and soon after, a cool sensation began to flow over my fists.

It didn’t take long before he realized that it was the flow of Cha Yu-ri’s wind magic.

“… Mr. Cha Yu-ri? What kind of magic is this?”

“Wind gloves. If you cover your body with this, you can block quite a few attacks or splashing shrapnel.”

“Hoo…”

It seemed that I rarely saw Cha Yu-ri’s body dirty with dirt in the usual party hunting, but this secret was hidden behind the scenes.

Certainly, like an A-class wind wizard, the ability to use wind magic was outstanding in many ways.

Perhaps if you use Explosion Fist on top of the protective barrier created by this wind magic, even if you give up stability, you won’t have to worry about getting burned the moment you use magic…

… No, is something strange?

“Wait a minute, Cha Yu-ri.”

“Huh.”

“If I use the Explosive Fist in this state, won’t my fist just explode?”

“I guess so.”

“No matter how important power is, this is a bit…”

As I shook my head with a tired voice, it was none other than Cha Yu-ri who made a strange expression.

She removed the wind glove she used from my fist and answered in a dumbfounded voice.

“Of course, you can’t use it with wind magic. Are you going to keep talking nonsense?”

“Yes?”

“It means to use your cold magic to make ice gloves like these wind gloves to protect your hands and increase the power of your explosive fist.”

“… Ah.”

“If it’s a skill that can only be used with my magic in the first place, how are you going to use it alone in real combat?”

… Yes, that’s right