Chapter 2426 – 2426. Dark Moon

I sat blankly in my office.

Suddenly, memories of my past life came to mind.

Gangwon-do.

Okay. That was my hometown. Some of my memories from my school days there come to mind. It was nothing special. At most, it’s about what high school you went to. Now I can’t even tell what class it was or how many times it was.

The reason it’s a little embarrassing is that it came to me out of the blue.

‘I want to immerse myself in memories, but I can’t remember anything that would be called memories. Where did we go on our school trip? Jiri Mountain? No. Wasn’t it Jeju Island?’

There were quite a few confusing memories. Still, isn’t this just a memory from my past life that I can recall? I sat blankly and focused on organizing my memories.

Knock.

I suddenly came to my senses when I heard the maid’s knock.

“Master. Orcia Heitel has arrived.”

“Is it already time for that? I understand.”

I decided to receive Orcia’s help three times in exchange for joining the Hitel School. One of them is learning the basics of space magic from Orcia. The second request was to help explore ancient ruins. Now there was only one chance left to ask.

Usually, I am the one who visits, but today, due to Orcia’s circumstances, we decided to meet at my mansion.

I met her face to face in her study. Blonde hair with 8:2 parting. A cold-looking beauty with her hair down to her waist, one side of her hair tucked behind her ear, and wearing half-rimless glasses. If you look closely, the tips of her ears are pointed, as if to prove her elf lineage.

“Are you at peace, Mr. Eugene?”

“It’s always the same. Wasn’t it difficult to get here?”

“I came here comfortably because they sent a carriage.”

I am in a position to learn from her, but it is far from being her priestly relationship. It felt like I was receiving a little lecture.

And she and I are sex partners. What she cares about is her own career. I had no intention of dating a man. But as much as she has a sexual desire, she has an ongoing physical relationship with me. Although I did open her eyes to her sexual desires.

“I’ll tell you in advance. “I think today will be my last class.”

“Hmm? It’s a bit sudden.”

“A sudden order came from the head of the school. They told me to take on a temporary professorship at Ron Academy.”

As a citizen of Neo London, Ron Academy could not have known.

Neo London is the best magic school and one of the most prestigious academies in the world. Every year, talented apprentice wizards from all over the world gather at Ron Academy.

“Temporary professor? There’s no way a place like Ron Academy would hire a professor without a reason. Did something happen?”

“Yes. “An existing spatial studies professor had an accident on his way to Neo London.”

“If you’re a professor at Ron Academy, isn’t that a level 6 wizard? “What kind of accident did I get into?”

“It’s a common accident. They said they were caught up in a battle between organizations.”

It was such a common occurrence that I kept my mouth shut. In terms of my past life, it was similar to being in a car accident.

“Even though it was sudden, I decided to accept it because it was a rare opportunity. A professorship at Ron Academy is not something you can get simply because you have skills. Even if it is temporary, the position of professor is a professor. It will be a great help to my career.”

“I have no intention of arguing with your choice. Today is the last class… It would mean that the foundation of space magic has been sufficiently laid.”

“Yes. That’s right. After class, let’s try subspace magic. “I will help you.”

Orcia took out her textbook and other materials.

The classes that followed were closer to verifying existing things rather than learning new things.

“Yes. That’s perfect. The foundations of space magic are firmly established.”

“Then that’s a good thing.”

“Before trying subspace magic… Subspace magic is a level 4 magic, but even wizards of level 7 or higher often use artifacts with subspace magic instead of using subspace magic. Simple space movement magic is easier than subspace.”

“This is because a medium is needed to use subspace magic. “Because we have to attribute subspace magic.”

“Yes. If you cannot attribute subspace magic, a new subspace will open every time you use subspace magic. It’s easy to use objects as a medium. “It’s almost no different from producing any other artifact.”

“But for a wizard to use magic without an artifact… The magic formula of subspace must be engraved directly into the wizard’s mind and astral.”

“Astral is not weak. Astral becomes more solid in proportion to the wizard’s skill. If you are a level 5 wizard, you will be immune to most mental attacks. Even if the body or mana rod is destroyed by a powerful mental attack, the astral is often intact.”

“But the astral is weak against internal reactions.”

“Yes. Subspace magic requires techniques to be carved within the astral. In other words, you have to carve the spell yourself. At this time, you need the help of a high-ranking space wizard. You can prepare for unexpected mistakes and react quickly. Let me help you this time. If you are not ready, you can postpone it to the next time.”

“No, do it now.”

“We need a safe place.”

“I guess I can go to my workshop.”

She began organizing her materials on her desk. Gather it all in one place and put it in a subspace. It seemed really convenient. She then found a piece of material that she was about to insert.

“What is that? “It’s data I haven’t seen before.”

“This is a resource for academy students. We organized the basics of space so that even monkeys could understand it.”

“This is harsh to the students of Ron Academy. Still, aren’t they students who entered a prestigious magic academy?”

“I know that I am from Ron Academy, but half of all students entered the school with money and power. Of the other half, 95% are average. “Only the remaining 5% can be said to be real.”

“What about me? “Mr. Orcia.”

“You are the most talented wizard I have ever seen. “To say he is a genius is not enough.”

“…”

I was so embarrassed that I asked a question about such an explicit compliment. I looked at her data for no reason. It was about 4 pages of A4 and had lots of numbers and symbols written on it.

“It’s a magic formula.”

A magic trick expressed through numbers.

“Yes. These days, wizards learn magic formulas from a young age.”

“I don’t know.”

“Yes?”

“Is there really a need to use formulas? If you try to calculate this, it will get more complicated.”

Even if I tried the formula, I couldn’t understand it.

The magic formula was released. But how can such a technique be solved with a formula? Isn’t it very inefficient?

“… Mr. Eugene. Not all wizards are experts in magic. There are many wizards who memorize spells and only use a few spells. This is because the technique itself is difficult for humans to understand. This formula was created to solve some of the difficulty.”

It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand. When I was learning magic in the military, the instructor taught me the techniques and told me to memorize them. Honestly, it wasn’t difficult. I memorized and understood the magic techniques I saw once, as if they had been branded.

‘Now that I think about it, the other guys had a hard time memorizing the spell. I also helped them.’

I didn’t think much of it at the time, but now I see that I was special.

“The formula for this formula is this.”

Orcia took out a new piece of paper from subspace and showed it to me. Pictures that look like strange letters and shapes. As soon as I saw the picture, I created a spell with mana and floated it onto my palm. The blue magic circle rotated slowly in the air.

Objects floated and gathered around the magic circle.

“It’s a gravity magic that limits space. Is it roughly manpower magic? Is this right?”

“… Yes. As expected, you are amazing. But at the same time, it’s ridiculous. I don’t know anything about formulas, which are sub-concepts of magic, but I understand magic as soon as I see it. Have you ever seen this technique before?”

“No. I am seeing this for the first time now. It wouldn’t be that surprising. The technique itself is magic. “You can tell what kind of magic it is as soon as you see it, right?”

“If it is not a familiar series, it is usually not possible. My classmates seemed to see me as an incomprehensible creature… I think I know a little bit about that feeling.”

Orcia sighed and organized her data.

Soon we headed to the workshop.

“I hate to say this, but you shouldn’t bring unsuspecting strangers into the workshop.”

“Who do you think is a fool? “I brought you here because I can trust you.”

And there wasn’t anything so important that it shouldn’t have been discovered in this workshop right now. Because the employees in the mansion cannot be completely trusted, the really important things are in other workshops.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the spacious workshop.

“… There is no need to sit like that. “You have the posture of an ascetic monk.”

“Ah. “I find this posture comfortable when I’m concentrating on myself.”

“Then that’s it. Let’s get started.”

She took off her glasses. Her blue eyes shone silver-gray. She watched me with her empty eyes and I felt reassured.

Astral opening.

The sensation spreads and the mana rod becomes activated. I focused inward, not outward. I eliminated the sense of the mana road connected to the astral and focused all my attention solely on the astral.

Concentrate and focus on the astral.

Then at some point, I felt like I was standing in the middle of the universe.

‘So far, it’s been successful. Next… Engraving the subspace technique here.’

How should I engrave it? After thinking about it, I raised my arm. No, I thought he raised his arm. And write down the recipe. The magic glowed and gathered in the form of a magic circle. The more the spell is written, the more the inside of the magic circle is filled and completed.

‘Astral is also called mental image. Am I unconsciously perceiving the astral as the universe?’

The subspace magic circle is completed and explodes, emitting light.

Just before that, I felt a gaze at the center of the magic circle.

Overwhelming gaze.

The feeling that something great is watching me.

I got goosebumps all over my body. I came out of the astral with my eyes wide open.

Wooooow!

Mana vibrates around me. Unstandardized techniques popped out and made a mess of the surroundings. These techniques are like starlight.

Magic?

I looked at the magic that came out of me. I can understand or guess most techniques as soon as I see them. But this time was different. I couldn’t understand these techniques at all.

“Mr. Eugene! Magic! Use the subspace magic engraved in the astral! Mana concentration has become too high! Use your mana before the magic you unconsciously used is activated!”

Following her urgent voice, I used subspace magic.

Wooooow.

The mana around me gathers to form one magic. At the same time, the incomprehensible magic that resembled starlight that flowed from my body lost its power and disappeared.

[Opening the inventory.]

[Inventory points are required to use inventory.]

[You can acquire inventory points by paying a price.]

It was not the subspace I knew.

It seems like I’ve awakened a new ability.