Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 53



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(053)

“I will check from now on. Students, gather here.”

2 hours later.

The teaching assistant gathered the student knights and placed them in front of the target.

“If the target is torn apart and flies backwards, it is a success.”

Kang Joo-hyuk and Baek Sang-eon passed without a hitch, but surprisingly, it was Joo Da-hyun who stood out.

bang!

Her target was torn apart with such force that it seemed as if she had been thrown.

“19m. It’s definitely based on telekinesis, so the elasticity is amazing. If you can just build up your physical strength to a certain degree, you’ll be able to succeed as a knight.”

“I want to succeed as a long-range telekinesis.”

“Haha. Next. Jeong Se-ga, student?”

“yes.”

Sega stood in front of the target.

‘Even you can’t do this.’

‘You’ll surprise me again this time, right?’

Kang Joo-hyuk and Baek Sang-eon opened their eyes wide.

Just before drawing his sword, Jeong Se-ga lightly cut his index finger with his right thumb to draw blood.

‘It felt like I was being pulled by a virtual hook.’

After absorbing all the magical power into your blood.

‘Is it because of the hematopoietic stem cells? They’re gathering better than yesterday.’

He pulled out his sword and surrounded it with blue aura.

“Let’s get started.”

“Oh, yes.”

The assistant nodded, and Sega swung his sword at the target.

Paaaaaaaah-!

The shock wave was created by the shaking of the sword energy that was about to be released and then collected.

With the magical power temporarily absorbed into the blood added, it flashed with a much more vivid color than the other knight students’ heavy waves.

bang!

A purple mist-like afterimage stretched forward, decorating the air, and the target was cut off as if exploding, flying over 20 meters.

“Oh. That’s great. You gathered your magic well. That was a good one-hit kill!”

The kendo master, who had gone back to the sword practice group, raised his glasses and spoke.

“Thank you, Professor.”

Sega smiled confidently, while taking a deep breath with a slight sense of exhaustion.

‘Even though I wasn’t trying to absorb a huge amount of magical power, the power increased significantly. If I were prepared for the overload, I could really produce incredible power, right?’

The white-haired swordsman, Baek Sang-eon, thought to himself, sticking out his tongue.

‘I guess it’s a good thing I wasn’t in class 1.’

If we were in the same class, we might have had a big fight over control of the class by now.

Without even being 100% confident of winning.

* * *

Second class on Tuesday.

Professor Hwa-ye Shin of Pyromancy stood on the podium, her faded white hair tied up in a ponytail and her yellow eyes gleaming as she looked down at her pyromancy students.

“I know what you’re worried about.”

She began the lesson with those words.

“Combustion is good for building your body, but it’s useless in battle. Ignition is still too weak to cause a huge explosion. Above all, if your opponent is careful about where they are going, they can avoid it. Even if you just swing your flames around with Heat Domination, a body magician will easily get through. Even considering the fact that elemental magicians are particularly disadvantaged at the beginning of the semester, with what I’ve taught you so far, you don’t stand a chance in the duel evaluation.”

The pyromancer students all murmured together.

“Oh, Professor? Then what should we do?”

“Should I live like I’m dead at the beginning of the semester?”

“If I don’t get results, I might get kicked out of the faction… … .”

The faces of Kang Joo-hyuk’s faction were so pale that Tuesday’s were pale.

“If you don’t learn the hot wire today.”

For a moment, Hwa Ye-shin smiled bitterly and created a burning ball in the air.

Jiiing-!

As the ball collapsed, it became a single ray of heat that flew across the heads of the students in Classes 1 and 11.

pop!

And it completely melted and pierced through the steel target that the assistant had set up at the back of the gym.

The pyromancer students quickly exclaimed in admiration at the immense power and rapid speed.

Shouts of “I love you, professor” erupted from all over.

“Okay, you guys.”

Hwa Ye-shin continued her lesson to the pyromancy specialists with an awkward smile.

“The heat ray is fast and strong. With just one good shot, it can sink any strong-body wizard. Therefore, the important thing is the speed of deployment.”

“There’s a reason I’ve only taught you to utter words up until now. Now, instead of the opponent’s feet, place the starting point of the utterance above your shoulder or in front of your palm. And instead of just blowing it up, make a small hole and let the pressure of the explosion come out from there.”

“If it just spews out, it will disperse. Twist it into a spiral and spew it out. That way, it will shoot out far in a linear form.”

The awakened pyromancers and students who succeeded in manifesting pyromancy, like Jeong Se-ga and Kang Ju-hyeok, listened with their ears wide open.

On the other hand, the regular students who were still only practicing combustion started to do something else with their concentration greatly impaired.

Lee Gyeom was playing a word game with the friend sitting next to him and received a warning from the teaching assistant.

Instead of showering them with fire and lightning, Hwa Ye-shin treated them with mercy, which was unusual for her.

“Students with other specialties besides the physical training can disperse and practice their specialties. Since the sand is a duel evaluation, you can’t just be working on your abs with the combustion. Instead, if you get caught doing something else, you should know that you’ll receive a big penalty.”

“Professor, you are the best.”

“Keep that in mind.”

Iljinrim and Judahyun got up first and headed to a corner.

“Guys. Me too… … .”

“Student Lee Gyeom, you haven’t developed any of your traits to the level of a major yet, have you? Sit down quickly and practice speaking.”

“I know how to use that bio-current amplification!”

“If it’s at the specialist level, it should be electric shock radiation, not bio-current amplification!”

However, Lee Gyeom, who was the first to catch Hwa Ye-shin’s eye, was caught by the assistant instructor and, as a punishment for not being able to use any supernatural abilities other than Kang Cheol-sul at the specialist level, was made to sit across from Choi Seon-mi and practice speaking while putting a patch on his palm.

“Hum. Cheer up!”

Sega briefly cheered on Kyeom while preparing for the hot wire with the pyromancy specialists.

“Ugh! You deceiver!”

2 hours later.

As with the swordsmanship class, there was a mid-term review in the fire magic class as well.

“Come together.”

The teaching assistant had the students line up in front of a white line and set up metal targets that looked like road signs 30 meters away.

“If you shoot a heat ray and pierce that target, you pass. Students who pass can eat one more piece of firewood and rest.”

A fire-resistant barrier was placed behind the target to prevent the gym from burning down even if the target was pierced.

“Tuesday students?”

“Yes, I’m ready.”

Tuesday of Kang Joo-hyuk’s faction was the first to step forward and fire a hot ray.

Hurrruk!

A fist-sized fireball appeared in front of her forehead, then shot out as a single line.

Jiiing-!

As expected from a pyromancer with one of the best skills in the first year, her firepower was amazing.

Not only did it lightly pierce the target, it also cut it completely off by making a long sideways stroke.

“great!”

The teaching assistant also smiled with satisfaction and clapped his hands.

“Next, Geum-eum-yo student?”

Geum Eun-yo, with her short red hair, walked out with a refined gait and stood in front of the line.

Jeeeeeek!

As she waved her hand in the air, a red line shot out, splitting into eight branches at the last moment and completely destroying the target.

Hwa-yo opened her mouth wide when she realized how great it was, and Hwa-ye-shin came over and gave Geum-eun-yo a chestnut.

“Didn’t I tell you not to discourage the kids?”

“Ah! Sister. It hurts.”

Next was Kang Joo-hyuk.

“The situation is like this. You can’t do anything about this. Cheongyeon doesn’t have good penetrability.”

Although it was enough to make one tremble at the sight of Geum Eun-yo’s firepower, Kang Joo-hyuk was still as proud as a tyrant.

Jiing!

A ray of heat shot out from his broad palm, piercing the iron plate cleanly.

“I was going to let you pass if you could just fire it… … You’re really amazing, even though you’re not a pyromancy awakener. As expected from the Strong Wind Guild.”

“You learned well. Here, eat some firewood.”

Both the assistant and the artist praised him.

“Next. How is the situation, student?”

And then Sega’s name was called.

Curious eyes poured in from both majors and non-majors alike.

“No matter how much you fight, won’t it be difficult this time? The Cheongyeon has good stamina, but its firepower is greatly reduced.”

“I know that too. But that’s the situation. Can’t we somehow manage it?”

“… … .”

While Kang Joo-hyuk opened his red eyes wide and stared at Sega.

Jeong Se-ga looked at his target with his usual confident expression.

‘Hold the ignition point above your shoulder.’

His will burned what little fat he had left, creating heat, which his magic added to.

‘Once heat is generated, magical power is pushed in to increase the temperature and pressure, a hole is made, and then it is ejected in a spiral shape.’

A blue sphere rose above his shoulder, and became a single line that cut through the wind.

‘The launch was a success. Thanks to the firewood I ate last time, I can now transform my magical power into flames and control it much more naturally.’

Jiing!

But the steel target still stood tall.

It was just burnt black, and the other side was not visible.

“ah.”

The assistant groaned as if in pity.

“Sega, student. Still, you did really well for a non-major. It’s amazing that you were able to speak… .”

Then Sega raised his hand and pointed at the target.

“It’s not over yet.”

“yes?”

On the blackened iron plate, blue flames were burning.

Hurrruk!

The target seemed to gradually turn red, and eventually the area hit by the heat ray became a circular hole.

The flames burned until they completely melted the target.

The assistant looked like he had no idea how to handle this, and Sega smiled confidently as if he was invincible.

“Since the penetration power of the blue flame is low, I thought about a way to utilize its advantage of longevity. I plan to apply it by piercing the outer armor with a heat ray and setting it on fire to burn the inside of the body.”

Kang Joo-hyuk opened his mouth wide, Geum Eun-yo opened her eyes wide as if she was interested, and Hwa Ye-shin snickered.

“You’re smart. You come and eat some firewood too.”

* * *

After lunch, there was lightning and then bodywork.

In electroshock, non-specialists trained in bio-current amplification, while specialists trained in increasing the output of electroshock radiation.

“It’s more important to know how to use one technique well than to know how to use ten thousand techniques. Dodge with bio-current amplification, and stun with lightning. If you can do just that, you’ll win the duel evaluation.”

Professor Jang Kwon-se of the lightning technique thoroughly trained his students through repetition.

And Professor Kang Chae-seo of Gangcheolsul made his students master the art of repetition even more thoroughly than Jang Kwon-se.

“Unlike ordinary people, our bodyguards can greatly increase their defense. The muscles that ordinary people cannot train, the gaps between the muscles, the thin skin above the liver, the brow ridges, and the chin are all strengthened.”

“If it were a demon, it would be a different story, but if it were another person, I could defeat them all with just one strike from my trained fists.”

“So shut up and run, you weaklings!”

The professors’ attitude toward preparing for the duel evaluation was one of two things.

It can teach you new techniques like swordsmanship and pyromancy, or it can help you master techniques you’ve already learned like lightning and bodywork.

The rigid body class was a representative example of the latter.

The class, consisting of drills and sparring, boasted a level of difficulty that even Segawa Juhyuk, the best first-year martial artist, was left gasping for breath as he walked along the floor.

“Eww!”

Lee Gyeom, who was lifting dumbbells made of a material that absorbed magic power, cried out to the sky.

“Hum. Don’t die!”

Choi Seon-mi, who was continuing interval training on a non-powered treadmill, let out a pitiful scream.

“I, I can’t do this anymore.”

Joo Da-hyun, who was playing the crowbar, looked down at her bruised hands.

“Whew. Whoa!”

“The situation! The situation! The situation!”

“Kang Joo-hyuk! Kang Joo-hyuk! Kang Joo-hyuk!”

Jeong Se-ga and Kang Joo-hyuk performed bench presses with a giant barbell that absorbs magical power.

The faction students and regular students surrounded the two and chanted their names.

‘Just give up now! We’ll both collapse at this rate. Do you have a fatal disease? Why is a rich kid with a father who’s the guild master of one of the five major guilds so obsessed with me, an orphan?’

‘I will defeat you even if I have to fall! Do you think I, Kang Joo-hyuk, would lose to someone like you who doesn’t even know where he came from?’

Tendons like hoses twitched on his arms, which were as thick as the calves of other students, his broad chest turned red, and his broad shoulders swelled as if they were going to burst.

Sweat, which flowed like rain, soaked both his black and yellow hair.

‘I will definitely win.’

‘I will not give up even if I die.’

It was Shinseoul.

“Ah. I’m dying. I’m not exaggerating, my eyes really turned yellow earlier.”

Rest period between sets.

Lee Gyeom was whining next to Jeong Se-ga.

Kyeom had just returned from a duel against another martial artist student, and was victorious.

When he used a hit-and-run strategy that made full use of his fast legs, most students were unable to respond properly and gave up points.

“Stop fighting while nagging.”

“Where is there any cowardice in a hunter? If you win, that’s it.”

“It’s not cool. A person who fights should have sexiness.”

The one who started the argument was Iljinrim, who was leaning against Sega’s shoulder and putting his arm around it.

She had a refined fighting style based on bloodletting and marksmanship, but she was also a mid- to upper-level bodyguard.

Her sparring partner, who confidently rushed in, thinking she would be weak in close combat, was hit with bullet-quick punches and kicks to the face and vital points, and was forced to lie on the ground.

“What the heck. It’s full of assholes! Hey. Get off. I hate seeing you sticking to me after rolling around.”

At that moment, Joo Da-hyun, who had just finished sparring, kicked the floor and started swearing at me in a way that did not suit her young face.

She had just lost a duel in the martial arts against another lower-ranked elementalist student.

“You’ll win next time. Dahyun, you’ve improved a lot too.”

Sega calmed Joo Da-hyun down while giving a look of relief to the surprised Iljin-rim.

“Okay. If a telekinesis is shown during the duel evaluation, I’ll immediately fold it in half and prove that telekinesis is the best.”

“I’m a bodybuilder too?”

“… … !”

Joo Da-hyun was still acting angry, but she didn’t act up any more.

“I don’t know! So Sega, you won?”

“Well, I was lucky to win.”

Sega answered with a sad smile.

“What about luck? It was just rolling around like crazy. I thought it was a father playing with his son.”

Kyeom shook his head.

Joo Da-hyun and Il Jin-rim went to drink water, and in the distance, a duel between a male student and Choi Seon-mi was prepared.

As the short-haired girl’s face hardened with tension, Sega made a trumpet and shouted.

“Choi Seon-mi, fighting!”

“Three, three?”

Seonmi smiled brightly, though she looked embarrassed.

The duel began, and Lee Gyeom muttered while watching the scene.

“Choi Seon-mi, that girl is also really pitiful.”

“huh?”

“I work hard in all my classes, and my magic power has improved a lot since before. My grades are also good in classes that require effort, such as mobile marksmanship and modern history. But.”

Just then, Choi Seon-mi showed her weakness to the male student, and the other student threw a powerful straight punch.

“The most important thing in this world is not effort, but talent.”

Sega closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them.

“Well, yeah. Talent is the most important thing.”

A loud cheer erupted from around the training ground.

puck!

Choi Seon-mi intentionally showed her weakness to induce a big technique, and then knocked down the male opponent with a cool roundhouse kick.

“But isn’t it scarier to live a life where you actually had talent but didn’t know it and didn’t put in the effort, thus ruining yourself?”