TL: SHW
Elent. Or attribute.
In simple terms, it refers to the type of magic that best resonates with one’s mana.
Hunters don’t completely disregard mana attributes, but for them, it’s less crucial compared to mages.
The elents of mages can be subdivided into countless categories. However, broadly speaking, they fall into the four major elents: air, water, fire, and earth. Kim Chae-min, classified under the druid elent, is considered to be of the earth attribute.
There are also many elents that do not fall into these categories. Park No-kyung’s light and Park Seo-hyun’s shadow are examples of this.
Even if a mage doesn’t inherit family magic, identifying their own elent is crucial. This is because the magic they can and cannot use is distinctly divided based on their elent.
It also significantly reduces the ti wasted on struggling with magic they cannot use.
“Park Seo-hyun. Do you understand why I’m telling you this?”
Even though magic research isn’t as advanced as it will be in twenty years, the distinction of magic attributes is still reasonably established.
If Park Seo-hyun couldn’t use any of her grandfather’s magic, she must have at least so understanding.
Or she knew and ignored it.
“Do you still want to give up?”
“Give up? What do you an?”
Choi Jin-woo looked at Park Seo-hyun in surprise.
Park Seo-hyun kept her mouth tightly shut. But unlike before, she didn’t avoid my gaze. Her exposed eyes were looking straight at .
I like it very much. Especially when I think of the witch no one has ever seen without her hair covering her face.
“Grandfather said….”
Park Seo-hyun slowly opened her mouth while looking directly into my eyes.
“He said I resemble my father.”
Even if she said that, how would I know?
I quietly listened to what Park Seo-hyun had to say.
“I awakened at the sa age as my father, and the first magic I used was the sa as the first magic my father used.”
It seems Park No-kyung wasn’t the kind of grandfather who was lenient with his granddaughter.
“And my father resembled my grandfather a lot. He awakened at the sa age as my grandfather, and the first magic my father tried was the sa as the first magic my grandfather learned.”
Did Park No-kyung want to turn his granddaughter into sothing like his own replica, just like he did with his son?
As he was already dead and soone I had never t, I found it difficult to say more. Even if he had problems in the eyes of others, he could have been a strict but good grandfather to Park Seo-hyun. During tis without elent testing thods, Park No-kyung might have genuinely taught her with her best interests at heart….
It’s pointless. What good would it do to make excuses for a dead man? It’s as aningless as badmouthing soone I don’t know. It’s sothing for Park Seo-hyun to figure out.
Sensing the tense atmosphere, Choi Jin-woo quietly observed.
“So… I think I resemble my grandfather too.”
“Even now?”
“…Do you think not?”
“Say it with your own mouth.”
“But… it’s not like I can’t use my grandfather’s magic at all….”
What kind of nonsense is this?
“…You can use it? What do you an?”
“Yes? The firefly magic I used during the rune test is also light magic…. It’s a magic my grandfather said was good for practicing mana control, so I practiced it often….”
“……”
Co to think of it… that’s true, isn’t it?
No, just because one’s elent is different doesn’t an they can’t use magic of other elents. Just like it’s hard to categorize people’s personalities by type, it’s the sa with magic. Sotis, mixing different elents of magic can enhance its power, so so even practice magic of other elents on purpose.
But that’s only for similar elents. The four major elents have overlapping aspects, but light and shadow are clearly opposites. Their concepts are fundantally different. Even the future witch Park Seo-hyun firmly stated she could never use light magic…!
“……”
Park Seo-hyun is a genius.
Even with such talent, she spouted nonsense about not being qualified to beco a mage.
What a foolish girl.
It’s ridiculous. Did I really understand her, or was I just rambling?
Indeed, talent and ntality are separate realms. There have been many geniuses who collapsed ntally and failed miserably. Not everyone can beco a superhuman like Hong Seok-young.
However,
“I’ve never felt so grateful for not being a mage.”
…If I were a mage, I would have kneeled before that shining talent. And I would have given up on magic.
As I am not a mage, I looked at Choi Jin-woo, who is.
He knows almost nothing about magic. Kim Chae-min is filling his empty knowledge, but how much can be achieved in such a short ti? Judging by how well he follows basic and common magic, he doesn’t seem entirely without potential, but….
If he fully understands Park Seo-hyun’s talent, can he truly withstand it?
If supporting him to endure it is considered a teacher’s role, I have nothing more to say…. No matter how much I care, if he gives up on his own, there’s nothing I can do. I just hope Choi Jin-woo’s ntal strength is close to Hong Seok-young’s.
“If I have a different elent from my grandfather, then what have I been doing all this ti? Was it a waste of ti?”
And she’s still so extre.
I sighed.
“The formulas you understood will beco the foundation of your magic.”
“…….”
“Think positively. You can boast about how much effort you put in to use your grandfather’s magic.”
Park Seo-hyun isn’t the only one tied to a dead person.
I should at least understand this much.
I returned to the main topic.
“So today’s lesson is, ‘Know thyself’.”
“Teacher, everything is fine, but sotis you skip topics too much. Can’t you explain more? What were you talking about with Seo-hyun?”
“You don’t need to know. Did you say everything about is fine?”
“…If there’s one thing I don’t like among your many shortcomings.”
“Many shortcomings?”
“It’s your human charm.”
Choi Jin-woo smiled slyly.
“Are you saying you don’t like my human charm?”
“Teacher, I’m ready to listen to whatever you say, but sotis the uneducated sword-wielders fail to understand your profound intentions.”
“Who dares to badmouth ?”
“No, who would dare do such a thing.”
“Na one, and I’ll let it slide.”
“Seo Han-seong.”
Choi Jin-woo answered quickly.
Seeing that, I understood why the man enjoyed visiting the academy for special lectures. After only dealing with sensitive Hunters who would twitch and stab when poked, it must be fun to see such fresh reactions.
I nodded.
“I’ll tell Seo Han-seong you snitched.”
“Teacher!”
“Now, let’s get back to the lesson.”
“Ah, teacher!!”
Choi Jin-woo, who was whining, straightened up. Park Seo-hyun also lifted her head higher.
“Today, we’ll confirm your elents.”
“Teacher Chae-min said there’s no other way but to feel it oneself.”
That’s because the current thod to identify elents is foolishly to realize it physically.
So Kim Chae-min has been giving lectures on basic mana manipulation and basic magic to the kids.
He probably thought it was more practical to teach them that than ti-consuming elent magic, and that was the level Hong Seok-young wanted from Kim Chae-min as well.
How was the Hunter Academy curriculum? I think they also only morized mana manipulation, basic magic, and common magic during their first year. elent starts from the second year.
Well, most mages know their elent before entering the academy.
“And… it’s not that I don’t like you, teacher. But you’re not a mage, right?”
“I’m not.”
“Then… wouldn’t what Teacher Chae-min says be more accurate? Teacher Chae-min is an Archmage….”
“That’s true.”
In a normal situation, it’s an entirely reasonable statent.
“Just because one is an Archmage doesn’t an they know everything about magic. There’s a way for everything.”
Choi Jin-woo looked at with skeptical eyes. Park Seo-hyun’s gaze also wavered a bit.
“You guys should broaden your horizons.”
“What?”
“Your perspective is too narrow.”
Maybe it’s because they’re still kids. If I don’t explain everything in detail, they won’t understand.
“Have you ever wondered how I know all those runes?”
“…….”
“Did you just learn because I taught them to you? If you were just ordinary students, it might be fine, but if you’re going to be Hunters, you can’t do that. Fix it.”
“Of course, we’ve thought about it!”
Choi Jin-woo said angrily. Park Seo-hyun also bit her lip and spoke.
“The principal… scouted you, didn’t he? So…”
“Does the principal live your life for you? Are you going to leave all decisions to the principal? Will the principal follow you into the dungeons?”
“…….”
“Question and verify everything. That’s a basic Hunter skill.”
The conversation strayed again. I sighed lightly and redirected the topic.
“The runes I teach you were taught to by a mage I know.”
“A mage you know?”
“You wouldn’t know them even if I told you.”
“…An Archmage?”
“Yes, an Archmage. Don’t ask beyond that.”
I firmly said that I wasn’t going to divulge more. Choi Jin-woo and Park Seo-hyun glanced at briefly. I chuckled at their expressions.
They knew each other, just like that guy in France and the witch Park Seo-hyun. It’s not a lie, not a lie.
“The thod to identify elent is the sa.”
“A thod to identify elent?”
Park Seo-hyun asked, surprised.
“You should just say thank you and accept it.”
To honor our generous Archmage, I added one of her ideologies.
“Instead, save so people later. She was soone who liked saving people.”
I clapped my hands a few tis to change the atmosphere.
“Now, let’s stop with the idle talk. I’ll explain how to do it.”
* * *
Dwarf gold dust. One feather of the guardian swan of Urd’s Spring.
Since Mimir’s Spring hasn’t appeared as a dungeon yet, I’ll substitute with clean water.
I got the dwarf gold dust from Hong Seok-young and the guardian swan feather from Kim Chae-min. These items are frequently used, so I asked if they had them, and fortunately, they did. It would have been problematic if they didn’t. It wouldn’t look good if there was a delay in obtaining the items after boasting about it.
First, mix the gold dust with the water. Since it’s not Mimir’s Spring, the accuracy will be slightly lower. There are ways to increase accuracy…. With so many eyes watching, even I hesitate to add blood here.
Instead, I added more gold dust than usual. It looks like half water and half gold dust.
Second, imrse the swan feather in the water. Stir it with the feather, then take it out, and the once pure white feather is now coated with sparkling gold dust.
I soaked two feathers thoroughly in the water. After a mont’s hesitation, I looked at Kim Chae-min and soaked another feather. A model example is always needed.
“Alright. Preparation is complete.”
“…Is this really it?”
“What were you listening to when I explained earlier?”
“No, but it’s too simple.”
“Simplicity is best. If there’s too much show, it’s a sign of lacking skill.”
I handed a feather to Kim Chae-min. She looked at it with a reluctant face.
“Infuse it with mana.”
“…Into this?”
“Yes.”
Kim Chae-min still looked unsure, but she obediently took the feather. As soon as the feather started to flutter lightly.
The feather was instantly covered in blue vines.
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