Chapter 59: Fairy-Elven Magic Academy (1)
Kyung-joon went straight to the Beginner’s Village Warp Gate.
He had left the territory’s affairs in Liant’s capable hands, so there would be no problem even if he was away for at least a week or two.
The place Kyung-joon was headed to was the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy.
The Fairy-Elven Magic Academy is located in the Fairy-Elven Alliance, ruled by the Fairy King.
Fairies 『Fairies』 who instinctively understand magic, and 『Elves』 who are born with bodies blessed with magic, unlike humans.
This is the Fairy-Elven Alliance where they live.
Naturally, it had to be located very far away from where humans lived.
Whoosh!
Kyung-joon warped through several gates and finally arrived at a place called the Humanity Kingdom.
He had heard that the Warp Gate to the Fairy-Elven Alliance was located here in the Humanity Kingdom.
“There really are 7 Warp Gates here.”
One was the one Kyung-joon had just come out of, which allowed warping to various countries that had diplomatic relations with the Humanity Kingdom.
This wasn’t particularly special.
What was special were the remaining 6 Warp Gates.
In front of the first gate, a hairy dwarf was drinking beer and inspecting people.
These were the first canton, the 『Flame Hammer Dwarf Clan』.
At the second gate, an elf with a dragon crest on its forehead stood gracefully.
These were the second canton, the 『Dragonia-Elven Alliance』.
At the third gate, a fairy that looked less than 50cm tall was yawning and fluttering around.
These were the third canton, the 『Fairy-Elven Alliance』.
At the fourth, a tiger-patterned beastman and a dog-eared canine were conversing and guarding the gate.
These were the fourth canton, the 『Beast Kin Alliance』.
At the fifth gate, a pale vampire with sharp fangs was quenching its thirst by drinking blood.
These were the fifth canton, the 『New Devil Co., Ltd.』.
At the sixth Warp Gate sat a human, whose body was covered in scars, looking like a veteran mercenary.
These were the sixth canton, the 『Free Mercenaries』.
Finally, including the 『Humanity Kingdom』 here, there were a total of 7 cantons (small nations).
These seven cantons have long been called this.
The 『Humanity Canton』.
“The gate to the Fairy-Elven Alliance is probably over there, right?”
<Judging by the guard, it seems so.>
Among the 7 cantons, the place Kyung-joon was looking for was the Fairy-Elven Alliance.
As they approached the Warp Gate, the fairy who had been yawning was now on the verge of falling asleep.
<Gatekeeper of the Fairy-Elven Alliance>
▼??? (NPC)
Her name was displayed as question marks, making it impossible to confirm.
“Hello.”
“Yaaawn…… What, a human……?”
The fairy flapped her wings and rubbed her eyes.
Then, she looked Kyung-joon up and down and immediately declared.
“Yawn~ Commoners can’t come to our alliance.”
“What?”
“You need to be a noble of Humanity or at least have a permit or something equivalent. This was decided by the Humanity side, so if you have a problem with it, go complain to them…… Yawn~”
The fairy said so and yawned again.
She was far too lax for a gatekeeper guarding the Warp Gate.
It seemed possible to secretly activate the gate and pass through while she was asleep.
Of course, this was just a superficial appearance.
Kyung-joon was keenly aware of this.
‘Crazy…… How many magic spells are cast around here…….’
Kyung-joon, who possessed the Fine Mana Manipulation skill, could feel it.
Dozens of spells were engraved around the Warp Gate, in all directions.
The sophistication of those spells far surpassed Kyung-joon’s own.
Even Kyung-joon, whose stat level now exceeded 400, couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
‘There’s no sign of it from the outside. Is it a higher-level skill of Spell Delay?’
As Kyung-joon tried to check what kind of magic it was by subtly flowing mana into the surroundings…….
“Huh?”
The dozing fairy immediately noticed.
“What, you’re a wizard?”
A murderous mana was gathering around Kyung-joon.
Very quietly.
Very stealthily, as if nothing was happening.
Despite this, Kyung-joon remained calm and responded appropriately.
“Ah, I’m sorry. I was wondering what kind of magic it was. It’s my first time here.”
“Aha, your first time here?”
“Yes. And.”
Kyung-joon quickly withdrew the subtle mana he was using to investigate the surroundings and added.
“I won’t do it anymore, so could you please remove that creepy thing?”
“Yawn~ Creepy thing?”
“You know what I’m talking about.”
“Hmm.”
He felt the murderous mana that had been constricting his entire body loosen for a moment.
But it wasn’t completely gone.
He could still feel the chilling sensation behind him.
Kyung-joon gestured to the fairy, but she shook her head and said, in a completely different tone from her previous languid voice.
“Unfortunately, I can’t remove that. This is right in front of the Warp Gate connected to our capital, Rina.”
“I understand. I’ll have to bear with the discomfort.”
“Yes. I would appreciate it if you did.”
The fairy flapped her wings and approached Kyung-joon.
Her previous serious expression was gone, replaced by a faint smile.
“But you’re pretty amazing for a human, you know~? To notice my magic. Even most of the nobles here in Humanity can’t sense it.”
“Amazing? I’m just a little sensitive, that’s all.”
“What? Hahaha!”
The fairy suddenly clutched her stomach and burst into laughter.
Then, in a slightly calmer voice,
“Oh my, that’s funny. You’re probably the only human who would say that after noticing a fairy’s 『Hide Casting』.”
“Ah, so that’s the magic it was? I thought it was similar to Spell Delay.”
Hide Casting.
It seemed to be a skill that allowed one to secretly cast spells without the opponent noticing.
“Yes, it’s similar. Of course, it’s a much higher-level skill.”
“I see. I’d love to learn it sometime.”
“Hahaha! You know that would be an incredibly arrogant thing to say if another human said it? You’re really funny!”
[Affinity with ??? increased by 5.]
Along with the fairy’s continuous laughter, his affinity with her increased.
‘Even in the status window, her name appears as question marks.’
This was a first for him.
Basically, players were given the ability to see the names of NPCs and other players.
However, this fairy’s name had only been displayed as ??? from the beginning.
The fairy noticed Kyung-joon’s gaze directed above her head and continued speaking.
“Are you trying to see my name right now? You even have that ability?”
“Ah, because I’m a player.”
“A player……? Aha, an otherworlder?”
“Yes. But I still can’t see it. It only shows up as question marks.”
“Someone of my level can block identification magic, you know. If you ever meet someone whose name doesn’t show up like mine, it’s best to avoid them. They’re incredibly strong.”
It was as if she was warning him not to mess with her because she was incredibly strong herself.
“So, judging by your attire, you’re definitely not a noble here. But your magical senses are almost on par with an elf’s. On top of that, an otherworlder who’s not even a resident here, what brings you to Rina?”
“There’s someone I’d like to meet at the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy. A friend of this person named ‘Frankel’……. “
Kyung-joon handed the fairy ‘Sever’s Honorary Professor Badge’ and explained his business.
Kyung-joon’s business was to meet ‘Frankel’, a friend of Sever, the author of the ‘Venom Grimoire’.
He thought that Frankel, being a friend of Sever, might be able to solve the problem Kyung-joon was facing.
“Air conditioner? Why would you need to make such a magic tool? Just use magic to cool things down.”
“So there is such magic. Unfortunately, I haven’t learned it yet.”
“If you haven’t learned it yet, I can teach you right now. You’d pick it up in no time.”
Magic that cools the surroundings with mana!
It wasn’t difficult at all.
In essence, it wasn’t much different from ice magic.
However, Kyung-joon shook his head at the fairy’s offer.
“It’s okay. I did some rough calculations, and it turns out that making an air conditioner is much more mana efficient. Just based on mana consumption alone, making an air conditioner was at least 19.73 times more efficient.”
“At least 19.73 times……? Such a precise number?”
“Yes, that’s what the calculations show. The minimum is 14.43 times more efficient. Of course, it’s a calculation that can vary greatly depending on the assumptions.”
“Calculations……. “
The fairy seemed somewhat incredulous.
“Well, alright. You have the badge and all, so I’ll send you straight to the Magic Academy. Just pass the last inspection.”
“The last inspection?”
“Yes, it’s simple.”
The fairy snapped her fingers and softly chanted.
“Eye of Truth.”
Wooong!
A large magic circle appeared, centered between the fairy and Kyung-joon.
The magic circle was shaped like an eye.
“I ask the Eye of Truth. Were there any lies in what the human ‘Kyung-joon’ just said?”
After the fairy chanted, she grinned at Kyung-joon.
“If there’s even a single lie, you die, horribly.”
“It’s okay. I haven’t told a single lie.”
[The Eye of Truth speaks.]
[The human ‘Kyung-joon’ speaks only the truth.]
“Huh……?”
“Am I right?”
“That’s…… right?”
The fairy couldn’t help but look dumbfounded at the result given by the Eye of Truth.
No one could lie in front of the Eye of Truth.
Kyung-joon had said he hadn’t lied about anything, and the Eye of Truth had confirmed it.
‘At least 19 point something times more efficient, is that really true? Can he sense mana so accurately?’
The fairy couldn’t help but be astonished by this fact, something she had never seen in over 200 years of her life.
‘Come to think of it, he said he didn’t know the cooling magic. That means he’s never used it himself. Does it make sense to accurately predict, down to the second decimal place, the efficiency of magic he’s never even used? No, wait. He definitely said he calculated it, right? If that’s true…….’
In this world, ‘calculate’ was a word mainly used by merchants doing their books or by finance ministers.
She had never heard of magic being ‘calculated’ like money.
Especially for a fairy, to whom magic was like instinct from birth.
In the end, she couldn’t help but ask Kyung-joon this question.
“Just what kind of human are you?”
Kyung-joon’s answer to this was extremely concise.
“Just a student studying.”
It was the plain and simple truth.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
Kyung-joon’s inspection to warp to the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy was successfully completed.
He had a proper badge to enter, so even the nobility-centric Humanity Kingdom couldn’t say anything.
Moreover, the unique magic that judged truth and falsehood, the 『Eye of Truth』, had declared all his words to be ‘true’.
There was no room for further nitpicking.
“Ready?”
“Yes. But you don’t need a cube? A mana cube, I think it’s called. They always use that for warping.”
“That’s for those lacking in mana to activate the Warp Gate. It’s an embarrassment for a fairy to use such a thing.”
“You have a lot of confidence in your magic.”
“Of course. For us fairies, magic is like breathing.”
Wooong!
As the fairy chanted, the Warp Gate began to activate.
She looked at Kyung-joon and said,
“I’m TikiTiki. You’re Kyung-joon, right?”
“Yes. That’s a very fairy-like name.”
“Is that a compliment?”
“Well……”
Honestly, it sounded like a name that would appear in a children’s cartoon.
TikiTiki giggled softly.
“So, a student studying? If you have time later, come learn some magic. You might even be able to learn fairy magic.”
“Yes, if I have time later.”
Fwoosh!
Kyung-joon’s entire body was enveloped in mana and he was warped away.
Only a faint scent of mana lingered in TikiTiki’s nose.
She muttered softly, looking at the spot where Kyung-joon had disappeared.
“……Otherworlder. I just dismissed him because he was a human, but I guess that shouldn’t be the case.”
It was the moment the Fairy-Elven Alliance began to move due to Kyung-joon’s unintentional actions.
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