Myung-yul stepped inside the barrier and Arietta solidified it once more. After a while, a loud noise began to come from within the barrier.
Thud.
Boom.
Crash!
Arietta winced slightly and the ground shook violently.
He was trying to forcibly break through the advance barrier, which could only be penetrated by destroying eight gates in the proper order.
Rumble!
Zzzap!
After about two or three minutes, Myung-yul finally succeeded in completely breaking the barrier and came out.
It seemed like a short time, but the audience’s reaction didn’t die down. It only grew louder.
Noisy, noisy.
『What amazing durability. That’s incredible.』
『I can’t believe it, but I don’t see any flaws.』
『You’re saying this is already a complete spell.』
Of course, he hadn’t used his full power since he had been retired for a long time, but he had still managed to hold off a former special-grade exorcist, even if only for a short while.
This was a remarkable feat.
“. . .This is amazing. It’s definitely a step above the existing advanced barrier spell. How did you come up with this?”
“I’ve been researching it for a long time. I’m personally interested in advanced barrier spells.”
I said those words and looked at Myung-yul with a subtle gaze.
And at some point, I became certain through Myung-yul’s gaze, which was fixed on me. He was completely intrigued by me.
With my target in my grasp, I smiled lightly and looked around the conference hall.
The excitement in the room had yet to completely subside. It was a different kind of shock from when Sophia presented her work. The audience, caught in its grip, couldn’t seem to break free.
Noisy, noisy.
『Wow, to think that such a student is still unknown. . .』
『It seems like Cheonghwa Academy’s reputation for having a golden age for the past three years is well-deserved.』
『Man, spells aren’t something that can be created so easily. This is crazy.』
The timing was just right.
Now it was time to build up this atmosphere once more.
I returned to the center of the platform and spoke into the microphone.
“Now, let me move on to the next item I have prepared.”
The audience’s eyes widened in surprise, clearly thinking that this was the end.
What I presented to them was a disposable boundary stone, which could be considered a one-time-use barrier.
Whooong.
Swish!
“As you can see, you can immediately cast a low-level barrier technique using this boundary stone.”
There wasn’t much of a reaction to that. After all, these kinds of items were already available on the market.
However, I added one more thing to it, anticipating the reaction that would follow.
“This disposable boundary stone can be used by anyone. Even ordinary people who have no connection to spells.”
At those words, the conference hall was turned upside down once again.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
ᴀ𝘸ᴇ𝘣s𝐭𝔬𝚛𝕚𝘦𝐬.𝕔𝐨𝔪
“Chief, what do you think?”
“. . . . . .”
Shin No-eul, the chief of the Special Task Force, a special unit within the Demon Subjugation Headquarters, answered her subordinate’s question after some deliberation.
“It’s impossible. It just doesn’t make sense.”
“Is that so?”
“In the first place, spells aren’t something that can be created just like that. Even if it’s devised by a master of spells, it takes countless revisions before it becomes even halfway decent.”
At Shin No-eul’s serious words, her subordinate, Lee Doo-sik, smiled faintly and spoke.
“Well, you used to brag about creating your own unique spell or something, but you gave up after struggling for a long time.”
“. . .Quiet. I just realized that it was inefficient, alright?”
But that’s why it makes even less sense. So Han Kang-yoon had repeatedly done that inefficient thing for a long time and created such a complete result?
In Shin No-eul’s opinion, Han Kang-yoon was one of two things.
Either a crazy lunatic or an extraordinary genius.
“Either way, it’s tempting. . .”
“I agree.”
Maybe that kind of straightforwardness is what’s needed for this line of work.
The upper management had a policy of not accepting just anyone into the Special Task Force, so they were in desperate need of new recruits lately.
Shin No-eul took note of Han Kang-yoon’s appearance, intending to seek him out as soon as the conference was over.
And just then, Han Kang-yoon began to pull out another item.
“. . .Is there anything else?”
What he presented was a disposable boundary stone that allowed anyone, including ordinary people, to cast a low-level barrier technique.
Thanks to that, they were in for another round of surprises.
“This is huge.”
“What’s the principle behind this? Is it really possible?”
“I don’t know. He’s the one who made it.”
Shin No-eul clicked her tongue lightly. She had finally found a recruit she liked, but this made it harder for her to poach him.
「. . .𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨?」
Shin No-eul was also a graduate of Cheonghwa Academy, but even among the geniuses who were called stars at the time, there was no one as outstanding as this.
“Sophia just now, the juniors of the great houses. Are all the kids these days like this?”
“Oh, those guys were really shocking. They might be a good match for our rookies.”
“A good match, my ass. They’ll get crushed in an instant.”
In particular, Sophia, who was scheduled to be promoted to a special-grade exorcist soon, was no different from a monster in his eyes.
「𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡.」
Even now, as she watched her classmates’ presentations with a mischievous smile, her spiritual power was subtly growing stronger.
She would probably reach the same level as him in a few years.
「𝘽𝙪𝙩, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧. . .」
He was more concerned about Han Kang-yoon. Even though, if you were to compare their abilities in actual combat, he would clearly be far behind Sophia.
「𝙄’𝙢 𝙪𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨.」
Shin No-eul’s heart kept pointing to Han Kang-yoon’s potential.
In that situation, Shin No-eul suddenly had a thought.
If Han Kang-yoon were to grow to the point where he wouldn’t lose to Sophia in the future, in addition to the genius he had shown here. . .
「. . .」
She might be witnessing the starting point of someone who would become a major player in the future.
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