Chapter 126 – Who Do You Think I Am? (2)
Shin Yura, the child of the Magic Shin Clan.
While she was already acknowledged as a mage outside, it was a bit different within the academy.
Monster.
The replicator of magic.
Her abilities were far too exceptional to be compared with other students.
In a duel with another mage, she played with her opponent, and if she fought a swordsman, she toyed with them effortlessly.
An all-weather mage proficient in both magic battles and close combat.
That was Shin Yura.
While there were unique cases like Yoo Eunchae, who had the extremely rare ability to change traits...
Even compared to her, no one could match the spread of destructive power that Shin Yura possessed.
If there were any, it would be the mages teaching them.
‘And that’s without any special lessons.’
She possessed that much talent.
She seemed to be making good use of Glacial Heavenly Moon and Brilliant Blazing Fire.
‘But that’s about it.’
There were some flashes of brilliance, but that’s all.
Other students were at that level too.
‘Her disposition is fundamentally different.’
I taught a total of 12 students.
Now, two had come over from the Murim world.
And nine students including one professor.
When they faced an enemy, they thought of killing them.
However, Shin Yura was a bit different.
It was not that she lacked that inclination.
How should I say it?
‘She’s more defensive.’
She specialized in protecting something.
Therefore, her achievement in Brilliant Blazing Fire surpassed that of Glacial Heavenly Moon.
‘And besides that...’
It’s noted in her Unique Traits.
She had already inherited all the secrets passed down from the Magic Shin Clan.
And these secrets stood out quite a bit.
Using the power of flames to temporarily boost magic power.
The cost was exhaustion.
However, this magic called a secret technique seemed quite familiar.
‘No matter how I look at it...’
Could it be the secret technique of the Red Tower Master, that bastard?
In my second life,
The empire had several magic towers.
Red Tower, Crimson Tower, Yellow Tower, Green Tower, Blue Tower, Southern Tower, Purple Tower.
The Purple Tower was something I created later.
Originally, it was one of the six towers supporting the empire.
Each used attributes fitting their color, or sometimes strange powers.
The Crimson Tower and Southern Tower used swords.
The Yellow Tower, where the Duke of Extermination was the tower lord, used lightning.
The Blue Tower Master, Duke of the Moon, used ice magic.
Anyway, the secret technique of the Red Tower Master involved temporarily amplifying his flames, strengthening both magic power and the body.
The cost was exhaustion.
At that time, I didn’t like it.
Even with the cost of exhaustion, the enhancement wasn’t significant enough, and it was mediocre.
It was like trying to catch two rabbits at once and ending up catching neither.
‘I can teach her something appropriate.’
It seemed Shin Yura wouldn’t be able to master my Divine Thunderbolt.
Maybe she’d create something similar to use?
‘Roughly, I’ve understood Shin Yura to this extent.’
I should have a talk with her.
“Professor, I have brought Shin Yura.”
Nam Hyerin said to me in a rare, tense voice.
Why was she nervous?
I glanced at Nam Hyerin.
Originally, Abel should have handled this, but now Nam Hyerin was in charge.
The reason was simple.
The paperwork was delayed because of the astronomical amount of elixirs I had purchased.
I called Shin Yura.
With a creak, the door opened, and Shin Yura revealed herself.
Her silver hair was neatly brushed down, and her red eyes were striking.
She was slightly taller than the average woman, with a very slender figure.
Her expression was haughty.
However, there was an undeniable tension.
...These kids seemed strange today.
“Shin Yura, I’m here at the professor’s request.”
“Alright, take a seat.”
“....”
At my words, Shin Yura hesitated in front of me.
“...? Do you have something to say?”
“Um, am I in your way?”
“What do you mean? Your lukewarm attitude is in the way.”
“...”
‘I understand they’re students, but.’
Sometimes, it seemed like they couldn’t be more pathetic.
It was also a privilege of being a student and proof of their innocence.
In any case, the three of us walked through the academy.
Shin Yura with a worried expression.
Nam Hyerin with a slightly relaxed, expressionless face.
“Brother?”
A voice calling out from somewhere.
It was Nam Daram.
With brown hair, green eyes, and a sword strapped to her waist.
Nam Daram approached Han Seojin but then hesitated.
Something felt off.
The existence of Han Seojin before her felt extremely unfamiliar.
The aura surrounding him, the ferocious power he possessed, couldn’t be felt.
His presence was faint, like the wind.
‘What kind of sorcery is this!’
She screamed inwardly.
Not long ago, he was similar to her.
But now, it’s different.
The aura was different.
She was Supreme Realm and he was High Realm.
Yet she felt they were similar.
Facing him head-on, she felt that she might be overwhelmed.
The sense within her was telling her so.
“What is it?”
An indifferent voice and expression.
It was clearly evident.
Nam Daram felt a peculiar emotion.
No man had treated her this way until now.
At the age of 17.
After declaring she would marry a man stronger than herself, she had never lost to a man.
The older men considered their dignity, and her peers lacked the strength to defeat her.
Of course, there were those who did not consider their dignity.
There was a bizarre man over 30 years older who wanted to take her as a concubine.
However, her family took care of it.
So, her peers tried everything to catch her eye.
Han Seojin was different.
‘No, I actually like it.’
He was different from others.
A man who could surpass her, and perhaps a man who would accept her.
Truly, if even Han Seojin did not accept her, she had no future.
“If you have nothing else to say, I’ll be going. I need to teach my students.”
“Your students?”
Nam Daram turned around.
She saw Nam Hyerin and Shin Yura.
Teaching those two?
Well, he was proficient in both magic and martial arts.
And then Nam Daram saw.
She saw him transform into the Purple Tower Master.
And casually converse with the Insect Dragon King.
‘Perhaps.’
The rumors that had been circulating for a while.
The story that Han Seojin had undergone a second awakening.
And confirming that he was indeed the Purple Tower Master.
His past life, it was not just a transmission of memories.
But it could be understood if it was said that his past life was extraordinarily special.
The world of magic he crossed into.
A fragment of that empire.
No, the Purple Magic Tower Master was said to be the Empire itself.
An ideal that every mage dreamt of.
That was precisely the Purple Magic Tower Master.
‘It’s rather fitting, isn’t it?’
However, thinking of Han Seojin merely as the Purple Magic Tower Master was insufficient, as he was also proficient in martial arts.
‘It might be a second reincarnation.’
When her thoughts reached that point, she felt a peculiar gaze.
Han Seojin was looking at her askew.
There was something unsettling about it.
“Would you like to spar, by any chance?”
“Spar?”
Han Seojin turned around.
At Nam Hyerin and Shin Yura.
‘Well, I was going to teach the two of them anyway.’
In that case, this wouldn’t be bad either.
‘I wanted to adapt to my new power.’
He also wanted to stretch his body.
At that moment, Nam Daram was a suitable opponent.
Strong enough, and exerting enough strength wouldn’t cause any issues.
However, Han Seojin did not realize.
What it meant to defeat Nam Daram.