Surviving as an Academy Black Magician

Arriving at the inn, I opened the door and went inside.

The inside of the inn was quite noisy, as if a fight had broken out.

“I heard that the demon worshipers of the fortress are very aggressive.”

“Why did something else happen?”

“It’s not too crazy. Is there an alley near the street vendor? A pile of bodies were found there!”

“Oh, that alleyway? It would be better to fight with swords between thugs.”

“If that’s the case, I wouldn’t have said anything in the first place, man. I heard that all the bodies there were in such a terrible state that I couldn’t even recognize them.”

“Where else did you hear that nonsense? I don’t know where to gossip mercenaries once or twice.”

“Have you ever been deceived? Did you confirm with your own eyes that the Heretic Questioner came? They say there are traces of using black magic all over the place.”

“… It’s brutal. What is that dick, isn’t it a devil summoning?”

“I don’t know. Anyway, be careful too. Don’t go around drinking late at night, and then go to the goal without knowing mice or birds. It’s a shame if you die gracefully, if you get caught by the black magicians, you’ll end up in that flask over there.”

“Ah, the alcohol tastes bad! You’re just talking nonsense!”

“What, you bastard? Even if you worry, damn it, damn it!”

I passed the drunken men chasing each other and headed to my room.

Seeing that rumors had already spread, I started to regret not being able to clean up and come. I needed to act a little more cautiously. If the attention is drawn to you and you run into the Heretic Questioners… .

I didn’t even want to imagine.

‘It’s the end if I’m even taken by a monster like that woman.’

Keep in mind. It is not that I know everything in this world.

I just made up the skeleton, and even at this moment, new flesh is sticking to it.

I have to make the most of the information I have and respond to the upcoming variables.

It’s the only way to survive in this damn world.

When I got to my room, I threw myself on the bed. It was a hard bed that couldn’t be compared to modern beds, but now it was as comfortable as one body.

“So many things happened… .”

I can’t even count how many times I’ve been to the crossroads of life and death. what the heck is this

Do people know that there is a writer who actually became possessed by a novel he wrote?

I wouldn’t believe it anyway Even that will be treated as a common delusion or fiction.

‘I must go back and do the Wolbok Kick.’

Completion of infinite power to rewrite what I experienced after entering the novel I wrote.

I won’t believe it anyway, so I’ll leave it in writing even if it’s unfair.

Of course, it’s a delusion that you have to survive in this damn world.

I got out of bed and summoned my new slave.

“hey. what is your name?”

“No. 9.”

“Not like that, but a name.”

“That is my name. Since we were born, we were raised by water, and we were called by numbers instead of names.”

blue moon.

A group of killers created by the Harman family, whose family business is assassination.

Those who were raised thoroughly as tools did not have any original names.

“Then I will build it. We will continue to be together from now on, but calling it No. 9 is too affectionate. Let’s see… . Roman, how is Roman?”

“… Roman. That’s a great name. thank you.”

“Hey, raise your eyebrows. I fully understand that you are dissatisfied with this situation. Living as a tool for the Harman family all his life, he was at this point until he died, so of course he would be angry. However, I have no intention of pampering you without paying anything. If you work hard, you should be rewarded accordingly. Because that is my rule.”

“… … .”

“Wouldn’t it be unfair for you to end it like this? Do you want a life that is used like a tool for the rest of your life and then thrown away?”

“no.”

“okay. Let’s do give and take. If you help me, I’ll give you what you want. Emotions have been castrated, isn’t it not that there is no desire? Seeing it earlier, it doesn’t seem like he has any feelings.”

“You mean what you want… .”

“huh. Just say anything. i don’t lie If what you want is eternal rest, I will give you the gift of rest. Oh, of course, until the contract period is over, I will thoroughly pamper you. If you want revenge, revenge, if you want a chance, I’ll give you a chance. how is it? Isn’t this enough?”

“… I still don’t know what I want. But it’s a proposal I really like.”

“right? Think slowly and talk. The contract period is… . Let’s say 3 years. This is enough to make it very generous. Are there conditions like this anywhere?”

“… yes.”

“okay. Now we have officially signed a contract. tell me coolly Who is the bastard who told me to kill me?”

“… sorry. We are only in a position to carry out orders, so we do not know who the client is.”

Is that too It was within the expected range.

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“However, this request is really important, so there was an order that it must be successful.”

“That’s enough.”

The Harman family, an assassin, only carries out requests from nobles. That meant that the person who hired me to bring my head was also a nobleman.

‘It’s obvious.’

He took a mandrake out of his pocket and looked at Roman.

“Roman, I’m going to eat this from now on. I don’t know what will happen in the meantime, so please escort me.”

“… All right.”

It is finally time for compensation.

My salivary glands exploded when I looked at the dignified Mandrake.

‘At this size, it’ll be 100 years, no, 150 years.’

I swallowed a gulp and took a deep breath to circulate the mana.

ruler. let’s go

After opening his mouth wide, he shoved the mandrake into it.

Agjak. Agjak.

A slightly bitter and sweet taste spread at the same time. He chewed it to the tip of the root and swallowed it down his throat.

‘huh? Could this be the end? nothing… .’

pounding!

Due to the excruciating pain spreading from my heart, I unknowingly grabbed my chest.

However, this was just the beginning. The pain started in the heart and spread through the blood vessels throughout the body.

Her breathing became irregular and she broke out in a cold sweat.

My hands trembled and my eyes went white, but I managed to catch my spirit.

The pain, which at first seemed like being pricked with a needle, became terrible as time passed.

If I had to use a metaphor, it felt like hundreds of blades were hacking through the organs inside my body.

“Keuk!”

I tore the fabric from my sleeve and put it in my mouth as I felt like a scream would leak out.

Something must be wrong.

‘You have to endure. I have to hold on.’

I twisted my body at the pain I felt for the first time in my life. Since childhood, I thought I had a good opinion on enduring pain, but I was keenly aware that it was a general category.

How long has it been? 30 minutes? 1 hours? half a day? It felt like more than 10 hours had passed, but… .

“Not even 10 minutes have passed yet.”

Roman’s voice from the side made me face the reality.

‘This son of a b*tch. Did I tell you on purpose?’

It feels like my brain is going to explode. Did they say that too much greed causes anger?

If I continued like this, instead of increasing my magic power, I didn’t know that the circle would break and become a disabled person.

At worst, there was also the possibility of running out of control and becoming like Rachel.

‘Should I give up?’

A huge amount of mana is wandering through every nook and cranny of his body.

The only way out of this state is to give up these magical powers.

He was confident in the detailed mana management. You can be freed from this pain by collecting the magical energy that wanders inside and releasing it outside.

know. that it’s the only way.

But… .

‘How can you give up on this! Do you know when we will meet again like this! Cx can’t! I can’t give up even if I die!’

I felt like I was going to turn around because it was a waste. The situations in which black magic can be used are extremely limited. In other words, unless certain conditions are met, most situations must rely solely on magic. So, this opportunity was not an option, but a necessity.

Will there be another opportunity to greatly increase the amount of mana that is naturally lacking?

It is often said that opportunities come to those who are prepared.

Then, what opportunities come to those who are not ready? Should I just give up?

Even if you’re not ready, don’t give up and somehow overcome it. Maybe that’s a true opportunity.

I tried to comfort myself, but I was no longer mental enough to make normal judgments.

All I have left now is to make a decision.

‘f*ck you. If you can’t stand this and die, you’re destined to die no matter what. Men go straight.’

So I lost my mind.

* * *

Sunlight came in through the cracks in the windows. The sound of birds chirping rings in the ears.

“… Is it heaven?”

When I opened my eyes and looked around, I was fortunately inside the room.

“Where did I rot… .”

There was a stinky smell in the room. As I turned my head around to find the source of the smell, I suddenly found a black liquid on the floor.

I guess this was the cause. I got up to get up from my seat.

“uh… ?”

The body was surprisingly light. The surge of strength is the same sensation as when casting reinforcement magic.

“Has it been successful… ?”

Suddenly feeling a sense of difference, I stood in front of the mirror and released the power.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen such a f*cking face.”

Seeing his original ugly face, I felt very lucky to have gained the power of Andromalius again.

But there was one strange thing.

Obviously, the original Abel Croy has a dwarf body type that seems to have never done any sports since he was born.

However, my reflection in the mirror had a solid skeleton and muscles, like a spear that had been ironed for 10 years.

The black liquid on the floor earlier came to mind.

“Hwangol metamorphosis… ?”

I urgently examined the magic power inside my body. Unless magic was used, mana, which should have been located on the circle side, was circulating throughout the body.

It’s as if you’re always using reinforcement magic… .

A familiar form of magic established in bones, muscles, and blood vessels.

It was something I was familiar with.

strengthening magic.

The whole body is strengthened.

“… How could this be?”

The strengthening magic I usually use was to temporarily strengthen the caster’s body, but this wasn’t that kind of thing.

Mana in the blood. It was a permanent spell that circulated infinitely using that mana as power.

What the hell happened while I was losing my mind?

‘Magic power… ?’

Mana boiled up. Then seven rings appeared on the top of his head.

“Circle 7!”

It was a harvest that exceeded expectations. If you have a certain amount of talent, it is not very difficult to reach the 4th circle.

However, from the 5th circle onwards, perseverance and genius talent are required as you move up to the next level.

So, of course, I thought that even if it was only about 6 circles, it was a good thing… .

“hehehe. It’s the 7th circle. I’m in the 7th circle!”

I was so happy that I burst out laughing.

for a moment.

But something was strange.

The color of the two rings at the end of the seven rings was black, not white.

“What’s this?”

I urgently summoned Roman.

“You are awake.”

“Roman. How long has it been since I passed out?”

“Four days.”

oh my god. Did you pass out for 4 days?

“Tell me what happened to me in the meantime.”

“While absorbing Mandrake’s mana, he suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed, and did not move for a while. It probably happened because the master’s body absorbed an unbearably large amount of mana. Taking a precious elixir does not mean that anyone can gain vast magical power. Human beings are born with bowls of different sizes from birth. It is not something that can be increased through effort or training.”

The vessel referred to here meant the total amount of mana.

According to him, I was born with a very small bowl.

“What if I keep pouring water into that bowl so much that it can’t stand it?”

“It will break.”

“That’s right. That is exactly what the master did. The master’s bowl broke because he pursued power beyond his control. I saw it with my own two eyes. In a normal situation, the circle would have been broken and become a cripple, or mana would have died due to a runaway. I expected that too. It was already too late to give up. As blood vessels all over my body swelled, muscles ruptured, and bones shattered, all I could do was watch.”

“But how did you survive?”

“… I do not know.”

“You don’t know?”

“Yes, it was completely incomprehensible to my common sense. The moment I thought everything was over, black energy radiated from the master’s body. The energy I felt when fighting the master, I think it was the demonic energy.”

“… Magira.”

“It was an unbelievable sight even after seeing it with my own two eyes, but since the master is standing right in front of me like this, I don’t think I saw anything in vain.”

According to his words, it is certain that my circle was shattered in the process of absorbing the mandrake.

It must have been that the whole body was destroyed because it could not bear the shock.

In fact, it was no different from facing death.

But I didn’t die.

now i knew The reason why the two rings are dyed black.

The demonic energy in my body reassembled the broken bowls.

to survive. to not die.

Instinctively, he created a circle and inscribed spells on his damaged body to rebuild it into a body that could accept mana.

It was absurd, but there was no other way to explain it.

‘A circle made of Magi… … . Is this okay?’

No matter what the process was, as a result, I was very satisfied to be alive and breathing like this.

“master.”

“why.”

“… Can I ask you just one question?”

“sun.”

“… What is your alternate identity?”

“What does it look like to you?”

“… … devil?”

It might not have been the wrong word. I said with a light smile.

“Well, it’s similar.”

After going into the bathroom and washing my body thoroughly, I stood in front of the mirror and started to change my clothes. He buttoned up his shirt, put on a blazer, and finished off with a blue tie.

It was the color that symbolized the first year of Salomon Academy. Using authority, he changed into the form of Zeil Sieghart.

The preparations are complete.

It’s finally time to head to the academy. This was the real start. Although, contrary to expectations, I was assigned to the S class, as I have done so far… … .

bang! bang! bang!

Someone knocked hard on the door.

“youth! Are you inside?”

When I opened the door and went out, the inn lady held my nose and twisted her face.

“Oh my, what does this smell like? Have you ever pooped in your room?”

There was no excuse whatsoever.

“ah… . sorry. I’ll clean it up.”

“No matter how urgent it is, I have to go to the bathroom. A young man… .”

“There were some circumstances… . Did you come to see me because of this?”

“Oh, no, someone was looking for a young man.”

“Me?”

“huh. A well-mannered, pretty-looking young man?”

Following the lady’s guidance, I went down to the inn and saw a woman with a familiar face standing there.

“Frey? How is it… .”

When she saw me, she said with a light smile.

“… How are you, Zeil?”