I Possessed It Instead of My Younger Sibling

48 – Makad’s Magic (2)

“You can die.”

“Lord, are you dying?!”

As Professor Markard spoke of death calmly, the students who had doubts were startled.

Looking at these students, Professor Markard began to speak quietly.

“After graduating from the academy, you will spread out to all over the continent and work to defeat the enemies of mankind. Sometimes, with monsters with various characteristics. Sometimes, with fanatics of the Demon Church. Sometimes, you will fall apart due to affairs. With the wicked… You will fight against countless enemies like this because it is the duty of the strong, whether noble or commoner… And of humanity.”

“…….”

“But, what if you encounter an enemy that does not work with the magic of the attribute you are using? If there is no other way, you will have no choice but to give up your life.”

“…But Professor, it is said that normal monsters have resistance according to the environment, so shouldn’t we go to a place where their resistance to elemental magic is extremely high?”

A certain magic student said that. That, in a way, made sense.

This is because monsters that are resistant to attributes usually evolve after adapting to the surrounding environment.

For example, monsters living in the sea often have resistance to the water attribute.

So in theory that sounds right, but…

“hehehe… That’s right. Most wizards go to areas inhabited by monsters whose attributes are their weakness. In fact, that’s also efficient.”

“Then…”

“Now, wait a minute. Before that, would you like to hear a story from the past? This is the story of one of your seniors.”

When Professor Marcard affirmed his words, Professor Marcard calmed the student who was about to raise his voice and spoke calmly.

“This is a story from 10 years ago. There was a student. That student was a very talented magician. From admission to graduation, he was an extremely talented student who never ranked in the top 5.”

“…….”

“That student had a high affinity for fire attributes. It is said that he has the talent to become the next tower owner of the fire attribute mage tower and red tower. And he had firm confidence in his skills. The students had the same opinion as the current students.”

Professor Markard looked straight at the magic student.

“By the time the student who honed only his main attributes like that graduated, at the age of 20, he became a high-level wizard who skillfully handles advanced fire magic. The level has also reached the edge of being superhuman. And monsters whose weakness is the fire attribute. “

“It’s amazing…! So, what happened to that senpai? Has he risen to a higher position in the Red Horse Tower?”

“He died in less than a month. That, to a C-class monster.”

“…… Huh?”

The faces of the students who were immersed in the senior’s story and listened to it instantly hardened.

Because it was such an absurd story.

“…Uh, why?! A person with that level of skill is only a C-class…!?”

“It’s surprising. Among the students here right now, there are a few that can be defeated alone, and other students should be able to defeat it easily if they get together with about 5 people.”

Professor Markard looked around at the students focusing on him.

“As always, that student was hunting monsters whose fire attribute was his weakness. As he gained experience, he projected firepower suitable for the monsters. Then he discovered a group of monsters and used magic of appropriate power… Through the smoke explosion, a single monster attacked unharmed.

“…….”

“It would have been nice if I had felt strange and retreated there… But I was rather angry that the student had lost his confidence after hunting down a B-rank boss. He said he used advanced fire magic. And that magic hit the monster directly. But…”

“…Couldn’t it be that advanced magic doesn’t work…?!”

“Yes. Rather, it is said that after the magic hit directly, the physical ability that exploded in an instant caused the student to bite the neck at once, who was relieved to use magic. It was also a rare case where a high-grade [Flame Absorption] Gift was manifested in a monster whose weakness was the fire attribute.”

“…Ugh.”

A student unknowingly stroking his neck. Looking at the student, Professor Markard opened his mouth in a pitiful voice.

“If that student had had other means besides fire magic… Would he have lost his life so pointlessly? If that student had learned at least one low-level magic with a different attribute… Wouldn’t he have been able to at least retreat?”

“…….”

In Professor Markard’s voice full of regret,

The student could not open his mouth any longer.

Professor Markard seemed to be sorry for the student’s gloomy face, and evoked the heavy atmosphere by clapping.

Pair!

“…Hmmm! It’s enough to alert everyone, it’s set the mood too much. Anyway, even if it’s not an extreme example like this, similar things happen countless times. So wizards use other methods besides their main attributes. Wouldn’t it be better to prepare one or two?”

“…Yes!”

“A lively answer, very good! Then let’s talk about magic again.”

As the magic students answered with spirited faces, Professor Markard nodded with a satisfied face and pointed at the earth wall.

“Basic property magic follows the seven properties listed here, and there are a total of 7 types of magic. Fire magic that deals with flames. Water magic that deals with water… Like this! But here, light property magic and dark property magic. Has a slightly different nature from other magic!”

He said, emphasizing the light and darkness written on the earthen wall.

“Unlike other attributes, these two attribute magics have almost no direct attack magic! Then, what are the characteristics of the two attribute magics, I will explain now!”

Professor Markard’s finger pointed at the properties of light.

“The light attribute has a very unique property. That’s… The ability of ‘Anti-Magic’!”

“…Hang, Ma?”

Shar tilted his head and expressed his doubts.

“Yes! Ms. Char! To be precise, it’s the nature of returning ‘magic power to its natural state’! The ‘anti-magic barrier’ hanging on the walls of some nobles’ mansions and castles is magic using light properties!”

… Um, was there such a thing? After entering the game, I was only at the academy, so I never saw it. I’ll have to check it out next time I go out.

“Of course, at that level, it should be at least high-level magic. Even low-level light magic is enough to halve the power of low-level magic of other attributes, so even low-level armor with counter-enchantment is very popular among warriors. !”

I nodded, remembering the goblin shaman’s fireball during the entrance exam.

‘Well…. Even if the magic of a goblin shaman hits directly, even a warrior who is a Magical Awakener has enough damage to suffer.’

Especially in melee, there is a high chance of getting hit by attack magic, so it would be good to have one or two pieces of armor enchanted with counter-attack magic. Especially if your skills are low.

“And using this property of the light attribute, the main church discovered many light attribute holders. After that, they were able to develop them into holy magic users. How did the church find the light attribute holders, I can’t guess. Are you leaving?”

“Is this the healing center of the Lord Church…!”

“Yes! That’s right! The main church dispatches priests with healing abilities to various places, and operates healing centers for almost free!”

As Charr raised his head and said, Professor Markard nodded in affirmation.

“People with light attributes are very weak even if they do not awaken mana, but they have a characteristic that hinders magic! Using that feature, the church was able to find light attribute holders among commoners looking for a healing center. I applied at the level and embraced them as members of the church. Of course! Never forced! Well, even if not forced, most of them want to join the church voluntarily.”

… Indeed. It’s a win-win method for both the commoners and the church.

“Then, let’s finish talking about light magic. Let’s talk about dark magic now. The characteristic of dark magic is that most of the magic is related to the ‘mind’.

Tok Talk-

Professor Markard said, patting his head with his fingers.

“Cancer magic is a very useful magic that can manipulate the emotions of living beings, even the senses if you are skilled at it. At the same time, it can be said to be very scary magic.”

That’s right. Even [Provocation], Which belongs to low-level dark magic, can be usefully used against monsters.

“And if the level of dark magic reaches an advanced level, you can even create an artificial self. Yes, that’s what ‘dark spirit’ is. At first, it might feel inorganic… But with a lot of time and enough experience, you can create an artificial self. There is no difference even if you compare them. A representative example would be ‘Deuce’.”

‘Deuce…. He may seem a bit out of character, but Deuce really thought and acted like a human being. He seems to have a bit of a bad personality.’

I emphasized it twice because it is important.

… By the way, Deuce ‘Nim’?

A moment of doubt came to my mind about Professor Markard’s honorific title.

“Duce ‘sama’…?”

“…Why does the professor use honorific titles to such a bad-tempered guy?”

That raises questions as if other students did the same.

Some of them frowned as if they had already been hurt by Deuce.

“hahahaha! Deuce-sama has a bit of a mischievous personality, but… He is a very great person. He is a dark spirit that has existed since the middle of the Demon God War. In addition, he can use even the highest level of dark magic, Specialists are also jealous!”

“…Huh!”

So, at least a few centuries have passed since I was born… ? Besides, a veteran of the Demon War?

The others opened their eyes wide as if they were surprised.

And I looked at Professor Markard asking for a detailed explanation…

“Whoa… I’d like to explain it in more detail, but it’s magic class now, so please listen to Professor Histri next.”

“””Oooh!”””

“hahahahaha! You can’t jeer at me! Then, the next thing I’m going to teach you… Is this!”

Professor Markard smiled softly over the students’ booing and wrote a new word on the earthen wall.

“It’s ‘Acquisition of Magic and Modification of Spells’!”