There Is No Hidden Villain in This Novel Chapter 29

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“…….”

In any case, as intended, no one, not a single person, could say anything. Because even the professors find ‘Cassis’ de Millang interesting, but Cassis ‘de Millang’ is scary. They can only mess with him because of the student-professor relationship; once outside the confines of the academy, it is not possible, at least not for A-ple’s family.

‘Even if Cassis is subtly mistreated within the de Millang family.’

There are people you can mess with, and people you cannot. And A-ple is one of the latter. He is from a prominent family, not a noble one, and even then, he is someone who has completely severed ties with his family.

That being said, it would be awkward for the professor to declare defeat right away…….

“Oh my! I have been rude, sir! From now on, I will refrain from careless words and actions!”

……Uh, it seems it is not awkward for him.

Since I received a clean apology, there was no need for me to push further and drag it out to elicit more comments. Instead, I simply tilted my head up to further solidify my position.

Cassis de Millang can even command professors with the tip of his chin, you see.

“Since it has come to this, I will just cast it myself. Hya!”

Meanwhile, Professor A-ple, with his thick skin, infused mana into the magic circle.

In short, once the formula [Open the beauty] had greedily devoured a sufficient amount of mana, it shone brightly, reflecting the moonlight, and began to cover the classroom with aesthetics.

It was a magic that revealed what the caster considered to be aesthetic.

Vines climbed the cadets’ chairs and desks, sprouting flower buds, and soon, ripe clusters of grapes were growing luxuriantly.

“Ah, look at this sight. Isn’t it truly beautiful? It’s fine to pick a grape and eat it. I grew them organically. Hmm, delicious, isn’t it? Every time I see grapes, I think of your luscious heads! Talents that are well-ripened, moist, and intelligence dripping like juice……? Oh my, does it taste like you’re about to vomit? It’s delicious to me, is there a problem with everyone?”

“…….”

If you ask me if a magic that only sprouts grapes is something a cadet cannot do, I have nothing to say. Though I do not think someone with that low of an understanding could have entered the academy.

In other words, the reason the academy conducts theory classes for a month is that even if you learn it, you cannot execute it at a cadet’s level, so they have to teach it again along with practical training.

What is the use of memorizing the 99 basic magic circles? In reality, magic circles are endlessly derived according to the combination of language formulas anyway.

‘In the first place, I myself am in awe of how I managed to capture the word [beauty] from that jumble of circles, pentagrams, and geometric shapes!’

Magic is mathematics, and language.

What this means is that the effect of magic is activated only when the words of magic, which have been substituted with formulas, are woven together to complete a proper sentence and infused with mana. To put it simply, it is like this.

Word = Formula

Formula + Formula = Sentence

Sentence + Mana = Magic!

Now, what about foreigners who use different languages?

The language of magic is all unified under rules and regulations. The way of ‘reading’ may differ from country to country, but the way of writing is the same for everyone.

Shamanism is a little different. Shamanism does not require calculation ‘until the beginning.’ It does not require much inner energy either.

In comparison, magic requires calculation from the very beginning.

That is why people think shamanism is easy and magic is difficult. But the truth is not quite like that, because the more you learn shamanism, the more the consumption of inner energy intensifies, and formations and astronomy suddenly appear.

And formations and astronomy are calculations…….

‘Isn’t the original work too much? Didn’t they even consider that a math-hater would be possessed!’

Furthermore, it is not that shamanism does not require language either. Instead of having its language established with formulas, shamanism can use all languages. If you read the content of your earnest prayer and go through a ritual, that becomes the language of shamanism.

Therefore, if magic is a more systematized miracle, shamanism can be said to be a more raw, accessible-to-everyone-but-incredibly-difficult-to-master subject.

‘Because it has no end!’

Moreover, what each professor knows is completely different. Since it is a discipline that has been passed down orally through one-to-one transmission or an apprenticeship system, there is no proper system. That is why you experience a vastly different learning experience depending on who becomes your major professor.

‘It means it’s hell.’

In comparison, magic has a clear end called the 9th circle, and an unknown realm called the 10th circle. It has a taste that makes you want to dive in.

That is why, at the cadet level, there are even kids who abandon their Dantian and switch to a mana heart. Because they want to learn magic.

‘……I heard the shamanism professor lost a lot of cadets to the magic professor.’

But it cannot be compared to Taoist magic. The Taoist magic professor, Pungseonja, she is the absolute rival of the shamanism professor, Do Hyeon!

“Now, now~ it would be best for Professor A-ple to come down before all the cadets start vomiting~.”

“No, wait. I’m not done talking yet. I will make your heads ripen like these grapes! I will! I, A-ple, will!”

At that, before more cadets could start retching, Pungseonja struck A-ple’s head with her folding fan.

Thwack!

“……Phew, you’ve all been through a lot because of the strange professors, haven’t you?”

……Damn it, I already feel purified. At this rate, she seems capable of stealing cadets from both magic and shamanism.

For someone like that, this lady has a suspicious side to her, and in the original work, she was kind to Cassis, so she does not seem like a person who is truly cultivating the Tao.

Anyway, Pungseonja, who had knocked out the professor by striking his head with a fan, looked at Do Hyeon who was grabbing A-ple’s ankle and dragging him to the side, and then she giggled shyly, “Hoho.”

“As you all know, Taoist magic is the discipline of cultivating the Tao. It originated from Taoism, and is practiced by Taoist masters who wish to become immortals by cultivating the Tao based on Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. It can be considered a type of shamanism performed while cultivating the Tao. The basic principle is inner energy. The energy we use is purer than general inner energy, so it is sometimes called celestial energy.”

“Ah! Stop trying to mix Taoist magic with shamanism! It’s so annoying!”

So to speak, shamanism is a primitive form of magic and Taoist magic with Taoism added, so it could be seen as the origin of all miracles, but for Do Hyeon, who has had her cadets stolen countless times right before her eyes, she cannot help but be indignant.

But Pungseonja was unfazed by it.

“The most important point. If you gather inner energy purely in the Taoist lineage, it will be of immense help in exorcising yokai. Just like, this!”

At that, she took out a yellow talisman and threw it into the air, and a terrible scream erupted as the head of a yokai protruded from the classroom ceiling. Everyone screamed in unison at the size of the head, which was about twice the size of the classroom door, but I did not bat an eye and only looked at her. And at the same time as she smiled back and drew her sword, swish! thud, tumble tumble.

The huge head was cut off in an instant, despite its tough hide. The cross-section where the sword mark was left was burning as if it had been seared by fire.

“My main job is a Taoist master, and I also do some sword work as a side job. Celestial energy lowers the resistance of yokai~. So you can pierce their hide more easily with less strength, and you can also detoxify poison more easily. And one more thing.”

She smiled brightly.

“Everyone knows this, right? The immortals sometimes come down to the lower world and give advice, and thanks to that, the leader of the Wudang clan gained enlightenment and created a mind-heart technique to purify mana into celestial energy. It means that even if you use mana, there are no restrictions on learning Taoist magic. So, if you handle a sword, how about coming to me~?”

……She is truly the best salesperson.

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There is no way Taoist magic would not be attractive to those who have to fight yokai one-on-one with their souls on the line. Everyone knew it in theory. They knew, but seeing it with their own two eyes like this seemed to make them contemplate.

‘I was obviously going to learn magic, but why am I so drawn to Taoist magic?’

Even I, who hate studying so much, wanted to add more subjects, so how much more would others?

‘Wouldn’t it be okay to take both magic and Taoist magic at the same time?’

At last, the professors went outside to give the cadets time to ponder on their own, and we were given ten minutes.

At that moment, Ryuseong approached me.

‘Sex in ten minutes would be impossible, right?’

So I looked at him and asked affectionately, in the tone of a friendly roommate.

“Ah, Mr. Ryuseong. Which subject are you going to take? I’d like to use it as a reference.”

From my perspective, I was showing mercy in my own way. Even though you dumped me like that, I did not specifically ignore you. I even answered you kindly. What if I get taken advantage of for being this nice? But Ryuseong retaliated against this kind me by screwing me over.

“I’m going to take all of them.”

“……What did you say?”

To me, who knew that he was a pure inner energy user who did not know how to handle mana, it sounded like he wanted to deliberately take classes that require mana and get negative points. It is not against the school rules, but considering the grades, it is not something one would go out of their way to do.

So I asked again, but he was just saying something else with strangely cold eyes.

“……But, why aren’t you wearing your gloves?”

What is this nonsense? I came wearing my gloves this morning, as I always do…….

Ah, I forgot.

‘……Ah?’

So, because of my shitty memory, the world’s worst mysophobe, Cassis de Millang, has been strutting around the school without his gloves all day?

Fuck?