Academy Munchkin Grew Up To Become a Genius

Episode 26 Mana Exercises (2)

After organizing his future plans, Kang Seo-jun sat there and practiced Mana Exercises until he fell asleep.

[Magic experience increases slightly due to poor mana practice.]

[Magic experience increases slightly due to poor mana practice.]

[Lucky Bonus! Great luck will come into play and inspire your practice! Magic experience increases significantly!]

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[With the right effort, magical power will bear the fruit of growth! Magic ability increases by +1!]

[As the magic power increases, the debuff of the attribute 《Mana Insensitivity Lv. Lowest》 is alleviated.]

It was just before going to school that my magical ability increased by +1.

“It might be a little bit close.”

Thanks to the increase in mana, my mana detection has also improved, making it easier to practice mana than before, but the experience required has also increased accordingly.

At this rate, I would have to continue practicing mana from morning theory class until lunch time to reach my goal of 6.

After roughly calculating his experience points, Kang Seo-jun finished preparing for school and immediately left for school.

I met Jin Se-rin by chance in front of the dormitory and walked to class together.

“Take this.”

Yesterday, I handed over to Jin Se-rin the [Purified Soul Fragment] That I purchased with the dimensional currency accumulated thanks to the Sympathetic Hermit.

“Huh…? So quickly?”

“It’s not that fast. The last time I gave it to you was two weeks ago.”

“Is that so…?”

Now that the academy has started in earnest, Jin Se-rin’s growth was also one of the items to be managed.

It’s still early days, so Jin Serin will be able to catch most of the cadets, but if she doesn’t let her grow in advance like this, she will be caught up by the middle to upper class kids who come up later.

There will be many hardships we will have to overcome together in the future, so it will only be a burden.

“You can’t lose it.”

“Uh, yes… Thank you…”

Jin Serin took her drop-shaped crystal with both hands and held it in her arms, then she asked.

“…Don’t you need anything? All I need is…”

“Then please carry my bag.”

“Huh…?”

“Every time I walk, my back gets chafed.”

“Anything else besides that?”

“Not yet.”

“Umm…”

Jin Serin handed over her bag with a dissatisfied expression.

She then walked a few steps in silence and then spoke quietly.

“It’s over there…”

“Huh?”

“Honestly… Being best friends… Is just an excuse, right?”

“Huh?”

“Honestly, that’s right. You’re not asking me for anything.”

“Hmm….”

If it were normal, I wouldn’t have asked this.

But after receiving another crystal today, I became half-confident.

Being best friends is just an excuse and this person’s only goal is to give you the crystal.

“If it’s okay, may I ask now? The real reason…?”

Jin Se-rin’s voice was trembling a little.

That’s how much she mustered up the courage to ask.

Until now, he has been giving off a hint that people should not try to find out about him.

“Hmm….”

I thought it would be a good idea to leave Kang Seo-jun here for a moment as well.

If we continue in this ambiguous state, she will be just as confused as she is.

That doesn’t help her awaken at all.

“I hope you become stronger.”

“Huh?”

“Enough to survive that nightmare.”

This was sincere.

“That… What benefit does it have for you…?”

You are asking quite persistently.

It seemed like he was trying to put an end to what he was asking.

“You won’t lose your friends.”

I had no choice but to look around until there.

If she lists the numerous things she has to do in the future, it will only be a huge burden on her.

“What….Such….”

Of course, Jin Serin was not satisfied with the answer.

Kang Seo-Jun glanced at her from the corner of his eye and said.

“I’ll tell you everything when the time comes.”

When she becomes strong enough to accept her own fate, which is even more terrible than her nightmares.

“When will that be…?”

“Hmm. About three years later?”

“…It’s too far.”

Kang Seo-jun laughed a little as he saw the tips of his eyebrows droop like rabbit ears.

“I’m sorry.”

But really, this is the best thing for now.

If you tell them, they will run away.

“I’m sorry…”

Jin Se-rin sighed.

“Okay. I’ll wait.”

Thank goodness.

“If all you want is to wait three years… Of course you should…”

Although she hadn’t seen him for that long, Jin Serin was sure of one thing.

He has no reason to deceive himself.

That’s right, because the abilities he has shown so far are enough to overwhelm his background.

What does a person like that lack that makes him deceive himself?

“Thank you.”

Kang Seo-jun also became much more relaxed.

“Still, keep carrying your bag. It really hurts your back.”

“Well, then! There will be more like this in the future!”

– Jeopuk. Jerk.

-Waddle! Waddle!

“By the way. Can I ask one more question?”

Isn’t it over?

“What?”

“I’m really asking this once in a while.”

Jin Se-rin paused a little and then asked.

“You’re overdoing it… Aren’t you…?”

Kang Seo-jun paused a little at the unexpected question.

That’s because I didn’t think he would worry about himself.

If it’s impossible.

“Not at all.”

Every day is just fun.

Jin Se-rin smiled as if relieved.

“Then that’s enough. I’ll wait. 3 Years.”

That was the end of the story about it.

As we walked and chatted, we soon arrived in front of the main building.

We passed through the lobby to take the elevator.

In the lobby lounge, like yesterday, cadets were gathered in groups of twos and threes chatting.

As expected, the content of their conversation was updated before my eyes like a chat history, just like yesterday.

“Wow. Jin Se-rin.”

“Is she Jin Se-rin? Is this more than what I heard?”

“When she was born, she chose her own face. Even if she were born, it would be difficult for her to be that pretty.”

“But who’s going with you?”

“Wow. Crazy. That dog is ugly. Let’s report it to the police.”

“I think you’re carrying my bag because you look uncomfortable?”

“Wow. Jin Se-rin is really nice~”

“I can’t even give you money~”

[The constellation “The Sympathetic Hermit” Sponsors dimensional currency as a means of consolation.]

It seemed like this pattern would continue for a while.

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Classroom of first grade class A.

As soon as Seojun Kang’s class began, he started practicing Mana.

This afternoon is the day of the sparring practical class.

Until then, I couldn’t rest even for a moment to keep my mana ability level at 6.

Of course, in theory classes, just like practical classes, your attitude and contribution to the class are reflected in your grades, so you couldn’t do anything else outright.

However, Kang Seo-jun’s eyes were covered in swollen boils and rashes to begin with, so it doesn’t make much difference whether his eyes are closed or open.

If you sit down and pretend to read a book and do mana exercises, you won’t be able to notice Kang Seo-jun’s slight operation unless your magic power and senses are high enough.

But.

“What are you doing now?”

When Kang Seo-jun opened his eyes, the professor was looking at Kang Seo-jun with his hand on the table.

The cadets sitting in front are also turning their heads to look at Kang Seo-jun.

Kang Seo-jun spoke calmly.

“…I was taking class.”

The professor laughed as if it were absurd.

“Ha. Really?”

He then patted his shoulder with his teaching hand and sarcastically said.

“Then tell me what I just said.”

“The mana concentration in the dungeon does not suddenly decrease or suddenly increase. If you measure the mana concentration on a daily basis and graph it, you can calculate the rate of rise or fall.”

“Hmm?”

-Oh oh oh.

The cadets expressed their admiration in small voices.

“You seem to have pretty good ears.”

“But why did you get caught?”

“Your eyes were so small that I thought you were sleeping.”

“Tsk tsk tsk.”

It wasn’t difficult at all for Kang Seo-jun.

All you had to do was read the printed details with the eyes of providence.

“What level of intelligence did you say you were?”

But the professor was more persistent than expected.

Kang Seo-jun said with a tired face.

I was in a situation where I had to do something, but I was starting to get annoyed because I kept getting interrupted.

“It’s grade E.”

“For something like that, you have a good memory. I guess you really paid attention in class.”

The professor thought he was using tricks as a trait.

The skill of recording sounds around you in your head is more common than you might think.

“If you studied hard like that, you would be able to solve these problems easily.”

-Tak. Crack! Crack!

The professor began writing down the formula for calculating the dungeon’s mana concentration on the blackboard.

-Tuk!

The professor, who wrote down the last symbol of the problem, put down the chalk roughly and said.

“Come out and ask for the price.”

The professor added one more word.

“Of course, if you can’t solve it, you’ll get penalty points.”

-Drur!

Kang Seo-jun got up from his seat, thinking he had to finish quickly.

I have already wasted more than 2 minutes.

This loss had to be compensated somehow.

“If you can’t solve it, you get a penalty point. If you do, is it a store?”

“What?”

The professor raised his eyebrows at Kang Seo-jun’s bold attitude.

Are you saying this knowing the level of the problem?

This is a problem that came up after I found out that you were using mana without taking classes.

“I’ll give it to you. The store.”

The professor willingly said he would give it to me.

Anyway, that problem was still difficult to solve at the current level of progress.

Seeing as he doesn’t even point that out, it becomes even clearer that this guy did something else during class.

Kang Seo-jun calmly stood before the problem.

On the contrary, it was Jin Se-rin who was restless.

‘I kept wondering whether I should wake him up or not because he seemed to be dozing off…. I should have woken you up… ! You idiot… !”

She was blaming herself for not waking up Kang Seo-jun.

-Cough! Cough!

Park Shin-hoo, who was sitting in the back seat near the window, raised the corners of his mouth.

‘It looks good.’

In fact, the reason the professor noticed Kang Seo-jun’s mana practice was because he used his hands.

Park Shin-hoo was able to notice because he was always keeping an eye on him.

That guy’s mana is moving slightly.

So he sent his mana to his side to further increase his presence.

This is the result.

‘Get penalty points and be embarrassed.’

-Whoop. Huh.

Kang Seo-jun looked at the problem carefully with calm eyes.

‘Let’s see….’

[The Eye of Providence interprets the mana concentration formula.]

Soon, the Eye of Providence printed an answer sheet in front of him.

The process of solving the formula and the resulting values were all written down.

-Tak!

Kang Seo-jun held up the chalk with confidence.

Park Shin-hoo’s personal wish was scheduled to lead to the exact opposite situation about 30 seconds later.