Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37

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Chaser’s lesson proceeded immediately under my supervision.

Unlike Vivian’s lessons, Chaser’s lesson required no textbooks or countless sheets of paper for drawing complex magic circles.

Chaser simply brought chairs to face Leo directly, then began the lesson in a comfortable atmosphere.

“Your name is Jui-bam-tol?”

“Yes, yes.”

Everyone who heard Leo’s name would be perplexed about how to address the child, then after a few days would come up with their own nicknames to call him.

Even Vivian had been changing Leo’s nickname daily with various bizarre gemstone names that were difficult to pronounce, and had only just settled on calling him “shooting star.”

But Chaser immediately said in a gentle voice, “Then Bam-tol, from now on I’ll call you Sprout. Sprout can call me Teacher,” speaking affectionately.

It was truly dazzling social skills.

“Today, rather than having a lesson, we’ll examine your qualifications as a mage. Do you know what two qualifications are needed to become a good mage?”

This was content covered in Vivian’s lessons.

Smart Leo answered immediately.

“I know it’s the mana vessel and magic circuit.”

A mana vessel is literally a vessel that contains mana, and its size differs from person to person.

The size of one’s mana vessel is determined from birth and can never be changed, so it had to be considered a kind of talent.

On the other hand, the magic circuit, known to be located in the heart, plays the role of producing mana within the body, and unlike the mana vessel, it can be trained and strengthened through practice.

Therefore, even if one’s mana vessel was small, it could be somewhat compensated by training the magic circuit to increase the amount of mana produced and improve its purity.

This was all the content that could be understood from Vivian’s lessons.

“Correct. Then shall we check those two qualifications?”

When Chaser extended his hand, Leo carefully grasped it.

Soon, Chaser, who had been holding Leo’s hand and checking something, let out a strange exclamation.

“You have a very large vessel. Just considering the vessel alone, it’s 9th-tier level. That’s truly excellent talent.”

Leo’s cheeks reddened at Chaser’s straightforward praise.

“Your magic circuit is small but very sturdy too. If you train diligently, you’ll be able to produce enough mana to fill that vessel completely.”

Ho, indeed.

My head nodded involuntarily as I listened.

This was the moment when the reason the protagonist of 【Hirome】 could become a Magister was revealed.

Since he was born with a huge vessel, he could train his magic circuit enough to fill that vessel and become a 9th-tier archmage, a Magister.

“Today, let’s start with practical training in sensing mana rather than theoretical lessons. From now on, I’ll flow mana into your forehead. Close your eyes and try to feel my mana circulating through your body once.”

Soon, a whitish light appeared at the tip of Chaser’s thumb.

He gently pressed his thumb against Leo’s forehead as if stamping it.

It was nothing special, but I found myself strangely tense as I watched the scene.

“Mana is known to dwell in blood. It circulates throughout the body and returns to the heart, then spreads from the heart throughout the body again. Try to think of it as feeling the flow of blood.”

His voice was as beautiful and soft as a boy’s who hadn’t gone through puberty, sounding drowsy like reading a fairy tale at bedtime.

Leo quietly closed his eyes and slowly breathed in and out.

While listening to Vivian’s lessons made magic feel so distant that I wouldn’t even dare attempt it, Chaser’s lesson made magic feel so easy and accessible that I wanted to try it myself.

‘If only I had mana too…’

Once again, my romantic notions about magic were ignited.

Chaser, who had been calmly observing Leo, looked back at me.

The way his hair flowed down with the movement of his head looked exactly like cherry blossom petals scattering, making it seem like I was seeing the most beautiful scenery in the middle of spring.

It’s not my place to say this, but he really has unfairly good looks.

“If you’re interested, shall I do it for you too, Master?”

Was it that obvious…?

“I won’t charge extra. How about it, Master?”

Chaser extended his hand as if inviting me to dance.

It was a hand like a pianist’s – large yet delicate-boned, with long slender fingers.

I pretended to be reluctant as I lightly placed my fingertips on Chaser’s outstretched hand.

Despite my indifferent expression, my mind was very noisy with various expectations.

If I had mana too, what would I learn first?

Like a little child, my heart pounded with excitement for the first time in ages.

How long had I been imagining the fantastic magic I’d seen in 【Hirome】?

Suddenly feeling something strange, I looked down at my hand.

“…?”

Isn’t this… taking too long? With Leo it ended quickly.

I glanced at Chaser with suspicious eyes.

He still wore a smiling face, pouting his lips cutely as if acting coquettish, saying “just a little more.”

‘Look at this guy?’

He has some kind of scheme, doesn’t he?

I watched him with the attitude of seeing how far he’d go.

But his hand, which had been touching only my fingertips precariously, moved a little deeper into my hand than before.

Like a snake slithering over a wall, his hand moved smoothly and shamelessly, finally penetrating deep enough to touch my wrist.

Thwack.

I couldn’t stand it and struck the back of Chaser’s hand with my fan.

“Ow. That’s too much, Master. A mage’s hands are his life.”

Chaser made a tearful face while rubbing the back of his hand, but I was the one who was dumbfounded.

“What did you just do?”

“I was trying to check Master’s mana vessel and circuit.”

“It didn’t take this long when you checked my servant’s.”

“Well…”

With the attitude of wanting to hear his excuse, I narrowed my eyes and waited for his words.

Chaser tilted his head slightly, smiled mischievously with his eyes, and whispered softly as if telling a secret.

“It was personal interest.”

“…?”

“Master, were you perhaps offended?”

Then he drooped his shoulders dejectedly like an abandoned cat, making my conscience terribly uncomfortable…

“You have an empty mana vessel ‘right now,’ but I might have sensed wrong, so could I hold your hand just once more? Please?”

At those words, I quickly stepped back.

I don’t know why, but I had a feeling that Chaser would be very bad for Leo’s education.

I was about to shout about firing him immediately, lesson or no lesson.

“Ah.”

A short exclamation burst from Leo.

Hero’s Star has detected mana for the first time and acquired the ‘Basic Mana Detection (lv.1)’ skill.

Hero’s Star’s mana has increased by +3.

A system window appeared before my eyes.

‘Why is he already learning the mana detection skill?’

In the game, this was a skill that required taking expensive magic lessons for 3 days to acquire, and he’d learned it in such a short time.

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In the end, Chaser was hired as Leo’s official magic teacher.

Just as being a genius alchemist didn’t make one a good teacher, having little mana didn’t make one an incompetent teacher – he had proven this firsthand.

Instead, I made sure to observe the lessons that were held three times a week.

I couldn’t explain the reason clearly, but somehow I felt like Chaser would influence Leo badly without any malicious intent.

‘If he says or does anything that might negatively influence Leo, I’ll stop him immediately.’

I widened my eyes and monitored Chaser’s every action and word.

“Master.”

“Don’t mind me and just focus on the lesson.”

“But still, when you’re looking at me with such burning eyes, how can I…”

Bang!

I struck the wall in shock, cutting off Chaser’s words.

There’s nothing he won’t say in front of Leo!

Fortunately, Leo was busy drawing magic circles on paper and seemed to have missed Chaser’s words.

I ground my teeth and warned him ominously.

“Stop talking nonsense and continue the lesson.”

Chaser’s choice of words was always suggestive enough to invite misunderstandings, but regrettably, he was truly an excellent teacher.

Magic as a field of study was complex and had aspects that relied on the caster’s intuition, making the theory itself quite abstract.

However, Chaser’s lessons consisted of clear and decisive words that were easy for not only me but also Leo to understand.

To be honest, the quality of the lessons was so good that I sometimes, no, often got confused about whether I was monitoring Chaser or auditing his class.

“Teacher, is it possible to cast magic even without mana?”

Leo, whose hands were covered in ink from drawing magic circles, asked while wiping his hands with a dry cloth.

“Finally, this question has come up.”

As if it were the question he’d been waiting for, Chaser unusually put on airs.

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