I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 20

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Episode 20

Chapter 20: You Want Me to Try?(2)

Hanalin, who had unpacked her belongings in the Instructor’s Quarters, went out to meet Choe Phil who was waiting outside the door.

Though she might have flinched at his burly muscles, she looked at Choe Phil with a cold expression and relaxed attitude as she asked.

“So this trainee named Lee Dohyun, is he on the Hunter side?”

“Why? Are you interested?”

Not caring about Choe Phil’s question about whether she was interested, Hanalin fell deep into thought. Judging by Choe Phil’s reaction, he was definitely a Hunter, but thinking about it again now, it was strange.

She had clearly seen traces of magic near his heart. If techniques work by imbuing mana into the body for use, magic works on the principle of imbuing mana into the heart and spreading it throughout the body to enable magic use at any time, so if someone learned magic, traces of magic would remain in the heart.

Though they were only faint traces, Hanalin was a genius blessed with mana who could read even those minute traces, so she felt something was off.

‘I definitely felt both.’

Until just a moment ago, she thought she had sensed wrong due to confusion from the strange sensation, but no matter how much she thought about it, she firmly believed her senses couldn’t be mistaken.

It was Hanalin’s tremendous pride, but it wasn’t a wrong thought.

And Hanalin thought so as well.

In that case.

‘I have no choice but to check directly.’

When mischief crept into her cold smile, Choe Phil’s expression crumpled upon seeing it.

Even during her trainee days, whenever she showed that mischievous smile, she would always cause trouble, so Choe Phil wondered if he should stop her, but shook his head.

She wasn’t someone who would listen even if he tried to stop her, and this was Hanalin after all. Besides, even when she caused trouble, it wasn’t like there were casualties or anything, so he decided to just leave it be.

Dohyun might get a bit tired, but that actually made him curious.

‘How much of Hanalin’s test will trainee Lee Dohyun be able to pass?’

Choe Phil was also curious about what results that mischievous competitive spirit would bring, so he decided to just keep quiet.

* * *

After breakfast, the original schedule would have been information education about the Black Gate, but starting today, the schedule changed a bit.

Since it was time to begin learning techniques and magic in earnest, they decided to first conduct tests to see if there were those suitable for magic.

And naturally, it was a mage who would conduct that test.

Thus, it was time for the magic aptitude test.

Both the Team 1 trainees and Team 2 trainees gathered at the Magic Training Grounds for the magic aptitude test showed clear signs of considerable tension.

Becoming a mage was like that.

Though classified as the same Hunters, they were definitely beings with a bit more honor than Hunters, so everyone couldn’t help but be nervous.

After all, it could change their lives.

However, in Dohyun and Jiyuchan’s cases, they weren’t particularly nervous.

‘I’ve already learned techniques anyway.’

In Jiyuchan’s case, since he had already learned techniques to some degree, he thought he wouldn’t be suitable for magic, and in Dohyun’s case, it was the opposite.

‘I’ll probably show aptitude anyway, right?’

Since he had obtained the Ether Heart, it would be stranger if he didn’t show aptitude.

But contrary to Dohyun’s thoughts, the trainees from the other team, Team 2, had to think differently.

“Since Dohyun oppa already showed talent with techniques, he won’t be able to do magic.”

“If he’s good at magic too, that wouldn’t make sense.”

“He probably can’t do magic.”

“They say if you have talent in techniques, you can’t do magic.”

They were having such conversations, but the Team 1 trainees who overheard this could only laugh inwardly.

To them, who had already seen Dohyun use magic, it was just amusing.

Still, they didn’t bother to say anything for the sake of those who would make surprised expressions later.

While they were chattering like this, suddenly the Magic Training Grounds door opened and someone’s silhouette was revealed.

Though not particularly tall, perhaps due to good proportions, it was a silhouette that felt quite tall, with long hair that gave off a subtle blue light, and likewise subtly blue-glowing eyes set in sharp eye shape, and a woman with a cold impression that matched those blue lights walked toward them.

Click, click, click.

With footsteps that sounded sharp as a blade, the trainees could only look at her with unanimous tension.

Though her expression had her lips slightly raised, for some reason she looked even colder, and even the surrounding air seemed to grow heavy at her appearance.

And that was actually true.

The skill Intimidation was being deployed, spreading surrounding mana to create pressure – one of the few skills that both Hunters and mages could use.

Dohyun had already met her before so felt no particular impression, but the others were different.

“Ha, Hanalin!?”

“Wait, isn’t that the genius mage who broke Instructor Hwang Hana’s record?”

“I, I’ve seen her on the news too.”

“After leaving the Training Facility, there weren’t any notable articles so I had forgotten…”

“Ha, Hanalin came too!?”

“Sh, should I get an autograph later?”

“This is crazy.”

Despite the air growing heavy due to Hanalin’s sudden appearance, everyone was feeling a bit of excitement and trembling rather than intimidation.

Seeing this, Dohyun nodded as if remembering.

‘Ah, so that was that Hanalin.’

No wonder the name felt familiar.

Dohyun had also heard stories about a genius mage appearing, but since it wasn’t particularly important, he hadn’t remembered it, but to think that person was that genius mage.

Well, when even Hwang Hana was called a genius, it would be strange if that Hanalin wasn’t called a genius.

Anyway, as Dohyun watched Hanalin approach like this, Hanalin momentarily looked at Dohyun and gave a strange smile, and seeing this, the trainees went into an uproar.

“Didn’t she smile looking at Dohyun oppa?”

“Do the two of them know each other?”

“Wh-what? Dohyun, do you know Hanalin!?”

“Huh, how did this happen? Hyung?”

Team 1 members were in an uproar, and Team 2 members were the same.

“What, what? You know Lee Dohyun oppa?!”

“I, I also saw Hanalin smile while looking at that oppa.”

“Th-there’s no way that’s true?! Ar-aren’t you mistaken?”

“I saw it clearly. She smiled while looking at Dohyun hyung.”

“…Hmm.”

Even Jiyuchan was looking at Dohyun with surprise, so you could tell how heated their reaction was.

Dohyun couldn’t say anything as if troubled, when Hanalin happened to open her mouth while looking at the trainees.

“My name is Hanalin. From now on, we’ll conduct magic aptitude tests, so please be quiet.”

“”….””

As soon as Hanalin spoke, everyone shut their mouths.

Though everyone quieted down since the full-scale examination was starting, they still seemed curious about whether she knew Dohyun.

But since there was no reason for Hanalin to bring that up, she ignored it and proceeded.

First, she stood in front of the whiteboard at the front of the Magic Training Grounds and wrote down letters in elegant handwriting.

And what was written there was none other than theory about mages.

“What we commonly call mages can be distinguished by how well they handle mana and how well they sense mana. Regular Hunters also sense and handle mana, but their methods are completely different.”

Hanalin’s theory as she spoke and wrote was roughly this:

She explained that while regular Hunters instinctively sense mana with their bodies and operate it within their bodies, mages sense it rationally rather than instinctively, then operate it outside their bodies with willpower.

Though it was a sudden theory lesson, everyone was concentrating, and since Hanalin explained better than expected, it could stick in their heads easily.

After suddenly teaching theory like that, Hanalin naturally explained about the aptitude test.

“So if regular Hunters see me write numbers in the air using mana, they might sense that there’s something made of mana there, but they can’t clearly recognize what it is. On the other hand, mages would accurately notice the numbers I drew.”

Everyone nodded in understanding at Hanalin’s explanation up to that point.

Since it was an explanation that was easy to understand and everyone was interested in magic, they were listening intently when Hanalin suddenly extended her index finger.

And just as she was about to say something.

“One.”

Dohyun suddenly said that.

Seeing this, Hanalin looked at Dohyun with a strange gaze, and the other trainees looked at Dohyun with puzzled expressions before looking back at Hanalin.

But they couldn’t understand at all what he was talking about.

“…?”

“”??????””

Everyone tried to carefully look at Hanalin’s finger to see what Dohyun had seen, but most couldn’t figure it out.

But then.

“Huh, huh? I, I think I can see it too?”

“M-me too.”

When Guminah and Han Junseo said that belatedly, Hanalin also looked at those two and nodded approvingly as she called their names.

“Trainee Guminah and Trainee Han Junseo?”

“Yes!”

“That’s right!”

Hanalin nodded at the two of them.

Besides Dohyun, two others showed magic talent – there were more than expected. They said it was a record number of trainees ever, so there were bound to be many who showed magic talent.

However.

‘As expected, I was right.’

Hanalin looked at Dohyun as if she had been correct. She hadn’t seen wrong – that just confirmed his qualifications as a mage.

And he had discovered it incredibly quickly.

‘How good is he?’

Since Hanalin was also one of those who had answered immediately like Dohyun in this aptitude test, she was curious about how much talent Dohyun had.

But aside from that, like before, she still didn’t quite like that feeling of him seeing through everything with those seemingly indifferent eyes.

A mischievous thought arose – should she tease him a little? Hanalin directly called on Dohyun and said:

“Well then, you seem to see mana properly, so shall we try this as well?”

Crackle—

Saying that, Hanalin conjured small ice in the air.

Naturally, no matter how talented someone was at magic, directly seeing and immediately copying magic like this didn’t make sense.

Hanalin couldn’t do that either. She could see and understand the principles to some extent, but to perfectly understand the cause and effect of casting magic required reading books.

The basic magic Ice that Hanalin just used gathered water-attribute mana from the air and froze that water-attribute mana – it was quite difficult among basic elemental magic.

Naturally, copying it was ridiculous, and her intention was to check how much he could understand the principles. Just trying to imitate it would be passing.

But then.

“Like this?”

Crackle—

“??????”

Ice formed on Dohyun’s index finger, and cracks appeared in Hanalin’s usually cold expression.

Witnessing a scene she couldn’t understand at all, Hanalin’s expression changed like young children seeing something amazing, and she looked at Dohyun and asked:

“How did you do that?”

“You told me to try it.”

“Huh?”

Hanalin could only stare blankly at Dohyun, overwhelmed by an emotion she had never felt before in her life.

And Hanalin couldn’t help but think something coincidentally similar to what Gangjihun had thought.

‘What the hell is this crazy monster bastard?’

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