I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 20

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Chapter 20
Chapter 20: You Want Me to Try? (2)
After unpacking her belongings in the Instructor’s Quarters, Hanalin stepped outside to meet Choe Phil, who had been waiting for her.
Despite his bulging muscles that might have made others flinch, she regarded him with a cold expression and an air of composure as she asked her question.
“So this Dohyun trainee—he’s a Hunter, right?”
“Why? Interested?”
Hanalin paid no mind to Choe Phil’s question about her interest and fell into deep contemplation. From his reaction, it was clear that Dohyun was indeed a Hunter, but now that she thought about it again, something felt off.
She had definitely sensed traces of magic near his heart. If techniques worked by embedding mana into the body, then magic operated on a different principle—it embedded mana in the heart and spread it throughout the entire body, allowing magic to be cast at any moment. Therefore, if someone had learned magic, traces of it would inevitably remain in the heart.
Though the traces were faint, Hanalin was a genius blessed with the gift of mana perception so refined that she could read even the most subtle traces, which was why she sensed something amiss.
‘I definitely felt both.’
Until a moment ago, she had thought she was mistaken due to the strange sensation causing confusion, but no matter how much she reconsidered, she firmly believed her senses could not be wrong.
It was an enormous amount of confidence on Hanalin’s part, but it wasn’t unfounded.
And Hanalin herself believed the same thing.
Then.
‘I’ll just have to verify it myself.’
As a playful glint flickered across her cold smile, Choe Phil’s expression crumpled immediately.
During her trainee days, whenever that mischievous smile appeared on her face, trouble always followed, so Choe Phil thought he should stop her—but he shook his head instead.
She wasn’t someone who could be stopped even if he tried, and she was Hanalin, after all. Besides, even when she caused incidents, there were never any casualties or serious harm, so he decided to let it be.
Dohyun might end up a bit exhausted, but that’s precisely what made Choe Phil curious.
‘How much of Hanalin’s test will the trainee Dohyun be able to pass?’
Since Choe Phil was equally curious about what results that playful competitive spirit would bring about, he decided to keep quiet.
* * *
After breakfast, the original schedule would have been an information lecture on the Black Gate, but starting today, the schedule had changed somewhat.
Since it was now time to begin learning techniques and magic in earnest, they decided to first conduct an examination to see if there were those suited for magic.
And naturally, it would be the Mage who would conduct this examination.
Thus came the magic aptitude examination time.
The trainees of Team 1 who had gathered at the Magic Training Grounds for the magic aptitude examination, as well as those of Team 2, all showed clear signs of nervousness.
Becoming a Mage was something special.
Though classified as Hunters like the rest, they were certainly beings of slightly greater prestige than ordinary Hunters, so everyone couldn’t help but feel tense.
After all, it could potentially change the course of one’s life.
However, neither Dohyun nor Jiyuchan felt particularly nervous.
‘I’ve already mastered techniques anyway.’
Jiyuchan had already learned techniques to a certain degree, so he believed he wouldn’t be suited for magic, while Dohyun’s situation was the opposite.
‘Of course I’ll show aptitude, right?’
He had obtained the Ether Heart, so it would be strange if he didn’t show aptitude.
But contrary to Dohyun’s expectations, the trainees of Team 2, the other team, couldn’t help but think differently.
“Since Dohyun already showed talent with techniques, he probably can’t do magic.”
“If he was good at magic too, that wouldn’t make sense.”
“He probably can’t do magic.”
“I heard that if you have talent in techniques, you can’t do magic.”
They were having such a conversation, but the Team 1 Trainees who overheard it couldn’t help but laugh inwardly.
For those who had already seen Dohyun cast magic, it was simply ridiculous.
Still, I didn’t bother mentioning it for the sake of their shocked expressions later.
As they were murmuring among themselves, the door to the Magic Training Grounds suddenly opened, revealing someone’s silhouette.
Though not particularly tall, her proportions were so well-balanced that she seemed quite imposing—a woman with long hair that shimmered with a subtle blue glow, sharp eyes gleaming with that same ethereal blue light, and a cold, austere expression that harmonized perfectly with those luminous hues, walked toward them.
Click, click, click.
With footsteps as sharp as a blade, the Trainees had no choice but to watch her intently, their bodies tense.
Her lips curved slightly upward, yet somehow her expression appeared even colder, and the very air around them seemed to grow heavier.
And it was indeed the case.
[The skill 「Intimidation [D]」 is faintly spreading.]
[The skill 「Intimidation [D]」 is being neutralized.]
The skill Intimidation—one of the rare abilities that both Hunters and Mages could use, spreading mana throughout the surroundings to create psychological pressure—was unfolding around us.
Dohyun, having already encountered it before, felt little reaction, but the others were different.
“H-Hanalin!?”
“Ah, isn’t she the genius Mage who broke Hwang Hana’s record?”
“I-I’ve seen her on the news before.”
“After leaving the Training Facility, there hasn’t been a notable Knight Commander, so I’d forgotten about her….”
“H-Hanalin came too!?”
“S-Should we ask for an autograph?”
“This is insane.”
Despite the heavy atmosphere created by Hanalin’s sudden appearance, everyone felt a mixture of excitement and trembling rather than the weight of her Intimidation.
Dohyun nodded as if remembering something upon seeing their reactions.
‘Ah, so that’s who Hanalin is.’
The name had seemed oddly familiar.
I had heard stories of a genius Mage appearing, but since it wasn’t particularly important, I hadn’t remembered it—yet this person was that genius Mage.
Come to think of it, given that Hwang Hana was called a genius, it would be strange if Hanalin weren’t called one as well.
In any case, as Dohyun watched Hanalin approach, she suddenly smiled at him with a peculiar expression, and the Trainees erupted into chaos.
“Did she smile because she saw Dohyun oppa?”
“Do they know each other?”
“W-What? Dohyun, do you know Hanalin!?”
“H-How did this happen, hyung?”
The Team 1 members were in an uproar, and Team 2 was no different.
“W-What? She knows Dohyun oppa!?”
“I-I also saw Hanalin smile when she saw that oppa.”
“T-That can’t be! Y-You must be mistaken!”
“I saw it clearly. She smiled when she saw Dohyun hyung.”
“…Hmm.”
Even Jiyuchan was looking at Dohyun with an expression of surprise, which showed just how intense their reactions were.
Dohyun, seeming troubled, couldn’t find the words to say anything, when Hanalin opened her mouth, addressing the Trainees.
“I’m Hanalin. We’ll be conducting magical aptitude assessments now, so please keep quiet.”
“”….””
As Hanalin spoke, everyone fell silent.
The formal examination was beginning, so they all quieted down, but their eyes still betrayed their curiosity about whether Dohyun and Hanalin knew each other.
However, Hanalin had no reason to address it, so she proceeded while ignoring their stares.
First, she stood before the whiteboard at the front of the Magic Training Grounds and wrote characters in elegant script.
What was written there was none other than theory about Mages.
“What we commonly call a Mage can be distinguished by how well they handle mana and how well they sense mana. General Hunters also sense and manipulate mana, but the method is completely different, you could say.”
As she spoke, Hanalin’s theory unfolded roughly like this:
While general Hunters instinctively sense mana through their bodies and operate it within their bodies, Mages sense it rationally rather than instinctively and operate it outside their bodies with intent—that was the difference she explained.
It was an abrupt theory lesson, but everyone was concentrating, and since Hanalin explained it better than expected, the concepts embedded themselves firmly in their minds.
Having explained the theory so suddenly, Hanalin naturally moved on to explain the aptitude test.
“So, if general Hunters see me write numbers in midair using mana, they might sense that something made of mana exists there, but they won’t clearly perceive what it is. A Mage, on the other hand, will recognize the numbers I drew precisely.”
At Hanalin’s explanation, everyone nodded in understanding.
The explanation was crystal clear, and since everyone was interested in magic, they listened intently when Hanalin suddenly extended her index finger.
And just as she was about to say something.
“One.”
Dohyun suddenly said that.
Hanalin looked at Dohyun with a peculiar gaze, while the other Trainees looked at Dohyun in bewilderment before turning back to Hanalin.
But they couldn’t understand what he was saying at all.
“…?”
“”??????””
Everyone tried to look closely at Hanalin’s finger to see what Dohyun had seen, but most couldn’t perceive it.
But then.
“Huh, huh? I, I think I can see it too?”
“Me, me too.”
When Guminah and Han Junseo belatedly said so, Hanalin also nodded approvingly at the two and 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 magical talent—more than expected. They said this batch had the highest number of Trainees on record, so it made sense that many would demonstrate magical aptitude.
However.
‘I was right after all.’
Hanalin looked at Dohyun as if to confirm her suspicion. She hadn’t been mistaken—she’d essentially confirmed his qualifications as a Mage just now.
And she’d detected it incredibly quickly.
‘Just how much does he have?’
Since Hanalin herself had been one of those who answered immediately like Dohyun during this aptitude test, she was curious about the extent of his talent.
But separately from that, those indifferent eyes that seemed to pierce through everything—that feeling still didn’t sit quite right with her.
A playful urge to tease him a little arose. Hanalin called on Dohyun directly and spoke.
“Well then, it seems you can see mana properly—do you think you could try this as well?”
Zzzt—
As I spoke, I conjured a small shard of ice in the air before me.
Of course, no matter how talented one might be with magic, it was absurd to think one could simply watch and immediately replicate a spell.
Even I couldn’t manage that. At best, I could observe and grasp the underlying principles to some degree, but to truly understand the causal chain required to activate a spell perfectly, studying from textbooks was essential.
The basic Ice spell I’d just used gathered water-attribute mana from the surrounding air and froze it—a technique with considerable difficulty among fundamental elemental magic.
Naturally, replicating it was out of the question. My intention was merely to gauge how much of the principle he could comprehend. Even a crude imitation would count as passing.
And yet.
“Like this?”
Zzzt—
“??????”
Ice materialized on Dohyun’s index finger, and my perpetually composed expression fractured.
Witnessing a scene I simply could not fathom, my expression shifted like that of a child encountering something wondrous. I looked at Dohyun and asked.
“How did you do that?”
“You told me to try.”
“What?”
Experiencing an emotion I’d never felt before, I could only stare at Dohyun blankly.
And in that moment, I found myself thinking something remarkably similar to what Gangjihun had thought.
‘What is this insane monster?’

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