I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 21

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Chapter 21
Chapter 21: “Try It,” You Said? (3)
Hanalin never entertained the thought that Dohyun had already known magic beforehand.
After all, it was Hanalin herself who had told him to try.
With such reasoning, Hanalin possessed high self-esteem and was someone who could acknowledge others’ abilities. Yet, while astounded by Dohyun’s talent, she analyzed the situation with cold clarity.
Though it was basic elemental magic, was it truly possible he had learned only the Ice spell that Hanalin herself used? Statistically, it made no sense.
Then had he mastered all basic elemental magic?
That too was unreasonable.
‘It’s only the second day. If he learned it beforehand, he must have absorbed everything from the books in the Record Room in a single viewing—which is ultimately the same as learning it on the spot.’
Since the impossibility remained regardless, Hanalin had no choice but to acknowledge Dohyun’s talent coldly.
And since Hanalin was so astonished, the other trainees’ shock was inevitable.
“Wow, insane! You copied it in one go?!”
“As expected of Dohyun! That’s amazing!”
“Unbelievable….”
“So you can do that just by watching once….”
Hearing Team 1’s admiration, Hanalin could only find it absurd.
Dohyun had accomplished something she herself couldn’t do merely by observing, yet their admiration was only at this level? This revealed just how extraordinary his previous displays of talent must have been.
‘What exactly is he?’
Meanwhile, Hanalin observed Team 2, who were shocked to the point of losing their composure.
“??? Wait, Dohyun uses magic too?!”
“Is that even possible?”
“Insane….”
“Is that even allowed?!”
“…Sigh.”
Among them, Jiyuchan remained relatively composed, though most of Team 2 trembled at the sight of Dohyun, utterly shaken.
Though the contrasting reactions of the two teams could have been confusing, Hanalin instead derived a common conclusion.
Both teams’ reactions stemmed from witnessing his technical excellence.
Team 1’s reaction arose because they had observed Dohyun’s potential up close and believed in him, while Team 2’s reaction came from viewing him as a rival and having believed he lacked magical ability despite his technical superiority.
And.
‘Not even a blink.’
Watching Dohyun remain unfazed and composed amid the praise and bewilderment that captivated the other trainees, Hanalin felt a peculiar interest kindle within her.
It should have seemed utterly irrational that he possessed such remarkable talent in both technique and magic simultaneously, as she had predicted. Yet instead, these very facts awakened her competitive spirit.
If he possessed tremendous talent in technique and also in magic, then what she needed to verify was his magical affinity.
Though learning magic in a single viewing was an absurd talent, Hanalin still did not believe she had lost.
‘His speed in acquiring magic is faster than mine. That means his resonance is superior to mine. But what about his compatibility?’
If the speed of acquiring and mastering magic was called resonance, then compatibility referred to having a broad spectrum—the ability to master diverse types of magic.
And since Hanalin was a genius with compatibility so superior it could be counted among the world’s finest, she spoke with confidence, looking at Dohyun.
“Then would you continue to copy what I do?”
“Yes.”
Watching Dohyun answer as though it were nothing, Hanalin smiled coldly with an unusual demeanor. She opened her hand, and above it, a gentle wind swirled around ice at its center.
Whiiing—
Wind whirled around the ice fragment, a foundational elemental magic known as Wind.
Dohyun, as if it were the most natural thing, conjured wind around the ice just as Hanalin had done, but she didn’t stop there.
Wind swirled and raged around the ice.
And gradually, particles began to mix into that wind.
Sharply carved pebbles danced through the air, sparks crackling between them as electricity coursed through, while flames burned with searing heat nearby, and water droplets scattered in the wind to escape the fire.
Wind, stone, electricity, fire, and water—all six foundational elemental magics swirled around the ice. The trainees’ eyes widened to the size of lanterns at the sight of someone wielding all six elements, something that should have been impossible without extraordinary control and affinity.
“Wow, wow….”
“It’s beautiful.”
“Can you really do that much?”
“Is this what separates a magical genius?”
Like moths drawn to flame, they forgot to even blink as they watched Hanalin’s overwhelming magical prowess.
When Hanalin noticed their reactions and glanced at Dohyun with a hint of satisfaction, he observed for a moment before nodding.
‘Has he given up?’
It made sense—showing so much at once might make it difficult to cast even with strong affinity.
Just as I was thinking I should demonstrate more slowly, something extraordinary happened in Dohyun’s hand.
The ice shattered into fragments, and wind wrapped around it, cradling the broken pieces and making them dance within the wind.
Within that wind, pebbles carved themselves into sharp fragments matching the size of the ice shards and swirled together, while sparks danced freely between them, flames burned near the ice, and water droplets joyfully wove through it all, mixing in the wind like a miniature tempest.
Without interfering with each other, each elemental magic maintained its full power while dancing in the wind, each radiating its own distinct presence.
The sight resembled a small storm filled with diverse light, so the trainees’ attention, which had been fixed on Hanalin moments before, was inevitably stolen away.
“What is that….”
“Hanalin is an instructor… and a genius, but….”
“Dohyun hasn’t even started learning magic yet, has he???”
“If Hanalin is a genius… what should we call Dohyun hyung???”
“…A crazy monster.”
“…Phew.”
They all gasped in astonishment watching Dohyun.
The same magic as Hanalin’s, yet shining more brilliantly, with the small tempest blooming above Dohyun’s hand appearing far more powerful as each magic revealed its own presence—the trainees could only stare in bewilderment.
And it wasn’t just the trainees.
“??????”
Hanalin watched with eyes full of disbelief and confusion.
Good affinity allowing him to wield all six attributes? That was certainly possible. After all, Hanalin herself had surpassed the instructor’s foundational elemental magic in just two days after the magic instructor arrived.
But Dohyun surpassing even her was inexplicable. It was remarkable enough to master magic from a single observation, but to apply foundational elemental magic beyond mere application and control it so seamlessly—it was unbelievable.
Such control was something Hanalin herself only learned as an advanced technique after graduating from the Training Facility at the Mage Association.
But then.
‘He learned it just by watching?’
The three critical elements of magic were said to be resonance, affinity, and control—a mage’s talent meant excelling in all three. And what Dohyun had just demonstrated was proof that all three surpassed Hanalin’s.
That didn’t mean Hanalin was merely a genius confined to South Korea.
Hanalin, who rivaled even Magnus Rockwood, the master-class mage said to be the greatest on Earth from the United States, in terms of talent alone—yet Dohyun exceeded even that.
I felt a wall so unreasonable it was almost incomprehensible.
Hanalin realized that others probably felt the same way when they looked at her, and she had no choice but to acknowledge it now.
“Were you able to do that the moment you saw it?”
When Hanalin conceded defeat to the result and spoke as if she had lost, Dohyun nodded with a slightly bewildered expression.
“Pardon? Yes, you told me to try it….”
Dohyun asked as if there was nothing wrong with doing it because he was told to follow along.
From Dohyun’s perspective, it was indeed strange. Hanalin had asked him to try following along, so he thought she must have had some reason—perhaps there were others who could follow along to some degree—but surely that wasn’t the case?
‘The atmosphere feels odd?’
As Dohyun thought this and casually dispelled the magic in one go, Hanalin was left utterly dumbfounded.
Magic created using mana cannot be stopped without considerable control. To use a simple analogy, it’s like shooting an arrow and then somehow stopping it mid-flight. But what Dohyun just did was similar to shooting an arrow and then running after it to catch it.
So astounded that words failed her, Hanalin shook her head briefly, then let go of that characteristically cold expression and spoke to the trainees with an exhausted look.
“Trainee Guminah and Trainee Han Junseo have talent for magic. So you can attend magic classes instead of technique classes.”
At those words, Guminah and Han Junseo were startled and delighted, while the other trainees looked disappointed.
And Hanalin continued without pause.
“And Trainee Dongwook Park—I’m not yet sure whether you’ll be a buffer or a healer, but you can discuss that with the technique instructors.”
At Hanalin’s words, Dongwook Park also showed signs of joy.
Both healers and buffers were rare, but since they weren’t direct combat roles, it was certainly cause for celebration.
Just as the positions of the remaining personnel were essentially decided.
Dohyun tilted his head in confusion and raised his hand.
And Hanalin looked at Dohyun.
As Hanalin pondered how to respond, Dohyun asked.
“What about me…?”
Since Dohyun had clearly demonstrated talent for magic and seemed to be left out of the magic classes, Hanalin paused to think before speaking.
“…Trainee Dohyun… I’ll let you know after discussing it with the other instructors.”
“Understood.”
After all, since he had shown talent in both magic and technique, the instructors would need to confer. Dohyun also realized this and nodded.
And so the magic class ended, and Hanalin left the Magic Training Grounds, holding her head as if dizzy. Dohyun watched her go and scratched his cheek.
‘Hmm, did I follow along too much?’
Wondering if he had stood out too much or if he had overdone it, Dohyun felt a bit troubled as he read the letters visible only to him.
[You have analyzed Hanalin’s skill 「Basic Elemental Magic [F]」.]
[You obtain 50 AP.]
[This is a skill below the standard threshold.]
[You acquire the skill without consuming AP (Analysis Points).]
[You acquire the skill 「Basic Elemental Magic [F]」.]
[The skill 「Fire [F]」 is now included in 「Basic Elemental Magic [F]」.]
[Due to the acquired skill, your mana permanently increases by +1.]
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
If I’ve gained this much, it’s only natural I’d stand out a bit.
Dohyun thought this casually and moved on.
But he was curious about how the classes would proceed from here.
He felt a bit anxious, wondering if he’d have to learn techniques too but somehow miss out on those classes.
‘Tch, surely not.’

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