The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 210

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 210
About 10 minutes before the first defensive magic deployment.
Raymond received a welcome email.
[To My Master]
These few words alone explained everything.
One well-trained disciple is worth more than ten graduate students.
“Heh heh, that’s right. I am the master.”
Strength naturally flowed into my shoulders.
There was only one person who called Choi Kang-mok “master”—that much was certain.
And… there should only be one.
[I withheld the information that my mental power is below 80. This must be spam, right?]
I sent a reply.
[Of course. It’s definitely spam. Due to this universal announcement, my disciple’s personal information has been greatly exposed. Similar spam emails will arrive frequently from now on. Most of them are heavily corrupted, so you shouldn’t even glance at them.]
“Damn scammers.”
[And don’t worry. I will do my best to ensure my disciple doesn’t fall victim to mental power scams.]
A master knows his disciple’s heart best.
Though it wasn’t directly mentioned, my disciple feared the revelation that his mental power was actually below 80.
No. He didn’t even realize he was afraid.
But from a master’s perspective, he was deeply afraid.
“Only a master truly looks after his disciple.”
I needed to make sure The Professors only extracted what was necessary and discarded the rest.
I began writing something in my notepad.
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[Things to Hide for My Disciple]
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Then I joined the video conference with The Professors.
The Professors were in a state of great confusion.
-Professor Raymond. We are very confused.
-Mental power below 80? This doesn’t make sense.
They had reached a rational conclusion.
An EX-Rank awakener’s mental power couldn’t possibly be below 80.
Professor Raymond nodded.
“That’s right. It’s impossible for the mental power to be below 80.”
-Then what is the meaning of this?
-Did he voluntarily reject the glorious forced admission?
Did this even make sense?
We were even planning to offer a scholarship (not mentioned in the email), and he rejected it?
Where in this world could you find a madman who would kick away such an opportunity to become a graduate student?
“My disciple is training his defensive magic to the extreme.”
-To the point where he can resist the system’s coercive power?
“Of course. When it comes to defensive magic, I’d say he surpasses me.”
-Ha, how can that be.
-Why didn’t you mention this beforehand?
Would you have told them if you were me?
My disciple is mine alone.
“Would you have believed me if I’d said so earlier?”
-….
-….
“You would have dismissed my advice, calling him merely a promising prospect who hasn’t even cleared Floor 100 of the 1st Section yet.”
I’ve known you lot long enough to understand how you think.
The Professors are geniuses.
They’ve rarely encountered anyone superior to themselves.
So they assume that if they can’t do something, no one can.
‘But my disciple is different.’
He’s a magnificent genius who makes those geniuses look like fools.
Ordinary geniuses don’t even register as competition.
“If my predictions are correct, my disciple should be demonstrating his defensive magic soon. Do observe carefully.”
Direct interference in the Lower Dimension is difficult.
Raymond sent over a link.
“It’s a streaming link from Kang Pal-do, a miner.”
-What did you say?
-What’s a miner?
“An Awakener, an Awakener. Professors, please listen carefully to what I’m saying.”
-But you just said miner.
“An Awakener dedicated to observing my disciple exclusively. Through this Awakener’s channel, you’ll be able to witness my disciple’s defensive magic.”
After ending the video conference, Raymond chuckled to himself.
Watching broadcasts from the Lower Dimension would require considerable resources.
Far more resources than anticipated.
And a portion of those resources would flow to Kang Pal-do, while another portion would reach my disciple.
“I’ll spend it all and discard the rest.”
‘A spend-and-waste list for my disciple’ magic.
Deployment complete.

* * *
The majority of the Arsia Liberation Army’s frontline commanders were dead.
It was utterly inexplicable.
Within Arsia, public opinion had even emerged claiming that “the God of Magic had delivered divine punishment.”
“It’s true. I don’t understand how such a thing could happen.”
Arsia was an empire where magical civilization had flourished.
Even ordinary citizens experienced magic to some degree in this world.
“There’s no hostile intent whatsoever.”
“Even ignorant folk like us can sense the enemy’s presence, but….”
Ordinary citizens couldn’t wield offensive magic.
However, they could sense offensive magic.
The Arsians possessed an exceptional sensitivity to magic compared to other dimensions.
“It wasn’t an attack…!”
Yet the Liberation Army was completely annihilated without any attack.
There was no choice but to interpret it as divine will.
“Or perhaps….”
“Just between us….”
Could they even say this?
Would they incur the god’s wrath?
“Rather than ordinary offensive magic, what if it were….”
“Assassination magic?”
Assassination magic that erased all presence and approached like a leopard before striking down its prey.
This “defensive magic” they had sensed resembled assassination.
“But for assassination magic, the destructive power is….”
Assassination magic sacrificed destructive power in exchange for concealing presence.
It was established doctrine that presence and destructive power were inversely proportional.
“It was far too overwhelming.”
“Therefore, it’s more reasonable to view it as divine punishment from the God of Magic.”
“They deserved to die. Thank you, God of Magic.”
However, one person held a different perspective.
It was Kang Pal-do.
He defined this magic as “defensive magic.”
“Yes. Let’s end the interview here. I’ll go check out the destroyed building. As expected of defensive magic—the destructive power is rather modest.”
Only a single building had been obliterated.
Physical force was still at work, yet it caused no significant damage to the surroundings.
Truly defensive magic.
-Isn’t that place a bit dangerous though?
-For Pal-do, the broadcast takes priority over health, you know?
“Several mages are seen casting magic over there.”
The moment the magic touched it, it vanished.
Kang Pal-do picked up a stone and hurled it as well.
“The stone disintegrates too. Then I’ll get a bit closer.”
-Pal-do. I know the broadcast takes priority over health, but…
-Isn’t this way too dangerous?
Kang Pal-do found it somewhat absurd.
‘What? Why is this dangerous?’
Sure, there’s some ridiculous physical force at play, but if it doesn’t hit me, what’s the problem?
-The moment it touches you, you cease to exist
-You should stop
-I want to keep watching the broadcast, Pal-do
As the chat erupted with concern, Kang Pal-do sighed.
“I’m not reckless enough to do something that dangerous.”
-?
-??
“What do you take me for?”
-???
Hahahahaha?
The Dragon Palace incident and Red Cat’s pantry disaster were unfortunate accidents.
Calamities I was swept into against my will.
But this is different.
“Honestly, this isn’t that dangerous.”
It’s true the ‘physical force’ is invisible to the eye.
It’s also true that touching it wrong means being disintegrated down to the atomic level.
But so what?
If I don’t touch it, nothing happens!
“I’m a bit different from those lunatics.”
Raymond. Choi Kang-mok.
Compared to those grade-A lunatics, I’m remarkably sensible and ordinary.
I don’t do insane things like they do.
“So please enjoy the broadcast in peace… huh?”
[■■■ has forcibly entered the broadcast.]
What? What’s this now?
An entry is an entry, but what’s this “forced entry” business?
[■■■ has forcibly entered the broadcast.]
…
[■■■ has forcibly entered the broadcast.]
Similar notifications rang out several more times.
[You receive ‘Viewer Absolute Number Expansion Pack’ as a forced entry reward.]
[You receive 1,000,000,000 Diamonds as a forced entry reward.]
[You receive ‘…Universal Stat Potion’ as a reward.]
[…You will receive a ‘Potion of Diversity’.]
Kang Pal-do’s jaw dropped.
Regardless of anything else, just for entry, he’d been awarded a billion won.
-Get closer.
-Show me your defensive magic.
-Is that the defensive magic of my disciple?
The ■■■ had letters that stood out from the start.
They intervened with the system, enlarging and emphasizing the text.
I instinctively sensed they were formidable beings.
‘But wait….’
Kang Pal-do’s brow furrowed.
‘My disciple’?
‘That bastard isn’t even Raymond.’
Daring to impersonate Raymond?
[■■■ has been forcibly ejected.]
[■■■ has been blocked.]
Tsk, I don’t tolerate imposters in my channel.

* * *
The death of frontline commanders of the Arsia Liberation Army.
One of the three great generals of the Liberation Army.
Orelli remained unflustered.
“Do not be shaken.”
They call them ‘frontline commanders,’ but in truth they’re little more than foot soldiers.
The frontline headquarters positioned in seven mid-sized cities are merely small branches masquerading as ‘headquarters.’
Like handing a junior title to a new hire on their first day as a salesman.
I deliberately gave them names like ‘frontline headquarters’ and ‘frontline commanders.’
To make them appear impressive to outsiders.
And I deliberately exposed them to the surface.
To gauge how an EX-Rank Awakener would respond to a preemptive strike.
“This is his posturing.”
In other words, the probability was high that he’d deployed full power for a ‘demonstration’ retaliation.
But he ended it by merely destroying seven frontline branches?
Of course, the magical finesse was remarkable.
Spatial liberation transcending dimensions.
A special form of attack magic devoid of malice.
But that was all.
“He never found our true headquarters.”
He merely severed the exposed tail.
It meant his intelligence network was inferior to expectations.
“Even if we found them, it would mean they lack the ability to strike us.”
I had probed well.
I could now define the limits of an EX-Rank Awakener.
I had bought time.
“We will find a way to counter that spatial liberation magic.”
I couldn’t simply take a beating like this.
Only the minor branches had been destroyed.
Just as the EX-Rank Awakener had displayed their power, the Arsia Liberation Army would now display theirs.
“I authorize the launch of missiles at the South Korea Guild Headquarters.”
I had seen their full strength.
Now the real battle begins.
“Arsia will never submit to you.”

* * *
Choi Kang-mok stepped out the door.
I wanted to have a conversation with Raymond regarding this spam mail incident.
-We can be honest now.
-Honestly, don’t you want to show off our magical progress to Professor Raymond?
Choi Kang-mok nodded readily.
If I had to pick one person I most wanted to boast my growth to, it would naturally be Professor Raymond.
Being praised by Raymond felt incredibly fulfilling.
It was the feeling of being recognized as a mage.
Red Cat, perched on Choi Kang-mok’s shoulder, nodded.
-Truthfully, it was a more perfect defensive spell than any the dimensional gentleman had ever experienced.
-It was absurdly overpowered defense.
Mayo and Red Cat’s gazes met in the empty air.
Then Mayo spoke first.
-I sense the aura of an imprecisely executed spatial liberation.
Something invisible to the eye revealed itself in the Seoul Region.

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