The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 253

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 253
Once a ‘mage’ began to grow, the pace of that growth was dazzling.
[A strike through broadcast. It signified assassination beyond spatial liberation.]
Kang Pal-do turned off the broadcast for a moment.
“This insane miner!”
I understood that Choi Kang-mok’s assassination magic had grown stronger.
But it shouldn’t cause damage to me!
“If you show my viewers magic like this, they’ll be terrified!”
“….”
Merely watching the broadcast was lethal.
One wrong move and viewers could be assassinated on my stream!
Kang Pal-do of Lucky Mine vented his anger without filter.
“What in the world is this.”
Magic, he called it.
My mouth wouldn’t move.
True to form as a survival-specialist from Lucky Mine, I instinctively grasped the line I must not cross.
I quickly changed my words.
“What kind of emperor is this. Ugh, tsk.”
“I apologize to you.”
Confidence returned to Kang Pal-do’s eyes.
As long as I don’t insult ‘magic’, this monster can do whatever it wants!
“Get out!”
“If there’s any financial damage, I’ll compensate you.”
“I said get out. I have plenty of money.”
Currently, Earth’s greatest streamer.
Money was something I didn’t lack.
“Instead, promise me one thing as a mage.”
“What?”
“Don’t touch my viewers.”
At the very least, no one watching my broadcast should be assassinated.
As a streamer, I absolutely protect my viewers.
Choi Kang-mok smiled faintly.
“I promise.”
Choi Kang-mok held Kang Pal-do in very high regard.
He had faithfully provided ‘teachings a streamer gives to a mage’.
It was the same now.
“You’re saying I should focus more carefully on damage control to perfect it, right?”
“?”
No, I said don’t touch my viewers.
“I think I can do it.”
Things had changed from before.
A few days ago, I could never have made such a promise.
But now, having made tremendous magical progress, it was possible.
“Your viewers won’t be harmed by the magic.”
Breaking news erupted from around the world.
[Breaking News: Italy Gang Annihilated]
[Breaking News: The Final Fate of Those Who Challenged the Emperor’s Authority]
[Breaking News: “Light Came from the Screen and Killed People,” Local Police in Panic]
The media couldn’t find a more appropriate word than “annihilated.”
The investigation team that examined the scene was horrified.
“They appear to have died almost simultaneously.”
Bodies were discovered in multiple locations.
Yet they had all died at nearly the same moment.
It was a simultaneous assassination.
Columns of analysis poured in.
[The Final Fate of Those Who Touched the Whiskers of History’s Most Benevolent Emperor. The Moment He Mistook His Benevolence for Weakness, the Emperor….]
The dominant perspective was that an EX-Rank Awakener was attempting to reign as the “Emperor of a New Era.”
Neo-imperialism. Everyone was saying a new age was approaching.
And today, that emperor’s disposition was made public.
[Analysis of the Emperor’s Disposition: Personally Intervening and Participating in a Rescue Operation for His Close Associates….]
It was analyzed as transcending the mere meaning of a rescue operation or an act of vengeance.
[This could be understood as a ‘display’ of power….]
Of course, that wasn’t it.
Choi Kang-mok had no intention of displaying power.
I had simply helped Kang Pal-do’s stream with magic, and administered a preventive measure for my family’s safety.
[Gang: Turn off the monitor → Doesn’t turn off → Penetrates through → Complete annihilation. Is this a manga or reality?]
└???: Hey, turn off the screen. Monitor: No.
└So it was a sniper shot through the screen?
└An ICBM riding the airwaves;;;
└Come to think of it, if it can pierce dimensions, this much should be easy
└Kang Pal-do’s closest associate confirmed
└Touch our Pal-do and everyone gets turned to stone~
The entire world was in an uproar.
The dominant assessment was largely that it “demonstrated what happens when you touch a benevolent emperor.”
There were also many claims that we were living in an age of fortune, having encountered the most benevolent emperor as we entered this new era.
Someone impersonating Bessius claimed “No, he’s just obsessed with magic,” but it didn’t gain much traction.
Bessius slammed his keyboard.
“Damn it, I’m telling the truth….”
His emotional curse sounded no different from any Korean’s.

* * *
The gang had been dealt with, and Choi Kang-mok unfurled Baek-ik.
“Master. Can you see?”
Six feathers of Baek-ik. Each one was suffused with sacred light.
“I extracted the attribute from a high-ranking spirit and implanted it into my body.”
“You’ve become an archer of Light… haven’t you.”
Raymond let out a cough, clearing his throat.
My disciple’s progress was extraordinary.
But I could not lose.
Combat magic was one thing, but in transformation magic, there was no way I could be defeated by my own disciple.
“Light application isn’t particularly difficult, after all.”
Light leaked from his body as he transformed into a Triple-Headed Bald Eagle.
From each of the three beaks, light of different intensity and wavelength burst forth.
A radiance surpassing Choi Kang-mok’s.
The brighter light consumed his light entirely.
“….”
Choi Kang-mok released his transformation.
It was only a single exchange, yet I still felt the vast gap between myself and my master.
Raymond, victorious in the contest, chuckled softly.
“Still, your growth is tremendous. Your progress always amazes me.”
“I will strive harder.”
Choi Kang-mok grew slightly melancholic, but his mood soon lifted.
With a clear path for magical growth laid before me, I could only be content.
“Of course, much of that is thanks to my excellent instruction.”
“….”
That was difficult to accept.
I had never once thought Raymond’s teaching was outstanding.
“And today, I intend to impart one more new lesson.”
“A lesson?”
Choi Kang-mok’s eyes narrowed.
Was he going to claim he never taught me something he actually did?
But this time it was genuine.
“Let us think through this carefully. Consider it a review.”
A chalkboard-shaped hologram materialized in the air.
As Raymond swung his staff once, text was inscribed.
[Escape and Pursuit Magic – 36 Stratagems]
“Now. Read it.”
“Escape and Pursuit Magic, 36 Stratagems?”
“Indeed.”
Igniasha, having decided to take on the role of fact-checker, raised an objection.
“But wait, can fleeing and pursuit really happen at the same time? Do you actually think that makes sense? Does it even work?”
Yet this ‘fact’ never reached Choi Kang-mok.
Igniasha, the fire spirit, spewed flames from her mouth.
“You’re not listening to me?!”
This wasn’t intentional disregard.
I genuinely couldn’t hear her.
“What a mad butler.”
Not even deigning to listen to a cat’s words.
That’s not normal.
I’ll have to pick a day later to unleash a barrage of facts on him.
“I’ll let it slide today.”
My ‘butler’—the contractor—seems rather busy, after all.
Today, this magnanimous cat will be lenient.
But Professor Raymond kept spouting nonsense.
“Next is this.”
[Defense and Assassination Magic – Through the utilization of Light….]
Pursuit & Fleeing.
Defense & Assassination.
Opposing concepts moving together.
[Flight and Destruction – Baek-ik]
Flight & Destruction.
It’s difficult to call them completely opposing concepts, but they’re certainly not the same characteristic.
“Well? Do you grasp anything?”
“….”
Choi Kang-mok was startled by what seemed like genuine instruction.
Raymond actually knows how to teach?
“Could it be….”
“Correct.”
Igniasha spewed flames again.
What do you mean correct?!
I haven’t even said anything yet!
“Attack and defense are also concepts that can move together.”
“….”
Choi Kang-mok looked like he’d been struck.
“Your master was deliberately observing you. Hoping you would awaken to it yourself.”
No. I hadn’t thought of it.
I stole this from Pease’s teachings.
“Why do you interpret other magics so broadly and flexibly, yet combat magic so rigidly?”
“….”
“Your obsession with not being consumed by combat magic is actually what blocks your enlightenment.”
“….”
“Free yourself,
my disciple.”
”
I fell silent for a long moment.
Raymond’s instruction was truly magnificent.
Why had I always separated offense and defense so rigidly?
One could defend while attacking, and attack while defending!
It felt as though I had stepped into an entirely new realm of understanding.
Raymond chuckled warmly as he observed my expression.
“I truly am a genius at teaching, aren’t I?”
“It certainly appears so.”
My ‘faith’ in Raymond blossomed abundantly.
Perhaps Raymond was genuinely an exceptional master.
“Thank you, Master. I scarcely know how to repay such kindness….”
“Haha! If my disciple grows, that is reward enough.”
And he added a subtle remark.
“A scoundrel like Pease might steal my teachings. After all, he specialized in magical combat theory. He could even impersonate a master.”
I shook my head.
“Pease is not my master. My true master is Professor Raymond.”
“Precisely! Hahaha!”
The atmosphere grew warm and convivial as I broached an important question.
“Master, might I request instruction on something?”
“Of course.”
“I wish to learn Correction Magic.”
“Correction Magic?”
I had heard of it in passing.
From what I understood, my disciple had every right to feel aggrieved.
‘To replicate the effect of the Seal of Justice through magic?’
But could such a thing be accomplished through magic?
That was something done with items….
The domain of magic was so vast and boundless that even Raymond did not know everything.
‘I should admit my ignorance….’
I spoke with conviction.
“If you are a professor, I’m certain you can provide excellent instruction.”
Raymond nodded.
“I believe I can. However, I shall need time to prepare lecture materials. Grant me a little time, if you would.”
As an excellent master, I must prepare a quality lecture.
Though it is not my specialty, confidence and wisdom surge within me.
‘I am a genius at teaching, after all.’
I could teach them.
Meanwhile, there was one artifact in a situation diametrically opposite to Raymond, whose confidence was swelling by the moment.
It was Mayo.
-‘This is dangerous.’
The user’s defensive magic had become far too perfected.
The concept of ‘defense’ had been woven into the very fabric of space itself.
In other words, it was a superior evolution of a shield.
-‘My value as a mage…’
Even Light had made an appearance.
Light was proving to be an enormous asset to the user in countless ways.
A rolling stone dislodges a stone that has taken root—the saying fit perfectly.
-‘This won’t do.’
A Mythic-rank artifact.
Magic Fortress devised an extraordinary countermeasure.

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