On weekends, Stella Academy was closed. During that time, most students trained themselves or engaged in self-development activities such as self-study, while others spent their free time enjoying the best sports league in the magical world.
That seemed a long way away to me. I really wanted to join the League of Spirits, but my strength was too low right now, I couldnât afford it, I donât need to study, and there was a limit to how much stronger I could get through training.
That is why I go out on weekends. Rather than going to the Arcanium, I used the âWarp Hallâ to travel to another city.
Shoo Woo!!
The sensation of falling off a cliff came over me for an instant, as if I were riding a gyrodrop, and the scenery changed.
â Welcome to Darable Stadium!
A voice right in your ear. It was proof that I had successfully passed the âWarp Hallâ.
âUh-huh, Iâm dizzy.â
I lifted my head after shaking my head and saw a massive apricot-colored barrier erected high in the sky.
Darable Stadium. It was a stage built around 100 years ago for the worldâs best singer âDarable,â but on the day of the first performance, black demons raided it, so it was never used as a stage and was instead used as a fortress.
Now, all of the black demons had retreated, and the monsters had gone quiet, but there were still a few monsters running around.
As I walked down from the scaffolding of the warp hall, a wizard in a robe rushed in. He nodded as he looked at my uniform coat and the golden pocket watch on my waist.
âWelcome to Darable, Wizard Baek Yu-seol!â
âIâm not yet an official wizard, but a cadet.â
âHaha, Stellaâs cadets deserve the same treatment as regular wizards. This is the Stella effect.â
It was possible to use a part of the Warp Hall for free with only a Stella cadetâs pass and a Stella pocket watch which normally costs at least 100,000 credits for one use, and if it was not âHoly Empire territory,â it was treated in this manner wherever it went.
In the setting, magic warriors are basically treated as âheroesâ, and Stella was the most elite among those magic warriors. âHey, look over there. Stella cadet.â âItâs true⊠Iâm seeing Stellaâs uniform for the first time.â
Stellaâs school uniform was designed to be recognizable by anyone because the cloak, which resembles a long coat, and the five-man star mark, Stellaâs symbol, were lavishly decorated in gold.
Like bragging about being Stellaâs cadet.
âThis is the reason why K-University students always wear uniforms in Korea.â
With unfounded confidence, I walked with my shoulders wide open. While fluttering the hem of my coat once in a while to be cool. Somehow, it felt like my shoulders were as wide as a soccer field and I could bring 22 people and play soccer.
âWhere are you going? If itâs your first time, weâll guide you.â
âNo. Iâve been here a few times.â
Itâs been a few weeks since Iâve lived in Stella, and I used the Warp Hall every weekend to tour the surrounding city or go hunting.
To see if the knowledge I have applied to this world as well.
The outcome was quite positive, and it was confirmed that, while there were many changes due to the fact that it was a reality, the majority of the important elements remained the same.
As a result, Iâve spent the last few weeks attempting to hunt various mobs with the lowest level of â1-risk.â It wasnât particularly difficult. I believe it stems from my recent experience dealing with people who had murderous intent on me the other day.
Todayâs target was the fire mane lizard of 2-risk. Despite having only a little more stamina and power than a normal beast, it was given a â2-riskâ ticket, which suggests combat magic of at least class 2 or higher due to the presence of magic defense and quick movements.
I had raised my physical attack power, and there was no problem because I was focused on speed.
âSomewhere around hereâŠâ
walked out of the stadium and spent a long time wandering through the swamp before the sunlight was blocked by the straight trees.
It was very dark, but the senses were acute.
A lizard about 1m in size with red skin glided past from the other side of the bush.
[the sixth sense]
Its position was clearly felt. All monsters had some mana in their body, and it couldnât avoid my sixth sense.
Pass!! Itâs moving faster. Should I use the blinking to chase them? No. Although the instantaneous movement speed was slower than mine, the continuous movement distance was higher than mine. Itâs much longer.
For now, it was better to let him think of me as prey.
It thought it had finally had its chance as I moved slowly, so it quickly turned away.
Paah!
It stepped on a tree and leaped, rushing towards my side with great speed.
However, I didnât even look away and stretched out the terifon.
dkak!!
Keeek, KeeekâŠ.
The terifon sword was lodged precisely between its snout.
In a single blow, 2 risk monsters were killed.
ââŠâŠ..â
After I killed the lizard, I didnât move for a while.
âUm⊠I think I just looked cool.â
I stretched out my sword and pierced the leaping lizard without hesitation. I must have looked like a master of martial arts.
I wanted to hold this wonderful posture for a little longer because someone might be watching, but it was harder than I thought to bear the weight of the lizard with one arm, so my arm began to shake.
Tuk Bum Bum⊠Tuk!
âOh, what are you eating to make it so heavy?â
Reluctantly, I dropped the lizard on the floor and cut off its tail.
âOh, itâs annoying.â
The monsters were sparse here, making it tricky to hunt.
âIf you go to places like Lekin Town, youâll find stuff like this all over the place.â
However, the journey takes far too long. There were more warp halls in areas where they are not installed compared to the areas where they are. In Korea, it is referred to as KTX. It takes more time to change.
âI canâtâŠâ
I stood up after freezing the lizard tail in a space expansion backpack.
Anyway, the hunt wasnât particularly difficult, so it didnât take long.
* * *
Alchemy was not the main subject in Stella. To use an analogy, itâs like having a separate sewing machine department at a painting school. Taking alchemy lectures at Stella, in other words, meant that there were many cases where alchemy was used as a major and the path of an alchemist was in mind.
As a result, Stellaâs evaluation, where alchemists from the âAlchemy Castleâ come to evaluate their assignments, was a great opportunity for students.
âEveryone, have you prepared the ingredients?â
At Eiselâs words, the members took out the ingredients they had prepared. I also took out a frozen wooden box and opened it.
âThisâŠâŠ.â
Frowning her brow and examining the tail of the fire-mane lizard, she had a startled expression on her face.
âItâs fresh⊠is itâŠâŠ?â
âOf course.â
I just caught it yesterday. This means that it is directly from the farm.
ââŠâŠIt seems that you have an eye for ingredients.â
Eisel smiled slightly as if she was pleased.
âHave you studied the recipe in advance?â
âOf course.â
âNo, of course.â
âItâs good. Now, the only thing left to do is make it perfect.â
Suddenly, the front door of the classroom opened and three alchemists, Alterisha, and Professor Maizen Tyren walked in.
âBefore taking the test, I would like to introduce you to the three alchemists who came from the Alchemy Castle.â
Maizen introduced them one by one, but they were all unfamiliar to me. The other studentsâ eyes, however, twinkled. It seems they were competent alchemists.
When he said he would begin the Maizen practice test, Easel clenched her fists. Her enthusiasm was overflowing.
However.
That enthusiasm shattered before it even began.
ââŠThe potion we will be making today is âTyren Point Potionâ. Have you all prepared the ingredients?â
The other group of students all nodded, but my group didnât.
âHold on, Professor.â
âWhat? Eisel.â
When Eisel raised her hand, Professor Maizen responded with a very friendly voice, unlike before. Eisel felt uneasy, but she couldnât help but ask.
âThis experimental task⊠I knew it as a D-Vitality Potion.â
âOh, it was. But didnât you get the notice? I changed it to a Tyren Point Potion.â
With a sad expression on her face, Eiselâs lips quivered.
âThatâs⊠I havenât heard of it.â
âReally? But I made a clear announcement. Right, everyone?â
All the other students nod their heads in agreement. Seeing that scene, I couldnât help but get frustrated again.
âHuh. Do you want to come out like this?â
I thought he would try something to bully me someday, but I didnât know he would come out so boldly. Wouldnât that result in a punishment if you get it wrong?
In fact, I remember that there was a story behind Professor Maizen Tyrenâs connection with the Skalben Empire, so he couldnât easily be touched even in school.
âEven so, youâre just fucking out.â
This. I wasnât particularly obsessed with grades, but the other kids were different.
Eisel was looking to build a career, and Maliwan and Kasahun were dreaming of becoming alchemists, so it wouldnât be a good idea to look ugly from the start.
âIs this kind of story in the original Ropan?â
When I looked at Fuleim from sideways, for some reason she was also looking at me with a puzzled face.
Maizen smiled slightly and said to Eisel.
âStudent Eisel? Could it be⊠did you not prepare the ingredients well?â
ââŠ..â
âUm, thatâs difficult.â
Eisel and the two boysâ complexions grew paler. The reality that they did not want to think about the most began to come closer.
âFor an alchemist who has to weave the innumerable branches of possibility and craft it into a single truth, loses his purpose and confuses the ingredients.â
âUghâŠâ
There was, however, nothing they could do. As a student, they had no choice but to accept any changes made by the professor.
âProbably, Group 12 isâŠâ
Disqualified, just before the word came out.
âIs the Tyren Point Potion all I need to make?â
I took the lead first.
ââŠwhat?â
âI can just make it with these ingredients. The masterpiece that the professor is so proud of.â
I browsed the sea of innumerable information floating on my copper glasses.
While playing the game, alchemy was one of my main interests, and I wrote down every little recipe.
One of my favorite recipes.
[Tyren Point Potion Type B]
Originally, this was a recipe that the future Professor Maizen was going to invent, so I didnât intend to touch it, but now that the situation was like this, I had no choice.
If the other person came out dirty and dirty, I have had no choice but to go out the same way.
âI will make it. A potion made of a different material from yours and with better performance than yours.â