Gyeongseong’s Hunter Academy

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If you could measure your mana pattern through a status system or a machine that used mana engineering, you could know what abilities you have, but it was harder to pinpoint exactly the abilities you had through personal experience or just by guessing.

But this had woken up my curiosity, albeit with a little doubt.

‘The current level of mana engineering doesn’t seem advanced at all…… I wonder how they measure it.’

There was nothing in this classroom that looked like a mechanical device.
Professor Kurobe said.
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『Class rep.』
『Y-Yes, sir!』

Aikawa answered.

『Hand one of these to each cadet.』
『Yes, sir!』

Aikawa took the pile of paper that was on the teacher’s desk and went around the classroom, handing out one sheet to each cadet.
It would have been easier for her to just hand them to the front students and tell them to hand them back.
Was she just timid or had she really not thought about that?

When I received the paper, it was about the size of a piece of origami paper, and it was stiff as if it had been painted on.
As the last student received his sheet, the professor opened his mouth.
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『The sheets of paper that I handed out to you are Werner-Boyle test papers…….
Class rep.』
『Yes?』

Aikawa, who was about to sit down after having handed the sheets of paper, raised her head again and asked.
The professor said,

『Read the first paragraph of 「Quick Measurement of the Type of Awakening Skills」 on page 17 of your textbook.』
『Uh…… Do you mean the Introduction to Magic textbook, sir? We have not received our textbooks, yet…….』

Professor Kurobe knocked twice on his desk without saying a word.
Poor temporary class rep Aikawa got up again, went up to the professor’s desk, opened the textbook and began reading the part the professor had instructed her to.

『Um…… Quick Measurement of the Type of Awakening Skills…….
With the subject in a magic operating state, have the subject put his palm 5cm away from the test paper which the Werner-Boyle indicator is applied on, and observed the changes in the test paper after 5 minutes…….』
『Keep going.』
『……The Werner-Boyle indicator changes color according to the physical and chemical changes – such as changes in temperature, humidity, pressure, electrical current – caused due to magic energy…… Through this, it is possible to determine whether or not magic is released, and its type.』
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The explanation was long, but to sum it up, this piece detects mana and measures the Awakened’s abilities.

‘I didn’t expect a talking hat, but……’

I was expecting some novel method, but this was it? Song Byung-oh, who was next to me, muttered.

『It is the same as the litmus papers we learnt during science class in the regular school!』

Hmm, yeah.
It was exactly like that.
A litmus paper.
The science experiment I did in elementary school.
It had this half-baked feeling of being scientific but not modern at the same time.

I brought my palm to the piece of paper and concentrated my mana.
The color of the test paper changed, but,

‘How is this useful……’

Baek Cheol-yeon, the student I had possessed, was mainly an Auror Blower, and had the ability of mana detection, as well as a passive resistance to poison.
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And anyway, my status window would be restored by tomorrow anyway, so there was no point to me doing this test.

『Oh! It changed!』

Before long, several students started making a fuss.
Well, I guess it felt like a science experiment, and it was interesting in its own way.
However,

『Hmph……! I’m gonna major in swordsmanship anyway, so I don’t see any meaning in doing this crap.』

A male student grumbled at the back of the classroom.
It was the thug, Murasaki.

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『Isn’t this shit only useful to magicians? Those who are born as men and use magic instead of grabbing a sword are all cowards…… Hehe.』

He was chatting with some other Japanese students around him, and professor Kurobe approached him and quietly said.

『Get up.』

Murasaki hesitantly stood up.
The professor glanced at Murasaki’s name tag indifferently and,
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『Cadet Murasaki Kenji.』
『……Yes?』

Slap-!

Professor Kurobe lifted his hand and slapped Murasaki in the cheek.
Oh……!

『Sit down.』
『Yes, sir…….』

Murasaki sat back down with an angry expression on his face.

‘That’s a good look you got.’

I mean, why would you say that people that use magic are cowards in front of a professor that teaches magic? You’re just asking to get beat up.
Are you stupid?

Professor Kurobe glanced at the clock on one side of the room as he returned to his desk and said.

『The measuring is done.
Write your name on the test paper and bring it to my desk.
The results will be ready in a few days.
You’re dismissed.』
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Each student brought their test papers and left them on the professor’s desk.
But,

『Um…… Professor.』

There was a female student still sitting at her desk, with her hand up.
It was a girl with silver, daenggi-styled hair, Lee Yu-ha.
Professor Kurobe slowly turned his gaze towards Lee Yu-ha and opened his mouth.

『When you address a professor, call them “teacher”.
And do not add “sama” to their title.
What’s wrong?』
『It’s just…… I am sorry.
I think I need another test paper.』

The professor’s eyebrows wiggled a bit.
Then, he walked towards Lee Yu-ha’s desk.

I too looked at Lee Yu-ha’s desk.
Her test paper was frozen solid and it wouldn’t come off her desk.

‘……Ice!’
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She only had to operate some mana, but it seemed she was still feeling a little under the weather, so she couldn’t control it properly and just completely released her ice.
Professor Kurobe looked carefully at Lee Yu-ha, and after looking at her name tag asked.

『Cadet Lee Ryuka, is it?』
『Ah…… Yes, sir.』
『You’re much better than that trash cadet from earlier.
Leave the test paper as is and go.』

***

After the suffocating Introduction to Magic class was over, I and my squad members – apart from Murasaki who was still hanging around with his gang – came out of the classroom and walked around campus.

『That was suffocating.』
『Yeah.
He surely is Count Dracula.』
『At least we’re lucky! We only need to take that professor’s class in the morning……』

That was true.
Morning classes were common classes, but in the afternoon we had to attend our assigned major classes.

Students who majored in magic, like Lee Yu-ha, had to take that professor’s class in the afternoon as well, but I and other students did not.

I asked my squad members, who had been with me for the common classes.

『Anybody taking swordsmanship?』

I asked, but there was no chance anybody else would be taking that class.
Everybody had a different major.
Song Byung-oh was taking shooting, Lee Yu-ha magic, Yang Bok-ja telekinesis, and Aikawa healing.
Murasaki was probably a swordsmanship major like me, but he wasn’t here.

Well, I was going to have to go to class by myself.

As all the squad members went their separate ways, I approached Lee Yu-ha and asked.
Although she did say she was better, she still looked unwell.
No, as a matter of fact she looked worse.
Maybe it was due to using her ice release when she was still under the weather.
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“Are you really fine?”
“I hath told thou earlier that I am “Daejangbu” in Japanese.
Why dost thou keep asking?”

Well, she said she’s fine so I couldn’t do much about it but…….

“Well, I’ll go to my afternoon classes.
Bye.”

As I parted ways with Lee Yu-ha and the other squad members, I headed to where the swordsmanship classes were held.
Rather than a lecture room, it looked more like a gym or a dojo.
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Students were kneeling down in rows on both sides of the dojo, and a gray-haired old man dressed in a haori sat at the end.

Overshadowing his elderly appearance due to his gray hair and beard, he had a defined body and was at least one head taller than most of the students.
The gray-haired old man loudly slapped his thigh and shouted out.

『Alright, shall we start! I am Genryu Gonzaemon!』

He was professor Genryu, in charge of swordsmanship.

『Alright! It is a swordsmanship class, but…… Some of you will have never wielded a sword in your life, while others may have quite some experience with one!』

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Professor Genryu looked around at the lined up students and continued.

『So, today, for the first class, I will show you a duel between two experienced swordsmen and let you experience what swordsmanship is in general! So I will now choose someone to demonstrate a duel.
Is there anybody here who wants to show off-』
『Teacher!』

Before the professor could finish, Murasaki lifted his hand and shouted.

『Cadet Murasaki, sir! I wish to duel with cadet Shirabayashi!』
『Murasaki…… Ah! You are the son of detective Murasaki from the Jongno Police Station, right?』
『Yes, sir!』
『And then, cadet Shirabayashi would be…… Ah! He is the cadet from the Onikumo incident! Very good.
Both of you come out.』
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The duel was arranged under professor Genryu’s permission.
I came out to the center of the dojo and stood, leaving some distance with Murasaki.
Professor Genryu said.

『This duel will be a test of only your swordsmanship, so you are not allowed to use your Awakened abilities.
Do you understand?』
『Yes, sir!』
『Yes, sir!…… Huh? Teacher, wait.
I have a question.』

I had no choice but to ask the professor.
After all, the sword we would be using for the duel were practice swords.
They were educational swords made of stainless steel, but they were still real swords with an edge.
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‘I thought we would be using wooden swords for the duel……?’

I asked professor Genryu.

『Is this not…… A real sword?』
『It is.
Swordsmanship major cadets all use this sword.
Is there any problem?』

When I was asking the professor, Murasaki laughed at me and said.

『Haha……! Are you not confident? Are you afraid?』

As a matter of fact, I was.

I was not confident and I was scared.

I was not confident I could control my strength, and I was afraid I might hurt him.

…Saying this makes me look like I’m showing off but,
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What I meant by this was that my skills were vague, so I might not be able to swing my sword safely.
I had practiced my swordsmanship by cutting down monsters from the very beginning, so I wasn’t confident I could swing a sword against a person safely enough so that I wouldn’t hurt them.

‘A real sword would be dangerous even without infusing it with my Auror….’

Of course, during swordsmanship duels in the 21st century, we used real swords instead of wooden ones, as well.
However, those were real swords with their edges blunted, as it was less dangerous to be hit by an elastic metal sword than a non-elastic wooden sword.

There would, of course, be medical staff somewhere in the school, but that didn’t change the fact that there was a lot of risk involved in having a duel with real swords.

‘Sasuga Imperial Japan’s class! Negligence to human life is basic for them!’
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Anyway, whatever.
If using real swords was the rule there was not much I could do about that.
I would be as careful as I could, but if this guy got hurt, it wouldn’t be my fault.

『Jinjoo ni (Be fair)……』

Professor Genryu stood far from us and held his hand in between me and Murasaki to tell us to get ready.
And a moment later, he quickly raised his hand as he shouted out,

『Hajime (Start)!』

As soon as the signal to start fell, Murasaki drew his sword like lightning and pushed off the tadami floor as he rushed towards me.

『Whoa! Look at Murasaki’s movement!』
『He’s fast!』

Someone shouted, admiring Murasaki’s movement.
Certainly, considering how big he was, he was quite fast.

However, I calmly drew my sword, looked at Murasaki rushing at me and thought.

‘Slow.’

***
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After everyone has gone their separate ways for their major classes.

Lee Yu-ha wandered around Kurobe’s classroom.

Lee Yu-ha said she was okay because she felt somewhat overwhelmed by Baek Cheol-yeon always being around her and being worried about her, but the truth was that she wasn’t.

For some reason she felt weak, and the chills she felt in the morning had got better after getting some rest in the infirmary, but they had got worse after professor Kurobe’s class.

She felt it would be better to miss afternoon class and just get some rest.

‘It would be basic manners to let the professor know.’

Lee Yu-ha’s afternoon major class was a magic class with professor Kurobe from earlier.
Lee Yu-ha, thinking it would be proper manners to let the professor know she would miss his class, walked back toward professor Kurobe’s classroom.

However, there was nobody in the classroom.
Had he gone to get lunch? She turned around and was about to leave when,

『Cadet Lee Ryuka.』
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A hoarse, cracked voice called out to her.
She looked around and the person she was looking for, professor Kurobe, was standing in the doorway.
He looked at Lee Yu-ha and continued.

『If you have time, please follow me to my lab.』