I Possessed a Character in an Academy Without a Protagonist – Chapter 63

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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A window popped up saying I had completed the quest.

In other words, it meant that Trie had fully accepted the fact that her father Gawayn had died.

She was not just pretending to believe it as a lie.

But the problem was…

“I plan to continue with magic. Why would I give up magic when I finally entered the Imperial Academy? I want to try becoming a magic knight like my father.”

Trie still had no intention of giving up magic.

Why did it turn out like this?

In the original work, she cleanly gave up magic and returned to the path of swordsmanship.

I wondered if it was a side effect of moving up the timing of convincing her of her father’s death too much.

Damn it.

It was all meaningless like this.

“A magic knight. Are you serious?”

“Yeah. I want to give it a try. The chances of success are low, but still.”

A magic knight.

It literally meant combining a magician and a knight.

For a long time, magicians and knights were considered contradictory terms.

Because magicians fought by engraving techniques externally, while knights used internal techniques, completely different methods.

The talents they required were polar opposites.

But the very person who gave birth to the term magic knight was Gawayn von Shulzenburg.

Because he was evaluated to have reached the pinnacle of both magic and swordsmanship.

There were many pitiful creatures at the Imperial Academy who tried to follow in the footsteps of Gawayn.

According to the setting, there were hundreds of students who attempted a double major but dropped out.

In the end, no one who could be called a magic knight emerged after Gawayn.

Well, in terms of ability alone, Henderson was probably the closest to a magic knight.

The problem was that he was someone who worked in the shadows, so the title of ‘knight’ didn’t suit him.

Come to think of it, that guy was already dead.

“My heart wants to tell you to give up on the magic side.”

“…”

“But it’s your choice, Trie. I’ll support you. I hope you can be recognized as a magic knight.”

“Schlus…!”

Trie’s voice sounded touched.

Support my ass.

To be honest, I said that because I believed Trie would quickly fail.

Because I didn’t remember writing that Trie had talent in magic.

Rather, I did write that even if she studied while tearing her hair out all year long, she made no progress in magic.

Now that I couldn’t dissuade her, I had no choice but to wait for her to despair and give up on her own.

“I never thought we’d have this conversation here.”

“Me neither.”

“Haa! I feel so refreshed!”

Of course.

Now she could pick up the sword she loved so much without guilt.

All that remained was for her to develop day by day and reach the level of a sword god.

“But how do we get out of here?”

“…I’m thinking.”

Right. I still hadn’t figured out a way to escape the minefield.

This quest was still the same.

The quest condition was until dawn, but in fact, there wasn’t that much time left.

“The mana energy will soon rush in.”

“Ah! Really? Then we have to get out quickly!”

The mana energy here periodically flowed in and out like a current, and as the night deepened, it was about time for the mana energy to flow in.

Even if we could endure the mana energy somehow, the monsters were a bigger problem.

As the mana energy thickened, naturally, monsters would also wander around here.

Then we would have to deal with monsters rushing at us from all directions while unable to move a single step.

“Is there no way?”

“I’m thinking. Stop talking for a bit.”

The first method that came to mind was to detect and avoid or dismantle the mines one by one as we proceeded.

Mines were also a type of technique.

A magic technique with the activation condition of an external impact.

Of course, to hide their form, they went through a concealment process, but despite that, a very small amount of mana waves inevitably leaked out.

The problem was that there was usually no way to detect that.

‘If I use Selection and Concentration, it should be possible.’

If I used Selection and Concentration on computational power, I could detect and amplify those subtle waves and find the surrounding mines right away.

The problem was how many I could find in the 5-second time limit.

I had already come quite deep into the minefield to call out to Trie, and even if I ran at full speed, it was impossible to leave the mine-buried area in 5 seconds.

As a result, after 5 seconds passed, I would be trapped in that spot again.

So this was rejected.

‘True self’s memory…?’

I wondered if there was anything useful in Schlus’ memories.

But no matter how long I waited, the true self’s memories didn’t automatically activate.

It seemed there were no relevant memories.

Then the remaining method was…

‘Magic, I guess.’

It was the only way to construct a detection technique.

I remembered seeing a similar technique in the elemental magic textbook.

The problem was that the technique I needed now was on a much larger scale.

At the very least, it needed to detect a radius of about 1 kilometer in order for us to get out of here.

And the technique was not as simple as one might think.

It was not like you could just double the size of the technique if you needed double the effect.

It became a completely different form.

Only the core part was the same, and it became a completely different form…

‘This is really a headache.’

I racked my brain to recall everything from the textbooks I had diligently read, Ludwig’s lectures, and the books I had read in the library.

Because I didn’t know what might be helpful.

“Schlus?”

“…”

Think.

First, the core part is fixed.

The mana input is proportional to the detection range, so it’s proportional to the square of the radius.

“Uh, Schlus? Can you hear me?”

“…”

So change the mana storage formula to a large capacity one.

And reinforce the surrounding parts to support that formula in a more stable form…

No. Rather than making it as a single unit, what if I made it modular?

Divide it into the detonation part and the explosion part, and I’ll be in charge of the detonation part that uses very little mana, while Trie will be in charge of the explosion part.

Then I can sufficiently operate the technique with my mere 1000 mana.

But if I do that, another problem arises.

“Schlus! Are you listening?!”

“Oh! Trie. I thought of a method.”

“Really? What is it?”

“We’ll use detection magic to find and destroy all the surrounding mines.”

“Is that possible?”

“It’s possible. If you and I join forces.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Trie. It’s a modular technique. It means you have to draw the explosion part.”

It meant that Trie, who was clueless about magic, had to directly draw the technique for the explosion part.

I couldn’t draw it for her.

Because even if I handed over the key code, it was impossible to activate it without a complete understanding of the technique.

“Okay! Leave it to me! How should I draw it?”

“Haa…”

I sighed involuntarily.

A technique wasn’t something you could draw by just drawing lines like a magic circle.

You could only draw a technique after structurally understanding it yourself.

The problem was that I had to explain all of this verbally again.

It was really becoming a mountain as it went on.

“The core part is the same as what’s in our textbook…”

“Yes, yes!”

Still, I explained it to her as diligently as I could.

You never know.

Trie might miraculously understand it at once and complete the technique in no time.

Of course, I didn’t have high hopes.

Worst comes to worst, I could use Selection and Concentration on mana and activate the technique alone.

But right now, I wanted to save Selection and Concentration for even a second longer.

Because I didn’t know how many magical beasts I would encounter while going back and forth to retrieve the enlightenment.

“Did you understand?”

“Yeah. I understood!”

It was a truly trustworthy voice.

She understood this in one go?

It was an explanation that contained the essence of 4 weeks’ worth of elemental magic lectures?

“Let me explain one more time-”

“No, it’s fine! I’m constructing the technique now!”

“…”

Straight to execution?

I doubted if she was doing it properly.

What if she was doing it completely wrong?

Ha. Let’s just trust her for now.

If it seems like we’ll be up all night, I can use my ability then.

So I waited aimlessly for about an hour.

“Trie.”

“I’m concentrating right now!”

“Is it not going well?”

“Haa… Yeah. It’s a bit difficult.”

Still, the explosion part was relatively simple.

If I had her handle the detonation part, there would have been no hope at all.

“I think I’ve explained everything.”

“Yeah. You pointed out the key points in an easy-to-understand way…”

“So there’s only one small piece of advice I can give beyond that.”

“What is it?”

“Don’t try to understand it.”

“What do you mean by that? How can I construct the technique without understanding it?”

“It’s fine if you don’t understand. Just accept it. Don’t try to think rationally about the theory I explained, just remember the factual and causal relationships.”

Trying to understand makes it more difficult.

Is it even intuitively understandable that time slows down and length shrinks as you approach the speed of light?

Most people just accept that fact summarized in the theory of relativity, don’t they?

It was a similar principle.

No, magic was even more so.

It was a world where even stranger things happened than length and time expanding and contracting.

If you tried to understand and comprehend everything, you couldn’t learn magic.

“Don’t try to understand, just accept it… Okay.”

Silence resounded beyond the bushes.

Instead, the mana waves emanating from there were changing ominously.

What? A proper technique… is being completed?

“Don’t try to understand… Just as it is…!”

“Ha.”

I couldn’t help but laugh hollowly.

I just gave her a piece of advice that anyone could give.

And suddenly, as if she became a different person, it turned out like this?

At this point, I wondered if she had been pretending to be incompetent all this time?

“It’s done, Schlus!”

It was true.

The technique was completely identical to the one I had initially conceived in my mind.

Even down to the minute details, it was unmistakably the technique I had constructed.

Trie had perfectly reproduced my technique just by listening to my crude explanation.

It was absurd.

“Yeah. Good work.”

I engraved the detonation part of the detection magic technique on top of Trie’s technique.

Now there was only one thing left to do.

“Trie. Inject your mana.”

“How much?”

“All of it!”

Trie’s mana capacity was 25,000.

That should be enough.

“Mana injection complete!”

I slightly flowed mana into the detonation part.

Then the technique began to operate and-

Bam!

With a sound of air bursting, the detection mana wave spread throughout the forest.

Now I could see it clearly.

The mines engraved here and there.

“Phew.”

Now it was the final stage.

I turned off my vision and hearing and focused solely on the hundreds of mines spread all around.

Instantly connecting to the core parts of all the mines, I-

“It’s done.”

Boom! Bang…!

Dismantled all the mines at once.

Then, colorful lights exploded from all directions, decorating the surroundings.

The pitch-black forest suddenly brightened, and I had the illusion of standing in the center of a fireworks display.

When I took a step forward, I could finally see Trie.

Trie, was gaping and admiring this beautiful scenery.

I, too, was staring at her absentmindedly.

At her, who was more beautiful than this mere sight.

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