Descent of the Legendary Archmage

3 days have passed since the 3:7 team battle.

It was somewhat both short and long time.

In the meantime, the relationship between sophomores and juniors had considerably improved.

“Jin Heeyoon, good luck with your training.”

“Again. I told you to call me Heeyoon unnie.”

Jin Heeyoon said, staring at Adella. Adella whispered, sneaking away at the intense gaze.

“......Heeyoon unnie.”

“Yeah. How nice it is to call me that.”

Jin Heeyoon smiled happily and hugged Adella.

She seemed to adore Adella.

“U-unnie......It’s too.......”

“Why? Is it too weak? Do you want a stronger hug?”

Adella struggled in the arms of Jin Heeyoon. She was not familiar with such physical contact, so she didn’t know how to react.

“Were you two really in a big fight 3 days ago?”

Looking at the two, Ma Jinseok smiled.

Obviously, 3 days ago, they were staring at each other as if they were going to kill each other. But at some point, they became such a good relationship.

“Originally, it is a way to get closer while reconciling to fight like this, isn’t it?”

“......Yes.”

The relationship between the two improved so quickly after Jin Heeyoon fully grasped Adella’s character.

“Where is Jin Heeyoon, who said she would show the arrogant sophomore a lesson?”

“Who is arrogant? Adella? Who said that to this cute girl? Bring them in front of me. I need to scold them.”

“......Where is the mirror?”

Adella is pure in both good and bad ways.

As Jin Heeyoon understood Adella’s personality, her declaration, ‘I won the battle,’ was not a provocation.

It was literally just a judgment based on objective facts.

There was no intention of sarcasm.

After learning that, Jin Heeyoon started to think Adella was rather cute.

Even so, how cute is she?

The innocence of not thinking of sarcasm as sarcasm.

A lack of perfection other than magic.

A vague gap between the smart and the stupid.

The relationship between the two has changed dramatically after feeling the attraction.

They became close rapidly as if they had never had a bad relationship.

“Hey, Hayul said that there is a change in our afternoon schedule.”

Ji Soonchan came into the lounge to give a notice about the changed schedule.

“Okay, I will check it right away.”

Jin Heeyoon took out her phone and checked the new schedule on the group chat while hugging Adella.

Adella’s eyes trembled even more.

She looked as if she didn’t know Heeyoon would stick to this posture even though she checked the schedule.

‘Help me.’

Adella asked Ji Soonchan for help with eyes.

It is not that Adella hates Jin Heeyoon, but she is not familiar with this touch. She wants to get out of this stuffy state as soon as possible.

‘......Okay.’

Ji Soonchan responded with his eyes.

He couldn’t leave his friend in trouble.

“Oh, and Adella. Hayul is calling you. I think he has something to say.”

Ji Soonchan sent a rescue ship to Adella.

“Leader Shin’s call? I’m sorry but I cannot help it.”

Jin Heeyoon released Adella with a face of inconvenience.

“Then, I will see you later in the afternoon.”

“Okay, see you.”

Adella bowed her head to Jin Heeyoon, turned and walked toward the exit.

On the way to the exit, she didn’t forget to thank Ji Soonchan with a wink.

Ji Soonchan replied with a smile.

“Soonchan, wait.”

Jin Heeyoon gestured to Ji Soonchan to come closer.

“Is there something strange?”

Ji Soonchan tilted his head and approached.

“What will happen to the schedule after this if we move it up?”

“Oh, that’s still up in the air.”

The relationship between Jin Heeyoon and Ji Soonchan also improved rapidly over the past 3 days.

As promised, Jin Heeyoon apologized properly, withdrawing her saying that undermined Ji Soonchan as below the standard.

Ji Soonchan gladly accepted the apology.

That ended the bad relationship between the two.

“Up in the air?”

“Yes, I heard there is a problem with the new training facility.”

“Why did our leader Shin make a mistake?”

“It is not Hayul’s mistake. It’s 100% the fault of the other side.”

“Oh, I see. That’s right. Our leader Shin doesn’t make a mistake.”

Over the past 3 days, Shin Hayul has shown a perfect leader.

Even those who were worried about Shin Hayul’s inauguration as a leader were forced to think that that was acceptable.

“Anyway, the gist is that we are going to do a unique mana test this afternoon, right?”

“Yes, the blue magic tower craftsmen also said they had time today, so we arranged the schedule like that.”

Unique mana test.

As the first step in customizing artifacts, each individual analyzes different mana properties and adjusts the artifacts accordingly.

“The Blue Magic Tower is really going to be our team’s engineers.......”

“Why is this real?”

The junior whispered.

They couldn’t believe that the Blue Magic Tower would customize their artifacts.

“Oh, right. I have been curious about this. Is it true that Shin Hayul did it himself to negotiate with the Blue Magic Tower and win the sponsorship?”

All the junior’s eyes were focused on Jin Heeyoon’s question.

Everyone seems to be interested in the truth behind the blue magic tower sponsorship, which was full of rumors.

“Yes, Hayul negotiated with Kim Kangin in person and received sponsorship.”

The junior exclaimed.

“Wow......the rumor was real.”

“That’s awesome.”

“So Shin Hayul was thinking about winning a gold medal from the beginning?”

“At first, I thought he was really cheeky, but the more I see him, the more I realize that he is a sincere person.”

“I saw him yesterday and he had good eyesight. His advice is better than any other instructor’s.”

As such, trust in Shin Hayul in the team was increasing.

* * *

That afternoon.

Time for all team members except me to have their own mana test.

I was having a private meeting with Kim Kangin.

“Is the training going well?”

“Yes, it is going perfectly well.”

The training is also going very smoothly.

With this momentum, it seems possible to carry out additional training in addition to completing all training schedules.

“Are there any disagreements within the team?”

“There is no such thing. It’s not been long since they joined, so there is a bit of awkwardness, but everyone is getting closer quickly.”

The most worrisome feeling of rejection and dissatisfaction with me being the leader is rapidly disappearing.

Everyone was uncomfortable with me 3 days ago, but now everyone acknowledges me.

In many ways, the situation couldn’t be better.

“No trouble. Perfect teamwork. Perfect training schedule. Great. Keep going like this.”

“Okay. I will do my best.”

Kim Kangin smiled contentedly.

I smiled, too.

“May I ask what happened to my request?”

“It worked out well. You can go to Baengnyeong Island in 3 days, as scheduled.”

Baengnyeong Island is like a giant magic training ground.

I asked Kim Kangin to rent the island, and he gladly accepted my request.

We are going to have a training camp there for 5 nights and 6 days in 3 days.

“I booked the ship in advance. It’s 10:10 a.m. 3 days from now.”

“Thank you for your careful preparation.”

“No problem.”

Kim Kangin laughed as if this was nothing.

“Oh, can you spare me some time before you leave for the camp?”

“Yes. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, after 8 p.m. is fine with me.”

“Then, please come to the Blue Magic Tower at 9 p.m. tomorrow. You can guess why?”

There is only one reason to ask me to come to the blue magic tower at this time.

“Isn’t it to imprint the unique mana on the artifacts?”

“Yes, exactly.”

Artifact production using the Element Mana Light commissioned by theBlue Magic Tower.

The intermediate stage of the production is a unique mana imprint.

I think it is time to do it.

“Then, the expected date of completion must have come out.”

Artifact production has entered the intermediate stage, which means that production is on track.

In other words, there is a high probability that the scheduled completion date has come out.

“Yes, it has come out.”

Expectedly.

“When is it?”

“It will be 15 days. 3 weeks at the latest. I think it will be completed before the Olympiad starts.”

* * *

After the third day of training.

As usual, I was studying at Mimisbrunnr to weave the ring of expansion.

“Mimir, I finished this book. Can you pass me the next book I have to read?”

“Here.”

Mimir grabbed the book she had prepared and gave it to me.

I was handed the book and opened it.

“How is the preparation going?”

“Preparation for what? Preparation for weaving the Circle of Expansion? Preparation for the Olympiad?”

“Both.”

“There is no problem with the Olympiad preparation and the ring of the expansion is the same as usual. There is not much progres.”

Preparation is being made steadily to weave the Circle of Expansion, but there is no particular variety of changes.

If weaving the Circle of Expansion is a marathon, it feels like it has barely passed the 1km section out of 42.195km.

I have advanced about 100m more than yesterday, but it was so subtle that I don’t feel like I have advanced.

“Seeing how you circulated mana earlier, I think you’ve got some sense?”

“Yes, I have got some. Unlike for Destruction, there was no part that I cannot understand.”

The information on the Circle of Expansion and the theory for weaving the ring are virtually mastered.

“As long as I have enough mana, I can weave the ring of expansion right away.”

“Oh.......Seeing how confident you are, you must have gotten the sense.”

“Yes. I can be proud that theory is perfect.”

What is lacking is mana in my body.

It is the absolute amount of mana needed to form the Circle of Expansion.

If this is satisfied, I can weave the Circle of Expansion right now.

“Then, the key is when the potion will be completed. Any news on the potion ingredients?”

“I got a call that it will arrive in 2 days.”

“What? It’s faster than I thought. You said it would take a week.”

“The revision of the law eased the import process. Thanks to that, the import license was processed faster than I thought, so the schedule was moved up.”

“I always think you are really lucky.”

“Well, I won’t deny it.”

I can’t believe the law was revised at this time and the schedule was moved up.

I also think I am lucky.

“Have you decided where to take the potion?”

A place of high concentration of mana where I can take the blessings of mana.

I searched for the place over and over.

“I decided.”

And 2 days ago, I found the perfect place in many ways.

“Where?”

“Baengnyeong Island.”

“The training island where you are going to leave to do a 5 nights and 6 days training camp this time? Is there a lot of concentration of mana?”

“Yes, I looked into many things, and the concentration of mana in Baengnyeong Island was the strongest in Korea.”

Baengnyeong Island where I will go in 3 days.

The entire island is a training island consisting of training facilities, and at the same time, it is famous for its high concentration of mana.

“It is said that the concentration of mana has been increasing recently, and it is perfect in many ways.”

Since it is said that the high concentration of mana is soaring even more these days, there is no better place for me than Baengnyeong Island.

“Did you say you are leaving in 3 days?”

“Yes.”

“The ingredients will arrive in two days, so the time is perfect.”

Make a potion as soon as the ingredients arrive two days later.

Go to Baengnyeong Island with the potion, and take it.

Weave the Circle of Expansion, absorbing the high concentration of mana in Baengnyeong Island.

The plan is perfect.

‘4th circle.’

The blurry stage of mastery was gradually becoming clearer.