Published at 24th of March 2026 5:21 pm

Chapter 774

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It was nonsense, but Catten, who thought positively about the punishment room, nodded his head.

Thats right. It could be as fearsome yet positive as the punishment room.

Ha, haha.

Well, now that weve roughly explained the lecture, it would be good to start learning from each other. Junior!

Catten smiled brightly and patted Lee Hans back.

It seemed like a light pat, but Lee Han felt the shock shake his entire body.

Cough.

Even each ordinary movement had destructive power viciously hidden within it.

***

And so the lecture began in earnest.

So you cast this flame resistance magic and practice Lesser Flame Barrier Hmm. In my opinion, challenging without resistance magic would be more effective.

Excuse me?

After all, casting flame resistance magic is to protect the mage, but theres no need to dull the mages instinctive senses, right?

But you could get seriously hurt.

Hahaha! Junior. Just dodge well! Oh right. Junior, you also said you had difficulty controlling because you have too much mana? How about you also try casting without resistance magic?

Could it be that Professor Boladi bribed him?

Lee Han was shocked at the sight of the cat beastman senior speaking so cheerfully.

Making it more dangerous to adapt quickly.

Wasnt this exactly a certain Professor Bols logic!

Id like to just practice with resistance magic on.

No, junior. If its dangerous, Ill help you. Trust me.

No Ill eventually learn it even if I practice with resistance magic on.

Lee Hans situation was different from Cattens.

Catten was truly in a position where he had to learn magic purely through senses without any calculations, so he was obsessed with keen senses, but Lee Han just needed to know how to control his mana amount.

Moreover, this Lesser Flame Barrier was closer to magic that Lee Han knew how to use but had difficulty precisely controlling the flames power, rather than magic he didnt know how to use.

So why go to such reckless lengths

Junior.

Catten called Lee Han in a serious voice.

Junior, unlike me, you could be called an outstanding genius.

So?

For such a genius to waste time while training magic could, in a way, be an insult to someone dull like me.

What do you mean by that

So lets do it together! I may not be helpful with magic, but if junior seems like youll get hurt, Ill definitely help you. Now, junior. Watch me first! O flame, rise as a barrier!

Catten chanted the incantation with a confident voice.

But contrary to his will, his mana was distributed completely randomly, and instead of creating a flame barrier, sparks just hissed in all directions before ending.

It was a failure that didnt even come close, but Catten didnt care and prepared to cast again.

Junior, hurry up too!

O flame. Rise as a barrier.

Lee Han carefully cast the incantation.

Flame magic was always bound to be cautious.

The moment he lost concentration or input even a little more mana, it would swell up uncontrollably and burn the surroundings.

Unlike Catten, a near-perfect flame barrier rose up.

Lee Han concentrated even more, worried he might not be able to control the mana amount.

Whoosh!

Suddenly the flame barrier thickened and tried to spew fire in all directions.

Before Lee Han could even react, Catten rushed over, sent Lee Han flying, and swung his sword to remove the flame barrier.

Are you alright, junior?!

I think I was fine before you sent me flying.

Thank goodness. Lets practice again, junior.

I think I need to recover my mana a bit.

I heard junior has infinite mana though?

Lee Han thought he really needed to attack the White Tiger Tower students when he returned.

Catten lifted up the sitting Lee Han and finished preparing to challenge magic again.

Catten had a research spirit regarding magic that never tired or wavered.

Now. Again!

Cough.

Lee Han got hit and sent flying by Catten every time he lost control of the flame barrier or it tried to go berserk.

Sometimes he even got hit and sent flying when the form just wavered slightly.

-Why did you send me flying just now?!

-Didnt it go berserk?

-The shape just wavered slightly!

-Oh my Sorry, junior. I dont know magic well

At this point, he thought Professor Boladis lectures were better.

Professor Boladi at least knew what kind of magic he was trying to teach when he taught.

In comparison, Catten mercilessly pushed Lee Han as much as he didnt know what magic it was.

No matter how tricky the flame barrier was, he only had faith that his junior would surely be able to do it.

Huff, huff. Junior. Lets rest a bit.

Fortunately, Catten didnt have infinite mana.

Since continuously failing magic inevitably consumed small amounts of mana, Catten, who had repeated it quite many times, was panting.

Oh my. Senior. Mana doesnt recover that easily. I think it would be better to just rest completely.

Whew. Youre right, junior.

Catten agreed with Lee Hans words.

Lee Han was a bit disappointed that he couldnt push this senior for revenge, but just let it go.

Rather than both of them not being able to rest by being stubborn, it was better to rest like this

Then draw your sword.

Excuse me?

Junior. While we cant use magic, we can save time by training swordsmanship!

When youre low on mana, I think you should be a bit careful with swordsmanship too

Hahaha. Junior. That much is fine. I can teach you sufficiently even when low on mana!

Unfortunately for Lee Han, Cattens words were not lies.

Despite having almost no mana, Catten skillfully deflected Lee Hans attacks, redirected them, and sometimes even used limited miniature worlds to block them like an iron wall.

Even without mana, he could compensate for what was needed by using miniature worlds to change reality.

Catten was quite satisfied with Lee Hans heavy and powerful swordsmanship, but still thought greater concentration and determination were needed to complete his aura.

Hmm. The punishment room really is a good space for concentration.

If possible, a method other than the punishment room would be better

Lee Han shuddered while holding his sword.

He was among the most skilled in swordsmanship among his friends, but Cattens swordsmanship completely surpassed that level.

He compensated for the shortcomings from insufficient mana with swordsmanship and confronted him evenly, so Lee Han, who tried to push through at once with massive mana and attack power, kept being forced into long battles.

Hmm! My mana seems to have recovered somewhat. Lets prepare magic again.

Lee Han thought there was no need to look for hell in another dimension.

This place was hell itself.

O flame. Rise a a barrier.

Whoosh-

Unlike before, a stable flame barrier rose up.

Lee Han was slightly flustered seeing the magic completed so stably despite having cast it himself.

Huh?

Catten, who was watching from the side, asked with curiosity.

Oh. Junior. This seems to be completed.

You cant see it that way. Senior. Actually, the standard for perfectly completing magic differs for each person.

But this generally seems like it could be called completed, dont you think? Junior. Look. Theres no wavering at all.

As time passes, wavering might appear

No! Im reading the mana of this barrier and theres no such instability! Junior has learned another magic today! Congratulations!

Seeing this makes me believe even more in your methodology! I must also train diligently!

***

Angrago, who was heading to the Languages of the Empire That Become Blood and Flesh lecture, spotted Lee Han and waved his hand.

Wardanaz. Honestly, I envy you.

Why?

Dont pretend you dont know. Senior Jahan chose only you. Honestly, if you ask whether Im jealous, I am jealous. We all wanted to receive teachings from Senior Jahan.

Angrago nodded his head while making hmm, hmm sounds.

Except for being slightly lacking in magical skills, Catten of the Jahan family was someone worthy of respect from the White Tiger Tower students.

First of all, it was amazing that a student had completed aura, but beyond that stage, he was even using a small world to a limited extent.

Professor Ingoldel was also an excellent swordsman who surpassed Catten, but originally as students, they tended to admire seniors from the same tower who were closer than professors.

Angrago also wanted to learn swordsmanship from Catten.

Im thinking of working harder this semester and asking for his teachings once more in the second semester. Wardanaz. Dont let your guard down. Youre just holding that position temporarily. Any one of us might steal your place Ack! Ack!!!

The students walking behind were puzzled by the sight of Lee Han frantically beating Angragos back.

Why is that bastard Angrago acting like that?

Dont tell me he made some lame excuse like eating his assignment in his sleep like last time? There havent been that many assignments given out yet

He, help me! You bastards!

Angrago called to his White Tiger Tower friends, but his friends turned away and entered the lecture hall.

If foreign enemies attacked the White Tiger Tower, they would risk their lives fighting for their tower friends, but when Angrago and Lee Han were like this, it was usually much more likely to be Angragos fault.

Ku, kuack! Slip away, from the enemys hands!

Even while getting his back pounded, Angrago barely managed to chant a slipping spell and escaped from Lee Hans grasp.

His clothes, with greatly reduced friction, helped their owner escape from the enemys hands.

What did I even say Just you wait, Wardanaz!

Shouting that as he ran into the lecture hall, Angrago froze solid when a giant wyvern blinked its eyes while looking at him.

Did I come to the wrong lecture hall?

Ah! You came to the right place. Everyone sit down! Sit!

Professor Rozine was among the more normal ones among Einroguards insanely mad professors.

Perhaps it was because she was from an Empire official background.

Even such Professor Rozine seemed to be showing her true colors now that they were second years, and the students in the lecture hall had very complex expressions.

But didnt the professor go around with demons last year too?

Lee Han thought that to himself as he took his seat.

It was just what the students wanted to believe, but actually Professor Rozine seemed quite strange too

Gainando beside him was trying his best to lower his posture to avoid the wyverns gaze.

Le, Lee Han. That bastard seems to be staring only at me.

Ah. Wyverns do prefer blond hair a bit more.

Wh, what a rude monster!

Professor Rozine cleared her throat once after all the students sat down, then began speaking.

Now! You might have been startled by the wyvern today! But everyone, theres nothing to worry about. You wont be riding wyverns or hunting wyverns. I brought the wyvern to the lecture hall because I wanted to show you conversing with a wyvern.

After finishing her words, Professor Rozine conversed with the wyvern in very complex and strange cries that the students couldnt understand.

After several exchanges, Professor Rozine nodded her head.

Could student Gainando please go sit in the very back?

Gainando turned pale and hurriedly fled to the back.

Monster languages like this are more useful to mages than you might think. If you learn them well, they can sometimes have much better effects than powerful grand magic. Ive listed monster languages Id recommend to each student, so please read them!

Along with her words, paper birds flew to the students.

Lee Han, who received and read the paper, asked with curiosity.

Professor. I have a question.

Yes yes. What is it?

Monsters like basilisks are rare monsters you rarely encounter in the Empire, so is there really a need to learn their language? I think it would be better to prioritize learning other monster languages.

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That in your sleeve

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