Return of The 8th Class Mage Chapter 50:
Now the next step was testing its effect .
And the proper target was there .
“Sir Mcgedie . ”
“Yes?”
Ian stood up . Then he aimed his staff at Mcgedie’s face, while injecting sufficient mana to operate the new scripted formula .
*Wooooom*
A grey light from the staff tangled Mcgedie . Soon surprising things happened . A few spells on Mcgedie, such as ‘Face Off’ which changed her face like a male, and the ‘Voice Change’ spell, etc disappeared .
“Eh…… huh?”
She started to turn into a female .
Her body and voice started to turn back to her original status .
“Why this… . Hik!”
Mcgedie quickly blocked her mouth after hearing her voice . She quickly checked her face . Her smaller nose and thinner chin answered her instead . Every magic that she used to change her appearance was cancelled .
“Cancelation?”
She had learned this magic as well . Although she couldn’t use it, she knew some famous high tier spells . And this spell was one of them . It was the spell that ‘Dispelled’ a target’s ‘supportive magic’ by high chance . It must be ‘Cancelation’ magic that was scripted on the staff .
(ED Note: Yugioh anyone?Dispel?)
“S, sir Ian … . . ?”
She looked at Ian with round eyes . She was requiring Ian to explain this situation .
‘It works well . ’
However, Ian couldn’t answer to her . His head was full of his staff . He wasn’t listening or looking at Mcgedie .
‘Now it would be perfect with the communication orb . ’
With Ian’s single swing, a communication orb came out from his bag and flew to his hand . Its size and appearance was perfect as the final decoration for the top of the staff .
“Bite it . ”
Soon, the staff’s branches started to tangle the communication orb as it if could listen Ian’s order . It grabbed it solidly .
“That’s right . Good boy . ”
Ian petted the staff as if treating a dog . Soon, he looked at his surroundings . Naturally, his eyes met with Mcgedie’s .
“Where is the great land lord?”
“…… What?”
Mcgedie was full of embarrassment .
On the other hand, Ian was calm .
“I better return … . . ”
“W, wait a second, sir Ian!”
Mcgedie blocked Ian’s path . She was a little bit worried so she dared to block her senior’s path, but she had to listen his answer .
“H, how did you know?”
“What are you asking about?”
“T, that I disguised as a male… . ”
“Ahh . ”
Ian nodded his head with a dry expression .
“I knew it since the very beginning . ”
“D, did you?”
“There is a full detailed report about the conducted mages on the Ivory Tower’s report, of course . I checked it all before, Mcgedie… . I mean, Mary . ”
That’s right .
What Ian said was natural .
Ian was one of the heads of the Ivory Tower .
He must have known about it .
Mary, which was her real name, started to turn red in the face .
“T, then why didn’t you tell……”
“I just thought you had a personal reason . I think the great land lord also knew it already . The personal details of the conducted mage is always handed to the land lord as well . ”
It was also quite natural . However, Mary’s face was getting more red and red; it seemed like her face was going to blow up . Although it was common sense for the conducted mage, she hadn’t think about it .
“Then… . . ”
She started to recall all her past actions . She acted as male in front of Ian, furthermore, to the land lord as well . She recalled from one to ten .
‘I, I am stupid…… . ’
She started to blame herself .
“T, then what about soldiers…?”
“No . They don’t know about that . Me and the land lord, ah, and other conducted mages as well . That’s all the people who knew about you . ”
Mary thanked God that at least the soldiers didn’t know about that . If it was figured out they also had known Mary’s identity, it would shame her so much .
“I thought you would know about it . But, I apologize if I offended you . ”
“N, no . You don’t have to . It’s just… . . ”
Mary moved to the side unnaturally . She was confused, and wanted to calm down . She didn’t block Ian’s path to receive his apologize .
“T, then do your business!”
At last, she ran out the room .
“Hmm . ”
Ian felt he did something wrong .
However, he couldn’t understand her feelings perfectly .
Ian wondered .
‘Doesn’t she just need to disguise herself again?’
No idea .
While scratching his head, Ian left his room . He had to report to the great land lord before leaving the place . Ian finished his mission .
‘Let’s go back to my home . ’
It was much more pleasant thing to have a home to return to than Ian had thought .
*Beat! Beat!*
Even thinking of his home made his heart beat .
It beat really fast… .
“…… Huh?”
But it seemed much more than normal . Although he had been looking forward to going back home, it was way too much .
*Beat! Beat! Beat! Beat!*
Literally, the beating sounded as if it would explode soon .
He had never experience such beating, including both his former and current life .
Even drinking multiple half elixirs, which stimulated a mana heart’s activity, wouldn’t cause his heart to beat like this .
“Ergh… . . !”
Now he started to feel pain .
He had thought of every possibility .
Was there something wrong with his body?
‘Suddenly, why?’
The heart started to beat faster and rougher .
His mana heart started to release mana .
Ian started to feel dizzy .
‘Perhaps . ’
Suddenly, there was one possibility that struck Ian’s head .
He realised the state of his mana heart, which was still immature .
“Maybe… . . ”
It might be a sign of his mana heart’s growth?
It wasn’t sure .
However, it was worth the check .
Ian sat down quickly to mana breathe .
“Phew……!”
While tolerating the severe pain from his heart, Ian started his mana breathing . Although every single breath of his was quite painful, he endured it again and again .
‘If this is what I expect . ’
His mana pool hit the limit 5 years ago .
But this time, he might able to break his limit .
Then, he might overcome the 5th class master .
‘Becoming a 6th class beginner . ’
(ED Note: So I never realised that in between classes there were subclasses as well because **** Ian is breaking through too quickly . Apparently in each class there is beginner and a master . Not too sure if there is intermediate or middle yet but maybe we’ll know once he actually gets stuck again or something . )
Blood flowing in the opposite direction leaked from his lips, nose and ears . It was blood that was dead and dark . Whoever saw Ian’s current status would be shocked . It was fortunate that he wasn’t at home at the moment .
‘If my mother saw this… . . ’
She would faint .
Even in the pool of pain, Ian smiled .
His mana breath was reaching to its end .