Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong - Chapter 218

Chapter 218: The Elven Capital! Part-2.
“Hmm, according to the map, it should be here somewhere… But I can’t see anything here though…”

Mark was having a great headache looking at the map that Jareth handed him over after they entered the forest of illusory flowers.

The group has traveled for two days and two nights, and they only stopped to take a few breaks in the middle.

After covering vast distances, they finally reached the location marked on the map.

The instructions on the back of the map also end here.

From the start, the instructions were quite simple; they just needed to go to specific locations and embed their mana in four giant glowing pillars made out of some green-colored marble.

And after completing these four instructions, they had to reach a specific location in the forest in a set amount of time; that’s where the entrance to Elven Capital was supposed to be located.

But even when we did all this correctly, the entrance didn’t show up, which is quite strange.

Thus, Mark and the other two were having quite the headache thinking about the reasons behind it.

Jareth has been personally protecting them all from the mental attack that the forest of illusory flowers launches in all directions all day long.

There are tons of transparent and shiny flowers in this forest that send powerful mental waves to attack all living creatures nearby.

If not for the fact that Jareth had used his mana singularity to block those attacks by creating an impenetrable shield around the entire flying sword, the trio would have lost their minds by now.

“It’s right in front of you guys; it’s just that it’s hidden behind an invisible barrier… Well, it’s not that you can’t see it; it’s just that your mana control is still too low from its level…”

Elves are one of the most ancient races in this world, and although they have not advanced in the field of technology like humans, when it comes to magic barriers and defensive stuff, their capabilities are top notch.

‘They literally put a semi-grade-0 barrier on their entire capital city… quite the insane work…’

Keep in mind that Nathan, a peak grade-1 mage, needed nearly decades to create a semi-grade-0 barrier for that small hidden library in his office.

Creating a semi-grade-0 barrier that can cover an entire city is no child’s play; it likely took centuries to create this!

It would be stranger if newbie wizards like Mark and the other two were able to see through it on their own; this barrier is just too out of their league as of yet.

‘Hmm, if it was some other place, I would have broke apart the barrier forcefully and entered without hesitation…’

‘But right now I have come here as an ally and a friend… destroying their home’s barrier will make me look bad, so I shouldn’t do it…’

The barrier has many unique capabilities, and it can even sense if someone is standing in its vicinity.

‘They should have noticed us by now; why aren’t they opening the barrier?…’

Jareth glanced at the barrier and shook his head.

“Forget it; if they don’t want to open it, we don’t need to bother them with it… Let’s go inside on our own!”

[Mana Command: Mana pattern tracing!]

[Basic Magic: Mana interruption!]

Destroying the entire semi-grade-0 barrier is extremely difficult even for Jareth, and it would take him quite a few months if he really decides to do it, but he doesn’t have that much time to waste.

So, he chose a simpler option: create just enough of a hole in the barrier that his team and the giant big sword can enter.

His grimoire shined brightly and amplified his magic, then he used mana pattern tracing to see through the mana flow of the barrier.

No matter how strong or how weak a mana barrier might be, each one of them has a mana flow pattern.

It’s just that the mana flow pattern of a stronger and more advanced barrier is much more complicated than the others.

Normally it would be near impossible for anyone at grade 2 or below to even see the mana flow pattern of a semi-grade-0 magic barrier.

But Jareth has mana singularity, so he can not only see it but also can observe the momentarily loopholes and flaws that appear in the barrier from time to time.

‘Good thing I practiced with that barrier from Nathan; now I can deal with this one more easily…’

Jareth forcefully created a massive hole in the barrier and made his flying sword enter inside along with the whole group.

He only needed to open that hole for a mere millisecond, and that was enough time for him to sneak inside; he accomplished it in such an effective way that the barriers intruder warning alarms didn’t go off either!

*Clap!* *Clap!*

“Impressive! No wonder they invited you to help out; this is the first time I have seen someone bypass the barrier with such ease…”

Just as Jareth and the crew entered inside, a childish voice sounded in their ears.

Hearing that voice, Jareth’s facial expressions solidified in an instant.

‘Such pure mana fluctuation… such condensed vitality! T-this is!?’

A small girl appeared in the group’s view; she seemed as if she were floating in the air, and her entire body was partially transparent, as if she’s some kind of spirit.

The royal elven robe on her body and the unique green crown on her made up of colorful flowers stood out the most.

Looking at that creature, looking at that existence, a villainous grin appeared on Jareth’s face.

‘So there actually was one alive after all!!’

The little fairy got intimidated by Jareth’s villainous grin and hurriedly flew away to hide behind a certain knight. Still, she kept glancing and peeking at the humans out of sheer curiosity.

Sylvia, who saw this scene, could only give a dry laugh.

She knows what humans did to the fairies, and that’s why she didn’t want this little fairy to show up in front of Jareth and the others, but fairies are a mischievous type.

The little fairy came over with Sylvia to see humans, as she had never seen humans in her entire life.

Sylvia only noticed her presence when Jareth and the group were already at the door. She started to argue with the fairy and asked her to leave, but she refused. That’s the reason why Sylvia got late in opening the barrier for Jareth.

If not for the delay caused by the little fairy, Sylvia would have opened the barrier for Jareth, and they wouldn’t have needed to bypass it like they did.

Jareth landed the giant sword on the ground, and he then greeted Sylvia with a handshake.

Looking at that little fairy, Jareth asked in curiosity,

“How come there’s a fairy here? Haven’t they all gone extinct?”

Sylvia wanted to hide the truth from Jareth, but now that the beans have already been spilled, there’s no hiding it.

Moreover, she already took a big risk by inviting a human into the elf capital; she has no other choice right now.

“Actually, those fairies from stories indeed went extinct… It’s just that fairies are a kind of race that can kind of re-flourish on their own…”

“Fairies are basically an amalgamation of dense pure mana and immense vitality, in other words, as long as there’s a place in nature that has high density of mana and vitality nearby…”

“It can give birth to a fairy… The exact process I don’t know, but fairies are like the essence of heaven and earth; they can reappear as long as the conditions are right.

“Unlike humans, we elves don’t destroy nature, so the conditions inside the elf capital are quite suitable for them to be born naturally…”

“This one was born just a few months ago…”

Jareth nodded his head at those words.

“I see… So that’s the reason… No wonder they can’t reappear in the outside world; humans have nearly polluted and destroyed the entire planet by now…”

Sylvia felt quite awkward at those words.

She knows what Jareth is saying is the truth, but she dares not acknowledge it as that might anger him.

Jareth, on the other hand, glanced at Sylvia’s stern expression and misunderstood that she was truly fearless.

‘This woman… She’s really as amazing as in the lore; she knows what horrible things humans have done to fairies, and she still dares to show her in front of me…’

‘Moreover, she likely kept the barrier close on purpose; she knew that I could enter the barrier, so she used it to her advantage!’

‘She must have planned that if I had brought an army, only I would have been able to enter, as only I can deal with such a strong barrier, and the rest of the army wouldn’t have been able to enter….’

‘Quite the clever one you are, Sylvia…’

‘With just subtle actions, you have tested my ability two times in just one go! As expected of the character I acknowledge from this game the most!!’

Sylvia had no idea that Jareth misunderstood her intentions.

In fact, she, on the other hand, has misunderstood Jareth’s intentions!

‘Why is he asking so many details about the fairy… ugh, don’t tell me he’s going to kidnap her!? T-this!? What do I do now!?’

Just when the atmosphere was getting awkward.

The little fairy suddenly flew towards Mark and sat on his shoulder.

“Wow! The Earth elementals are so closely intertwined with you! You have immense affinity with earth elementals!! It’s quite comfortable to sit on your shoulder!”

Seeing that little fairy act so friendly towards Mark, Sylvia was extremely shocked.

‘You crazy girl! Get away from him! He will turn you into power and spray you on his food!! Comfortable my foot!! You idiot!’

At the same time, Risa also pouted that the little fairy got so close to Mark so suddenly.

‘She sat on his shoulder! That should have been me! Not her!’