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After a short theory lesson in the classroom, all the students of the Department of Magic gathered in the training ground.
The spacious training ground was a place with layers of protective magic cast on the walls, ceiling, and floor.
It was a powerful protective magic that was difficult to scratch with most attacks.
Professor Sirims, Head of the Department of Magic, continued his lesson.
"Now, let's learn about the power of the Four Elements magic."
Whoosh.
In an instant, a flame the size of an adult's head appeared on Professor Sirims' palm.
"Now, everyone, try to create a flame like me. Of course, there may be students who have been practicing magic other than the Four Elements magic, but if you can't even make this much, you can't be considered a student of the Department of Magic at Elton Academy."
Flames began to appear on the palms of the students, one by one.
Luna, next to Davian, was struggling to manipulate her mana.
On her palm, flames repeatedly tried to form but scattered.
"There are still some students who are not doing well. Concentrate. In fact, the mechanism of manifestation of this Four Elements magic is the simplest among all magic. If you can handle other magic, you should naturally be able to do the basics of the Four Elements magic. All you have to do is properly manipulate the mana emanating from your heart and combine it with the ancient Four Elements."
One student who easily created a flame raised his hand.
"Ask your question."
"Professor, isn't the Four Elements magic the most powerful and spectacular magic? But this is the first time I've heard that the Four Elements magic is the simplest."
"It seems that your teacher was so fascinated by the power of the Four Elements magic that he neglected research on other magic. Of course, how strongly you can unleash the Four Elements magic depends on the mage's ability, and the difference is like heaven and earth. But as I said before, this magic, which only requires combining mana with the ancient Four Elements, is the simplest magic."
In the meantime, a small flame barely flickered to life and settled on Luna Puery's palm.
"Spirit magic basically requires communication with spirits to even get started. Healing magic, which requires a prior understanding of the body tissues of organisms, is also difficult. What's your name, the student who asked the question?"
"Roman Trium!"
"Roman. Can you try to put as much mana as possible into the flame while maintaining its size?"
Roman confidently pushed more mana into his flame.
As mana flowed in, Roman's flame began to get hotter and hotter.
However, due to the additional supply of mana, the shape of the flame became distorted and its size repeatedly grew and shrank.
This was because the size of the flame kept trying to increase with the inflow of mana, but he was forcibly holding it back with mana manipulation.
In any case, Roman's flame continued to raise its temperature to some extent.
"I think I know why your teacher only taught you the Four Elements magic."
Roman asked with an expectant voice.
"Is it because I have a special talent for the Four Elements magic?"
"No. You have no talent for mana manipulation. It seems he only taught you this because you probably won't be able to learn anything other than the Four Elements magic."
Roman's face, which had been full of anticipation, instantly contorted.
Along with his emotional fluctuations, the flame on his hand also wavered greatly.
Professor Sirims looked towards Davian and Luna.
"It seems that this year's female representative is not very good at handling the Four Elements magic. This is the first time this has happened. How can a student representative not be able to create a single flame?"
Luna, startled, hung her head.
The flame she had barely created disappeared into the air with a pop.
"I understand since you seem to be using healing magic at a high level. It's not easy to freely use all kinds of magic at that age."
Professor Sirims, who offered warm words to prevent Luna from becoming too frustrated, turned his gaze to Davian this time.
"The male representative next to her is quite good at handling the Four Elements magic. Davian, explain the change in the flame according to the amount of mana inflow. It would be even better if you could actually show it to your classmates while explaining."
Davian hesitated for a moment, then moved to a corner of the training ground while keeping the flame on his palm intact.
The eyes of Professor Sirims and the students all followed Davian's movements.
Davian thought to himself.
'I have to show them to some extent.'
There was no need to show Professor Sirims all the cards he had now.
However, now that he had barely been allowed to double major, it was also necessary to give him some degree of trust.
Davian, who went to the corner of the training ground, raised his hand above his head and pushed mana into the flame.
The size of the flame expanded rapidly, and soon it grew so large that it reached the ceiling, which was 10 meters high.
"When you push mana into fire element magic, the size of the flame increases like this. The more mana you have, the bigger the flame you can create."
This time, the size of the flame quickly shrank to the shape of a small candle.
"But if you manipulate the mana to make the size of this flame shrink, then the internal temperature of the flame rises."
The students, who were not surprised even when he created a house-sized flame in an instant, now stared at the candle-sized flame, holding their breaths.
It was because they could feel the tremendous mana condensed inside.
It was mana control that could not be compared to the previous Roman Trium's demonstration.
The flame on Davian's palm disappeared in an instant.
"And if you do this process at once."
Whoosh.
A hotter flame than before appeared on Davian's palm.
If the large and small flames he had shown earlier were shaped like ordinary fire, this time it was a spherical shape that did not exist in nature.
The very flame that had turned Orthos, who had thick skin that did not burn easily, into ashes in one go.
Exclamations and whispers erupted from here and there.
"Fireball!"
"Wow. Amazing. He's the male representative after all."
"Fireball? Anyone can make that much. Of course, I was surprised because it was a bit fast, but."
"Can't you see the mana contained inside? Is that a normal fireball?"
"And what about the shape? This is the first time I've seen such a perfectly round fireball."
And one word from Luna Puery.
"As expected, you're amazing, Davian."
A small voice that Davian could not hear.
Her cheeks, looking at Davian, were flushed red.
In another place, a complaining voice flowed out.
"Tch. I can do that much too. ...Anyway, Davian's mana control is clean."
The last complaining voice was, of course, Latia Meridiem's.
Professor Sirims opened his mouth again.
"Well done, Davian. Quite good. As everyone has seen, the Four Elements magic is mainly used according to such principles. You can push in mana to increase the size, or you can suppress the size to increase the density of mana. Of course, you can also freely refine the shape. And if you constantly practice mana and magic, you will be able to use magic that satisfies all of those things. Like hellfire."
Next, a lecture on wind element magic among the Four Elements magic continued.
Wind element magic, like fire element magic, can be used by freely applying its size, density, and shape depending on the size of the mana injected and the mana manipulation method.
Even if they use the same wind element magic, someone might only be able to create a breeze, while someone else might be able to send a sharp attack like a knife.
"Next is water element magic. Is there any student who can explain the difference between the previous two magic and water element magic? It would be even better if you could actually show it while explaining like Davian."
Latia raised her hand.
"Latia. Answer."
Latia turned her head and glanced at Davian.
When her eyes met Davian's, Latia slightly raised and lowered one corner of her mouth.
It was as if she was saying, 'Watch what I'm doing from now on.'
Davian chuckled at such an attitude of Latia.
'She's bound to feel inferior. Of course, she must have thought that she was the most remarkable talent. A magical genius girl.'
Meanwhile, there was someone who did not miss Luna Puery's appearance of anxiously looking back and forth between Davian's profile and the back of Latia's head in the distance.
Latia's clear voice echoed in the practice room.
"Water element magic can also be manifested and operated according to the same principles as the previous fire and wind element magic."
A stream of water in the shape of a garden fountain spurted out from Latia's palm.
Luna's eyes widened at the sight of dozens of streams of water spreading out at a constant width.
"Wow, it's pretty. Davian, that's amazing, right?"
"Yeah. It's amazing. I can't do mana manipulation that delicately either."
"You can't do it either, Davian? Latia is really amazing."
Latia's voice echoed again.
"However, the difference between water element magic and the previous fire and wind element magic is."
Crackle.
The beautiful fountain-shaped stream of water froze as it was.
An ice sculpture in the shape of a fountain was created. In some ways, it looked like a chandelier.
"The point is that it is possible to change the form into ice like this."
This time, she made a flame in her left hand.
And she pushed the flame into the center of the fountain sculpture.
Even though the burning flame was located in the center, the ice sculpture did not melt or even drip a drop of water.
"And the strength of this ice varies depending on how much mana is put in during the process of changing it to ice. Like how this sculpture is not melting at all right now."
Latia finally threw the ice sculpture towards the wall with all her might.
Clang!
It was an ice sculpture in the shape of a thin stream of water, but it collided with a sound like metal and stone colliding.
The ice sculpture was not broken at all.
"That's all."
"Excellent, Latia. Really delicate mana manipulation. Everyone saw it, right? If you constantly practice mana manipulation, you can achieve such delicate control. Moreover, it's not like Latia's water element magic was only precise."
Whoosh.
A small fireball appeared on Professor Sirims' palm.
"This is a fireball created by a novice 2-star mage."
Whoosh.
The fireball that Professor Sirims flew collided with Latia's ice sculpture.
Boom!
A fairly large explosion was heard, and smoke covered the area around the sculpture.
After a while, the ice sculpture was in its original shape.
Not broken or melted at all.
"She created an ice sculpture that cannot be broken even with a 2-star mage's fire element magic. It was truly excellent."
"Thank you, Professor."
Next, a class on the last earth element magic was conducted.
Professor Sirims similarly explained the earth element magic and looked for a student to demonstrate.
One student raised his hand and tried to split the floor of the practice room, but was blocked by the building's own defensive magic and hung his head.
"It is important to know your own level of magic, but it is also important to understand your opponent. This practice room has defensive magic that will not budge even with the attacks of most mages. You should have figured that out in advance."
Professor Sirims took out a pocket watch from his pocket to check the time and ended the morning class.
"Everyone, eat lunch and gather in the Medio Garden in the afternoon. I will conduct the spirit magic class there. That's all."
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