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페룸 산맥 동쪽 마네시.
"Kyaaak!"
"W-what is that!"
Somewhere in the Perum Mountains, a massive pillar of fire shot up into the sky.
The pillar of fire evaporated all the clouds in the area and continued to rise even higher.
Its end was nowhere to be seen, and to the people of Manesi, it looked like the sky and earth were connected.
"I-is this the end?"
"Not long ago, a black dragon appeared! It really seems like the end of the world is coming!"
Aeeeeeng.
The city guard's siren wailed.
However.
The siren was just a sentinel's judgment upon sensing danger.
Even if they heard the siren, there was nothing the city guard could do.
They could only hope that the end of that pillar of fire wouldn't be directed at them.
Perum Mountains basin.
Davian stared blankly at Ignis's breath.
Crimson flames soared high into the sky.
'This is not a flame that humans can imitate.'
He wanted to stretch his hands high into the sky and shoot his own pillar of fire next to Ignis's breath right now.
He wanted to compare it.
Ignis's breath had clearly surpassed the human realm.
Davian had also long since gone beyond the human realm when it came to fire elemental magic.
But he could tell without even trying.
Not yet.
He couldn't compare to the breath of a red dragon.
'Not yet...'
But.
It didn't feel like an unreachable realm.
'First, I'll set that as my goal.'
Flutter, flutter.
Ignis, who had stopped shooting the pillar of fire into the sky, slowly moved her wings and descended to the ground.
[You saw that, right? Davian. It must have been helpful.]
Helpful...
It was.
Very much so.
He was able to feel a lot while watching Ignis's breath.
It was a completely different way of handling fire elemental magic than humans did.
'The approach to fire was different from the start.'
Davian bowed his head towards Ignis.
"It was very helpful."
Hwaaak!
Ignis's huge body transformed back into a beautiful woman with red hair.
"Really? Did you feel something?"
"Yes. I can't imitate it right away, but I felt a lot."
Ignis strode up to Davian and brought her face close to his.
"Hoo, really? You felt something watching my breath? You, a human?"
"Yes."
"Amazing. If your fire gets hotter later, will you show it to me then too?"
Of course.
Who else should he show it to?
"Yes. Ignis Nuna."
Ignis stroked Davian's head.
"Good boy, Davian. And..."
Davian's spine chilled.
It was cold.
It felt like a dagger had flown and pierced his chest.
He had a feeling that something annoying was about to happen.
"...Interesting."
He was screwed.
It was fortunate.
The Red Dragon Ignis did not follow Davian around like the Black Dragon Insanis.
However, she left a message saying that he should not be surprised and welcome her whenever she suddenly came to visit.
Winter break was over.
As in previous years, the first semester opening ceremony was held with all grades together.
Chancellor Hugo Molton also made an appearance after a long time.
Davian was selected as the representative of the 3rd grade male students.
The female student representative was Bonita Portis.
Professors from other departments were reluctant to have male and female representatives only from the Department of Magic.
Above all, Bonita's performance in the final exam free assignment had a big impact.
After the opening ceremony.
"Davian Senior!"
Davian turned his head.
It was Hanna Oliver, who was now a sophomore.
She became the female representative as she moved up to the second grade.
Davian met her on the day they tried to take out all the freshmen with the entrance exam information at base X-7.
"Oh, you guys. How have you been?"
Hanna Oliver ran up lightly and bowed again.
"Yes! Senior! I heard you were amazing? I heard rumors. They say you showed off tremendous magic power..."
"Just a little."
"I respect you! Senior. You're my role model."
Bellum, who was listening from the side, waved his hand at Hanna.
"Junior, you've set the role model too high. If you set someone like him as a role model, you'll never catch up."
"I don't care! I respect you so much, Davian Senior!"
Hanna's purple eyes, looking at Davian, sparkled.
"Are you busy today, Senior?"
"No, not really."
Bonita, who was walking behind him, tapped Davian's shoulder and passed by.
"You're popular with pretty female juniors, too, Davian Naone."
Latia followed behind her.
"That's nice."
Luna passed by, constantly looking back and forth between Davian and Hanna Oliver.
"I'll, I'll go first, Davian."
On the other hand, Liber suddenly cut in between Davian and Hanna.
"You! You're that freshman, right? A magician with Mind's Eye."
Hanna Oliver.
She is a student with Mind's Eye.
On the day the freshman class was almost wiped out by the Marino Empire spy organization, she closed her eyes and used her Mind's Eye to accurately launch magical attacks only at the enemies, even though the students and enemies were chaotically mixed together.
The Mind's Eye is actually used with your eyes closed, but her sparkling purple eyes created a mysterious atmosphere.
"Yes, Liber Senior. Hello."
"Oh? You remember my name?"
"Of course. You are the senior who saved us."
"Ahaha, that's right. We saved the juniors."
The 2nd grade female representative, Hanna Oliver, was just the beginning.
The 2nd grade female students began to flock around, and soon completely surrounded Davian.
"Davian Senior!"
"Senior! We've created your fan club!"
"You're cool."
"You're handsome."
At that time.
Davian saw Bellus, who was only looking at them from one corner.
'I need to give her a little boost.'
Davian raised his right hand high.
"Bellus!"
"Oh? Ah, yes. Yes, oppa."
The 2nd grade female students murmured.
"Oppa? Did she say oppa just now?"
"Was that addressed to Davian Senior?"
One of the female students gasped in surprise.
"Heok! There's a rumor that they live together, is it true?"
"Eh, how can they live together. We all live in dorms by grade."
"No, I heard a rumor that there's a separate accommodation in the city. That Davian Senior and Bellus live together."
"Eh... no way."
"How can someone who spends all day playing with spirits in the forest live with Davian Senior, who is like the sky?"
Bellus, who had scurried over at Davian's call, hesitated outside, unable to break down the wall created by her classmates.
"Everyone, just a moment."
Davian personally raised both arms and spread the wall surrounding him to the left and right.
"Bellus, the clothes oppa bought you fit well, right?"
It was useless chatter.
The clothes that Insanis chose and Davian bought were clearly going-out clothes, but Bellus was already wearing them every day at home.
Asking if the clothes fit well now.
"Yes? What suddenly... Ah! The clothes. The clothes fit well."
Only then did Bellus realize Davian's intention a little.
"That's good. Then I'll see you at home this weekend."
"Yes? Yes. Yes! Oppa."
"Let's go, Liber."
"Huh? Uh."
Liber whispered.
"Davian, why have you suddenly become so cheesy? What's wrong? Did you eat something bad for breakfast?"
Davian answered as he escaped the group of junior female students who were only looking at him.
"Just, so Bellus can make some friends too."
"Uh... I don't think so? It seems like you've ignited the jealousy of your female classmates? Are they going to ostracize her altogether like this?"
"It won't be. Just watch."
She became the center of attention of her fellow female students.
Bellus will now know how to act.
If she continues to cower and hide, she will be ostracized as Liber said.
If she starts opening her heart to her friends first, she will quickly make friends.
If she can't be friends with everyone like Bellum, it's better to take care of a few friends who will be a reliable ally.
The 180 sophomores were reduced to 168 after 12 more were eliminated before the winter break.
3rd grade Swordsmanship Department training hall.
"Nice to meet you all again. You know my name, right?"
"Yes!"
Swordsmanship Department Head Leo Martien handed over the 3rd grade Swordsmanship Department class back to Stella Cloud as promised.
"Doesn't Professor look more handsome?"
"The atmosphere is a bit different."
"Doesn't she look prettier?"
Stella turned her head towards the chattering students.
The surprised students clamped their mouths shut.
"You guys have changed even more, so don't say useless things. Now, I'll tell you the class policy for this year."
Professor Stella Cloud, who had looked around the students, drew her sword and ran the tip of the blade with her finger.
"This year, we will focus on swordsmanship training."
Of course.
Where else would you focus if you didn't focus on swordsmanship training in the Swordsmanship Department class?
"Exclude all unnatural movements caused by Aura or Internal Force."
Some students tilted their heads.
It's not like they're 1st grade freshmen.
Now most of them have become able to handle Aura.
Isn't now the time to hone and train Aura in earnest?
As expected.
Several students raised their hands to ask questions.
"Put your hands down. I know what you're going to ask. Yes. Aura is important. Internal Force operation is also important. But, swordsmanship comes first. You guys are still young, so you can build a stronger foundation of swordsmanship. Internal Force operation and Aura emission come next. Now, everyone draw your swords."
3rd grade Magic Department common lecture hall.
"Nice to meet you again. I am Sirims Andrian, who will be in charge of the 4-element magic, a 3rd grade magical major."
Magic Department Head Sirims Andrian, who stood on the podium, looked back at the students.
"I heard that you have achieved many achievements in each major during the past year. If you have taken all the majors in the 1st grade and taken 2 major classes in the 2nd grade, now you will take 1 major intensively from the 3rd grade. You can change it in the middle, but the achievement level may decrease, so choose carefully."
The assistants distributed papers to the students sitting in the lecture hall to write down their majors.
"Think carefully and decide on the major you will learn for the remaining 5 years."
While some students were deeply worried and others were writing down their majors right away.
Sirims Andrian slowly circled the lecture hall.
"You thought well, Liber. It seems like you have completely decided on your career path."
"Yes, Professor. But Professor Liliana Rachel is still teaching the 3rd grade Mental Magic class, right? She clearly told me to research together next year."
Sirims Andrian stroked Liber's head.
"Of course."
This time, he went next to Davian and looked at the major selection paper.
"Davian, it's unexpected."
"Yes?"
"Judging from what you showed me during the final exam, I thought you would choose a different major now."
"I haven't completed the fire elemental magic yet."
"Haven't completed it?"
"Yes."
"Those are meaningful words."
Sirims Andrian nodded and looked at the major papers of other students again.
Even though he was now old enough to hide his momentary feelings, he couldn't stop the faint smile from appearing on his lips.
Even though Davian's magic power may be greater.
Sirims Andrian's achievements in magic research cannot be compared to those of a nineteen-year-old student.
'There must still be a lot to teach. I'll tell you everything I have. Davian Naone.'
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