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After a long entrance exam.
Boys' dormitory.
Nubes looked around the dorm room and said,
"Wow... it's better than my room back home? I didn't know a double room would be this spacious. And to think I get to share a room with you, Davian!"
All the dorm rooms were double rooms.
After the entrance exam was over, they surveyed who wanted to be roommates, and Davian and Nubes, who had written each other's names, easily got to share a room.
"Wow! There are even two shower rooms!"
While Nubes was making a fuss, Davian slowly organized his belongings in his spot.
After showering in their respective shower rooms, Nubes immediately sat cross-legged on the floor.
It was to practice mana cultivation.
But Davian went straight to bed and lay down.
"Davian? Aren't you doing mana cultivation today?"
"I don't do mana cultivation."
"What? You're not doing mana cultivation?"
"Just think of it as a unique constitution. Oh, don't tell anyone else about this. Just keep it to yourself."
"Unique constitution? What's that?"
"Yeah. It's complicated to explain, so just think of it that way. I'm going to sleep. You must be tired too, so do it moderately and go to sleep. We have a common subject class early tomorrow morning."
"Oh... okay."
Nubes tilted his head.
He doesn't even need to do mana cultivation.
Davian just said it was a unique constitution, but he had never heard of such a thing.
Eventually, unable to contain his curiosity, Nubes opened his mouth again.
"With your skills, Davian, I thought you had been doing mana cultivation every day since you were a kid."
"......"
But no answer came from Davian's bed.
Nubes shrugged once and started mana cultivation alone.
He had been working hard until now, but now that he had entered Elton Academy, he needed to work even harder on mana cultivation.
After a while, the mana that was naturally permeating the space began to move little by little following Nubes' breathing.
The mana entered with Nubes' breathing and slowly gathered in the center of his lower abdomen.
The next day.
"Hey."
"Snore."
"Hey! Nubes!"
Davian kicked Nubes' bed with his foot.
Nubes was startled and opened his eyes, shouting.
"Yes! Father!"
"Father, my foot. Get up quickly. We're late for class."
Nubes only raised his upper body and couldn't come to his senses for a while.
"Ah! It's the dorm! Huh! It's already morning? Are we late for class?"
"That's why I told you to do it moderately and go to bed early. We won't be late if you hurry and get ready now. Get up."
"Okay, okay. Thanks, Davian."
Davian pointed to the side table next to Nubes' bed with his chin.
On the side table was a plate full of food, mainly protein and carbohydrates.
"I brought breakfast roughly, so eat that. You can't skip meals, unlike others. You need to get bigger than you are now. The bigger the shield, the better... no, never mind. Just eat quickly and get ready."
"Thanks, Davian!"
Nubes hadn't been doing cultivation late, but he was nervous and hadn't slept well.
Davian even brought him food from the cafeteria and woke him up just in time to not be late for class.
'What good deeds did I do in my past life to meet such a good friend as soon as I entered Elton Academy?'
"Davian. You're a really good friend!"
"Get up, eat breakfast, and get ready. We're going to be late."
Davian and Nubes finished preparing and left the dorm towards the main lecture hall.
Outside the dorm, many freshmen were already gathering in groups of twos and threes and heading towards the main lecture hall.
"Davian!"
Turning his head at the familiar voice, Luna was walking with another friend.
"Hello, Davian. Hello, Nubes."
"Oh, hello."
"Hello, Luna."
"Introduce yourself. This is my roommate, Bellum. Bellum Amandria."
"Oh my, are the male and female student representatives going to class together from the morning? It's an honor? Nice to meet you, Davian. I heard a lot about you from Luna yesterday. I'm Bellum, and I'll be majoring in swordsmanship. Who's next to you? He's really big?"
"I'm Nubes. Nubes Arbo. I'll also be majoring in swordsmanship."
"Yeah. You don't look like someone who would major in magic. Anyway, nice to meet you."
A pleasant voice tone that was neither excessive nor lacking.
Unlike the slightly clumsy Nubes and shy Luna, Bellum had a very cheerful personality.
In addition, there was always a smile on her face that made people feel good.
With the small talk led by Bellum, Davian's group arrived at the main lecture hall.
Even though they had just met, the four were able to have a natural conversation like friends who had been together for a long time. It was thanks to Bellum.
The main lecture hall was a building entirely made up of a single lecture hall.
Opening the door, there were desks and chairs that could accommodate hundreds of people, spread out in a fan shape.
And on the side where the desks and chairs were facing, there was a circular podium.
Common subject classes that all freshmen had to take, regardless of their major, were held in this main lecture hall.
Many students had already arrived and taken their seats.
Bellum said,
"We should go to the front in the middle, right? After all, we have the male and female student representatives in our group."
Luna answered in a weak voice.
"Ah, the front? I like the corner......"
"What are you talking about, Luna. You're the female student representative. You'll probably be bombarded with questions from the professors, right? But if you're in the back, you'll have to answer in an even louder voice. So, choose. Which one is better?"
"T-Then the front."
"Right? Let's go. We have to make a good impression on the professors on the first day. You guys will sit with us too, right? Davian, Nubes."
"Huh? Oh, yeah."
"Suit yourself."
Bellum took the lead and started looking for seats for the four of them to sit side by side.
Luna approached Davian's side and tugged on his sleeve.
"Why? Luna."
"Th-There...... Will the professors really bombard me with questions? Me?"
"If they ask a question and no one answers, they'll probably look for the student representative, right? Either you or me."
Luna covered her mouth with her hand and gasped.
"Hup."
"But don't worry."
"Huh?"
"There are kids who are eager to answer, so you don't have to worry."
"R-Really?"
Bellum, who had already found a seat, raised her hand high and waved.
"Luna! Davian! Nubes! Over here, over here."
Bellum Amandria, who had reserved four seats in a row.
And Latia Meridiem was sitting next to her on the opposite side.
When they went to the reserved seats, Bellum immediately introduced Latia.
"You guys haven't met, right? This is Latia. Latia Meridiem. Ah, I guess you're not completely meeting for the first time? You all probably know each other's faces. A freshman with a mana affinity of 116. From the kingdom's best magic family. A magical genius born of this era."
"Stop it, Bellum."
"What's wrong with that. It's a fact that everyone knows anyway. Okay, Latia, this time I'll introduce my friends. Starting from here in order, Luna Pueri, Davian Naone, Nubes Arbo. They're all good kids."
At Bellum's introduction, Davian and Latia's eyes naturally met.
Latia's eyes narrowed slightly and then returned.
Davian asked.
"Bellum, how do you know Latia?"
"Huh? Davian, you know Latia too? Well, you guys are amazing with three-digit mana affinity, so you must have already introduced yourselves. I was sitting next to Latia diagonally behind her at the entrance ceremony. So I said hello."
Next to, diagonally behind.
In fact, there was no connection at all.
But Davian's group all thought that Bellum would have been the one to speak first.
"Wow. Now that I think about it, I'm going to take classes with the continent's greatest magical genius, the male student representative, the female student representative, and...... Ah! The biggest kid among the freshmen. It feels reassuring?"
The biggest kid sat down and said.
"If you're going to introduce me like that, you might as well just leave me out."
"Hey, that would be a shame. The big guy."
The female student representative also sat down and said in a weak voice.
"About the female student representative, I'm just here because of Davian......"
"What are you talking about! I heard you used detoxification and recovery magic at the same time to protect the two of them from the Hydra's breath! That's enough to be the female student representative! Who here can block the Hydra's breath with healing magic?"
"Not from the breath, just a bit of spreading poisonous fog...... or something?"
"That's the same thing!"
In the meantime, the lecture hall suddenly became quiet.
A young professor in his early 40s was walking in through the door behind the podium.
The first class at Elton Academy.
All 200 or so freshmen were motionless and stared at the professor with nervous eyes.
The professor's voice, standing in the center of the podium, echoed through the lecture hall.
It was a large lecture hall that could accommodate hundreds of people, and he didn't use any magical devices to amplify the sound, but his voice spread softly throughout the lecture hall.
It was a different feeling from the powerful echo of Professor Stella, which filled the auditorium yesterday.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Mateo Armandi, and I'm in charge of the Introduction to Mana Studies among the common subjects. You can call me Professor Mateo."
After finishing his self-introduction, Professor Mateo looked around at the students sitting in the lecture hall.
"As you know, Elton Academy is the only directly managed academy recognized by the royal palace and the best academy in our Alcancia Kingdom. If you graduate from here...... No. Even before you graduate, you will already be the most important people in the Alcancia Kingdom."
One side of the chests of the enrolled students who were listening to Professor Mateo's story became hot.
Elton Academy.
Just by enrolling here, they had already proven that they were one of the best talents in the kingdom.
And now they will soon grow at a frightening rate and receive the best treatment in each field.
That is, unless they get expelled.
"You were able to enroll here because you have innate mana affinity. This is something that cannot be reversed with effort. But affinity score does not mean absolute skill."
Professor Mateo faced the palm of his right hand upwards and created a small fireball.
It was just a small fist-sized fireball, but the eyes of the students who had learned magic widened.
This was because they had confirmed the enormous magical power and unspeakably high temperature contained within it.
"From now on, your future will change depending on how you cultivate mana, make good use of your strengths, and concentrate on what you cultivate. Now, is there a student who can briefly explain the types and methods of mana cultivation?"
It was too easy of a question. An answer that most of the 200 students gathered here knew.
Many students were trying to raise their hands in a hurry, but it was clear that Bellum Amandria was the first to stretch out her arm.
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