Gracie’s lab.
“too bad… … Everyone is so… … .”
Gracie was spitting out the sound of dying today.
“Professor Cromwell… … ! Professor Maguire… … ! Professor Robert!”
Robert has been on vacation since vacation and hasn’t come back yet.
taken from noblemtl.com
Maguire was studying at the Capital Society.
So Cromwell gave Gracie a job.
– Midterm exam, you give me some problems.
It was embarrassing.
Gracie took over all the exam questions that Robert and Maguire were supposed to do.
Since this midterm exam is a midterm exam before the joint evaluation, there were few test questions to be given.
Still, it was very sad that things had increased.
Gracie was living a leisurely life after completing her studies during the vacation.
In such a state, when I suddenly tried to work, I couldn’t get my pen in my hand.
Gracie grinded her teeth.
‘Yeah, I’m not the only one suffering… … .’
Gracie, who has been constantly being bullied by professors for half a year.
If you hold a professorship like this for several decades, you may die.
It was time to find a way to survive.
Gracie opened the drawer.
There was a huge amount of paperwork.
The contents of the document are the five-year genealogy of the Riberion Academy.
It was a document with the contents of the exams for all subjects and how to solve them.
‘It was a good thing I got it from Astina… … .’
It was a genealogy that Gracie had secretly saved.
Originally, I was going to use it as a reference, but in the current state, I couldn’t finish it with a reference level.
‘The problem is there anyway… … .’
An exam is an activity that asks students if they know the content.
Even if the problem is the same, it doesn’t matter because the intention of asking the question is the same anyway.
Gracie raised an eyebrow, looked at the genealogy, and began to copy it on the exam paper.
“Uhhh.”
Gracie was humming and praising herself for coming up with this idea.
However, there was something Gracie overlooked.
The fact that there are not one or two people who have such genealogy, or that if there is a genealogy, you can write down the answer even if you do not understand the contents.
Gracie, who was under a lot of stress, missed those little details.
Gracie, a novice professor, jotted down exam questions without knowing what was going to happen next.
***
“thank you for your effort.”
I wiped the sweat with my sleeve and looked at Astina.
“Yeah, you worked hard too.”
Astina had a pleasant smile.
It was a few days before the midterm exam, but I was training.
The most important thing now was joint evaluation.
The midterm exams in the second semester have a small scope and reflect little grades.
Joint evaluation was much more important.
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I had a careful discussion with Astina.
I explained Evan’s technique and thought about how to destroy it.
However, the results were disappointing.
Astina was a great wizard, but she couldn’t understand my position in the fight.
Because she was a user of telekinetic magic that could move, attack, and defend.
In the end, he started a match with Astina without finding a proper way to break it.
Rather than sitting and discussing, I chose to experience it firsthand.
Astina dealt with me with a technique that had a large range, like the technique Evan used.
Astina stared at me and opened her mouth.
“So, what do you know?”
“… … I don’t know at all.”
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Maybe it was because my opponent was Astina, so I couldn’t even reach senior’s sleeve.
Flying around using great skills, I was just like a dog chasing chickens.
“Don’t worry, Evan is better than me.”
That was correct. Because Evan couldn’t move as fast as Astina when using skills.
“It would have been a comforting word if I had touched even the tip of your hair… … . I wouldn’t be able to fight anymore.”
“It’s not that I can’t fight at all. If you come up with something, please give it a try.”
Astina planned to be busy for a while.
When I had free time, I said that I was planning to get a staff member.
I had to create my own magic circle and go through research, so there was no more time to fight as leisurely as I do now.
Anyway, I needed time to think on my own, so it wasn’t a big problem.
I was planning to think about the match I had with Astina until now.
After wiping away the sweat, Astina got her things.
“Then I will go now.”
“Are you leaving already? Let’s take a little break.”
“not. Wouldn’t it be better to rest comfortably in your room to rest? Even if you rest in a sticky state from sweat, you will only be tired.”
I stared at Astina like that and opened my mouth.
“Are there any other things you do these days other than making staff?”
“Well? Why are you asking such a question all of a sudden?”
Astina tilted her head as if she had not even thought of it.
“It’s because it seems like it’s hard to see your face other than when you’re fighting.”
Others such as Liena Luna and others ate together and sometimes talked to see if they had more free time after vacation.
But, it wasn’t Astina.
Even when I went around the academy, it was hard to see his face.
There were times when I was training alone, so I didn’t really care, but I was worried that the period would be too long.
If you are stuck in a closet and just train, you will be mentally exhausted.
Occasionally I had to meet people so that research and training were more effective.
“There is nothing I am doing.”
“Then show me your face every now and then. Everyone is worried.”
I said with a playful smile.
Astina looked at me like that and smiled.
“I’ll do it when I have time.”
Astina said that and disappeared out of the training room.
“Hmm… … .”
I stared at the back of such a senior.
Something has been strange since this time.
Looking at Astina, I felt uneasy.
It seemed that he was deliberately distanced from us.
If it wasn’t for that, there was nothing I wouldn’t have met at the academy.
I thought about it for a while and then brushed it off.
“You will be fine.”
Even if you have a problem, you will get over it quickly.
She is Astina Persia.
Even thinking about it that way, I felt anxious.
***
Astrian territory.
“Is that true?”
Ian was standing in front of his father, Perian Astria.
“Yes, it is.”
Ian’s eyes widened at his father’s words.
It was hard to accept the voice that the Grand Duke had tampered with necromantic magic.
Even without touching such magic, the Astrian family has great power.
As a duke of the Empire, he does not bow his head to anyone, and even the emperor is enough to keep him in check.
Why would such a family do such a mundane thing?
Ian did not understand.
“I was going to tell you when you took over the family.”
Perian clicked his tongue.
Ian has never rebelled against his father.
However, this time it was hard to bear.
“I don’t understand. father.”
It is a weakness that can lead to the downfall of the family if done wrong.
If the rebels are also involved… … .
The duke’s family, which had been passed on for several decades, could collapse in an instant.
“You need to cut ties with them right now. If the Imperial Party noticed this… … !”
“Ian.”
Ferian looked at Ian, who was vehemently.
“You don’t know anything.”
thump-
Ian smashed the prize in front of him.
“It is the Father who knows nothing!”
“Hmm… … .”
Ferrian has lost his appetite.
and got up from his seat.
“Follow me.”
“yes?”
Ian narrowed his eyebrows at his father’s words.
Perian didn’t mind it and moved on.
The place they moved and arrived at was the safe in the mansion.
Perian naturally took his hand to the safe.
Then the light began to glow from the safe.
The light gradually spread out and a magic circle was drawn.
click. There was the sound of the safe opening.
It was a safe tied with a magic circle.
“What kind of safe is that?”
Ian looked at Perian with suspicious eyes.
Perian opened the safe without answering.
The safe contained only mana stones.
Other than that, nothing existed.
“this… … .”
When Ian saw the mana stone, his eyes widened.
Perian smiled when he saw Ian like that.
“This is a mana stone created by spirit magic.”
Perian took the handkerchief and put his hand into the safe as if he were handling a treasure.
A mana stone located in the deepest part of the safe.
Perian took out the mana stones.
“The amount of mana… … .”
The overwhelming presence was revealed just by the mana stones coming out of the safe.
Even if it was only a mana stone.
It was several times superior to the finest mana stones.
It was an incredible amount of mana.
Ian couldn’t believe his own eyes.
This is more mana than most imperial wizards have in their bodies.
With this amount of mana, you can use advanced magic that can only be used at the level of an Archmage.
Ian couldn’t even speak.
Perian smiled at Ian, who didn’t say anything.
“Now do you understand? This is the result of working hand in hand with spirit magic.”
Perian put the mana stones back into the safe.
“What would you do if other nobles found out about this? If the Prime Minister or Emperor Ophilus finds out, what else will he do? Now the Astrians can’t be touched by anyone.”
Looking at the mana stones with this powerful ability, I thought I knew what Perian was talking about.
If this mana stone was used properly, it was only a matter of time to blow up a city.
In a word, if he touched the Astrian family, he could blow up the empire.
“There are still only two mana stones of this level, but if time passes, it will be beyond the untouchable level.”
Perian laughed.
Ian hardened his expression.
“Why did you have to create those mana stones? House Astria already has enough power. Such a dangerous thing… … .”
If you use those mana stones in the center of the capital instead of using them in the outer city… … .
It is also possible to blow up the capital itself.
The problem was that the Mana Stones were not created by the Astria family, but by the Spirit Wizards.
The Astria family could have been hit by that mana stone in reverse.
“Tt… … .”
At Ian’s words, Perian clicked his tongue.
“Are you satisfied with the power of the Astria family? son.”
“that… … What do you mean?”
“The bowl is small. I am ashamed to be my son.”
Perian pointed up with a finger.
“Our Astrian family can go even higher. It is a family that uses space magic that only God can handle. How long do I have to be under an emperor who has nothing like that?”
“ah… … Budge?”
“Do you not know why I entrusted you with the family affairs?”
Perian was still good enough for the housekeeper.
Neither age nor health had any reason to retire.
“I will become emperor.”
He was preparing in the Astrian estate.
Get ready to start a revolution… … .
“Well, then the rebels… … .”
At Ian’s words, Perian clicked his tongue.
“They don’t care. Because I recently learned that there is a rebel leader among the necromancers. There is no way that such trivial people and the Astrian family can work together.”
Perian took off his handkerchief and put it in his pocket.
“Go back now. Be careful not to get in the way of this father.”
Ian stood there even after Perian disappeared.
He just stared at the safe containing the mana stones.