Leo stood on the podium and looked at the students.
I saw dozens of students of various nationalities gathered together.
‘Are these the best talents on the continent?’
Regardless of nationality or social status, talented people were selected solely based on their talent and skill in magic.
Even in the next 10 years, they will rise to key positions around the world.
They were the ones whose future success was guaranteed.
So, Leo was looking forward to it.
‘I’ll have to see how much it compares to my kids.’
Alice and Kizan were also geniuses in the Roman Kingdom.
There was only a sense of being relatively buried because of Leo, but they were never talented people to be ignored.
That’s why Leo looked at the students with expectant eyes.
Looking at the students, I saw a handsome man with silver hair.
A man with shiny silver hair and silver eyes like Leo.
Leo glanced at him, who looked like he was in his early 20s.
Opponent also accepted.
He was Hector, the current first prince of the Kingdom of Rome.
As long as there are no major problems, the person who will take the next king’s seat.
Thanks to studying at the Imperial Academy, he spent most of his time in the Empire, so he had little contact with Leo.
“then. I will start the lecture now.”
Leo raised both hands on the podium.
* * *
After confirming that it was a young man with silver hair and silver eyes who had entered the classroom, the students involuntarily looked at Hector.
“uh? Hector. Are you the same? no way… ?”
“right.”
Hector nodded.
“He is my brother.”
Leo Essian Rom Karst.
He is a half-brother with a different mother.
I’ve never seen them a couple of times since the age difference is about 10 years.
They met a few times when they were very young, and around the time Leo was traveling around for a while, Hector came to the Empire to study… .
At that time, there was an uproar.
A third-class mage in his late teens, and entered the drafting academy before he was 20 years old.
He was even handsome and his status was a prince.
Even in the academy, where there were many talented people, there was no one as versatile as Hector.
So Hector was curious.
A genius boy who made the Roman kingdom lively while he was studying abroad.
Even recently, the empire was shaking its reputation.
So, of course, he couldn’t help but wonder about his younger brother.
Hector looked around.
The students who had been ignoring the new professor from outside were now paying close attention.
It is Leo who hears voices that say that maybe in the future he will surpass Bahelm.
A lecture by a mage who is younger but stronger than them.
You can’t hear this even if you pay a thousand gold.
That’s why I focused on every word Leo said.
Hector smiled lightly.
‘My father will be happy if he sees this.’
At the academy where the geniuses of the continent were gathered, he was the youngest to give a lecture.
If the father, who tends to be an idiot, would have seen this, he would have been thrilled.
After thinking that far, Hector also focused on Leo.
Although he is a younger brother, he is a great mage who leads the way first.
It was time to learn his experience and knowledge.
* * *
Leo had been struggling with what to do with the lecture even before he came here.
The purpose of coming to the academy was to find the dragon artifact, but I didn’t mean to skip the lecture.
‘My pride won’t allow that.’
The Casein Guild must also be gone, now was the time to raise the skills of all mankind against the Abyss.
“Today, I will teach you how to see through magic.”
And what Leo, now in the 6th rank, realized, was that he had to focus on the details.
If you focus on small things and develop your abilities, one day you will rise to the top!
– Damn it!
A sphere of ice formed on Leo’s palm.
“This is a simple ‘ice ball’ spell. Anyone here can spread it.”
At Leo’s words, the students nodded.
Then Leo opened his hand wide.
The ice ball floated above it and grew in size.
In an instant, it changed its appearance into a sphere of ice crystal structure that exceeded several meters in diameter.
“And this is my ice ball’s magic circuit.”
Originally, it was a space where the magic circuit should be connected, but ice was added for visual effect.
The inside was lined with ice stalks like a jungle.
“Then, here is the problem.”
said Leo as he entered the circuit of the giant ice ball.
“How can I cancel the magic by breaking just one circuit here?”
Tuk-tuk.
he asked, touching the lines of ice.
He looked at the students in anticipation.
‘Will the answer come out?’
When teaching the empire’s wizards or when educating older brothers and sisters, no one got this right at once.
But this is the drafting academy.
It was a place where the geniuses of the continent were gathered.
If it were here, wouldn’t at least one person be able to follow Leo’s level?
But… .
“?”
“??”
“Canceling the magic by breaking one circuit? how?”
“no… , I can’t see the circuit in the first place?”
A question mark appeared above each student’s head.
And Leo also tilted his head.
“Don’t you know this? No, don’t do that, just say whatever you can guess. How do I destroy a normal ice ball?”
“uh… , Summon a fire ball and face it, right?”
one of the students said.
It was a straightforward answer.
The usual way to destroy the opponent’s magic was to use opposite magic and intercept it.
“That’s it, I know. But isn’t that a waste of numbers? In that way, how do you gain an advantage in battles between fellow mages?”
Unless the casting speed is significantly faster than that of the opponent, battles between wizards tend to be quite long battles.
This is because they have to gradually increase the battle situation while intercepting each other’s magic one by one.
In that respect, Leo’s ability was outstanding.
Having just reached the 6th rank, he was able to deal with Denaparte, the head of the Casein guild, despite his lack of magical power, largely due to his ability.
“I raise my magic power to break the circuit of the opponent’s magic, and buy time in the gap to counterattack. This is the easiest way to win magic battles in my opinion.”
Leo said confidently.
However, the students’ answers were not so confident.
“Well… .”
“Yeah, that’s right… .”
Their eyes were full of questions.
‘no. How are you going to look at the circuit? You don’t usually see that.’
‘If it’s time to look at it and figure it out and cut it off, the opponent’s magic will hit it and they’ll already die… .’
Leo was a pretty smart guy.
I’ve been thinking about what to teach, but the students’ reactions are like this.
It was disappointing.
So, I decided to change the teaching method.
‘It’ll be a little better once I experience it physically.’
Leo pushed the podium aside.
“It is better to see once than to explain a hundred times. I’m going to change the class a bit. From now on, use the magic you are confident in on me.”
“Yes?”
“… really?”
Are you sane?
The students made such a face.
Even his older brother, Hector, looked worried.
I know that my younger brother is strong, but this was too irrational.
‘All the kids here are level 3 or higher… .’
Some even reached the 4th rank and entered the realm of mages in their 30s.
This meant that he would be treated with great respect no matter which kingdom he entered, and that he was a competent person who would hold an important position in an empire.
To use magic on dozens of wizards to your heart’s content.
“It’s okay if you don’t hesitate so much. You don’t have to worry that I might get even the slightest bit hurt.”
Leo made them speak louder to make them a little bolder, and it worked very well.
“… … .”
“… … .”
There was no way the students, who were inherently arrogant, would just listen to Leo’s words and ignore them.
The atmosphere in the classroom changed dramatically.
one of the students asked.
“Can I really just use any magic?”
“Yes. As long as you are confident.”
The wizard who asked the question immediately cast Leo as he nodded.
[wind breaking]
It was a long-term wind magic.
Casting ended in an instant, and soon three wind cannons flew towards Leo.
Leo stared at it.
– Knock.
With a wave of one index finger, the magic was removed.
The wind cannonball turned into a breeze and swayed through Leo’s hair.
The voice of the student who performed the magic trembled.
“Uh, how… ?”
Other people may not have seen it, but he cast himself and clearly confirmed it.
Leo’s magical power to cut off one of the deadliest of his circuits!
As a result, the magic he had confidently performed returned to nothing.
Other students also noticed.
You’ve noticed that things are weird right now.
They glanced at each other, and each performed his special magic.
[Fire Storm]
[Blade Cutter]
[Air Bomb]
Various spells poured down towards Leo.
That number is dozens.
As befits students of the drafting academy, even in that short moment, various attributes were fired without blind spots.
‘Cut the circuit? I can’t do that against so many spells.’
‘I might have been lucky with one, but not the rest.’
No worries about Leo.
Leo was already known as a 5th class mage. (It has not yet been rumored that he has awakened.)
If you have a proper defense magic, you can lightly defend this level of magic.
But… .
– Ugh!
Leo swiped his hand once and dozens of magics lost their power and disappeared.
Fireballs, wind blades, and intangible bombs all evaporated into thin air.
“no… !?”
“!!”
The students opened their eyes wide in surprise.
It was as if he had witnessed an incomprehensible feat.
Without hurting a single hair, Leo brushed the dust off his robe once and said.
“ruler. How about seeing the demonstration yourself? Do you understand now?”
As Leo said to himself, he was satisfied with himself.
‘It was a perfect demonstration.’
When fighting someone like Denaparte, he was so distracted that it was difficult to use a dispel like this.
Besides, since they were of the same 6th class, it wasn’t easy to break through the dominance and cancel the magic.
However, if the level difference was this large, even if thousands of magics poured in, he was confident that he could dispel all of them.
It’s because of the [Eye to see mana] attribute, but even students can get a sense of it if they practice a little.
After all, the students here are called the geniuses of the continent.
“?”
“??”
However, each of the students just stared at Leo with their mouths wide open.