#2
The tuition fee for a semester at Frontier is about 30 million Rats. The annual tuition alone amounts to a whopping 60 million Rats. If you add up all other expenses for education, roughly 80 million lats will be spent. For 1 year.
Assuming that the students have completed all the courses up to the 5th year of the Frontier, the amount that a student will have to pay for 5 years is 400 million Rats.
This is a terrifying amount of money that a commoner could not even dream of for the rest of their lives. It would be far-fetched to step on the admission criteria in the first place.
Of course, even commoners have a way to enter the Frontier on their own.
Whether you’re getting a bunch of frontier special student loans from the central bank as collateral for the future—subject to meeting the admission criteria—or just proving you’re exceptional enough to get imperial support.
In other words, it is a scholarship. Students with very outstanding talents, regardless of their status, receive a fixed amount of scholarships. In some cases, full scholarships are guaranteed depending on the degree. Like an epic class.
Anyway, that’s what I wanted to say.
300 million lats is a lot of money, but it was an amount that would disappear like a mirage before four years at Frontier.
Once again, I could feel with my whole body how great an academy I was attending. Not 30 million, but 300 million lats. Assuming that this money is to be used sparingly, it is enough money to survive for 10 years… …
I, too, have fallen now, but I was a former aristocrat. Have you lived a life far from poverty, and have you been rich? A simple nobleman who had no choice but to give a slightly vague answer if asked.
Based on those experiences, even after considering all these things, I couldn’t shake the perception that it was too much money for a single student to have.
no, what that’s though. Right now, if you look at my classmates, they say they are dukes and princesses. or a princess. They were probably able to get 300 million lats in a month’s pocket money. 300 million lats is something. More could be easily extracted from their wealthy parents if they wished… …
For a while, I felt the difference in status again, and I thought about the usefulness of this passbook, which I received in the name of compensation for damage.
First of all, I am a full scholarship student. Therefore, there is no private expense to pay for tuition.
Then there is the purpose of entertainment other than education. Of course, I hadn’t really thought of that. Even in this case, I didn’t think it would cost that much money.
Most of the amenities were free to use by showing your Epic class student ID, and the training ground and equipment support are also generous. From the perspective of a student studying mathematics, it was a perfect and comfortable environment.
The money is ready, but there is no place to spend it. What kind of excessive situation is this?
Some conclusions have been reached.
I decided to save some and send some to my parents who will be back home. You will use it very well. I didn’t know if the farm management I wanted to do like that would be possible. The last time I stopped by, the side dishes seemed to be a bit lacking. Aren’t you supposed to take care of your health?
After thinking about various things, I put the bankbook back into the case and put the whole box on the desk. It is not too late to think about its use slowly. After all, it’s my money.
Ummm, what do you mean… …
I feel like I am suddenly sleepy.
But what more do you have here?
The scale of the center of the empire was also quite large, probably because it was trying to make a name for itself.
… … Doesn’t this also give artifacts?
“no way.”
It seemed like it had gone too far, so I laughed out loud.
#3
“Ah, here it is.”
The time is close to 10 in the morning. We, who were waiting for the last one at the Ordo class stop in District 3, saw Inyoung panting and running from afar and waved our hands.
“Heh heh heh, I, I’m here… … ”
just as expected. It was Lenny.
Except for Lenny, who will be living in District 3, I, Alpris, and Hector were already gathered together.
As usual, I had already arrived 30 minutes before. Hector unexpectedly arrived at the station about 20 minutes before, and Alpris joined next.
Whether it’s still a rule of thumb, Lenny, who lives closest to the meeting point, arrived last. Looking at your attitude, it doesn’t look like you’re late because you want to be late too. Isn’t this really what it is?
“Lenny has also arrived… … It seems like everything has come.”
It was 9:55 am, to say the least. As a result, we succeeded in getting everyone together before the promised time was up.
“Now let’s go.”
I looked back at the people in the seat one by one, and remembering who I should have been, I nodded and turned my back first. Then, after a while, my companions followed in my footsteps.
#4
When you open the door of a nearby cafe, a cool breeze blows in. The clerk greeted us brightly as we entered with the bell ringing.
weekend morning. The people inside the cafe were decent. A few people stare back at us.
– Woongseongwoongseong.
Since it was the weekend, I wasn’t wearing a uniform, so I thought it wouldn’t attract much attention.
Even though rumors about me are spread all over Frontier, people who don’t know my face in most cases inferred that I was the main character of the rumor from the uniform I was wearing.
I vaguely thought of that, but I was wrong.
I don’t know who it was because of, but I felt that the gazes on our group stinged. Not long after, though, it was slowly removed.
“What would you like to drink? I will place the order.”
Before ordering my share of iced milk tea, I turned around saying that. He had already taken out his student ID from his bag pocket.
I don’t know how it works, but it was possible to pay using a student ID inside Frontier. The account linked to my student ID was probably the one opened by the Frontier Headquarters. Suddenly I feel very relieved.
“uh… I’ll do it with blueberry juice. Oh, any options please… … ”
“okay. Alfres?”
“It’s the most expensive thing you can buy.”
“Then I order one in any coffee short size.”
“sorry. Ice caramel macchiato, please. Venti size. Oh, and add a drizzle.”
It will be so. Still want a lot After receiving the order, I looked back at Hector for the last time. I didn’t say anything, I just watched.
“… … ”
Hector, who hadn’t said a word since arriving at the meeting point, only spoke the first word.
“I do not know.”
“… … yes?”
I grinned. what are you talking about Hector says so with his arms crossed and his brows wrinkled.
“I had never drank anything in this place, so I didn’t know. Not all names are intuitive. Are all cafes like this?”
“… … ”
“Do what you want. I won’t be able to find my favorite drink here.”
Is it really a high-ranking aristocrat? Almost all food, clothing and shelter must have been provided in the luxurious mansion.
Convenience facilities such as cafes were mostly used by ordinary people, so there were many frontier freshmen, such as Hector, who had trouble adapting to the local area.
Something… something
hmmm.
I wonder what it would have been like if Hector had come here alone. You probably don’t even know how to order. It reminded me of Hector, who was stroking his chin with a very serious expression.
“Yeah, yes. What… okay.”
He was only nodding his head in a strange feeling, but Hector strode up to the second floor first without looking back.
After reciting the order details to the clerk, completing the payment, and following Hector to the second floor before the drinks were served, we were seated at a table located slightly toward the window in the center.
after a while.
I was called by the clerk downstairs and brought my own drinks on a tray, and Hector’s share was among them.
“This… … ”
What was vanilla cream? Anyway, there was a lot of whipped cream in it. I added it as an extra. I also added a lot of caramel syrup.
Rubia, who usually likes sweet things, is a bit… Maybe it’s to the point where I’m embarrassed. I do not know. It was Hector who told me to order anything.
Although it cannot be seen as a choice that did not contain any personal malice at all, who would know that Hector has a taste for sweetness that is insanely sweet.
Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.
Hector glanced at the cup placed in front of him and looked at me with a rotten expression.
“Ezio Cranil. Why did you do this?”
“No, you want me to do anything?”
“… … ttt.”
Hector clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like it.
Lenny, who was watching from the side, made a smirk as she continued to suck the straw. It would be like imagining the taste of a chimera drink made with ignorance. I imagined it too, but as soon as I took a sip, I left it right there in the corner of the table and didn’t seem to even notice.
“… … ”
Hector was like that.
“Hey, dog… … ”
Still, he took a sip to see the taste, and soon turned into an indescribable expression and carefully pushed the glass away with a distorted face. I almost laughed without realizing it.
I want to wipe my lips with the tissue placed on the table, then I turn my head and stand up, staring at me. He quietly covered his mouth and went to the bathroom, shaking his neck. How shocking would it be to cause an instinctive rejection?
than that.
You’re showing a much better reaction than expected. It felt like I wanted to clap my hands with satisfaction in my heart.
That’s why, from the very beginning, who’s talking about other people’s parents, bastard?
Of course, Hector wasn’t the only one to blame. I needed to realize what would happen if I said something like this in a place like this. If you twist, you can choose your own menu. uh.
“Looks like it didn’t taste good. I thought it was a pretty good combination.”
“… … ”
“… … ”
As I mumbled and offered you Hector’s share of a drink that you would like to try too, Lenny and Alfres showed their refusal very politely.
#5
Together with Hector, who was still pale, we soon laid out a white sheet of paper on the large table and pulled out our textbooks.
“How can such high-end products be supported indefinitely… … Frontiers don’t even know how much money they really have.”
“Rain, is it expensive? … ?”
At Alpris’ muttering, Lenny asked gently.
“Uh, um. right. Maybe thirty thousand lats a piece?”
“Three, thirty thousand… … ?! It’s just a piece of paper!”
Alfres shrugged at Lenny’s fright.
“right. It would be only thirty thousand lats for the frontier.”
“… … With that said, I have nothing to say… ”
In the bag I personally brought, there were about 80 sheets of paper that was the same as the sheet paper on the table.
Basically, the number of papers paid for the task was about this, and if it is not enough, you can find extra sheets in the professor’s lab.
Of course, if you are caught selling it secretly, you will be expelled without mercy. In the first place, a kind of magical treatment was applied so that it could not be used for anything other than its intended purpose.
So, what is this stuff for?
Simply put, it was a drawing paper.
Really, just, drawing paper.
It’s like a sketchbook for drawing.
Of course, what I needed for painting was something different than crayons. No, it’s more of a different kind of thing than a thing. In any case, there were differences in the tools to be used.
prior to performing the task.
As you can see from the title of the lecture, “Mana Control Science” teaches us how to control mana.
To control mana, you need to understand mana.
To understand mana, you must penetrate the essence of mana.
In order to penetrate the essence of mana, one or more essential abilities are required in advance. Among the dogs, the most important factor was—— ‘mana sensitivity’.
Without eyes, there is no way to see. Mana sensitivity is like an eye to humans. Minimum requirements to see, understand, and feel mana.
The better the eyes, the more landscapes a person can see. Even things that others cannot see because they are too far away can only be seen.
Mana sensitivity was like that. Therefore, the higher the mana sensitivity, the closer to the essence of mana could be.
In this regard, there are generally several ways to increase mana sensitivity, but the most representative theory was ‘see a lot, feel a lot’.
In a way, it made sense.
Broaden your experience.
It was the most simple yet the most difficult.
I’m going to try to deal with a lot of different types of mana myself. The properties of mana derived from different elements, the properties that change depending on the high and low purity, etc… … Mana studies is a science that emphasizes embodiment and experience more than explaining in words. First of all, it deals with things that cannot be seen with the naked eye. They tend to rely heavily on the senses.
As a result, this group task is a part of training to increase an individual’s mana sensitivity. In the process, I just threw in a problem that required some cooperation and individual performance.
“There are two challenges we have to solve.”
first. Free research and presentation of results on the subject.
However, write the unique color of mana of each member in turn, and briefly describe the meaning of the color historically.
Also, analyze what function each team member’s magic circuit is focused on. When comparing the magic circuits of each member, what differences could be found, and describe at least one related content for each member.
Similarly, write a free-form research thesis suitable for the topic by using whatever you have learned in 「Mana Control I」, and submit the intermediate result by next Thursday.
It wasn’t that difficult. If the team members cooperated well, it could be completed quickly in the remaining five days.
And, second.
Complete ‘Star’.
We looked down at the sheets of paper on the table.
This was drawing paper.
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Drawing paper on which you can draw.
The tool is Mana.
If mana is injected on top of this, that part is dyed with the unique color of the target infused with mana. In other words, it was a drawing paper that could be painted with a unique color of mana. Since it was a paper for engraving mana, if you draw a magic circle here, the corresponding magic will be activated. It won’t happen though.
anyway.
Performance goals to be achieved with this sheet.
It was to draw a ‘star’.
The sheets were rather small. If two sheets of paper used for general documents are overlapped, it will be about this size.
Five vertices were stamped on the single white sheet of paper. Without stopping there, two lines were connected at each vertex, and they were connected to each vertex except for both sides to form a single shape.
A simple drawn star shape.
We had to fill this shape with our colors.
… Actually, this was the biggest problem.
It’s very difficult.
You may ask what is difficult. It’s just a coloring game. I wonder if it’s just a matter of filling in a certain area with color.
right.
not much different
but.
One side must be completely filled for each member of the team, and it must never deviate from the set line. Points will be deducted if there is a derailment during drawing or if the colors and faces of other members are mixed.
Above all else, the mana of all members of the team had to be mixed and drawn in the center of the star. It was said that they had to be filled layer by layer. Even a little mistake here is over.
Then you shouldn’t make a mistake, right?
That’s right.
But I can’t help but make a mistake.
Mana handling is a very meticulous and delicate task. For that reason, the size of the sheet was also very small.
In addition, since this sheet is a very sensitive paper, it is greatly affected by an individual’s level of mana control and sensitivity.
In other words, even if you apply a little more or less force, the brush size will change to your liking. It’s still a small figure, but it seemed very far-fetched to not deviate from the set line.
Before performing the first task, we also injected mana onto the sheet to check the unique color of mana. The first hitter was Lenny. Swallow your saliva and carefully focus your mind on your fingertips.
Just like that, and the paint is permeating-
“… … ”
on the canvas.
Nothing happened.
“Hey, I was weak… … ?”
Lenny, who had been smirking, raised her hand again. While infused with a slightly stronger power of magic.
Then, this time.
“Ah, ah… … ”
“… … ”
“… … ”
“… … ”
As I gazed at the scarlet circles that had been derailed for a long time, which had completely stained my area, I silently prepared to take out a new sheet of paper.