While the two were talking, another scream rang out.
-Aaargh!
“Should we not go inside?”
“Why?”
“Well, if the professor is being attacked... Ah. My apologies.”
Sigunting realized that he had said something foolish and reflected deeply.
If Professor Verdus was being attacked, they should slowly drink a cup of tea outside, watch the birds °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° flying past, and contemplate what magic was and what life was, not rush inside.
As expected of a senior one year above him, Anpagon was very wise.
-This makes no sense!
“It does not sound like the professor is being attacked.”
“Damn it.”
Sigunting felt betrayed.
He had trusted in the junior’s violent nature, but it truly was not an assignment designed to attack Professor Verdus. For some reason, that felt unfair.
-Uuugh...
“That... is the sound the professor makes when stuck on a spell.”
‘Will I become like that when I reach the fourth year too?’
Sigunting suddenly felt sad as he watched Anpagon determine the professor’s mood from nothing but a groan.
He truly did not want to become like that.
“If that is the sound the professor makes when stuck on a spell, is that not a little strange? There is no reason for the professor to suddenly become stuck on a spell.”
“That is true. There are usually signs beforehand.”
Anpagon nodded in agreement.
Professor Verdus sometimes fell into madness because of magic, but there were usually warning signs.
The professor would mostly mutter questions at the students such as, ‘What do you think of this spell?’ or ‘Why do you think this does not work?’
But there had been nothing like that this time.
“Could the professor be acting like that because of the assignment our junior submitted?”
“It would not be easy to drive the professor mad... Even for Wardanaz...”
Anpagon fell into thought.
Both the insane junior and the insane professor were formidable people.
However, if one had to choose, Professor Verdus was probably the more insane one. Could an assignment truly reduce Professor Verdus to that state?
“Do you have no intention of going to check?”
“Are you insane? If you want to go in there, call mercenaries. I am absolutely not going inside.”
Anpagon was disappointed by Sigunting’s vehement refusal.
A foolish junior would have been deceived into going inside...
Bang!
“?!”
At the sudden sound, the two turned around in surprise.
Princess Yukbeltire, who had appeared for the first time in a while, was staring fixedly at them.
“What is it, Senior? For reference, I am busy too.”
“The same goes for me. Do not even think about assigning me work.”
“I have no intention of assigning work to incompetent juniors like you, so stop saying pointless things.”
Sigunting bristled at the cold, merciless voice and protested.
“The mistake I made back then was because it was not my main specialty...”
“Calm down. The senior is not talking about you. The senior is pointing out the mistake I made.”
Anpagon stopped Sigunting from making excuses. Princess Yukbeltire kindly explained.
“I was talking about both of you.”
“......”
“......”
Every student in the enchantment magic school had experienced being half-forcibly ordered by Princess Yukbeltire to participate in difficult work.
When they entered the school of magic as lower-year students and received an order from a senior, they would follow without thinking much about it.
And most students were bound to make at least one mistake during that work.
How could they avoid mistakes when a second-year was suddenly given highly difficult work?
The only one who could avoid making mistakes there was someone like that insa Warda crazed top student of the year.
“So why did you come here?”
“Did either of you touch <Yukbeltire’s Long Spear>?”
“......”
“......”
The two were horrified, but answered while controlling their expressions.
“No.”
“Why would we touch it?”
“Hmm.”
Princess Yukbeltire fell into thought. Sigunting cautiously asked.
“Did the item... disappear?”
“No.”
“Excuse me? Then...”
“It is tilted about three degrees from its original angle. Strange.”
“......”
Sigunting nearly screamed.
What kind of lunatic was this?
She even remembered the angle at which the artifact had been placed.
“Y-you must be mistaken.”
“Unfortunately, I am not mistaken. Junior. This is different from you confusing acceleration and amplification properties.”
‘Damn it.’
Sigunting cursed inwardly.
If Sigunting died far in the future, Princess Yukbeltire would probably attend the funeral and deliver an eulogy like this.
-To the junior who destroyed one of my artifacts by confusing acceleration and amplification properties...
Whoosh!
At that moment, the spatial distortion sealing Professor Verdus’s workspace disappeared.
Professor Verdus walked out from inside with the saddest and most miserable face in the Empire.
“...I truly do not want to ask this question, but did something happen?”
“Do any of you know how to cast a spell called <The Eye of Ahrak>?”
Professor Verdus suddenly threw out an entirely unexpected question. All the students were bewildered.
“I have never even heard the name before... Is it dark magic? If it is Ahrak...”
“Then what about <Living Wall>?”
“I do not know.”
“What do any of you know!”
Professor Verdus stamped a foot in frustration.
This was completely different from the professor’s usual response when the students did not know something, which was to dismiss them indifferently with, ‘Of course you would not know,’ or, ‘That is only natural for you.’
Instead of becoming angry, the disciples looked at the professor with suspicion.
Could it be?
“Do you perhaps not know either, Professor?”
“......”
Professor Verdus lowered the head deeply.
In truth, there was nothing shameful about a mage from the enchantment magic school not knowing how to cast high-level dark magic seen for the first time.
No one had explained it in detail, and all the professor had was a brief description written in another design.
But Professor Verdus, who could not be satisfied without knowing everything desired, became dejected.
How in the world was this spell cast?
“I am disappointed, Professor. You emphasized magical ability to us so much, yet you do not know.”
“That is right! Take this opportunity to resign from your professorship!”
The students knew that much as well, but they ignored it and poured out criticism.
There were no other opportunities to insult Professor Verdus.
The way of the enchantment magic school was to insult the professor whenever the opportunity appeared.
“It is because I did not have enough time.”
“You said only incompetent mages make excuses about not having enough time.”
“If I bring a few dark magic books from the library...”
“You also said only pathetic mages make excuses about magic books! Haha!”
“...J-just you wait!”
Professor Verdus, utterly defeated by the professor’s past self, went back inside the workshop.
The professor intended to reproduce the spell by any means necessary.
The students of the enchantment magic school smiled broadly at the professor’s retreating back. Even Princess Yukbeltire wore a faint smile.
“Oh, the professor left this behind.”
Sigunting absentmindedly picked up the junior’s assignment that Professor Verdus had dropped.
Well, the professor had probably memorized it the moment it was seen, so there was no reason to carry it around...
“......”
Sigunting’s expression became extremely serious. Curious, Anpagon glanced over from behind.
“Hmm...”
Anpagon’s expression changed to match the junior’s.
The two were confused because they could not even guess what kind of dark magic it was.
Professor Verdus seemed to have understood at least what the effects were, but the two of them could not even understand the effects properly...
‘Were Imperial letters always this difficult? Is this really written in Imperial script?’
“Senior. Could you perhaps read this?”
When the two held out the design, Princess Yukbeltire accepted it and silently read through it.
The juniors looked at the senior with eyes full of expectation. This unfriendly senior would surely give them a proper explanation.
“I have finished reading it. In any case, if neither of you touched the item, I will be going now.”
“N-no...”
The two were bewildered when the senior abruptly left.
She was simply leaving?
“She truly is cruel. Is she not even curious about this?”
“I have thought this for a long time, but that senior has no human heart. Sometimes she is even worse than Professor Verdus.”
While the two juniors grumbled, Princess Yukbeltire walked away quietly and sent a paper bird to a friend.
The reply returned immediately.
How would I know how to cast <The Eye of Ahrak>!? Ask the Descendants of Ahrak!
“......”
A very slight trace of hurt passed across Princess Yukbeltire’s face.
Then another paper bird flew over.
“!”
She hurriedly caught it and unfolded it. The following was written inside.
And I borrowed <Yukbeltire’s Long Spear> for a moment, so do not harass the juniors!
“......”
***
While the seniors of the enchantment magic school were in shock, the professors were experiencing a similar shock.
Professor Thunderwalk apologized with a remorseful expression.
“My apologies, Professor Rzhi. I should have stopped that bastard.”
No answer came from Professor Yonramo.
The sight of the disciple transformed into a dragon had been far too shocking.
Professor Garcia, who had come after hearing the rumor, was also left speechless, apparently never imagining that Lee Han would truly transform into a dragon.
“Even so, I never thought he would truly transform into a dragon...”
“But where is Professor Verdus?”
“I am not sure?”
“Hmph. It is better not to have to watch that professor showing off.”
Professor Thunderwalk grumbled.
If Professor Verdus had been here, how annoyingly would the professor have gone on about having been right?
Thinking about that, it was better that Professor Verdus was absent.
“He transformed into a dragon?!”
No one knew when or how the rumor had spread, but other professors who had nothing to do with the matter began arriving one by one.
Professor Milei and Professor Kirmin were understandable, but everyone was startled when even Professor Alkasis of the healing magic school, whom the other professors rarely saw, appeared.
“Professor! I did not expect you to come!”
“If the student can transform into a dragon, I need to understand it in advance.”
“......”
......
Professor Garcia and even Lee Han, who had transformed into a dragon, wore uncomfortable expressions.
How harshly was this professor planning to work him later to come and verify it personally?
Even so, the atmosphere among the gathered professors was fairly good. Once Professor Yonramo recovered from the shock, the professor also appeared quite satisfied.
“Transforming into a dragon is indeed an extraordinary achievement.”
“Y-yes. It is because you taught the student so well, Professor.”
Professor Garcia hurriedly flattered the professor. The other professors did not go that far, but they also evaluated the achievement highly.
How could a disciple use such extraordinary magic without the professor having contributed anything?
“Now that this has become possible, I believe it will also have a considerable influence on summoning magic. Multidimensional dragon races are reclusive, but if he can transform, then they may also...”
“He will become even more distant from ordinary spirits, will he not?”
“Is that not obvious, Professor Garcia? Why would you ask such a question?”
“H-haha. It is nothing.”
“Everyone, if Student Wardanaz, who can transform into a dragon, supports this Jorzik, would that not increase the chance that His Majesty will approve my appointment as principal of Einroguard?”
“......”
“......”
“Y-yes! I will support you, Professor Benmalpa!”
“We will support you as well, Professor Benmalpa!”
“Thank you, thank you, everyone!”
While the professors exchanged words, the final professor arrived.
It was Professor Bendozol.
“...Waaah!”
The moment Professor Bendozol saw Lee Han transformed into a dragon, the professor burst into loud sobs. The other professors slowly moved away.
Professor Thunderwalk silently mouthed, ‘Who called that bastard?’
Professor Jorzik approached Professor Bendozol, who was lying on the ground, with a deeply moved expression.
“I was moved as well, Professor Bendozol. By the disciple’s achievement...”
“Get the hell away from me!!”
“!?”
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