Chapter 26

EP.26 First Class (2)

“You said I couldn’t teach.”

“I did.”

“But now you’re telling me to give the lecture?”

“It shouldn’t be that difficult, right?”

Raniel tilted his head.

Seeing this, Roselle spoke.

“Anyway, from the second class onwards, I’ll just be summarizing what I’ve said and demonstrating it. Your role will be to assist me.”

“Hmm... then what about the first class?”

Roselle shrugged.

“The first class will be about the basics.”

“Basics?”

“You’re good at something, aren’t you?”

He pointed to the student’s heart. With this gesture, Raniel nodded in understanding.

“Oh, you mean what I did at the inauguration ceremony for the next head of the magic tower?”

“Yes, showing that alone should be enough.”

Roselle smiled.

“Just showing that will dispel any doubts about you.”

2.

The gray wizard, Raniel van Trias, is competent.

It’s a truly remarkable story, even now.

His competence is known to all the people.

The knights on the battlefield know the firmness of the name Raniel. The Demon King’s army ponders retreating whenever they hear his name.

Raniel van Trias is such a figure.

Not just a wizard, but a symbol.

An insurmountable wall.

A symbol of the pinnacle.

In front of him, whether a newly ascended wizard or one who has reached the pinnacle, they all stand on the same level.

A prodigy of talent.

A genius born of the era.

This genius had never taught anyone before. He had never even given a simple presentation, let alone a public demonstration of research that any wizard would dream of.

However, there was one time.

When he stood on the podium.

The day he became the next head of the gray magic tower.

He demonstrated his specialty in front of many wizards, proving that he was the right person for the position.

And.

Aron, the dean, was there.

Aron never forgot the magic he saw that day.

“...”

Aron, who had closed his eyes to recall old memories, opened them again. In front of him was his close friend. Turning his gaze, a girl with gray hair stood there.

“Hmm... I feel like I didn’t explain it well. Was it okay?”

“...Didn’t explain it well?”

“Something like... it feels a bit... blocked?”

The girl fidgeted with her fingers.

Mana repeatedly rose and fell.

“Hmm...”

After watching this for a moment, Aron turned his head.

“Roselle, what did I just see?”

“It was the girl’s mock lecture.”

“Mock?”

“It’s not the real class. It’s the first lecture, so she needs more preparation, right? First impressions are important.”

What more is there to do here?

Aron chuckled.

“Roselle.”

“What is it?”

“I didn’t originally plan to do this...”

He pointed to an official document.

“There are many requests from outside to see your student. I originally planned to reject them all. No one knows how the first class will turn out.”

“It could also be disruptive.”

“Yes, so I planned to reject them, but...”

Aron paused for a moment before speaking.

“I’ve changed my mind. Let’s make it public.”

“...Really?”

“I think I need to show this. I want as many wizards as possible to see this class... this lecture.”

Aron smiled.

“Is that okay, Miss Rania?”

“I don’t mind.”

The girl nodded. With the student already nodding, the only one left was the teacher. Roselle, after looking at Aron for a moment, reluctantly nodded.

“Do as you please.”

“Thank you.”

With that, they left the dean’s office.

Aron, left alone in the dean’s office, closed his eyes.

‘This is the foundation of the balance.’

The word “foundation” that had been pronounced from her lips.

Recalling this, Aron indulged in the aftertaste for a moment.

3.

<Announcement of New Course>

- Fundamentals of Mana Trade

- Instructor: Rania van Trias.

The academic announcement posted on the bulletin board of Aphria a while ago.

Reactions to it varied.

Externally, attention was drawn to the fact that Roselle, the professor who had raised the gray wizard, had a new student teaching a class. Various institutions expressed their intention to visit Aphria.

Among them, those who had studied magic to some extent focused on the class she was teaching.

Fundamentals of Mana Trade.

Those who knew the uniqueness of this subject also expressed their intention to visit Aphria. Among them were the heads of the magic towers. The Black Magic Tower was the first to express its intention to visit, followed by the White Magic Tower.

‘They will surely be rejected.’

The professors thought this when they saw the applications.

The students thought the same.

After all, Aphria had never held a public class before.

A few days later, a new announcement was posted.

<Announcement Regarding the Fundamentals of Mana Trade Class>

An announcement that some external personnel would be accepted.

And an announcement that the Fundamentals of Mana Trade would be held as a public class and lecture.

The professors’ patience snapped.

*

“What is this, Dean Aron!”

The professors’ resistance boiled over.

The professors who came to the dean’s office gnashed their teeth and questioned him.

“You’re going to let someone who has only been an assistant professor for a month teach a class?”

“And you’re going to make this class public? What do you mean by that?”

“Accepting external personnel! This will be a disgrace to Aphria...”

The professors were indignant.

While the idea of giving a class was problematic... it could be overlooked for the sake of Dean Aron’s reputation.

However, a public lecture is different.

It could easily become a disgrace to Aphria. It’s a heavy burden to place on a new professor.

‘What is this all about?’

Originally, the professors of Aphria respected Dean Aron. They were captivated by his beliefs. However, even they now felt more curiosity than respect.

“What are you thinking, Dean Aron?”

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