Chapter 2

Magic.

This is no longer the product of legend or fairy tales, but a technology that has become a reality at some point.

The earliest confirmed record dates back to the year 1999.

At that time, a group of fanatical believers planned a nuclear terrorist attack to fulfill a prophecy of human extinction, but they were successfully stopped by a police officer with special abilities. This is said to be the first confirmed case of the real existence of magic in modern times.

Initially, these special abilities were called "psychic powers." They were purely based on innate mutations and were believed to be impossible to become a widespread technology that everyone could learn.

However, this was incorrect.

During the research of "psychic powers" by major powers in the East and West, people who taught "magic" gradually came to light, making it possible to recreate "psychic powers" through "magic."

Of course, talent is essential. Only those who are very suitable for learning psychic powers can become proficient enough to be called experts. In this sense, psychic powers are similar to skills in the fields of art or science.

Psychic powers were structured into a technical system through magic, turning magic into a skill. Thus, "psychic power users" became "magic technicians."

Highly skilled magic technicians, whose abilities can even suppress nuclear weapons, are a weapon and a force for the state.

At the end of the 21st century—by the year 2095, even as the world shows no signs of unification, countries are competing to cultivate magic technicians.

The National Magic University First High School.

This is the prestigious institution of higher magic education, with the most graduates each year entering the National Magic University.

At the same time, it is the elite school that has produced the most outstanding magic technicians (referred to as "mages").

In the realm of magic education, there is no educational policy of "equal education."

The country does not have the resources for such a policy.

Moreover, the obvious gap between "useful people" and "useless people" does not allow any naive idealism to interfere.

A thorough meritocracy.

A nearly cruel system of ability.

This is the world of magic.

Being able to attend this school already proves that one is among the elite, and even at the time of enrollment, students are already divided into top students and underperformers.

Even among new students, there is no equality.

Even siblings are no exception.

Magic.

This is no longer the product of legend or fairy tales, but a technology that has become a reality at some point.

The earliest confirmed record dates back to the year 1999.

At that time, a group of fanatical believers planned a nuclear terrorist attack to fulfill a prophecy of human extinction, but they were successfully stopped by a police officer with special abilities. This is said to be the first confirmed case of the real existence of magic in modern times.

Initially, these special abilities were called "psychic powers." They were purely based on innate mutations and were believed to be impossible to become a widespread technology that everyone could learn.

However, this was incorrect.

During the research of "psychic powers" by major powers in the East and West, people who taught "magic" gradually came to light, making it possible to recreate "psychic powers" through "magic."

Of course, talent is essential. Only those who are very suitable for learning psychic powers can become proficient enough to be called experts. In this sense, psychic powers are similar to skills in the fields of art or science.

Psychic powers were structured into a technical system through magic, turning magic into a skill. Thus, "psychic power users" became "magic technicians."

Highly skilled magic technicians, whose abilities can even suppress nuclear weapons, are a weapon and a force for the state.

At the end of the 21st century—by the year 2095, even as the world shows no signs of unification, countries are competing to cultivate magic technicians.

The National Magic University First High School.

This is the prestigious institution of higher magic education, with the most graduates each year entering the National Magic University.

At the same time, it is the elite school that has produced the most outstanding magic technicians (referred to as "mages").

In the realm of magic education, there is no educational policy of "equal education."

The country does not have the resources for such a policy.

Moreover, the obvious gap between "useful people" and "useless people" does not allow any naive idealism to interfere.

A thorough meritocracy.

A nearly cruel system of ability.

This is the world of magic.

Being able to attend this school already proves that one is among the elite, and even at the time of enrollment, students are already divided into top students and underperformers.

Even among new students, there is no equality.

Even siblings are no exception.