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Nubes, chomping on a large turkey leg he held in his hand, answered instead.
"Hey, Liber. Isn't it common for Davian to foresee stuff like this? Why are you making a fuss?"
"This is different in scale! Scale! The entire first year of Kanzar Academy has gone strange, like they're possessed!"
This time, Luna stepped in to defend Davian.
"Um... Liber. Don't push him too hard. Anyway, Davian was right, and that's why we were able to win. Everything turned out well, so that's that."
"No, I'm not pushing him... I'm just too curious."
Liber nodded firmly, as if having made up his mind.
"Alright. I won't ask anymore. Instead, I, Liber Specula, will definitely find out. How Davian knows so much in advance."
Davian looked at Liber.
'If you figure this out, I'll truly acknowledge you.'
But how could he?
No matter how smart Liber was, or how much information the Specula family had.
There was absolutely no way he could find out.
At least he wouldn't be asking any more questions, so one annoying thing was avoided.
"Then, Davian. Do you know this too?"
Confirming the information gap between himself and others.
It was the moment Liber felt the most exhilaration.
He had been gritting his teeth and digging around for information about the academy lately, feeling like Davian was gradually taking his place.
"What?"
"Our field trip to the capital that was canceled during the first semester. We're going this fall. How about that? You didn't know this, did you? This is the information power of Liber Specula, I tell you."
Bellum shook his head.
"Tsk, blowhard. Finding out where we're going on a fall picnic is the same as Davian knowing in advance and preparing to lead us to victory in the friendly match? What's with that proud look?"
"Why! What! None of you knew! And didn't you all say you wanted to go on the capital field trip in the spring?"
Nubes nodded.
"That's right. I wanted to go. Really, Liber? We're going on a capital field trip this semester? Does that mean we can see the royal palace too?"
Liber returned to his proud expression.
The youngest of the Specula family, which possessed the best intelligence agency on the continent.
"That's right. I saw the field trip plan in the faculty meeting room."
"What? You sneaked into the faculty meeting room and stole the academic schedule?"
"Ah, no. I just happened to be running an errand..."
While his friends all shook their heads.
Only Davian nodded, just enough not to be noticed.
'Good job, Liber.'
Having gone through multiple iterations, he knew all the major events and quests.
However, the story would slightly deviate due to various variables.
The capital field trip was originally supposed to be in the first semester.
Whether Liber accidentally saw it while running an errand.
Or infiltrated to dig up information.
It wasn't a bad thing to have a friend who brought information like that.
No, honestly, it was extremely helpful.
How many things had he gained thanks to Liber?
Davian gave a thumbs up.
"Amazing, Liber. You found all that out."
In fact, finding out the capital field trip schedule wasn't a major event.
But it was praise meant to encourage him to bring more information in the future.
Liber's face brightened at Davian's thumbs up.
"Right? Davian? You think so too, don't you? My information power is amazing, right?"
"Yes. It's amazing."
Keep bringing a lot of information, Liber.
It seemed like he could fill the information gaps created by story changes to some extent through Liber.
The more he looked at him, the more he realized how essential he was.
Latia, who had put down her fork, said.
"I can finally visit the Magic Tower."
Bellum asked in surprise.
"Latia, you haven't been to the Magic Tower either?"
"No."
Of course.
Until she entered Elton Academy.
Latia had rarely left the Meridian duchy.
She had only traveled back and forth between the library and the magical training room in the castle, studying magic.
This time, Bonita opened her mouth.
"I heard the Royal Guard patrols the city when you go to the capital. You can just meet the guard on the street."
Liber also expressed his wish with an expectant expression.
"I'm definitely going to the Royal Library."
"If I go to the capital, I might be able to meet my dad."
"Ah, Luna, your father is a healer in the Royal Guard, right?"
"Yes!"
"Oh, cool."
While everyone was expressing their excitement about the capital field trip.
Davian was also making plans with excitement.
'The bandit attack quest during the capital field trip.'
A quest that wasn't a threat to Davian in his current state.
In fact, it wasn't dangerous even in the 3rd iteration.
However, the number of bandits was too large, making it a bit overwhelming.
'A perfect opportunity to test the newly acquired buff traits. And increase these guys' practical experience.'
Davian's own growth was progressing smoothly as planned.
No, it was even growing faster than he had planned.
The achievement menu and trait menu were unlocked.
Moreover, he was earning more mana points than ever before.
He already had over 70,000 mana points that he hadn't even allocated yet.
If he gathered just 32,000 more points and distributed them all to magic power.
He could have the magic power of a 7-star mage.
While 6-star mages were so common in the Magic Tower or the Royal Magic Research Institute that they were a dime a dozen.
It wasn't the same for 7-star mages.
Or, there was also the option of increasing his inner strength further.
If he gathered just 63,000 more points and distributed them all to inner strength.
He would have the inner strength of a 6-star swordsman.
Davian looked around at his friends who were talking about the capital field trip.
Now that he had acquired the party member buff trait.
It was necessary to make these guys stronger.
'I guess I could just say I have a stomachache.'
Davian was thinking about how to form a party but exclude himself from the fighting.
Elton Academy's investigation was quick and thorough.
In fact, it could have taken longer.
But Professor Kinesys's tip-off was decisive.
A few days later.
Bang!
The Royal Guard and the Royal Magic Department burst into the headmaster's office at Kanzar Academy.
The Royal Chief Mage and Professor Kinesys were also with them.
"Headmaster Probito! You are under arrest!"
Probito slowly rose from his seat.
"Me? On what charges?"
"The crime of implanting Demon Stones in the bodies of young students! The crime of researching forbidden books from the Oshid Continent! The crime of using black magic without permission from the Royal Magic Department and the Magic Tower!"
The book that Probito and Kinesys had discovered was a forbidden book from the Oshid Continent.
A type of black magic that combines magic power and demonic energy by implanting Demon Stones between the human heart and Dantian.
Of course, there were bound to be side effects.
Probito sighed deeply.
"Is it a crime to become an educator and nurture the talents of this country to be stronger?"
"Shut up! The investigation is already over. You know better than anyone else the condition of the first-year students at Kanzar Academy!"
"Ah, the kids have become a little less sensitive to pain and have fewer emotional fluctuations? So what. It's my fault that I didn't know that would happen, but I'm already researching ways to treat the side effects."
Kinesys, unable to bear it, stepped forward.
"Shut up! Probito! The book clearly had all the information about the side effects! If you don't remove the Demon Stones from those children's bodies and leave them as they are, they will eventually become emotionless puppets!"
Probito glared at Kinesys.
"Your memory is better than I thought. Kinesys. I thought you'd forgotten everything because you were busy playing with telekinesis."
The captain of the Royal Guard shouted.
"The criminal will surrender willingly!"
"Who says I'm a criminal! I'm a true teacher! I've already swept up all the kids who will succeed and are different from those Elton bastards who call themselves the best academy! I'm the real headmaster for the students!"
"You're uttering such nonsense even though you know the condition of the students!"
Whoosh!
A huge flame erupted from Probito's hands.
"I am Probito Magia, the headmaster of Kanzar Academy!"
The headmaster's office was instantly engulfed in flames.
However.
Probito's opponents were dozens of Royal Guards and Royal Magic Department members.
Moreover, the captain of the Royal Guard and the Royal Chief Mage were there as well.
It was a situation he couldn't handle alone.
In the end, Probito was arrested by the Royal Guard and taken to the Royal Palace, with only the building containing the headmaster's office being half-destroyed.
The condition of the first-year students at Kanzar Academy was too severe to simply overlook the crime.
They had achieved tremendous growth in a year, but had lost all emotions and senses.
It was even irreversible.
The verdict was life imprisonment.
Thus, Headmaster Probito was permanently imprisoned in the Royal Dungeon.
A week later.
Swordsmanship class.
As always, a stone training ground was placed in the middle of the field.
However, there were unfamiliar faces besides Professor Stella and the teaching assistants.
Five people sitting on a platform set up high so that the training ground was clearly visible.
Three men and two women.
The way they were sitting perfectly aligned showed that they were people who had trained in swordsmanship for a long time.
The oldest of the five men was emitting such a terrifying gaze that you would freeze if you made eye contact with him.
Professor Stella went up to the training ground.
The first-year swordsmanship students were standing in a long line below the training ground.
"Well, as I mentioned in advance, today is the day for the promotion exam."
Promotion exam.
One of the major events of the swordsmanship department held once a year after the second semester of the first year.
All swordsmen in the Arcancia Kingdom can go to an institution certified by the Royal Family and take a rank test.
Swordsman ranks range from 1-star to 9-star.
And Elton Academy students are given swordsman ranks within the academy.
Through the 'promotion exam' mentioned by Professor Stella.
The rank given in the academy's promotion exam is recognized as the official swordsman rank of the Arcancia Kingdom.
"Well, we'll start with measuring inner strength first. Come up to the training ground one by one and stand on the measuring device."
Professor Stella had lined up the students in order of their inner strength in advance.
This was to help with the smooth promotion exam.
Of course, she didn't have the ability to measure the students' inner strength just by looking at them like Headmaster Hugo.
However, she had been teaching them for a semester and had a better understanding of their skills than anyone else.
There would be a small margin of error, but the order of the line Stella had created wouldn't be greatly overturned.
The first student stood on the measuring device.
There were handles on the platform that could be grabbed with both hands.
"Squeeze out all your inner strength with both hands and feet and send it out."
Following Stella's order, the first student grimaced and pushed his inner strength to his limbs.
Davian, who had been a magic student until the previous iteration.
It was the first time he had seen an inner strength measuring device this close.
'That shape looks familiar.'
While Davian was thinking that the shape of the inner strength measuring device was similar to an InBody measuring machine.
Light began to fill the long, vertical cylinder next to the measuring device.
It resembled a large mercury thermometer.
There were markings on the long, transparent tube.
A total of nine markings.
Markings indicating 1-star to 9-star.
What was interesting was that the intervals continued to double as they went up.
It was a ratio that matched the point-based ranking system that Davian had organized in his notebook.
1-star was 8,000 points.
2-star was 16,000 points.
3-star was 32,000 points.
4-star was 64,000 points
Each stage required twice as many points to pass.
Although the points were not written numerically on the measuring device column, the widening of the intervals showed that it was the same method as Davian's point system.
The first student's light rose to just below 1-star.
However, it didn't easily surpass the 1-star marking.
"First, you must match your inner strength to the standard grade to take the promotion test for that grade. It's difficult for you to pass even the 1-star swordsman promotion with this. Squeeze out a little more inner strength."
The student, becoming impatient, squeezed out his inner strength with an expression as if he were pushing out a week's worth of constipation.
The light slowly rose, eventually surpassing the 1-star marking.
Passed the 1-star inner strength test.
Stella patted the student's shoulder.
"Good job. You are eligible for the promotion exam. If you can't even pass the 1-star promotion exam after a semester, you can't call yourself an Elton Academy student."
The student's face turned pale.
It could be heard as a compliment that he had passed 1-star.
In fact, the meaning contained here is different.
Stella, who was speaking, did not bother to hide her intentions, and the student accurately understood the intentions contained in the words.
'At this rate, I'll be expelled by the end of the second semester!'
Stella's voice resounded again.
"Next."
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