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Head of the Department of Magic, Sirims Andrian, looked at Kinesis with a benevolent smile.
"Professor Kinesis, is it perhaps because you haven't taught Davian all of your psychokinesis magic yet?"
Kinesis swallowed a dry cough.
"No, that's not it at all."
Chancellor Hugo Molton nodded.
"Professor Kinesis's words also make sense. We must decide carefully."
One of the professors asked,
"In the end, you're dissatisfied that Davian, who's known as the strongest human in history, is only guarding Elton City, aren't you?"
"Well, it's less about dissatisfaction and more about wanting to use him for something bigger. He's not someone our academy can contain anyway."
"That's true, but..."
Professor Stella Cloud said,
"Shouldn't we ask for Davian's opinion? He drove out the spy organization and defeated the Demon King. Isn't this the time when he can finally enjoy his school life a bit, like any other academy student?"
Professor Camilla Lucia chimed in.
"That's right. The four years at the academy have been too harsh on Davian. He's constantly been defeating enemies for the sake of the academy, Elton City, and the Alcancia Kingdom."
Professor Stella Cloud picked up the baton again.
"We don't know when a war will break out, but if he receives a formal title and is thrown into the war, Davian will have to bear such a huge burden alone again. Shouldn't we help him enjoy a normal academy student life, even if it's just until then?"
"I agree."
"That's true. He hasn't lived as a normal academy student for even a semester."
Chancellor Hugo Molton stroked his long beard.
"I'm glad I listened to the opinions of the young professors. Even though he's called the strongest human in history, when you think about it, he's just a young student who turned 20."
Professor Stella Cloud nodded.
"That's right, Chancellor! I believe it's also our role to gift a moment of peaceful school life to a student who entered our academy. After graduation, how much will he have to single-handedly handle for the kingdom, and how much weight will he bear on both shoulders?"
"That's right. With Davian's personality, he'll be involved in everything that happens in the kingdom even after graduation."
Davian, as seen by the professors, was:
Someone who never tolerated injustice.
Someone who was ahead of anyone else in the pursuit of justice.
Someone who knew how to care for those weaker than himself.
Someone who was willing to sacrifice himself for the organization he belonged to.
He was that kind of student.
However, there was something the faculty didn't know.
All of Davian's actions were solely for 'graduation.'
'Graduation' was Davian's only goal.
And after 'graduation,' he vowed every day to live a leisurely and peaceful life without getting involved in any complicated matters.
The graduation Davian so longed for was approaching, but the professors were trying to postpone his graduation as much as possible for the sake of the poor Davian Naone, who had only sacrificed himself.
If Davian had seen this absurd faculty meeting today.
He might have shouted that they were talking nonsense and to graduate him immediately as requested by the royal family.
Anyway.
In the hearts of the faculty, who were trying to delay Davian's graduation even a little.
There was sincerity for our pitiful Davian.
Chancellor Hugo Molton concluded.
"The moment a war breaks out with the empire, we will send a reply stating that our Elton Academy will early graduate Davian Naone, as per the royal family's wishes. We will amend the school rules for him in advance, and we will also prepare the early graduation procedures well in advance for a speedy process."
"That's a good decision, Chancellor."
"It would be good if we could take care of Davian a little more before he starts burning himself out for the royal family."
"We must gift Davian with a normal school life."
Thanks to the faculty's enormous consideration.
Davian was spending an ordinary first semester of his fifth year without even knowing it.
Davian's classmates, who numbered 188 when he entered, had now dwindled to 150.
Most of the 38 who disappeared were dropouts, and more classmates survived than in any other year.
Davian's class suffered the least damage during the lich's mental magic incident and the recent Demon King's descent.
"That's it for today's class."
After class, he would go to the student cafeteria and eat with his usual friends.
During his free time, he would either practice his mana cultivation or focus on personal training.
However, there was one person who had become a bit peculiar lately.
That was Davian Naone.
During an afternoon with no classes.
Davian Naone was lying sprawled out in a secluded field in the fifth-year area.
'No quests or events are occurring.'
They said war was imminent.
But Elton Academy was as peaceful as could be.
Tomorrow would already mark three months since the start of the first semester of his fifth year.
'Has there ever been a time when nothing happened for this long?'
Perhaps.
He wondered if the Demon King wasn't the real final boss.
The Demon King Descent quest, which offered a reward for being able to head towards the final event of the game 'Elton Academy.'
Since then, nothing had happened around Davian.
The biggest event was probably that Mons and Sara had officially become a couple?
'The final event...'
Not a quest, but an event.
Meaning he could choose whether or not to accept it.
Comparing it to the countless quests and events he had experienced so far.
Events were often less dangerous and not that difficult.
One of the characteristics of events was that the failure penalty wasn't severe.
A while ago, an alert window popped up saying to carefully choose a dance partner for the ball, as the ending could change.
He knew that the game 'Elton Academy' was heading towards its final chapter.
But he had no idea what the final event was.
'If the Marino Empire invades Elton City, wouldn't that be a quest window, not an event?'
What was there to accept or decline when the imperial army was invading the academy?
He could see a few white clouds floating lazily in the blue sky.
'I guess I'll have to wait and see.'
It wasn't like he could increase his magic power or inner strength by practicing.
Now that no events or quests were happening, he had nothing to do.
Unlike others, Davian had grown stronger through events and quests.
Of course, he would be doing swordsmanship training with Bonita later in the evening.
But even that was impossible when Bonita was doing her personal cultivation, like now.
He could only lie down in the park or field like this and pass the time.
"Davian."
A familiar blonde hair came into Davian's view as he looked at the clouds floating in the sky.
"Latia?"
"What are you doing here?"
"Just, looking at the sky."
"Looking at the sky?"
Latia made a small 'oof' sound and plopped down next to Davian.
Then, she lay down and looked at the sky, just like Davian.
"It's a peaceful sky."
"Weren't you going to do personal cultivation?"
"I was going to, but Liber said you've been coming here a lot lately."
He hadn't done anything special with Liber here.
Still, that guy knew everything down to the useless details.
What else would you expect from the Specula family?
"I saw in a letter my father sent that the royal family is trying to bestow a title on you, Davian?"
"A title?"
"Yeah. You defeated the Demon King, after all."
Davian, who was lying with his hands clasped behind his head, shook his head.
"How can they give me a title when I'm still a student? You can only receive that after graduating from the academy and shedding your student status."
"Really? Well, academy students don't usually receive titles. So, they're saying they'll bestow the title right after graduation then."
Unfortunately.
The faculty had decided to keep the contents of the faculty meeting top secret, fearing that Davian would feel burdened.
If they knew Davian.
He would probably say, 'The kingdom's fate is like a candle in the wind, how can I enjoy a pleasant school life like everyone else here! I'll graduate immediately and start serving the kingdom and its people!'
The faculty's consideration for Davian, who had only suffered.
"You'll be busier after graduation, Davian."
"Why?"
"You'll probably be the youngest person to receive a title. A title symbolizes power, but it also means serving the people, right?"
No.
I don't intend to live like that.
I'm going to go to some peaceful countryside village and live without any worries.
If the event quest windows in Davian's life completely disappeared.
He would be happy just lying down and looking at the blue sky like this every day.
"I'm thinking of going to the countryside and farming."
Latia, who was startled, raised her upper body halfway.
"Huh? Farming? You're saying you're going to return to the countryside?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"Why what?"
Wasn't the strongest man in history, who defeated the Demon King, returning to the countryside a cliché?
"Just, because I want to live a little more comfortably?"
"That's unexpected? I had no idea you were thinking about that."
Davian turned his head to look at Latia.
"Why? Are you disappointed?"
"No. It's not that, it's just, I was wondering if you haven't been living too hard for someone who has that kind of dream."
"That's why I've been living so hard."
Latia's expression was incomprehensible.
Why did he jump into so many incidents when his dream was to return to the countryside?
Pfft.
Latia let out a burst of laughter.
"You're a weirdo after all."
And then.
She muttered to herself without realizing it.
"I've never farmed before..."
A very small murmur.
But there was no way Davian wouldn't hear it.
"What, are you going to return to the countryside too?"
Instantly.
Latia's cheeks turned red.
"Huh? Ah, no? What did I say?"
He couldn't possibly not know what her murmur meant.
But Davian pretended not to know.
"If not, then it's fine."
"I thought you would do something big for the kingdom after graduation. It's unexpected. Well, you've already done more than enough. You've worked hard, Davian."
"Suddenly?"
"No, just. Thinking about it after hearing you, you've really been through a lot."
"You guys were with me too."
At that time.
"Davian! Latia!"
Liber was seen running towards them from afar, panting.
Davian and Latia slowly got up.
Tap, tap.
Latia casually brushed the grass off Davian's back.
"What's wrong, Liber?"
Huff, huff.
Liber, who arrived in front of Davian and Latia, barely calmed his rough breathing.
"The fleet... a fleet has started to gather."
"Fleet? What fleet?"
"What fleet do you think! The Marino Empire's fleet! The information just arrived from my family. The report probably hasn't even reached the royal family yet?"
It wasn't that the royal family was incompetent.
It was that the Specula family's intelligence was amazing.
This information would soon be shared with the royal family anyway.
"A fleet is gathering?"
"Yeah! The ships near the eastern coastal city have set sail at the same time. And those ships they were secretly building on the Dejert continent, right? Those ships have also set sail all at once."
"Is the real war starting?"
"My family's analysis is that it will probably take about two months for them to gather, load their troops, and cross over to our continent."
"There's really not much time left."
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