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The target standing 30 meters away now looked so small that it was completely hidden by his outstretched palm.
Davian focused his mind, grasped the mana, and created a mana wave.
Then, he poured in magical power with all his might, accelerating the mana wave.
Before he knew it, everyone had stopped practicing and was looking at Davian.
Even Latia, who had half crumpled the first target, stopped her telekinetic magic and watched Davian's third target.
However.
There was no change in the third target.
Davian lowered his outstretched arm.
'What did I do wrong?'
It must be because he wasn't used to it yet.
'Did I put in too much magical power? Or was it too far? Too close? It's not easy.'
Davian focused his mind again and looked at the target.
At that moment.
Crack! Crunch! Crackle!
Far away, down the hill, trees were being crushed and uprooted whole.
The distance looked to be almost 70 or 80 meters.
The direction of the crushed trees was exactly where Davian had stretched out his hand.
But the steel target in the middle was still standing perfectly intact.
Professor Kinesis opened his mouth.
"Davian."
Davian, who was about to prepare his telekinetic magic again, turned his head.
"Yes, Professor."
"Mana naturally passes around objects. This is the nature of mana. So, can you explain what just happened?"
"I couldn't properly control the magical power and mana, so the mana wave I created went around the third target and missed it, I think."
"No."
Professor Kinesis paused for a moment before continuing.
"Mana passes around objects, but the mana wave created by telekinetic magic does not. If mana waves also passed around objects, you wouldn't be able to lift and move objects with telekinetic magic."
Davian nodded.
'I missed something obvious.'
That was true.
Mana passes by without affecting nature or objects, but mana waves do not.
It was obvious, and that's why telekinetic magic was possible.
"Then can you explain the reason again now?"
Davian looked straight ahead again.
The steel target was located exactly between Davian and the broken trees.
If it didn't go around it...
"The mana wave seems to have passed straight through the steel target in an accelerated state."
Kinesis stroked his beard with a satisfied expression.
"That's correct. But you can't explain the operating principle yet, can you?"
"...No. I'm not sure exactly how it happened either."
"The theory for that was established hundreds of years ago. But even if I tell you that complex theory, it won't be easy to operate it anyway. It's not something anyone can do... Davian Naone."
"Yes."
"Practice. Repeat and repeat. And remember the feeling. No one can teach you that. Remember the feeling when you dented the first target. The feeling when you tore apart the second target. The feeling when you passed through the third target and crushed the trees far away. Remember and repeat, and complete your own telekinetic magic."
"Yes, Professor."
Davian mulled over Professor Kinesis's words.
He didn't exactly explain the principle, but he could understand what he was trying to say.
Rather than principles and theories, he meant to learn the feeling with his body.
Davian remembered what Kinesis had said in the first telekinetic magic class three months ago.
'...It just takes a long time. That's why most mages don't learn telekinetic magic. They think they can do bigger and better things with the same amount of time. But that's foolish. They don't know how much you can do with telekinetic magic.'
Now he seemed to understand what Professor Kinesis wanted to say.
At first, he had only focused on telekinetic magic class to read mana like Latia.
But now Davian's thinking was completely different.
'I have to master telekinetic magic properly.'
Assistant Dennis's voice echoed.
"Okay, next group up. Let's start practicing again!"
One hour later.
All the practice was over.
Only three students had dented the steel target.
Professor Kinesis finished the class.
"Okay, from next time, we will divide the class into groups. The criteria for dividing the groups is whether you can use mana acceleration. Students who can use it will be here today, and students who can't will have classes in the lecture room as before."
The students looked at Kinesis with bewildered expressions.
If the criteria for dividing the group were mana acceleration, there would only be three students in the outdoor class.
In fact, it was like giving a special class.
"Since I only have one body, the classes will be held alternately every week. The class for the group I'm not in will be replaced with practice, and Assistant Dennis will be in charge of the practice."
Lunchtime, student cafeteria.
Liber asked.
"Isn't Professor Kinesis strange? Something has changed. Suddenly outdoor practice classes... and what's with dividing the groups?"
Latia, who was munching on a salad, replied.
"It's obvious."
Latia pointed her chin at Davian.
"It's because of him. Didn't you see Professor's expression when he looked at Davian? When he destroyed the trees far away."
Liber snapped his fingers, making a 'snap' sound.
"Oh, that makes sense. I've never seen Professor Kinesis explain things so passionately."
"I'm telling you. He's so eager to teach Davian mana acceleration. That's why he's making excuses for dividing the groups."
"Wow, Davian. You've completely caught Professor Kinesis's eye? The rest of the magic students have to practice in the classroom for Davian's special class? ...Well, actually, I'd rather have practice every other week than listen to Professor Kinesis's boring class every week."
This time, Velum joined the conversation.
"Is it just Professor Kinesis? Professor Stella from the Swordsmanship Department also likes Davian so much. I think it was from that time. When he slapped Rex, who was talking about pizza class."
This time, Luna.
"Um... the school nurse seems to be calling Davian to the infirmary frequently?"
"Oh! Right. Mediem also smiles whenever she sees Davian?"
Liber looked at Davian and clapped his hands.
"Wow. Amazing, Davian. You're the object of all the professors' affections!"
Latia, who seemed to have finished her meal, put her fork on the table, crossed her arms, and looked at Davian.
"What do you expect? He's the top student in two combined subjects in the first year."
Davian, unable to listen anymore, changed the subject.
"Stop talking nonsense. Nubes, are you eating the tonic made from hydra regeneration stems well? Luna, Velum, Bonita, are you three too?"
Nubes held out his thicker arm on the table.
Even though he didn't give it much strength, the veins were popping out on his arm.
"Of course! I mark it on the calendar and eat it. I ate one last week too. This thing Davian made is really amazing. Right? You guys."
Velum slapped the table with her palm.
"That's right! I really feel like my stamina is getting better every time I eat it. And it actually is."
Luna nodded her head greatly as well.
"Me too! Velum and I also mark it on the calendar hanging on the wall and eat it on the same day."
Bonita, who was eating noodles with a fork, silently gave Davian a thumbs up.
Davian nodded with a satisfied face.
"Make sure you eat it every month. You've already eaten it four times now... so your stamina is 1.5 times better than before you entered the school."
Liber asked in surprise.
"What? There's such a good medicine? And you guys only shared it among yourselves?"
Velum kindly explained.
"Davian made it with the hydra he caught during the entrance exam. The five of us sweated all day long to make it. So we only share it among ourselves."
"Tsk, is that so? I wish I could have joined in."
"You're in the magic department, what tonic greed? It's only necessary for swordsmanship students."
"Is that so? But how many are there?"
"About 50?"
"What? Hey! Then share some with me!"
Velum tilted her head to the side and pouted.
"Nope? I don't want to?"
This time, Bonita opened her mouth.
"Liber. You guys got the stone of enlightenment. Your mana training efficiency has doubled, right?"
"Oh... well, that's true. I told you to go find it together. You guys didn't follow me."
Bonita looked back at Latia.
"Latia, how is it? You must have accumulated a lot of magical power since then?"
"Well, more than before. Much more."
"I'm most envious of that. Anyway, if you're going to find something in the future, I'm going no matter what."
Among the friends who were envious of each other, Nubes, who actually had both, was just swallowing meat with his thick arms.
Davian asked Liber.
"By the way, Liber. Where are you going every weekend? Velum said you're going to your hometown?"
Liber, who was about to eat again after saying everything he wanted to say, replied.
"Oh? Yeah. To my hometown. But how did you know, Velum? Are you interested in me?"
"What are you talking about, you blabbermouth. You said it all. And I don't like skinny guys like you."
Nubes, who was next to him, added.
"That's right. Velum only likes guys with good bodies."
Liber pointed at Nubes.
"Velum! He's right here. A guy with a good body. Nubes has the best body among the first years. Don't look far away, look close."
"Hey, Liber! Not a guy who 'only' has a good body. A guy who 'also' has a good body. Okay?"
"Okay."
Nubes, who was standing still, suffered an unexpected defeat, but he didn't care much and ate another piece of meat.
Davian asked again.
"So what do you do when you go to your hometown? Every weekend."
"Ah, I have to do this again. I was going to reveal it slowly later, but you're urging me like this. Okay. The reason why I go down to my hometown every weekend is..."
Before he knew it, all of his friends' eyes were on Liber.
"The 12 traces of the great wizard that I mentioned before."
Velum waved her hand.
"Is it that story again? The play is over. I'm tired of it, tired of it. I had to read and write it so many times to revise the script."
"You still don't believe me. It wasn't just something I brought up to do a play. It's not just a legend. How many times do I have to say it?"
Davian's eyes shone sharply.
"So?"
"As expected, Davian is showing interest. You're finally acknowledging my information power. Hahaha."
"So, the reason why you keep going to your hometown is..."
Liber lowered his head as much as he always did when he brought up secret stories, and lowered his voice.
"This is a real secret. I'm only telling you guys. Gather around here. It's a real secret story."
Davian leaned his upper body towards Liber first.
The other friends also gathered their heads with half doubt and half certainty.
"...In our family, you see. We recently started looking for those traces. We've already found three."
Davian, who was listening to Liber's words, involuntarily asked back in a loud voice.
"What?"
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