Episode 36. winter’s end (2)

‘So, are you saying that the E class student in the department was a unique magic user… ?’

‘It’s been a while since the professors don’t have time to pay attention to the students at this time, but… . Hadley, you know the student Heril Freirilda, right?’

‘Aren’t you a flame control prodigy?’

‘There was a magic duel between Mina, a 2nd year E class, and Heryl, the top of the 3rd year class. Surprisingly, the winner was Mina Spearmint, and Haril was seriously injured and has not been out of the hospital for over a week.’

‘That Haril… .’

Based on Haril’s testimony, Principal Skillbeck’s assistant synthesized the identity and rumors about Mina Spearmint.

She said that she once performed her unique magic in front of over 80 students in Professor Ian’s first class.

Since the lecture was a supplementary class for lower-class students, everyone who hadn’t seen it in person thought it was a rumor and laughed it off.

Rumors gained credibility when Mina defeated Haril.

‘It is said that a flower garden grew where the lightning struck, and flowers bloomed from the flames… . It can only be explained as a unique magic that ignores the laws of the world and reveals its own world. You have to take care of her.’

‘All right. I’ll keep that in mind.’

‘Professor Ian’s first class was the first time she used native magic. Until then, there was nothing special about it. In other words, Professor Ian may have discovered the true value of Mina, who was treated as an inferior student. Imagine that you are a student of Mina, what would Professor Ian look like?’

‘It looks like it worked a miracle… .’

‘yes. By the way, you know better than I do because you’ve observed the class yourself, but his thoughts are pretty dangerous. I try to challenge the values pursued by the school community.’

‘you’re right… ! You must not let him go, you must stop him somehow!’

‘However, the problem is that the school can’t handle him carelessly. I have already explained to you at length how he came to Kiruna, who was only a soldier digging, and why he cannot be dismissed, so I will move on.’

He was a professor appointed by the imperial family for political reasons, so we cannot kick him out recklessly.

Even the emperor was looking forward to Professor Ian’s research, making it even more difficult to keep him in check.

‘In conclusion, make Mina Spearmint on your side. Wouldn’t it be difficult for a student with such outstanding talent to be around Professor Ian?’

‘you’re right. I’ll take care of it.’

‘Contact the native magic society or research institute frequently, and persuade them to get away from Professor Ian under the best conditions possible. If she falls under Professor Ian’s influence, that powerful talent can turn into a bomb that will blow up this school.’

To think there was such a genius in our department.

Hadley, who believed that one eye for talent was certain, lifted the bottle while shedding tears.

‘I’m worried that Mina is already under a bad influence from him.’

‘That word… ?’

‘Rumors are spreading that Professor Ian had a fling with the student council. Mina must have been caught up in that fight.’

I don’t know why that crazy guy is raising his business by touching Princess Auril.

‘Princess Euril doesn’t want it, so the school side is covering everything, but the current student council has almost lost its ability to perform its function. Heryl, head of general affairs department, was seriously injured, and Felix, head of lead department, submitted an application for leave of absence to recover from mental trauma… .’

Rize came back to Euryl, but Ina and Yeonparang withdrew from the student council altogether.

Come to think of it, he said he had to talk about Inna too, and Skillbeck washed his face dry.

‘Two transfer students are going to be transferred to the Mado Linguistics Department, so take note.’

‘What kind of people are they?’

‘Ina light blue and frill princess.’

‘Suddenly!? the princess No, even if the princess is like that, why does a Lang girl who has nothing to do with magic suddenly… ?’

‘It’s not all of a sudden. I have to admit that Professor Ian has such a ripple effect. Ina left the student council a few days after taking his class. And I transferred to the department he was in. Could this be a coincidence?’

Rumors that Princess Frill cared for Professor Ian had already been established among the students on campus.

‘His speech has been highly evaluated among students since the second class.’

‘That means, the two of them were attracted to Professor Ian’s class and went to the Department of Magical Language… .’

The downfall of the student council was like a clear crack engraved on a wall that never seemed to collapse.

Many of the lower-class students are looking forward to Professor Ian’s next move, and upper-class students and aristocrats are shaken by the strange atmosphere on campus these days.

The situation where Princess Frill took good care of him and Princess Auril couldn’t easily subdue him. It was accepted as an exciting spectator element to the students… .

‘This all happened less than two weeks after Professor Ian had been here. I’ve been with this school for 50 years, but I’ve never seen anything like this. To be really honest, I’m afraid of him.’

‘… .’

‘I will bet the fate of this school on you. Protect Kiruna from him.’

‘… Yeah?’

Princess Inawa Frill, who chose to transfer after attending Professor Ian’s class.

Mina Spearmint, who has learned unique magic thanks to Professor Ian’s lessons.

The three students had to somehow get away from the crazy soldier. Professor Ian’s bankruptcy and activities are receiving great strength just by having them gathered together… .

When the forces that support him disappear, whatever you say will sound like madman’s bullshit.

‘I’m saying this because you’re a middle manager. can you do it Rather than attacking him right away, I should aim for the people around me.’

‘… .’

‘I will spare no support, so do it somehow. There’s no one else to entrust this job to except you.’

‘I… .’

‘If you show the ability of the youngest assistant professor this time, wouldn’t it be unreasonable to confirm the position of the next professor? hahahaha.’

Hadley’s office, which is not warmed up by the hot spirits of alcohol.

Gazing blankly at the snow that fell even at night beyond the window, Hadley had a hunch.

“this semester… Can I get over it?”

* * *

The first thing Telvin brought up when he personally came to the office was the news that Ina and Yeonparang’s criminal record had been confirmed.

“… I went to Principal Skillbeck in person to stop Ina’s criminal record. The answer that came back was just one word to go find you.”

The news that Ina was transferred to the Mado Linguistics Department came as a surprise even to me, but what about Telvin, who manages the Special Warfare Department?

Ina is not an ordinary student, but a representative of a department.

He is called a genius even among the Lang tribe, who are good at necromancer.

… And the atmosphere of the Ministry of Magic, which accepts geniuses from other departments that have nothing to do with magic, would not be very good.

As I sipped my tea, I had nothing to say about a major event that would attract the attention of all the students and faculty, and Telvin smiled at me.

“Oh, of course I’m not here to blame the professor.”

“I don’t know if I should say this because I understand how you feel. I was also against her criminal record… .”

“ah… .”

‘Is it really true that Ina came over here because of me?’

I remembered the faces of the students around her during the last class.

“As far as I know, there are quite a few wizard students who are close to Inna. I think that probably had an effect.”

“I became interested in magic while making friends with wizards. Well, if it’s Ina, there’s a good chance. ha… .”

I swallowed my saliva without realizing it when a person who was said to be in the top five at school lingered at the end of his speech, but he just smiled bitterly and emptied the teacup.

“What can I do? I have no choice but to support that child’s future.”

Unlike Hadley, who is famous for being tight-fisted, it came to my mind that Professor Telvin was a person of considerable character among Kiruna’s faculty. This time, I was relieved because it looked like it was in reality, just like in the novel.

“Would it be all right if I asked the professor just one thing?”

“Tell me.”

“It will be difficult, but I want Ina to help me become stronger here. While Ina learns and uses magic, at least her necromantic skills don’t degenerate… . I will help as best I can.”

“… Yes. It happened because of me, so I will take responsibility.”

“hahahaha, that’s not what I meant. There was a student who was struggling with the goal of surpassing Ina-”

It was obvious without asking who he was talking about.

Sein Saeparang, the eternal second-in-command of the command department. It was a villain who always tried to overcome Ina, but in the end it didn’t work out, so he ran out of control in the middle.

“I explained to that student that Ina made a bold choice to overcome her limits in order to respond to the challenge with all her might.”

If you think about her personality, she seems to have forgotten what Sein was talking about in command department and just moved on.

From the beginning, Ina did not see her as a competitor. I only think of him as a friend of the same kind, but will the cold Sein really believe Telvin’s explanation?

“Believe me. His personality is quite simple.”

Telvin, who had conveyed all of his business, asked me to shake my hand, saying that he had to get up soon.

“… I feel like I came back alive from the battlefield. I like strength.”

“It’s nothing compared to the professor.”

“You don’t have to be so humble. Didn’t you notice that I was coming from quite a distance?”

Fortunately, his eyes, shining sharply for a moment, did not turn towards Meriel.

“There are a few professors who focus only on research without any real experience. I came here because I was worried about whether the Ministry of Magic would be able to embrace Ina, the second-in-command of the Special Warfare Department… .”

“… .”

“As expected, the military background is different. Take good care of Ina.”

Without answering, I shook his hand with a cold sweaty hand.

‘The main character is also entering this semester… .’

If Ina joins… . It seemed like it would be the first semester where I had to pay more attention.

* * *

Maybe it’s regretful knowing that this is the last time, the snow has fallen slowly and long since yesterday.

In the evening it still snows a little bit. Ina and Sepia were walking around the school.

“So, you transferred to the Ministry of Magic?”

“yes! To be next to sepia, that looks good. The buildings of the Ministry of Magic and the Special Combat Team are far away.”

“… What department did you go to? Department of Combat Magic?”

“Mado Linguistics Department.”

“why!?”

Professor Ian is cool… In reply, Sepia pulled Ina’s ear.

“Move to the Department of Combat Magic right now… !”

“Why-!”

“Who chooses departments for such useless reasons!”

“There’s nothing more to learn about necromancy now, it’s no fun… ! I also want to use free magic.”

“… Are you a Rang?”

“Is my mother a human?”

“uh… . yes?”

What would happen if Ina, who had been praised as an unprecedented prodigy in the field of necromancy since her first year, learned free magic?

Realistically, it would be difficult to start learning magic in a completely different field now.

“… Your grades would drop significantly.”

“it’s okay! I don’t need grades. When I graduate, I will go back to my hometown or travel the world some more.”

“I see… .”

“I decided to move the dormitory to Agoge with you, and I didn’t study at all in the command department anyway.”

It was fun to watch the last snow that came out together with Sepia, who was bothered by it. Ina waggled her tail and looked up at the sky.

The eyes he had seen in Nodia as a child were endless and eternal.

Disappointed in the world and in oneself, the eyes we met while trying to run away eventually melted away and were soiled and trampled on… .

But the snow that hit me now was blown away a little by the wind… It felt like it was alive.

Without wings, snowflakes were falling freely with their eyes tightly closed.

How afraid he must have been when he was falling at high speed leaving the pure white clouds.

When they reached the bottom, what came to them was not death… .

“Sepia, your eyes are very pretty. right?”

“You said you always came from a place where it snowed.”

“You look prettier today.”

A whole new world.

Snowflakes made an emergency landing in this world of various colors, which was completely unknown from the bosom of the white clouds.

“Professor Ian said that, right? A single word can have multiple interpretations.”

“That’s right, I gave a rough answer there, and it broke down a lot, but… .”

“I think I know what you mean now!”

Ina was delighted as she kissed and stretched out her hand to the snowflakes who threw themselves from a high altitude without any safety equipment and challenged a new world.

Ina, who had finally stepped out of the world of pure white, liked this school even though she had once tasted despair.

‘I hope I can meet more people and learn various things… .’

Leaving behind the passing winter, Inna also courageously decided to travel to a new world like snowflakes.

* * *

As if the cold winter was a lie, the flowers bloomed naturally and the frogs sang.

This short girl, who only trusted a map and wandered through the forest looking for a way, managed to reach the front gate of Kiruna Magic School just in time… . He had slept under the tree until yesterday and looked groggy, but one of his eyes was clear.

“here… . Kiruna… !”

Her white bobbed hair swayed in the spring breeze. Having lived as a slave for 10 years as a child, the fact that she could look at such a wide and beautiful world as a free body made her heart flutter.

Thinking that this was the stage where she could fulfill her dreams, she wanted to show off all day long to her master who taught her magic for three years… !

‘Someday, I also want to go to Kiruna. Would you like to go first?’

The look in Master’s eyes as she left with her long, red hair like the setting sun was warmer than usual that day, so it was more sad.

Yuri’s savior who left without even telling him his name.

I am grateful that he freed me from a slave as a free citizen, but the angel who taught me magic. Master.

“You said you wanted to come to this school someday, so if I wait here, we will definitely meet again… !”

‘You go first and tell everyone. They say humans have forgotten it these days, can you remind everyone again? The value of human beings, the fact that each and every one of you lives with tremendous potential in your heart… .’

‘Yes, Master… !’

‘If you enter that school now, you will be the only one who uses free magic. Bringing back memories of forgotten things can be a tough road… .’

Okay. I can do anything for the Master who gave me a new life.

With the free magic only I know in Kiruna, I will be able to overcome any adversity… !

‘Yuri, always live like a human, okay?’

Burning in my eyes the conviction that I will spread the completely forgotten magic of freedom to everyone… .

Hero.

Yuri, the savior who will save this school, no, the world, proudly passed through the school gates.