Episode 55. glass (5)

3 p.m. Carol, who had finished class early, was standing in front of the door of the first year practice classroom at the Department of Magic.

It was only natural that students around Carol from other departments and school years would pass by looking at her curiously, and Carol, who felt burdened by those gazes, deliberately focused on the magical variants in her hands.

‘It’s amazing to see it again.’

That time when Carol admired the transformed magic ceremony and waited for class to end while leaning against the hallway.

“uh… ? Senior Carol? Great!”

A female student whom he hadn’t known before recognized Carol approached him and her eyes lit up.

“Are you Carol-senpai!? Mado Linguistics! 3rd grade in the whole school!”

“That’s right, but… .”

“Gold medal in the youth magic ceremony competition, 1st place in the youth magic ceremony sword calculation competition… ! You’re very famous even among aristocratic mothers!”

“yes… ?”

Besides that, she, who used to talk about all kinds of awards Carol had, now started asking Carol questions in earnest.

“… Are you sure you don’t recognize me?”

“… .”

It was embarrassing and uncomfortable.

The situation itself was a little uncomfortable now that I was standing still after visiting another department, but now even people passing by the hallway are stopping and looking at the girl I have never seen before.

Tears seemed to come out of nowhere at the attention pouring out of nowhere, but I couldn’t express it outwardly.

“Sorry, it seems we haven’t met for the first time.”

“ah… . I didn’t see you at the entrance ceremony. My name is Eugene. I’m a senior in the first year… Do you remember the entrance ceremony?”

Only then could Carol barely remember her.

‘I guess he was the one who made the announcement as the representative of the incoming students.’

It didn’t seem like he was in the mood to say that he was dozing off at the time, so Carol put on an expression that he remembered now.

“You remember now!?”

“yes… .”

“What are you doing here? If you’re here to see me, instead of the first year practice class, I’m going to take a liberal arts class-“

“It’s not like that.”

Carol showed Jun’s magical transformation to Eugene.

“Do you know a boy named Jun? I’m here to see him.”

“… Yeah?”

“Oh, you don’t know. After all, there are a lot of people in the Department of Magic.”

“No, I know, I know… . Why? Did Jun do something wrong?”

“wrong?”

Unable to understand why he was thinking that way, Carol tilted her head.

“no. I was lucky enough to get a chance to review Jun’s transformation of the ignition formula, and I was very impressed. If there are any other variants-”

“Is that it!? It was just a joke!”

At the sudden high-pitched voice, Carol silently looked at the excited junior.

Eugene blushed and avoided his gaze, but he seemed very angry when he bent down and his exposed neck and ears turned red.

Carol instinctively sensed that she was hooked up with a rather strange kid, but it seemed like there was a different reason.

‘Well… . Is it because I praised Jun’s magic formula?’

In fact, if he entered the school as the first in the school, he would have been very stubborn about his studies. Because I did too.

If that’s the case, then it’s time to explain why Jun is so great.

“Looks like you’ve seen this transformation before. Are you two friends?”

“Nope!”

“ah… . yes. Anyway, the reason why I was impressed with this ignition variant is-”

It is common to transform old-generation magic formulas into modern ones by utilizing modern magic formulas or elemental theorems that did not exist at the time.

However, Jun only changed the number and arrangement order, and transformed the ‘flame’ of the ignition ceremony into ‘light’ while maintaining the original form.

“What does that mean? After all, that pyrotechnic has become very inefficient! They say it consumes twice as much mana as any other ignition type in modern times.”

“right. This is an extremely mathematical approach, so it may be less efficient than magic formulas that have been modified by considering various factors such as elemental science and physics.”

“The lack of efficiency in the magic formula is-”

“I was also an efficiencyist until a few days ago, so it’s not that I don’t understand your mind, but considering only efficiency in the composition of magic formulas is too narrow a way of thinking.”

Without any other data, Jun only modified two words and some numbers to change the element used in the ignition formula from flame to light.

In terms of efficiency alone, the value of this magic formula would be very low, but its value cannot be properly judged simply by efficiency.

In a battle situation where every minute and every second is urgent, it was close to impossible for even a mage, no matter how quick to calculate, to find evidence and transform the magic formula in consideration of other theories or proofs… .

It was known to the world that only dragons could create perfect magic formulas that fit the situation they were in.

That is, until he saw Jun’s transformation.

“If Jun’s transformation formula can be developed a little further, wizards will be able to flexibly deal with a wide variety of situations with one magic formula.”

“… .”

“If the properties of magic formulas can be changed by modifying only the formulas a little, other transformations are also-”

“… .”

“Oh, is this not enough? Also, if you transform the magic formula using only a mathematical approach like Jun did, calculations and calculations are easy. It just needs to match the numbers. If this is the case, wizards-”

“… .”

“Are you a little embarrassed? I’ve always studied only by memorizing efficient magic formulas, so I’ve never seen a variation like this.”

“That’s real… !”

“uh? Class is over.”

Then, as if trying to save both Carol and Eugene, the classroom door opened and students poured out into the hallway.

Unexpectedly, the more they talked, the more the atmosphere became chilly, and Carol, who felt uncomfortable, naturally turned around and went out to find Jun in the crowd.

‘Did you say Eugene? You won’t have to meet me again anyway.’

“Rabbit hairpins, rabbit hairpins… .”

Carol, who tried to find the rabbit somehow in the pouring crowd, was able to find a rabbit hairpin, but unfortunately, it wasn’t Jun.

“uh?”

“uh… . you… Was it glass?”

“ah. Senior Carol? hello. But why are you in the first year hallway of the Department of Magic?”

“Do you know a boy named Jun Steva? I came to tell you this.”

“Hey? What is it, Jun! why do you keep hiding This senior is not a bad person. You are very smart.”

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Jun, whom Carol had been searching for, was hiding next to glass with her head sticking out, and a silent theologian and a girl were with her as she listened to the basic magic lecture.

“Are the three of you friends?”

“Yeah.”

“… All three of them have the same headdress.”

Carol passed the transformation formula to Jun and explained the corrections.

Since there was a lot to learn from Carol’s corrections, not only Jun, but also the other friends next to her, put their heads together and listened to his advice.

For some reason, Carol felt better when she listened intently to all of her words.

‘Is Professor Ian also teaching in this mood?’

However, having grown up reading more magic books than people, he never imagined that other first-years, including Eugene, would be looking at them with jealous eyes… .

* * *

On the way back to the agoge dormitory after parting with Carol-senpai.

“Look at that. Jun, are you a genius? It’s to the point where Carol-senpai comes to visit. Have confidence!”

Karin nodded eagerly at Yuri’s words.

Even in Karin’s eyes, Jun was extremely undervalued compared to his skills. To the point where even though he looked so disliked by the professors at the Department of Magic, it felt great to be in Class B.

“Should I transfer to the Department of Magical Linguistics next semester… ?”

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Jun thought while holding the magic books tightly.

“That’s good! There will be a lot of people who know you there.”

Karin thought it would be a good idea to consult with Professor Ian before doing so, but Jun’s heart seemed to quickly harden with Yuri’s sympathy.

“I was really surprised. I didn’t expect a senior in 3rd grade to visit me in person.”

“That senior was in third place in the entire school. How about getting to know each other like this? Ask about the atmosphere of the Magic Linguistics Department.”

“You’re friendly… . what am i… .”

The moment when the three of them wearing rabbit hairpins walked away laughing.

“Hey!”

As if she couldn’t stand it any longer, Eugene interrupted and stopped the three of them walking along the Dulle-gil.

When Yuri looked back, not only Eugene, but also other female students were standing there with their eyes wide open.

‘They’re all Paideia kids.’

All in all, Yuri clicked her tongue. After wearing this mysterious rabbit hairpin, the Agoge dormitory kids didn’t even come close, but the effect of the rabbit hairpin didn’t work on the Paideia kids.

“Jun, obviously I told you to stay out of sight. Why do you go and show that trash to seniors from other departments? Are you going to keep embarrassing the department?”

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Jun didn’t go to Carol directly, but that fact was no longer important to them.

To Yuri, that was just an excuse to get into a fight.

“If your professors tell you not to transform like that, listen to them. Do you look different from others because you stand out alone? Every time I see it, I get annoyed because it looks like a bottle X.”

“… It’s not like that, I just don’t know how to do it… .”

“ha… . Then, did you go out of school without notice? Why can’t you read the atmosphere like that? Do you think that the likes of you will like Carol-senpai for flirting with him? You’re really tired on the inside, you know?”

Anyway, seeing Yujin shaking her head saying that Agoge was the problem, Yuri finally grasped the situation.

“aha… .”

“Well, it’s class E.”

“Are you saying that Jun was tailgating Carol-senpai? Even if you think about it, doesn’t that make a little sense?”

Yuri tried to imagine Jun seducing Carol, but she couldn’t picture it in her head.

‘I think it would have been fun and nice if that was true.’

The tips of her lips trembled as if not only Yuri but also Eugene thought so.

“Unless you-”

“stop… . I’m a bit pitiful now.”

“What?”

“I know Jun is annoying to you guys. I know you’re jealous too. But you’ve done it before. Can’t we pretend we don’t know each other until then?”

“Who is jealous of whom!”

“Oh yeah… . okay because Back there, before you report it, put it in the magic circle. Are you really going to work?”

Yuri scanned the faces of the honor students he once envied. Now that I came to see them, they were only good at memorizing things.

“you… ! It’s all because of you, it’s because you’re stuck next to kids like that… ! A kid like you who doesn’t study well and only thinks of disturbing others is the biggest problem! You poor boy!”

“Hey, I haven’t even taken the test yet. Do you think you’ll always be number one in school? Just because you did well on the entrance exam.”

“under… . Then why do you believe that you don’t even have an entrance exam score and are so confident? In this school, grades are the strength and position. Why are you so confident!”

Well, why?

Looking back, the time I lived servilely as a slave was longer than when I lived freely. What am I trusting and arguing with kids from aristocrats without saying a word?

‘You go first and tell everyone about the loveliness of free magic.’

‘It’s something only you can do.’

It was because of the teacher who embraced me who had been abandoned.

‘Don’t worry too much. You definitely have talent.’

‘Trust me. You can definitely change a lot.’

It was because there was a professor who believed in me when I collapsed.

I can stand confidently in front of Eugene because there was someone who reminded me of my preciousness that I didn’t even know, and someone who convinced me of my potential, which I had given up, as if it were his own.

Although Yuri did not know what kind of existence her parents were, she could harbor the feeling that they might have become her spiritual mother and father.

“Grades are power?”

“Yes, am I wrong? What are you twisting like that? Shall we have a magic duel?”

“yes. let’s do it.”

When Yuri didn’t avoid the challenge, Eugene trembled.

“Come on. You won’t stop once you see the end.”

And now. The time has come to repay the master’s heart.

* * *

As the magic duel began, Yuri and Eugene’s friends began to whisper.

“Why is he so confident? How to win first place in the whole school. The level of magic that can be used is different.”

“There is nothing to lose, that is. If you lose, it’s class E, so there’s nothing embarrassing, and if you’re lucky and win, it’s a jackpot.”

“Hasn’t he never had a magic duel before? So don’t talk like that.”

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Jun shuddered before the hastily started magical duel, while Karin silently prayed for her friend.

‘May the light be with the righteous girl… .’