Chapter 294 : Epiphany
Chapter 294: Epiphany?
"Hu—sii—hu—sii—"
A long, drawn-out breath continuously exhaled from Janna-Roland’s mouth and nose. The surrounding green grass and plants rapidly grew in sync with her breathing.
Before long, an area of about two meters in radius centered around Janna-Roland had transformed into a lush field of verdant greenery, emitting an intoxicating aura of nature.
"What's happening to Miss Janna? Could it be a spiritual imbalance?"
The unusual phenomenon surrounding Janna-Roland had already captured everyone’s attention.
At that moment, all the apprentices in the class stood up one by one, craning their necks to look in her direction.
"It doesn’t seem like a spiritual imbalance, but rather a case of mana leakage... Except, this level of mana leakage is outrageous..."
Watching the plant-elemental mana swirling like a vortex, and seeing Janna-Roland’s lower half nearly submerged in grass, those apprentices sitting relatively close to her couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Has Janna ever experienced something like this before?"
Marlowe-Haig, seeing this type of "mana leakage" scene for the first time, furrowed his brows and turned to ask Vivian.
"She has———but that time it was just a case of mana affliction, and she woke up pretty quickly———"
Vivian clearly remembered that during one of Lilith-Mag’s Transfiguration classes last year, Janna-Roland had experienced a similar mana leakage.
Back then, Vivian had been sitting right next to her.
Janna-Roland was casting a [Beginner Transfiguration] spell, and as soon as she finished the incantation, her body began to transform into a rapidly growing tree, almost piercing through the classroom ceiling—
If Lilith-Mag hadn’t cast a spell in time, Janna-Roland might never have returned to human form.
That’s right! It wasn’t Janna-Roland who woke up on her own; it was Lilith-Mag who cast the [Summoning Spell] and forcibly rescued her from the affliction!
"Do you know the [Summoning Spell]?"
Upon hearing Vivian’s urgent question, Marlowe-Haig immediately shook his head.
"It’s the [Summoning Spell]! Last time Janna had mana affliction, Professor Lilith used that spell to wake her up!"
Once she figured it out, Vivian didn’t hesitate and prepared to go straight to Anthony-Blackcrow to report the situation.
"Wait a moment. I don’t think this is mana affliction. It’s more like some kind of... epiphany."
"Epiphany?"
Upon hearing Marlowe-Haig’s words, Vivian was momentarily stunned.
"Exactly. And don’t you think Janna’s current state looks oddly familiar?"
With that, Vivian, who had been flustered due to concern, quickly regained her composure.
"Inducing phenomena through mana isn't something an ordinary apprentice can do merely from a mana leak. Unless... she’s comprehended a [Law Fragment]."
Marlowe-Haig’s calm tone and logical analysis finally helped Vivian return to her usual clarity.
Following his train of thought, and relying on her own heightened perception from her bloodline awakening, Vivian quickly noticed that the plant-elemental magic particles around Janna-Roland weren’t in a chaotic or violent state—they were incredibly stable.
"Don’t tell me... Janna has comprehended a [Law Fragment]!?"
The moment that possibility crossed her mind, a surge of joy flooded Vivian’s heart. But almost simultaneously, an indescribable sense of urgency crept in, adding a layer of anxiety.
"She really is... terrifying..."
Being the one who spent the most time with Janna-Roland on a daily basis, Vivian knew just how diligent and dedicated she was in her cultivation.
That was precisely why, upon suspecting that Janna-Roland had possibly comprehended a [Law Fragment], Vivian felt such happiness.
However, amidst that joy, as someone who had always used Janna-Roland as her benchmark, Vivian also experienced a surge of mixed emotions—dense anxiety and urgency churning inside her.
At the same time, not only Marlowe-Haig and Vivian, but also many apprentices in the classroom from wizarding families who were studying [Law Fragments], began to notice the unusual signs around Janna-Roland.
"No way—she’s just a second-tier witch apprentice. How could she already comprehend a [Law Fragment]—"
"What’s so strange about that? Didn’t Professor Grace also comprehend the [Blood Law Fragment] as a second-tier witch apprentice?"
"But Professor Grace was a genius of the Eva Family and only comprehended the [Blood Law Fragment] at the peak of the second tier—"
"Which only further proves Miss Janna’s genius surpasses even that of Professor Grace from the past!"
Whispers filled the classroom from every corner.
Shock, awe, and a tinge of sorrow wove a net of emotion around Janna-Roland, pulling everyone’s attention toward her so tightly that no one could look away.
"It’s actually the third [Law Fragment]..."
Anthony-Blackcrow had known long ago that Janna-Roland had already mastered two [Law Fragments]. He had also learned from the black cat Bell that Janna-Roland’s second [Witch Talent] had successfully advanced to grade A, becoming [Affinity with Nature].
So, during today’s lesson, when Anthony-Blackcrow—who was born with exceptionally sensitive soul perception—sensed the lively mana fluctuations around Janna-Roland, he instinctively attributed it to her A-grade [Affinity with Nature], never even considering the possibility of a [Law Fragment].
However, just moments ago, when Janna-Roland cast the [Insight Spell], he finally perceived that unique [Law] aura under the authority of Nature and Life.
"This level of [Law] aura far exceeds the domain of ordinary plant-related [Laws]—"
Just a moment earlier, when Anthony-Blackcrow saw the rapidly growing vegetation on the ground, he had assumed the [Law] Janna-Roland grasped was some basic herbaceous plant type.
But as the life aura around Janna-Roland grew more intense, he suddenly realized that the [Law] she had mastered was far more complex than he had imagined.
"Could it be the [Growth Law]?"
After carefully sensing it, a thought too incredible to believe suddenly struck Anthony-Blackcrow.
"The last person who mastered the [Growth Law]... might have been that figure———"
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Anthony-Blackcrow looked at the still-sitting Janna-Roland, and a flicker of wistfulness passed through his gaze.
"If they were still alive, perhaps this world wouldn’t be in such a tragic state—"