Chapter 175 : Chapter 175
Chapter 175. Professor Marianne's Career Counseling
The day before the start of school.
All the first-year students of the Academy arrived at the Black Falcon Dormitory.
“Did you have a good vacation?”
“Long time no see! When did you arrive at the Academy?”
There were friends they hadn't seen during the vacation, and friends they had kept in touch with.
The first-years greeted each other or asked how they had been doing.
The Black Falcon Dormitory became lively after a long time.
Tunia also returned to the dormitory after completing the new employee training at the Dice Shop. The one who welcomed her the most was Inette.
“Tunia! You’re finally here?”
“Yeah, I just came in after finishing the handover.”
Actually, Inette had stopped by the Dice Shop first thing after returning to the Academy to meet Tunia, but seeing her at the dormitory brought another kind of joy.
Radel shook his head and said.
“You two saw each other in Marcellent yesterday too.”
“Anyone would think you are family separated for years.”
Gusto also chimed in.
At that, Inette’s eyes turned fierce.
“Shut up, evil employer. Tunia worked until today because of you, you know? And shut up, apprentice holy knight. You were stuck with Radel throughout the entire vacation!”
“The Princess was also with the Prince throughout the entire vacation.”
“Shut up! That was going to work, was it going to play?”
Inette beat her chest in frustration.
Thinking about it again, it was too unromantic for her first vacation at the Academy.
In Radel’s territory, which she didn't even know where it was located, she did all sorts of menial tasks like catching monsters and pulling weeds in the fields.
It was far from the luxurious vacation Inette had imagined.
Of course, Raviedel’s lake was splendid and there were fun things too, but it was very far from the vacation plan Inette had originally made.
While Inette was venting her grievances to Gusto, Tunia was reporting to Radel about the new employee training.
“The new employees are a bit strange these days.”
“What’s strange about them?”
“After work, instead of resting, they gather among themselves and seem to train separately.”
Tunia had been suffering quite a headache recently due to the new employee issue.
Perhaps because she had lived as an assassin since childhood, the cautious Tunia couldn't easily trust the newly arrived employees.
She didn't know the proposal to leave the Assassin’s Guild, which she offered to reduce troublesome matters, would actually be implemented, nor did she know so many new recruits would come in.
Of course, everyone seemed sincere during the interviews, but…….
However, they were people who had lived with blood on their hands all their lives.
It was too early to let her guard down.
Since it came to this, Tunia, who started it, had to take responsibility until the end.
If the new recruits had come into the Dice Shop with strange intentions, it was right to resolve it at Tunia’s level.
While observing the new recruits carefully with such a mind, Tunia caught something strange.
“Plus, the content of their training is strange too. They seem to be practicing assassin techniques.”
“You mean the techniques they learned at their previous guild.”
Radel also fell into thought after hearing Tunia’s words.
Is there a need to practice old techniques separately in a place they entered to quit being assassins?
“Got it. There might be some circumstances, so let’s watch them without showing anything for now.”
Tunia nodded.
The next person to visit Radel was Edward.
“Prince, I heard the news about Raviedel. That the territory developed greatly during the vacation. Congratulations.”
“Did the news reach that far?”
He wondered how Edward heard about what happened in a rural territory far from the capital.
Then, Edward’s friends appeared from the side.
One friend took out a magazine from his bosom.
“It’s this, Prince! The news about the Prince is detailed in here.”
“We had a hard time stopping Edward from saying he would go to Raviedel too after reading this.”
“That’s right. Considering how many parties we have to attend, missing them is nonsense.”
Radel received the magazine they took out.
On the cover, a scene of Radel flying in the sky riding a Griffin was featured largely.
“Scoop, the 8th Prince who tamed a Griffin. What is his secret?”
Radel read the title of his article in the magazine.
Wondering what kind of magazine it was, it was titled ‘Monthly Magical Beast’.
No wonder Professor Donton knew about him taming the Griffin.
As he marveled at the information power of the people in the cryptozoology world, Edward whispered to Radel.
“I have been contacting nobles while going around the social circles with my friends. Since there are many listening ears now, I will tell you slowly.”
“Okay, good work.”
Radel patted the shoulder of Edward, who must have gone around the social circles for him throughout the vacation.
And he also expressed his gratitude to Edward’s friends.
“Thank you, everyone. You must not have been able to rest while going around with Edward during the vacation.”
“Don't mention it, Prince. That is our job.”
“Indeed. Attending parties is a noble’s virtue, isn't it?”
Radel grinned and returned the magazine to them.
And he gathered all the first-years in the lounge.
“Now, the reason I asked you to gather like this is because of the most important matter in the second semester.”
Radel brought a stack of papers and piled them on the lounge table.
“As you all expected, this is the major application form. You know you have to apply for your major by tomorrow, right? You must submit it on time. Anyone have questions?”
Then, a few first-years raised their hands.
“How do we apply for a double major?”
“You just have to fill out one application form for each.”
“What about those who haven't decided yet?”
“Later, Professor Marianne will call each person and provide career counseling.”
Radel took questions from the first-years and then distributed the application forms.
Finally, the time to choose a major at the Academy had arrived.
* * *
Marianne, the professor in charge of the first-years, sat in her office and called the students one by one.
Choosing a major could be said to be one of the most important crossroads in a magician’s life.
The reasons Academy students agonized every year were similar.
Which major fits me well? Which major should I choose to succeed in the future?
There were students who found a major that suited them, but most students often wandered and couldn't make a proper choice.
Because they didn't know well what talents they had.
That was the reason career counseling was necessary.
“Professor, I really don't know. Would it be better to do Alchemy or Summoning Magic?”
A student with a large build sat on the chair in front of Professor Marianne and expressed his anxiety.
He hadn't made a major choice yet.
“No matter how much I think about it, practical Alchemy would be better, right? But I also like Spirit Magic, so it’s hard to choose.”
Professor Marianne listened to the student’s story and spoke in a firm tone.
“In my view, you have a talent for Cryptozoology.”
“Pardon? Me?”
Then Professor Marianne raised her finger and pointed at his chest.
“Look at what you are wearing.”
Only then could the student discover the accessories he was wearing around his neck and waist.
A necklace made of an Orc’s fang and a key ring made to mimic the shape of a Bone Wyvern.
“Th-this is……!”
The student’s face turned red in an instant. He didn't know what to do, like someone whose secret taste had been discovered.
Seeing Professor Marianne’s calm gaze, the student stammered and opened his mouth.
“A-Actually, I have had a little interest for a long time.”
“Your Cryptozoology practical score from last semester was also decent. Among the first-years, you seem to be the second one to tame a Rock Eagle?”
“……That is correct.”
While talking with Professor Marianne, the student came to realize what he truly wanted.
The reason he hesitated to choose Cryptozoology even though he liked magical beasts was because of the cold gaze the world sent to Cryptozoology majors.
Gazes that looked at him as if he were loving wrongly when he just had a lot of passion for magical beasts.
But Professor Marianne’s words cleared away his fear.
“Likng something passionately is a tremendous talent as a magician. You seem to have enough talent. You may leave now.”
“Yes, Professor!”
Like that, a lost student found his major and left the professor’s office.
The student who entered the office next was Radel.
“Professor, I…….”
However, before Radel could even speak, Professor Marianne cut him off.
“I will speak frankly.”
Professor Marianne knew clearly what talents Radel had.
Didn't she verify Radel’s talent herself, and didn't professors of other majors also talk about Radel until their mouths were worn out?
“I want to tell you to choose Summoning Magic, but you have sufficient talent for other magic as well. I recommend a double major for you.”
Radel had talent for all magic.
That meant it was fine to choose any major.
Rather than digging into just one magic, learning two magics simultaneously through a double major was also a good choice.
Professor Marianne decided to put down her greed and respect Radel’s choice.
Of course, if he did a double major, it would be nice if he chose Summoning Magic for one subject, but…….
Although she was an elf who had lived for a long time, the greed to have a talented disciple was not easily discarded.
But what came out of Radel’s mouth was something completely different.
“Then by any chance, can I not major in all subjects?”
It was a question no one in the Academy had expected.
* * *
Professor Lilian hummed as she opened the door to her office.
“Today is, finally, Major Selection Day!”
As expected, a pile of major application forms from the first-years was stacked on the desk.
It was only natural.
If one was a magician, one couldn't help but cherish a fantasy about Combat Magic in one's heart.
The reason for learning magic?
Wouldn't it naturally be to become strong!
To do that, choosing Combat Magic was the proper thing to do.
Professor Lilian, who approached as if flying upon seeing the mountain of application forms, jumped with joy upon seeing the application form placed on the very top.
“Student Radel’s application form?!”
It was an application form she had really been waiting for.
Professor Lilian snatched up Radel’s application form and ran to Professor Marianne’s office.
She felt like she couldn't stand it without boasting.
KNOCK KNOCK.
Professor Lilian knocked on the office door and burst it open before an answer even returned.
“Look at this! Whose application form do you think this is?”
“You came.”
But Professor Marianne only glanced at Professor Lilian’s application form and didn't show much reaction.
In the flustered Professor Lilian’s eyes, the application form placed on Professor Marianne’s desk came into view.
“Huh? There’s another application form from Student Radel?”
It was a double major!
Just as Professor Lilian was rejoicing at Radel’s discernment for choosing Combat Magic ultimately, even though he chose Summoning Magic together.
“Everyone was gathered here. Look at this, it is Radel’s application form.”
Professor Cailin of Alchemy came in laughing, holding an application form.
It was the moment Professor Lilian and Professor Marianne’s expressions turned cold.
Around the afternoon, the truth was revealed.
Radel Silvert Credian submitted major application forms to all professors.
This was an unprecedented event.
The Magic Academy was turned upside down.