Chapter 225 : Chapter 225
Chapter 225. Principle of Enhancement Magic
A dark night.
The most secluded place in the Imperial Magic Academy.
Executives of the Black Order were gathered there.
"Taylor has been compromised."
Someone said while gritting their teeth.
Currently, the atmosphere inside the Black Order was the worst.
To think that Taylor, who held the highest position among the heretics infiltrated in the Supreme Deity Order, of all people, was caught.
Those gathered here knew well what a painful loss that was.
"There are still a few more remaining inside."
"Taylor was the only bishop-level! How much time will it take to raise someone to that point again?"
While the executives ground their teeth, a gloomy voice flowed from the mouth of the person sitting with a dark blue robe on.
"...This is all because of the 8th Prince."
It was true.
Until now, the 8th Prince was just a figure to be eliminated if the opportunity arose.
Just that much of a figure, good to nip in the bud before he grew bigger.
However, not anymore.
Now that the 8th Prince was receiving the official support of the Supreme Deity Order, the 8th Prince became a figure the Black Order absolutely had to eliminate.
The fact that he, a royal, was being revered like a saint of the Supreme Deity Order was a problem, but the biggest reason was that executives connected to the 8th Prince were all being caught by the Inquisitors.
Even if they sacrificed their lives to cast summoning magic, somehow they were blocked by the 8th Prince every time, ending up in a state where they couldn't even die comfortably.
"Vicious bastard. How can a guy with no divine power...! Did he really receive the protection of the Supreme Deity or something?"
Someone among the executives muttered while grinding their teeth.
"That can't be. The Supreme Deity has not responded since 17 years ago."
This was a top secret among secrets found out by heretics infiltrated inside the Supreme Deity Order.
Since giving the last oracle 17 years ago, the Supreme Deity had not said a word until now.
The Age of Dragons, when the Supreme Deity created the world and fell into a deep sleep.
It was clear he had fallen asleep again like back then.
This was precisely the opportunity to make the Demon World descend upon the world.
"Yes. I heard it was similar when the Masters ruled the human world before."
"But that was a trap. Wasn't it that the Supreme Deity sent the Great Sage back then?"
Stories of when the Archdevils crossed over to the human world and ruled were recorded differently in each document.
There were words that devils descended aiming for when the Supreme Deity fell asleep briefly, and there were words that since they were also creations of the Supreme Deity, he left the devils' evil deeds alone.
However, what was certain was that one day, the Great Sage suddenly appeared and saved the world.
He captured the Archdevils with magic transcending humans and sealed them all in an instant.
And he tore their souls into shreds and scattered them across the Empire.
Thanks to that, the Archdevils ended up wandering the human world forever without being able to return to the Demon World.
And the Great Sage disappeared suddenly just as he had appeared suddenly.
The Supreme Deity Order praised the Great Sage as a savior sent by the Supreme Deity and an agent of God.
Some scholars believed that the Supreme Deity had changed his form and appeared as the Great Sage.
But some executives of the Black Order, who made contracts with Archdevils and even heard their voices, knew the truth.
"They let their guard down. Since it was the first time the Masters also incarnated in the human world."
"They didn't know there was such an outstanding magician among humans."
Unluckily, there was an absurdly strong magician, and he sealed all the Archdevils simply because they were annoying.
For devils to whom the logic of power was important, that was a painful truth and reality.
Silence flowed for a moment, and an executive covered in a black robe, Kier, opened his mouth.
"But right now, there is no Great Sage, nor an Archmage with skills comparable to him, is there?"
He smiled and looked around.
"Now, when even the Supreme Deity does not respond, is the right time to execute our plan."
"...That is true."
"I agree too."
While the executives agreed, someone asked.
"But we haven't collected all the Keys of Seal, have we?"
"How are we going to execute the plan?"
Wasn't the Black Order's plan to resurrect the Masters?
To do that, it was only possible if they collected all the Keys of Seal.
Then Kier whispered evilly.
"Even without the Keys of Seal, there is one way."
He recalled the card he held.
It was an old plan prepared from the time he sold his soul to the devil.
* * *
Enhancement Magic class.
Radel and Gusto met Professor Beven at the rocky mountain.
It was the very place they had come to before to take the Cryptozoology lecture.
A mountain full of only rocks without a single tree or blade of grass.
'I tamed the Rock Eagle here.'
While Radel was lost in memories, Professor Beven furrowed his brow.
'I ended up teaching these guys eventually.'
Professor Beven squeezed his eyes shut and opened them at the cruel reality.
But the guys in front of his eyes did not disappear.
No matter how much he blinked, only the 8th Prince with a shameless face and the apprentice holy knight with a blunt expression stood unchanged in front of him.
'Honestly, I don't want to teach those guys anything!'
Since they succeeded in catching him, it was right to teach them Enhancement Magic.
However, it was annoying.
They were guys who dared to torment a professor with all sorts of traps and toyed with him by grilling meat right under his nose.
Of course, he did receive the Sleeping Dragon...
Furthermore, even though they caught him, his heart was shaken by their appearance of diligently doing and submitting even the midterm assignment...!
"Sigh..."
Professor Beven sighed and changed his mind.
Rules were rules.
Since he was the one who put forward the condition from the beginning, it was right to teach the guys who passed it.
"Look."
Professor Beven clenched his fist in front of Radel and Gusto and chanted a spell.
"Become strong!"
Then magic power began to wrap around his fist.
The fist surrounded by heavy magic power gradually turned into a blue light.
He raised his blue-glowing fist and plugged it into the rock next to him at once.
CRASH!
In an instant, the huge rock split in half.
Radel and Gusto looked at Professor Beven in surprise.
To think Enhancement Magic had this level of power.
The two realized that Professor Beven had been going easy on them until now.
Although they knew since he broke the trap for large monsters with his bare hands, if he had set his mind to it, he could have found the two anytime and made them like the rock that just split.
'No wonder I wanted to learn it so much.'
Radel admired his magic and his eyes shone.
'The rock split, so why is that guy opening his eyes like that?'
Professor Beven flinched slightly seeing Radel's eyes flashing.
Honestly, he also had a mind to discipline those guys while showing the power of Enhancement Magic.
Since they were such strange guys.
But the guys who saw the Enhancement Magic, rather than being scared, seemed to like it instead.
They were really strange guys.
Radel raised his hand and asked.
"Professor, is magic possible without a staff?"
"Of course. A staff is a tool. Just a tool that helps you handle magic power easily."
Professor Beven snorted and answered the basic question.
Indeed, no matter how strange they were, they were still just first-years.
And that Prince guy said he had never learned magic before entering the Academy.
Yet he was a guy who even took the top spot of the first year.
He was truly the type Academy professors went most crazy for.
"A staff is something that helps you use magic faster, more accurately, and more easily. Of course, it would be much stronger if you have a staff, but is there a guarantee that a staff will always be held in your hand?"
"No. Because an enemy might attack before taking out the staff."
Was Beven also a helpless Academy professor after all?
As Radel seemed to understand quickly, Professor Beven was speaking passionately without realizing it.
"That is right. What if an enemy appears suddenly? If an enemy arrives in front of your eyes before you take out your staff? You would definitely be at a disadvantage. You could die. It is also a representative reason why magicians are vulnerable to close-range attacks."
"I understand, Professor. That point was also always a concern of mine."
What is this guy?
He is a guy who communicates quite well?
Professor Beven, liking Radel's response, coughed in vain for no reason.
"Ahem, that is why I clung to Enhancement Magic. No matter how powerful magic you can use, a magician becomes weak without a staff. I thought magic to become strong without a staff was necessary."
Magic to become strong without a staff.
Radel felt his heart trembling.
"From now on, you will have to learn from casting magic without a staff. The difference between having a staff and not having one is immense. Concentration of mana, operation of magic power, emission, deployment, application. You must accomplish everything on your own without the assistance of a staff. Only when you overcome that can you learn true Enhancement Magic."
Indeed...
There was a reason Professor Lilian put Enhancement Magic in the timetable.
This was the magic absolutely necessary for him who used a sword.
Radel's eyes shone with anticipation for the Enhancement Magic he would learn in the future.
Seeing that gaze, Professor Beven somehow got goosebumps.
There is a suspicious madness circulating in that guy's eyes...
* * *
After finishing the lecture, Radel headed to the Grade Representative Office.
Radel had quite liked the hiking trail recommended by Senior Shartea at the last Grade Representative Meeting.
However, it seemed Anesha and Senior Fation did not.
'It was so good, Senior. The iced coffee Radel prepared was good too!'
'It was good for me too, Senior Shartea. The air is clear and the body becomes healthy, so could there be a reason to dislike it?'
Although they said that, it felt like he could hear the desperate inner voices of the two seniors.
Hiking again is impossible!
'Since we hiked at the last meeting, how about having a reading meeting indoors this time?'
Thinking of Senior Anesha and Senior Fation, who made expressions as if they were saved as soon as he brought that up, made him laugh.
Radel opened the door of the Grade Representative Office with a smiling face.
"Hello."
POOF!
As soon as Radel opened the door, firecrackers and confetti scattered to welcome him.
It was a surprise welcome he hadn't received in a long time.
"Wow, Saint of the Supreme Deity Order! Welcome to our meeting!"
"I saw the article. It was cool!"
Fation and Anesha, holding firecrackers, approached Radel excitedly.
Shartea was also holding a confetti basket next to them.
"The article was very interesting. It was an activity worthy of a royal."
Did Senior Shartea read the article too?
Slightly surprised, Radel discovered the 'Blue Rose' placed on the table and smiled awkwardly.
"Thank you. Everyone read that."
"Yeah. It's trending in the Academy these days? Thanks to that, I read it enjoyably."
Radel nodded, realizing the popularity of 'Blue Rose' anew.
Radel couldn't even imagine that his secret followers would have distributed the magazine all over the Academy.
But it wasn't just 'Blue Rose' placed in front of the seniors.
A bundle of documents was also placed there.
"Surely there is a school event?"
When Radel asked recalling the festival that was in spring, the seniors nodded.
"Right. The Sports Festival will start soon."