Chapter 148: Kohella (3)
“Anyway, I have the feeling that I will meet Baron Ravenclaw again in a higher place in the future.”
Kohella regarded the expansion of Baron Ravenclaw’s territory much more favorably than one might expect. Certainly, as she said, not all nobles were like Grand Duke Beltus.
After finishing the conversation and stepping out toward the garden, Kohella, receiving Dereck’s and the servants’ farewell, let out a meaningful smile.
“I will inform His Majesty Guttrel that the construction plan for Baron Ravenclaw’s Academy is solid and that it could also help with the cohesion of the Empire. I don’t think there is any reason to oppose the diversification of the Empire’s magical education system. However…”
“…Yes?”
“I see. It would be best to limit the possibility of completing a professional magical education exclusively to nobles with titles.”
The nobles’ sense of monopoly over magic was something that did not seem to change even as times passed.
In an era when a good bloodline was considered indispensable for becoming a good mage, it was difficult to expect great results from teaching magic to commoners with no foundation.
Even so, Kohella, as the representative of the Empire’s noble mages, showed a certain nervousness. One way or another, magic had to remain perceived as a privilege of the nobility.