Chapter 27 - 26 She Joins
"Such a shame that the girl named Yurelia is inexperienced in handling illusions," Professor Rosalia remarked, adjusting her monocle.
Headmaster Hareth stroked his beard. "Quite rare... Are you interested in her as well?"
"Not particularly... I simply pity her talent. Didn’t little Alev teach her how to counter illusions?" Professor Rosalia looked gently toward the school and smiled.
This made the headmaster blush—a sight that did not suit his aged face. "Ahem... perhaps so."
At the noble family spectator stand, Count Vellmarin sneezed violently, causing a bit of mucus to dribble from his nose. ’Who’s talking about me?’ he wondered. A guard quickly wiped it off with a cloth woven from Spirit Queen Spider thread.
The gazes of the other noble family heads were full of envy and irritation. ’As expected of the richest noble... is he doing this on purpose?!’ That was roughly the sentiment running through their minds.
Marquis Arwyndel puffed out his chest, laughing loudly. "Trying to show off to hide your daughter’s defeat?"
Count Vellmarin, having just finished wiping his nose, responded casually. "We were the same once—lost at first, but followed it with consecutive victories."
Marquis Arwyndel and Count Vellmarin were once classmates at Lumenvale Academy, always competing for the top spot. In the entrance exam, the marquis had bested Vellmarin.
Marquis Arwyndel was taken as a student by the vice headmaster, while Count Vellmarin was mentored by Professor Rosalia, who still taught back then.
Despite his Spirit being of little help in combat, Count Vellmarin—driven by the greedy blood of a merchant and an obsession with winning—conducted intense research and training with Professor Rosalia to counter illusion spirits.