Chapter 9 - Celebration
It had become quiet, and fewer and fewer students were walking in the corridor when Auran came to the lecture hall he was looking for. The area he was in was not designated as a special area by any means. But it was a general trend within the academy that those who studied highly difficult fields were respected more than those who studied less challenging ones.
Within these highly difficult fields, there were also tiers that divided immensely high difficulty fields and naturally high difficulty fields. The magic field of Symbiotic belonged in the latter category, but was still highly respected by others.
One of the perks of this respect was the utensils they were given in the lectures and halls. Even the people who walked past these lecture halls behaved themselves, careful not to talk too loudly and disturb those studying difficult subjects.
Looking at the name of the professor and the field of magic, and after confirming it was indeed the hall he was looking for, Auran entered.
There were already students occupying the front seats of the hall, and when Auran entered, some mistakenly thought he was the professor—but only until he walked past them to the back row of the hall.
After a few more minutes passed, and a few empty seats in the front row were filled, a professor entered the room. He was a muscular man who could not hide his physical fitness even under the professor’s uniform. The steps he took were heavy enough to make a slight creaking sound on the wooden floor.
"He’s sturdier than I expected."
It was not the first time Auran had participated in a symbiotic magic lecture. In fact, he had seen almost all of the professors in the academy who taught symbiotic magic—but this was the first time he had seen this professor.
"He must be a new one, or an old one who had been in his lab doing research but recently came out. I hope it’s the latter case—if so, he might have more insight into symbiotic magic than others."