Academy’s Second Seat

I went out to meet Rie, who rode a carriage to return to the imperial family.

Vacation has begun and each one of them has started to return to their hometown.

Astina had already left, and Rie had been at the academy for one more day before leaving.

“You send letters. Never forget.”

“Because I knew. Now go slowly.”

Rie asked me over and over again before leaving.

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I’ll send you the political situation and other information, so if there’s anything going on at the academy, I’ll send you a letter.

I wondered if it was necessary, but Lier said it had to be.

Still, there are many incidents happening at the academy, so he said that it could happen even during vacation, so we should be prepared for such a case.

In addition to this, I had no choice but to nod my head, saying that I just knew because I was suggesting various reasons.

Well, it wasn’t that difficult to send a letter.

“Rudy, would you like to go in now?”

And there was Luna by my side.

He came out with me to meet Lee.

Luna also decided to stay at the academy during vacation.

Before the special lecture began, I asked him how he would like to go to his hometown, but he shook his head.

He said it was better to just focus on studying.

“Then I will go to the gym. See you later.”

“yes! See you in front of the restaurant later!”

Luna headed to the library, and I walked to the playground.

Now that the wound was somewhat healed, it was time to start exercising.

I didn’t exercise these days, so I felt like my body was chubby and my stamina was dropping.

“after… … Shall we start then?”

So I started running on the playground.

After running for a long time, my body felt strange.

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My body shrieked as my joints creaked and my breath reached my chin.

However, I ignore everything my body says and run.

If you cross the line to a certain extent, this pain will go away.

They just start running around the playground in a state of mindlessness.

As I turned around like that, I felt a gaze.

A man was staring at me from the side of the bench.

A muscular man.

Next to him was a large double-edged ax.

To describe that man, he was a ‘barbarian warrior’.

A savage warrior who slaughters lives by bleeding with a ferocious face.

However, the most surprising thing was that he was wearing an academy uniform.

He had unbuttoned his shirt on his arm and was walking up to his sleeve.

Looking at the man’s forearm, I wondered if that button would close.

Anyway, with that face and those muscles, the fact that I was a student made me goosebumps.

Is it the Faculty of Swordsmanship?

Are all the people of the Swordsman School like that?

I walked around the playground with such doubts.

“Whew… … .”

After I finished my quota of the workout I was originally going to do, I wiped away the sweat.

I felt like I had been working out for quite some time.

And yet, the barbarian was still looking at me.

By this time, I felt anxious.

what are you guys doing

What the hell is he doing to look at me like that?

There are a few people who catch a glimpse of it while doing other exercises, but I’ve never seen anyone stare like that before.

As I was trying to figure out his intentions, I saw a barbarian stand up and walk towards me.

Are you trying to harm me?

I shook my head.

If that’s the case, they’re hiding in secret, so there’s no need to be in an open place like that.

So what?

When I spread my delusions like that, the person reached close to me.

I thought that he might be trying to go somewhere other than to see me, but the thought stopped in front of me.

and opened his mouth.

The words that came out of his mouth were so absurd.

“Are you Professor Robert’s pupil?”

“… … yes?”

“Are you Professor Robert’s pupil? You are Rudy Astria.”

He said in a hoarse voice commensurate with his size.

“yes… … . By the way?”

Then the man reached out to me.

“My name is Borval, a sophomore in the Faculty of Magic.”

I stared blankly at the man’s hand.

“Aren’t you going to hold the hand of commoners?”

“no.”

I panicked and grabbed his hand and shook his hand.

“He ran well. I heard you were lying down for a while.”

“Ah yes, thank you.”

After saying those words, an awkward current flowed. I thought that I had come because there was a reason, and I asked a question.

“Did Professor Robert send you?”

“It’s not like that. There is a connection.”

Dozens of question marks popped into my mind.

“I’ll see you later.”

After saying that, Borval went away first.

“By the way… … School of Magic?”

With that body and face, the Faculty of Magic?

But why are you carrying that axe?

The image of the Faculty of Magic that I knew was being denied.

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“Are you here?”

When I entered Professor Robert’s lab, Borval and Robert were waiting for me together.

Professor Robert sat down in his chair and opened his mouth.

“I didn’t even ask you to, but they said you went to meet him first.”

“yes?”

“I went to see who you are for a moment.”

Borval told Professor Robert who said so.

Professor Robert continued to talk with a face that bothered him why.

“Anyway, have you seen this guy before? He’s the guy I taught.”

“then… … Is it the death penalty for me?”

Professor Robert then frowned.

“What is the death penalty? Neither of them are my pupils.”

I don’t know what happened to Professor Robert’s standard for discipleship.

Did Professor Robert have any pupils?

However, after listening to it a few times, I’m used to that sound.

“So why did you call Borval-senpai?”

“He will teach you for a while.”

When I asked, Professor Robert handed me a book and said:

“This… … .”

“That’s what the book is about. Please do your own research on this.”

It was a book that contained information about Luna’s magic book.

“Isn’t Professor Robert doing research?”

“Don’t worry, I have one more.”

Professor Robert handed me the book and then pointed to Borval.

“I have a place to go to in a week, so learn from this guy. Until you leave, let me look after you.”

“Where are you going?”

As far as I know, Professor Robert has no family and no specific place to return to.

“Don’t go too deep. Just know where you are going.”

I nodded at Professor Robert’s words and looked at Borval.

“By the way, Borval-senpai is going to be in 3rd grade soon, so aren’t you busy?”

“I’m aspiring to be a professor, so it doesn’t matter.”

“ah… … .”

Professor aspiring.

In a word, it was the sound of becoming a graduate student or teaching assistant.

Hearing that, my heart sank.

You’re the one who walks into hell alone.

“that… … Be strong.”

“… … What do you mean?”

“Stop playing and teach me magic.”

At Professor Robert’s words, Borval nodded and looked at me.

“I heard that the achievement of magic is good now, to what extent?”

“uh… … I know how to use 3 or 4 types of black magic. I know how to use various types of beginner magic, but my proficiency is low.”

“It’s incredibly fast for a first-year student.”

Borval pulled out a piece of paper and asked me a question.

“So how much do you know about magic?”

“I know all the basic magic theories.”

I said confidently.

While attending the academy, I studied the theoretical aspects hard.

Among first-year students, I thought that theory was the most nimble.

At the beginning of the semester, I used magic without knowing any theory.

However, as they gradually used magic, they tended to show questions or lack thereof.

It was the theory that filled that gap.

If you dig into the theory, you will learn how to use magic effectively and through gaps in magic.

After learning such theories, the growth rate of actual magic was much faster.

So I developed magic by combining theory and practice.

“Then let me ask you one question. What is the difference between the mana of swordsmen and the mana of wizards?”

“… … Are you a prosecutor?”

“You said something wrong. It does not limit the inspection only. Not even those who handle weapons.”

I was in trouble for a while.

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I had never learned anything like this.

Usually, when you learn a theory, you focus on teaching theories that are good to apply to practice, but they do not tell you about these fundamental aspects.

However, I was able to make some guesses based on what I had learned so far.

“… … same?”

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Mana used could not be different.

Then there would be no magic swordsman like Evan.

“That’s right. The mana used is the same. So what’s the difference between a swordsman and a wizard?”

“Swordsmen use swordsmanship, wizards use magic.”

The difference between a swordsman and a wizard.

The difference between the two is that the wizard uses magic and the swordsman uses swordsmanship.

However, there was something strange.

the existence of a magician.

A magic swordsman is a being that can use both.

So it meant that wizards could use swordsmanship and swordsmen could use magic.

However, there was something strange.

Then why don’t wizards use swordsmanship?

It’s magic. There’s a lot to learn.

So you might think that prosecutors don’t learn.

Even if you learn the basics of magic, in practice it would be beneficial to just swing the sword one more time.

If you want to use real magic in battle, it’s better to use a scroll.

Before I could answer the question, Borval asked the question again.

“Besides that, there is one more difference.”

Borval said with a smile.

It’s different… … .

I was in trouble.

The only swordsman I know of is Locke… … .

oh

Then I saw another prosecutor I saw.

Harpel and Eric.

“Is it body strengthening?”

The reason they were able to survive when Astina attacked.

It was because of the body strengthening.

However, the body strengthening of the swordsman was different from the body strengthening magic of the wizard.

The point was that he was able to strengthen his body without using any magic.

“Certainly, sir. It’s probably things we didn’t tell you about in the first year. That’s right. The swordsman is always strengthening the body. This is the biggest difference between a wizard and a swordsman.”

Borval drew a human figure on the paper in front of him.

“Then why is there such a difference?”

I thought for a moment, then answered.

“… … I do not know.”

Borval made a dot on the heart of a person who drew it on paper.

“Mage gathers mana into the heart.”

Then I drew another human figure, and then didt dots all over the body.

“And the swordsman spreads mana all over his body.”

Borval continued.

“Why do you do this? This is because the use of swords and magic is different. Let’s take black magic as an example. How do you use black magic?”

“In my case, I think there is a bowl and use it in a way that puts mana in it.”

“Yeah, I guess I’m going to draw that kind of image to get a certain amount of mana out. If there is such an image, it would be better to use it.”

Borval drew a line on a figure of a person with a dot on his heart.

“In the case of a wizard, you have to use magic by managing a certain amount of mana.

Then, rather than making something by collecting scattered mana like a swordsman, it is much more accurate and efficient to use it from the mana gathered in one place, so this method is used.”

I nodded.

But, why are you talking like this?

“You told Professor Robert that you wanted to learn powerful magic. A magic that can be used as a final blow.”

Borval was the first to speak as if these thoughts were evident on his face.

deadly kill.

The lack of a special move was a weakness that I desperately felt in the last fight.

So I asked Professor Robert to let me know, and he must have told Borval.

“Honestly, I can’t tell you a magic that can be called a special move based on your skills. Your skills are too low.”

“… … Is that so?”

It’s only been a year since I’ve been to the academy, but hearing this made me feel a little bit embarrassed, but it wasn’t wrong, so I nodded my head.

“But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a way. This skill also helps with black magic, and it’s my area of expertise, so I’ll tell you in detail.”

When I heard that, my anticipation rose.

“Then I wish you well.”