Book 1 Chapter 179

Sedjen, watching the match between Torua and Jamua in mid-air, moved his pen.

'Those two are definitely on a different level.'

Scratch- Scratch-

'It seems Torua intends to make a serious move. I'm curious how the first-years will respond.'

Whether it was a distant past.

Or the present, the number of spells usable is one of the measures of a wizard's strength.

Of course, one can become a powerful wizard without wielding various spells.

There are also wizards who are active with a few spells boasting overwhelming firepower.

Like Elena Zerone of the third years.

Unlike Elena, Torua was a wizard who skillfully used numerous spell incantations.

'The amazing thing is those incantations.'

Sedjen's lips curled up.

'Not common-use spells, but all unique spells they created themselves.'

Torua's strength lies in magic research.

And that research did not discriminate by field as long as it fell into the category of magic.

Therefore, the diversity of unique spells is beyond imagination.

'Now, how will you respond to this Torua? From your perspective, Torua's spells are all unknown magic.'

Fwaak-!

Chelsea let out a gasp of astonishment as she looked at the magic adorning the sky.

"What, they're all unique spells?!"

"Does that even make sense?"

A student from the Knight Department, with whom they had teamed up, screamed.

Even he, who was ignorant of magic, knew that it was humanly impossible to create so many unique spells.

"It doesn't make sense. But this is Rumen, isn't it?"

Chloe gripped her wand.

"It's a place where common sense can be broken at any time."

Gooooo-!

Blue mana surged from Chloe's body.

"Ice World."

As soon as she spoke in a low voice, Chloe's unique spell was activated.

A field spell that exerts influence over the surrounding area.

Literally, Chloe was the queen within this alternate space.

Tzereoreok-

"Hmm?"

Torua marveled at the sight of even the flow of mana starting to freeze.

"Amazing. Junior. To elevate the power of magic to this extent."

She clapped and smiled broadly.

"It must be because you have a worthy target, right?"

Torua glanced at Leo.

At that moment, Abad also completed his unique spell.

"Tempest."

Kwagagagagak-!

A colossal storm raged in the midst of the ice world.

Seeing that, Torua narrowed her eyes.

'Wind doesn't have a bad compatibility with ice.'

Abad's Tempest, imbued with scattered ice shards, emanated tremendous cold.

Furthermore, Chelsea was adding power to Abad's magic with a power-boosting spell.

It was, quite literally, an ideal synergy for wizards.

Tzereok-

As Torua tried to dodge the spell, an ice wall appeared in the air.

Meanwhile, the remaining students quickly aimed for the empty goal.

"Uh-uh. Not happening."

Torua lightly waved her hand.

Kwagagagak-!

"Gasp?"

"A golem this time?"

"Hey! Break through! It won't be as strong as the slime earlier…"

Kuumul- Kuumul-

"Kkkkyaaaak? It's a Lava Golem!"

"Run! Run!"

Seeing the golem with lava flowing all over its body, the students screamed and fled.

A Lava Golem, which cannot be created without possessing the highest skill in the golem field.

'What can't this senior do?'

'This is the Omnipotent Wizard Torua Yan.'

The name given to a wizard close to almighty.

It was an epithet that perfectly suited Torua, who displayed magic abilities close to perfection in all aspects.

"Hand it over."

"Ah! The, the ball!"

Torua snatched the ball from the first-years.

And it floated in mid-air.

"Excellent, first-year gentlemen! As your senior in the Magic Department, I am deeply pleased!"

Torua said, puffing out her chest.

"You will all become the best! You will lead Rumen's golden age!"

Hmm-! Hmm-! Torua nodded and crossed her arms.

"I wasn't as great as you are in my first year."

"Hmph. Don't lie. You're a complete monster!"

Chelsea grumbled.

Torua smiled faintly at Chelsea and adjusted her grip on her wand.

Gooooo-

Mana surged from Torua's body.

Seeing that, the first-years wore tense expressions.

"How important effort is, you see."

Flash-!

Numerous magic circles appeared in the air.

Abad's Tempest, which had been targeting Torua, dissolved.

Fwaak-!

Chloe's Ice World also disappeared.

The faces of the two who saw this stiffened.

'So quickly?'

'Did she push it away with mana?'

Their faces, etched with bewilderment, hardened.

'No!'

'She deciphered the formations and broke them!'

Amazing.

And wondrous as a wizard.

'This level.'

Abad had seen many wizards from his family.

Among them were those called Archmages and many who had reached the status of heroes.

The same was true for Chloe.

Although she was not from a family of very high standing in the Northern Magic Tower, as a member of the Magic Tower, she had grown up seeing remarkable wizards.

Some of them were even stronger than the current Torua.

However, to be certain, there was no wizard who understood the field of 'magic' as well as Torua.

Even after graduating from Rumen, she would become even stronger.

'Usually, people get discouraged when they see something like this.'

Chloe and Abad showed no such signs.

They simply looked like they had found a new goal.

'Is this all because of Leo? Well then, what about Leo's reaction?'

Torua chuckled and looked towards Leo.

And her eyes widened.

Leo's gaze, looking up at Torua from the ground, was somewhat peculiar.

'Admiration… and… understanding?'

Torua's expression changed subtly.

***

"Torua seems quite excited."

"I would be happy too if the Knight Department students did that much."

Liss chuckled at Ulta's words.

"Well, I don't think our juniors will fall behind either."

Liss smiled faintly, watching the junior knights facing Jamua.

"By the way, Torua's weakness is her inability to control her strength."

"Don't worry about that."

"Ulta, what do you know about Leo?"

Liss looked at him with a perplexed expression.

Ulta smiled faintly at Liss.

'Phoenix, and the contractor of a fairy.'

During the fairy incident at the Island of Summoned Beasts in the first semester.

Ulta sincerely wanted to make a contract with a fairy.

It wasn't necessarily out of a summoner's greed or ambition.

'Wouldn't it be so much fun to become friends with a fairy?'

It was a purely simple, childlike thought, but Ulta was that kind of person.

'But there was already a contractor.'

He saw that fact when he faced the Tartarus Beast Master.

Later, he heard from Yura on the first day of school that Leo had contracted with a Phoenix.

A summoner's capability is determined by the summoned beast and spirit they contract with.

'Of course, no matter how powerful a summoned beast is, it's useless if you can't use it properly. But Leo can handle the Phoenix and the fairy well.'

If so, he is not lacking as the student council president.

Ulta thought so.

And he had personal ambitions too.

'It would be good to have a student council president from the Summoning Department.'

Just as Torua and Jamua firmly believed Leo to be from the Magic Department and Knight Department respectively,

Ulta firmly believed Leo to be from the Summoning Department.

'I don't know why Leo doesn't reveal that he is the contractor of the Phoenix and the fairy… but I hope he reveals it on this occasion.'

As the top student of the Summoning Department, Ulta wanted to leave his juniors a gift of the strongest summoner.

'Now, Leo, you won't be able to face Torua without the Phoenix. Show the people that you are the contractor of the Phoenix.'

***

"First, we need a way to counter all these unique spells."

Abad said in a serious voice.

"Shall I fly to Senior Torua and disrupt her vision?"

Chelsea raised her hand and volunteered.

With Chelsea, who was the fastest, it might be possible to disrupt Torua's sight.

"No. Those are all unique spells. If you approach recklessly, you'll be caught."

Chloe shook her head.

"I'm not thinking of winning by scoring a goal. I'm planning to annihilate all of you?"

Torua burst into laughter from the sky.

Seeing that, Leo said,

"I'll block for a moment."

"Leo?"

Chloe was surprised to see Leo stepping forward.

"You guys, get ready to score."

Leo used Fly magic to fly towards Torua.

"Hello, Leo. I have a question."

"What is it?"

"I'm your distant senior, and an older sister, right?"

"Yes."

"Normally, cute adolescent boys like you should blush or get shy when they see pretty older sisters like me. You should show a fresh reaction."

"Aren't there no first-years, nor male students in the Magic Department, who show such a reaction to Senior Torua?"

Torua is certainly beautiful.

She is 21 years old.

It would not be strange for first-years to have romantic feelings for her.

However, none of the Magic Department students showed such a reaction to Torua.

This was partly because, even before being a senior like heaven, Torua was known for her peculiar personality.

She was famous as a magic fool who knew only magic.

"Anyway."

Torua crossed her arms.

"It's strange that a first-year like you is looking at me with eyes like an old man."

"What do you mean by 'old man'?"

"Yeah. It's like an elder sister far older than me understands me. Like Professor Irua, who retired when I was in my first year."

"Who is that?"

"A 60-year-old wizard from the Northern Magic Tower."

"That sounds like more than just an old man."

Torua had glimpsed a 60-year-old grandfather in Leo's eyes.

Leo chuckled and said,

"Anyway, I understand a little."

"What part?"

"What kind of effort it must have taken to build up that much skill."

Torua's skill was the result of unimaginable effort, preceding talent.

'Unlike Elena, Chloe, Abad, and Chelsea.'

In terms of talent alone, those four were students born with overwhelming and exceptional talent in something.

But Torua was different.

In Leo's view, even if Torua had many talents, she lacked the talent to reach the ultimate in any one field.

'Just like me.'

She was similar to Leo, who, despite being an all-rounder, couldn't reach the ultimate in anything and had to borrow from his friends.

'She built up that much skill solely through pure passion and effort.'

She studied and researched various fields and compensated for her weaknesses.

That's how Torua's magic skills, which are even evaluated as omnipotent, were perfected.

At Leo's appearance, Torua's eyes widened.

Most people evaluated Torua's ability to become Rumen's greatest wizard as talent.

Of course, they did not deny her effort.

But they did not fully understand the mindset that brought her to her current position.

Even her friends, with whom she had spent five years together, were the same.

But Leo seemed to completely understand Torua's effort.

Though she didn't say it, Torua felt a strange sense of camaraderie with Leo.

"Leo."

"Yes."

"Marry me."

Leo burst into a chuckle at the sudden remark.

"If you were even a little flustered, it would be cute. This makes you seem like a real older person."

Torua grumbled at his composed reaction and crossed her arms.

"So, are you going to stop me alone?"

"Yes."

"Hmm. I know you're an excellent wizard, but isn't that a bit reckless?"

"It is reckless."

'With my current skill, I can't do anything to Torua.'

There was a clear difference in class that could not be overcome by skill and technique.

There was that difference between Leo and Torua.

Leo generated mana.

"But there is a way to stop Senior Torua for a short time."

"Hmm? You're confident? Fine. If you stop me and you guys score at least one goal, I'll acknowledge your victory."

"No backing down."

Leo generated mana.

As he did so, he glanced towards Liss.

'Student Council President.'

He wasn't particularly interested when he first heard about it.

But his thoughts had changed in the past few days.

He read the records of those who had subdued Erebus's fragments 3,000 years ago.

'I vaguely thought that even if I couldn't achieve it now, it could be left to future generations.'

Leo clenched his fist.

'But that's not it.'

Hero Records contain the sealed fragments of Erebus.

Furthermore, Tartarus is targeting the Hero Records.

Someday, in the distant future.

What if other great heroes' records disappear like his own?

What if Tartarus's plan succeeds and the Hero Records are completely destroyed?

If that happens, there might only be a dark future left.

'To prevent that from happening, I need to become a great hero once again.'

He had to leave new achievements in the Hero Records.

And he had to pass on those records to future generations.

So that, in the future, someone who inherited his power could appear.

'To do that, it wouldn't be bad to become the student council president from the first year.'

Of course, there could be tremendous resistance.

'I'll show them with my skill.'

A way to counter Torua, who was spamming unique spells.

It was to counter with the same magic.

Logically, it was almost impossible to nullify unique spells, not common-use spells, with the same magic.

But Leo had a way to make that impossible possible, even if only for a short time.

'Unique spell for unique spell.'

Leo closed his eyes.

Whirring-!

Magic circles appeared all over Leo's body.

Seeing that, Torua narrowed her brows.

'What is it? It's a form of magic formation I've never seen before!'

It was when Torua wore a puzzled expression.

Leo opened his eyes.

Leo's eyes glowed red.

Torua's magic formations adorning the sky entered his vision.

For an instant, the magic formations were deciphered in his head.

Leo generated mana.

Woong-!

Leo used Torua's unique spell.

Seeing that, Torua's eyes widened.

"…What did you do?"

Leo smiled at Torua's question.

"My unique spell, Bible."