Book 1 Chapter 495
495.
Associate Professor Anna was speechless as she looked at the utterly bizarre magic formation Ren had created.
‘This person, they are certainly a genius.’
Although having occasional fits was a flaw, looking at him as a mage, she couldn't help but feel a sense of respect.
Ren, who had crafted a magic formation that made even Associate Professor Anna, with her deep knowledge of magic, feel dizzy, was genuinely happy.
‘Heh heh heh! With this, I can have an interesting class.’
His passion and sense of responsibility as a professor of magic were immense.
Ren had been engrossed in researching magic formations for the past few days, eagerly anticipating the return of his students from their mission practice.
And today.
The students finally returned, and classes resumed.
Anna couldn't help but smile as she watched Ren proudly present his magic formation to the students.
And then…
“I think the calculation for the formation is incorrect, Professor.”
At the words of the exchange student from Seirun, Anna felt a dizzying sensation.
Ren looked at Luna, who had raised her hand with an intense glare in her eyes.
“Is she a transfer student from Seirun?”
“Yes, she is.”
“Indeed. How is the calculation of this formation incorrect?”
“I believe the approach to the first step of solving the formation is mistaken!”
Anna screamed inwardly.
Other students murmured, glancing back and forth between Ren and Luna.
For a mage, a magic formation was akin to their pride.
Of course, new ideas and approaches were always welcome.
However, in the case of this particular magic formation, it was a new magic formation that did not exist before… created by Ren.
To claim that the approach to it was incorrect was an act that touched upon Ren's pride as a mage.
“The approach to the first step is incorrect? Is that so?”
Ren’s lips curled upwards.
“Transfer student, what is your name?”
“It’s Luna.”
“Does anyone agree with Luna’s opinion?”
At Ren’s question, Chloe tentatively raised her hand.
“I also think there might be a slight error in the approach to the formation.”
Clap- Clap- Clap-
“Excellent. Excellent.”
Ren clapped his hands with satisfaction.
Anna, who had expected Ren to have a fit, felt relieved yet puzzled.
“This magic formation is the very first version I conceived. While it has been greatly improved, as you all know, creating new magic is not something that happens overnight. My improved formation might become useless. That is why I wanted to discuss and refine this initial formation with you all. Collective intelligence is important. You might discover aspects I overlooked.”
Upon hearing Ren’s words, Luna clapped enthusiastically.
Seeing Luna’s fervor, the other students, after a moment of hesitation, joined in clapping.
Ren let out a satisfied chuckle at their fervent response.
“Luna, your attitude towards class is excellent.”
As he wore a satisfied expression, Luna said to Leo.
“The magic classes at this school are so good. Especially Professor Ren, he’s quite something!”
“You seem to be enjoying yourself.”
“How could I not! I could tell how much magic has advanced in this era just by looking at that formation just now!”
Luna’s eyes sparkled.
“You noticed that the approach to the formation was incorrect too, didn’t you?”
“Yes.”
Having taught magic to Leo before, Luna knew Leo’s level well.
“By the way, that Chloe kid is also amazing. She’s still so young.”
“She’s a mage with a bright future.”
“It’s good to see children with shining futures.”
Luna, resting her chin on her hand, scanned the lecture hall.
Leo and Luna were seated at the very back.
“You must see this scene every day. How does it feel to watch children grow day by day?”
“It’s incredibly reassuring.”
“I bet it is.”
Luna smiled benevolently, looking at the students who would lead the future of magic.
“It’s truly wonderful.”
Leo couldn’t say anything as he watched her smile, which seemed tinged with a hint of loneliness.
***
After class, Leo and Luna remained in the lecture hall, waiting for the other students to leave.
Ailana had already left with Chloe for a lunch appointment with Chen Xia.
“Hmm? Leo, Luna. Do you have something you want to ask?”
Ren asked with a smile as he tidied up the lecture hall.
Seeing Ren, Luna nodded.
“Yes, I have something I wanted to ask about the magic formation you showed us in class today, Professor Ren.”
“Elves usually aren’t interested in anything other than star magic! Your passion for magic is truly commendable!”
Ren nodded with satisfaction.
“I was also impressed by your passion for magic, Professor Ren. Everything you did today was a truly ingenious idea.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet a student I can communicate well with. You said you were in a lower-level class? It seems Seirun truly fails to recognize your worth. Have you considered dropping out and transferring to our school?”
The two engaged in a cordial conversation.
“Yes, what is it you’re curious about?”
“The magic formation you devised, is it a magic to travel to the future?”
At Luna’s question, Ren’s shoulders flinched.
“How… how did you know that?”
Ren had not told the students anything about the theme of today’s magic formation being ‘time.’
He hadn’t even told Associate Professor Anna.
He believed that the process of inferring the final objective while researching the formation would also be a significant learning experience.
However, he hadn’t expected anyone to accurately discern his intentions in the very first class.
“Actually, I’ve had a similar thought recently.”
“A similar thought?”
“I wished there was a magic to go back to the past.”
“Why did you have that thought?”
“There’s a mistake I made in the past that I want to fix.”
I want to smack my past self who confessed to Leo in another world.
…That was an utterly ridiculous reason.
“I devised this formation because I wanted to see my future self.”
Ren was curious about how greatly he would be praised as a great figure in the magic world.
Both had extremely selfish and petty reasons, but that was the nature of magic.
Achieving great transformations for trivial reasons.
That was magic.
Of course, it was almost a given that the possibility of completing time travel magic was nil.
Even so, this idea was not entirely wrong.
‘That is magical progress.’
“Seeing your formation made me want to compare it with the one I’ve created and discuss it.”
“Oh?”
Ren exclaimed in admiration.
Then he looked at Luna with a paternalistic gaze.
“Would you be able to show it to me?”
At his words, Luna nodded and stood before the lecture hall’s blackboard.
Then, she lightly snapped her fingers.
Snap-!
The chalks on the blackboard instantly turned to powder.
The fine chalk dust, clumped together in the air like smoke, soon drew a magic formation on the blackboard.
Anna’s jaw dropped upon seeing it.
Ren stared blankly at the magic formation drawn on the blackboard.
‘Is this… a work of art?’
Ren’s body trembled.
The magic formation drawn on the blackboard resembled those seen in ancient texts.
It wasn’t a formation in the latest trend.
But precisely because of that, it felt more valuable and possessed an unfathomable depth.
‘This feeling… where have I felt it before?’
Ren’s gaze shifted to Leo.
‘Right, I felt it when I first met Leo.’
Leo’s existence was a shock in itself for Ren.
He considered Leo to be the future of the magic academy itself.
But the elf student before him surpassed that.
‘What on earth is this elf student?’
Ren had witnessed countless magical talents.
He considered himself a genius.
But his opinion changed today.
The elf girl before him was on a completely different level.
Anna fully expected Ren to have a complete breakdown.
But Ren remained calm.
“What kind of opinion do you want?”
“Are there any points that could be improved or are incorrect?”
“Hmm.”
Ren crossed his arms and looked at the magic formation.
Then, he finally said,
“Wouldn’t it be better to slightly change the runes of the intermediate formation? Instead of simply making the mana flow backward, it should flow backward in a spiral. The concept of time transcends dimensions.”
“Ah.”
Luna clapped her hands.
“Indeed!”
After that, Luna and Ren continued to discuss magic.
And as Ren watched Luna accept his opinions and develop the formation in a better direction, he was amazed.
‘This level of talent and ability, and yet she actively accepts others’ opinions! This is the ideal mage, isn’t it?!’
“Leo, what do you think?”
“It’s amazing.”
“Right?”
Luna said with a happy expression.
Leo chuckled as he watched Luna.
Luna Rubinence.
A mage who loved magic dearly.
An elf who found immense joy in exploring, researching, and pursuing the truth of magic.
For Luna, magic research was happiness itself.
Therefore, she wanted to do as Luna pleased when it came to magic.
Watching their conversation, Ren looked up at the ceiling and burst into laughter.
“Heh heh heh. Heh heh heh heh!”
Anna wore a worried expression at his sudden laughter.
“Associate Professor Anna, just now I felt my destiny. I realized what the greatest achievement I can leave in the magic world is.”
‘It’s starting soon.’
Anna tensed, expecting Ren to have a fit.
“Students, could you please sit in front of the lecture hall?”
At his words, Leo and Luna sat down with puzzled expressions.
Anna looked at Ren with an expression that seemed to wonder what this human was planning to do now.
“Today, I realized that you two need special lessons.”
“Special lessons?”
“Yes.”
“What kind of lessons?”
“It’s a lesson on how men and women create a baby.”
Luna wore a blank expression at the completely unexpected words.
“This is something that Leo and Luna will have to do together in the future…”
“What kind of crazy talk are you spouting to the students! You crazy human!”
Anna, her face flushed red, smacked Ren’s head hard with the attendance register.
“What is this!”
“That’s what I want to ask you! What are you doing in front of the students!”
Ren said sternly in response to Anna’s outburst.
“This is all for the sake of the magic world! Leo and Luna. Imagine a child born between these two geniuses of magic! What a blessing it would be for the magic world!”
“Leo! Luna! Hurry and leave! Don’t listen to this pervert any longer!”
At Anna’s words, Leo and Luna immediately left the lecture hall.
“He’s an interesting professor.”
Luna said, giggling.
“I like this school!”
“That’s good. Where do you want to go next?”
Luna grinned.
“The library.”
***
ROOOOOAR-!
Immense dark magic was swirling.
CRUNCH-!
Finally, a woman emerged from the floor.
“It’s been a while, Kynesi.”
“Hell Kaiser.”
Kynesi, the Mirror Queen, a demon with transparent hair and eyes, looked at the Necromancer King.
“What is this situation?”
As he looked at his former colleague, who asked with an expressionless face, the Necromancer King’s lips curled upwards.
“I have resurrected you with the power of God.”