Book 1 Chapter 495

495.

Associate Professor Anna was simply speechless as she looked at the bizarre magic formula created by Len.

'This person is definitely a genius.'

Even though he occasionally had fits, watching him as a wizard naturally filled her with respect.

Len, who had devised a magic formula so complex that it made even Associate Professor Anna, with her deep understanding of magic, feel dizzy, was genuinely enjoying himself.

'Hoo hoo ho! With this, I can have an interesting class.'

His passion and sense of responsibility as a professor of magic were also immense.

Len had been engrossed in researching magic formulas for the past few days, eagerly awaiting the students' return from their mission practicals.

And today.

Finally, the students returned, and classes resumed.

Anna unconsciously smiled as she watched Len proudly showing his magic formula to the students.

And then…

"I think the formula calculation is wrong, Professor."

At the words of the Seirun exchange student, Anna felt her head spin.

Len looked at Luna, who had raised her hand, as if light was about to burst from her eyes.

"Are you the exchange student from Seirun?"

"Yes, I am."

"Alright. How is this formula's calculation wrong?"

"I think the approach to the first step of solving the formula is incorrect!"

Anna screamed inwardly.

The other students murmured, looking back and forth between Len and Luna.

To a wizard, a magic formula is like their pride.

Of course, new ideas and approaches are always welcome.

However, in the case of this magic formula, it was a new formula created by Len that didn't exist before.

To say that the approach to that formula was wrong was an act that touched Len's pride as a wizard.

"The approach to the first step is wrong? Indeed."

Len curled up the corner of his mouth.

"Exchange student, what's your name?"

"It's Lu."

"Are there any students who agree with student Lu's opinion?"

At Len's question, Chloe cautiously raised her hand.

"I also think there's a slight error in the approach to the formula."

Clap- clap- clap-

"Excellent. Excellent."

Len clapped his hands as if satisfied.

Associate Professor Anna, who had expected Len to have a fit, instead looked relieved and puzzled as he praised them.

"This magic formula is the initial version I first conceived. Although it has been greatly refined now. As you all know, creating new magic isn't something that happens overnight. The formula I refined could become completely useless. That's why I wanted to discuss and refine this initially conceived formula with you all. Collective intelligence is important, isn't it? You might discover parts I hadn't thought of."

Listening to Len's words, Luna clapped enthusiastically.

Following Luna's lead, the other students also looked at each other and clapped along.

At their enthusiastic reaction, Len chuckled, "Hoo-t."

"Student Lu has an excellent attitude in class."

While Len wore a satisfied expression, Luna spoke to Leo.

"This school's magic class is so good. That Professor Len, he's a proper person, isn't he?"

"You seem to be enjoying it."

"Of course I'm enjoying it! I could tell at once how much magic has developed in this era just by looking at that formula!"

Luna's eyes sparkled.

"You noticed that the formula's approach was wrong too, didn't you?"

"Yes."

Since Luna had taught Leo magic before, she knew his level well.

"By the way, that girl Chloe is amazing too. She's still so young."

"She's a wizard with a promising future."

"It's good. Seeing children with brilliant futures."

Luna propped her chin and surveyed the classroom.

Leo and Luna had taken seats in the very back row.

"You must see this sight every day. How does it feel to watch children grow day by day?"

"It's very reassuring."

"I thought it would be."

Luna smiled benevolently as she looked at the students who would lead the history of magic.

"It's really good."

Looking at that somewhat melancholic smile, Leo couldn't say anything.

***

After class, Leo and Luna remained in the classroom, waiting until all the other students had left.

Eiran, in Chloe's case, had a lunch appointment with Chen Xia, so they had already left.

"Hmm? Student Leo, Student Lu. Do you have something to ask?"

Len, who was tidying up the classroom, asked with a smile.

Seeing Len, Luna nodded.

"Yes, I have a question about the magic formula Professor Len showed us in this class."

"Elves usually aren't interested in anything other than Star Magic! Your passion for magic is excellent!"

Len nodded with satisfaction.

"I was also impressed by Professor Len's passion for magic. Every single thing you did today was truly an ingenious idea."

"I'm glad to meet a student I can communicate well with. Did you say you were in the lower class? Seirun seems not to recognize your value at all. Do you have any thoughts of quitting and transferring to our school?"

The two engaged in a friendly conversation.

"Alright, what do you want to know?"

"The magic formula you devised is a magic to go to the future, isn't it?"

At Luna's question, Len's shoulder twitched.

"How… did you know that?"

Len had never told the students that the theme of today's magic formula was 'time'.

He hadn't even told Associate Professor Anna.

This was because he believed that the process of deducing the final goal while researching the formula was also a great learning experience.

But he never expected that in the very first class, someone would accurately grasp his intentions.

"Actually, I've had a similar thought recently."

"Similar thought?"

"I thought it would be good to have magic that goes to the past."

"Why did you think that?"

"I wanted to fix one of the mistakes I made in the past."

She wanted to smack the back of her other self's head in the Hero's World, which she had confessed to Leo.

…It was an utterly absurd reason.

"I also devised this formula because I wanted to see my future self."

Len was curious how greatly he was praised as a great being in the magic world.

Both of their reasons were extremely faithful to their desires and utterly narrow-minded, but that's how magic was.

Achieving a grand transformation for a trivial reason.

That was magic.

Of course, it's fair to say that there's no possibility of completing magic that allows time travel.

Even so, this idea is by no means wrong.

'Because it's magical progress.'

"Seeing your formula, Professor, made me want to discuss and compare it with the formula I devised."

"Oh ho."

Len let out an exclamation of admiration.

And he looked at Luna as if she was commendable.

"Would you care to show it?"

At his words, Luna nodded and stood in front of the large classroom blackboard.

And she lightly snapped her fingers.

Clack-!

The chalk on the blackboard instantly turned to dust.

The fine chalk dust, gathered like smoke in the air, soon drew a magic formula on the blackboard.

Anna's jaw dropped when she saw it.

Len stared blankly at the magic formula drawn on the blackboard.

'Is this… a work of art?'

Len's body trembled.

The magic formula drawn on the blackboard looked like a magic formula seen in ancient texts.

It was not a formula of the latest trend.

But precisely because of that, it felt more valuable and had an unfathomable depth.

'This feeling… where did I feel it?'

Len's gaze turned to Leo.

'Right, I felt it when I first met student Leo.'

Leo's existence itself was a shock to Len.

He thought Leo was the very future of the magical academic world.

But the elf student in front of him surpassed that.

'What in the world is this elf student?'

Len had seen countless magical talents.

He considered himself a genius among humans.

But today, his mind changed.

The elf girl in front of him was literally on a different 'level'.

Anna thought Len would have a fit 100%.

But Len was calm.

"What kind of feedback do you want?"

"Are there any points to improve or errors?"

"Hmm."

Len crossed his arms and looked at the magic formula.

Then he spoke.

"I wonder if it would be better to slightly change the intermediate formula rune. Instead of simply letting mana flow backward, make it flow in a spiral in the reverse direction. Because the concept of time is a concept that transcends multiple dimensions."

"Aha."

Luna clapped her hands.

"Indeed, that's it!"

After that, Luna and Len continued to talk about magic.

And Len admired Luna as she accepted his opinions and developed the formula in a better direction.

'Such talent and ability, yet an attitude of actively accepting others' opinions! Isn't that the ideal of a wizard itself?!'

"Leo, what do you think?"

"It's amazing."

"Right?"

Luna wore a happy expression.

Looking at Luna, Leo chuckled.

Luna Rubinance.

A wizard who loves magic so much.

An elf who finds the greatest joy in exploring and researching magic, pursuing magical truth.

For Luna, magic research was happiness itself.

That's why he wanted to let Luna do whatever she wanted when it came to magic.

Watching their conversation, Len looked up at the ceiling and burst out laughing.

"Hoo hoo ho. Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo!"

At the sudden laughter, Anna looked uneasy.

"Associate Professor Anna, just now I felt my destiny. I realized what my greatest achievement in this magical world could be."

'Is it starting now?'

She was nervous, expecting Len to have a fit.

"Students, could you two sit in front of the classroom?"

At his words, Leo and Luna sat down with puzzled expressions.

Anna looked at Len with a face that wondered, 'What crazy thing is that man going to do now?'

"I felt today that these two students need a special lesson."

"A special lesson?"

"Yes."

"What kind of lesson is it?"

"It's a lesson on how a man and a woman make a baby."

At the completely unexpected words, Luna looked dazed.

"This is something that student Leo and student Lu will have to do together in the future…"

"What crazy talk are you spouting to the students! You lunatic!"

Anna, her face bright red, smacked the back of Len's head hard with the attendance book.

"What are you doing!"

"That's what I want to ask! What in the world are you doing, making the students sit there!"

At Anna's outcry, Len spoke firmly.

"All of this is for the magical world! Student Leo and Student Lu. Just imagine a child being born between these two students, both geniuses of magic! What a great blessing that would be for the magical world!"

"Student Leo! Student Lu! Get out now! Don't listen to this pervert any longer!"

At Anna's words, Leo and Luna left the classroom as they were.

"He's an interesting professor."

Luna said, chuckling.

"I like this school!"

"That's good. Where do you want to go next?"

Luna grinned.

"The library."

***

Goooooooh-!

Mighty dark magic raged.

Crunch-!

Soon, a woman appeared, breaking through the floor.

"It's been a long time. Kinesi."

"Hell Kaiser."

The demon with transparent hair and transparent eyes, Queen Kinesi of Mirrors, looked at the Lich King.

"What's happening?"

Seeing his old comrade ask with an expressionless face, the Lich King curled up the corner of his mouth.

"I revived you with the power of a god."