Academy’s Second Seat

The sun is shining and the weather is scorching hot.

Sweat was dripping down his back.

Robert stood in front of a mansion, blocking the sun with one hand.

The mansion was the mansion of the Prime Minister of the Empire, Jason Ophilus.

A butler came out of the mansion and bowed his head to Robert.

“You can come in. He is waiting inside.”

“okay.”

Robert answered roughly and entered the mansion under the guidance of the butler.

It was the residence of Prime Minister Ophilus, one of the two dukes in the Empire, but it was very frugal.

It was also smaller than the counts’ houses, and had no decorations to say the least.

The butler guided Robert towards the office.

When Robert opened the door to his office, he saw two men.

It was Prime Minister Jason Ophilus and McDowell who had strong impressions.

“Are you Professor Robert who wrote me the letter?”

Robert nodded.

“you’re right. By the way… … .”

Robert looked at Principal McDowell, who was sitting next to him.

He narrowed his forehead to the unexpected face.

“Professor Robert, long time no see.”

taken from readwn.com

McDowell greeted Robert with a smile.

It was noticeable that his right arm was empty.

Chancellor Ophilus looked at Robert and smiled.

“Heh heh, I’m sorry. When you say you’re meeting Professor Robert, doesn’t McDowell say that he’ll be there too?”

“… … Why is the principal here?”

“As you can see, I was not feeling well, so I asked the Prime Minister for help.”

taken from readwn.com

McDowell said, waving his empty right arm.

“… … That arm.”

“Oh, didn’t Cromwell tell you? You told me to hide it, so I guess I hid it from everyone. Inflexible guy. chuckle.”

taken from readwn.com

McDowell said with a smirk.

“Let’s keep chatting here. Isn’t it okay to say something like this after the main topic is over?”

Prime Minister Ophilus motioned for a seat in front of him.

Robert sat across from them.

“So, you have something to say about the Astrian family?”

“My teachers, Levian and Epomos, and the Astrian family.”

As Robert spoke, Prime Minister Ophilus hardened his smiling expression.

“I’m here to talk about this connection.”

“… … Where did you hear that?”

“I heard it here and there. When I searched about the master, I came up with this kind of information.”

“Does anyone know more about that story?”

“Some of my students know.”

“Are you a student?”

taken from readwn.com

McDowell smiled at the words of Prime Minister Ophilus.

“Is that Rudy Astria?”

Robert nodded.

“In addition to Rudy Astria, there are also Princess Lie, heir to the Persian family, and the wife of Viscount Railer.”

“Hmm… … Railer author? Where are you?”

Chancellor Ophilus opened his eyes thinly.

It was a suspicious look.

“I am a self-writer on the western outskirts. He doesn’t have much of a family, but he’s a student with outstanding abilities, and he has a good personality, so don’t worry.”

“Professor Robert, then I would believe it. Then let’s keep talking.”

Robert nodded and pulled out some of the papers he had brought.

“A document summarizing the events of the Astrian family.”

Prime Minister Ophilus scanned the paper.

“Is there any evidence?”

“Not yet. However, if you find the warlocks and mana stones hidden in the Astria family, it will be the evidence.”

According to the information that Jacques found out, the Astrian family was still making mana stones as humans.

It was said that the Astria family were hiding the necromancers themselves.

If you find out where the wizards are hiding, this is all over.

It is possible that the Astrian family itself could be overthrown.

However, it should not be completely destroyed.

It was the best way for Rudy to inherit this family.

If Rudy inherits the family, he can put the nobles under the Astrian family into Rudy’s control.

Chancellor Ophilus looked at Robert through all the contents of the documents Robert had given him.

“So, why did you come to this old man?”

“Please help. I’ll find the evidence. This will put pressure on the Astrian family.”

Robert looked at the prime minister and said.

Prime Minister Ophilus smiled at Robert like that.

“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become skeptical of making a difference, but doing the right thing is always welcome. I don’t know how helpful this old man is, but I’ll do my best.”

***

Academy Magic Training Center.

A big explosion takes place in a wide open space.

bang-

“This is not… … .”

Rie was training her magic.

A staff member was in his hand.

This staff was made by the imperial family.

Using a commercially available magic called detonation magic, I was able to quickly create a staff.

However, Lee didn’t like it.

The power of magic has increased as a staff, and his magic skills are also increasing.

Yet it was not enough.

Lee saw the rebel’s skills clearly.

I also saw Rudy’s ability from the future.

Right now, my skills haven’t even reached that level.

There is an absolute skill gap.

“What should I do… … .”

Lee’s growth rate was not slow.

Rather, it was growing at an incredibly fast pace.

However, it was not easy to catch up with the opponents who were already ahead.

Lee flopped down on the floor.

I picked up the notebook and pen I had left on the floor.

“Also… … Detonation magic alone is not enough… … .”

Sitting on the floor and taking notes was very rude, but Lee didn’t care.

I was just concentrating on magic.

Rie frowned and took the pen to her forehead.

I didn’t like what I had trained and studied so far.

“Even if the joint evaluation goes well… … After that… … .”

The joint evaluation of the 1st and 2nd graders, which will be ending summer vacation, was not in Rie’s mind.

I thought about the enemies that would come after that.

Lee was worried.

‘The magic is… … There is a limit to the amount of mana you have in your body… … . The maximum power that can be exerted is determined… … .’

Lee raised her head and opened her mouth.

“Sylphid.”

Then the wind blew, and a green hawk appeared in front of him.

The biggest advantage of Rie is that she can use both spirits and magic at the same time.

So far, magic has been the focus, but the help of spirits was essential to overcome the limitations of magic.

If you create synergy between the two, you can show the power of stronger power than the current magic.

“… … But, how you deal with this is the question.”

Lee had never had much trouble with spirits until now.

Spirits are powers with limits for each individual.

Since there was no way to increase an individual’s spirit affinity, the limit of that ability was already clear.

However, magic had no limits.

Growing as much as I put in my efforts touched my skin.

So Lee put more effort into magic.

Obviously, it is correct to keep working hard on magic in order to grow continuously, but it is correct to get help from a spirit if you want to get stronger right now.

“By the way… … Let’s say you’re studying spirits from now on… … .”

Lie pursed her lips and looked at Sylphid.

“Oh right!”

While looking at Sylphid and thinking about the spirit, one thing came to mind.

There was a time when Li was the only one who was worried about the spirit.

There was a time when I was thinking about it while searching through various papers with the imperial spirits.

Rie ran to her bag and took out her notebook.

As I turned through a few pages of the notebook, there was written what Rie was looking for.

These were the things I wrote down when I had to seal Priscilla.

A few months ago, Rie had researched Priscilla at Rudy’s request.

Luna created a magic circle to seal Priscilla, and Rie created a magic circle to reduce the spirit’s power.

However, it was a magic circle that was no longer needed because things happened in a strange way.

Lee stared at it intently.

I had never thought about the spirit as much as I did at this time, so I tried to find the answer in this content.

As I read the notebook like that, there were not one or two interesting contents.

Rie immediately got up from her seat and headed to her room.

And I found research materials about spirits.

“ah… … .”

A few hours of re-reading the research material.

Lee found the answer.

An answer that can make you stronger.

She flashed from her seat.

“If you do this… … .”

Crackle-

“ah… … .”

An alarm rang in Li’s stomach to indicate it was time to eat.

“I haven’t eaten… … .”

Lee looked outside.

it was a dark night

It seemed like the meal had already passed.

“… … We need to find something to eat.”

Rie straightened her hair and went outside.

When researching, Rie does not have a maid around.

There were many times when a handmaiden was more of a hindrance than a help.

So, I was looking for a maid who would prepare the meal myself, and I was on my way.

“I’m hungry and… … My eyes hurt too… … .”

Rie’s body had accumulated fatigue to its fullest.

I was tired, so I tried to come up with bad thoughts.

It seems that I have found a way to use the spirits, but I doubted whether this would work.

When you are walking with such worries.

“uh?”

It was late, but someone was walking in front of me.

It was a familiar face.

“Rudy?”

“Where are you going at this late hour?”

Rudy approached Rie with a worried face.

Lee’s eyes widened.

And after a smirk, he ran to Rudy.

“hey! What… … .”

Rie hugged Rudy’s arms wide.

“what? Hey, why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

Rudy was greatly surprised by Rie’s actions.

Rie opened her mouth, not caring about that.

“I am tired. It’s very difficult.”

“Oh, no, but why?”

Rudy looked around to see who wasn’t there.

And I tried to remove Lee.

“Ugh… … a little bit!”

Even if Rudy tried to remove it, Lie held on with her arms tight.

“ha… … .”

When Rie said that, Rudy let out a sigh.

I gave up and just patted my back.

“Yeah, everything will be fine. I don’t know what it is… … .”

When Rudy said that, a smile appeared on Rie’s face.

Rie clasped her arms and stepped back.

“Now it is.”

“So, for what?”

He was worried about what might happen.

“No, it’s okay. It’s done now.”

Lee smiled contentedly.

When Rudy patted her back, everything seemed to be going well, and her strength surged.

“I’m busy for a while, so don’t look for me. When you’re nearby, I get nervous and I can’t concentrate.”

“no… … .”

When Rie spoke so proudly, Rudy only clenched her mouth, unable to speak.

“I will go now.”

Lee smiled and walked forward.

“… … what?”

Rudy looked at Rie’s back with a puzzled expression.