Chapter 236 - 【Different POV】 At Fiddiq Academy 3

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The next day, the academy was livelier than usual. Normally, no matter how much commotion occurred, it would never affect the area outside the academy grounds. But this day was different.

"This is the new fire magic... Spiral Flame Stream—Fire Twister!"

A man's voice echoed across the courtyard. At the same time, a massive fire tornado hundreds of meters tall erupted in the largest central courtyard. The flames roared and blazed with enough force to reach the sky. Looking up at it, Langus, who was also of Elven royalty, applauded.

"Oh, this is impressive. The power is decent, but its activation is faster than my own fire magic. I see, so this is another approach."

Langus honestly praised the new magic as excellent. Crown's eyes sparkled as he nodded repeatedly.

"Right!? This is based on the concepts and way of thinking about magic that Aoi passed down to us in our country! The wonderful thing about this magic is that if you properly understand the mechanism and learn it, you can truly comprehend the nature of fire! First, the first verse generates the source of fire, and the second verse sends in wind... Then, with two more verses, the wind-fueled flames that burn even more fiercely are sublimated into a tornado! How brilliant this way of thinking is! Until now, we have been fumbling with research—combining existing incantations, breaking them apart, experimenting blindly! But thinking about it now, how inefficient that was... It was like walking through pitch darkness without a light. Even if you set a destination, you cannot reach it without knowing the distance or direction. But Aoi's magic is different! How to produce fire, how to strengthen it... How to freeze water, how to control invisible wind to create a tornado... Aoi's way of thinking and concepts hold the answers to all of these! With this, we can create any number of new magics! And not just any—we can create magic that follows clearly defined goals!"

Responding to Langus' words, Crown's excitement skyrocketed as he launched into a passionate explanation of the magic he had just demonstrated. The teachers and students who happened to be present were thoroughly put off by his overwhelming momentum, but Langus listened carefully and nodded.

"I see. The same can be said for Elven spirit magic. Through tens of thousands of years of magical research, Elven magic language has reached profound depths. However, all we have been doing is pursuing existing magic. Some do attempt to develop new magic, but they achieve almost nothing."

When Langus answered that, Crown spread both arms as if he had just won an argument and spoke.

"Yes! In other words, we have obtained a guiding light to reach the depths of magic! This is by no means an exaggeration!"

When Crown declared that loudly, Langus let out an impressed "Oh!" Watching the two of them getting excited from a distance, Strass opened his mouth with an unreadable expression.

"...I came to see what all the noise was about, and it turns out the worst possible pair had gathered."

Strass muttered that to no one in particular, and Eliza came running over from a distance. She stopped beside Strass and pointed at Langus and Crown.

"S-Strass-san! Did you see that just now!? For a moment, I thought Aoi-san had come back! You know, because Aoi-san often uses incredible magic even while inside the academy!"

Eliza said something that sounded like a criticism of Aoi. However, it was clearly not meant maliciously, so Strass smiled wryly and nodded.

"Yeah, I saw it. Honestly, those guys are such troublemakers."

Affirming Eliza's words, Strass walked toward the two making noise in the courtyard and called out to them.

"...Everyone is startled. Could you please refrain from using large-scale magic within the academy as much as possible?"

Hearing that, the two looked startled and turned to face Strass.

"Oh, right, this is the academy after all."

"Hm? You are that teacher who came to Maple Leaf with Aoi, are you not?"

Langus and Crown spoke almost simultaneously, each saying different things.

"Strass Clyde. I mainly teach wind magic."

Strass answered only Crown's question. Crown smiled, clapped both hands together, and made a crisp sound.

"Oh, right! My apologies! I recall that Strass-dono is also quite skilled in magic! If you are willing, please do join us for a discussion on magic..."

"No, I—"

"Come now, do not say that! I imagine even Strass-dono's wind magic could transform greatly by incorporating Aoi's way of thinking. What do you think?"

"Well, that is certainly true. In fact, I managed to create one original spell."

"Oh! Would you tell us what kind of magic it is? If possible, please include a demonstration!"

Before he knew it, Strass, who had come to give a warning, had been swept up in Crown's pace.

Watching from a distance, Eliza let out a dry laugh.

"...Without Aoi-san around, it seems there is no stopping those two."