Chapter 51: Classes and Professors (1/2)

"Hey isn't that one of the DC officers? I think his naht?"

"Isn't he only a first-year? Hoas he able to get into the disciplinary co?"

"Stupid Even if he had connections, I hear everyone fro"

"He's kinda cute, no?"

"Yeah, he's totally my type"

"That white fox on top of his head is so adorable!"

I sat towards the back of the classroom with Elijah next to ainst the walls made my head hurt The professor for our first class, Funda the discussions of this o on

"Look at how popular you are, Mr DC Officer" Elijah nudgedme a sarcastic smirk

Before I had the chance to respond, the person who I assumed was the professor, walked in with confident strides

Our professor see—at most, in his mid-thirties He had well-parted brown hair that he kept neat and styled His face was freshly shaven to reveal a narro He was on the thinner side, but in no ways out of shape His proportions were good for a conjurer, which I could tell by the wand strapped to his side

Using the folder he was holding as a gavel, he thu "No… I realize that there are uys aren't very good at gossiping If the person of topic is in the sa, then it really isn't gossip now, is it?" He looked inossiping shrank down in ehed

"My nareat to meet you all While this is technically a basic class and some may think that it is unnecessary, I, on the other hand, believe this class is the foundation for illbut there will be fun assign the way, so look forward to it!"

With that, the class erupted in a synchronized groan at the thought of doing projects I couldn't in twelve to fourteen-year-olds but it should be rather easy

"On that note, I think today is a rather fine day to have a lecture! No one's going to get any younger so absorb as e as you can while your brains are still fresh!+ Take out your notebooks and writing utensils!" His thin face wrinkled as he slasses and proerly writing the title of the class and today's date

I just leaned forward and rested an to listen

"Today's topic will focus on the segregation between conjurers and augmenters!" He wrote messily on the chalkboard "There is a deeply eetting theers to air quote "This is a rather uneducated stight now" He leaned forward, his face turning serious

His words caused a few e from the point of view of a conjurer, it is silly to say that we are above aug e we have only while we are in lower levels" He scribbled soe's e, the ability to manipulate mana becomes much more unrestricted There becoe of mana veins and mana channels because the purity of mana that is produced from our mana core enables us to freely manipulate mana remotely and directly" He underlined 're the point, 'less of a distinction'

I heard Elijah 'ooh' in understanding and furiously scribble the statement into his notebook

H about While training, I'd becoe you reached in your mana core cultivation, there indeed was less of a true distinction

"So tell, e, ould have the advantage? I, for one, say that it's is either evenly e" This statement creates even a louder protest from the students

"Before you shootthat we have both the talent and necessary luck to get there, both conjurers and aug their bodies along with their skills since the ti the prepubescent age As the auges of his core, he will continue to develop his long-range skills, although it may be inferior to conjurers at this point However, once the Augmenter reaches closer and closer to the pinnacle of his core develope spells will becomenter will still naturally keep his combat skills So, tell me… are conjurers really the e?"

"Soes continue to believe that conjurers rewithto establish ways to inhibit this belief I iet hot headed because of this topic since, at this stage, you are still clearly at a disadvantage against conjurers Conjurers, don't just mope around at this news and develop your combat skills While it may be harder for you to defend yourselves without the natural co mana around your body internally, that doesn't then your body So learn how to fight hand-to-hand" He closed his notes and stopped talking, leaving a est e just heard

"Any questions?" he said softly, giving us a sincere smile

Elijah's hand immediately shot up and the professor pointed at hi is true, what is really the end result between the two category of her?" he asked seriously, not a hint of ht

"Good question…Elijah Knight" He looked down at his notes before he responded "The end result is twoThe conjurer at this stage will be able to i style will leanof et close" He wrote down some of the e spells will becoe, they usually leanprojectile spellslike the conjurers who, in order to distance thee threats, prepare " He circled the keywords for us to reain wrote down, almost word for word, what the professor just explained

The class ended with a few iant bell tower rang, the professor wrapped up the discussion and we prepared for our next class

"I'll see you at lunch then?" Elijah asked while he packed up his bag

"Sure The person who gets there first saves the other a spot in line" I patted h the door

As I walked through the densely packed hall, I sensed sonized my appearance and uniform On the way to my next class, which was Practical Mana Manipulation, I realized that there were quite a bit of students who had bonds Most weren't so impressive, like the horned rat I saw on a student's shoulder, but there were so off This boy who looked to be around 15 was riding on top of a giant lizard and had his chin proudly out I didn't even knohat that lizard was called but from the amount of mana it had inside its beast core, it couldn't be more than a C class mana beast

When I arrived to my next class, I noticed that the layout of this room was very different It was shaped like aplatform in thearound it

I ry,' Sylvie gru her head on top of h, do you want to go and catch so?' Sylvie nodded and scurried off at a speed that startled ly fast when it ca the room after a few minutes While most were first years, there were some second years that decided to take this class later

"May I sit here?" I turned my head to find Kathyln in her disciplinary coo ahead" Ithat I had on the seat next to e but she did give htening out her skirt in a refineda seat