—Today's lesson is mana control —the professor's cold words filled the entire room. She looked at everyone and said—: Let's go to training ground number 2, exclusively assigned to us.
She walked in silence, standing by the open door. —Form rows.
Immediately, all the students formed into two rows in silence, one of boys and the other of girls, waiting for the professor to start walking toward the second training ground.
—Is it just me, or does the professor's gaze feel a lot colder towards us? —I asked, frowning, directing the question to our small group, our friends... or something like that. We were strategically placed in the two rows as we walked toward the training ground.
—You're right... —Daniela nodded and looked at the professor suspiciously—. Maybe it's because we arrived just one minute before class started? —She pursed her lips.
—Well... what on earth are you doing? It's literally the second day of class, and it already seems like the professor hates you —said Beatrice, shaking her head—. And why do you always come together... especially… —she looked at Daniela—, what happened to you? I remember you were the most responsible among us...
always arriving fifteen minutes early to any meeting.
"It's because we all slept together in Arthur's bed," Evelyn said with her soft and delicate voice, responding honestly as she looked around.
Beatrice, Adrian, and Olivia fell silent... they exchanged glances and nodded. For some reason, they started looking at us with pity in their eyes. Elias, meanwhile, looked at Arthur with wide and admiring eyes, as if he were looking at a masterpiece.
—I felt it! Between my legs... It was a very strange lump... —Leslie said, her cheeks flushed. Now everyone was looking at me, with a critical look.
The best option was to keep my mouth shut.
—What you have to do is simple… surround your body with mana for thirty minutes. —Professor Emilia's instructions were clear. It would have been better if she were actually looking at us, you know… the usual way a professor interacts with students, showing interest. Instead, the cold beauty was sitting at a small table, drinking a cup of tea and reading a book.
—Once you achieve it, just come and let me know —she said, and with those last words, she fell silent.
—Great… it's too easy, at least for me —Leslie said confidently, sitting down on the floor and closing her eyes. She wore the Class 2 sports uniform, the same as for the first event, but in black.
"Mana control…" I murmured to myself.
[Mana Control] [Description: The host can manipulate mana with a high level of mastery.]
With a smile on my lips, I looked around and saw a yellow layer forming around Leslie's body. A few seconds later, small sparks and lightning appeared around her. Getting close to her now wasn't a good idea, but still... Leslie handled lightning magic or had an affinity for it. That's what made her incredibly powerful in close combat.
Combined with her swordsmanship, to me, she was an unstoppable monster. Next to her was Evelyn, a fire magic user, and like Leslie, a fiery red solar halo formed around her. If you got close, you could feel a pleasant warmth. It's worth noting that Evelyn was more skilled in magic than Leslie, as she was a natural mage.
The same thing happened with Daniela; a layer of pure light formed around her, which made me feel very strange. Beatrice had a green aura, Adrian a pale blue with a touch of platinum, Elias a muddy brown, and finally, Olivia a deep blue.
Taking a deep breath, I hoped not to make a fool of myself. Everyone around me was already an empire-level genius and in their first year. Being the only one who couldn't pass this simple test… sighing, I trusted in my ability. I positioned myself like the others, in a lotus position.
Calming my breath and my mind, I closed my eyes… It's very magical and realistic to make the mana inside your soul flow like a river. The color of my mana… is blue fire with red streaks… a very beautiful color, in my opinion… it was simply fascinating to watch.
Drinking the cold water, a great satisfaction spread through my body… tasting the sweet and pleasant flavor of tea warmed my heart, even though my skin was cold, like death. "It makes me feel so alive…" I murmured to myself, opening my eyes, placing the delicate tea cup on the table.
I looked at my students, scattered across the training ground… some of them had already formed their friend groups, their eyes wandering everywhere. "Average level… high average… not bad." She was evaluating their general level. It was one of her responsibilities to eliminate those unworthy of her class, though it was a bit disappointing for her to see her class fall to the second rank.
"I don't think I'll have to eliminate anyone." After all, they were placed in Class 1 for a reason.
Her eyes fixed on a young girl sitting completely alone in a corner… a dark aura surrounded her. The other students instinctively kept their distance; they were afraid. The aura she emitted smelled of pure death, dense and horrid, a warning cry for anyone to stay away from her. Emilia shook her head. "Death Rune…" she said to herself.
Two brothers, princes of their empire, had entered a day before classes began, right before the first event… according to how things developed, the two siblings should have been in different classes, with the brother assigned to [Class 1: Hope], but for some reason, he decided to enter [Class 5: Happiness] of his own accord...
normally, the sister should have been in [Class 5: Happiness] as well, but with her brother's change, she moved to the first class...
The administrative staff decided that she wouldn't participate in the event. The reason... Emilia closed her eyes... she recalled the day she was summoned. In a closed room, the young girl was surrounded by horrible black hands, rising wildly, trying to break the walls... the smell was so horrid it made even the staff shiver with fear, some of them even fainted...
or others even showed symptoms of losing their minds… the situation got so dire that she had to act quickly. The president, her own niece, was also present, watching the entire scene out of curiosity... Although she tried to seal the terrible rune, she made no decent progress… in the end, she had no choice but to call the saint, Seraphine De Gracia...
with her help, the situation was finally controlled...
Emilia's eyes opened... she kept her gaze on the young girl… "Second princess of the Lunar Empire, despised by her family, hated by her father for taking his fiancée's life, for killing thousands of people… rejected and banished by her twin brother... a solitary being since the age of five, who had the misfortune of harboring the Seraph of Death within her…"