An empty podium.
A sandstorm begins swirling, converging into a single focal point.
The gathered sandstorm soon transforms into a small miniature the size of a palm.
A miniature statue wearing the golden mask of the great emperor.
The miniature glaringly opened its eyes as if to admonish.
“You…”
“That Guy Uncle!”
“…that guy’s name.”
The miniature turns its gaze, targeting the source of the sound.
Leo tilts his head.
Isn’t this correct?
He sighed.
“Anyway, I will ask Birang Brennis. Is such an empire truly great?”
“Merely? No matter how much of a professor you are—”
“An empire created in a time of peace. No enemies, no crises. It hasn’t even completely conquered.”
The empire, the conqueror of the continent.
True to its name, it rules the continent and stands at the top of all, yet cannot devour the entire land over such a long time.
‘Despite waging dozens, hundreds of wars.’
Birang bit her lip.
“That is the mercy of the empire. The empire is a ruler above all, not a butcher.”
“Butchery? Rulership isn’t decided solely by swords and blood. A great ruler earns loyalty and reverence by mere existence.”
The golden eyes within the miniature fixate on Birang.
The eyes of the emperor, who has been insightful about opponents for countless long ages.
“In comparison… it seems you do not acknowledge your ruler.”
“…It seems the professor knows much about the empire.”
Surely just a summon of Lily.
How does he know so well about the empire’s affairs?
The miniature laughed.
“Of course. This much is clear to the great emperor.”
“Emperor? Which king are you talking about?”
Yena, who had been watching this side carefully, inquired.
The miniature turned to gaze beyond the lecture hall.
The place long dreamed of.
“Desert.”
“Desert?”
“All deserts existing on this land are my territory.”
The great emperor’s territory.
No matter how much time passes, it shall always be a desert.
“I have a desert in my territory.”
“Me too, me too.”
“Then does that mean all our land belongs to the professor?”
“…Lily will be coming soon. Pay attention to the class.”
Crash!
The miniature collapses.
The sand remnants left on the podium scatter and ride the wind, escaping beyond the lecture hall, as the door of the now silent classroom swings open.
“Nice to meet you all.”
■
[Lilha]
[rlhrlhrlh]
[Lilha!]
[Lily Resurrection!]
[Two hours felt like two years]
[Why is the broadcast off during break time;;]
[I missed you]
[To Lily]
[Oh]
[Lecture Hall]
[The atmosphere feels strange, doesn’t it?]
[?]
During a brief break, I turned off the broadcast and dealt with Birang, who came to the Dean’s Office.
Thanks to our conversation, I had a rough idea of Duke Huangyeol’s intentions.
It’s a bit uncomfortable, but it’s not something to discuss right now, so I turned the broadcast back on and entered the lecture hall…
“What happened?”
Some students are standing, and everyone looks like something’s up with the atmosphere.
It doesn’t seem like a simple disturbance.
Birang shot a glance at the student in front of her and replied with a more intense expression than when she left the Dean’s Office.
“…Nothing much happened.”
“Nothing much happened—”
“There was something!”
Bang!
Leo slammed his desk and stood up.
With his short hands and matching physique, he drew everyone’s focus with sheer power.
Birang looked at him in disbelief, but Leo’s eyes were sparkling.
“The Cloud Envoy and Gunner fought. So, that guy uncle came and broke it up.”
“That guy uncle?”
What is this person, who said he was busy with his class, suddenly filling my ears with?
Did they discuss the desert or something?
“Why did they fight?”
“Since the Cloud Envoy belongs to the Empire, he inevitably attracts a lot of resentment.”
[LOL?]
[They’re fighting over that?]
[Why didn’t they fight before the broadcast started?]
[;;;]
[Oh, Yena also turned off her screen, huh — —]
[What a mess.]
[Are they picking a fight with NPCs?]
[If they get serious, it’s a 10-second cut, right?]
[That’s 100% true.]
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
“Hmm…”
I stared at Birang.
She sat quietly, maintaining her silence.
For someone who actively approached me to request a change of major, her attitude is too passive.
In contrast…
“It wasn’t a fight. It was just a remark.”
Gunner harshly flicked his short yellow bob while frowning.
He looks so different from the image I saw in DCK.
He seemed quite composed back then.
“I was trying to let it slide quietly, but they were all noisy, saying we envy the Empire and it’s a natural consequence. And do you know what they said?”
“What did they say?”
“They said the great Empire has bestowed mercy, so we should be thankful.”
[For real?]
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[That’s a fact!]
[NPCs are known for that.]
[Pretty arrogant, huh?]
[It’s a fact that they get wrecked by the Empire.]
[Fact: The Empire got completely wrecked by Lily.]
[The Empire doesn’t have the right to talk after losing to Lily.]
“……”
Birang still keeps silent.
Looks like she really said something like that.
“There seems to be a mistake with the horse.”
“Right? No matter how good it is, that—”
“The mercy was given by me, not the Empire.”
Why does he think the Empire is the one who gave?
The Gunner nodded, then tilted his head in confusion.
“Umm… yeah.”
[LOL]
[Fact) Yes]
[Seriously haha]
[If it weren’t for Lily, the entire continent would belong to the Empire already.]
[Great Lily]
[Lily is a god! Lily is a god! Lily is a god!]
“Well, let’s talk about that later. I’ll start the class now.”
The first lesson of Eli Academy began.
■
The first class of the newly started academy.
Everything seems new, but I’ve already conducted this lesson multiple times.
Since the main content of the lesson is already available in replays or on my channel, there’s no reason to teach the same content twice.
Those taking it online can just look it up again, and for those attending in person, just being here means they’ve already grasped the basics.
“It’s kind of funny to say ‘in person’ though.”
If I meet within Deoen, should I say online or offline?
Most users would obviously say online, but I might be a little ambiguous.
“So far, we’ve learned the basics of mana, understanding, teleportation, and manifestation. Right?”
“Yes~”
“That’s correct.”
“I watched it through the broadcast.”
“Among those, ‘manifestation’ is something many people might not have mastered. Even if they did, they would’ve only grasped the very basics.”
As I’ve mentioned before, users activate techniques and skills through the system, unlike the residents of this place.
The ‘skill system’ simplifies techniques that even grand mages, who have devoted their lives to magic for decades, struggle with to just the level of a shortcut key.
Because of that, users can quickly grow stronger and make a name for themselves in this world, but there are limits set on that.
They’ve earned the right to be born with an easy and strong power, but they can’t move beyond that.
“Manifestation is using techniques in ‘a different way’ rather than as skills.”
[How?]
“How?”
I lightly reached out my hand at Leo’s question.
With a flutter! The white paper that was on the lectern flies to each of their desks.
It’s a familiar paper that those who have been attending classes before might have seen once.
“This…”
“There are people who received this in advance and those who are receiving it for the first time.”
“It’s a magic scroll.”
Birang picked up the scroll.
It contains the most basic form of magic written on it.
I had given it as a homework assignment from the last lesson, but I didn’t specifically tell them to solve it, so it’s likely that most just left it alone.
Even Leo, who has always shown the fastest speed in every class, doesn’t seem to have solved this one separately.
Leo doesn’t seem to have solved this separately either.
“That’s right. We will be learning the basics of manifestation, ‘using magic.'”
I also lifted the scroll left on the podium.
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary scroll with no characters, but once you inject some magical power, it transforms into a simple magic scroll.
Among countless spells, it’s the most basic one.
The circle of mana, which is the foundation of magic, emits a fiery glow along with the simple magic circle drawn inside.
“Fireball?”
“Fireball.”
Whoooosh!
The scroll ignites quickly, causing a transfer of mana.
Manifestation adds a single rule to the world.
The fire blazes from my hand for a moment before extinguishing.
[Oh]
[It’s fire, it’s fire]
[This isn’t great]
[Isn’t fireball a basic skill?]
[Why teach this?]
“Everyone, give it a try.”
“Yup!”
“Got it!”
Eight students inject mana into the scroll and trigger the transfer of fire.
Up to this point, they succeed without much trouble.
I checked each one before handing out the scrolls again.
“The scroll you just used is a mana transfer scroll. You just summoned fire without using the skill.”
“Oh.”
“So now, do you know what you need to do?”
“We have to use it without the scroll!”
“Exactly.”
You need to implement it by yourself without the help of the scroll with the magic circle drawn on it.
This is the foundation and the beginning of ‘manifestation.’
I cast my spell without a scroll.
The fire magic circle is inscribed in the air. Fire springs forth from there.
The rankers, who were watching indifferently, start to mimic it one by one.
They started off with overflowing confidence but…
“Huh?”
“Uh?”
“Why is this…?”
The fire magic circle isn’t being drawn at all.
The circle of mana looks like it was drawn by a young child, all crooked, and the structure of the magic circle isn’t completed at all.
Even Redberry, the ‘Fire Mage,’ can’t draw the fireball magic circle.
In the midst of everyone’s confusion, I glanced at Birang.
She had an expression that clearly said she didn’t understand the situation at all.
“Birang?”
“Yes?”
“Why aren’t you doing it?”
“…Do I have to show it?”
“Of course.”
Birang glanced around and reluctantly waved her hand ‘casually.’
The transfer of fire occurred from her hand.
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