Chapter 66

The next morning.

Since the students of Lumeran had been invited to Seirun the previous evening, the class was held at the Lumeran dormitory.

The reactions of the Seirun students who came to the dormitory were not much different from the initial impressions of the Lumeran students when they first visited.

“Really? You sleep here?”

“Could it be that Lumeran’s finances are struggling?”

“Can you even sleep here?”

Seeing their displays of distaste, Ilina crossed her arms and shook her head.

“Young masters and misses who lack experience.”

“Someone who showed a reaction similar to theirs just two days ago shouldn’t be talking… oof?”

Kal, who had tried to counter her, received an elbow to the side from Ilina and fell over.

With that, the Lumeran and Seirun students took their seats, readying their writing tools.

“I have a question.”

At that moment, a female student raised her hand.

“Hmm? What is it?”

As Kal asked with a friendly smile, the Seirun girl looked puzzled and asked in return.

“How does your group rank among the first-year students of Lumeran?”

“How should I answer that?”

“Well, students vary widely in skill.”

The students of Class 5 shrugged at each other.

A male student from Seirun crossed his arms and asked.

“Varies widely, you say? Is there really no division into upper, middle, and lower levels?”

“Yes. Unlike Seirun, which divides by performance, all students in Lumeran receive equal education.”

“So Lumeran operates on this system. Then it is somewhat disappointing.”

At Chelsea’s explanation, the male Seirun student sighed and muttered.

Hearing this, Chelsea’s eyes twitched.

“What is so disappointing?”

“I’ve inadvertently spoken out of turn. If I’ve offended you, Lady, I apologize. We are the first upper class of Seirun after all, and we receive a matching level of instruction. Although Lumeran’s ideal of offering every student fair educational opportunity is not wrong, I still question whether the classes here are worth our attention.”

A few students from Seirun glanced at him.

But the majority of the Seirun students seemed to agree with his remark.

“Wow, that really was annoying.”

“Merely stating a fact, Lady.”

At this, Ilina flared up, standing abruptly.

“Pfft! If you’re so good, then why don’t we duel? I heard Seirun evaluates students through duels starting from the first year.”

“Sit down, Ilina.”

“Yes, class leader.”

Though she sat down immediately at Leo’s command, the general atmosphere of Class 5 remained tense.

The Seirun student smirked, observing this from a distance.

“Who knows how grand the lectures they usually receive might be.”

Leo stepped forward.

“And how grand these upper-class students of yours really are?”

“Isn’t such a presumptuous statement unworthy for even a grade representative of Lumeran?”

The Seirun students bristled.

Leo showed indifference.

“It’s just the truth. Yesterday’s duel left me unimpressed.”

Leo’s words painted the face of the Seirun student who had spoken out of turn red with shame. He was the one who had been soundly defeated by Leo the previous day.

“And who made the presumptuous remarks first?”

As Leo cast a cold look at the Seirun students, they flinched.

Just then, as this tense situation unfolded:

“Brrr! It’s cold. Hmm? What’s happened?”

Lunia entered, opening the door.

Seeing Lunia’s curious expression, Luca approached with a wry smile.

“There was a bit of an argument.”

“Lu, Luca! An argument?”

“It’s just a clash of opinions.”

A few students hurriedly tried to dissuade Luca.

But it was too late.

“Would you like to explain, Luca?”

In response to Lunia’s gentle voice, Luca recounted the recent incident.

“Hmm~”

With half-closed eyes, Lunia looked apologetic.

“Lumeran students, it seems we may have offended you. I’ll handle it properly later, so could you forgive us this time?”

Watching Lunia’s demure voice and manner, the boys of Class 5 grinned foolishly.

“Oh, it’s fine! That can happen!”

“If Lunia says it’s fine, then I’ll let it lie!”

“Haha! We’re not upset at all!”

A few girls of Class 5 glared icily at them.

Kal clicked his tongue.

“Yesterday he was putting out a menacing aura, can this really be the same person?”

“Indeed.”

Leo chuckled quietly at Lunia, who effortlessly played the role of an excellent top-tier student.

Lunia turned her gentle smile to the upper 1st class students of Seirun.

“Students! Being proud of your school is good, but isn’t a school’s greatness proven through strength?”

“With such a pretty face and such a kind personality too!”

“Wow! That has to be an ideal Elf!”

“Why doesn’t such a beautiful girl exist among the first-year students of our school?”

Seeing her classmates muttering while admiring Lunia’s back, Ilina shook her head.

“Urgh, fools. You go crazy just because there’s a pretty woman.”

“Illiana, why don’t you just shut your mouth…”

“Huh? What’s wrong with my mouth?”

“Save me! Big sis! I won’t misbehave!”

While Kal playfully jested and got his collar grabbed by Ilina,

The faces of the Seirun students, who had seen Lunia’s face, began to turn pale.

While the Lumeran students hadn’t noticed, Lunia’s expression had turned terrifying.

As the situation settled,

Leo quietly whispered to Lunia passing by.

“What an act, huh?”

“Shut up.”

With a sidelong glance, Lunia moved to the Seirun students’ seats.

A moment later, Halind and Herdium entered the dormitory.

While Herdium stood to one side as an observer, Halind began the lecture.

“During the morning session, I’ll cover Lumeran’s specialized lectures — Knights, Wizards, Summoners. Gather according to your specialized subjects.”

Following these words, the Lumeran students spread out according to their specializations.

However, the Seirun students were confused, unsure of what to do.

“Lumeran teacher.”

“There’s no such title as teacher in Lumeran, address me as a professor.”

Startled by Halind’s words, Luca hesitated briefly before asking,

“Lumeran professor, but Seirun students do not have specialized subjects.”

“I am aware. Seirun students should choose the secondary ability they focus on.”

Only then did the Seirun students begin to move.

Ultimately, the students of Seirun were somewhat evenly divided.

The majority were Knights and Wizards, with Summoners being the least.

‘Is Professor Halind planning to conduct the specialized lectures alone?’

‘Even Professor Halind couldn’t possibly manage specialized subjects all by himself.’

“Chelsea, Nella, Teid.”

At Halind’s call, three students stood.

“You will be in charge of teaching.”

“Excuse me?”

“Are we… teaching?”

“No matter how we look at it, Professor, isn’t it a bit too much to have us lead the class?”

“Consider it as a review of what you’ve learned. All of you are exemplary students in your respective departments. Explaining what you’ve learned at Lumeran should be within your capabilities.”

Even after this, Nella and Teid hesitated.

But Chelsea stepped forward without hesitation. Her characteristic dignity as a hero’s family was evident.

“So, a student-led lecture. Interesting.”

Herdium’s eyes glimmered.

“Though it’s a bit curious that our representative student isn’t participating… let’s see the level of these top students from each department at Lumeran.”

With Herdium intrigued, the exchange class began.

And as the lessons progressed, the students from Seirun were progressively shocked.

“Hmm! So, you can approach it like this!”

A male student attending Chelsea’s lecture was amazed as he took notes.

“Huh..! This kind of thing, not even at Seirun… No! It might go even deeper…”

A female student listening to Nella’s lecture was unsure how to respond.

“Ah! So, in Lumeran, you interpret summoning arrays like this? Is it possible to manage the operation in this manner?”

“Yes. Ah, that, that’s correct.”

In the summoning lectures, amazed exclamations were breaking out as well.

Even Lunia was absorbing Lumeran’s new knowledge like a sponge.

With a slight smile, Halind observed.

“Seeing things from the perspective of another race sheds light on new methods.”

This applied not just to Seirun but also to Lumeran.

“Although each school’s pride is involved, this friction will serve as fertile ground for further growth. In this sense, our class is fortunate.”

Herdium’s eyes gleamed as well.

“Indeed. All three students are excellent! Even if they advanced to the upper class, there would be nothing lacking. Especially, the female wizard is remarkable. Truly, a direct descendant of LeWalyn. This generation of Lumeran, it’s not to be underestimated.”

While some Seirun students stubbornly attempted to deny this out of pride, Herdium was different from the younger students.

Being the teacher responsible for the upper 1st class itself implies that he was one of the most accomplished teachers at Seirun.

If he were someone who would diminish the abilities of another school’s students out of pride alone, he wouldn’t have gotten to this position.

“Hmph, the greater the competitor, the greater pride in victory. I trust our students!”

While stroking his chin, he praised himself. Meanwhile, the class concluded.

“After having lunch, we’ll listen to Seirun’s lectures.”

Lunch was at the Seirun dormitory.

With serious faces, the Seirun students ate lunch.

Although they thought they had more advanced lectures, listening to Lumeran’s classes revealed substantial parts they could not comprehend.

Some students actively conversed with the Lumeran students to understand what they had learned, but most Seirun students lingered on the sidelines, judging the mood.

Thus, the afternoon lecture at Seirun began.

“Dear Lumeran students! This morning’s lecture was truly fascinating! And in that sense! I will now present you with Seirun’s lecture!”

While Lumeran’s teaching method was about selection and focus, Seirun’s teaching method emphasized balance.

Mastery of aura, magic, and summoning was taught together in a single class.

If this hadn’t been done carefully, it might have become an unfocused lecture.

However, as a teacher, Herdium’s ability was overwhelming.

The students from the Department of Knights better understood magic and summoning, which allowed them to more easily grasp the methods to respond.

Other department students felt the same way.

Impressed and amazed by the constant excitement of the Lumeran students, Herdium too got energized.

“Feels like instructing our own students during the beginning of the term!”

When those learning are enthusiastic, those teaching feel good, too.

“The Lumeran students’ strength lies in their flexible reception of new knowledge. This is something our students from Seirun should emulate.”

Even as Herdium taught, he pondered ways to push his students toward greater growth.

After lunch, even though concentration may dip and drowsiness can strike, the Lumeran students were all eyes on the lecture, an impressive sight.

Of course, there were exceptions.

“Huuuuuuh… ah!”

Unconsciously yawning, Leo quickly covered his mouth.

However, from all perspectives, Leo’s experience of the lecture being boring was unavoidable.

The content was already known, and in some respects, it could be argued that he could even teach a better class than Herdium.

‘Him?! How dare he!!’

In a class where everyone else was engaged, it was inevitable that one disinterested person would stand out.

Herdium, who secretly expected much from Lumeran’s grade representative, could not help but feel intense anger.

“How can a student like him be Lumeran’s grade representative! We have so many other passionate students!”

“Now, let’s move on to the Magic of the Stars.”

‘So! Let’s see if he’s bored while studying the Magic of the Stars!’

An absolutely unheard-of lecture in Lumeran.

Indeed, not only the students from the Department of Magic but also other department students widened their eyes in surprise.

Seeing their enthusiastic reactions, Herdium also felt a calming effect and began sketching a massive magic circle on the blackboard.

“This represents the entire process that the first-year students at Seirun learn.”

Tap. Tac! Swishhh!

The chalk noise rang out calmly.

Upon seeing the magic circle formulated by the star magic formula, Leo narrowed his eyes.

“What is this? Why is the interpretation of the circle wrong? This way, there’s no way the magic would activate.”

Since it was a magic Lunia favored, it irritated Leo to see the incorrect interpretation written on the blackboard.

After Herdium finished drawing the circle and turned around, Leo raised his hand.

Seeing this, Herdium internally smirked.

“Of course. Naturally, one would be interested in the Magic of the Stars…”

“Professor, the interpretation is incorrect.”