Chapter 448: Waking Up to a Bright New Day
Early the next morning, the urgent edition of the Saint Felis Daily hit the streets.
Urgent Content: A recent study has revealed that the magical structure of the Modern School is surprisingly flexible!
The main headline is heavy on academic jargon, probably incomprehensible to most students. But the subtitle? Easy peasy!
This research promises to boost students’ magic-casting limits and adaptability, allowing for simple tweaks to spells based on real-time situations.
In layman’s terms, it means you no longer have to follow the textbook 1:1 when casting spells. A tiny error won’t lead to a catastrophic magical flop!
Back in the day, if any Modern School student made a single mistake in their spellwork, it was an automatic zero.
Now? We can get points for steps taken, points for brainstorming, and who knows, maybe even your little blunder might birth a brand-new spell!
The juicy details come from Eric, the head of the Modern School, who was interviewed while the rest of the instructors pulled an all-nighter going over those three concepts.
They mostly focused on the first two: Algebraic Magic and Analytical Magic.
As for the third one, Physical Magic? They couldn’t wrap their heads around it—not even a glimmer of an idea. All they knew was that Newton’s laws were solid, so they put that one on the back burner.
This conclusion was the crowning achievement of their sleepless night.
Though the interview was officially with Eric, the conversation was brimming with one name—Euphilia.
“Professor Euphilia is a genius! Her ideas are truly revolutionary! Now that’s what I call Modern!”
“We’ve barely scratched the surface of her three ideas, and yet we’ve achieved a groundbreaking result.”
“Professor Euphilia has unlocked the door to truth; we’ve caught a glimpse of the light, while she’s gone beyond our imagination!”
However, after reading this hot-off-the-press report, everyone was left with a giant question mark floating above their heads.
Wait, isn’t Euphilia a Classical School instructor? What’s she doing messing around with the Modern School?
This confusion was echoed by Inif, who grabbed a copy of the Daily on her way to school.
She passed it to her fellow students, all of whom had the same puzzled expression.
It wasn’t until this moment that Yuliya realized just how big of a splash Euphilia’s antics had caused yesterday.
No wonder! She had no clue, and meanwhile, Euphilia had been snoozing away since then.
In response to Inif’s bewilderment, Yuliya silently answered, “Because it’s fun!”
Mainly, it was about her interests.
Plus, she thought about how if she could construct a full-fledged “ultra-modern” magic theory, it’d make learning magic back in the Jade Emperor Kingdom and Blue Star way easier for those folks.
But she still had to sound somewhat credible while explaining.
“Students are generally versatile. If they excel in one area, breakthroughs in other fields come easily.”
And hey, she had a point!
Just look at her own mastery over magic.
In the realm of spatial magic, she’s the undisputed number one—not even gods or demons can compete!
So, no surprise she’s not lacking in other types of magic either.
Meanwhile, Kaise was just staring at Yuliya, silent as a rock.
Just… staring!
She had been present in Edith’s class yesterday too.
Though she hadn’t understood a word.
Originally, Yuliya was supposed to attend that class, but she sent Euphilia in her stead and went off to study history.
So, was Lady Riya really teaching such impressive stuff back then?
“Kaise, you’re looking a bit droopy. Didn’t sleep well last night?”
“…”
Lady Riya knows how to play it cool!
Whatever, she is Lady Riya, after all.
Heidis was calm, cool, and collected.
She’s always been steady, and with her low interest in magic, she’d resolved to pursue martial arts instead.
Plus, she’d heard Euphilia’s name so many times in the past few days, she’d gotten used to it.
Oh, and Lady Riya’s name was quite familiar for the same reason.
The Feihua News Agency knew the drill; they wouldn’t go too wild over instructor matters, but when it came to students? Let the chaos reign!
“We don’t need to stress about this news. Just stay focused on your studies,” Yuliya said, trying to reign in the excitement.
Students should just focus on classes—the cutting-edge research can wait!
But after this news broke, Euphilia had no choice but to wake up from her beauty sleep.
She glanced over at Little Li in the corner and tossed something her way—think of it as feeding time.
Little Li looked at the pile of questionable “food” and hung her head low.
Not tasty at all… Definitely didn’t compare to the previous gourmet meals.
But after catching a glimpse of Euphilia’s stern gaze, she begrudgingly nibbled on it.
Gotta keep the stomach happy, right?
Waaah, I miss my little master! This big master is so scary.
Little master, hurry back to rescue me! I promise to behave and won’t even pound my chest anymore!
Euphilia couldn’t be bothered. As long as Little Li didn’t starve, she was fine.
She tidied herself up, got up, and headed out the door.
As soon as the door opened, a tutor who had clearly been waiting there forever bolted forward: “Director, good morning!”
Euphilia furrowed her brow.
Why the shouting?
And that title isn’t right.
They used to just address each other as instructors. A polite nod was enough for a greeting.
But now, it’s all about the ‘Director’ and a formal too-cheerful approach.
But before she could process this, a chorus of voices from other instructors chimed in:
“Director Euphilia, hope you’re well-rested!”
“Professor Euphilia, good morning!”
“Seeing you so bright and beautiful instantly brings life to our research building!”
Euphilia quickly raised her hand: “Stop! Whoa there! What do you want?”
One of the frontrunners stepped up. Euphilia vaguely recognized him.
Brook, the most reputable professor of the Classical School.
He had the audacity to ask a question in her first class, only to get totally roasted by Euphilia.
Now, he flashed a smile at her: “Director Euphilia, we’ve heard about some of your research breakthroughs. We’d like to inquire about a few things. Would you be willing to…”
But before he could finish, he was interrupted by a loud shout.
“Trouble! The old geezer from across the street is making a move!” a lookout yelled as he rushed in.
Euphilia blinked and turned to Brook, tilting her head in confusion.
“Bahaha! Just in time! Director, let’s head out and give them a good ol’ welcom—uh, I mean, have a friendly exchange!”
Euphilia was still clueless.
She had only been there for a few days and hadn’t mingled much with the other instructors.
She wasn’t really part of the group. She basically roasted the Classical School tutors on her first day.
So, she was a bit in the dark about the squabbles within the Magic Academy.
The urgent Daily’s report was effectively a smack to the face of the old geezers from the Modern School, and they had to accept it gracefully.
After all, Euphilia was an instructor of the Classical School and now held a directorial role, undoubtedly representing them—so this slap was rather pleasing for her side!
