In September, the temperature in the royal capital of Ikerit has gradually subsided from the summer heat.
The morning breeze at Ikrit School of Magic brought a slight chill, and Lanqi, who lived on the first floor, couldn't help but yawn.
Today is the first day of school, so you can’t stay in bed.
He got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom. Holding a toothbrush in his mouth, Lanqi looked out the floor-to-ceiling window of the living room with sleepy eyes. He saw a few chirping birds perched on the edge of an independent small courtyard like a small garden. That was the balcony of his dormitory.
When Lanqi drew aside the curtains and slowly walked to the birds, they were still jumping about, showing no intention of flying away.
In this way, Lanqi stayed in the yard for a while, and more and more birds came around him.
It was as if they were very close to Lanqi and were looking forward to being close to him.
"I'm not a druid, why am I so popular with you..."
Lanqi was brushing his teeth while mumbling to himself incoherently.
He had actually discovered that whether he was in a border town, he would attract many cute kittens just by walking, or after arriving at Ikerit College, the birds on campus all treated him as a friend.
The little animals were completely unsuspecting of him.
Perhaps it was because his emerald green pupils were naturally gentle, or perhaps it was because the aura around him was as poetic and artistic as a painting.
Anyway, he didn't hate the feeling of being surrounded by these little creatures.
After washing up, Lanqi put on the Sage Academy student uniform sent by the Student Service Center.
Then he stood in front of the mirror.
The boy in the mirror had beautiful facial features and a straight nose. The hair on his left ear was neatly combed behind his ear. His soft black hair looked calm and bright in the sun. His long and light eyebrows formed a sharp contrast with his emerald green eyes. He looked gentle, kind, elegant and calm.
The dark blue main color long coat gracefully covers his slender body. The design of the Sage Academy uniform is like the midnight sky, mysterious and profound. The sleeves of the coat are loose, and the edges of the hem are decorated with golden stitching, forming the artistic style of the Kingdom of Hutton, which is also the ancient text symbol of the southern continent.
The collar of the shirt inside the coat is folded into a retro white collar ornament. In the center of the collar ornament is a small golden badge engraved with the emblem of Ikerita Academy and the protective spell of the Sages' Academy. It sparkles in the sun like a bright star, without losing its artistic sense.
Under the shirt were dark trousers and a pair of boots that were carefully polished and gleamed with a black luster.
Lanqi stomped his feet. It was both stable and comfortable, perfectly meeting the needs of an adventurer.
"Perfect, let's go."
Lanqi’s legendary life begins today!
…
Ikrit Academy, the main building of the Sage's Hall.
Compared with other classical buildings in the academy, this building is quite novel and distinctive. The roof is composed of a series of folded light-sensing magic devices, which bring in different natural light while blocking low-angle sunlight.
There are more than one hundred qualified students in Sage Academy this year, and they are randomly divided into three classes.
There are no fixed classrooms for elective courses. Instead, students need to go to the corresponding building according to the course schedule. Sometimes they may need to go to the multi-functional teaching rooms or laboratories of other departments.
However, all students must take compulsory courses regardless of how they choose to take them. Students in a class will gather in fixed classrooms during the compulsory course time.
First-year students at the Sage Academy have almost no chance to challenge the real shadow world in the first semester, so the basic compulsory courses are quite full.
For example, today, there are four compulsory courses: "Introduction to Magic Control", "Practical Spellcasting Techniques", "Principles of Non-Chanting Spellcasting", and "Magic Detection and Shielding".
"It's a great class."
Lanqi quickly found the classroom according to the map signs on the campus.
When he looked into the classroom, there were already quite a few students inside.
He should have arrived early, but in order to feed his animal friends on the balcony, he took a few minutes longer than expected.
The tiered classroom with wooden floor is very spacious, and every student has free and relaxing space and desk space.
There is a green lawn outside the floor-to-ceiling windows on the side. The sunlight shines in through the windows, making the classroom look bright and warm. The lighting is a combination of natural light and artificial light, and can be adjusted as needed.
When the students in the classroom saw Lanqi stepping in, they all showed an expression of "discovering a rare person".
The noble young man with black hair and green eyes is undoubtedly the “Grand Justice of Darkness” who ranked first in this year’s entrance examination of their Sage Academy.
This is the title given to Lanqi by some students in the academy. It is a new category among the legal professionals in the Sage Academy.
Although Ranchi's performance in the second round of the exam was quite famous, no one knew his actual ability.
A widely circulated rumor is that "this guy was incredibly lucky. In the third round, the examiner diagnosed him with congenital cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, so he passed the test easily."
Therefore, many students are actually a little envious, jealous, and suspicious of Lanqi.
“Hey.”
As soon as he entered the classroom, Lanqi looked at the scattered seats and soon found that there was an outlier in the back row.
Princess Hyperion.
That was a good teammate he met in the third round of practical assessment in the Infinite Phantom Canyon.
She seemed to have taken the initiative to find a seat at the back.
But not only that, there was no one sitting in the entire circle around her, as if everyone was deliberately avoiding her.
It seems that Hyperion always feels isolated.
Lanqi thinks this phenomenon is not good.
So he walked down the steps to the back of the classroom until he reached Hyperion's row and sat down near her.
"Good morning, Hyperion."
Lanqi greeted her with a smile.
"Um."
Hyperion glanced at him in surprise, then turned her head away and ignored him.
It was obvious from her conflicted look that she did not intend to ignore Lanqi. She just wanted to keep a certain distance from him for Lanqi's own good.
Seeing this, Lanqi didn't chat any more with Hyperion.
It didn't matter to him where he sat to attend class, he only knew Hyperion.
So he opened the "Hutton Kingdom Judicial Examination-Real Case Collection" in his hand and began to study seriously.
It's really great to have this morning reading book to accompany you while waiting for class to start.
…
Until today, the boring compulsory course ended the first three sections as expected.
Four o'clock in the afternoon.
The sky has turned orange-red, and the sun will soon begin to slowly set. The shadows of the trees outside the classroom window cast long shadows on the grass, and the wind blows, making the leaves rustle.
Hyperion still sat in the back row, and Lanci still sat near her.
However, the two people's conditions were completely different from that in the morning.
Hyperion found these courses very easy to learn, and could even be said to be at ease with them.
And Ranch.
He is now sleeping with his head down on the table.
It seemed as if the first three classes had put too much pressure on him, and the half hour before the last class began was a rare time for him to relax.
This classroom is located in a historic renovated building in Xianzheyuan. The retained wooden frames of the classroom doors and windows contrast sharply with the red brick walls outside.
The distinctive high ceiling in this space is made of exquisite plaster, and the details retain the classical style of the Kingdom of Hutton. Several automatically adjustable magic lamps on the dome cast soft light, making the students in the classroom feel very comfortable.
Although it was a time when the classroom was empty due to no classes, it was much more lively than in the morning.
In addition to the students who were waiting for the next class to start in the classroom early and sitting in their seats reading the textbooks alone, from time to time there would be senior students or students from other colleges who came to the corridors and classrooms of the Sage College and chatted about various anecdotes with acquaintances who had just started school today.
In stark contrast, the back row of the classroom seemed particularly empty, as if there was a barrier separating the two spaces.
Hyperion with amber eyes sat there quietly, her cold eyes looking through the window at the distant sky. There was no expression on her face, but her eyes revealed a lot of thoughts.
Some of the senior students who came to "visit" were already friends or acquaintances of the freshmen in the class before they entered school. There were also "star freshmen" like Princess Vivian from other classes who were reserved by the team even before they entered school and would be the center of attention.
However, all this excitement has nothing to do with Hyperion.
Even though she was the second-best freshman in the Sage Academy this year, no team would recruit her.
In the past, with her father around, no one dared to bully her just because she had demon blood, and it seemed that only good people were around her. Now that she is alone and powerless, she finally feels how much hostility and suspicion the demons face in this country.
I am lucky enough to be able to get through the afternoon smoothly today.
Unlike most people, she didn't want anyone to find her at all.
Because if other senior students come to her on their own initiative, they will definitely be those troublesome people in the royal capital, which will only be a disaster rather than a blessing.
Another thing that can be considered lucky is that there is a gentle person around me who does not despise me as a disaster star and has never harbored any malice towards me since they met.
Hyperion couldn't help but look at this talented yet somewhat depressed sleeping boy.
There were already several students from other classes who had come to the classroom to inquire about Lanqi, but when they saw Lanqi sitting next to her, their expressions changed and they found an excuse to leave.
And, Hyperion finally discovered something.
Lanqi, who looks like a very smart guy, is actually a magic idiot.
Apart from using magic cards, he himself had not learned how to use any spells, and was completely unlike a normal magic combat professional.
But he was very upright, and even though he was suffering greatly, he was unwilling to skip classes or not study seriously.
Hyperion sighed helplessly. She didn't expect that this seemingly omnipotent Ranch also had things he was not good at.
Although there were students chatting in the classroom, there was also noise outside in the corridor.
Hyperion continued to quietly flip through the book, turning the pages gently, trying her best not to wake up Lanqi next to her.
She always bears grudges, but she also remembers the kindness of others.
What's more, for some reason, Lanqi's existence seemed to be accompanied by a kind of talent that would make the minds of the creatures around him unconsciously become calm, even if he was just lying there sleeping.
Unconsciously, her thoughts were also immersed in the books.
…
The sky outside the floor-to-ceiling windows changed quietly with every passing second. It seemed that thick clouds were passing by, briefly blocking the bright afternoon sun. The natural light in the classroom became dim from time to time, and the light and shadow on the ground seemed to be covered by a layer of gauze.
However, this did not affect Hyperion's reading, because she only felt inexplicably at ease, a feeling she had not experienced for a long time.
"Huprienne, I didn't expect you to be able to enroll successfully."
The soft yet abrupt voice sent a chill down Hyperion's spine and she quickly turned her head.
I saw a young man with a fair face and his hands behind his back standing in the aisle next to her seat. He looked calm and composed, and looked relaxed yet defiant.
"… "
Even though Hyperion's expression didn't change, her aura had become quite bad.
"Modan... what do you want from me?"
Obviously, this was someone she really didn't want to see.
Modan Gasigus, the second son of Marquis Gasigus, is a third-year student at the Sage Academy who is a powerful and talented challenger of the Shadow World.
Compared to the nobles from the hostile faction of Hyperion's father, Duke Alansal, she hated the Marquis of Gasigus, who was originally on good terms with Duke Alansal, even more.
Ever since the disappearance of the Duke of Aranzare, the Marquis of Gasigus not only had no intention of helping her, but instead had been eyeing her covetously, wanting to force her to marry into the Marquis's family in order to control her.
"Huprienne, if you want to challenge the Shadow World in your first year, you can consider joining my team. Or rather, you can only join my team because only I will be willing to take you through the Shadow World."
Modan's words sounded polite, like a brother talking to his sister, but his eyes did not hide his naked desire to possess and plunder Hyperion.
"unnecessary."
Hyperion just responded coldly.
She knew that even though she, like Lanqi, had been exempted from the entrance exam and became an iron-level adventurer because of her high evaluation.
But due to the rule that first-year students cannot challenge opponents alone, she is destined to waste many opportunities to become stronger in her first year.
because.
Just as Modan said.
There is no team or member in this school willing to accept a demon like her.