I Became a Great Wizard After Being Abandoned by My Childhood Friend

7 – First Lecture (3)

In fact, Nell’s initial concern was about blocking interference from the other professors.

She believed that the other professors would certainly interfere.

In the meantime,

-Woong.

Cael drew a circuit, pouring out his magic power.

At first sight, Nell was inwardly shocked.

It was said that only elites entered the magic tower, but who would have anticipated the circuit to be that beautiful.

No one else felt the same, the expressions of the other professors were also ones of disbelief.

But even after showing such a circuit, would there be someone who interferes?

“May I ask a question?”

Veron, the professor in charge of Class A, naturally throws a tackle.

I was caught off guard and failed to stop him.

“All the people here have already mastered such basic magic perfectly. However, is there a reason to explain it?”

Eventually, he immediately throws a sharp question.

At first, I was going to argue with Veron.

But why? Even if she didn’t step forward, I had a feeling that Cariel would handle it on her own.

No, I rather thought I might just get in the way.

And indeed, it was just as I thought.

“Um…?”

Cariel finished the lecture perfectly on her own.

In that moment of her dazed silence.

– Who is that professor anyway?

– Yeah, he is said to be a new professor this semester but I’ve never heard of him.

– Exactly

The students have a conversation, bringing up Cariel.

From the students’ perspective, they have never heard of this witch named Cariel.

So this kind of reaction is not strange at all.

‘Cariel, you’ve made it completely…’

On reflection, it’s obvious.

She went into the tower that’s difficult to enter.

Considering most wizards can’t enter the tower, it can be said that she has literally succeeded.

– I’ll take you to the royal road with me!

The promise Cariel used to make comes to mind, as she gives a bitter smile at the memory.

-Hey, wasn’t he good-looking?

-Honestly, the lecture was good but his looks were just insane.

-Sigh. I’m glad I signed up for this.

-Wow! She even filmed it in the meantime.

Girl students gush, complimenting Cariel’s appearance.

Upon hearing those words, Nell felt an indescribable emotion.

It was clear that Kael was being praised.

His magic lecture was also perfect.

To be honest, it was so impressive that she could learn from it herself.

But why was she having such an ambiguous feeling?

-“Professor, where are you from?” – Should she probe further?

The next moment, it felt as if a sharp pain darted through her heart.

She instinctively realized.

Why she was feeling this way.

‘I must be crazy.’

Why was she feeling jealous?

No matter the circumstances, she left without even a word to him.

‘I have no right to like him in the first place.’

Why would she like him?

They had feelings for each other when they were young.

No, it wasn’t just feelings – it might be right to say they were dating.

Except for the fact they never confessed, wasn’t it virtually the same as dating?

However, she knew it and yet she left without saying a word.

Clearly, he must’ve been deeply hurt.

From his perspective, it must’ve been the same as being betrayed by the person he loved.

– Ugh.

She chose to ignore the pain thudding in her chest and left the lecture hall.

Otherwise, it felt like she wouldn’t have been able to hold on any longer.

And so, news of Kael’s lecture quickly spread throughout the academy.

-‘His magic is so good. I wonder how his main lecture would be?’

-‘We should definitely take his class!’

-‘I’m going to enroll now!’

Due to the buzz, many students applied for his major practical lesson.

At this point, the students didn’t know.

Just how hellish this practical lecture would become.

After wrapping up the basic magic lecture, I quickly returned to my private study.

Soon, recalling the earlier events, I let out a shallow breath.

“Whew, I did not know it would be this disastrous.”

I recalled the lecture before.

Honestly, I don’t understand why people are so shocked right now.

Coolly considering, the magic I performed was simply basic.

Magic is essentially a concept and form.

It is only by using these two that one can use their own magic.

Yet, just this is making the students aghast.

‘Well, I suppose it’s possible for students.’

Berone, who naturally picked a fight earlier.

What truly disappointed me was not anything else, it was him.

Actually, I didn’t care whether he picked a fight or not.

Why would I care about something so childish?

‘He probably thinks I got in the easy way.’

However, what really infuriated me was his magical ability.

Clearly, by his looks, he would be a professor.

Yet, I never imagined that a person with the title of a professor would show such feeble magic.

‘What? He mastered basic magic perfectly?’

To my eyes, he simply followed the magic mentioned in the book.

It was neither more nor less.

It seems dubious to consider this person a professor.

“I had no idea it would be this serious …”

In fact, upon reflection, most of them were like this on the battlefield.

Although they call themselves wizards, in reality, they simply follow the magic described in the book.

I have not seen a single one who has changed it into their own form.

“Whew, I need to calm down a little.”

Yes, thinking about it, it’s probably just because it’s a theory lecture.

After all, I have to give a practical lecture tomorrow.

Practice and theory are different, so it could clearly show a different aspect.

‘Rather than that…’

I momentarily reminisced about Nell, who had been in the lecture room.

The more I saw her, the more she resembled Liza.

If Liza were to grow up, wouldn’t she look just like Nell is what I thought to some extent.

Could it be because of that?

‘I thought I had completely forgotten, but it seems that’s not the case.’

It’s not that I become depressed like before when I think of her.

I am merely curious about how she is doing now.

‘Hmm, thinking about it now, why did she leave without saying anything?’

Back in the days, I was obsessed with practicing magic and studying, thinking that I was just a cast-off.

However, having thought about it now, it does raise questions.

Even assuming that she was insincere, there is no reason for her to leave without saying anything.

‘I don’t know about the rest but Liza’s personality wasn’t that bad…’

Well, that could also be fake.

Anyway, that aside.

‘Should I look for her…’

Before, I didn’t have any real power, but it’s different now.

There shouldn’t be any reason I can’t find any trace of her with who I am now.

Of course.

‘I would have to meet that woman if I try to find her…’

At the time when I was fiendishly battling on the front line, she was the only one who could be called my comrade.

As far as I know, she is currently being called the Queen of the Underworld.

‘That woman is also a little crazy, so meeting her is awkward.’

She boasts that she is as crazy as Marya, undoubtedly.

“Yeah. It wouldn’t be bad to meet after so long.”

I should go after finishing tomorrow morning’s lecture.

***

A day has passed.

Due to the lecture in the morning, I went to work early in the morning.

As soon as I arrived at the main gate of the academy.

-Buzz, buzz.

Students around me kept stealing glances in my direction.

‘What’s going on? Is there a problem?’

I scanned the students with this thought.

As I did, the students quickly looked away.

In particular, several female students even blushed.

“?”

With confusion, I started to walk towards the faculty office.

Not much later, I arrived at my destination.

As I opened the door to the faculty office.

‘Huh?’

The professors were looking at me intensely too.

Surely, the professors looked at me yesterday too.

But if there was a difference from yesterday, it was their positive looks.

I approached Nell.

And then, I quietly asked her a question that only she could hear.

“Did something happen?”

“Eh?”

For a moment, she looked at me blankly as if she really didn’t know.

The next moment, she nods with a convinced expression.

“Ah, I see. It’s just as it is.”

“?”

“Ah, you know, the professor gave a lecture yesterday.”

“Yes, but what are you trying to say about that?”

“Well, naturally your recognition would change after attending that kind of lecture.”

“Hmm…”

Was it really that big of a deal?

I just provided a foundational lecture, and they’re saying that changed their perception of me?

I just can’t understand.

“Do you also teach in the morning?”

At that moment, Nel turns to me and asks a question.

I nod in response to her question.

“Yes, there’s a practical session.”

“Can I come and watch then? The lectures in the morning are free.”

“I don’t mind.”

The professors in the faculty office gleam with interest.

Clearly, they too seem to have plans like Nel.

“Then, I will get up now.”

I rose from my seat and exited the office.

Simultaneously.

“Go and watch quickly!”

“We should go now!”

“We need to at least attend in the morning!”

I hear the sounds of the professors desperately moving, but that wasn’t particularly important to me.

Meanwhile, at that moment.

In the classroom, someone is sitting quietly, lost in thought.

That person is none other than Maria.

‘Ugh, how in the world can he transform like that?’

The image of Karial, trapping a thunderbolt’s power inside a magic spear, doesn’t leave my mind.

To be honest, the technique he had shown yesterday was a huge shock.

I’ve heard a lot of things from my mother, Meria.

-He really is a genius. I don’t know how he comes up with such ideas.

I didn’t understand what she meant at the time.

No matter how creative he was, I wondered, how much of a big deal could he be?

I wasn’t criticizing the magical tools he had created.

Because of them, many people found comfort.

However, I merely wondered how much more powerful magic would be with just that idea.

But, I was wrong.

The power of the Thunder Bolt he showed yesterday was far beyond the level of basic magic.

Put simply.

‘It was advanced… no, even beyond advanced.’

If mere basic magic has that power, how overwhelming would his other spells be?

‘Urk, I can’t get it out of my head.’

Cael’s magic kept circling in my mind.

Is it just me who feels this way?

– Isn’t that magic he used yesterday still on your mind?

– I’ve never seen anyone use Thunder Bolt like that.

– Seriously, I trained like a dog after seeing that yesterday.

– You too?

Other students were also discussing the magic Cael showed yesterday.

As the students were discussing the Thunder Bolt,

-Creek!

The front door of the classroom opened.

The person who walked in was Cael.

He slowly looked around the classroom.

And then, he spoke with a sharp gleam in his eyes.

“Change into your gym clothes immediately and come to the training ground.”

With those words, Cael left the classroom again.

Maria recalled his expression from earlier.

She remembered something Maria had told her long ago.

– Really, I don’t know about anything else, but he’s crazy when teaching combat. So you can never ask him to teach you how to fight after getting married, okay?

– How can I marry someone I’ve never met!

It was none other than Cael who had instructed her to come to the training ground.

And today’s class was practical instruction.

To put it bluntly about the current situation,

“Ah…”

We’re screwed.