Chapter 18: New Plan
After classes were over for the day, everyone in the Alpha group dispersed from their extravagant classrooms.
For the duration of the training, they were taught the fundamentals of Magic and its necessary components.
A lot of theories were explained too, and more importantly, the students were able to practice what they had been taught.
Everyone was given at least a chance to try casting a Spell while chanting and while not chanting.
As expected, since it was only their first class doing something like that, no one was able to succeed in the chantless casting.
A few, however, could do the chanting casting to an extent.
Adonis, Alicia, and Belle were the highlights of the entire class since they were able to succeed with a basic Fire Spell.
"Females are said to be more adept to using Magic, while males are more specialized in Martial Arts and overall combat." Lucielle explained with a smile.
"Of course, there's no real evidence backing this up and it's considered a stereotype."
However, when considering how Lucielle was the Grand Mage and Brutus was the Head Warrior, it was easy to see why the stereotype remained.
"These basic spells, like [Ignite] are not useful in combat, and are just for letting you properly control your Mana in coordination with your Spells. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to use your Skills a lot better."
That was the whole point of the training.
Every individual didn't need to pursue deep Magic in order to get new Skills—not while they were yet to master the ones they already had.
"Your Skills are all amazing and powerful. It's better to focus on getting accustomed to them, and even evolving them, than trying to get new Skills from scratch." Lucielle had explained.
Depending on the Skill, it could take years—if not decades—to acquire them.
Since they had a bunch of powerful Exclusive Skills at their disposal, the most efficient route was learning how to use them.
These words of hers echoed in the mind of a certain student as he walked away from the crowd.
He had his hands in his pockets and his auburn hair danced with the wind as he took his steps.
"Hey, Justin... wanna hang out?"
"Where are you going? We're supposed to go have some fun now!"
"Heyyy!!"
Justin, the boy who was walking away from everyone else, simply waved his hand and smiled.
"I'll catch you guys later. There's something I have to do myself."
His friends shrugged upon hearing that. Justin wasn't the type of guy to ditch fun, and since he was a blabbermouth, he would eventually tell them everything he was up to.
"Fine!"
"Don't take too long, though!"
With those words, they left him to himself as he walked to a corner.
"Haaa... that was stifling." He murmured to himself, looking to his left and right to confirm if he was all alone.
After taking a few more steps into the obscure corner behind the hall, he smiled even more.
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"I only expected to get the Grand Magic Mastery Skill from Lucielle, since she is famed for it, but I never expected to have the Magic Application Skill as well."
Rey was grinning from ear to ear at this point.
'With these two Skills, I won't have to worry about mastery over some problematic Skills, and I should be able to use Chantless Magic.'
In essence, he wouldn't run the risk of falling behind the Alpha Group.
Spending a day in their shoes showed Rey just how much the students of the Beta Group were missing out on.
'We are still trying to improve our physical abilities and get a feel for Mana when the others are already moving towards the more advanced stuff.'
Rey didn't think it was unfair, though.
'The requirements were pretty clear. If a Beta Student had the ability to be an Alpha... they would have already.'
The whole system was designed for the sake of the students themselves.
The strong could not be held back, and the weak couldn't be rushed.
It created a balance where everyone thrived.
'Everyone but me.'
Hiding his abilities had proven useful in many instances, especially with privacy.
He had the opportunity to gather his thoughts without the prying eyes of anyone. He was free from influence and interference—at least, for the most part.
'I now have 51 Skills at my disposal. That's way more than anyone in this Nation has.'
Rey had been reading up on this world, so he knew what he was talking about.
'By having abilities that help in my fundamentals—like Lucielle's Skills—I should be able to grow even faster than ever.'
Everything was flowing smoothly.
Well... almost everything.
'There's still one major problem I haven't been able to get past.'
It was one of the reasons Rey had been going to the library, and he was still unable to fully come up with a working solution.
Now, more than ever, he was desperate.
With the current curriculum being insufficient for him, Rey knew it would be a waste to let his wealth of Skills just marinate.
He had to act—and fast!
'I need to find a place to train.'
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