Chapter 40: Magus
The new residence Leena and Sein had chosen was one of the quarters in the second furthest dormitory building of the academy.
The choice offered them a more secluded environment, ideal for meditation and conducting magical experiments.
Unlike their previous room, the new quarters were significantly more spacious and included a brand-new, huge experiment table. Additionally, their bedroom also came with its own bathroom.
The allocation of resources among the initiates in the academy was starkly imbalanced.
Most fresh initiates were forced to share a tight living space with three or four others.
The room that Sein previously occupied as a junior initiate was much smaller, lacking an experiment table, and could only accommodate a bunk bed and a few clothing racks.
However, the dormitory building that Sein and Leena had selected was only sixty percent occupied, with several rooms left vacant on each floor.
It was not uncommon for initiates to occupy multiple empty rooms either.
Sein and Leena's quarters were on the fourth floor, where four other quarters were occupied. Emerging from n0v@lbin☆, this material harbors clandestine details.
Out of these, three were occupied by individual initiates, and the last one housed another pair of initiates, much like Sein and Leena.
The residents of the second furthest dormitory building were an equal mix of intermediate and senior initiates.
The senior initiates occupied the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors, while the above-average intermediate initiates resided on the first three floors.
Sein and Leena had strategically chosen their floor based on their strengths and specific needs.
The day after they had moved into the building, an intermediate initiate from their floor wisely relocated to the third floor.
Due to her awkward attempts in the kitchen, her arms were now covered in fish scales.
The question of how a woman who struggled with simple household chores could possess extensive knowledge of advanced magic continued to puzzle Sein.
Through their combined efforts, they managed to prepare a sumptuous and cozy dinner.
Seated at a large dining table, their conversation was far from ordinary. It was a discussion shared between mages rather than the usual mundane topics typical of a couple.
After discussing their neighbors, Sein began to talk about the challenges he had faced in his recent experiments or magical studies, all while savoring the fish with Leena.
He also shared the recent insights he had gained in the field of alchemy.
Although alchemy was not Leena’s primary focus, her knowledge as a senior initiate allowed her to offer valuable advice to Sein.
After Sein shared his recent progress, Leena, who seldom spoke much, brought up the magic tome she had been reading.
It was the “Annotations of Enthildor”, one of the several tomes Sein had received from his mentor.
It was a handwritten magic note by a full-fledged mage named Enthildor, and contained knowledge on the intermediate magic spell—“Animate”.
Sein had initially believed that the tome’s greatest value lay in the intermediate magic spell it contained. He thought that this was also his mentor’s intention when giving him the tome.
However, Leena surprised Sein by revealing other useful information contained in the book.
“According to it, the profession of Master Enthildorthe, a full-fledged mage, was a Magus. The tome also outlined that within the Magus World, there were many professions, including Summoners, Necromancers, Elementalists, Bloodline Warlocks, and more. Each of these professions had multiple branches. For people like us, we fall under the category of Pyromancers under the Elementalist profession,” Leena explained
Her newfound knowledge enlightened Sein and piqued his curiosity.
Since he had nearly mastered his two intermediate magic spells, the Fire Wall and Fiery Hand spells, it was high time he delved into the Animate spell.
As per Leena’s recommendation, he would also read the “Annotations of Enthildor” and make the most of it.
Their dinner, rich in both flavor and magical discussion, marked another typical day in Sein’s life at the Black Magic Academy.