Episode 28
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Selection of the tower, the first day.
On the day the selectors arrived, the entire academy was bustling from early in the morning.
In line with the professors’ movements to welcome the selection officers.
This was because most of the students were outside to watch them arrive.
As if to prove that fact, the main gate of the academy was crowded with students.
From seniors and seniors who have to face the selection officers directly, to first-year students who just entered school this year.
Nevertheless, the professors did not restrain or control their movements.
The leadership was merely completed to achieve some degree of order.
It was most likely because he thought that seeing the magicians belonging to the Magic Tower in person would be a great stimulus and nourishment.
The murmur they make echoes throughout the academy’s main gate.
However, there were also a few people who were far from the commotion.
Some were virtually confirmed to have failed despite being in their senior year, and.
“after.”
After finishing your morning workout.
Russell, who washed himself in cold water and returned to his room in the dormitory, was one of them.
“Then where?”
Russell, who returned to his room, stretched out his hand.
I opened the window in my room.
Grumble, thump-.
I leaned on an old, dirty chair in one corner of the room and stared at the academy’s main entrance through the open window.
‘Selection officers.’
Before returning to the past.
Even before the time regression, I had seen the selection officers from a distance like I do now.
However, if there is a difference… … .
‘Unlike back then when I was a failed student, I am now able to participate in the selection of top students.’
The academy’s best student.
And failing students.
It was realistically impossible for Russell, who held both titles in the past, to participate in the selection of the top.
Soon after.
“Wow, it’s here!”
Seeing the carriages arriving in a line in front of the academy, a student who appears to be a new student shouts out loud.
Each carriage has a flag symbolizing the magic tower it belongs to.
When I counted the number of carriages, it seemed that most of the magic towers in the kingdom had sent selectors.
‘Who was the selector this year?’
For a while, I looked at the symbol of the flag, dug through old memories, and checked the falling faces.
“Huh!”
“omg!”
The sound of rushing air could be heard everywhere.
The noise and commotion at the main gate grew louder than before.
It was the moment when the carriage door with the blazing rose gate, the flare rose, opened.
Chuck, Chuck.
What came out of the carriage was a man with a physique so strong that he could hardly be called a wizard.
Due to the muscles building up, the robe she is wearing looks as if it will burst at any moment.
If the robe had a mouth, it looked like it would shout, ‘Kill me right now.’
Moreover, the wide-open eyes and thick eyebrows are so charming.
It is an overwhelming and impressive appearance that reminds one of a tiger in one’s mind without even realizing it.
Of course, it wasn’t just his appearance that surprised the students.
His appearance was something you would never forget once you saw him, but what was more shocking than his appearance was his identity.
“uh. Slit me. The person… … ?”
Someone stuttered and mumbled, and someone else continued.
“Crazy tiger.”
The moment when the student who unconsciously muttered ‘crazy tiger’ and the sturdy man who got off the carriage made eye contact.
“Hi!”
With a hiccup sound, the student’s body collapsed on the spot.
The sense of intimidation created by the combination of the man’s large size and status was just as overwhelming.
Russell also knew about that man.
It’s impossible not to know.
‘Vermilion Ulsen.’
A man with a more famous nickname than his real name, ‘The Mad Tiger of Flame Towers’.
He was one of the war heroes produced by Flame Tower in the past war with the empire.
‘The sight of him charging towards the enemy camp with his entire body covered in magical energy burning as intensely as a flame is truly like a mad tiger… … .’
Did you say it is itself?
According to rumors, the nickname ‘Mad Tiger’ was given by imperial soldiers who were afraid of him.
A superhuman so-called sword master or archmage of the 7th or 8th circles.
Although he has not yet entered the master class, he is a powerhouse of flame towers who is evaluated to be able to overcome the barrier of being a superhuman at any time.
Also, considering his excellent magic skills of the 6th Circle, he is a talented person who can not only hold the position of dean of any academy, but also the position of the head of a small local magic tower.
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That was a man named Vermilion Ulsen.
Above all, he was also the first disciple of Daria Snowwhite, the master of the Pyramid.
‘If I were to be the master’s first disciple, then to me… … .’
In other words, Vermilion Ulsen is not only Russell’s execution, but also Hubert’s execution.
How could he visit the academy himself as a selector?
There was bound to be an uproar.
‘hmm.’
Russell, who had been quietly staring at him, tilted his head.
‘But was he the selector at this time?’
No way.
Not just at this time.
Even if I shake off all my past memories, I have no recollection of Vermilion coming to the selection office.
‘That means-.’
A point of contact between myself and my teacher.
He could only think that part of the future he knew had changed because of that point of contact.
The reason I feel uneasy somewhere in my heart is -.
‘This is probably because there is no guarantee that this changed future will always have a positive effect on me.’
It was like that right now.
All he knows is the name value and reputation of the wizard named Vermilion. He didn’t even know who he was.
‘In the end, you can’t know anything about being human until you experience it.’
Even if the death penalty is the same, there is no reason to be favorable to oneself.
How will Vermilion’s arrival as a selector affect him?
This was when Russell was thinking about it.
Vermilion, who had gotten off the carriage and was crossing the aisle of people among the children, raised his head.
He turned his gaze wide and swept the children away, then moved further away. I muttered softly as I stared at the window of the dormitory visible from the front door.
“I found it.”
Black hair and red eyes. It is a feature that is not difficult to recognize.
That kid must be the one that Master accepted as the youngest this time.
likewise.
‘You say Hubert is a pampered student?’
A grin spread across Vermillion’s face as he stared at him from afar, wondering what he was thinking.
‘It’ll be fun.’
It was a laugh whose true intentions were difficult to guess.
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After that, carriages carrying selectors arrived at the academy one after another.
Selectors sent from various magic towers.
Most of them were members of minor magic towers in each region, but there were also those who were not.
They were the selectors of the so-called Four Great Magic Towers of the Royal Capital.
Wangdo Baek Pagoda and Wangdo Huang Pagoda.
and.
‘The magic tower of water and ice, Changtap.’
Unlike Wangdo Baek Pagoda and Wangdo Huang Pagoda, which did not receive a name from the royal family because the owners of the tower are still in the 7th circle.
Like the Flame Pagoda, this is a corner of the Four Great Demon Pagodas of the royal capital, which was given the character for spear (蒼).
‘There is an 8th circle wizard like you as the owner of the tower… … , the headquarters of the Blue Tower-type wizards in the kingdom.’
Russell, who was recalling the information about the Window Tower that naturally came to his mind, gave a meaningful look.
If it were any other ordinary academy, it would have been a big topic of discussion just by having two of the Four Great Demon Towers of the capital attend.
However, all of the Four Great Demons were in attendance at Walkerhill Academy where Russell was located.
This was also evidence that Walkerhill Academy was treated as a fairly prestigious institution, unlike other places.
Not only the faces of the professors I knew in advance, but also the students.
A feeling of pride spread across the faces of everyone at the academy.
How many people will be able to be sent into the Magic Tower, and how many of them will be able to be sent to the royal capital, the Magic Tower?
With such expectations growing, the selection of the top. The first day has begun.
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The selection of the tower was carried out in a total of three processes.
The first of them is a written exam.
This written exam, also called the so-called graduation exam, was in fact the only exam that even those who were confirmed to have failed could take.
‘It’s a new feeling.’
Russell smiled awkwardly as he brushed aside questions from the written test.
‘If you do well on this test, you can take the second test.’
Unfortunately, Russell, who had already been classified as a failure, was not even given the opportunity to take the second test.
‘Even though I got almost perfect grades.’
In any case, these are problems that have already been solved once.
In addition, although it went into a bit of depth, the problems were made up of magic theories at the level you would learn at an academy.
Solving the problem was easier than gulping down cold soup.
The result was, of course, 1st place.
[First test leader, Russell Raymond]
After passing the first test with the highest scores, what awaited him was the second test, an interview.
Since the interview was conducted in name order rather than in the order of grades from the first test, there was still some time left until Russell’s turn.
‘It’s an interview with the selectors of the Magic Tower.’
Russell closed his eyes, feeling his heart pounding for something he had never experienced in his previous life.
I sat in the waiting room and quietly waited for my turn.
I sat like that for a while.
Squeak-
“… … ?”
Someone enters the waiting room with the sound of old hinges.
Above the stern-looking face, there is a faint look of worry.
It was Hubert.
“school… … .”
Russell, who was about to call him professor, paused for a moment.
I was wondering if it should be called the death penalty.
“professor?”
After much deliberation, I chose the word professor.
I don’t know if it’s a private place.
Since I had not graduated yet, it was necessary to use the appropriate title in public settings, and more than anything else.
‘I’m still not used to the word death penalty.’
“Hmm. It’s not in yet. “Thank goodness.”
Hubert, who spotted him, approached with an awkward expression and looked nervous for no reason.
It seemed that it was not simply because he entered the waiting room as a professor.
‘Among the other professors, there were several who came in to relieve the tension of their students.’
Meanwhile, he approached Russell and glanced around.
Then, after staring at the door leading into the interview room for a moment, he opened his mouth.
“Actually, I came because I have something to tell you about the death penalty.”
If it’s the death penalty.
“Are you referring to Senior Vermilion Ulsen?”
“I see. The death penalty has been around for a long time… … .”
That moment.
The door to the interview room opened, and a voice called his name.
Hubert glanced inside, sighed, and lowered his head.
“No. Nothing.”
I patted his shoulder with a weak hand and encouraged him.
“Then, I hope you do well in the interview.”
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