Chapter 68

As Dylan left the office, he couldn't help but think about his outburst. The way he had behaved was pretty awkward, and asking for an apology for it would have been even worse. That's why he decided to ignore the others, hoping that with time this issue would settle itself.

And who should I really blame for this? The academy management? Teacher Elton who has the [Mind Magic] [Epic] skill, or myself for my bad and stupid act. Of course, you can, as always, dump all your problems on a stupid teenage body, but this does not deceive me now. How stupid, damn it.

Dylan, distracted for a few seconds, didn't hear to what Liam asked him. While he and Lynella were walking next to him.

"Sorry, I was thinking about my own things."

"I wonder what you were thinking? Never mind, you don't have to answer. Liam asked where we were going "together"?" Lynella said, raising her eyebrows to emphasize the last word.

Not only did Dylan roll his eyes, but Liam did the same. They shared a split second of glances, instantly realizing how much her jokes were getting on their nerves.

"I suggest we go get something to eat, I think they have a private room for us." Dylan said, ignoring Linella, which of course she didn't like.

"Okay, okay, we'll see how you sing later." She said, thinking about how she could it arrange.

"Don't make evil plans, it's your own fault, you can't be so preoccupied." Dylan simply replied, trying to remember how exactly to get to the restaurant.

"If someone else had told me that, maybe it wouldn't sound so hypocritical," she replied smugly.

Dylan shook his head comically in frustration and made a gesture as if to say that he had been caught and wounded right in the heart.

"Let's talk about Master Elton's second spell?" Liam said, changing the subject.

"Okay, okay. I think this is either a mind magic spell or a karma magic spell." Dylan said.

"Pfft, that's too obvious. From what we know about him, he's reached the level of a great Mage in at least three schools of magic. I think he has a permanent spell that constantly increases his thinking speed. Something like your accelerated perception." Linella said. After thinking about her answer, they both nodded.

"You're right, It's incredibly hard to give this up. Speaking of which, we do think he told us the truth about his skill. From what we know, the spell can't be cast forever without effort, it just stores it for later use by consuming a little mana. I think his skill has been changed so that he can maintain spells passively." Dylan said, and both agreed.

"According to the lore, you can never trust mind mages and illusion mages. That's why he's our teacher?" Liam said, almost holding back a smile, but then laughed when he saw the angry expression on Linella's face.

Raising his hands in a disarming gesture, he continued, "You are still one of us, you know the lore, that's why you are an exception."

"It's a shame, by the way, if I had skills in another school of magic, I certainly wouldn't have become an illusionist. Although I'm not saying that I don't like it now." She answered and ran her hands over her body, increasing her breasts by one size, slightly decreasing her waist and emphasizing her short skirt.

Looking at them with a condescending look for the fact that they were staring at her so brazenly, Linella smiled smugly and walked a little faster, brazenly wagging her butt in front of them.

Dylan also smiled slightly, not taking his eyes off her. Focusing his efforts on his aura, he expanded it and slammed it with all his strength onto Linela's spell. As she walked ahead, Linela stopped, feeling Dylan's aura for a moment, but was unable to react and maintain the spell, causing pink smoke to flow out of her clothes, revealing her real body.

Lynella was a little surprised at how quickly her spell dissipated and turned to look at them with a displeased expression. But she was expertly ignored by both boys.

Waving her hands to disperse the pink smoke, Linella looked around and saw that she had earned the attention of several people. Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment and she hurried to catch up with the now smug idiots.

When Linella caught up with them, Dylan and Liam were both trying not to laugh and kept their most serious expressions as she silently glared at them. A few corridors later, Liam and Dylan finally managed to hold back their laughter under Linella's serious gaze. It had been fun at first, but with each passing second it became clear that the petty Illusion Mage would not let it go unnoticed. So Liam decided to change the subject.

"I thought that teacher Elton hardly lied to us about his skill, not about the number of spells I mean. Perhaps this is another trick of the Mage of the Mind. Actually, he definitely has a spell that increases the speed of thinking and it most likely comes from another skill [Constant Casting of Spells] [Rare]. And the second delayed spell is probably different and is of a more serious nature. It must be a spell that will take a lot of time and concentration to create. Something that could turn the game around against an enemy of his level."

Lynella and Dylan thought about his words and found them to be quite reasonable.

"Let's not forget that he's still a close-range warrior, but the spells of the schools of Reason, Space, and Karma for the most part don't have serious destructive potential. Which seems like a big omission for a Great Mage." Linella added, to which they nodded thoughtfully.

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The discussions that followed were purely theoretical. They could not agree on what a person like their teacher would prefer as a trump card.

Entering the restaurant, they continued their argument. Dylan claimed that this spell had a large destructive potential of a small radius at close range. Liam spoke about a spell of serious physical destruction. Lynella, however, thought about the spell of the prison of the mind.

Between conversations, they ordered a private room and food to their taste. Once inside, they continued to talk about other topics, as they agreed that talking about Elton's teacher was pointless. Dylan took the opportunity to talk about his recent successes, the books he had read, and his meeting with the Archon.

Liam and Lynella listened to him with great interest and were very happy for him. When the conversation reached the archon, they winced sympathetically and told him about their own encounters.

After listening to them and filling his belly thoroughly, Dylan leaned back in his chair, trying to get a particularly uncomfortable piece of meat out from between his teeth.

"So they look like idiots to all the Reincarnators. I'm starting to think that our views are a little different and that's why they don't want to, or can't, take control of us. What they take for granted, I mean that we will grow and obey them in the future, is more of a product of the local government system. Maybe the question of whether we will obey them is not even on the agenda, which means either good news or very bad news for us." Dylan said.

"I also find it strange that Elton the teacher didn't mention the noble classes and that they also rely on karmic magic. Their ability to control people works because they are higher up the social ladder and that it is backed by a long history and recognition from people. The higher the rank, the stronger the effect. Disobeying a direct [King's Order] is impossible for a [Rare] class owner, but very difficult for a [Special] class owner. Could that be the case?" Linella said darkly.

"Indeed, but it won't be as effective against us. We are the children of nobles and may also inherit titles in the future. The fact that we are Reincarnators should also play a role in karmic magic, and we simply don't recognize the local order. All this suggests that control magic based on the orders of the nobility will have much less power. It's unlikely that they didn't take this into account." Liam said.

"We don't even realize the power of such magic. So it's foolish to talk about it, especially about someone of [King's] position." Dylan said, looking out the window thoughtfully.

"I have seen the use of such magic, it practically does not consume Mana and rather instills the idea of duty and submission than directly controls the mind. But then again, it was my father [Baron], I also think that the characteristic of charisma, leadership skills, wisdom itself, or mastery of this particular type of magic are important in this. It is unlikely that my father would be able to force even the [Uncommon] class to carry out an openly suicidal and meaningless mission. But he could convince the [Rare] class that following his order is objectively the right choice, playing on their feelings and desires. What I saw is a subtle way of persuasion with a drop of magic, which is even difficult to discern in the aura." Linella said.

"Interesting, very interesting. If you think about the mechanics of magic, it gives power to spells due to people's belief in the hierarchy and History that has been going on for over 60,000 years. Also, the logical part of us can agree with the order and therefore we can be convinced of it, when this happens we will give up more than we were ready to before. I think resisting subtle and intelligent manipulations will be much more difficult than I thought before... I remembered something, before the storm that [Guardian of the World] [Lord of Nightmares] caused, there was a Kingdom of Beastmen, and right after it, it became a republic. I wonder how this happened, should learn more about it." Dylan said.

"What was that you mentioned [Guardian of Peace] to us?" Lynella asked, a little nervously.

"Don't worry, if the rules of karmic magic are the same as in fantasy, mentioning titles rather than his real name is the correct way to talk about them. Although, I could be wrong? Anyway, there's no need to worry about that, I'm still alive." Dylan said and stood up from his chair, spreading his arms wide.

The next moment his body convulsed and he fell forward like a puppet with its strings cut. Lynella and Liam were startled at first, but they realized almost immediately that he was joking when he moved his hand to rise up with a wide grin on his face and a "gotcha" expression.

"That wasn't funny Dylan and you shouldn't tempt 'heaven'?" Liam said, pondering the last word as Dylan sat back down on the Couch. "Or should I say Our lord? Although now I doubt he's our god anymore. Hmm, who is considered a heretic in this world now? Someone who doesn't acknowledge the gods, or someone who purposefully perverts their teachings?"

"Yes, Liam is right, despite his bout of philosophy. You shouldn't make fun of it." Lynella added.

"Okay, okay, but now you can be sure that nothing will happen to you. So that you don't get upset with me again."

"Of course, of course. Is this what guilt tastes like? It's kind of cute Dylan, really silly, but cute." Lynella said, to which Dylan pouted.

"I suspect it's all because of my teenage body. I act too stupidly in too many situations. It's getting annoying."

"But it's funny most of the time. Oh, and the way your aura flared up, it was great." Lynella said.

Continuing the conversation, they discussed several other topics and what they should do in the near future. While they were talking, each of them received a notification on their card with the schedule of their classes for tomorrow.

Dylan quickly read everything and thought that all the subjects were quite suitable for him: Secret Magic, Healing Magic, Art of Combat, Tactics. Only 4 subjects, but he had high expectations from them.

Linella had other subjects: Secret Magic, Illusion Magic, Art of Deception, Tactics. After reading the list, she sat with a satisfied expression on her face. Only by her behavior and subtle facial expressions, Dylan realized that she was most looking forward to the third subject.

Liam got the items: Water Magic, Advanced Understanding of the Class System, Art of Combat, Tactics. After seeing his items, Dylan and Lynella were especially surprised by the second one and quickly asked about it.

"Liam, you can't keep something so big a secret from your best friend. Tell me about the second item?" Dylan asked, but neither he nor Liam noticed how worried Lynella was at that moment, trying to keep a happy face. She was very worried that Liam wouldn't want to share something personal with her and didn't trust her yet.

"Dylan, you know about this, but Lynella hasn't heard about it yet. The class should deepen my knowledge of the class system and help with my desire to combine both of classes Mage into one."

"That's a very interesting idea, but isn't class merging very rare?" Linella asked enthusiastically and mentally exhaled all her worries.

"Yes, but I hope I can do it. In the worst case, I'll be a full-fledged mage, but I was ready to go for it."

They continued to discuss the topic and how it would look like if the Water Mage and Diamond Dust classes merged. Linella and Dylan agreed that it would be devastating.