The students were interrupted while they were talking about summoning. They looked at the person entering the room, and instead of mild annoyance, what the students felt could be described in one word. Admiration. It was what they felt, as Lord Lucius, the grandmaster mage entered their class.

“Is this the introductory class?”, the grandmaster asked.

Kael was the only one that could answer, as his classmates were too astonished to do anything.

“Thank you”, Lord Lucius said as Kael replied to his question. He walked to the center of the room facing the students. “I am Magister Lucius. I will be your instructor for magic incantations and object enchantments”

The students were silent. Even if all of them were there when the grandmaster mage was welcomed in the king’s castle, they still couldn’t believe that the great grandmaster, Lord Lucius, will teach them magic. The magister was a little worried. He misunderstood the reaction of the students, and thought that his introduction was too intimidating. But then, one of the students muster all his courage to raise his hand.

The said student stood as allowed by Lord Lucius. He introduced himself as Wilfred from the town of Ripa. There’s a little pause before he could say something.

“Wilfred, is there something you wanted to ask?”, Magister Lucius said, trying to calm Wilfred down.

At last Wilfred said something. “Pleased to meet you Magister Lucius”. Wilfred bowed after he said his greetings, but that’s not really what he wanted to say.

Magister Lucius greeted him in return, and at that gesture, the student’s nervousness calmed down a little. Wilfred remained standing. He collected his mind once again, aiming to ask the magister the thing that he was curious about.

“Magister, if I may ask,”, Wilfred said. Magister Lucius was looking at him ready to listen. “What was it like to be a grandmaster?”

The students were surprised at Wilfred’s question, but they themselves wanted to ask that question. However, unlike Wilfred, they didn’t have the courage to say it. They became anxious as they waited for the magister’s response.

“Well,”, Magister Lucius started. He was just as surprised as the students, but he was amused to hear such question, especially as it came from an aspiring young man. He concealed his surprise, and continued speaking. “It was a great privilege to be one of the people that gave our kingdom a good reputation”

The students listened intently. Even Kael wanted to hear what the magister will say.

Magister Lucius continued. “But, as all other things, being a grandmaster can be hard at times”

The magister continued on, telling the students what he went through before and after he became a grandmaster. He seemed to be open when young students were asking him about such things. As a result, the students listened to him, and little by little, the students’ uptight demeanor towards him got lifted.

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Wilfred’s initiative encouraged more of the students to approach Magister Lucius with questions mostly about his life as a notable figure. Some of the questions were answered, but some questions were a little bit personal that the magister refused to answer them. Nevertheless, the students got closer to him just in their first day of class. A large chunk of the magister’s lecture period was consumed by the students’ questions.

Kael realized that more than half of the magister’s time already passed. And seeing that Magister Lucius seemed to forgot about the lecture too, and he was the only one aware enough to say something, he raised his hand as well. There’s a few more students that the magister pointed at before he was chosen.

Kael stood, and prepared himself. He felt like he will receive some darting glances after he said his question. But, for the sake of learning about his current world, he needed to get to it.

“Magister, if I may, what are magic incantations?”

Hearing Kael’s question, Magister Lucius realized how much time had passed. He apologized for the detour that he allowed to happen. He also apologized to the students that didn’t get their questions answered, and promised that he will answer them for another time. After that, he started lecturing.

As expected, Kael received some hostile glances from some students. He tolerated the unfriendliness, and pretended that he didn’t notice them. He focused his attention towards the magister.

Magister Lucius started explaining the subjects entrusted to him. First, he introduced magic incantations.

Magic incantations are the contruction of words that a mage uses to produce their desired magical outcome. Every magic that a mage can do without relying on any tools or materials needed magic incantations. Incantations can be divided into two categories depending on the mage’s intent.

The first category is “inner influencing incantations”. These incantations affect the mages’ body, and everything connected to them, like their summons. A well known example of these incantations are body enhancement magic like speed boost and strength boost.

The second category is called “outer influencing incantations”. Mages using incantations of this category could control, create, and destroy outside the boundaries of their body. Basic elemental creations like fire and water belong to this category. Commands used in calling summons are also included in this category. The important thing to note is the effect of a mages’ incantations in relation to their physical bodies.

Magister Lucius continued the lecture, which made the students return to their enthusiasm to learn. Kael was relieved that his classmates were so eager to learn that they forgot what he previously did. The magister then talked about object enchantments.

Object enchantments are ways that mages use to magically affect themselves and their surroundings without the use of magic incantations. Mages exploit the magical properties of special materials by doing various means of manipulation and construction. Enchantments can help even non-mages to use different kinds of magic. Potion making and magical crafting are known methods to create enchanted objects.

Magister Lucius gave some examples of enchanted objects which were already known, like healing potions and flame swords. The students were listening to him like all the objects he mentioned were new to them. After a while, the magister finished his lecture.

Magister Lucius bade them farewell for the day. An instructor come in to say that their last instructor couldn’t come, and so, the students were free to stay or go home. Some went out immediately including Kael and Yulian. It’s the end of their first day in the kingdom’s academy.