Ch.111Chapter 111 – Everything According to the Chancellor’s Plan

“Chancellor. It has been confirmed that student Jesse Elister has placed the ‘target’ in the collection box on the third shelf of the supply warehouse.”

Shannon was reporting Jesse Elister’s activities to Regina in the Chancellor’s office of Glesius Academy.

“I suppose today is the day she arranged to trade with outside entities?”

“Yes. The list of those entering through the academy’s back door today includes merchants who supply food ingredients and alchemy materials.”

“Hmm.”

After hearing Shannon’s report, Regina fell into contemplation.

She was considering how best to resolve this situation.

The external leakage of a top-grade magic stone?

The fear of not knowing who Jesse Elister had contacted?

The difficulty of not knowing what might happen as a result?

Such issues were no problem at all for Regina Blasteria, Chancellor of Glesius Academy and once the Grand Magician of the Gelebrio Empire.

She could know everything that happened within Glesius Academy.

After all, she was the administrator of the magic array protecting the academy.

The location of everyone affiliated with the academy was tracked by the protective magic array included in the academy’s student management system.

Moreover, she could precisely determine what Jesse Elister was doing and roughly what items she possessed.

“But… is this really alright? There’s no guarantee that the top-grade magic stone Jesse Elister has will end up in the hands of someone trustworthy.”

While Regina was lost in thought, Shannon expressed her concern.

She was one of the few who understood what might happen if a top-grade magic stone created with Pathos’s ability fell into the hands of people with malicious intentions.

“Don’t worry about that part. I have my own thoughts on the matter.”

Regina tried to reassure Shannon after hearing her concerns.

“Do you have some good solution in mind?”

“Oh, Shannon, though I may have retired from active duty… surely you don’t think all my magical achievements accumulated over those years would vanish at once?”

“Chancellor. Could you please stop beating around the bush and just tell me straight?”

Shannon complained to Regina, annoyed by her constant evasiveness.

“Sigh, fine. Who do you think the people Jesse Elister is trying to trade with are?”

“People with malicious intentions, wouldn’t they be?”

“Why do you think that?”

“Because top-grade magic stones are typically only usable in extremely limited settings.”

Shannon had acquired much knowledge while assisting Regina.

And she was well aware that top-grade magic stones were flashy but ultimately impractical items.

“That’s right. You remember well. People don’t understand this. They think that when it comes to magic stones, the higher the quality, the better, right? But… they don’t realize that mana, the more pure it is, the more dangerous a power it becomes.”

Regina’s words carried the conviction that Jesse Elister’s plan would fail.

“But Shannon, you know one thing but not the other, so let me tell you. Why do you think I allowed Jesse Elister to purchase a top-grade magic stone?”

“Could it be… you deliberately let her communicate with outsiders?”

“Correct! And I know exactly what top-grade magic stones are mainly used for. Top-grade magic stones typically maintain a purity of about 90%, and this type of stone is used to infuse power into sealed entities. The magic stones in the magic tower also have a purity of about 90-92%.”

Regina began explaining about magic stones, and Shannon started focusing on her explanation as she encountered information she didn’t know.

“But you know what happens when a magic stone’s purity is too high? The mana stubbornly refuses to combine with other forces. Rather than functioning as pure mana power itself, it causes repulsion with other forces.”

“What?”

Shannon was startled by Regina’s words.

If what Regina said was true, it essentially meant that the academy’s students were each carrying time bombs that could explode at any moment.

“Why are you so surprised?”

“Oh, no. But doesn’t that put the students in danger?”

“Hah, dangerous? Who am I?”

“Well… you’re Regina, the former Grand Magician.”

Regina nodded at Shannon’s words.

“The magic array protecting Glesius Academy also has a function to prevent magic stones from going berserk. Because if someone gets hurt due to a failed experiment, both the Emperor and I would be in trouble.”

“Then, does that mean there’s a possibility of magic stones going berserk outside the academy?”

“That’s right. Magic stones with purity exceeding 93% will cause repulsion if not with pure mana, resulting in a massive explosion.”

“Ah, could it be…?”

Shannon’s eyes widened as if she had realized something, and seeing her reaction, Regina simply nodded without saying a word.

“That’s right. I don’t know what those who bought the top-grade magic stone from Jesse Elister plan to do, but what would happen if they try to infuse power into someone who is sealed?”

“Perhaps… as you said, a massive explosion would occur?”

“Hehe.”

Regina merely chuckled at Shannon’s answer.

Shannon looked at her with eyes full of reverence.

“Chancellor, you foresaw all of this!”

“In the first place, top-grade magic stones cannot be taken outside without my permission. And how could I not detect the mana waves emitted by a top-grade magic stone?”

Regina now spoke with a shrug of her shoulders.

“But how powerful is the explosion of a top-grade magic stone?”

“Well? I think I saw it once when I was just over forty… an entire city disappeared, I believe?”

“What?”

Shannon couldn’t hide her shock as Regina explained the explosive power of a top-grade magic stone.

“You know Lake Pelacer?”

“Yes, I know it well. It’s that large lake a bit away from Glesius Academy.”

“I think a similar lake will be created in a few days.”

“Uh, what?”

Shannon scratched her ear, wondering if she had misheard.

“I didn’t mishear, did I?”

“No, you didn’t.”

“No, that’s impossible! You’re saying an explosion caused by the repulsive force of a magic stone could erase an entire city and create a huge lake?”

“Why are you so surprised?”

“If such a large explosion occurs, wouldn’t many people get hurt?”

“Sigh… Shannon.”

As Shannon tried to say something to Regina, Regina suddenly addressed her in a cold tone.

“Do you think I wouldn’t have calculated that too?”

“……”

“The target of Jesse Elister’s secret communication is… never mind.”

Regina started to explain to Shannon but deliberately cut herself off.

It was too bothersome to explain every little detail.

Besides, Shannon wasn’t yet strong enough to discover the secrets and darkness of this world and survive.

“Don’t worry about anything. I’m not acting alone in this matter.”

“Then… you have other helpers?”

“Yes. I’ll leave it at that. So you don’t need to worry about this matter.”

At Regina’s insistence, Shannon finally decided she should stop worrying about this issue.

“Now, go back to work. Leave this matter to me.”

“Under…stood.”

Shannon reluctantly returned to her post as Regina instructed.

All she hoped was that this incident would cause no harm to Glesius Academy.

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The top-grade magic stone left by Jesse Elister fell into the hands of a demon cult minion disguised as a merchant.

“Archbishop. This is it.”

“Ohhh, it radiates a brilliant energy. With this, His resurrection draws ever closer!”

The archbishop laughed loudly as he felt the energy emanating from the top-grade magic stone handed to him by the minion.

They immediately went underground to prepare the ritual.

“Great Father! The only truth in this false world! We offer this sacrifice to you from the void, awaiting the time of your descent!”

As the archbishop conducted the ritual to infuse power into the sealed demon god, the highly pure mana escaping from the top-grade magic stone began flowing toward the sealing array of the demon god.

“Descend! Descend! Supreme Lord of All Demons!”

The demon cultists chanted in unison, loudly praying for the demon god’s descent.

“Oh Demon God, pinnacle of all demonic forces! Descend upon this world……”

But it didn’t last long.

The moment the mana escaping from the top-grade magic stone touched the demonic energy of the demon god inside the sealing array—

—Flash!

A brilliant light followed by a massive explosion swept through the underground facility.

The explosion was so powerful that it burst through the underground facility and soared high into the sky.

After the explosion subsided, the city where the demon cult branch had been located vanished without a trace.

In its place was gushing groundwater.

The groundwater rose rapidly, replacing the vanished city, and a lake was formed.

[Breaking News! Large Lake Discovered Near Mount Aigaster!]

[Abandoned City Disappears and Becomes a Lake… Expert Opinion: “Something underground in the abandoned city is presumed to have exploded for some reason.”]

[Investors Begin Full-Scale Tourism City Development Around the Lake Near Mount Aigaster]

And a few days later, everything was wrapped up with several articles in the Imperial Weekly Newspaper.

Only one thing remained.

Deciding the level of punishment for Jesse Elister.