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It was a sight that made no sense. Naturally, there wasn’t much in the way of actually assessing one’s skills. I thought he was at least weaker than me. If someone asked to name a strong person among commoner wizards, the answer would be that wizards from commoner backgrounds do not grow easily because there are so few of them, and since even those who excel among commoners eventually receive the title of nobleman, how many wizards remain as commoners? It was a funny thing to think about.

The wizards of the magic tower do not come out of the magic tower, even when danger comes to the world. Even when the hero went to subdue the Demon King, the Magic Tower remained silent. Therefore, if the magic tower had moved, the hero would not have defeated the demon lord more quickly, and the hero would not have died so unjustly.

If you think about it, it was funny.

Celestria looked at the ice in front of her. It was a huge cold feeling. It was so much ice that it felt like my whole body would freeze immediately if I touched it. I wonder if there were any first-year students who could handle this level of coldness. No, even if you looked through the third-year students, there weren’t many people like this.

Erica’s teacher, Arnold, froze the ocean, and Erica froze the river. And Astan… … It froze the stadium. Who else would have the audacity to try to freeze the capital of Araelia? It was enormous ice, ice that seemed as if it would engulf not my body but the world. The large blooming ice flower, and the silver-haired boy looking at me from among them, were very beautiful.

Small ice crystals were fluttering around and sparkling, and as if he wasn’t fully able to handle the cold yet, his hands and cheeks were covered in ice crystals. Because it’s beautiful and strange.

Celestria opened her mouth with a smile and stepped on the ground.

“This is a temple of fire, burn everything in the world, I am your incarnation, you are my master, turn everything here to ashes, Calamel.”

Astan made a big mistake. One of the big mistakes was that the wizard took a stance that prevented him from using his staff, leaving me with time to carve a magic circle. If he had attacked a little faster, the result would have been different. .

And at that moment, a large flame began to spew out from Ceresria’s magic circle.

I had already seen the level of flame magic a lot through senior Isabel. I thought I had already seen enough of the flames that burned everything in the world like a dragon that seemed to devour everything in the world, and like a huge snake.

A world covered in blue flames, such magic that you can’t even open your eyes due to the heat. Therefore, I thought that the blue flame that Celestria showed before was similar to that of senior Isabel, but I still thought that it was not as good as senior Isabel.

But now, even compared to senior Isabel, it didn’t seem like she would be easily pushed aside. The moment I came face to face with the large blue flame snake that was slowly melting my ice, fear ran down my spine. With that kind of magic, no matter how much protection magic I used, my body would burn. Didn’t she say that, somewhere in her body might burn up?

I checked the mana in my body. I knew that if I used magic one more time, I would definitely fall.

He quickly pulled his wand out of the ground and looked at her. When I exhaled from the corner of my mouth, my breath was leaking out as if the ice had bloomed on my body. But I didn’t feel the cold. As if excitement was taking over my body.

“Wouldn’t it be okay if you just attacked?”

“It’s the last time, so they want to attack with their last strength. You don’t plan on falling down yet, right?”

“… … You are a cruel person.”

“I’m not being cruel, I’m just curious, Astan. And Astan is already looking after me, isn’t that too much? I told you to attack me with all my heart, but you kept that magic hidden.”

“If this kind of magic had been shown from the beginning, I would have definitely collapsed before any time had passed. Even now, I can barely hold on.”

“Still, it’s beautiful, your magic. I’m not afraid like my magic.”

Then she slowly aimed the wand in her right hand at me.

“If you don’t stop it, it might burn down?”

“Keep in mind.”

As he spoke, he moved all the remaining mana in his body and gathered it into the staff. Even if I cast a protection spell, I couldn’t block that flame anyway. In that case, all that was necessary was to weaken the power of the flame as much as possible with ice.

So, as I slowly inhaled, I felt a cold air covering my lungs. Feeling as if my lungs would freeze at any moment if I made a mistake, I held out the staff in my right hand and slowly spoke the spell.

But at that moment, a loud trumpet sound rang in my ears.

“Stop!”

And when I turned my head to the voice, I saw Prince Chartro shouting loudly.

“Why did you stop?”

“If I hadn’t stopped him, the stadium might have been destroyed, turned into a sea of fire, or frozen.”

“There was a protection spell, but I was too hasty.”

“It is not a protection spell that can handle the magic of the two of you.”

“It’s a shame, I thought I’d finally seen Astan’s sincerity.”

“If you had seen the truth twice, one of you would have already died.”

“That’s not me, right?”

Chartreau smiled softly at Celestria’s smile and placed his hand on Celestria’s shoulder.

“You worked hard, now take a break. You must have used a lot of mana, so I ask my father to send me a potion. And I’ll do the same for Astan, so don’t worry.”

“Where did Astan go?”

“I’m taking a break because I’m using up a lot of mana. Even if I come to visit, I’ll be meditating, so let me rest.”

“What about visitors from other countries? Have they returned now that the festival is over?”

“He was so scared that he ran away. Even if you showed magic alone, you would probably react that way, so it must be surprising that there is another magician like that in Araelia.”

Celestria laughed out loud at those words and spoke with a smile towards Chartreau.

“I’m going to see my father.”

“Okay.”

And Ceresria slowly moved her feet to the king’s seat. Astan was strong, and so was I. If they competed against each other one more time, wouldn’t it really end only when one of them dies? That made it even more exciting. I wanted to compete just one more time.

I was curious about how far it would really end.

As I was slowly climbing the stairs, Louise was waiting for me on the stairs, so I smiled lightly and said hello.

“Did you enjoy it?”

“They said that a magician with good skills would be on par with the Knights, but I didn’t know that was true. I was surprised, Ceresria.”

“I’m still immature, I need to work harder.”

“Yes, I pray for your future growth, may the goddess of fate Fea bless you.”

“Is your father inside?”

“Yes, I’m waiting for you.”

“Then, I will go first.”

Ceresria bowed her head towards Louise and slowly passed her, inhaling and exhaling.

The throne will ultimately belong to her older sister. I couldn’t deny that fact. Naturally, her older brother, Prince Chartreau, was not interested in the throne, and neither was his younger brother, Markin. They both dreamed of Araelia, not of the throne.

Then, all that was left was me and my sister. I didn’t deserve the throne. However, for royals who did not receive the throne, the correct answer was ultimately determined.

Like the families protecting the north, they were eventually eliminated.

Therefore, in order to survive, one had to inherit the throne or, if not, obtain a status equivalent to that of a king.

When I slowly opened the door and went inside, my father was welcoming me.

“Thank you for your hard work, Ceresria.”

“Did you enjoy it enough, father?”

“To the point where it’s ridiculous. My skills have grown even more.”

“That’s too much praise.”

“Okay, now that it’s over, let’s talk about it. There must be a reason why you came to see me.”

“I don’t want to quit the academy.”

At Ceresria’s words, the king looked at Ceresria, then rested his chin and looked at her with interest.

“I know that it is not appropriate for a princess to go abroad to study, and that she has to return to the palace someday like her brother. But I don’t want it until I quit the academy myself.”

“You’re bold, daughter.”

“I have already proven my skills, and if I am in the academy, I will become friends with wizards like Astan, then it will be beneficial and not harmful to Araelia. But if I quit the academy, there will be no wizard like Astan in Araelia.”

And Ceresria slowly smiled.

“Please grant permission, Your Highness.”

The king laughed out loud at Celestria’s words, then walked up to Celestria, patted her head, and spoke.

“You are my daughter. If you want something, it would be right for me to give it to you. I promise, I won’t call you here until you quit the academy yourself. So, become a powerful wizard, and become an absolute being feared by all the nations of Jingara.”

“I will follow your orders, father.”