I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated - Chapter 563: Beastmen and Magic
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Chapter 563: Beastmen and Magic

Chapter 563: Beastmen and Magic

Well, today well also have a mock battle in the afternoon, but well have normal cla.s.ses in the morning

Nn!

Woof!

Oh? Feeling enthusiastic, arent you? Could it be, that youre looking forward to the cla.s.s?

But aside from Fran, why does Urus.h.i.+ look so enthusiastic too?

Cooking Cla.s.s today!

Aah, now that she mentioned it

Hey, Fran

Nn?

Do you remember what other cla.s.ses youd need to go for today?

Nn?

At my question, Fran tilted her head with a puzzled look on her face. She looked as if asking What other cla.s.ses? She didnt seem to be bothered by itOr rather, she didnt seem to feel the need to remember them.

You remember that you have a Cooking Cla.s.s today, so you must have looked over the timetable you were given, right? But are you sure you dont remember anything else?

Nn

Well, it was Fran we were talking about

But Cooking Cla.s.s was a cla.s.s where theyd cook their food, right? How could she be satisfied with students cooking? Moreover, in the case of the special battle cla.s.s, they were supposed to learn how to cook quick and easy meals on the battlefield or outdoors. So, I dont think theyll be able to come up with a dish that suits Frans palate.

Fran, do you know what kind of cla.s.s Cooking Cla.s.s is?

Im sure I can eat there

As Frans flat chest heaved with antic.i.p.ation, I told her the truth about the Cooking Cla.s.s.

Then Frans expression quickly became sad. After all, it wasnt what she had imagined.

Urus.h.i.+s tail too hung and stopped moving. I guess he was hoping to get some leftovers from a delicious meal. However, it was doubtful whether he would eat the leftovers from an amateurs cooking. He seemed to have finally understood that.

She pa.s.sed the main entrance while feeling down.

Good morning!

Good morning

We didnt get stopped by the guard today. He greeted her with a nice smile.

She still doesnt know many people in the academy yet, so she could hardly talk to any of them. However, some students seemed to remember Frans face from yesterdays changing room incident, but she just nodded at their call.

Fran, good morning

Good morning

As soon as she entered the cla.s.sroom, Charon immediately called out to her. Fran then casually sat down next to her.

We had Urus.h.i.+ in his small dog size today. He was sitting next to the chair where Fran sat.

Even though he was known to be a powerful magic beast, his cute appearance made the female students gazes mellow.

Urus.h.i.+ is cute, isnt he?

You think so?

Yes. No one will be afraid of him when he looks like that

Well, Urus.h.i.+ still had a sliver of hope for the Cooking Cla.s.s and he thought that if he was the size of a small dog then he could be easily fed.

The first cla.s.s of the morning was not a Cooking Cla.s.s. It was a cla.s.s to learn more about the various species that exist in this world.

Well, well. Its an honor to meet the Black Lightning Princess here. So, youve really evolved, havent you?

The teacher for this cla.s.s was a Beastman. His name was Horial, and he was a Deer Beastman. Horial bowed his head respectfully in front of Fran and shook her hand in a somewhat familiar manner.

However, his eyes were filled with genuine emotion, and I could tell that he was thrilled to be able to see the evolved Black Cat Kin firsthand.

Since Fran-dono is here, lets talk about evolution today. Until last year, Ive taught you that the only Beastmen that could not evolve were the Black Cats, but that theory turned out to be wrong. And the person who made that fact known to the world was this Fran-dono here!

Some of the teachings have been changed this year and they were now teaching that the Black Cat Kin was one of the Ten Primordial Races that could evolve when they met the requirements.

Fran smiled happily when she heard that. She was happy that the Black Cat Kin were being reevaluated.

Id even say that she has made history! You guys must be really lucky to be in the presence of such a person! Besides, there arent many Beastmen in this academy, and none of them has evolved yet. Have you guys witnessed her evolved forms?

Charon and the other students then let out a chuckle. Fran was a scary instructor for them. So, I guess, they disagree with the word lucky in some aspects, as theyve been beaten to a pulp by Fran in her evolved form.

However, Fran seemed to be more interested in a different matter.

There arent many Beastmen in this academy?

Yes. Theres only a few of us here

How was it possible for an academy of this size to have almost no Beastmen? But as I thought back, I certainly hadnt seen any of them.

Could it be that in this country or academy, Beastmen were discriminated against?

Why?

Simply put, its because this academy was an Academy of Magic, and Beastmen arent very good at magic

To my surprise, it wasnt because of discrimination.

Come to think of it, Ive heard that Beastmen werent very good at magic.

Beastman who are good at magic, like the Black Lightning Princess-dono are very rare. And just like what I said before, Im not very good at magic either

I see. In teachers case, it doesnt matter as long as they can teach, so they dont have to be able to use magic, huh?

Let me explain in detail. First of all, most Beastmen have low magic power. This is a Racial Trait, and is more prominent than in Humans and Dwarves

I see

In addition, it also has something to do with their personality

Personality?

Yes

Fran tilted her head in confusion, but I somehow figured it out.

The training of magic is very simple, and its also boring, and the results of the daily training wont be easily visible

Nn

In other words, many impatient Beastmen are unable to endure that kind of training

It was not that they couldnt endure it, but they were certainly not suited for it. Not all Beastmen were impatient and short-tempered, but Im sure that was the general tendency for them.

Among them, the Beastmen who could use magic simply had tremendous talent from the start. They were probably the kind of people who, with a little training, could learn magic in a blink of an eye and handle it with ease. I guess you could also say that they have a keen perception.

The Beast King and Mea seemed to be that type.

Moreover, many Beastmen aspire to become fighters; they start training when they are about 5 or 6 years old, and many of them start working as apprentices when they are about 10 years old. Therefore, they have little interest in the academy. It is common for them to think that they would rather learn on the job rather than studying

If they plan to become adventurers or soldiers in the future, it may be indeed more efficient for them to train from an early age.

Then there is the geographical issue. In this country, the statuses of magicians are great, while in the neighboring countries, the statuses of adventurers are great. As a result, theres no particular discrimination here, but most of the Beastmen choose to go to the Kingdom of Kranzel

However, if you wonder if the Beastmen were absolutely unsuited to be magicians, Ive heard that this was not the case. One of the major advantages was that the apt.i.tude for magic that each race could use was already determined to some extent.

Unlike Humans, who may have an apt.i.tude for all kinds of magic, Beastmen often have uneven characteristics in their respective races. Lets use Horial for example. He was from the Blue Deer Tribe which made it almost certain that they had an apt.i.tude for Water, Earth, and Tree magic.

Therefore, it was said that they could shorten their training time considerably on that element. On the other hand, he also said that not many of them could use the other elements.

Its difficult for us to make it big as magicians because of our low magic power, but its easier for us to train as Magic Warriors

However, it would still be very difficult to get the Beastmen to practice magic. Do you think Fran and the Beast King would be able to continue their plain training for years? That would be absolutely impossible.