"--- so by using magic beast cores of different elements, yes what is it Mars?"

"if it matters what kind of element the magic beast core has does that mean different elements are useful for special parts of a formation?"

the vice princ.i.p.als eyes lit up a little

"yes that is exactly right Mars for example, air element magic cores are better for gathering od whole earth element magic beast cores are better for reinforcements"

"I see... sorry for interrupting"

the vice princ.i.p.al gave a sigh before she smiled

"I don't mind... I like smart students or at least the ones that are awake"

"what?"

the vice princ.i.p.al didn't answer she just pointed behind Mars, when he turned around he saw that the rest of the students in the cla.s.s had fallen asleep

"oh... I see"

Mars suddenly felt kind of awkward for the other 4 but when he saw the vice princ.i.p.als smile he knew this was the norm

"they normally sleep?"

"yeah... well they all have their circ.u.mstances, they are all tactical cla.s.s mages after all"

Mars looked at the beastmen twins, they both looked no more than 10 years old and asked with doubt in his voice

"all of them?"

"yes even the twins, well they aren't here by choice it's more like we look after them"

"...I see"

"well this is all for today... follow me I will show you to the dorms"

"is it okay to let them sleep?"

"yeah its fine"

"...if you say so"

Mars followed after the vice princ.i.p.al and suddenly asked

"do you know the 3rd prince?"

"no not personally, why do you ask?"

"...no reason, just wondering what he's like"

"....well he's harmless... most of the time"

"what do you mean by that?"

the vice princ.i.p.al gave a weird smile

"you will see when you meet him"

"okay?"

Mars remained silent as he followed after the vice princ.i.p.al as both of them reached the dorm building which was 3 stories tall and gave mars the impression of a cheap apartment building

"we're here, your room is number 202 on the second floor"

the vice princ.i.p.al took a key out of her pocket and handed it to Mars

"thanks"

"good now that you know where the dorms are let's get the troublesome things out of the way, can you cover the tuition fee?"

"sure"

Mars took out a gold coin and handed it to the vice princ.i.p.al

"that should do it right?"

"...yes, now let's go get your mantel"

Mars once again followed after the vice princ.i.p.al this time back to the administration building where she exchanged some words with the person behind a counter and soon received a red mantel which she handed to Mars

"it's the rules that you need to wear the mantle at all times while you are on the academy grounds"

"okay"

Mars put the mantel on and was surprised by its weight and gave asked about it

"why is it so heavy?"

"that's because of some magic nullification formations inside the mantel, it helps with preventing injuries"

"neat"

Mars made some small jumps and got adjusted to the weight of the mantel before he asked the vice princ.i.p.al

"is there anything else?"

"my cla.s.s starts at 10, don't be late"

after she said her piece the vice princ.i.p.al turned and left

'at 10... what to do now... let's find the others'

Mars walked out of the administration building and started to wander around, as he walked he noticed the other students was sending him strange looks but ignored it

'it's just because I look handsome right?'

after wondering about it for awhile he decided to ask a random female student

"hey you, mind if I ask you something?"

"m-m-me!?"

"yes?"

"e-excuse me, I-I have something I need to do!"

Mars looked in amazement as the student ran away

'...maybe I'm too handsome?'

"excuse me do you mind if I ask you a question?"

"...stay away from me"

"..."

Mars felt defeated and decided to go back to his dorm room, on the way back he noticed the other students looking at him weirdly while some of them whispered

"hey, that's a new one right?"

"yeah it is I have not seen him before... hey quiet he's looking this way!"

'it seems like they are afraid of me..?'

Mars started to understand a little about what was going on and gave a evil smile and drew his sword before he disappeared and reappeared in front of a random student

"you answer my question"

the student froze and looked at Mars's with horror on his face

"w-w-w-w-what is y-y-your q-question?"

"why are people look at me weirdly?"

"t-t-that's because of the c-c-color of your mantel"

"my mantel?"

"y-y-you are a tactical cla.s.s mage right? only tactical cla.s.s mages has red mantels"

"I see, thanks for your help"

Mars sheathed his sword and walked away form the frightened student

'well that explains it... well if I was a puny mortal I would be afraid of a WMD walking around too'

Just as Mars was wondering what to do someone called out to him from behind

"hey Mars!"

Mars turned around and saw Ivan that was walking along with some other students

"hey Ivan"

Mars gave a smile and walked over, scaring the other students in the processes

"I-I-Ivan what are you doing!?"

"what..? oh don't worry I know him Mars is not dangerous"

"r-really?"

"yeah I spent nearly a week with him and so far the only thing he's killed are a few goblins"

"that's... well I guess that's normal?"

"never mind that, Ivan have you seen the girls around?"

"hmm... Hanna should be on one of the practice fields by now, but I don't know about the maids"

"the practice fields?"

"oh right you're new here Mars, let me show you the way"

"thanks"

with Ivan and his friends leading the way Mars soon arrived at the practice fields, which was a big open courtyard with formations carved into the stone tiles that lined the courtyard, the formations also lined the courtyard into multiple smaller fields, hence the name the fields was filled with students all testing or practicing spells inside the formations

"well this looks neat"

Mars looked around and spotted Hanna inside a formation, she seemed to be practicing some sort of spell

"there she is"

"where... oh right there she is indeed"

Mars, Ivan and his friends walked over and watched Hanna as she formed a lightning spell with her bare hands before she fired a bolt of lightning into the empty air making a small thunderclap sound out

"""ohhh~"""

this feat clearly amazed the peanut gallery that consisted of students and some teachers

'that was chain lightning... not bad it only took her half the time to form the spell then last time...'

Mars also nodded his head in praise meanwhile Hanna continued forming and firing another 3 chain lightning spells before she stopped and walked out of the formation with a smile on her face as she wiped her long yellow hair away from her face dazzling the crowd in the processes

'well looks like she has recovered well...'

one had to remember that it was only 2 weeks ago that she had been in a coma caused by her own spell misfiring due to her staff being tempted with, to be able to cast the spell that nearly killed her with her bare hands no less, less than 2 weeks after waking from a coma showed her personal strength

"Hanna"

"oh it's you Mars"

Mars called Hanna and soon she pulled through the crowd and walked up to Mars with a natural smile on her face

"what is it?"

"well first off, nice job with your spells"

"thanks Mars"

"second, have you seen Victoria anywhere?"

"Victoria..? no I don't think so..."

"well she will show up when she's hungry anyways..."

as Mars was speaking with Hanna a teacher walked up and interrupted

"wait Hanna, you still have not told me the name of the person that healed you!"

Hanna frowned

"what does it matter who healed me?"

"it matters to the whole academy if we could invite such a skilled person it would help all of Destra! especially in these troubled times"

"I have told you so many times already that person don't want his name spread... besides if I told you he would burn down Malrton in revenge!"

"heh, just a small border town... if you ask me that's well worth the trade"

"you!"

just as Hanna was about to slap the teacher Mars garbed her hand and stopped her with a faint smile on his face with thick killing intent radiating off his body

"oi"

"what, oh your the new tactical cla.s.s mage... why don't you run off and play or something"

"...I know the name of the person that healed Hanna"

"really! then say that sooner, now tell me and you will be well rewarded!"

"that person happens to be my teacher... let me show you the healing skill I have learned from him..."

"oh please I would love to witness the skills of a masters disciple!"

"really? then hold still..."

Mars put his hand on the hilt of his sword right before a flash slashed across the teacher