Grand Duke of the Heibern House

＜Episode 50＞

The morning of the Faculty of Magic dawned with the sound of the bell announcing the start of the season.

Ruin was entering the cafeteria of the dormitory covered in sweat as if he had still worked his body to the limit.

“… … .”

Adrena, who arrived at the restaurant with him, had a tired face.

Ruin’s physical training wasn’t like an immature boy’s mischief.

He always came to the playground at the appointed time and started running, repeating that madness countless times until he collapsed from exhaustion.

Just watching it made me feel sorry for the disgusting vomiting.

On several occasions, he even lost consciousness and summoned an officer from the auxiliary medical unit.

The absurd thing is to repeat running again after barely recovering like that.

Running all morning, resting for a few hours, running in the afternoon, resting again, running in the evening before the day ends.

Repeating this ignorance throughout spring break… … .

‘He can run 50 laps at a time now.’

Even now, I get goosebumps from the terrifying eyes in which he stumbles as if he is about to collapse, yet finishes his goal to the end.

However, a more absurd time than all that preceded it.

just now.

“and… … also?”

The meals provided by the Royal Academy are very colorful and colorful.

There were more than twenty kinds of stews, each with a sweet scent, depending on one’s taste.

Stir-fried spaghetti with fresh seafood and vegetables, salads with dressings with various flavors.

A huge selection of breads, cookies and pies to test the skills of the royal bakers.

Colorful cakes, sandwiches and donuts.

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Fruit juice and tea that exude all kinds of refreshing fragrance.

In addition, there are dozens of types of steak grilled with high-quality meat… … .

The Royal Academy is the place where you can enjoy heavenly happiness, at least for the time you eat.

Together.

There are only three foods that Ruin always puts on his plate.

A handful of veggies, mashed potatoes and half a piece of boiled meat.

His diet never deviate from this standard. Even the quantity is always accurate without an error.

In the past, Adrena had a chance to dine with the priests of the monastery, but the priests, who were a symbol of that strict temperance, were not up to this extent.

Observing Ruin was a job anyway, and in the meantime, I had been putting up with it because I was embarrassed.

But Adrena couldn’t help but ask today.

“No, there are so many other delicious dishes, so why do you always eat like that?”

Surprisingly, his answer was deceptively simple.

“It is a habit.”

“… … .”

Adrena was staring blankly at Ruin who was chewing and chewing.

Chewing and swallowing is too slow.

As if savoring a delicacy.

“Eh, so the reason for maintaining that habit. That’s why I want to hear it, right?”

Soon, Ruin put down the knife and fork with a troubled expression.

“Human actions inevitably affect consciousness. Eating habits also have a non-negligible influence on consciousness.”

“Eh, a ritual?”

It is human nature to want to eat delicious food.

To connect such natural behavior with consciousness in such a grand way.

However, Ruin’s claim seemed fresh, and Adrena seemed more curious.

Adrena raises her glasses and shows interest again.

“How does the act of eating, or eating habits, affect consciousness?”

“It is not limited to just appetite. The more you get accustomed to the instinct to covet something pleasant and easy, the more you become numb to something else. Such as perseverance or perseverance.”

“patience? patience?”

Ruin, who was slowly chewing the mashed potatoes again, put down his fork.

“Because the tension breaks down. Human self-consciousness is fragile. When I run, I want to walk, and when I walk, I want to stop. When I stop, I want to sit, and when I sit, I want to lie down. When I finally lie down, I want to sleep. It’s true. Eating is the same.”

“… … .”

“The more you crave pleasant tastes, the more pleasure you seek. When pleasure can no longer be satisfied, the desire twists. The twisted desire affects the consciousness and vomits out negative things until further stimulation comes. Sloth, disbelief, dissatisfaction… … That’s what being wet with inertia is like.”

Adrena became even more dazed.

What kind of absurd philosophies do you put on eating mashed potatoes?

“to… … Isn’t that overkill? Eating something delicious is just a small reward for a hard and arduous life, isn’t it? You don’t have to stick around like that… … .”

sh*t.

“Then you can live like that. I was just answering the question. We live our lives in our own way.”

In fact, it was a long-standing habit of Ruin, but it was also a reality in which nutrition could not be drastically increased.

A body that has been devastated by Gyrobel’s life force being eaten away for more than ten years.

There was a limit to the amount that could be digested because the organ function was not yet smooth.

Ruin chews the mashed potatoes again.

Adrena carefully took out her journal and began writing.

“I don’t eat good things. Priests are more suitable.』

Just then, a group of prospective cadets entered the dining room.

The prospective cadets entered with arrogant expressions and giggling at the not-so-fun job.

They were sub-cadets who entered the academy with Ruin.

Suddenly, Adrena quietly rose from her seat.

Her eyes glancing at the sub-cadets.

The emotion in those eyes was a kind of disgust.

Descendants of aristocratic families who enlisted simply to recruit talented people who would be with their will or to pass the time.

They were immature children who were born with everything from birth, with no passion for magic or earnest goals.

Adrena didn’t want to waste her energy on people like that.

Well, I don’t know if it’s money… … .

In that sense, he was truly lucky to have been entrusted with such an easy mission of the Mage Tower.

A whopping 600 lirang!

This is why a boy named Ruin looks like a fortune teller.

“Oh, I’ll be out.”

“Me too.”

Ruin hurriedly got up from his seat while stuffing the boiled meat into his mouth.

So Ruin and Adrena quickly left the restaurant.

* * *

Ruin was waiting in the classroom to take the first class.

He frowned as he soon spotted Adrena.

Because the epaulet on her shoulder was of the same rank as himself.

Only one epaulet had been changed, but the atmosphere in Adrena had changed drastically.

It was a freshman cadet with a lively smile on his face.

“uh… … ?”

Shurie, who discovered such Adrena, opened her mouth in surprise, but Adrena hurriedly hissed and put her finger to her mouth.

Adrena winked at Shurie, who was nodding slightly, and then sat down casually next to Ruin.

“Does it really have to be like this?”

“Uh, is it my job?”

smile.

However, Ruin ignores Adrena’s gaze.

Soon after, he was closely examining the faces of the no-rank cadets who returned from spring break.

Unlike the cadets, their eyes were full of heat.

‘Now I’m meeting guys who look a little like cadets.’

Ruin was smiling happily, probably thinking of Dane, who was still training hard.

Then the professor from the first class appeared.

‘Professor Gary Eldos?’

Professor Gary Eldos, who appeared wearing a neat Dalmatica, had a distinctly different look from before.

His messy hair was also neatly arranged, and his impression was more gentle.

Also, I could feel the heightened emotions at a glance, perhaps because I was happy to have solved the difficult problem.

After a while, he picked up the textbook on the podium and looked at the students with an elegant look.

He went straight into class without saying hello.

“Today, I’m going to talk about melting magic. The student with the best grade in the last assignment… … Cadet Jude. Cadet Jude. Tell me what you know about melting magic.”

Jude, called by Professor Gary Eldos, stood up with confidence.

“Fusion is a bit more advanced magic of the deterioration (烈fire) series. Judging from the required magical power and the difficulty of the spell, it is much more difficult to use.”

“… … Is it over?”

Professor Gary Eldos looked a little disappointed as Jude pursed his lips and sat down.

But then someone quietly raised their hand.

She was Lilia, a sub-cadet who entered the school together with Ruin.

“Oh, tell me.”

Soon, Lyria’s blunt voice resounded.

“The magic that is the foundation of melting magic is the magma field. Required mana Sichuan Liquor. Considering the level of telekinesis, the difficulty of the spell, and the level of the spirit… … You need to be a 5th tier wizard or higher with at least 5 rings to be able to take even the rudimentary steps.”

“Exactly.”

As if unexpectedly, Professor Gary Eldos was looking at Lilia with interest.

His eyes are different from those of other aristocratic children.

Usually, substitute cadets only cause trouble, but it’s hard to find a case where they are passionate about learning, but at least Lilia seemed different.

It was that guy who was more expected for the level of an extraordinary substitute cadet.

“Cadet Louin Ryan.”

Ruin, who had once frowned, stood up from his seat as if he couldn’t help it.

“Tell me what you know about melting magic.”

Soon, Ruin’s insensitive voice rang out.

“I know nothing.”

Ruin immediately sat down.

But Professor Gary Eldos did not give up.

It was a guy who solved his difficult problem that he hadn’t been able to solve for two years right in front of his eyes. That answer couldn’t be the truth.

“Wisdom is like a tower that everyone builds together. That is why the ideals and history of magicians gather in a place called the Magic Tower.”

Professor Gary Eldos was staring tenaciously into Ruin’s eyes.

“If you truly walk the path of a wizard… … share with everyone Isn’t that the true path that magic should pursue?”

infinitely careless eyes.

After savoring Professor Gary Eldos’ words for a while, Ruin calmly stood up again.

human white magic.

His sorcery theory moved Ruin’s heart a little.

“The first thing to consider before learning wide-area magic is not technical aspects such as magic power or telekinesis.”

“… … then?”

Ruin sweeps the magic cadets.

“Considering efficiency, there are no idiots who would use magic that consumes a lot of mana, such as melting magic, in an interpersonal battle.”

“yes.”

Louin looks out of the classroom window.

“Wide area magic exerts its true power on the battlefield. It is wide-area magic that can turn the tide of battle in an instant. but-“

Ruin’s eyes instantly become intense.

“It’s just a difference in degree, but the damage on the side of the allies is sure to happen.”

A classroom that is as quiet as a rat.

“Commander, my comrades, together with the enemy, screaming in agony as they burn into the lava… … Can I endure such immorality and such inhumanity?”

All the cadets were staring at Ruin with blank faces.

“The mental strength to keep going even with all those miserable emotions on your back. Even in such a hellish situation, a ruthless mind that can only devise thorough efficiency. So, a wizard is—”

Ruin’s half-open eyes calmly scan the students in the classroom.

“Rather than lacerations or meltdowns, we need to learn how to relieve human emotions. So this class now has no meaning.”

Professor Gary Eldos hardened as it is.

The heavy emotions that Ruin gave him were weighing down his chest.

All the students were staring blankly at Ruin.