Chapter 578: Chapter 05: Self-Study Time
If one were to say that with Angel’s magical talent and longing for magic, he would inevitably embark on the path of magic exploration, then Angel’s parents’ decision to forbid him from attending the Magic Academy was undoubtedly the biggest mistake he had ever experienced in his life.
The reality is just like that. If something is "inevitable," the more you suppress it, the stronger the eventual backlash, which might even cause you to lose the guiding ability you could have. For instance, with Angel’s current state, due to deception, his parents have completely lost control over him.
If there is still a bond holding him, it would probably be his mentor Amos. Angel’s identity as a magic apprentice is extremely important to him, and the mentor Amos, who granted him the special admission qualification, is even more important.
What? His mentor is already on a business trip? And won’t be returning anytime soon?
Alright, now the last bond is also cut, and the true rampage is beginning.
...
"At any time?" The president of the Vein Council was stunned.
"Yes, at any time." Angel replied seriously.
"But... don’t you have any classes?"
"I’m a special recruit, and I’ve already passed the skip-level exam. Now, I’m the experimental assistant of my mentor, Amos Mage. The experiment is my course."
"I know that."
"Then Amos Mage went on a business trip and won’t be back for a year."
"Went on a business trip?"
"Yes."
"Won’t be back for a year?"
"Correct."
"Alright, then you indeed have time at any moment. The academy’s arrangement for you is indeed different from ours." The president helplessly spread his hands.
"So you can immediately assign work to me, arrange it now."
"No problem." The president sitting in his office chair casually opened the work notebook, glanced at the records, and then looked up at Angel, "You say you have time at any time, then I’ll fill up your schedule. Maybe you only need to keep a certain rest time?"
"No, no need. I don’t need rest." Angel shook his head.
"Alright, then I’ll fill it up, with twelve hours of work each day." The president quickly began writing in the work notebook.
After finishing, the president filled out the receipt, stamped it, and then handed it to Angel. He stood up and extended a hand towards Angel, "Welcome to the Vein Council, I am very much looking forward to you achieving something different from others in your position."
"I am very much looking forward to it as well." Angel replied.
The two of them shook hands across the desk.
The president remarked, "I have a premonition, you will become one of the mainstays of the Vein Council."
"Of course." Angel replied with a smile.
...
Just when Angel naturally embarked on the path of becoming a member of the Vein Council to earn subsidies, the school gradually... began to be in turmoil.
The turmoil had nothing to do with Angel, it was mainly because the magic masters began to take leave on a large scale.
"Your mentor has taken leave too?"
"Yes, we were all waiting for him in the classroom for the class. In the end, the class was over, and he just popped his head in to tell us he was on leave for a year... without even mentioning the specific reason."
"Our mentor also took leave... similar situation as your mentor."
"My goodness, have all the mentors taken leave together? What are we supposed to do?"
"I really don’t understand. Has something major happened?"
...
At this moment, no one was more troubled than the faculty member Barnes.
She held her forehead, with an expression like she had just experienced some major shock. Looking at Dariana standing in front of her, she questioned, "Are you kidding? All the magic masters have taken leave?"
Who is Dariana?
Alright, I know you forgot. She is Cornelia’s subordinate and deputy, the one who was responsible for leading when Jones came to Luo Ge Xian Ni.
Dariana smiled at Barnes and replied, "Not all, isn’t there a portion of magic masters who haven’t taken leave?"
"The Magic Academy has a total of eight hundred and sixty magic masters, and only sixty haven’t taken leave. Is this called having ’a portion’? Even the dean and members of the Magic Council are gone, not one left."
"Isn’t it?"
"What you’re doing is no different from letting the Magic Academy halt operations."
"That won’t do. In the future, Luo Ge Xian Ni will need more magic talents. Lady Cornelia even hopes the Magic Academy can expand its enrollment immediately. Halting its operation is absolutely impossible."
"But what you’re doing is exactly letting it halt operations." Barnes stated seriously to Dariana, "How should I explain to the students? They still don’t know that almost all the magic masters have taken leave. Once they come to their senses, they’ll definitely come running to me to ask."
"That’s part of your job, I can’t answer that. I believe you can solve the issues within your work scope." Dariana replied with a smile, "Her Majesty and Lady Cornelia both believe that the magic masters should be engaged in more important matters. As for the students... maybe you can let them study on their own? I think that’s a good idea. Let them roam in the boundless ocean of magic."
Barnes’s expression was completely disheartened, yet she was utterly helpless.
Because this was an order, an order without any room for negotiation.
"Alright, you can go back first. I... I still don’t know how to handle this, I need to think it over."