Chapter 139: Upheaval (3)

“It’s snowing~ snow, snow, snow~.”

On the way to Deculein’s class, in the middle of the university campus where the snow had already piled up, Epherene welcomed the still falling snow with open arms. Drent, still reading, smirked as he followed her.

“Is this your first time seeing snow?”

Epherene turned around and nodded, nearly jumping up and down.

“Yeah! It’s my first time!”

“Hmm? …Oh~, your hometown is Juhalle.”

It didn’t snow in Iliade’s estate. It was considered one of the most livable places along with the Yukline estate, though the territory wasn’t large, and the climate was mild all year round, making it a monotonous place.

“I see you learned geography poorly, huh?”

At Epherene’s point, Drent shook his head with a smirk.

“Let’s just go. If we’re late, we’ll be in trouble.”

Today, Deculein’s class was outside the tower.

“Yeah.”

Epherene stepped through the snow, enjoying the sound of it crunching underfoot. Almost all of the students and professors in the class had already gathered in the Robheim Pavilion. In Deculein’s strict class, if you were even one second late, you would be kicked out.

Drent and Epherene sat in the back seats.

“…Everyone seems to be reading the thesis.”

Drent looked around the classroom. As he said, almost all of them were reading Deculein and Luna’s New Elements Thesis.

“Yeah. They’re taking quite a while….”

Epherene had been looking forward to it. She hoped that the high-ranking wizards would first understand the thesis and then use the materials they distributed to boost her family’s name. However, as it was a magic that required talents in the four elements [Earth, Wind, Fire, Water], even the professors were having a hard time.

“I’m expecting that they’ll take a year or two.”

“That long?”

Epherene blinked, but Drent shook his head.

“This is an optimistic outlook too. Wizards usually learn theories by casting their magic. But this requires each of the four fundamental elements to implement… there is no answer. No matter how high-ranking they are, they can’t create abilities they don’t have.”

“…Really?”