283: The Noblesse Faculty

Several weeks had already slipped by since I’d started my magic training with Luna.

We Intermediate-year Students were all psyching ourselves up for the next big exam. Our opponents? The Noblesse faculty.

At the moment, Cecil was jotting down a bulleted list on a whiteboard in a private room we’d booked within the Academy. Cynthia, Lilith, Allen, Duke, Shari, Tura, Olynn, and Carta were all gathered there—along with Luna, who looked a little twitchy as she sat among us.

“The more I look at this... the more I think we’re screwed, right?” Duke muttered.

“He’s right,” someone agreed. “This is... really over the top.”

“To be honest, I can’t see a single vision of us winning.”

For once, I actually agreed with the Trio of Idiots. I didn’t say it out loud, of course, but the same thought was racing through my head. We are so dead.

Darius Burg Former Knight Commander of the Kingdom of Steldam. Attribute: Earth. His main style revolved around raw physical strikes unleashed from his freakishly large frame. Wielding a massive greatsword and backed by an absurd amount of mana, his physical capabilities were nothing short of overwhelming, granting him absolute power and defense.

Chloe Lorets Origin: Unknown. Attribute: Wind. She utilized a perfect blend of offense and defense by dual-wielding whips, creating a 360-degree whirlwind of destruction that mowed down anything in her path. While her mana pool was on the lower side, Darius himself had claimed that, physically speaking, she was more terrifying than anyone else.

Coco (Full name unknown) Origin: Unknown. Attribute: Water. A master of the Shield. During the Great Demon Invasion, she possessed the power to perfectly nullify a colossal Mana Cannon. She boasted the highest mana capacity of the entire faculty.

Milk Abitus Attribute: Fire and Water. Former Knight Commander of the Kingdom of Ostrava and a currently active S-class Adventurer. She fought by cloaking herself in "Flames"—an evolved form of fire—which meant any half-baked magic would simply evaporate before it even touched her. She had zero openings in either swordsmanship or sorcery, and her physical stats were through the roof.