Interlude: Most Mages...

In the western part of the Imperial capital, a vast area entirely separate from the capital itself stretched out.

It was called.

The Academy District.

Ever since the days when it had been a kingdom, the nation had invested heavily in cultivating talent, and that tradition had continued unchanged to the present day.

After passing through the enormous entrance, a gigantic magic tower at the western edge displayed its imposing grandeur. To its left stood the Hero Academy, and to its right, the Porter Academy.

The top graduates would head to the Demon Realm, while the rest would pursue their livelihoods; in a sense, those who would one day work together seamlessly were all lined up side by side.

And.

“What is it, Kim Yul?”

“No, I remembered something unpleasant…….”

A man who had confidently submitted applications to all three, only to be spectacularly rejected, suffered a brief bout of PTSD...