Chapter 56 - Underground Vault (1)

The day after Ena attacked the Academy. Naturally, all Academy operations were temporarily suspended. All academic schedules were suddenly canceled, and senior students who had been secretly looking forward to the inter-grade competition all expressed disappointment.

But there was no choice. Since the academic officials had made that decision, it was impossible to argue.

No, even if they argued, what would change?

"..."

The scenery visible through the second-year dormitory window.

Originally, there was a huge mountain behind where their dormitory was located. It was carefully managed to prevent magic beasts or dangerous wild animals from appearing, and even walking paths were paved, making it a sort of sanctuary for the second-year students.

When exams didn't go well or they felt depressed, second-year students usually went into the mountain to spend time in their own sanctuaries. They would light bonfires and stare blankly at the flames, or sit on benches prepared along the walking paths and look up at the sky. They quite liked the comfortable atmosphere nature provided.

That mountain disappeared overnight. Instead, shattered and broken flatland was now flaunting its appearance. Squirrels and beavers that had lost their homes rolled around on the ground, and second-year students who had likewise lost their sanctuaries wailed. Then occasionally when electricity sparked from the ground, they would scream and hurriedly return to the dormitory.

"...Haa."

It was too devastating to be the result of one mage's attack. They say that when an archmage got serious, they could change the terrain, and it seemed that wasn't an exaggerated expression. Hamon Yankoff, the overall top student of the second year, thought this and let out a deep sigh...