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51.1

Ch. 51.1 - Academic Conference (3)
The two prepared whiteboards were of different sizes according to Maizen’s request.

Maizen’s whiteboard was incredibly large, while Alterisha’s was only about a quarter of its size.

Maizen had four researchers assisting him, while Baek Yu-Seol did nothing and stayed slightly apart.

"Well, how interesting. Let's get started, shall we? Do we have any beer?"

"Master Beaurock Stoneforge, please maintain your dignity."

"Enough, let's begin!"

With Beaurock Stoneforge’s shout, Alterisha and Maizen each took out a marker for their respective whiteboards.

Alterisha’s marker was a multicolored magical pen prepared by Baek Yu-Seol’s ideas, which were derived from his future knowledge.

"Hmm? What's that pen?"

"The magical pen is not a ballpoint pen, and yet it has colors. Can you change the colors with a button?"

"That... would be quite expensive."

As some entrepreneurs’s eyes sparkled with excitement, alchemists held their breath and focused on the work of the two alchemists.

The moment the breathtaking confrontation began, a man sitting in the corner of the audience instinctively took out a cigarette from his pocket.

Then the woman sitting next to him slapped his hand.

"Director Kaen, it’s a no smoking zone!"

… That was how it went.

"Ah, I can't help it, seriously."

Kaen gathered his cigarette back in his pocket and concentrated on the conference. Even though his original mission was not to attend the conference, this confrontation was so thrilling and interesting that it made him forget his original task.

"Really, is this kind of thing fun?"

Looking at the Director like that, Grace shook her head.

Grace Steele was deputy commander of the 13th Shadowblade Division under the umbrella of the Manwol Tower.

She was the elite among the elites of the world's greatest magical warrior institution, the Magic Circle Assembly, which even had the qualifications to judge the peak of the world's mages and operated in the hidden corners of the world.

Furthermore, Kaen, who was sitting next to her, was her superior. She had hunted down countless dark mages at Danger Level 6 under his command, and had completed hundreds of successful missions.

Once again, she has been dispatched here to search for dark mages lurking in society. However, of all places, it happend to be this dreadfully boring alchemists' conference.

"So boring! Alchemy is nothing more than what I learned during my time at the magic academy, studying under Aureliu and others."

She glanced at Professor Maizen Tyren. This time, the target they were monitoring was exceptionally unique, as it was none other than a professor from the esteemed Stella Academy; a prestigious institution for elite magical warriors.

"Does this even make sense?"

Stella Academy, the Stella Academy itself. Even the name alone was self-explanatory, describing a perfectly crafted space.

And now, one of their professors might be involved in the process of "dark mage corruption."

Anyway, if the director ordered something from the Manwol Tower, she blindly trusted it 100%.