Academy's Second Seat [part 2 Complete]

Chapter 281: Completion (2)

"What is all this?"

Evan's eyes widened as he looked at the materials laid out in front of him.

I laughed at his reaction.

"These are the materials I'm going to study."

Specifically, they were related to dark magic.

The materials were piled up like a mountain.

"Then why did you call me here?"

"I told you. It's for training."

I had no intention of getting Evan's help in learning dark magic.

After all, Evan knew nothing about dark magic.

Trying to help would only make him a burden.

What Evan was needed for was practical training.

"I'll learn the magic on my own, so just spar with me."

A sparring partner.

That was Evan's role.

With everyone around me busy with other tasks, I needed someone to spar with, and Evan immediately came to mind.

He was idle at the moment, and considering his skills, he was a fitting choice.

"So, what am I supposed to do while you're learning magic?"

I tapped the contract Evan had signed.

"You should've read the contents carefully before signing."

"What? That was to allow entry to the Magic Tower..."

"Did you think that was all? With the paper being this thick?"

Evan's eyes widened as he looked at the contract.

He had signed it without giving it much thought.

"Even if it's a paper handed to you by someone you know, you should still read it carefully."

"You...!"

I burst into laughter at Evan's surprise.

"Don't worry. I didn't do anything strange."

I handed the contract back to Evan.

He slowly went through the content.

The conditions were fairly good.

"It just states that you're a temporary researcher. You can use the Magic Tower's resources as long as you share your research findings. You retain the ownership of the research itself, so you don't have to worry about sharing."

"Hmm..."

Evan skimmed through the contract before setting it down on the desk.

"...Aren't you going to read more?"

There was still much to discuss.

Like the salary... and benefits...

I had taken great care to include many details.

As a senior researcher, I had exerted all the power I could muster to create these terms.

Instead of backstabbing such a foolish person, I had taken great care of him.

Yet.

To just toss aside my brilliant work like that?

"I'll assume you took care of everything well."

"Hmm..."

Maybe I should've added some strange clauses to the contract.

Hearing that made me somewhat want to smack him on the back of his head.