I Became a Flashing Genius at the Magic Academy [158-362][English Translation]

Episode 168 Chapter 39: Ghost Story(4)

Hedrick Sirivon was an ordinary boy enrolled in Class E of the first year at Stella's Magic Department. The mere fact that he was admitted to Stella made him anything but ordinary, but here, he was just a lower-ranked student.

There were simply too many extraordinary students above him.

But that was okay.

Not every student was solely focused on looking upward.

Hedrick was satisfied with his ranking and class.

The fact that someone from the Sirivon family, merely a barony on the frontier, was enrolled at Stella was a tremendous honor, and as a result, the family was currently thriving.

The reason the baron of the once-ignored rural Sirivon now mingled with city nobles was that Hedrick had entered Stella.

"I have to go now."

"Going to the next class?"

"Yeah. My schedule is too tight."

"You're working too hard even during summer break. You should relax and play sometimes."

"Exactly. Especially considering you have the worst grades among us."

"Let's go play soccer."

Because there were so many great geniuses at Stella, Hedrick had to constantly strive and work hard. He didn't aim to catch up with them; just trailing closely behind and graduating would be enough for him.

"...I'm good. I'll go first."

Unlike him, students in Classes D and C seemed to have plenty of free time and hardly took any classes during the summer break, spending their days playing.

'I'll turn things around this summer.'

Friends? They were rivals.

While they played, he would grow.

Hedrick thought this as he walked down the corridor.

The next class was in Strange Botany.

The botany lab was located in the third main tower, so Hedrick walked quickly. It was quite a distance from the sixth main tower.

Fortunately, Stella had its own small warp hole and other transportation methods, allowing students to travel long distances comfortably.

As usual, Hedrick walked towards the gate. He suddenly noticed a girl walking ahead who looked a bit suspicious.

'A white uniform?'

It had been over fifty years since Stella's uniform was changed to black.

But the girl was wearing a white uniform trimmed with gold, clearly an old uniform.

Suspicious.

Considering the recent incidents at Stella, the instructor's words to report anything suspicious came to mind.