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

Episode 306 Chapter 56: Exchange Student (2)

Exchange Student (2)

There is no one who doesn't know that Stella Academy is one of the top five magical institutions on the Aether Continent.

To be clear, it's not just a magic school but a 'magic institution.'

Stella Academy boasts an elite group of magical warriors, numbering up to three thousand of the world's best talents, but that alone isn't enough to be praised as the best magical institution.

Within the grounds of Stella, there are mage towers and magical knight orders with tens of thousands of magical researchers affiliated with them. Additionally, numerous magic practitioners and tens of thousands of students who came to learn magic reside there.

In this way, Stella has become a giant force, so much so that it could be described as a small nation. The stories of external forces trying to keep this in check are not interesting, so I'll save them for later. What's important is that now Stella can operate to some extent even without the principal.

Eltman Eltwin constructed Stella into a massive society and firmly established systems to prepare for his absence. The board of directors and the council of elders, among other substantial forces, keep each other in check, standing tall at the top.

The board of directors and the council of elders always trying to do as they please was quite a headache for Eltman, but he knew that thanks to them, he could roam freely, so he left them be.

They also knew well that Eltman wouldn't respond as long as they didn't overstep their authority or cause an uprising.

However, since Eltman had never been absent for such a long time, an emergency meeting of the board of directors was convened.

"When was the last news?"

"A month ago. He was headed to the Land of the Dead Giants."

"I heard he went there to stop the disturbance himself..."

"That's what's causing us such a headache right now. We had to deploy not just Stella's mages but also those from the association, and we keep getting inquiries about how long the dispatch mission will continue. We need to send them back soon."

"Is there no way to contact the Land of the Dead Giants?"

"The place where the Twelve Constellations exist has an unstable mana flow, making any communication impossible."

"Damn..."

There were countless matters that needed Eltman's direct approval, and even dozens of magical research projects that couldn't proceed without his influence.

Unlike the board of directors, which was racking its brains to stabilize Stella's society somehow, the council of elders seemed to have other thoughts.

"...Do you think the great Eltman would die somewhere out there?"

When Parec Leman, an 8th-class mage and former vice principal, spoke, the mages turned their attention to him.

He had been powerful enough within Stella to be named as a potential successor, but that was already 30 years ago.

Eltman, living an excessively long life without relinquishing the principal's position, left Parec eternally as the second in command, eventually leading him to give up his vice principal position.

"Of course, the principal won't die."

"Yes, that's right. So, my proposal is, how about organizing things a bit until he returns?"

"Organize things? What nonsense!"

"Heh. Don't you all think the same? The current Stella Academy relies excessively on Eltman Eltwin alone. There are over a hundred thousand people living here."