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

Episode 312 Chapter 56: Exchange Student (8)

Exchange Student (8)

The Star Flower Tree Magic School was established under the orders of the former Elven Minister of Magic Education, but initially, they didn't realize how expensive the construction costs would be.

This was before human culture had arrived, a time when no money was invested in construction, and ordinary schools didn't require much funding.

But magic is different.

Starting from wands to numerous training sessions and magical demonstrations, an enormous amount of teaching materials was needed, which cost an astronomical amount.

Since magic was passed down from senior elves to junior elves, they had never considered a magical educational institution and thus were completely unaware of these costs.

Therefore, the plan to establish a magic school for all elves faced obstacles from the start. This is when Jelliel's grandfather, Belidan, stepped in.

Belidan, who first established the Star Cloud Trading Company, had a big dream of expanding his then-small company. What caught his eye was none other than the Star Flower Tree Magic School.

He planned to make an enormous investment in Star Flower Tree, and thanks to this, even though it was a national school, it received so much financial support that it was often referred to as "Star Cloud Private School."

Later, when Jelliel's father, Melian, inherited the company, this investment became more systematic and spread worldwide, gaining so much power that even the Alchemy Society could be swayed with a single word.

"Money is power."

Jelliel knows well that her thin lips can make anything possible. Her childhood, where she trusted only in money, was not for nothing.

Although she has now experienced a new world through Baek Yu Seul and has abandoned the habit of blindly trusting money...

She knew how to use her power when needed.

For example, attending Star Flower Tree.

"Wow, it's the lady."

"Here, you should call her senior."

"Shh. What if she hears you?"

As a major investor in Star Flower Tree, Jelliel didn't need to attend school regularly. The professors, knowing her exceptional magical talent, felt it was a shame but had no choice.

Even the chairman had instructed them to let her do as she pleased.

Usually, Jelliel did not attend school regularly and only showed up for important events like exams. But when she started attending regularly for the past few days, a strange rumor spread among the students.

"Senior Jelliel is interested in the human exchange student."

There were some grounds for this rumor.

Firstly, Jelliel only attended on days when there were joint classes with Stella.

Stella's exchange students had to take all classes with Star Flower Tree students, but Star Flower Tree students didn't have to. There were still many classes that only elves took.

But Jelliel did not attend most of those classes. On days without joint classes, she often didn't show up at all.

Secondly, Jelliel was always anxiously looking for someone within the school.

Although she never said it directly, most of the students who saw her shared the same opinion.

She often looked for someone with eager eyes during classes or waited for a long time after classes ended before disappearing alone.