An Angel Lives in the Academy
Chapter 23: The Angel Receives Education (4)

So, which class did Leffrey like the most? Was it the martial arts class where he was friends with all his classmates? Or the swordsmanship class, which boasted the largest faction within the academy?

None of the above.

The class Leffrey liked the most was... the magic class taught by Professor Klein.

'Why? Because the magical studies class is peaceful. They don't beat people up like Lusa, and they don't intimidate people like Park Jin-ho...'

Moreover, martial arts and swordsmanship classes were inevitably focused on practical training. Martial arts and swordsmanship skills wouldn't improve just by staring intently at books.

And the practical training for superhumans…

Every time Leffrey 'endured' practical training, he couldn't help but feel like an ordinary person stuck among Hulks.

That's why Leffrey liked the magical studies class, which had less practical training.

'I can even sleep like this, how nice.'

Leffrey dozed off, using the class as a sleep aid. Was it called ASMR? Today, too, the gentle voice was perfect for sleeping, and the complicated story made him drowsy just by listening.

Leffrey, who had worked hard today, couldn't help but doze off.

"So, if we apply Akalan's formula, we can see that red magic and blue magic are not completely opposing forces, but rather have some correlation. Then, what is the reason for the opposing forms observed in the previous experiments? There are several hypotheses. The first is that in this human world..."

'Ah, I saw this on YouTube in my past life... Professor Klein was the one who received the Nobel Prize in Magical Studies for this. I think he got it about two years from now...'

Nod- Nod-

Leffrey daydreamed while half asleep.

The other students glanced at Leffrey and showed disdain, and Soya muttered, "Ah, really... are you falling asleep again?" as she fiddled with Leffrey's arm.

Still, Leffrey dozed off.

Considering that he had been beaten up in sparring with Lusa and pushed around in Park Jin-ho's class, he should be given some credit for not completely falling asleep.

"Hmm, then Miss Ji-hyun, would you like to evaluate this hypothesis?"

Whether the boy was asleep or not, the class continued, and eventually, a student complained about Leffrey.

"Professor, excuse me, but... shouldn't that Leffrey, who's sleeping over there, also be given a chance to answer?"

"That's right. He must be sleeping because he already understands the content. I think Miss Ji-hyun is right."

And so, the eyes of both Professor Klein and the students focused on Leffrey, and Soya couldn't help but pinch him with a frown.

"Leffrey...!"

"Ah, ow. Soya, why?"

"They're calling you out because you keep falling asleep...!"

Oh no, Leffrey rubbed his eyes and looked at the podium and the students. To the professor and the female students in the magical studies department, it looked as if an angel was rubbing his eyes and waking up.

'I want to take a picture and keep it.'

Several female students shared the same thought. Professor Klein, who had been momentarily captivated by that sight, smiled and said,

"Leffrey, which hypothesis do you think is correct?"

What on earth were they talking about? Leffrey briefly glanced at the magical language written on the blackboard. He wasn't sure, but it seemed to be about the correlation coefficient between red magic and blue magic.

'What did the YouTube video say?'

Leffrey racked his memory and muttered.

"As several theories suggest, red magic and blue magic are not completely opposing forces. However, the reason they are observed as complete opposites in the human world is because the Flame Realm, where red magic is concentrated, and the Frost Realm, where blue magic is concentrated, are at opposite extremes."

Was that it?

He didn't know the exact principles. He had just vaguely watched it on YouTube while eating.

"...Wait, this is the first time I'm hearing this hypothesis... right... that's right. Magic tends to gather with similar attributes, and the Flame Realm and Frost Realm are spaces where such magic is astronomically concentrated, so there's a possibility that they interfere with the human world across dimensional boundaries...!"

However, Professor Klein looked at Leffrey with a surprised expression.

"...That's amazing. It's not a problem of the human world, nor a problem of the magic itself... to think you would bring other dimensions into the hypothesis. It's truly a shift in perspective."

Professor Klein kept nodding and, saying it was truly amazing, suddenly started clapping.

"Everyone, a round of applause for Leffrey."

At these words, the students reluctantly clapped.

'Professor Klein... he’s overdoing it again...'

Leffrey also didn't find the sound of applause very pleasant. How much would the prideful magical studies students envy him now?

"...I'm not envious."

Even Soya was looking at him with an expression of envy. If even Soya was like this, what kind of expressions would the others be making?

"Assistant teacher, add a merit point for Leffrey."

"Understood."

‘A merit point? How many merit points did that guy have now?’ (TL: This is just a random student btw)

‘Ah... this is ridiculous.’

Leffrey was thinking the same thing.

'Professor... are you doing this on purpose...?'

Leffrey sighed inwardly.

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'Soya's growth rate is insane.'

Leffrey came to a conclusion as he looked at the message that popped up.

[Professor Klein’s Education + Central Academy’s Magic Facilities]

[Future hero's potential increases by one level!]

[Soya gets one step closer to becoming a hero!]

Soya in his past life couldn't fulfill her dreams due to various hardships, but Soya at this point in time was practically flying, let alone fulfilling her dreams.

Of course, the reason for this was…

'The collaboration between Professor Klein's teaching and my life skills...!'

It was because Professor Klein was in charge of Soya's education, and I was responsible for Soya's daily life. This was the perfect Princess Make... no, Witch Maker.

At this rate, Soya would become much stronger than her past self, and perhaps even becoming a hero who could reach the demon king.

Besides Angelic Power, there’s also…

[The title will be updated according to the future hero's level!]

[Title Acquired: Guardian Angel of the Genius Witch]

[Title: Guardian Angel of the Genius Witch]

You have awakened the witch's talent and made her known to the world as a genius. This is only natural for a guardian angel.

Title Effect:

Once a day, for thirty minutes, you can borrow 20% of the genius witch's [Han Soya] magical ability.

Even a title.

And this title was a very useful ability for classes. For example, during the occasional practical magic class…

Professor Klein would sometimes ask for interpretations of magic formulas or demonstrations of magic. In such cases, if he activated this ability and demonstrated…

He could perform at the level of a magical studies student. No... actually, he performed much better than that. Seeing this, Professor Klein would always say with a smirk,

"Look at this. Leffrey has never received tutoring from a magic academy or another mage before. You've all investigated through your families and guilds, right? Hahaha."

And then Klein's expression would suddenly turn cold.

"Then what are you students who are worse than Leffrey? Can you confidently say that you are pursuing magical studies?"

And Professor Klein would deliver the final blow.

"Give Leffrey a merit point, and add a demerit point for any student with a lower grade than him."

The atmosphere in the classroom immediately soured. Leffrey lowered his head and muttered to himself,

'Professor... are you trying to screw me over...?'

Sharp gazes pierced Leffrey. Somehow, Soya seemed to understand and said, "You don't need to care about the gazes of those idiots."

...Despite feeling uncomfortable, Leffrey was doing very well in the magical studies class, earning many merit points.

If you accumulated ten or more merit points, you would receive a special potion called 'Elixir', which, depending on your luck, could develop your stats, skill levels, abilities and traits.

Therefore, it was extremely expensive.

Naturally, it was an item that Leffrey, the materialistic angel, would covet. And…

'I should mix it with the heavenly fragrant oil and make a blessed elixir. Anyway, it would be super good for the body.'

He even had such a daring plan... Anyway, Leffrey liked the magical studies class.

Although most of the male students in the magical studies department hated him... the class itself was physically comfortable, his grades were high, and he even got showered with merit points, so how could he not like it?

And the bullying from the male students was nothing more than…

"This won't do. We need to teach that nobody a lesson somehow."

"Yeah, the honor of our magical studies department... let's just discreetly slip him some drugs and ruin his magic circuit..."

"...Not bad. But who is this nobody you're talking about?"

"Who else? It's that orphan Leffrey!"

“Orphan Leffrey.” A man muttered.

This man had an arrogant expression that matched his slicked-back hair. The blonde young man in a perfectly fitting uniform had a tie pin with the White family crest engraved on it.

He was Jack White, one of the top five first-year students in the magical studies department in terms of skill, and even received loyalty from a few upperclassmen as the next head of the White family…

"You're saying you'll ruin his magic circuit. I almost had mine ruined once, so I know the pain well. It really hurts like hell."

"Jack... that's..."

"When you were all laughing at me, that absolute twat healed me. Ha, it was the first time I'd seen someone run so desperately... his expression full of worry... what rubbish. Hahaha."

Of course, the reason Leffrey had rushed over was because he was afraid Jack would rip off the bracelet and run away, and the reason his face was full of worry was for the same reason.

But Jack would never know that.

"Hahahahahaha. Haha... haha..."

Jack White was laughing.

He was laughing widely, showing his teeth.

But you know what?

When someone who never laughs starts laughing, it's terrifying, right? They couldn't help but take a step back as they saw Jack White laughing.

"The only thing that kid did wrong was heal you guys during the entrance exam... and you're going to repay him with such a precious drug? Ah, this deserves an award. It's truly commendable."

"Wait, White, we weren't..."

Jack White took something out of his pocket and said to them, who had taken another step back.

"The name of that award... 'mass funeral' would be fitting."

And so those students took a week off from classes. No one knew the reason why. But there was something strange. Even though no one knew the reason, somehow, the students who had insulted Leffrey started to fear him instead.

It was a truly strange thing.

Anyway, Leffrey, who was hated in the magical studies department... 'fortunately' hadn't been retaliated against yet. Not yet, at least.

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Why do people attend classes?

Naturally, it's to learn something.

Then what exactly did Leffrey learn, being intensively abused... I mean, educated by three professors?

Leffrey Lv.2

Race: Angel

HP: 40/40 MP: 30/30

Strength: 10

Agility: 10

Magic: 12

Esper Ability: 5

Angelic Power: 1

Cooking Lv.10 (Master), Repair Lv.1, Crafting Lv.1, Cleaning Lv.1, Fairy Martial Arts Lv.1 (New!), True Cheongu Swordsmanship Lv.1 (New!), Klein-style Magic Lv.1 (New!)

'Finally... all that hardship has finally borne fruit...'

Through his efforts, Leffrey was finally able to acquire three new skills.