The Castella, which had been scorned for a long time, stood up with a narrowed brow as if feeling humiliated.
“Ugh. Just when did I gain this kind of power?”
“I’m sorry, but I specialize in magic. Goran? Logran? Even if your family is known for magic, you’re still in a position of learning from a court magician. Isn’t that right?”
“Well…”
They couldn’t refute it.
After all, it was a clear fact that they were in a position of learning from a court magician.
Anyway, since I won, I subtly gestured to the professor.
“Professor, I won, right?”
“Uh, I have a lot of questions to ask, though.”
Don’t ask. It’s annoying.
“I refuse. It’s bothersome. The second one is bothersome too. The third one is bothersome. Anyway, I won, didn’t I?”
There are just too many annoyances caused by the owner with no real answers.
“Must be a scam. A villain with that level of magic? It must surely be related to the demon.”
Our dear Castella seems to still be in disbelief.
If they’re going to come out like this, there’s nothing that can be done.
“That’s why ignorant people should just keep quiet.”
“What did you say?”
With the level of the academy dropping like this, it’s just sad.
“Logically, a demon invades the empire and makes a contract with me? Neither a politician nor someone directly related to the military, and even the imperial barrier and the academy barrier are set up double. To break through and insist on making a contract with me?”
It’s foolish.
Demons are humanoid monsters.
They can either be corrupted by a demon lord or exist from the start as humanoid monsters.
They’re stronger than ordinary monsters and sometimes grant power to humans under certain conditions.
Naturally, those conditions are unfavorable to human forces, which is essentially like telling the contracting human to become a traitor.
That’s the problem.
Is the owner in a position where a demon would make a contract? No.
They only have good bloodline.
It doesn’t mean that a demon would risk entering the imperial capital to make a contract with them.
Besides, they’re on the verge of being kicked out of their family.
I don’t know how much the owner must have been tormented for the students to be so unwilling to acknowledge them.
“Then… mana doping?”
“Exactly. For a villain!”
“How many enhancement potions would it take to have that much power?”
Not just Castella; those who are resentful towards the owner also rose up at this moment.
In short, it seems they also want to quit magic today.
If they think a little bit, they would realize that doping wouldn’t be of any use.
“Where would I get medicine as a dropped thread? If you really want, then check it. I’m confident. If you don’t believe what you see with your own eyes and the evidence, then come at me the same way.”
This side is more comfortable.
Dealing with all those who come at me will also help spread the owner’s reputation.
Of course, it would initially be notorious. But it’s better than being unknown.
‘At least even the Ashtar family would come to realize my skills.’
“I’ll only use basic magic. But if you can’t break through, you know what that means?”
Everyone will have to quit the Department of Magic Engineering.
So far, more than ten people have come at me.
Only a few individuals who seem to be commoners have calmly assessed the situation.
They are just quietly watching the situation from the back, while the nobles are the only ones enraged, surrounding me.
“Hmph! The lady of Logran has merely let her guard down. In the end, all you have to do is use guard magic and chant a spell!”
Oh, letting my guard down? If that’s what you call it, then all the noble heads are utterly useless.
“Exactly! Do you think you can handle all these people here?”
The students surrounded me like they were practicing swordsmanship.
Is this an encirclement for annihilation? Looking at their swordsmanship, it might be something they studied in their first year.
It’s natural since we’re in an era of war against the demon lord.
“Wow. Amazing! The academy students really have great teamwork!”
“Is this really the time to be impressed?”
The homeroom professor shook their head and asked me.
It is the time to be impressed.
The hero party had no teamwork at all.
There was indeed some frenzied teamwork when they were in bed with the hero and those girls, though.
The problem is that those who just force their way through have always spent half the hero party’s support funds on village restoration or victims.
Just thinking back to that time is dizzying.
“However, I’ve never seen such teamwork before.”
“Except for you.”
“Professor, life is meant to be lonely.”
I have always been lonely.
“Oh, that’s a nice saying.”
“Teamwork is good. It’s a decent tactic for the weak to face the strong. Of course, if all you do is focus on teamwork, your skills won’t improve.”
The weaklings, no matter how much they band together, only strengthen their bonds as comrades.
“What are you babbling about? Lightning! Pierce the evil woman before your eyes!”
That is also noble magic.
“Fireball!”
Fireball is at least a beginner-level fire spell.
“Ice Needle!”
Ice Needle is a beginner-level ice spell.
A bit disappointing.
If the magical level of the greatest nation of humanity is like this, it must be due to my restructuring of the magical system.
This issue will gradually improve as the magical system I established takes root.
The problem is that most of these fools still cling to their family’s magic.
In terms of population, the Empire may have more capable mages, but the nobles are not inferior to those of the kingdom, who have nurtured self-sacrificing mages.
Even now, when the Four Heavenly Kings are moving, the nobles still cling to their family’s magic.
Then I must deliver justice.
“Oh, how scary! Hoi!”
Thud!
The students from the Department of Magical Engineering launched magic in conjunction against the demon lord named Olivia, but they were not heroes.
Those struck by the blue beam of magic I released fell flat on their faces.
“See? This is what happens when you don’t know your place.”
If you act recklessly, this is the result.
“Now, look at me. What a fortuitous genius I am!”
At this point, the original owner can only be regarded as a lucky genius.
After knocking a few of them down, I felt a presence approaching from behind.
“Then how about this? Mages are usually weak in close combat!”
“Have you heard of battle mages?”
I wrapped mana around my hand and grabbed the collar of the assailant sneaking up from behind, throwing them away.
Gag!
Thud! Crack! Zap!
“Have you really gone as far as sweeping away magic?”
“Professor, I won! Your student has finally claimed victory!”
I showed my white teeth, reminiscent of Eastern rice noodles, and gave a thumbs-up to the professor.
What’s wrong? Shouldn’t he be pleased that his student won? Why does his face look so crumpled?
“No, they are also my students.”
“From now on, I’ll be the only one who is your student!”
“Ugh.”
The professor pressed his temples as if he had a headache.
Why is that? Wouldn’t it be better for him to have just me as a student?
After all, even if those ten thousand are there, they won’t be of any help in a war.
Instead, those nurtured at the local academy would be much stronger.
“See? That monster just swung their sword and did this!”
“I understand, so you just stay quiet.”
The professors were joking among themselves.
“This is cheating!”
Now someone is accusing me of cheating? What kind of cheating?
“What do you mean?”
“You’ve been hiding your strength until now. This is a foul! Aren’t you ashamed of being the daughter of the Ashtar family?”
Well, I’m not ashamed.
“What idiot shows their strength to a rival family?”
Noble families compete with each other.
There’s no reason to show their real capabilities.
If that’s the case, the original owner could appear to be hiding their strength.
Moreover, this is a time of war against the demon lord.
Until now, all the nations of humanity, demi-humans, and Elvens that have been fighting each other have formed an alliance.
In such a world, why would anyone show their strength to others?
“The war against the demon lord’s army is ongoing. To maintain a state of readiness for war at any moment and to prepare for the dispatch of student soldiers, even the school uniforms have changed to include military elements.”
“Are you preaching to us?”
If it is preaching, then so be it.
“Isn’t it the case that a woman who lost her engagement to the crown prince due to her own temper and wants to ignore her cruel personality wouldn’t be strong?”
I can’t just let that slide.
At my words, the students’ faces twisted unpleasantly.
However, none of them could refute me.
Because I wasn’t wrong at all.
Furthermore, the Empire’s nobles have much more pride than those of other countries.
It is the largest nation of humanity.
Naturally, the nobles from that country would be proud.
Thus, to refute me here would be seen as disgraceful.
They just glared at me or remained silent.
“Then you’ve been hiding your strength all this time? Why?”
Ah, I’ll need an excuse.
“If I had wielded this power as the crown prince’s fiancée, what would have happened?”
“Ah, then you mean from the beginning…”
‘If I had this much strength as a fiancée, I would probably have solidified my position as the crown prince’s consort.’
And I would be used by the royal family based on that power.
Just setting it up like that would suffice.
Olivia is originally extremely strong.
However, due to the unavoidable political marriage, she didn’t want to be used, so she hide her strength.
Isn’t that perfect?
Arrogant and rude, but strong enough to back it up.
“Anything beyond this is a trade secret, so shh. Now then, what are you all doing? Pack your bags and get out right now. From now on, this classroom will be used only by me and Lady Plene.”
Hmph.
I gestured toward the training area outside.
“No, this is the swordsmanship training area.”
For now, the words of the swordsmanship professor are not important.
***
The expressions of the noble children are unusual.
Why? Didn’t you choose this path?
If you wanted to talk back, you should be ready to be talked back to. Right?
This time, I’ll thoroughly shatter the pride of the nobility.
“No, hey, wait a minute. Ashtar, are you really going to do this?”
It seems the homeroom teacher is trying to mediate at an appropriate level.
Having fallen this far, what could possibly go worse?
“A promise between men.”
“You’re a girl.”
Seriously, such trivial matters should be overlooked if I want to be heard as a professor.
“Let’s skip over that.”
“No, no matter how you look at it. Are you really going to drive them all away?”
It’s not something I can’t do.
After all, it was the other side that started it.
That’s none of my business.
“Yes. It seems that most of you are nobles. Surely you wouldn’t break a promise made in the name of the nobility, would you?”
Among commoners, there aren’t many who directly learn magic.
The tuition fees are high, so usually, they only start learning as adults.
That’s why it seems commoners generally don’t support the magic department.
Ah, that’s why Plene is such a blockhead.
Once again, the nobles could only remain silent.
“What? Since I’ve been lenient, you shouldn’t feel hurt. Surely you can move your things on your own, right? Or are you feeling wronged? Are you angry?”
Just silence.
They are expressing their frustration as nobles.
Their faces are turning red, and they seem furious.
Usually, a hero or protagonist—no, the hero I know wouldn’t do this either—but anyway, a protagonist would likely show mercy.
“If you were that upset, you should have won.”
I only said that and directly used magic to throw those insane guys outside.