"Instructors of the Lightning Department, stay here and wait for the instructors of the other departments to come," Galak said before he turned around and left.
The instructors of the Lightning Department nodded their heads and sat down on the grass cross-legged.
"Lawrend and Elena, do the two of you want to become my disciples? The two of you already know that Ella is already my disciple. Since the two of you are Lightning Mages, the two of you are more fit to become my disciple. I can teach my Grand Mage spell as soon as the two of you say yes," Verkoli said.
Lawrend and Elena glanced at each other.
"Thank you for the offer, Sir Purple Thunder, but I will only take master as my master," Elena replied with a slight bow.
"No, no, no. That's not how it works. The two of you are in a Master-Servant relationship, right? Our relationship will be a Master-Disciple one," Verkoli replied with a confused look on his face.
"Even so, I don't want to stand at the same level as my master," Elena replied.
"...What a shame," Verkoli said and shook his head in disappointment.
"What about you, Lawrend?" Verkoli turned to him and asked.
"I changed my mind, sir Verkoli. I think I can become a Grand Mage on my own," Lawrend replied with a respectful smile on his face.
"I knew it. I should've forced you to become my disciple sooner," Verkoli muttered out loud.
"Hahahahaha…" Lawrend laughed dryly at his words.
"Since you don't want to become my disciple, give me back my book," Verkoli said with his hand stretched open.
The silver book appeared in Lawrend's hand, and he gave it to Verkoli. His cheeks couldn't help but twitch as he did so. He found Verkoli's reaction kind of petty.
"That's better. Alright, I'm giving this back to you since you're a Prime Student now," Verkoli said with a smile on his old face.
"..."
Lawrend stared at him speechless.
"I gave this book to you before because I expected you to become my disciple. Now, I'm giving it to you because you deserved it," Verkoli explained.
"I see. Thank you," Lawrend replied and took it from his hand.
He didn't need the book anymore, but Humility could use it. He'll hand it to her and help her learn the contents.
Just as Lawrend and Verkoli finished talking, instructors from other departments flew over. They numbered in the thousands. All of them are Arch Mages.
It spoke volumes about how powerful the Undrasil Kingdom was. It was all a result of the Undrasil Mage Academy. In the first place, so many Arch Mages wouldn't have risen if they didn't have proper teachings.
Besides all of these Arch Mage Instructors, there are many Arch Mages assigned all over the kingdom. They are ten times more numerous compared to the amount of Hill Swords in the kingdom.
That is also the reason why the Undrasil Kingdom stood for 10,000 years. Meanwhile, the other kingdoms in the surrounding region could barely last 1,000 years at most before collapsing and getting replaced to start the cycle once again.
"Sir Purple Thunder, the instructors of the other departments, are here," Galak reported as he flew to them.
"Good. Let's begin the meeting," Verkoli replied.
The instructors from the various departments surrounded the campus, and the students of the academy could be seen starting to leave around them. Most of the students had looks of curiosity all over their faces.
…
The meeting quickly concluded afterward. Most of the instructors that didn't witness Lawrend and Elena's fight were still skeptical, but they didn't object. After all, everyone said the same thing. They might as well believe it.
"Starting today, Lawrend is the 69th Prime Student of the Undrasil Mage Academy!" Galak shouted.
Smiles appeared on the faces of the instructors. Usually, whenever there's a Prime Student, the kingdom would enter a golden age. They all anticipated the bright future brought by Lawrend.
"69? Nice," Lawrend muttered.
"Lawrend, you became a Prime Student?" Aleshia asked with a bright smile on her face.
She didn't know what they were talking about. Since the students had been dismissed early, she had been standing beside them together with Humility and Ella.
"I didn't know why they decided to make me a Prime Student," Lawrend replied and shrugged his shoulders.
He could have been an instructor already. There was no need to become a Prime Student, in his opinion.
The Dean Master heard Lawrend's words and approached them.
"Lawrend, my answer to your question is that we can use you to motivate the academy. It has slowly started to become more and more corrupt these past years," the Dean Master said.
"But why weren't I informed?" Lawrend asked in puzzlement.
"There are only benefits for you. Besides, the fame is something a young man like you want, right?" the Dean Master replied with a smile on his face.
"I don't care about fame. I just want to enjoy life," Lawrend replied calmly.
"It already happened. Just accept it. The academy will lose face if you back down from your position," the Dean Master replied.
"Can Elena become the Prime Student instead?" Lawrend asked.
He didn't like the unnecessary attention. After all, the Bloodflower Assassin Organization was still after his life. Though, he doesn't really care about them anymore. It was still best to be careful.
"You should've said that sooner," the Dean Master replied.
"Then forget it. What does the Prime Student do anyway?" Lawrend asked.
"Nothing. You don't even have to attend class. Just make sure that you pass the tests later," the Dean Master explained.
"Really? That's good then."
Hearing those words, Lawrend was satisfied being the Prime Student. At least he can do whatever he wants now. The academy won't be holding him back anymore.
The instructors of the other departments glanced at Lawrend one by one before they left.. The meeting was already over, and they were dismissed by Verkoli.
