Everyone found it difficult and passive to accept the fact that another world existed.
Their gazes toward Dak also carried different emotions. Some people had rejection in their eyes, while others were simply curious.
"Dak-sensei, how many magical attributes are there in the other world?"
Tabitha, who barely managed to remain calm, asked curiously.
"Eighteen."
Everyone was once again shocked.
"Eighteen?!"
"How can there be so many? Are there really that many magical systems?"
"Ice-type magic has already appeared, so the others must be real too."
"It seems that the magical history of that world must be very ancient."
"Everyone, calm down. After all, it's something from another world, and it's still too distant for us."
Osman noticed that the students seemed to be on the verge of a panic and quickly spoke up to stabilize the group.
Once he spoke, the students gradually came to their senses.
Yes, that was something from another world. What did it have to do with them, the people of the Halkeginia Continent?
"In the other world, there are basically no mages. Most people are just ordinary Trainers."
Seeing the crowd calming down, Dak decided to strike while the iron was hot and began promoting Pokémon Island, making these pure-hearted children yearn for it.
"Trainers?"
"Trainers are people who specialize in training and raising Pokémon. Everyone lives with Pokémon in that world and pursues whatever they wish to achieve. It's the mainstream profession in that world."
"But, without mages, what happens when war breaks out? Do they only rely on familiars to fight?"
Some students found this hard to understand, but that was precisely the key point Dak was about to explain.
"What if... there was no war in that world?"
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The entire room fell silent.
This was something they had once fantasized about but never experienced.
Many storybooks described what a world without war would be like, a place they truly longed for.
But...
They also knew that it was something destined only to exist within the pages of a book.
How could there really be a world without war, a place filled only with peace?
It was something all the students and teachers couldn't comprehend. In their lives, going to the battlefield was inevitable.
"Looking back over six thousand years of magical history, there has never been an era marked by the theme of 'peace.' No war... Does such a world truly exist?"
Gruver, a fire mage, voiced the doubts shared by everyone.
Among the entire Tristain Magic Academy, there was probably no one who longed for such a world more than him.
But precisely because he had researched this path more than anyone else, he was the most aware of how distant and unattainable peace truly was.
"Of course it exists. A world without war, without slaughter, where equality and justice reign, and all races live peacefully under the same sky, enjoying everything the world has to offer."
Dak painted an ideal world in everyone's hearts, word by word.
In reality, Pokémon Island was not as idealistic and sacred as he described, but it was very close. A world like that absolutely did not exist.
"Can... we go to that world?"
Gruver opened his mouth and finally asked.
His eyes were full of hope.
He wasn't thinking about living in such a beautiful world, but at least he wanted to see it.
Gruver's words made everyone unconsciously turn their gaze toward Dak.
Not everyone was driven by some unwavering pursuit of peace.
Quite the opposite, except for individuals like Tabitha who had experienced tragic encounters, most of the students did not have such a strong desire for peace.
Because they were all still a group of children who had not personally experienced war and death. No matter how hard they tried to imagine, they would never truly understand how cruel the outside world was.
Although the contents of the storybooks they read when they were younger made them yearn for it to some extent.
But beyond that, what they felt more was curiosity.
They wanted to witness other worlds, see the races of other worlds, and experience the magic of other worlds.
"Who knows?"
Dak looked at the expressions in their eyes, pressed his lips together, and smiled.
Saying this much was enough.
Leaving them in a state of curiosity and desire was the most suitable approach, allowing them to daydream and expand their longing and yearning.
As the saying goes, what you cannot obtain always stirs the heart.
If he told them directly, 'In a few days, you can travel to another world,' then they would instead temporarily set aside this destined event and no longer hold onto their current state of longing.
There was no need to continue the lecture.
Because by now, the students' minds had already been hit by too much information. They needed a day to properly digest all of this.
He believed that even though this information would cause a tremendous shock to these children, they would soon accept it and view this matter with a positive mindset.
Because the protagonist of the original story, Saito Hiraga, later revealed that he was from another world and, along with his companions, discovered traces left behind by otherworldly visitors.
At that time, even though everyone was shocked, they quickly accepted the fact and did their best to help him return to his world.
The people of this magical world, written by humans, were ultimately not the same as those who truly lived in a medieval European background.
The people of this world had an extraordinary capacity for acceptance that people of that era did not possess. They could quickly accept and adapt to new situations.
...
In the afternoon.
Bang, bang, bang.
Dak was preparing to return to Pokémon Island to bring some people over and start his plan to establish the Seventh Faction in the magical world when the door of his dormitory was knocked.
He first tilted his head in confusion, then realized what was going on.
He remembered that during the morning class, he had asked Louise to come to his dormitory in the afternoon when she had some free time.
Dak had almost accidentally forgotten about it.
"The door isn't locked. Just come in."
"Dak-sensei!"
Sure enough, the person who entered was Louise.
"Mm, you're here. Emmm, sit over here."
Dak looked around his room. Other than the bed, there wasn't really anywhere else to sit, so he gestured for Louise to sit on his bed.
"Oh, oh."
Louise's face turned slightly red. Hugging the egg in her arms, she walked over gracefully and sat down next to the bed.
"You're here to ask about your magic, right?"
"Yes! That's right, Dak-sensei. You know what's going on, right?"
Hearing this, Louise couldn't care about being ladylike anymore.
"Of course. Can you give me your hand?"
"Huh? Um, sure."
Although Louise was a bit puzzled, she still extended her small hand toward Dak.
Then, Dak reached out two fingers and placed them gently on Louise's wrist.
If it were before, any man who dared to speak to Louise like this would at least receive a couple of kicks aimed at making him unable to have children.
But now, Louise couldn't even be bothered by that.
All her attention was focused on the pink glow radiating from Dak's two fingers.
"Sensei, um?!"
Just as Louise was about to ask Dak what was happening, her expression suddenly changed drastically.
"Did you sense it?"
"What... What is this?"
"That's the magical energy within you. I am guiding it. You can feel it, right?"
At this moment, Dak was using his psychic abilities to control the 'Void' energy within Louise.
In the magical world, all magical attributes are mainly guided by mental energy and natural energy. Therefore, using psychic power, Viridian Force, or Earth Power should be able to guide the flow of magical energy within a mage.
Of course, this only works if the mage themselves does not resist the process.
"Why can't I use it normally?"
Louise was a bit excited now.
She usually couldn't even sense the flow of magical energy within her.
If it weren't for the fact that every time she chanted a spell, there would be energy leakage, ultimately resulting in an explosion, Louise would have thought she had no talent for magic at all.
"Haven't you already used it countless times?"
Dak asked rhetorically.
"Huh?"
"You know there are five major magical systems in your world, right? Besides the conventional four, do you know what the fifth one is?"
"..."
Louise shook her head.
Although the Magic Academy did teach about the existence of five magical systems, all the teachers kept their mouths shut when it came to the fifth system. Outside the academy, many mages even believed there were only four magical systems on the continent.
"'Void.'"
"Void?"
"Yes, that is the fifth magical system, a very rare magical attribute. Among the eighteen attributes of our world, this one is not included."
Dak withdrew his fingers and continued, "Void magic is an intangible and invisible kind of magic. And generally speaking, its magical effects are very simple—'Explosion.'"
"Explosion?!"
Louise first showed a bewildered expression, then muttered as she slowly came to a realization, "So that's it..."
"Understand now? Actually, the explosions caused by your magic failures in the past may not have been failures at all. They might have been the effects of your Void magic."
"So that's how it is. Then... I'm not 'Louise the Zero'?"
"No, you're not."
Dak couldn't help but chuckle at Louise's expression, then raised his hand and patted her head. "I still have some things to tell you, so don't get too excited."
"Mm-hmm, please go ahead, Sensei."
Right now, Louise was absolutely delighted. She had finally understood her situation.
She wasn't a foolish mage with a zero percent success rate but rather a rare mage with an extremely rare magical attribute—'Void'!
The problem that had troubled her for years finally had an answer. Louise now felt an even greater sense of admiration and respect for Dak, who had helped her clear her doubts.
Now, if Dak's opinions ever conflicted with those of the other academy teachers, Louise would undoubtedly and without hesitation side with Dak.
(End of Chapter)
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