The murmurs turned into whispers, and the whispers turned into loud disbelief.
"How?!"
"Wait... then how can you teach us?"
Harel raised both hands and waited. The room calmed again.
"Because I am a scholar. I've studied mana theory, awakened history, magical creature psychology, and interdimensional cosmology for over two decades. I have walked behind the lines, recorded ancient spells from beyond, deciphered lost inscriptions. And most importantly, I've spent the last ten years learning how to teach people like you in ways you understand."
He smiled again. "My strength is not in the battlefield. It's in the classroom."
The effect was... immediate.
Even the most skeptical students leaned forward.
