"If I or my fiancée has broken any rule today simply because we were trying to defend ourselves and are in the wrong according to your rules.
Then what's wrong are these rules and I do not mind meeting the Headmaster of the Academy and helping him correct them."
Vaan spoke as he stared right into the professor's eyes without a spec of fear on his face.
"Heh."
The Professor, however, just chuckled at Vaan's words and,
"Most students here put in so much effort, trying to get their hands on more and more number of Excellence Stars just so they could meet the Headmaster of the Academy and get pointers from him and you want to meet him because you want to 'help him correct the Academy Rules?'
You are delusional if you think that is going to happen. The Agresia Academy has been around for thousands of years, it carries a legacy that most Families in the world do not and you think you can come here, break its rules, and go against the long-standing legacy by saying that its set of rules are flawed?
The only one you will be meeting today is the Disciplinary Division,
And it would not just be for your fiancée here using Mana in the Classroom, but you talking back to an Academy Professor and being disrespectful."
The Professor threatened, the other students' expressions changed when they heard the words 'Disciplinary Division'. The Disciplinary Division, as the name suggested, was the Division that ensured Discipline all over the Academy, and in an Academy that was as large as a Kingdom, the Disciplinary Division was no different than the police.
It was a Division that was most feared because not only did it have the authority to punish a Student, but also to kick the student out of the Academy regardless of the student's Family Background.
For most people, being kicked out of the Academy may not sound like a big deal, after all, all the students here were Elites and they would do well in their lives even if they didn't attend the Academy.
Things, however, change when a Student is kicked out of the Academy. The Academy was a stage where the Big Families sent their children to compete against each other and show off their capabilities to the entire world. It is a platform for the Big Families to flaunt the strength of their younger generation.
Being kicked out of the Academy was proof that the particular student was not even qualified to enter the competition.
'Expelled' was a mark of worldwide humiliation, not just for the Student, but the Family behind the Student as well.
The pressure was so strong that in most cases, Families kicked those students out of the Family to save their face, and even then, things did not end,
Abandoned by his own Family, the student is then forced to fend off for himself, however, most of the forces, fearing the tag of 'Expelled' would not take him in, the student would be deprived of the resources required to grow stronger and despite being one of the elites, he would end up becoming an Average person who would have no choice but to settle in a remote town where no one recognizes him.
From an Elite with a bright future ahead of him to a person living in some remote town, barely scraping by,
That was simply how strong the 'Expelled' Tag from the Elitest Academy in all of the Agresia was.
This was something Vaan knew as well, him being expelled from the Academy would have an even worse effect since he was a Prospective Heir of the Vesta Family, meaning that he was someone that the Vesta Family acknowledged.
Someone like him being expelled would thrash down the reputation that the Vesta Family and his mother had built after so many years, the Vesta Family would become a joke in everyone's eyes and would lose all its connections with other forces, which could even lead to weakening of its strength and authority, marking the downfall of the Family.
"If the Professor intends to take me to the Disciplinary Division, then I hope the Professor is prepared to take responsibility for whatever happens from now on."
Vaan spoke up.
"Are you threatening me?"
The Professor narrowed his eyes.
"The Professor decided to pin all the blame on me and my fiancée without even trying to understand the complete situation, now you are threatening to take me to the Disciplinary Division when you completely understand how it would affect not only me but my family as well.
Since the Professor is planning to see this through till the end instead of settling the matter here, I just want the Professor to be prepared for whatever consequences it will have."
Vaan replied as he momentarily glanced at Elara before turning back to the Professor.
Noticing that, the Professor finally understood what Vaan was trying to get at.
In the Agresia Academy, Students weren't the only ones who were competing with each other, the Professors were the same as well. They competed with each other and in their case, the quality of the students they taught was a big factor that decided the outcome of their 'competition'.
The higher achievements their students achieved, the better their position would be. It was quite obvious that this led to professors singling out excellent students and getting them on their side.
A young woman like Elara who was already a 4th Circle Mage…
Would he ever find a student better than her?
When was the last time there was such an exceptional student among the Mages?
If he could get Elara on his side then…
The moment the Professor thought to this point, he realized something and glanced at Vaan again.
"She is Elara Flameheart, a 21-year-old 4th Circle Mage, a new Star Student who enrolled in the Academy yesterday,
She is also my fiancée, Professor.
She only used Mana in the Classroom because these swordsmen, who, for some reason were inside a building that was allotted to Mages, were ganging up on me and were about to attack me.
She was merely trying to protect me and to do that, she had no choice but to use Mana.
She also made sure not to hurt any students, but if Professor still thinks that she and I deserve to be taken to the Disciplinary Division, then we would have no choice but to follow the Professor's arrangement."
Vaan spoke with a slight smile on his face, then he turned towards Elara and,
"Let's prepare to leave Elara, I think we would need to meet the people from the Discipl-"
"Wait!"
Suddenly, the professor spoke up.
"What is it, Professor?"
Vaan questioned with an innocent look on his face.
The Professor, however, glanced at the leader of the swordsmen who entered the class and,
"You! What were you doing here? Answer me."
"W-What?"
The student didn't know how suddenly he was the one being questioned.
"What are you acting all surprised for!? Answer my question, what were you doing here!?"
"W-We only came here to v-visit a friend." The student stuttered.
"Who is that friend?"
The Professor narrowed his eyes as he interrogated even further.
Honestly, he already knew that these students had no 'friend' here. It was not his first time seeing them, he had seen this group of students bully other mages as well. The only reason he did not do anything about it was because there was no point in doing so.
The Mages were physically weak. Not just that, their mental strength and persistence was lacking compared to these students who trained their body every single day. Most mages coward in front of swordsmen.
It was humiliating to admit but in truth, mages were considerably weaker compared to swordsmen and very few mages actually tried to stand against them.
The fact that there hadn't been a single Star Student amongst Mages ever since Astra Elysia Vesta had left the Academy didn't help either.
The Professors didn't bother intervening because if they did and the matter evolved to the point where the swordsmen challenged mages to a battle, it would only lead to another humiliating defeat that would not only be bad for the students' state of mind but the professors' record as well.
Now, however, things were different.
The Mages finally had another Star Student, not just that, the only son of the previous Star Student had enrolled in the Academy as well.
If it were them…
"Answer me, who is that friend? If you do not, then the one going to the Disciplinary Division will be you."
"…"
The student tried to look around the class, trying to find a weaker target to go along with his act and become his 'friend.'
However, before he could glare at anyone and make him submit,
Vaan stepped right in front of his face, blocking his vision,
"What are you looking around for?
Just say the name of your friend you came so far to meet,
What's holding you back, buddy?"
"If I or my fiancée has broken any rule today simply because we were trying to defend ourselves and are in the wrong according to your rules.
Then what's wrong are these rules and I do not mind meeting the Headmaster of the Academy and helping him correct them."
Vaan spoke as he stared right into the professor's eyes without a spec of fear on his face.
"Heh."
The Professor, however, just chuckled at Vaan's words and,
"Most students here put in so much effort, trying to get their hands on more and more number of Excellence Stars just so they could meet the Headmaster of the Academy and get pointers from him and you want to meet him because you want to 'help him correct the Academy Rules?'
You are delusional if you think that is going to happen. The Agresia Academy has been around for thousands of years, it carries a legacy that most Families in the world do not and you think you can come here, break its rules, and go against the long-standing legacy by saying that its set of rules are flawed?
The only one you will be meeting today is the Disciplinary Division,
And it would not just be for your fiancée here using Mana in the Classroom, but you talking back to an Academy Professor and being disrespectful."
The Professor threatened, the other students' expressions changed when they heard the words 'Disciplinary Division'. The Disciplinary Division, as the name suggested, was the Division that ensured Discipline all over the Academy, and in an Academy that was as large as a Kingdom, the Disciplinary Division was no different than the police.
It was a Division that was most feared because not only did it have the authority to punish a Student, but also to kick the student out of the Academy regardless of the student's Family Background.
For most people, being kicked out of the Academy may not sound like a big deal, after all, all the students here were Elites and they would do well in their lives even if they didn't attend the Academy.
Things, however, change when a Student is kicked out of the Academy. The Academy was a stage where the Big Families sent their children to compete against each other and show off their capabilities to the entire world. It is a platform for the Big Families to flaunt the strength of their younger generation.
Being kicked out of the Academy was proof that the particular student was not even qualified to enter the competition.
'Expelled' was a mark of worldwide humiliation, not just for the Student, but the Family behind the Student as well.
The pressure was so strong that in most cases, Families kicked those students out of the Family to save their face, and even then, things did not end,
Abandoned by his own Family, the student is then forced to fend off for himself, however, most of the forces, fearing the tag of 'Expelled' would not take him in, the student would be deprived of the resources required to grow stronger and despite being one of the elites, he would end up becoming an Average person who would have no choice but to settle in a remote town where no one recognizes him.
From an Elite with a bright future ahead of him to a person living in some remote town, barely scraping by,
That was simply how strong the 'Expelled' Tag from the Elitest Academy in all of the Agresia was.
This was something Vaan knew as well, him being expelled from the Academy would have an even worse effect since he was a Prospective Heir of the Vesta Family, meaning that he was someone that the Vesta Family acknowledged.
Someone like him being expelled would thrash down the reputation that the Vesta Family and his mother had built after so many years, the Vesta Family would become a joke in everyone's eyes and would lose all its connections with other forces, which could even lead to weakening of its strength and authority, marking the downfall of the Family.
"If the Professor intends to take me to the Disciplinary Division, then I hope the Professor is prepared to take responsibility for whatever happens from now on."
Vaan spoke up.
"Are you threatening me?"
The Professor narrowed his eyes.
"The Professor decided to pin all the blame on me and my fiancée without even trying to understand the complete situation, now you are threatening to take me to the Disciplinary Division when you completely understand how it would affect not only me but my family as well.
Since the Professor is planning to see this through till the end instead of settling the matter here, I just want the Professor to be prepared for whatever consequences it will have."
Vaan replied as he momentarily glanced at Elara before turning back to the Professor.
Noticing that, the Professor finally understood what Vaan was trying to get at.
In the Agresia Academy, Students weren't the only ones who were competing with each other, the Professors were the same as well. They competed with each other and in their case, the quality of the students they taught was a big factor that decided the outcome of their 'competition'.
The higher achievements their students achieved, the better their position would be. It was quite obvious that this led to professors singling out excellent students and getting them on their side.
A young woman like Elara who was already a 4th Circle Mage…
Would he ever find a student better than her?
When was the last time there was such an exceptional student among the Mages?
If he could get Elara on his side then…
The moment the Professor thought to this point, he realized something and glanced at Vaan again.
"She is Elara Flameheart, a 21-year-old 4th Circle Mage, a new Star Student who enrolled in the Academy yesterday,
She is also my fiancée, Professor.
She only used Mana in the Classroom because these swordsmen, who, for some reason were inside a building that was allotted to Mages, were ganging up on me and were about to attack me.
She was merely trying to protect me and to do that, she had no choice but to use Mana.
She also made sure not to hurt any students, but if Professor still thinks that she and I deserve to be taken to the Disciplinary Division, then we would have no choice but to follow the Professor's arrangement."
Vaan spoke with a slight smile on his face, then he turned towards Elara and,
"Let's prepare to leave Elara, I think we would need to meet the people from the Discipl-"
"Wait!"
Suddenly, the professor spoke up.
"What is it, Professor?"
Vaan questioned with an innocent look on his face.
The Professor, however, glanced at the leader of the swordsmen who entered the class and,
"You! What were you doing here? Answer me."
"W-What?"
The student didn't know how suddenly he was the one being questioned.
"What are you acting all surprised for!? Answer my question, what were you doing here!?"
"W-We only came here to v-visit a friend." The student stuttered.
"Who is that friend?"
The Professor narrowed his eyes as he interrogated even further.
Honestly, he already knew that these students had no 'friend' here. It was not his first time seeing them, he had seen this group of students bully other mages as well. The only reason he did not do anything about it was because there was no point in doing so.
The Mages were physically weak. Not just that, their mental strength and persistence was lacking compared to these students who trained their body every single day. Most mages coward in front of swordsmen.
It was humiliating to admit but in truth, mages were considerably weaker compared to swordsmen and very few mages actually tried to stand against them.
The fact that there hadn't been a single Star Student amongst Mages ever since Astra Elysia Vesta had left the Academy didn't help either.
The Professors didn't bother intervening because if they did and the matter evolved to the point where the swordsmen challenged mages to a battle, it would only lead to another humiliating defeat that would not only be bad for the students' state of mind but the professors' record as well.
Now, however, things were different.
The Mages finally had another Star Student, not just that, the only son of the previous Star Student had enrolled in the Academy as well.
If it were them…
"Answer me, who is that friend? If you do not, then the one going to the Disciplinary Division will be you."
"…"
The student tried to look around the class, trying to find a weaker target to go along with his act and become his 'friend.'
However, before he could glare at anyone and make him submit,
Vaan stepped right in front of his face, blocking his vision,
"What are you looking around for?
Just say the name of your friend you came so far to meet,
What's holding you back, buddy?"
