“That’s the perfect answer.”
“Today’s topic, [Elemental Resistance], is related to [Resonance].”
“Let’s say, Arthur here has Lightning affinity.
“The higher his mastery is in lightning affinity, the more resistance he has to lightning.
“This proves that for the element we possess, mastery is equal to resistance.”
The students continued to take notes during the lecture.
The ones belonging to the non-God Clans were frantically writing, while those from God Clans were relaxed.
They had already been taught about this.
“What about the other elemental affinities?
“We have resistance against them thanks to Resonance, but does this mean we can’t increase those resistances?
“No, that’s wrong. It is possible to increase the resistance for the partial elemental affinities.”
Professor Evelyn wrote three big letters on the blackboard with the chalk:
[AGE]
“The older you are, the higher your Resonance with the World Core.
“As Resonance increases, so does the resistance for the partial elemental affinities we gain through the World Core.”
Professor Evelyn returned the chalk to the compartment below the blackboard.
“This is why, if your opponent is old, just retreat.
“There’s a high chance your Spells and Aura attacks won’t work against them.”
She added,
“On a side note, make sure you know at least one [Weapon Technique] and have a few self-buff Spells.
“If you can’t defeat your opponents through Spells or Aura attacks, you’ll need to resort to physical attacks.
“If your opponent is old, they might have high elemental resistance, but they would be physically weak due to having grown, well, old.”
The lecture continued for a few more minutes.
Professor Evelyn explained more about partial elemental affinities and resistance through more examples.
She recommended a few self-buff Spells and some Weapon Techniques.
The class ended without any incident.
Neo, Arthur, and Felix visited the cafeteria for lunch.
“Arthur, don’t you get bored of these lessons?
“It’s clear you know everything,” Felix questioned while munching on her food.
She had been pissed off after the class.
Arthur had to promise her he’d teach her a few Weapon Techniques to calm her mood.
“No? The classes help me revise everything.
“Besides, after coming down the mountain, I found out a lot of things were different than I imagined.
“I can confirm the knowledge I was taught about the mystical quantities is correct through the classes,” Arthur answered.
“Who even taught you all that?”
“…”
Arthur suddenly became silent.
Felix sensed the shift in his emotions.
“It’s fine if you don’t want to answer. I shouldn’t have asked about a sensitive topic—”
“My grandfather.
“He raised me and taught me everything I know.
“I loved everything he taught me.
“It was fun to understand how the world and the elementals worked. Fighting with him, learning Weapon Techniques, everything made me happy.
“I never told him that though.
“I used to act like I hated him for keeping me locked up on the mountain and forcing me to learn about the mystical quantities.”
Arthur’s eyes became distant as he reminisced.
“I… I really should’ve told him I loved him.”
Felix patted his back.
The mood became heavy.
Arthur wiped the tears that threatened to overflow and laughed.
“Well, I still hate him for those burnt chicken legs.
“He sucked at cooking.”
“Huh? Chicken legs? He couldn’t make such an easy dish?”
Felix took the cue, understanding Arthur wanted to shift topics.
“Yes, I won’t lie.
“Until I tasted the chicken legs prepared by Nathan, I used to think they were horrible and hated the dish.”
Felix laughed.
The two joked while Neo added a few words to their conversation every few minutes.
After lunch, the three prepared to leave.
“Do you two have any class now? I have the Dagger Weapon elective,” Arthur asked.
“I have the firearm elective,” Felix answered.
They turned to Neo.
“What about you?”
“My elective isn’t today—”
“Don’t you have Etiquette class?” Felix interjected.
Neo pursed his lips.
“I’m skipping it.”
“Oh, is it because Etiquette class’ grades aren’t counted in the final evaluation?”
Neo nodded.
Quite a few people skipped that class.
Arthur and Felix left.
Neo, alone, decided to give the Student Council Office a visit.
Reaching the place, he entered the mansion— the gathering place of student council members— and knocked.
Ophelia, the treasurer of the Student Council, opened the door.
“You’re early.” She smiled. “Come inside.”
The place was lit with bright lights and had expensive paintings hung on the walls.
Neo followed Ophelia and sat on the sofas in the living hall.
‘”Where is Senior Amelia?
I was told she would help me learn my tasks for the Student Council.”
“Something came up suddenly. She’s busy with it. I’ll brief you about your job in her place.”
Neo nodded.
‘How strange. Last time Amelia came to find me in the evening on this very day. ‘
‘Did the events change due to Fate’s interference, or was Amelia so worried about me that she left her task back then?’
He kept his thoughts to himself and listened to Ophelia’s explanation.
“You’re a member of the Disciplinary Committee under the Student Council.
“Your job is simple— stop the fights between students when they break out in public places.
“Other than that, you will be called when we carry out surprise raids on dorms.”
“Raids?”
“Yes, raids,”
Ophelia responded, wondering whether to be direct with Neo. frёewebnoѵēl.com
She decided to be honest.
“There have been cases of students getting high on magical drugs and performing rituals.
“Last year, a student with Darkness affinity summoned a horde of monsters from the Underworld.”
She scratched her cheek.
“The cases with magical drugs are no better.
“In the worst cases, their bodies mutate, and they become chimeras— half-monster, half-human.”
“So the raids are to ensure students don’t do anything stupid?”
“Yes.”
Ophelia’s explanation took a while.
She gave him a tour of the Student Council mansion while providing brief information about the other committees under the council.
“It’s already late into the evening.”
She noticed the time and her expression shifted to one of apology.
“Sorry, but there’s still more I need to tell you.
“How about we continue this in the cafeteria over dinner? My treat, of course.”