A three-week-long vacation was announced right after the end of the Magic Festival. Since the Magic Festival was a large event, Shakuntala Academy had always given a holiday of three to four weeks to the participating students.

It was like giving carrots to the students who had been subjected to the stick. After all, they had all worked hard in preparation for the Magic Festival.

Just as promised, the Class F students were now entering the Red Tower to meet with the being who every mage dreamt of meeting, Great Sage Hellison Valestia.

“Hoho. What would these students think if the boy of their age, who they had fought with and bickered with for nearly half a month, was a mage that this old man could not compare to?”

Just the thought of it alone brought a smile to Hellison’s face. He grinned at the dozens of students who approached the Red Tower cautiously.

“Everything has been prepared for the private meeting, Great Sage.”

“Hoo. Right. Since we have already seen our dear buds arriving, we should go and welcome them quickly. I can’t be called a Great Sage if I can’t even give blessings and advice to our mages with budding talents. Hoho,” Hellison said with an expression of interest on his face.

He tossed his ride robe and walked toward the students with a spring in his steps.

Creaaaaaaaaak! Clack!!!

Not long after, Hellison arrived at the drawing room where the students had been led to. He could not help but burst into laughter when he saw the nervous and jittery students sitting around and...