For Now Let's Just Keep An Eye On Those Two Girl's

The revelation raised a new commotion in the room. This name was familiar to everyone here. Lynett was not only a transfer student, she also a chosen one, and the sister of Aoban Whiteheart. She was also one of the students involved with the legendary magical beast incident. But that wasn't all. For most people here, Lynett was also the one other student who had unexpectedly won her duel this afternoon. They had all expected to move on to her later on, but they hadn't expected her to be mentioned twice.

In the growing agitation, only Mr. Glenn remained unfazed. Although he had not expected it, he was not surprised one bit to hear her name coming up. The young girl had already caught his eyes a few days ago. Like most people, he was initially interested in her because of her golden eyes and her relationship with one of this school's best students. But when he met her, he quickly understood that she was probably even brighter than her brother.

At her age, it wouldn't have been weird for her mana core to be unstable. It usually took years to form, after all, and decades to mature. However, hers was nothing like that. Her mana core showed absolutely no signs of irregularity. It was actually even more stable than most confirmed mages. And when he saw her using magic, it was clear that the girl was no beginner at all. Mana was a wild power that could never be completely tamed. It would normally take years for someone to have even the slightest control over it. Yet, the girl controlled her mana as easily as if it were a part of her body. She could focus it in an instant, adapt its abundance to her will, and even suppress it mid-spell. Yet, she didn't seem willing to show all the extent of her powers, so it was hard for him to determine her real level. But now, Mr. Glenn was even more convinced that the girl was at least at the level of an established mage.

Despite what he said, it was actually not the first time someone tried to cheat during a duel. A lot of students had tried before her, but she was the first one to succeed. The magic devices, after all, didn't just detect mana. They also created interferences by generating a mana field. No normal mage should have been able to cast a spell in such conditions. Yet, the girl did it without a problem.

"I knew something wasn't right with that child," a voice suddenly spoke up. "She must have cheated in her duel as well! Otherwise, there is no way she would have been able to defeat Aoban Whiteheart."

A couple of heads nodded at the statement.

"Moreover, aren't they siblings? He must have gone easy on her."

"Please, people, do not assume such things," Mr. Glenn requested. "The outcome of the duel between Vivian and Lucius may be debatable, but Lynett's victory is, however, completely legit."

Most teachers weren't completely convinced about that. Not only did a mage defeating a swordsman in a duel not make sense to begin with, but the swordsman was also Aoban Whiteheart, one of the best elements of this Academy. For him to lose against his younger sister, it was unthinkable.

It was not enough to doubt Lynett's victory though. The girl didn't use any weird spell. In fact, she only used some of the most common ones. But considering how many magic attributes she used in a single fight, it was understandable. Most people would have a high affinity with only one or two attributes. Some people could control more, but the more affinities you had, the less powerful your attacks with each one of them would be. If anything was strange, it was how the girl kept casting one spell after the other, without depleting her mana pool.

"I agree with Mr. Glenn," the head-teacher in charge of the swordsmanship department added. "Aoban Whiteheart is one of my students. I taught him the way of a swordsman myself. He would have never done something as shameful as going easy on his opponent, even if said opponent was his own sister."

"Thank you, Mr. Villin."

With the opinions of the two head-teachers agreeing with each other, the other professors had no choice but to accept the situation.

"Besides, didn't you guys see it yourself?" Mr. Villin went on. "He was exhausted. He fought his best, although…"

Although he did exhaust himself at an unusual rate. Mr. Villin did not finish his sentence; but he had trained the boy personally, so he couldn't help but to have noticed his weird condition during the fight. However, thinking back about the duel between Vivian of Lorns and Lucius Bain, he quickly connected the dots together. Mages were known to have a poor physical condition, yet, Vivian demonstrated endless endurance and great agility during her duel. Whatever Lynett did to help, it was probably a passive spell, and she must have used something similar on her brother.

"Alright, let's just assume that her victory was legit. Didn't you feel something was off? Her chants were… unusual, which is the least we can say about them," a male teacher pointed out, still doubtful. "I believe this deserves some digging."

"I'll give that to you," Mr. Glenn smirked. "I have practiced magic for my whole life, but I've never heard of something like this before."

"I'm not a mage, but it did sound weird to me, too."

"From what I've heard, Lynett Maedis Whiteheart has elven blood," Mrs. Borge reminded. "It could be Elvish."

However, her assumption was immediately refuted.

"I assure you that it's not," Mrs. Enrys said.

Mrs. Enrys was one of the few elves among the teaching staff of the school. She had learned the elven language as part of her legacy, and Lynett's chants sounded nothing like it.

"Mr. Adlar?" Mr. Villin called out. "You've studied the ancient languages. Did it sound familiar to you?"

Mr. Adlar crossed his arms as he tilted his head, his eyes raising to the ceiling.

"Absolutely not," he answered. "In fact, it didn't sound like one language at all. There was absolutely no consistency between her chants."

"So, what, it's just gibberish?"

"It could be an extinct tongue, for all we know."

"And how did she learn an extinct tongue?"

"Well, that is the question, isn't it?"

As the professors debated on the subject, a hand rose in the air as Mr. Jorren suddenly remembered something.

"Wait, what about Vivian of Lorns?" he asked.

"What do you mean?" the professors shifted their gaze on him.

"We have the proof that she cheated. Are we not going to take action about it?"

"Well, technically, Lynett Maedis Whiteheart is the one who cheated," Mrs. Borge pointed out.

"But it was her victory that was rigged." The male teacher turned to Mr. Glenn. "Mr. Glenn, if you knew something wasn't right, why didn't you stop the fight?"

The head-teacher displayed a half-smile at the question.

"Because I believe that she deserved to win."

Mr. Jorren frowned at his words, and he wasn't the only one.

"What are you saying?"

"Vivian may have been helped, but the magic she used to win was her own," Mr. Glenn explained. "So yes, I believe her win was well deserved."

"That's ridiculous!"

"Mr. Jorren has a point," Mrs. Enrys joined the contest. "She wouldn't have won if it weren't for Lynett Maedis Whiteheart's intervention."

"Not as of now, no. But eventually, she would have. I believe this girl has potential for growth."

The others winced in disagreement. Mr. Glenn was the best one to tell this kind of thing when it comes to magic, but it didn't feel right to let an act of cheating go unpunished. The school policy was clear: zero tolerance about cheating. Both girls should be expelled.

"Please, ease your minds my friends," the head-teacher said as he read his colleagues' expressions. "It was just a foolish mistake. Which one of you never made a mistake in their youth? It would be a real shame for our school to lose some of its best elements because of the stupid mistake a teenager made."

A few professors furrowed their brows at his statement.

"Some of our best elements?" Mrs. Borge repeated, raising an eyebrow. "Vivian?"

"Like I said, I believe that she has the potential to grow."

This didn't make any sense. Vivan lacked the ability to create magic out of nothing. Mrs. Borge knew that better than anyone, as she had been stuck with her for the past four years. Although Vivian's control was top-tier, this weakness of hers made her unable to advance to other classes. On the other hand, she was there during her duel. She did see her bringing Lucius to his knees. She did see her using magic. Unknown magic.

"Are you referring to the spell she used to win the fight?" Mrs.Borge asked. "Do you know anything about it?"

An all-knowing smile spread across the head-teacher's face.

"I may have an idea."

The others didn't push the matter any further. As Mr. Glenn fell silent, they understood that it was pointless to ask anything else. Ultimately, Vivian of Lorns was a student under his responsibility. If he chose to not do anything about her, then they didn't really have a say in this. If anything happened, it was on him anyway.

The head-teacher was quite optimistic about the young girl. Her sudden progress was quite astonishing. If they gave her the chance, then she was sure to become brilliant. However, he also knew that this recent growth was not random.

"For now, let's just keep an eye on these two girls, all right?"