I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit - Chapter 189

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The moment Reina saw Principal Lugeltter, she began her complaint.
“Principal, please look at my condition.”
“Explain yourself.”
“I was attacked with magic. Offensive spells between students are only permitted during combat practice, yet this happened anyway.”
Principal Lugeltter regarded me with a somewhat troubled expression.
“Is that true?”
I nodded obediently.
“Yes, it’s true.”
“Then I have no choice but to impose punishment according to school regulations.”
“Is that all?”
“What?”
“Isn’t investigating the truth—why this incident occurred and how it came to pass—completely excluded from the beginning?”
I exhaled softly.
‘My ordinary, joyful school life experience has ended.’
I had known it ended the moment the other students began treating me like a ghost.
This part is truly regrettable.
But there was nothing I could do about it.
I suppose I should be satisfied with having discovered that in this place I had romanticized, there were children ostracized like Olsia.
“Do you know why I came to this academy as a student?”
“That is… ahem.”
He cleared his throat awkwardly before continuing cautiously.
“Because you don’t have much time left in your life…”
“It’s fine. Please speak freely, Principal.”
“So you came to fulfill your final wish, didn’t you?”
“Do you know what that final wish is?”
“Isn’t it to study at the university?”
I glanced at Reina.
Reina wore an extremely confident expression.
Attacking a fellow student with magic was grounds for expulsion, she claimed.
Reina opened her mouth.
“According to Article 33 of the school regulations, Isabel must be expelled without exception.”
“Why do you hate me so much?”
“What are you talking about? I merely cited the regulations.”
“Fine, but why do you hate Olsia so much?”
“I don’t understand what you’re saying. Principal, do you happen to know?”
Principal Lugeltter shook his head.
“I don’t understand either.”
I don’t believe the Principal is ignorant of the matter concerning Olsia.
Not just the Principal, but every Professor at this university knows.
Yet despite this, they have imposed silence upon Olsia.
“Principal, refusing to act is cowardice.”
“Isabel. This is not the Imperial Palace. As a cadet, what gives you the right to criticize me, your Principal? If you’ve come to this University, you must follow its rules.”
Reina chimed in as well.
“She must think she’s still a Princess here too. With that kind of privileged mindset, of course she’d use offensive magic against her fellow students. There’s no need to hear more. With so many witnesses present, expel her immediately.”
“….”
Principal Lugeltter seemed to have accumulated quite a few concerns.
So I decided to resolve that dilemma for him.
“You asked why I came to this school.”
Before I had said “I” formally, but this time I used “I” casually.
The content was the same, but there was a subtle difference in the single word—the Principal would surely notice it.
“Do you believe my abilities are at the level of the magical cadets, Principal?”
“That is….”
I had found this place quite tedious since arriving.
The content taught at the University was far too elementary and monotonous.
Most of it was something I could do in my head, and the assignments the Professors gave were enough to make me yawn.
Moreover, the arcane knowledge wasn’t particularly difficult from my perspective, yet even the Professors sometimes struggled with it.
Only then did I realize that Arun’s words were not lies.
I truly possessed magical abilities surpassing those of ordinary Professors.
I simply hadn’t realized it because everyone around me was such an extraordinarily talented Mage.
Reina let out a scoff.
“Not even at the level of magical cadets. You didn’t even take the formal entrance exam. Isn’t that right, everyone? Last time when Professor Galum asked a question, you were stammering too.”
Ah, I remember.
It was about explaining the advantages of three-phase alternating current in magical power development.
By the way, this three-phase alternating current was a collaborative work between me and Teslone.
I had been flustered by such a basic question.
‘If I answered too easily, wouldn’t it be awkward for the Professor?’
It was out of consideration for the Professor.
So I hesitated a bit and pretended to struggle.
From my perspective, everything was far too easy.
I couldn’t distinguish what was difficult and what was simple.
So I pretended it was difficult.
“With such abilities, you dare enroll in this University, the holy ground and cradle of education. It’s truly laughable.”
I turned my gaze toward Lugeltter.
“Do you agree, Principal?”
“That is….”
They say you see as much as you know.
It would probably look different to Principal Lugeltter’s eyes.
“I state this unequivocally. Not a single Professor at this magical academy surpasses my magical abilities. Including you, Principal.”
“….”
“If you wish, I can prove it through magical combat.”
Of course, magical dueling ability doesn’t necessarily represent overall magical prowess.
After all, combat isn’t the only factor that determines magical skill.
However, when comparing abilities, dueling was the universal standard.
For reference, this university had Professor Galum, a former commander of the Magical Knight Order and a high-ranking mage of the Mirotell Magic Federation.
Professor Galum was a crocodile-type beastman with hardened skin that repelled magic, and he was known to have never lost a magical duel.
“Ah, Professor Galum has arrived.”
Someone walked toward me.
As Professor Galum approached, he spoke.
“I have no confidence in defeating Isabel in a duel.”
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Reina couldn’t believe it.
‘That’s absolute nonsense!’
Galum continued.
“Isabel’s scholarly knowledge already surpasses mine. Last time, she demonstrated a special barrier to me, and I have no confidence in breaking through it. I’m certain that even the Arcane Mages wouldn’t be able to penetrate Isabel’s barrier.”
Reina bristled.
“You’re clearly lying!”
Looking at the situation, both Principal Lugeltter and Galum seemed oddly favorable toward Isabel.
That’s why they were lying now.
Reina couldn’t accept it.
“How can a transient student who didn’t even complete the regular curriculum properly possess skills surpassing the professors? If someone has such ability, why did they enroll as a student rather than as a professor? Your words are a dangerous statement that undermines our purpose for studying. What are we supposed to study for? If an esteemed professor like you says you’re inferior to such a transient, what’s the point?”
Isabel, who had been listening silently, answered instead.
“Right. Strange, isn’t it? That I enrolled as a student rather than a professor. They even created an admission system that didn’t exist before.”
Isabel smiled bitterly.
‘This wasn’t supposed to happen.’
“I didn’t come here as a student. I came as an academic inspector.”
“What, what did you say?”
Not just Reina, but Principal Lugeltter’s eyes widened as well.
Even the Principal was hearing the term “academic inspector” for the first time.
He had no choice but to hear it for the first time.
Because “academic inspector” was a term Isabel had just invented here.
“Principal, allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m Isabel, dispatched here as an academic inspector. Shall we step into your office and discuss this briefly?”
Reina raised her hand sharply.
“I’m coming too! I need to verify with my own eyes that fair discussion is taking place.”
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The Principal’s office.
Isabel provided a general explanation of what an academic inspector was.
“…Thus, an academic inspector is a position that oversees and advises educational sites across all conditions and domains related to education—educational objectives, educational content, teaching methods, and so forth.”
Principal Lugeltter had begun speaking respectfully to Isabel.
“However, I received no official documentation regarding this….”
“Academic inspectors operate on the principle of confidential visits.”
Reina’s expression darkened.
The absurd notion of a scholarship director was strange enough, but Lugeltter’s formal tone grated on her nerves.
“A system like that couldn’t possibly exist without any announcement.”
“If you wish, you may verify with the foundation.”
“Please wait a moment.”
The Principal contacted someone through a communication crystal, and a response came from the foundation.
“The Director says she will come in person.”
“Do you know who the Director is?”
“Well, that is… I’m not…”
There was no way I could know.
When the Mirotell Magic Federation collapsed and the Mado Kingdom was newly established, all universities within the kingdom came under a single foundation called the “Cradle of Seeds.”
The “Cradle of Seeds” poured bold investments and sponsorships into all universities at the foundation level.
The identity of the foundation’s director was never properly revealed.
Thus, the foundation’s director came to be called the “Faceless Saint.”
Lugeltter swallowed hard.
‘The Faceless Saint is visiting the university?’
It was an unparalleled honor.
The university’s finances had improved vastly compared to when it belonged to the Mado Federation.
The professors’ salaries had increased, and research funding had grown substantially.
Everything was better than before.
And now the Faceless Saint, who made all this possible, was coming to visit.
Shortly after, a magic circle materialized on the floor, and someone appeared.
But Lugeltter was utterly shocked.
“I am Yuri, serving as Director of the Cradle of Seeds foundation.”
An extraordinarily young woman had revealed herself.
Reina’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“You, you, you are!”
It was Yuri from long ago—the one who had been desperately poor.
The same Yuri who could barely maintain a humble existence thanks to her family’s support.
Yuri smiled brightly and spoke.
“It’s been a long time, Cadet Reina.”
And she continued immediately.
“I’ve already received a report from Scholarship Director Isabel. It’s my first time meeting you, Principal. I am Yuri, Director of the Cradle of Seeds foundation.”

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