Late in the night after the entrance test, the only room in the school that was still lit up above the tower was the headmaster's room. At this time, Kerr, Claire and Athemans, the greatest wizard in the Empire, were sitting and talking in the headmaster's room.  『Are all the candidates for the Ace Class decided this time? 』

Athemans stood by the fireplace gazing at Claire and Kerr in front of him with his usual amiable gaze.

『Dear teacher, there are 32 students in the Arc Class, 12 of whom are young adventurers who have participated in the quest of the ice dragon slaughter.』

Kerr answered Athemans' question with great respect.

『That's good. Let's give these guys a chance to start over. After all, it's normal that they would run away when they see a powerful ice dragon.』

『Dear teacher, have you ever thought that the one who is related to the apostle is likely to be mixed among these people?』

Although Athemans was the kindly old man, one could feel from Kerr's words that she was very nervous when she spoke in front of Athemans.

『It's impossible, our school is excellent, but there's nothing in our school for the apostle to care about and pay attention to. So I think that person just stopped by to deal with the ice dragon.』

Athemans spoke very firmly, for he knew better than anyone else that although this school was rich in magical resources, these did not attract much attention from the apostle.

『 ...』

『 Why ask such a question all of a sudden?』

Looking at Kerr's thoughtful eyes, Athemans suddenly felt that something seems a little strange.

『Mr. Athemans, today there was a student who was able to fight against the Flame Demon Wolf successfully at the entrance test. The key thing is that we didn't even see how he did it, all we saw was that he got in front of the Flame Demon Wolf. Then the wolf flew out as if its body was out of control. 』

The person Claire was talking about was none other than Yu. Although she didn't tell the truth this afternoon, both Claire and Kerr knew very well in their hearts that a wall of wind like that alone could not stop that flaming wolf. The only possibility is that Yu, who was on the other side of the wall of wind at the time, had released a kind of magic that they didn't see clearly .

'Haha~~ You guys are thinking too much. It's just a flaming demon wolf, nothing to be fussed about. Maybe it's just some kind of talent magic you guys haven't seen before.''

Athemans looked at Kerr and Claire, who had a serious face, and smiled.

  Talent magic is one of the rarer things in this world. Although this kind of talent magic is rare it doesn't appear at a low rate. The person with talent magic can usually release spells that are impossible for the average wizard to accomplish. For example, Claire's healing spell is a type of talent magic, and there is almost no injury that Claire can't heal under the effect of her gifted magic.

"Is that really the case?"

Kerr frowned and felt a hint of doubt in her mind, but soon the doubt was buried.

『Well, it's getting late, so you guys get some rest. Don't think too much about the apostle. I will take care of the investigation.』

With that, Athemans went to the rocking chair on the side and laid down.

『Dear teacher, we go first. Good night.』

'Lord Athemans, please rest early as well.』

Claire and Kerr walked out of the headmaster's room after bowing to Athemans separately.

『...』

At that moment, Athemans was left alone in the room, lying quietly in the rocking chair by the fire. He slowly took out the vial containing the "Prison Fire" from his pocket and held it in his hand, staring at the red and purple flame inside.