The next morning, Henry appeared punctually in Merlin’s office.
“This is the little piglet you mentioned?”
Merlin looked at the little pig roasted to a golden brown on his desk, his eyelids couldn’t help but twitch.
He had thought Henry would buy a piglet to fool him, but he never expected Henry wouldn’t even bother to put on an act!
“Yes, Principal. This crispy pig is so fragrant, I begged the boss for a long time before they agreed to make it for me.”
Henry enthusiastically recommended it.
For no other reason than because it was delicious!
He had begged Lilith for a long time before she was willing to buy it for him.
Merlin stretched out his hand to gently stroke his forehead, his expression somewhat helpless.
“Henry, you can stop now. Next, I need to tell you some important matters.”
“Principal, please speak.”
Merlin pushed his glasses, then said with a serious expression.
“Your father, ah no, I should say Lore Rumelter, he hopes you can withdraw from Saint Nad Magic Academy.”
Hearing these words, Henry was stunned for a moment.
“I haven’t received any message.”
“During the few days you weren’t at the academy, he sent people to look for you, then passed the message to me.”
It seemed that during the days he wasn’t there, Lore had done some little maneuvers behind his back.
Merlin remained calm, seeming to have no opinion about this matter.
Henry pinched his chin and thought seriously for a while, then said.
“Principal, actually it’s not impossible for him to want me to withdraw, it’s just that he needs to bring out some qualified chips.”
“Henry, are you serious? Do you really want to withdraw from Saint Nad Magic Academy?”
Merlin squinted his eyes, complex emotions contained within them.
And Henry nodded seriously.
He couldn’t learn magic at all at Saint Nad Magic Academy, many courses were unsuitable for him.
Apart from learning theoretical knowledge at the academy, besides practical combat exams, Henry couldn’t seem to get any other evaluations.
The key point was, Saint Nad Magic Academy required at least five advanced evaluations to graduate, and staying at the academy for more than five years would result in mandatory expulsion.
Henry had also calculated seriously.
He could obtain advanced evaluations in theory, practical combat, flying, and potions, but the rest were basically all magic-related courses.
Actually flying was also magic-related, but Henry could now fly with his sword, so he didn’t need to worry about this subject at all.
To put it bluntly, while other students were still exploring, he could already fly all around the entire Imperial Capital.
So he had considered the matter of withdrawing.
However, now that Lore actually wanted him to actively withdraw, he was probably afraid that he would affect Luning’s future.
“Principal, I can’t graduate.” Henry’s face showed a bitter smile. “I don’t know magic at all, and there’s still one subject I can’t pass no matter what, staying in school has no meaning.”
“Just for this kind of thing? Henry, there’s a problem with your thinking, I need to correct your ideas!”
Merlin spoke righteously.
He slightly raised his hand, and the entire room instantly fell into darkness.
If Henry didn’t know Merlin was the Principal, he would really treat him as a cultist.
The sound of snapping fingers rang out.
Then the entire room brightened with starlight.
Countless starlight was fixed in the room, Henry and Merlin now seemed to be in the middle of a starry sky.
Merlin waved at Henry, signaling him to follow.
And Henry curiously observed everything around him.
Through the starlight, Henry seemed to see some scenes.
For example, a great magician in white robes raised his magic wand high, transforming his power into countless star fragments scattered across the world.
Following that, the establishment of Saint Nad Magic Academy, countless children who wanted to learn magic, and scenes of the academy’s students fighting against Dark Magic.
All of these poured into Henry’s mind like a documentary.
Only then did Henry realize that this was Merlin showing him memories related to Saint Nad Magic Academy.
Logically speaking, a student of Henry’s level wouldn’t be able to see these things, but Merlin chose to let him experience them.
What was the meaning of this?
“Henry, in your eyes, is the academy just as simple as a school?”
“Um, probably.”
“I’m not surprised you would think this way. Actually, many students haven’t figured out why they need to study at Saint Nad Magic Academy. Is it merely because of the academy’s reputation, capabilities, and resources?”
Wasn’t it?
Henry muttered inwardly.
In his view, so many people would choose Saint Nad Magic Academy precisely because its reputation was loud enough, and the teachers were also top-tier.
Merlin and Henry both stopped walking at the same time, because in front of them was a tall statue.
Henry also recognized it — that was Cliff Randall.
The legendary savior!
Under that hood was a face unknown to anyone.
No one knew what he looked like, some even speculated that he wasn’t human at all, but more like a deity.
Henry also didn’t know his true appearance.
Because from the game’s launch until he transmigrated, Cliff had always been a legendary figure.
Everyone treated him as a background element of the game.
Henry looked at the statue before him somewhat absent-mindedly.
Suddenly, that statue actually took the initiative to extend its hand toward him.
This really startled Henry — he had never heard of statues moving.
But the other party seemed to have no malicious intent whatsoever, only wanting to perform a simple handshake with him.
Henry carefully extended his hand to touch it.
Immediately, a low whisper rang in his mind.
[Light Magic and Dark Magic have the same structure, so why is Dark Magic called forbidden magic? Who decided this taboo?]
Henry had no way to answer this question.
Because from the world’s creation, it was Cliff who saved this world that was almost swallowed by Dark Magic.
Some people used Dark Magic to burn, kill, and plunder, while others used Light Magic to save the world and help people. Over time, everyone classified Dark Magic as forbidden magic.
But few people thought about why Dark Magic and Light Magic couldn’t coexist.
Henry had never thought about it either, or rather, this wasn’t something he should think about at all, because he had no magical power whatsoever.
“Henry.”
Merlin’s voice awakened Henry from his daze.
He smiled at Henry.
“Lord Cliff has already acknowledged your existence. On this matter, we are in agreement. After all, when you took the Assessment Exam, many instructors disagreed with you staying at the academy.”
“Principal, are you trying to make me cry from being moved?”
“Haha, not at all. I know you’re someone with strong opinions. Many of our graduates go to serve in The Alliance, I hope you can also join The Alliance as a graduate of Saint Nad Magic Academy in the future.”
“But I have no magical power.”
“As long as you can help people, even without magical power, what does it matter? Just like how you solved many cultists and saved many civilians — that’s enough.”