“We are going to be assessed as well?” One of the Professors nearly shouted that question. Ridicule and agitation wrote over his face.

Adrian couldn’t tell if this was an act or if he was really surprised.

Apparently, the announcement of teachers participating in the special round was not well-liked by the other three.

Looking at their expressions and their superior’s reaction it seems only Adrian was informed about this test.

Adrian glanced at Ariana, and asked in a whisper, “Should I also show discontentment and shout at them?”

Ariana barely held herself from laughing as she responded, “Just enjoy the drama.”

The Headmaster of the Blackthorn demanded an answer, “We were never told about this, Sir Albec.”

The question was directed at one of the Tower Masters who was also a judge today.

Albec calmly responded, “It is not a test, I assure you. Just an exhibition to let the students know how much their teachers are capable of. But naturally, you can back off if you are not prepared for it.”

Albec suggested both options, and the last part of his response held a deeper meaning than how it sounded.

The Headmaster gritted his teeth and failed to retort immediately.

If they decide to pull away, the Tower members, the other schools, and most importantly, the students would think that their Teacher is incapable of competing against other runesmiths.

They were stuck in a deadlock!

“Professor Adrian is up for the challenge, Sir Albec.” The booming voice of the only female headmaster echoed in the hall as she proudly announced, “Being a Runesmith I am sure Adrian doesn’t find it any problem to show his skills in front of others. And here, the students would learn a lot by looking at a professional runesmith in action.”

Her words were meant to be directed at Adrian, but they pierced the chest of the other six adults in the audience, too.

She was making it sound like they were hesitating from doing something basic for a Runesmith.

And that was getting on the nerves of every single Headmaster.

“Professor Erwin.” The Headmaster of Aegis raised his brows and turned towards the white-haired man.

The bespectacled man took a sharp breath before nodding, “As you say, sir.”

The other two Headmasters as well, turned toward their employees and glared at them.

Unwilling they might be, Dextor and Shin were left with no option but to step forward.

Albec held a smirk as he suggested, “You may climb the stage and allow us the honor to witness your skills.”

The stage was vacated for the four. Every other officer and judge left them alone, leaving the whole stage as their playground.

There was no time limit and no restriction on whom they selected as their subjects.

Adrian heaved a sigh seeing how excited his Boss seemed about this.

“You may ask your student to be your subject. If they agree to it, that is.” The announcer proposed.

The four professors turned towards their groups and called out one of the students.

When it came to Adrian, he was told by Ariana to pick Allen so he could show his full potential.

However, the person he chose was, “Elana.”

Adrian knew she was the only person who would trust his runes the most, and trust is a very important factor between a Runesmith and their subject.

He could have chosen Allen as his subject but granting him a weapon that would unleash his other attribute…he was unsure if he could allow the Protagonist to have the easy way to his full potential.

Yes, there was a slight grudge involved in that, he won’t lie.

Elana was the first student to appear on the stage, the girl barely containing her smile.

For a moment, Adrian’s eyes wandered toward the group and somehow….there was a look of displeasure he found in Sylvie’s eyes

‘Was she thinking I would call her?’ Adrian was not a fan of creating a ruckus. Everyone in this hall knows what happened a month ago. After that, for Adrian to show attention to Sylvie means either he is trying to patch things up or finding an opportunity to take revenge on her.

“Thank you for trusting me, Professor.” Elana smilingly told him.

“I should be thanking you. Well, sit down first.”

The other three Professors also got their students.

“Hey,” Elana heard someone greeting her from the left.

When she turned she found it was the same guy who disturbed her back then.

She gave a faint nod and turned back away.

Adrian noticed that the Prince, Carter Grimvale, wanted to say something more, but being ignored by the girl, he became awkward.

“You performed well during the second round, student Carter.” Adrian complimented him to help the guy recover.

Carter turned his attention towards Adrian and gave a slight bow, “Thank you, Sir Adrian.”

Soon, the preparations were done, and everyone was prepared to witness the Runesmithing of the professionals.

The first one to begin was Shin from the Eitherveil Academy.

“S-So…ah, we are going to connect the first thread of the student here to a spear…made of wood.” It was a bold move on his part to take wood as a weapon since wood has a very weak tolerance for runes.

However, he wouldn’t gain any praise if he didn’t bring uniqueness to his method.

The students from Eitherveil, just to not let their Professor get embarrassed, took out their notes and started writing whatever the man dictated during the Runesmithing.

The element detection was done on the crystal ball, as expected, and he dictated the runes he used on the weapon for the audience to note down.

Once he was done, he asked the subject to perform a spell and it worked.

“Woah…”

A few students were surprised to see how well the spell worked and the wood didn’t split as well.

Shin had a bright smile on his face as he received applause from the students. And that smirk on the Headmaster’s face allowed him to take a breath of relief,

‘He won’t scrap my leave application now…’

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A/N:- The next chapter will be a continuation of this point. I wanted to write the whole thing in one chapter, but it was taking too long. Drop a comment

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