"Huh?"
"I mean, it's just my theory. I'm not really certain if what I just said are true or not"
Philip shrugged his shoulders in a joking manner
"Then how did you come up with those things when you just learned about the Mystical Age?"
The Headmaster asked with seriousness and wariness because it was strange how Philip could come up with those things right on the spot, especially since it's the first time he heard about the Mystical Age and a normal person will need time process everything that they learned
"I have a wide and limitless imagination! I'm a daydreamer and I see things and concepts in a different way. What I just said are figments of imagination and I easily pieced it together since all of the clues are laid down in front of me"
Philip said with a smug on his face while covering his face with his right hand as his right eye is peeking through between the index finger and thumb
The Headmaster and Yuze stared at Philip with empty eyes and unmoving faces
'He really is a Chunnibyou'
'Is he a Chunni?'
The Headmaster and Yuze could only shake their heads at the sight of Philip
Little did they know, Philip only used his imaginationa and daydreaming as an excuse to cover up what he actually did
Of course he wasn't that quite surprised or overwhelmed that Mana and Magic has been found in the world because he believes that he was the cause of this change when he used Fate Control and Future Vision back in the year 2020
When he heard about the Three Laws of Mysticism, he immediately knew the correlation between then. It's simply input, medium, and output. Although he wasn't one hundred percent sure if his theory was correct, he proceeded to tell the Headmaster and Yuze about his thoughts about these Laws of Mysticism even if they will become suspicious of him
Since he wasn't sure enough, he began using his power of Fate Control and an ounce of his Future Vision
With Future Vision, he could see the possible futures from the pieces that he obtained. Of course, since he was dealing with the future, there hundred or thousand, even infinite branches of futures that he can see. But since he only used an ounce of it, he could only see the near future and the far futures
Regarding Mana, he saw four futures according to the information that he received about it; Mana that cannot be harnessed; Mana that can generate a mysterious kind of disease to human body; Mana that can be controlled and harnessed; and Mana that breaks apart molecules and matter
With this four futures he saw, each of it has an undetermined end or the path ahead of it are foggy. Seeing these, he was certain about one thing for sure, it is the fact that Mana is a type of energy since the Mana in these futures demonstrate it's property of being an energy
When he learned about Spirit, his Future Vision saw two futures; Spirit as the concentrated Mana formed from a soul of an entity; or Spirit as the essence of a matter capable for being a medium for Mana
The paths he see in front of him number in six as several paths occasionally cross his vision and eventually disappearing since it's close to impossible from happening. Upon those six paths, there were four paths that connected into two paths, particularly Spirit as a soul of an entity that can break apart matter and Spirit as a medium that can harness Mana
Philip gulped upon seeing these two possible futures of the Laws of Mysticism
Finally, when he learned about Mystical Energy, he only saw one future from the little information that he learned and that future split into and connected to the two possible futures
Philip was in a predicament when he saw that there are still two possible futures
The first one is clearly the destructive type of Mysticism where there will be new species or entities alien to the human world that can use Mana and Magic to destroy the world, like Magical Beasts or monsters. The second one is the peaceful one where ordinary people can harness Mana from magic items into Magic, much like wizards, magicians, espers, or psychics
Surely he didn't want for Magical Beasts to come into fruition. He then used Fate Control to shift the timeline towards the other where people that can harness Mana and become someone greater is possible
The first timeline was then covered by fog and the second timeline extended. With this extended timeline, he can only see the true worth and potential of the Three Laws of Mysticism and since "time" is unstable and events in the future can change and become unpredictable, Philip used his Fate Control once again to "lock" the absolute future that he saw
Philip raised his left hand and snapped his fingers. An audible sound reverberated throughout the Headmaster's Room
Yuze heard this sound and ignored it since they came to a conclusion that it was just a mannerism and it's harmless
But the Headmaster, the highest position and most powerful person especially inside the Core Academy, felt a wave or surge of energy run past him through the Core Academy into the area of the Mystical Academy and throughout the world
'What was that?!'
The headmaster looked around the room only to find nothing. He closed his eyes and concentrated. This is one of the only times that he will see and hear the entirety of the Core Academy
The Genesis Class 1 is quiet with their homeroom instructor, Chihaya-sensei, telling them instructions about the Mystical test. The Student Council room is the same as before with Aoyuki writing amd stamping papers for the academy. Akayuki is in a meeting with the other nine Guardians of the academy and the empty clasrooms and hallways are silent and empty, nothing out of the ordinary
'That was weird... I need to ask about this once I go to the association'
The Headmaster let it slide but he took a note of this anomaly in his head
"Well, even though if you're not certain about what you just said, the correlation between the Laws of Mysticism and the evidences that you stated makes sense after I examined it! I just have to show this to the association later"
The Headmaster said professionally as if he was currently doing his work like a businessman
"Alright! Also, if you're going to show that to the 'association' I would like for you to not mention my name"
Philip proposed a condition to the Headmaster
The Headmaster raised his eyebrow from the proposition
"Oh? Why?"
"I predict that it will become troublesome and an annoyance to me if they pestered me and not let me do what I want... If I assume that association is higher than you or they are a bunch of greedy people"
Philip spoke with some sort of authority and faced the Headmaster seriously
"Mhm, understandable. I'll do what you want"
The Headmaster nodded as he doesn't see anything wrong about the proposition. He understands that if a person is someone special, people will take advantahe of that person and use them as they see fit
"Alright then, I have a few more questions..."
"Go ahead!"
The Headmaster gave Philip freedom to ask
"What is the Mystical Academy?"
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The Mystical Academy is built when the Laws of Mysticism were discovered
At first, the higher ups, the Mystical Masters decided that they should build an academy that can house and nurture people around the world that develop some kind of ability or power since Mana is slowly spreading throughout the world
This was their project, Project Mystical Academy, as it was still in the early development and institution
"What are Mystical Masters?"
Philip asked with curiosity
"They are individuals who has mastered a certain aspect of martial arts, fighting style, weapons, and equipment. Example of them are Mystical Sword Master, Mystical Taekwondo Master, Mystical Boxing Master, Mystical Light Gun Master, and a lot more. They consist the the association that I am in"
The difference between Mystical Masters and the ordinary Martial Artists are that Mystical Masters are several times more powerful than ordinary Martial Artists since they use Mana to fuel their body or weapon, Spirit to use as medium for the flow of Mana, and Magic when they release Mana from the Spirit
"You can say that they are like full fledge Magic users, if your theory is correct"
The Headmaster confirmed based on Philip's words
"I see... So how many Mystical Masters are there in the association?"
Philip tried to probe the inner workings on the Mystical Academy
To Philip's surprise, the Headmaster replied without hesitating
"For now, there are twelve members including me. There are Kung Fu, Sword, Spear, Ninjutsu, Venerable, Bow, Cooking, Heavy Gun, Street Fight, Taekwondo, Judo, and me, Mystical Numb Master"
"Huh? What does that mean??"
Philip replied after hearing his ridiculous title
"It is what it is! Numb! Any attack comes towards me, I won't feel any pain nor I won't budge, even sharp or pointy attacks"
The Headmaster puffed his chest as he boasts his title
"So, you don't feel the pain or do you deny it even if it hurts?"
Philip narrowed his eyes as he asked
"I don't feel the pain"
The Headmaster answered with honesty
"Ohh, so you don't feel any pain... Got it"
Philip said with a weird tone to which made the Headmaster shiver
"Let me guess, to boot up the Project Mystical Academy, the very first generation of a class was made?"
Philip asked as he quickly caught up to it
"Yes. In all honesty, we did not expect for Mystical Energy users, or Magic users, to appear this early and some of them has already developed their abilities and powers to an absurd degree"
"I see... Then, that's where the Genesis Class 1 takes into place? Tell me more about it"
Philip crossed his arms as he became interested with this group of individuals that has developed their abilities
The Genesis Class 1 was made for the very first Magic users, founded by the association, to attend after they were scouted and transferred
With this, the Mystical Academy will do everything that they can to nurture these students so they can use their mysterious powers for the good and also to educate them
It will also teach them the coming of the Mystical Age since the year 2021 and they will become the pioneers of Mysticism when they graduate. They might also help future Magic users that may appear, or better yet, they might join the Mystical Academy because they feel the responsibility to teach the new Magic users scouted and transferred into the academy
"Currently, the number of students in the Genesis Class 1 is... Let me see..."
The Headmaster grabbed another notebook that says "Record" on it with Telekinesis and flipped through the pages
"There are... 35! Including you since you will be transferring there! As well as Yuze here"
"Hm... Alright! I accept, I accept..."
Philip nodded his head in acceptance
Yuze, who has been listening this entire time, for some reason became excited when Philip accepted
"Huh? You won't complain or think about it twice??"
The Headmaster was in utter confusion since Philip was hesitant to follow them when they first arrived here from America
"After you confirmed the Mystical Age and the existence of the Laws of Mysticism to me, you think I will not accept?"
Philip raised his hands and shoulders as if he was stating the obvious
"Confirm?"
The Headmaster caught Philip's words and became wary, 'Confirm? Did he know about the Mystical Age beforehand?!'
"Ah! It's because you showed me the floating blue orb above us from afar and the teleportation method that Yuze did"
Philip quickly explained himself
"Really?"
The Headmaster narrowed his eyes at him
'An ordinary person would think that they were dreaming at first or it's CGI or a movie being filled... Well, I guess this guy is not ordinary at all!'
"Yep! Really! Haha!"
Philip laughed nervously to which the Headmaster decided to let it pass
"Alright then, do you have any more questions?"
"Do you have a list of the abilities of each of the students in Genesis Class 1?"
"Nope! It's up for you to discover them by yourself!"
The Headmaster quickly shut down Philip's indirect request
"Can I know your ability, Yuze?"
Philip turned towards Yuze to which caught the Headmaster off guard. The Headmaster scoffed at Philip since he knows that Yuze won't tell her power to anyone. No one knows Yuze's power except him and the faculty staff
"It's Shift"
Yuze said with embarrassment to which made the Headmaster's jaw drop
"Shift, huh? Interesting power. Can I know more about it?"
Philip tried to learn more about Yuze, specifically her power
"I can move or shift myself from one point to another as you saw earlier when we arrived in front of the Core Academy. I can also point at objects and effortlessly shift them around in the area in a three dimensional plane"
Yuze explained her power in the simplest terms
"Whoa! I see! That's so cool!"
Philip was amazed at Yuze's power to which she blushed
The Headmaster was staring at the two incredulously and he feels that he is being erased from their world
Yuze then spoke and returned the question to Philip
"How about you? Do you have any powers? Surely you have one since you were scouted and transferred here?"
Yuze asked with eyes full of curiosity and interest
Upon hearing this, the Headmaster pumped his fist in his mind and he was proud at Yuze
'Way to go, Yuze! Asking the right questions!'
Philip was taken aback at the sudden question and he quickly processed his mind if he'll become honest or not. He then looked towards the Headmaster and saw him also looking at him with curiosity
In the end, Philip answered the question with honesty
"Yes, I have two. But I don't know if you can call those powers derived from Mana"
Philip went around with his words
"What is it?"
Yuze's curiosity just keep on rising
"It's Pain Denial and Emotion Manipulation. I deny pain so I won't suffer and return back the pain from where it came from which is more painful than what I received. I can also manipulate my feelings and emotions so I won't be controlled by these worthless aspect of a human being"
As Philip stated his powers and it's function, the atmosphere in the room dropped and they all feel depressed