____However, Phantom is still willing to attend the school of this world like other people and children. That is because in reality, school is not just a place to impart knowledge. In Phantom's mind, school is a place where one can reveal one's identity to be accepted by others. Even if Phantom has knowledge from reading books by himself, but if he does not graduate from any educational institution in the Aurora Kingdom, in the future, it may be difficult for him to be accepted and find a job to make a living. Unlike graduating from St. Maria School, it will become a guarantee of his ability. Phantom has also heard that St. Maria School is not the highest educational institution in this world. It is just that St. Maria is a golden staircase. It will roll out the red carpet and open opportunities for Phantom to travel into new paths in the future.
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____Time flies, and Phantom finally turns 5. It's time for him to attend St. Maria's School.
Bishop Vanessa did not lie to Phantom , she really did provide Phantom with a full scholarship of 100 gold coins, which was 90 gold coins for the yearly tuition and 10 gold coins for school supplies. Because of this, Bishop Vanessa waived Phantom 's tuition and gave him 10 gold coins to buy school supplies later. If there was any money left over, Phantom could keep it as his own money to buy personal items .
____This is what makes Phantom so happy, because even though being a Novice earns him 10 silver coins a month, it's not a lot of money.
____This made Phantom feel extremely grateful to Bishop Vanessa. Importantly, before officially entering the school, Phantom was called to take a mana test to see if the boy had enough magical talent to enter the magic class?
____At first, Phantom was worried that he would need to show the invigilators the magic he could cast to get his marks, but it turned out that the test wasn't that complicated. They only used magic crystals to test the mana in a person's body. All Phantom needed to do was touch the test crystal.
____The test crystal was spherical in shape. It was a large, transparent crystal ball about the size of a basketball. The test crystal was placed on a white velvet cloth in the center of the large table in the principal's office of St. Maria Academy. As soon as Phantom touched it, four colors of faint magical light, green, red, brown, and blue, immediately appeared. The result was quite surprising to Bishop Vanessa and the other Grandmaster .
____"This… This is not a lot of mana. It's actually quite average. However, this kid's signature magic can use all four elements. However, the wind element is the most prominent. This kid is really amazing," Grandmaster Keetus said, looking back and forth between Phantom and the Test Crystal in disbelief.
____"I told you, Keetus. Phantom is a very talented boy. Now, do you believe me?" Bishop Vanessa said with a bright smile, putting his hand on Phantom's small shoulder with pride as if he were Bishop Vanessa 's own son .
____" Hahaha, you're talking big, aren't you? Well then ! This time, consider it as losing a bet to you," Grandmaster Keetus teased back in a good mood.
____Grandmaster Keetus is actually the headmaster of Saint Maria Academy. He is an elderly man who is around 70 years old. Grandmaster Keetus' appearance is that of a tall, thin male magician who wears monocle glasses. He wears a white suit on the inside and a white magician robe on the outside. Keetus personality could be seen immediately as a great sage with great wisdom.
____"Isn't my mana supply low? Why is that a good thing?" Phantom asked the two curiously.
____" Hahaha, I have another curious little boy as my disciple. Alright, let me tell you. Normally, the magic class of Saint Maria Academy only accepts magic students that I like, and I like you. Only then can you enter the magic class to study magic with me. These are my conditions. I am old and do not want to accept so many disciples anymore. There are thousands of schools in the Aurora Kingdom. There are dozens of schools that have magic classes. Most of the other schools charge much lower tuition than here. The reason I set such high conditions and tuition is to encourage people to send their children to our second sector magic class, or to other schools. This is my own satisfaction. How about it? If you are not satisfied, you can not study with me." Grandmaster Keetus put his hands on his hips and said willfully like a gangster.
____The willful words of the sorcerer Keetus were very different from the image of the great sage at first.
____In fact, the reason why Grandmaster Keetus chose his disciples with his own satisfaction was because originally, there were many people who brought their children to be Keetus ' disciples. The reason was not complicated. In the past, Grandmaster Keetus was the current The Great Royal Teacher. Being called a Keetus ' disciple meant that those people would immediately have the status of the king's junior disciples, which would have a significant impact on the palace. Many people saw this point, so they intentionally brought their children to be Keetus ' disciples for those benefits.
____Of course, Keetus knew more than that. It wasn't just now that many people wanted to be his disciples. Throughout Keetus' career, many people wanted to be his disciples, just to get close to the king of the Aurora Kingdom. But Keetus was very strict about accepting disciples. Before, there were only 3 people who were Keetus' disciples. Of course, one of them became the king of this kingdom. The other two were now holding positions as military commanders and high-ranking nobles in the Aurora Kingdom. The fourth one was Phantom, who was the last direct disciple.
____In the previous few years, Keetus had retired from that high position. As he was about to return home to rest, he received an invitation from the sincere Bishop Vanessa . Bishop Vanessa of St. Maria Church had traveled to Keetus' home several times, sincerely inviting Keetus to become the Headmaster and Grandmaster of the Magic Class.
____Originally, Keetus intended not to accept the job, but after seeing Bishop Vanessa 's sincerity and Keetus's teacher instincts that had not yet been extinguished, Keetus finally accepted the job. However, at that time , Keetus still had a condition. He had to be able to choose the students he wanted. Even if they were students of Saint Maria with high-level magical talent, if he was not satisfied, he would definitely not accept them as his magic students. Even if the parents of those children were willing to pay millions of gold coins, Keetus did not care. Those magic students had to go to the second magic class of Saint Maria.
____Although it was a pity that many could not become direct disciples of the great sorcerer Keetus, many families did not give up. Many noble families continued to send their children to study at St. Maria School. This was because Keetus was still the headmaster of the school, and the students who studied at the school would still be considered Keetus's indirect disciples.
____"Then… why are you satisfied with me?" Phantom continued to ask without ceasing.