Chapter 145: Debate against the Deans

{ "Why do they have to do that though?" }

"Because they have to see if I'm capable of it or not."

{ "But if the system says you are as good as you are, why must they check it themselves?" }

I know that she knows how anxious this makes me as well. But then again, even though this isn't something that I can predict or understand the deeper meaning for, this is going to be something very complicated.

"They are the highest ranking individuals of the academy that are in charge of the different schools of Stanox. You can think of them like a leader of a pack."

They were the heads and the others, be it the teachers or the professors, all of them existed under their gaze.

They were responsible for everything that happened under their school, and if there was someone that was given the position of a reader right off the bat, they couldn't possibly let me just have that rank without seeing what made the system give me this rank themselves.

"The academy system is also not perfect, Fel." Looking at the big kitten walking beside me, I spoke with a bitter smile on my face.

"You saw how the elders of our house were with me, right? At least these people won't really be like that."

There are several things that are in order here.

In the academy, if the deans have certain rights and authorities, then they are also bound by laws that are duties.

They cannot 'use' a student of lower rank in any manner. If they want any work done from them, they must apply through the system and there's an entire process in place to avoid exploitation of individuals like me who have uniquely high performance potential.

'The system keeps those with actual power in the academy and this world in check.'

They cannot do anything just because they want to. There are times when the system even carries out judgement against those who misuse their powers.

Again, the academy is a place to study as well as a place that needs to be maintained for the development of mankind.

{ "If they are like the elders… then I don't know what I should think about them." }

"They are not like them, Felix. You'll see, ok?"

We were in a big hall in the middle of the biggest building in the inner mountain part: the conference parliament.

There were countless big infrastructures in Stanox. The schools of taming and arts were scattered in different parts of the academy. Each subject had a building of their own, yes, a building.

There was nothing like a certain academy castle, or something like a big single estate structure that had different departments.

That's not how things work here.

Each subject, regardless of how small, regardless of how many people were studying it, received proper resources.

The more students there are in a class, the more people are interested in the subject, and the more the subject is helping the academy, the more resources are allocated to it.

There are, however, many buildings, houses, and places that do not belong to a subject or a school.

There are many administrative buildings here as well, and the one we are in right now was one of them.

"We should only face the deans first."

There is one dean for each of the schools of taming and arts… except the School of magic that is divided into six sections and has six different deans.

'Aside from the deans, there are three headmasters in the academy.'

These headmasters are different from the short troublemakers that we know: these three are the headmasters who overlook different aspects of the academy.

'Our witch of calamity is called the prime headmaster because she governs the entire Stanox and not a certain aspect of it.'

She is the highest authority of Stanox, then comes the headmasters, then comes the deans, and then the professors and named professors.

But then again, before the professors came the readers, and the reader that had spent the least time in the academy until now had still spent at least a month in the academy.

But here I am, on my first day back in Stanox, walking with one of the most critical ranks in the entire academy.

"We wait here, I guess."

The corridor we passed through was empty and the room we entered was also empty.

There are magical lights illuminating each part of the grand room, thrones of different colors, made of different things, spread across the place.

'They sure are extravagant.'

The thrones represented each of the deans and each of the headmasters.

There were a bunch of them here, with three of them being distinctly more lavish than the rest.

Usually there should be a very simple wooden chair in the middle of each one of these thrones that belongs to the prime headmaster, but it doesn't seem like she's going to be here today.

'It seems like she is also tired from whatever they did with the system yesterday.'

Nyx was resting inside my mark ever since I showed them I was alright.

'I have already told them all about what happened in the third test and since the two spiritual beings of mine aren't around, it seems like they are resting well.'

The second test must have exhausted them quite a bit. They were running around, doing their best to outperform the other, mostly teasing each other while doing so.

But now they are resting in their essence cards.

"Haaaa…"

It's good that only Felix is out right now, but if they ask me to bring them out for whatever reason, I would still have to do it.

'Not that they would want to see the two who turned the academy upside down just a few days ago so soon.'

They know what those two are capable of so, if I'm not controlling them, they will have to deal with a dangerous Salamander as well as a phoenix that has helped upgrade the very system that sustains this academy.

-Zupp.

"They're here."

As we stood before the thrones, lights started flashing in the room as people in different kinds of clothes appeared on them.

All these people were powerful individuals. People who had attained their positions after achieving countless things.

And they were sitting right before me right now.

"Prism Von Ignasis Sungrade."

"The one beyond levels and ranks… that's the first time someone got a title like that."

"Well, it's also the first time someone whose beast partner managed to hack into the academy system is here."

The empty seats were intimidating themselves, but the fact that each of them were filled right now made my heart race even faster.

Even in my past life, there was only one time when I was facing each one of them at once.

'All of these are assimilators. Even those who aren't a (Level-7).'

They were powerful enough to be a threat to a kingdom by themselves. And only because they were contained by the academy have they been away from the politics of the world.

But this restriction was also one of the reasons I did not like the way Stanox held people back.

'If one wants to do something they should be allowed to do it.'

But not in Stanox.

Once someone has obtained a rank high enough like theirs, they will be bound by several complicated restrictions and breaking free from these restrictions is of the same difficulty as breaking out of the worst prison in hell.

"Greetings, Senior Elders."

They were old… older than the current me at least.

Most of them were at least a few hundred years old and some of them had not been in the position of a dean for more than a few decades.

They must have spent their lifetime chasing this position and the things that come with these positions, but now that they have it, here they are, looking at me with obvious admiration and envy.

"Greetings, young one."

"We already saw what the system has done so, you do not have to be so formal with us."

"In a way, you are different from most others in this academy already."

They were talking about how I had a codex of my own, something that should not be the case even for a head professor.

My position in the academy was already distinct from the other people but then again, respecting these people was a choice and not a duty that was forced on me.

"I admire all of you, so please allow me to maintain this formal speech. Besides, I still have a long way to go in the academy."

I won't be taking the normal classes but I will still have to take some classes. But aside from them, I was free to teach like a normal lecturer.

'That's what I want to do anyways.'

We don't have enough time.

I still have to go back to Topaz for the calamity raid that will happen soon so, before that, I must also get the people that I need from here.

'Lexie and Rainin have successfully completed the test and should be inside the academy already.'

So once I meet them, I will have to plan the next steps and tell them what they have to do now that we are inside.

Also, since Lexie got a high position, things will be pretty easy for us.

'It's unexpected but looks like the updated system played its part.'

Anyways, now that things are like this, we have to move at a better pace.

"So, young one…"

And before we can do that, I will have to deal with these old geezers.