Siena spread her palm as an ice crystal formed and floated above it.

�Cold. What exactly is �cold�?�

As she clenched her fist following the question, the ice crystal shattered into pieces.

�To be cold refers to a state of lacking energy. There is no such thing as cold energy. So while the thing we call temperature can go infinitely high, it cannot go infinitely low. The state of zero energy is called Absolute Zero.�

Shirone frantically wrote down her words into his notebook.

�By taking the energy from the atmosphere, you can create ice crystals. Of course, it�s ordinary ice. However, what would happen if you were to break it down into particles and blow it away using the power of the wind? Even ordinary ice can drop the temperature down to a level that can kill people� Which is something you experienced a while ago.�

The students� faces paled after hearing the word �kill�.

�Alright, then how do we absorb that energy? No, let me rephrase that. How come mages can freely command and cast magic?�

Siena raised two of her fingers and first pointed at one.

�Omniscience. Omnipotence. Mages cast magic through those two things. The Spirit Zone aligns the mage�s mind with the world. Thus within the domain, the mage holds a divine position. And that�s why I say omnipotence. But you cannot cast magic with that alone. The temperature in the Spirit Zone does not simply rise through a command. You need to know how to raise the temperature. You need knowledge. Hence, omniscience.�

Shirone nodded his head. The reason why he had not been able to use magic thus far was because he had only trained for omnipotence.�

�All of you will be exposed to a variety of studies. The Spirit Zone encompasses only half the magic, and without omniscience, you cannot become a great mage. So now, let us start with the basic chemistry class.�

Siena then turned around and started writing on the blackboard. It was the start of the class, and the concentration of the students was at its highest.�

�Sure enough. She did not become the most popular teacher through simply being pretty.�

Having trust in a teacher boosted a student�s desire for achievement, so Shirone lost track of time as he listened to her lecture.

There were words that were difficult to understand, but he didn�t care.

His Core of Knowledge had been completed, and from today on, he was planning to eat up other studies in earnest.

5 P.M.

After classes ended, students began to swarm out of the lecture hall. Shirone also headed to the dormitory because his head felt heavy.

Students who joined research groups were walking in pairs while carrying their lunch boxes. Shirone, who was not a part of a research group, was thinking of visiting the library after grabbing a bite to eat.

�Huh?�

Suddenly he felt light. When he came to his senses, he saw himself floating while also being quickly pulled somewhere.

The force pulling the back of his shirt was so strong that it was suffocating.

After about 3 minutes, he arrived in a garden forest.

As he slowed down, Shione, who was floating, fell on his butt.

The shock traveled from his butt to the rest of his body.

While coughing and catching his breath, he looked up at the person who brought him in a hurry.

The mysterious person, who covered their face with a black mask, looked around anxiously. After checking that there were no people, they took off their mask.

�Wh-What?�

Shirone�s eyes widened. The identity of the mysterious person was none other than Amy Karmis.� JrNovels.com