Ranoa Magic Academy is funded by three countries and the Magic Guild, making it the largest school in this world.
Just the area of the sports field alone can accommodate ten thousand people.
There is no racial discrimination at Ranoa Magic Academy—races that are often discriminated against, like demons, or beast races that people find hard to get along with, can all enroll as long as they have a bit of magical talent.
Students typically stay at the school for seven years, with the option to repeat up to two grades, so the maximum is nine years.
This is why the school has so many people, plus new students enroll every year.
At this moment, Dan Feng and Roxy had already found the area for special students, and they stood quietly in place, waiting for the principal to begin his speech.
The sports field at this time was packed with people; looking out, all one could see was a dense sea of heads.
There were humans, demons, beast people—everything was present. There just weren't any heavenly race or sea race people; otherwise, that would be too ridiculous.
On the speech platform at the Ranoa Magic Academy sports field right now, the principal quietly waited for everyone to arrive, then turned his gaze to a female student standing nearby.
"Princess, you'll be giving your speech on stage soon." The principal smiled as he looked at the princess of the Ranoa Kingdom before him.
Her name was Nephelira Ranoa, the princess of the Ranoa Kingdom, currently the student council president of Ranoa Magic Academy, and also the student representative.
She nodded, then said seriously, "Don't worry, Principal. I did this last year already."
Hearing her say that, the principal once again turned his gaze to the students below.
Soon, all the students of Ranoa Magic Academy had arrived at the sports field. Then the principal cleared his throat lightly. No one knew what magic tool he used, but his voice reached the ears of everyone present.
"Everyone!" The principal stood on the platform and spoke in a resounding voice.
"For many years, magicians have been looked down upon by swordsmen. Have any of you heard of this?" His gaze swept over the students below, but no one immediately responded.
The principal didn't seem to mind. He continued speaking on his own: "That's right. The swordsmanship created by those like the Sword God can indeed be called supreme. However, magic is also supreme! As long as we can discover the methods, magic can do anything."
He paused, letting his words echo in the students' ears, then continued: "Of course, I don't mean to belittle swordsmanship. I just want to say that magic will never be inferior to swordsmanship, and soon, you will witness two people leading the world's magicians with new magic techniques, so that from now on, magicians no longer need to fear swordsmen!" The principal's words caused a stir among the students, who began whispering and murmuring to each other.
Clearly, the two people the principal mentioned had piqued their great interest.
The students below started discussing fervently upon hearing this.
"What? New magic techniques? Could the Magic Guild have discovered some new technique besides chantless casting?"
"Oh my god, does the principal mean that in the future, magicians can beat swordsmen?"
"Then if I learn both, can I become one of the powerhouses?"
As soon as that remark came out, the surrounding students looked at him like he was an idiot.
"You're a freshman too—how can you be this dumb?"
"Learning both magic and swordsmanship at the same time? Unless you're a god, if you're not specialized, you won't master either one."
Meanwhile, Dan Feng and Roxy exchanged a glance.
Roxy asked Dan Feng in confusion, "Dan Feng, the principal isn't talking about us, is he?"
"Probably." Dan Feng replied calmly, then stared at Roxy.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Roxy tilted her head, looking at Dan Feng in puzzlement.
"Do you think you can beat a swordsman with chantless magic?" Dan Feng asked Roxy.
Roxy thought about it upon hearing this, then slowly said: "It depends on the situation. If I face a swordsman below Saint rank, I have 100% confidence in winning. But if it's someone above Saint rank, like even reacting to Kant-sensei's [Light Sword] would be impossible."
"So chantless isn't a 100% way to crush swordsmen. After all, swordsmen can still condense battle aura to resist some damage. At long range, that's where magicians have the advantage." Dan Feng analyzed.
While Dan Feng and Roxy were chatting, the principal had already finished saying everything he needed to.
"My speech ends here. May the path of magic be with you all!" After finishing, the principal walked to the back.
Next up was the speech from the Ranoa Magic Academy student council president.
"I am Nephelira Ranoa, the student council president of Ranoa Magic Academy, and also the princess of the Ranoa Kingdom." Her voice reached the ears of the students, giving off a very gentle and refined feeling.
"Presumably, everyone here comes from various races—humans, beast people, demons, and so on. I believe there is no racial discrimination here, because this is a magic academy! It's a place for all of you to learn."
"If any of you witness racial discrimination, I hope you will report it to the student council. The student council will handle such matters."
"So finally, I wish everyone a pleasant campus life and gains here."
After saying these words, Nephelira Ranoa brushed her hair with her hand, then slowly walked off the stage.
"Is this the princess of the Ranoa Kingdom? She looks so beautiful!"
"Isn't that obvious? How could a princess not be beautiful?"
Then the crowd orderly left the sports field, while Dan Feng and Roxy, seeing the crowded people, decided to wait until everyone had left before going.
They found a set of steps and sat down.
"Dan Feng, by the way, have you decided what you want to study?" Roxy looked toward Dan Feng and asked.
"Me? No." Dan Feng shook his head. He didn't know what to study either. Magic was already at the advanced level for him now; further study would mean Saint rank. And for magic circles, he had only learned some basics.
He planned to visit the library at Ranoa Magic Academy later to see if there were any powerful magic books, then learn from them.
"What about you?" Dan Feng turned his gaze to Roxy beside him.
At this time, Roxy was hugging her own legs, and a glimpse of white was visible underneath.
"I'll go learn some magic circles, then pick up a bit more magic." Roxy said this.
Dan Feng looked into the distance, where the crowd was leaving.
New classes wouldn't start until tomorrow, so relatively speaking, the students were quite free today.
"Roxy." Dan Feng called out to Roxy calmly.
"Hm?" Roxy looked at Dan Feng in confusion.
"Want to go stroll around town? It's still pretty free right now."
"Eh? Sure!"