The Tower of Pure White is a very tall tower, and in addition to its height, it also occupies a large area... This statement seems redundant, since it needs to be very large to accommodate a considerable number of mage students and schools of thought.

However, once you actually step inside the tower, you'll find that... the space inside the mage tower is far larger than it appears from the outside, to the point that new apprentices entering for the first time can't help but look back from the outside again.

This is what's called demiplane technology... it works on the same principle as the demiplane prison beneath the Demon King's castle.

In short, you can think of it as a "space folding" technology that sounds like science fiction but is actually quite magical.

At this moment, Illa, Vera, and Mobiras were sitting in the classroom of the Battle Mage School... This classroom was not the kind of classroom with many students sitting in rows that one might imagine.

If I had to describe it, it would be more like a large library.

Surrounded by densely packed bookshelves, the air is filled with the scent of books. If you look up, you can see a spiral bookshelf that stretches all the way to the sky, as if it were connecting directly to the stars.

Apart from a few rather special schools of thought, the classrooms of other schools are pretty much the same, and they also serve multiple purposes such as borrowing books, attending classes, and serving as the head professor's office.

"tutor."

As Yinla said this, she pushed the brewed tea in front of Kiara, who was sitting and reading a book. Then she handed the other three cups of tea to Vera, Mobiras, and her own empty seat before sitting down herself.

Kiara, after coughing lightly, took a sip of the tea brewed by Yinla and smiled with satisfaction, saying, "Cough cough cough, it's been a long time since I've had tea brewed by you, Yinla... You still have excellent skills as always."

When her mentor praised her, Yinla nodded, but instead of responding modestly like the others, she simply admitted, "As my mentor said."

Kiara, the seemingly sickly grandmaster of the Battle Mage school, nodded with even greater satisfaction, saying, "You are as honest as ever...that's good."

"..."

While the two were talking, Vera secretly nudged Mobius, and then, under his puzzled gaze, whispered, "Your mentor isn't as violent as the rumors say..."

To be honest, Vera originally thought from their descriptions that the Grand Master of the Battle Mage School would be someone with bronze skin, full of muscles, more warrior-like than a warrior, and capable of killing people with a staff.

The result was quite beautiful; she was a slender beauty with wheat-colored skin.

"That's because Instructor Kiara was talking to Senior Inra..."

Mobius spoke softly as well. He glanced at Chiara, who was chatting with Yinra, and after confirming that she wasn't paying attention to him, he responded to Vera's question by saying, "Senior Yinra is different. All the mentors like him."

As Mobius spoke, in a very low voice, he said something Vera hadn't really paid much attention to: "If it were me, I would have already been hit on the head three times by the staff."

Getting hit on the head with a staff? So that really means being hit with a staff?

As Vera was thinking this, a clear "Winter!" sound came from Mobius's head beside her. She turned her head to look... Mobius was obediently bowing his head.

Above his head was a staff with some kind of crystal embedded at its tip...

Vera looked in the direction of the staff and saw Kiara holding it. She immediately fell silent... That "Winter!" sounded like it really hurt.

"Cough cough cough... Secretly talking bad about me? Hmm?"

Kiara coughed, but she didn't sound particularly angry. The tapping with her staff was just a mild form of punishment... After all, Mobiras was an older student, and only the most disobedient freshmen were beaten badly.

"But what I said wasn't exactly bad news... it's the truth."

Mobius was muttering.

"Winter~"

Then I was immediately reprimanded again...

"You still dare to talk? Cough..."

As Kiara said this and then reprimanded Mobiras again, Yinra watched the interaction between the former teacher and student with a smile and said, "Teacher, Mobiras is right, that is indeed the truth."

Mobius and Vera both looked at Inra and their mentor Kiara as Inra said this, wondering if Inra would get beaten up for saying the same thing.

"You..."

As Kiara said this, she sighed and put away the staff that had been tapping Mobius. She then tapped Inra's forehead with her finger and said, "Ahem... still so honest."

"..."

Vera: Winking!

Mobius: Winking?!

Vera: winking

Mobius: winking

However, neither of them understood what the other meant at all... After all, they couldn't read emotions from other people's expressions, so they were probably just putting on a one-man show.

Watching the two of them goofing around, Yinla looked at them in confusion, then exchanged a glance with Instructor Kiara and couldn't help but smile... These two are just exchanging ideas for no reason, aren't they?

"Speaking of which, don't you go to your own advisors' offices?"

Yinla spoke casually, then, seeing that the two realized something, hurriedly finished their tea, got up, and said goodbye. He smiled helplessly and put away their teacups.

The Fairy Tree Romance

"Mobiras! Come to me later. I need to test your combat skills to see if you've become rusty, so you can set an example for the new students."

Kiara called out, and then Mobius, who was hurrying downstairs, quickened his pace... clearly trying to pretend he hadn't heard her, and soon even his back disappeared from sight.

"..."

"Yinla, is there something you want to say?"

As Kiara said this, she realized almost the moment Inra said "Speaking of which"... Inra wanted to get the two of them away.

"He truly lives up to his reputation as a mentor."

After responding to this, Yinla pondered for a moment, organized his thoughts, and said, "As you know, I am currently in the Demon King's territory... you could say I hold an important position. Recently, I have encountered some difficulties in agriculture."

Then, Yinla recounted the recent events to her mentor in detail…

Well, in this world, Yinla rarely talks about things in such detail with others, because of the complex web of interests involved; there are always some things that are inconvenient to discuss...

Even for other mages, Yinla would find it difficult to say something like, "I'm going to use magic to farm." Many classical mages firmly believe that democratizing magic is a step backward.

But he can confidently talk to his mentor about it.

Because... Kiara and I are not particularly close relatives, nor are we close friends. It is a relationship that is relatively close within the category of "distant," a simple relationship of "a teacher worthy of respect."

It allows people to talk about their problems with peace of mind.