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It was early in the morning. I sat in front of an old desk at the abandoned library inside the branch office of Farcrest’s Alchemist Guild with a stack of paper and a quill in my hand. Traveling ...

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The following months flew by. Nobody tried to kill me or my students, Evelisse barely showed signs of life, Astur treated me like royalty, and Byrne continued acting unaware of my Runeweaver Class....

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AN: Sorry for the delay, I was trapped in traffic :((

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I followed Talindra to the dueling platform, but instead of summoning her spider legs, she knelt in the center of the plat...

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I used a mana hand to drag the teacher’s chair across the room and sat by Evelisse’s side while the cadets performed sword drills. I crossed my arms and watched the class develop like my old P....

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Talindra threw daggers at me as the royal delegation entered the classroom. 

I added ‘bad friend’ to my List of Misdeeds just below murder, arson, and indecisiveness. The list contin...

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The success of Cabbage Class at the selection exam had consequences I hadn’t expected. Suddenly, our classroom had turned into something like a tourist attraction. Astur had been considerate enou...

Health Update

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Thanks for your words of encouragement, they meant a lot!

I feel much better now. The general drowsiness is almost completely gone, and after two weeks of mind fog, I final...

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“If you want to meet them, turn yourself into an asset they can’t ignore,” Ralgar said, turning towards the working desk and putting the flask of crimson fluid out of the fire with a long set...

Important Announcement

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I'm sorry for the delays in the chapters this past week. I haven't been in great health. My thyroid seems to have gone on strike, and I have been dealing with extreme fatigue an...

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“Do you want potions? Yes or no?”

“What do you have?” Firana asked, straightening in her seat.

The librarian sat across us, pulled an enchanted glass cup from his pocket, and pu...

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“Do you want our robes?” Lip asked.

“Yes,” Firana replied. “And Jax’s glasses.”

“Okay.”

I was starting to see the outlines of Firana’s plan. She intended to tr...

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After reading Byrne’s note, I channeled [Minor Aerokinesis] and launched into the sky, over the outer wall, and down the cliff. Part of me refused to believe Vanira was dead, but the evidence was...

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“W-we went into a rally in this shady place. I swear I didn’t want to go. They told us we could be as strong as nobles. Improve our classes. Get levels easily. T-they gave us those potions, but...

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The System prompts piled before my eyes. Surprisingly enough, writing down rune strings was enough to trigger Class progress. It had been a while since I had sat down for a proper lesson, and I fel...

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I was walking down the avenue connecting the Academy with the Library when the sun fell behind the hills. Night in Cadria fell quickly, and service gnomes climbed the posts and ignited the lamp bur...

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I have an important announcement regarding changes in the rewards of all the tiers. Starting in June, I will stop producing the monthly Patreon Exclusiv...

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It took Cabbage Class nine hours and thirty minutes to finish the selection exam, and I couldn’t be prouder. A hundred cadets had exited the maze through the ‘winners’ side, but none looked l...

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Malkah’s team outwitted Astur’s cadets, but the moment of respite was short. After a few sharp turns and deceitfully similar corridors, they stumbled upon a swarm of Rustclaws led by a huge Alp...

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“Mister Clarke’s Gloomstalker projection didn’t shoot spears from its tail!” Cedrinor shouted as he glanced at the stakes buried deep in the soil.

 The Gloomstalkers I had seen b...

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The selection exam started just as we had predicted. Low-level monsters blocked the paths to the maze's heart, with a few more threatening ones scattered around. Beasts, slimes, insectoids, arachni...

Artwork - Izabeka

She's judging your sleeping schedule

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The Nychtys Queen floated gracefully in the air, looking at Leonie and Aeliana with predatory eyes. Her laughter was eerie, not completely human, like the distant sound of water mistaken for the cr...

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With a thousand totems hidden in the maze, only half of the cadets could meet the requirements to pass the exam. My greatest concern, however, was that the exam promoted deception, sabotage, and co...

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“Hypothetically speaking. How hard could it be to kill Archivist Byrne now that he knows we are coming for him?”

“Ilya, no.”

“He’s a Runeweaver, so we should assume he has a...

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Byrne stumbled upon magic in the 1970s after his first business venture went south. Before becoming a real estate tycoon, he was a gold smuggler moving bullion for those eager to evade gove...