Return of the Legendary Runesmith-Chapter 62 - 61- Don’t disturb!

[Albec’s POV:]

Until now, the three Professors have given an excellent demonstration of what a true Runesmith is capable of. Especially Professor Erwin who didn’t hesitate in showing how the Second Thread is drawn.

However, just like me, my fellow Tower Members were all waiting for a single man to take the stage.

Ever since I saw his skills a month ago, I have been restless. A Runesmith with a unique ritual and someone who can draw powers of a person which they are unaware of...indeed, something worthy of paying attention to.

All the Tower officials were currently prepared to jot anything down that came from Professor Adrian. Although their enthusiasm might have hurt the pride of the other three Professors, I didn’t think of stopping them.

It’s their choice whom they want to learn from since there should be no limitations to knowledge.

....

Adrian rolled his sleeves, and began with work, despite the embarrassment he was feeling.

...he was expecting the Tower members to pay attention to his rituals but...not this much.

Regardless, he was not going to disappoint them or his boss.

Taking out his runic pencil, Adrian drew the four elemental signature behind Elana, for everyone to witness.

"Woah..."

"So it’s true...."

"Look at those beautiful patterns...."

The students who were witnessing it for the first time were, naturally, surprised as they got lost in watching the levitating signatures and forgot about noting them down. Well, that wasn’t the case with the adults.

"Professor Adrian, may I ask what those are?" One of the students from Aegis Academy raised his hand.

Erwin glared at the boy, telling him not to disturb the Professor since he hadn’t even started explaining things.

But Adrian didn’t mind and answered him patiently, "It’s the insignia of the Four Elemental Gods. The four deities that rule over the four concepts of reality."

The students went ’ooh~’ and so did the adults but within their minds.

They hastily noted everything he explained.

Adrian then continued with his work and saw the water element’s insignia not only filled but it was dripping with mana.

"As you all can see, the subject here has an uncommon element which is related to Water. This type of affinity is called Divergent Affinity. If the Surge Runes are used to build an unbalanced type of affinity, this one is beyond that."

There are branches of every affinity which is stronger than their parent element.

Like the ice magic derives from the Water element.

Lightning is the divergent of Flames.

Gravity and Metal manipulation derive from Earth.

And Sound is closely related to the Air element.

If these divergent affinities are broken abilities, their drawbacks are quite serious as well.

Hard-to-control mana was the most basic of the problems.

Adrian hesitated for a moment, unsure if he should introduce it here. But then lying to his students felt wrong so he went ahead and shared his knowledge, "You may know that the Surge dialect is used to record the runes for imbalanced affinity...but this is beyond Surge. We need to use something different."

A few people started muttering among themselves....what could be better than the Surge dialect? It is the best form of runes for those who have an extreme affinity with any element.

Adrian understood it well, however, Elana’s case was different. She doesn’t have an extremely close connection with Water; rather, she has a branch affinity to it. So putting the Surge runes would just restrict her connection with the armament.

"Please maintain silence." The announcer told the students with a frown on his face, "Let Professor Adrian speak."

The students hastily closed their mouths and focused on the stage

Adrian gave a thankful nod before continuing, "Surge Runes will restrict her connection, and the subject would constantly need to push her limits to perform high-tier spells."

Elana faintly nodded...the armaments she uses are basically just a tool that allows her to use magic. While for others their armaments are their best friend and an extension of their bodies, it wasn’t the same for Elana.

Adrian stood behind Elana, raised the sword he had picked, made of Mithril, of course, and told them, "The dialect we are going to use is called Confluence. A dialect made just for the Divergent class." frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

"Eh?"

"Huh?"

"Is there any dialect with that name?"

"....what is he saying?"

Some students panicked while some started to check their books to see if there was any dialect named Confluence.

However, there was none.

Adrian silently engraved three letters on the blade as if he were gliding his pencil on the sword.

The runes were beautifully drawn before Adrian ushered, "Give it a test, Elana."

The silver head diligently nodded and got up.

Taking the blade from him, which caused their fingers to touch ’accidentally’, she turned towards the target.

’Woah...’ Elana inwardly exclaimed upon feeling how well she could feed her mana into it.

She swung the blade in a diagonal arc and sent several ice shards flying toward the targets, piercing them with extreme precision.

Not only that, she went ahead and performed a few more spells to show that she wasn’t getting exhausted at all...more like she was finding it fun for the first time, using her magical skills.

She smilingly turned towards Adrian and said, "It doesn’t exhaust me. It feels comfortable."

The students were not surprised to hear those words considering how flawlessly she performed those spells.

Adrian smiled at the girl and was about to continue, when suddenly, "What a load of rubbish. There is nothing like the Confluence dialect. You are just fooling us." The one who complained was Professor Dextor.

His tone signified contempt, and his demeanor clearly indicated that he didn’t like what was happening on the stage.

Albec frowned at that, and so did Ariana.

However, Adrian was calm as he said, "It’s not my duty to prove myself here, Professor. I am just here to educate the children and I think they are receiving knowledge from my skills."

"That’s right, Professor. Shut your crap."

"Boooh~"

"You should leave the stage already..."

It couldn’t be discerned who was saying it but definitely it was the students who were against his interruption.

Dextor’s face turned red in anger, but he wasn’t going to back off, as he challenged, "You can do nothing and ask your subject to perform those spells because she is under your charge. But can you perform runesmithing for someone whom you don’t know?"

Adrian shrugged, "Runesmithing isn’t limited to a person. It’s a gift that can be bestowed on anyone who holds the blessing of mana."

"Then! How about you-"

"Professor Dextor, I suggest you leave the stage since you are interrupting Professor Adrian’s demonstration." One of the Tower officials commanded with displeasure in her voice.

And it wasn’t just anyone.

"Ah..." Dextor’s eyes widened to see the person who spoke those words.

Even Adrian was shocked beyond belief upon seeing her here.

The Supreme Authority of the Third Tower and the person who has gained the title of Rune Supreme was currently sitting in the corner with a displeased look on her face.

"Remove yourself before I take any action against you."

Dextor’s breath was caught in his throat as he hurriedly stepped down, not wanting to offend the person anymore.

Once the eyesore was out of the vision, Tia encouraged, "Continue."

Adrian, despite being shocked, didn’t delay, "Okay then, now we are going to connect the Second Thread."

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A/N:- Should I prepare an aux Chapter and write all the details there, in case you forget?