Opening Day and Memorial Service

"I remember you said before that you'd use the academy break to explore the Undead World for a while. So? When are you planning to leave? Can you take me along?"

Half a month before the end of the break, Miles came to Benjamin and suddenly asked this.

Benjamin was stunned by the question.

This...

Scratching the back of his head, he gradually remembered that there really had been such a plan.

As he recalled, that idea had come long before the Hori Kingdom's surprise attack. Back then, the academy's research into the undead had stalled, and they needed more fresh material, which was why he had made that decision. But after a string of wars, he had long since tossed the matter to the back of his mind. If not for today's reminder, he might not have remembered it for several more months.

However, now... did not seem like a good time.

The opening ceremony was fast approaching, not to mention the memorial service they planned to hold that day. At the same time, Benjamin had countless visitors to deal with nearly every day. It was difficult for him to pull himself away and explore the Undead World.

And honestly, exploring the Undead World would likely require an enormous investment of manpower and resources before it yielded any returns. Yet after the war, Benjamin found that his mindset seemed to have grown somewhat utilitarian.

He only wanted to expand the academy as quickly as possible, then settle the trouble of The Church once and for all.

Driving them back was only temporary. With The Church's foundations, after a few years of recovery, they might begin stirring up storms again. The world would fall back into turmoil, and who knew how many more mages would die because of it... Benjamin