Sellen: Expecto Patronum
Sellen?
An unfamiliar name.
He De Si stared blankly, recalling the portraits that had just been hung on the wall, each one describing the great deeds of its subjects.
However, there was no magician named "Sellen" on it.
Was it because her achievements weren't enough to warrant her being hung on the wall? Or were there other reasons?
Jia Paer seemed to have heard the name mentioned by the Sorting Hat, but it was only mentioned briefly among a group of magicians, and he didn't have a deep impression of it.
"I never expected your mentor to be Sellen, that ruthless witch," the Sorting Hat with a touch of emotion.
Hey, what does "ruthless witch" mean? That sounds ominous.
[Ah, you don't need to worry about safety. Sellen is very good to his students and is a very competent mentor. You've really gotten a good choice.]
You probably don't know about her story, so let me tell you.
[Sellen sees Master Azur and Master Lusat as her targets, pursuing the origin of Star Magic. However, all those who pursue the origin will meet a terrible end. This research is too dangerous, and both Azur and Lusat have been expelled from the academy.]
[Sellen killed her colleagues in her research on the origins, which is why she was called a witch. She was also expelled from the academy and hunted by hunters, and had a very difficult time for a long time.]
He sounds like a research fanatic, the kind who would abandon everything for research.
But if she was able to be assigned Sorting Hat to a student, it means she was also a mentor in this college, right? What happened later that allowed her to be reinstated by the college?
You must be wondering why someone like that can be a tutor in an academy.
The Sorting Hat saw through everyone's doubts.
[While she has indeed achieved enough academically to serve as a mentor and is highly capable of teaching students, this is not enough for the college to readmit her.]
The real reason she was able to return here was...
The Sorting Hat paused, then said:
One of Sellen's students became "king" and defeated the academy.
Oh, I see.
Wait a minute, what?
Everyone was baffled by this overly abrupt answer.
Sellen's students defeated the Raya Lucaria Magic Academy, which is why she returned here.
Luo Jieer looked surprised, thinking to himself that this place was a gathering place for many magic masters.
What kind of person could defeat an academy that gathers so many masters? What kind of powerful person is this?
"What does 'king' mean?" he suddenly asked.
Elden Lord, this has nothing to do with magic, I refuse to answer.
How could they refuse to answer?
The Elden Lord, this suddenly emerging heavyweight, is deeply etched in everyone's memory.
He must be an exceptionally powerful individual, otherwise he couldn't have possibly defeated the magic academy.
Jia Paer suddenly discovered the blind spot.
He remembered that the magic academy had hidden in another dimension to avoid a certain "natural enemy." Why didn't the Elden Lord come out to stop it when the natural enemy appeared?
But the Sorting Hat said nothing, only urging He De Si to reach into its body to get his Student ID.
After a strange groan, He De Si successfully obtained Student ID in Raya Lucaria as an external professor.
This feeling is quite peculiar.
As He De Si infused the Student ID with magic, he saw a video.
It was a high mountain covered in snow, with strong winds whipping up heavy snowflakes and Ice Mist obscuring the view everywhere.
The Mage Tower stood atop the mountain, and as his view moved forward, he saw a woman.
She wore a pyroxene dome carved into a woman's face, gazing up at the sky in a pensive manner.
As she looked up, stars suddenly lit up the cloud-covered sky.
The illusory and dark cosmic landscape displays dreamlike colors, with meteors streaking across the sky like raindrops, and a magnificent star shower falling on this land, each "raindrop" turning into star amber.
He De Si's body suddenly trembled.
As the most senior magic professor, his perception of magic far surpasses that of others.
In his perception, this Meteor Shower...
It is a great magic that can be classified as legendary!
He sensed the stars within it, and without a doubt, this was the highest form of Star Magic, the origin of Star Magic!
What's its name? What's the name of this magic? Can I learn it?
He De Si wanted to take another look at the [Founding Rain of Stars], a legendary magic that had long been lost, and even as a professor, he had only seen descriptions of it in ancient books.
Unfortunately, the video cut off abruptly, and before he could even feel regret, images of Sellen's magic flashed through his mind—
[Glintstone Pebble]
Even after the video ended, he remained immersed in the Founding Rain of Stars, unable to snap out of it for a long time. His eyes, which had been wide open, slowly closed as he savored the moment.
Videos can be recorded artificially, but the feeling of legendary magic cannot be faked; he believed the video was 100% real.
He De Si was so engrossed that he didn't hear the Sorting Hat's assessment of the Swirling Magic Pebble.
He only snapped out of his daze when Tu Erqi took the hat and put it on him, and went to the side to study the Swirling Magic Pebble.
He once recreated the Glintstone Pebble based on Gong Qiying's letters, but he knew that it was just a poorly made fake, essentially a fusion of earth magic and flight magic, plus a little bit of his shallow understanding of stars.
Looking at the stars of this world might indeed create unique Glintstone Pebble belonging to this place, but they are fundamentally different from the magic produced in the Zane Dungeon, and the time required for this would probably be calculated in hundreds of years.
He De Si, of course, did not know that the magic provided by the Zane Dungeon came from another world. He only vaguely sensed that something was wrong and temporarily attributed it to the fact that the stars in ancient times were different from those in modern times.
If given enough time, could he really discover the Star Magic of this world?
Who will be my mentor?
Tu Erqi held the Sorting Hat in her hands and asked with great interest.
I need to first determine which mentor best suits your talents.
"Ah, I excel at healing and defense."
Talk is cheap, put it on me!
She took off her own hat and Sorting Hat on her head, which made a "whoosh" sound as she exhaled.
You are the most wonderful student I met today.
"Is this considered harassment, Mr. Sorting Hat?" Tu Erqi asked with a smile.
[Of course not, I'm just a hat, why would I bother you? Okay, okay, I'm going to start choosing a mentor for you now.]
Let me see your talent. Oh, I didn't know you had that kind of experience.
Tu Erqi's smile vanished abruptly, and she asked, "Do you assign mentors based solely on talent?"
Of course not, there are other factors to consider, such as your life experiences, emotions, and personality.
She stood up abruptly, her emotions becoming somewhat agitated and her expression turning rather unpleasant. Judging from her movements, she was actually trying to reach out and take off the Sorting Hat!
However, before she could make this "offensive" move, the Sorting Hat had already assigned her her assignment.
Your mentor is Harry Potter!
A certain part of your life reminds me of that savior of the magical world. Learn from him; you will learn a lot.
Tu Erqi held her Student ID in her hand with a complicated expression, as if it were imbued with magic.
Suddenly, my vision went black.
No, it wasn't that her vision had gone black, but rather that the sky was shrouded in unseen darkness. She saw a churning lake and humanoid monsters flying around in the sky.
The monsters looked like figures draped in tattered rags, floating in the air—illusory and terrifying.
Just looking at those things, Tu Erqi felt as if all her joy had been taken away, and memories she didn't want to recall resurfaced in her mind.
Dark clouds rolled in, demonic energy surged, and despair lingered.
She didn't know that these monsters were called Dementors, terrifying creatures that could suck away the "happiness" of living beings.
No defensive magic works against them, except—
Tu Erqi suddenly saw a teenager with lightning-shaped scars on his forehead, whose still-childish face was full of determination.
He waved his wand and shouted:
"Expecto Patronum!"
A clear, intense light shone from the tip of the wand! It spread rapidly outwards!
The Dementors, like a tattered rag doll, was utterly powerless against the Patronus Charm. As the monster vanished, information about the Expecto Patronum appeared in Tu Erqi's mind.
Judging from the visual presentation, Expecto Patronum appears to be a powerful offensive spell that dispels all the Dementors.
However, after she got her hands on it, she discovered that it was actually for defense.
It seems to lack physical defense capabilities, focusing more on psychological defense.
The description makes it seem like it's specifically designed to target Dementors and other monsters that can affect people's emotions.
Its versatility seems to have decreased significantly, but Tu Erqi doesn't dislike it because of that.
On the contrary, she needed a magic that could help people's will resist the infection of negative emotions. Among the recorded defensive magic, mental defense is often a weak point, and related magic is difficult to develop.
I can analyze the principles of Expecto Patronum and then combine it with other defensive spells to make it more versatile!
Tu Erqi thought ambitiously, but when she saw the conditions for use, her expression suddenly froze.
[Concentrate your mind, recall the happiest moment of your life, and recite the incantation.]
"The happiest thing."
Her expression changed for a moment, but quickly returned to normal as Sorting Hat to Luo Jieer.
"It's finally my turn."
Luo Jieer excitedly put on the hat; he had been eagerly anticipating what kind of mentor he would receive.
Since the Sorting Hat takes into account all aspects of the student when selecting a mentor, is it possible that he will be assigned a mentor who also likes monsters?
I'm really looking forward to it.
"Hmm, oh, you," the Sorting Hat suddenly made a hesitant sound.
"Me?" Luo Jieer wondered if the hat was intimidated by his talent. Could it be that he was assigned the most powerful mentor?
However, the Sorting Hat did not fulfill his wish.
[You're nothing special, but you're intelligent enough. Fortunately, a kind magic mentor is willing to accept an ordinary student like you.]
Your mentor is Orbeck!
"Ah?"
Luo Jieer was stunned.