Actually, a thousand years ago, magic wasn't as widespread. Mages who could use magic were often worshipped by ordinary people as deities.
However, as the war against the Demon King grew more intense and the demon race's superior magical talent became evident, the ruling powers at the time had no choice but to start spreading magic on a large scale. Otherwise, they wouldn't stand a chance against the demons and monsters under the Demon King's command.
So, from that time onward, humanity began to widely promote magic. Anyone with even a bit of magical talent would be taught magic. After all, even if they were mediocre, they could still become knights, casting a small fireball on the front lines before swinging their swords.
In that era, humanity had been at a disadvantage for nearly hundreds of years, almost to the point of having no soldiers left to fight.
Then, after the decisive battle with the previous Demon King 700 years ago, both humans and demons suffered heavy casualties. They had no choice but to start mixing bloodlines and procreating, which likely contributed to the fact that in the present day, having absolutely no magical talent is extremely rare. It's as rare as finding a rare monster.
So, the promotion of magic continued in full swing. However, in regular schools like this one, the magic taught was mostly basic defensive spells, mainly to teach students how to handle emergencies caused by magic-related accidents.
For this reason, the class was often referred to as "Magic Defense Class."
In specialized magic schools, students were taught more advanced and powerful magic, as those who graduated from these institutions would go on to take up high-level magic-related professions, such as enchanters, defensive magic architects, magical builders, and golem controllers—jobs that were closely tied to daily life.
Soon enough, like every other class, the students made their way to the highest floor of the school building, which had been converted into a spacious classroom for magic lessons.
The walls, floors, and ceiling of this classroom were inscribed with various powerful defensive magic arrays to prevent magical surges caused by student errors during spells.
"Hey, I heard you guys have a transfer student in your class?" At this point, the handsome magic teacher, Bard, asked curiously.
Bard was quite good-looking, but his reputation among the students wasn't great. Yes, you heard that right—his reputation was bad. Because of his good looks, he was overly friendly with the female students, and rumors often circulated about him trying to flirt with some of the prettier girls.
Over time, the boys started to dislike him, and even the girls didn't have a good opinion of him.
After all, in terms of looks, he didn't even compare to Kaka, who was now a famous idol. Bard was just considered average-looking, and with all his rumors, the girls didn't want to have much to do with him.
However, in terms of magic, he was still quite skilled. He was a graduate of the Tsiniya National Normal University of Magic, one of the top universities.
So, in his class, Luo Qi felt relatively at ease, since many of the minor issues didn't require his intervention.
"Bard, this is her! Miss Zhao Shishi!" Benjamin immediately introduced her to the teacher, jumping into his usual enthusiastic mode.
"Another beauty? I'm so glad to meet you. I'm your teacher here, and my name is Bard~ Welcome to my magic class!" Bard immediately stepped forward and spoke with exaggerated courtesy, though his overly smug smile left the surrounding students feeling exasperated.
Clearly, his status as a talented individual teaching at a regular school was probably due to his shallow, flirtatious nature.
From Luo Qi's perspective, it was obvious that regular schools always had some... interesting teachers.
"Uh..." Zhao Shishi seemed a bit taken aback by the teacher's overly enthusiastic approach, but she still managed to maintain a smile, albeit awkwardly.
"Well, let's stop with the pleasantries and get started with today's lesson," Bard said with a smile, retreating to the podium.
"Alright, in our last class, we learned a defensive magic array that can deter ghost-type monsters in the wild. Today, we're going to practice fairy summoning magic, as per the curriculum." Bard smiled as he continued.
"Fairy summoning magic?" Luo Qi felt a sense of dread rise within him. Every time they summoned something, things tended to get weird.
"Now, which student would like to explain what fairies are?" Bard scanned the classroom, smiling.
"How about you, transfer student? I hope you've studied the textbook in advance," Bard said, looking at Zhao Shishi. Benjamin's enthusiastic hand was clearly ignored.
"No problem," Zhao Shishi calmly nodded. She had already mastered the content taught at this regular school, and after coming here, she hadn't really paid attention to the lessons. Instead, she had been observing her classmates. Even without listening, she was confident she could be the top student in her grade, because the material was just too easy.
"Fairies are actually magical elemental beings. Once summoned, they can temporarily bond with weapons or armor to enhance both attack and defense. They can also be used to boost the power or duration of magic. It's a very practical summoning magic," Zhao Shishi explained seriously.
"Yes, yes, exactly! It looks like your class has gained an excellent transfer student," Bard smiled, though he was immediately met with the disdain of many students. Did the teacher really need to point out how perfect she was? They had already seen her outstanding qualities earlier in the day, and now, all the questions had been flawlessly answered by her.
In short, Zhao Shishi was flawless, both in appearance and knowledge—absolutely impeccable!
It took just one morning for Zhao Shishi to win over almost the entire class.
The only person who hadn't been won over was probably Luo Qi. Though he wanted to play along and show the same expression as everyone else, he couldn't help but feel that his acting was too obvious. For some reason, she had been staring at him since the morning.