After a short break after the morning exercise, I accompanied Alfred to the stone spire, and looked up, the white spire was like a sharp sword piercing the sky, looking majestic and mysterious.

The appointed time had not yet arrived, and I waited patiently, showing just the right amount of nervousness and anticipation. Kozmo Rhodes, Chief Magician of Bromin, who has been at the helm of the academy for more than thirty years and has always been known for his severity, is both an honor and a challenge for the dean's individual teaching.

Although there was an encouraging smile on his face, Alfred must have thought that I, a magician outsider, was bound to suffer another heavy blow in my life. In order to ease my mood, he deliberately said something extraneous and light, nothing more than Casper's clumsy move in pursuit of Priscilla, which disgraced the face of the entire aristocratic circle.

We talked and laughed with different thoughts, and after a few minutes, the long bell echoed through the academy, and all around us fell silent.

"Take the stairs on the right, and Dean Kozmo lives at the top of the tower, with his name engraved on the doorway. Well, you evaded the entrance test, and I think he might not like you. Alfred patted me on the shoulder kindly, "I'll send you here, go up now, be polite, he'll teach you the art of eagle eye." ”

I slowly stepped up the stairs, and a familiar urge surged through me, as if I had returned to ten years ago, when I first stood by the moat of Flencburg.

Each floor of the stone minaret was built with cloisters and rooms, and countless secrets were hidden behind closed portals. It was a place where the Academy's instructors meditated and studied magic, and no apprentices were allowed to enter.

The staircase spirals upward, narrowing and steep near the top of the tower, and the walls and ceiling seem to collapse at any moment, making people feel uneasy.

I secretly counted the three hundred and twenty-one steps and came to the seventh floor of the stone spire. An old, heavy stone door blocked the way, and the name of Dean Kozmo was carved into the wall at eyebrow height, each letter three points into the stone, the edges blurred by the passage of time.

I had the illusion of being watched, as if there were mysterious eyes watching my every move. Immediately, I had a ridiculous picture in my mind, Kozmo sitting at his desk, staring at the figure in the crystal ball, muttering words......

Only a legendary witch who eats children would do that!

With a gentle push, the heavy stone door opened, and Dean Kozmo's voice rang in his ears: "Come in, you're late!" ”

I stepped into the dean's room.

Dean Kozmo advocates simplicity, simplicity to the extreme, and it is almost rudimentary. There was nothing in the room except for the necessary tables and chairs, and the only thing worthy of praise was the stone wall behind him, which was chiseled out more than a dozen regular grooves according to local conditions, and the magic books were neatly arranged, like knights under review.

"Dino, what were you thinking when you stood outside the door just now?" Kozmo crossed his hands in front of his lower abdomen and looked me up and down.

I smiled awkwardly, didn't hide it, and honestly confessed to the reverie about the crystal ball and the child-eating witch.

Kozmo couldn't help but laugh, "You feel right, but the crystal ball...... It's a storybook prop, and if you look closely enough, you'll see a thumb-sized hole in the stone door. In fact I heard your footsteps and looked from there. ”

The stern Dean Kozmo also had an approachable side, and I was secretly relieved that if he was really an old-fashioned old man, I didn't know how to get along with him.

"Well, you already know the purpose of coming here, and I will teach you the art of Eagle Eye, at the request of Prince Alfred. I wonder, how much do you really know about magic? Kozmo cut to the chase with a straight face.

I hesitated for a moment and said, "Before coming to Bromin Academy, I was trained as a knight in Frenzburg, and I didn't know anything about magic. ”

Kozmo raised an eyebrow, "Zeni's magic principle...... Let's talk about it. ”

"Magic is the use of magic."

Kozmo waited patiently for a moment, but when I didn't see me continue, he couldn't help but raise his voice: "That's all? ”

"That's all."

"Looks like you didn't learn much from Zeny's class - but it doesn't matter." He muttered a few words in a low voice, clearing his throat and instructing me, "As you understand it, magic is the use of magic, but in different ways. In the case of elemental magic, the more fully the mana is gathered and the more intense the release, the more powerful it becomes......"

Obviously, this explanation deviated greatly from the orthodox principles of magic, but given my level and receptivity, Dean Kozmo tried to teach me some basic magical knowledge in plain language.

“…… Eagle Eye is different from elemental magic, it does not require much magic itself, only a little magic is used, and the eye is stimulated through specific techniques, so that the caster can obtain extraordinary vision...... Can you understand what I'm saying? ”

I had an idea and blurted out: "It's like a knight with little strength, with agility and swordsmanship......

"A novel metaphor, good!" Somewhat surprised, Kozmo slowed down and explained, "There are two keys here, a little magic, and a specific trick......"

I took his words and continued, "The eyeball is the most fragile part of the human body, and the abundance of magic is a disadvantage, and poor control is equivalent to suicide. ”

"Maybe you can really practice Eagle Eye!" Kozmo paused for a moment and continued, "There have been apprentices who have tried before, and the reason why they failed was that they were too good and had too much magic in their bodies, and as a result, they were permanently blind. Dino, you are a layman who has never been exposed to magic, and your magic is weak and messy, and it is just right to practice Eagle Eye. ”

"His Highness Alfred told me that Eagle Eye was originally a magic made for scouts."

"He's very discerning." Kozmo whispered.

I was well aware that this conversation had changed Dean Kozmo's perception of me completely.