Having concluded her impassioned speech, Kliss sat down on a wooden chair on the right side of the lectern, her steel armor clinking. I noted a standing [Charisma] wave present within her words, as its effects had become repelled with Battie's Ward-Shield, eating my little battery's mana bit by bit.

"You may proceed with the lesson, Instructor," Kliss waved a gloved hand at Wiklogg.

The portly man nodded his black beard and began to teach us numbers and letters. As Wiklogg mumbled the math out he made several mistakes on the blackboard that Kliss had to correct.

"Instructor Wiklogg," she said finally as he stumbled on a word. "Where did you study Imperial language and mathematics?"

"In Agamemnon," Wicklogg replied briskly. "I apprenticed with Mage Copershoff Obrok."

"Do you have actual teaching experience?" She asked sharply.

"I've been teaching for... nary a decade in Skyisle!" Wicklogg bristled.

"Nary? Do you mean nearly? Your pronunciation leaves much to be desired," Kliss commented. "You are dismissed for today, Instructor."

She waved the man off and he briskly departed, holding onto his black robe and hat.

"My apologies," the Overseer faced the class with a sigh. "It seems that my predecessors failed you. I will have to look for a more experienced instructor in Agamemnon or perhaps Cessna. Alas, you will have to bear with that disappointment of a man for now, as not many wish to live in Skyisle due to its position next to a skill-draining magogenic fault."

She went to the blackboard and quickly explained numbers to us. As she spoke, waves of [Charisma] radiated off her, pounding the information into my head. She was a good teacher and knew how to capture attention, I had to give her that much credit.

Having explained numbers, subtraction, addition and multiplication she narrated to us how Goddess Equality gave the Spark of magic to humanity so that everyone could make the world a more fair and just place.

She spoke of the importance of using our magic abilities for the greater good and how the Empire relied on its citizens to uphold the principles of Equality and work together against other evil gods. Kliss's words were persuasive, and I could feel the magical weight of her conviction in every sentence she spoke as they vibrated against Battie's defenses.

As she continued her lesson however, I couldn't help but feel greater and greater skepticism about the true intentions of the Empire.

Infoscope #2 identified her Armor as [Mana-crystal powered Magisteel LV 70 Armor] as I slowly passed it across her outfit. There were all sorts of reinforcement and acceleration runes tied into it, making Kliss into a truly formidable enemy. I couldn't copy the runework's internal structure due to the anti-spy runes, but I could evaluate the waves of magical radiance projecting off the runes, defining their general effects.

It was a good thing I had invested over 200 points into Intelligence. Had I not spend the past 12 years optimizing [NeuroVista] to control three Infoscopes at the same time, this exceptionally dangerous girl would quickly discover that I was an [Astral Phantom] and absolutely turn me into a blood puddle before I could even blink.

I was certain that if Kliss wanted it, she could take on the entirety of Skyisle with her eyes closed and her right arm tied behind her back.

Kliss continued her lesson, delving into the topic of points and skills. She sketched out the Status chart on the blackboard and explained how points aka "growth tokens" were earned through leveling up and could be allocated to different stats to eventually enhance one's abilities and "grow" magic skills in one's soul.

Strength:

Agility:

Dexterity:

Vitality:

Charisma:

Magic:

Foresight:

Intelligence:

Wisdom: