Scientific Wizard

After being closed for a month and a half due to the Southern District incident and the Magical Workshop, the academy reopened.

"Ah, it's been so long since I've been here, hasn't it?" Albert gazed at the familiar yet foreign surroundings of the academy, expressing his nostalgia.

(TL/n - He is Elok's father.)

He never imagined that one day he'd return as a student, attending classes in the same institute as his son. Though it felt odd, Albert came not to amass knowledge but in hopes of forming connections with the talented Lynn.

Many shared Albert's sentiments. Around two hundred official wizards returned to the academy, along with countless apprentices. Despite the numbers, there was only one teacher – Lynn had to split the instruction into sessions.

"Good afternoon, welcome back, everyone. I am Lynn, the new head of Iyeta Academy." Lynn greeted with a smile, facing the packed classroom of wizards.

"It's an honor to meet you, Head Lynn," Albert stood up first to bow.

The wizards followed suit, not just due to the teacher-student relationship but also out of respect for Lynn as the leader of the Iyeta faction.

"Please be seated, everyone. As official wizards, I believe you all have unique insights into magic. I'm offering this class to present the elemental laws I've studied and summarized, which I term Chemistry..."

Lynn didn't adopt an air of superiority. As he spoke, fairies distributed textbooks.

Albert peered curiously at the exquisite book cover. It was made of a special white paper. Flipping through the first page, he read the powerful inscription: "Chemistry is the natural science that studies the composition, structure, properties, transformations, and applications of matter at the atomic and molecular levels."

"Head Lynn, what do 'atom' and 'molecule' mean?" a wizard asked with a hint of confusion.

"An atom is the smallest particle composing elements and compounds, what we commonly refer to as elements," Lynn explained. "A molecule, on the other hand, is composed of atoms and is the smallest particle in a chemical reaction..."

Lynn raised his hand, conjuring a small water sphere before the audience. "For example, water consists of numerous water molecules; its elements are hydrogen and oxygen... The chemical formula is H2O, also known as dihydrogen monoxide..."

"Isn't that 'Il' and 'Fura'?" murmured the audience, using the wizarding terms for hydrogen and oxygen, named after ancient wizards who discovered them.

"How much do you know about these elements?" Lynn asked again.

"Oxygen, or Il, is the source of life. A regular person not attuned to magic would perish in an oxygen-deprived environment," Albert pondered, reflecting on spells like the 'Vacuum Domain' that created an oxygen-less area, causing agony and death to enemies.

"These elements are also used in fire magic," another wizard added.

"Besides these, what more?" Lynn pursued.

"Are you asking about how many types of magic utilize these elements?" Albert furrowed his brow.

"No, I mean their chemical formulas, boiling points, densities, applications, specific heat capacities, critical temperatures..." Lynn listed a string of terms, leaving everyone bewildered.

"For instance, hydrogen's low density can suspend an object when filled in large quantities within it," Lynn explained while using magic to envelop himself in hydrogen, slowly floating off the ground.

The wizards were intrigued. Could they potentially develop flight magic using hydrogen?

"Is your airship based on suspended hydrogen?" Albert immediately pondered.

"No, hydrogen is highly flammable. Using it for an airship could turn it into a fiery ball in the sky with a single mishap." Lynn shook his head. "So, I use a different element. I'll explain in detail later."

Then, Lynn conjured a massive magical orb with a mix of hydrogen and oxygen and launched it out the window.

The magical orb exploded under a banyan tree, releasing a rush of gases, followed by a blazing fireball...

A loud explosion resonated, and flames soared high. The pitiful banyan tree lay split in two, its surface pockmarked, burning branches scattered, and the soft ground created a vast crater.

The wizards in the classroom gaped, astounded. The destruction was akin to a standard third-tier spell, achieved with seemingly minimal effort, even doable by a first-tier wizard.

"The optimal ratio for a hydrogen-oxygen chemical reaction is two to one. A tiny spark can trigger an intense explosion, resulting in water..." Lynn calmly explained.

The wizards hurriedly took notes on this new combined magic. They realized that this 'Chemistry' class wasn't just about the essence of elements and magic principles but about developing new magic.

Meanwhile, Albert delved into the chemistry book, absorbed in the descriptions of various elements, and deeply moved.

It seemed that the Society of Mystical Arts understood elements beyond their imagination, not merely comprehensively but in meticulous detail.

What Albert didn't know was that Lynn, considering the differing compositions of the two worlds and lacking experimental confirmation, hadn't labelled factors such as atomic weight, elemental periods, electron configurations, and atomic structures.

Lynn initiated this chemistry class hoping these wizards would assist in verification; after all, researching alone was a slow process.

As Lynn prepared to elucidate other elemental properties, hurried footsteps echoed outside, followed by a forceful bang on the classroom door.

Albert and others frowned, deeply engrossed in contemplating the essence of elements, abruptly interrupted by the untimely intrusion.

Who had the audacity to disturb them at this critical moment?

It was Lydia, bursting in hastily. The halfling girl's face beamed with excitement and joy as she exclaimed, "Head Lynn, the internal combustion engine... We've created it with magic."