The Major came up with the bright idea of making me write my dark magic major thesis on the optimized crystal I'd made and assigned Professor Alarch as my supervisor.
I was too busy organizing my magic detection system to fight this. Besides, I needed to write a thesis in dark magic, too. Thanks to my unexpected Initiation, I had to double major now. Or rather, I could major in Practical magic only, but I wanted to be an alchemist.
Thankfully, I'd submitted my alchemy thesis and was soon scheduled to face the academic tribunal. That was going to be a breeze: my work was solid, and I knew the topic through and through.
Professor Alarch, when I visited his office with my latest, third version of the crystal, confiscated that one. He claimed he needed to understand this new system if he wa
