Chapter 81: What Is A Blessing? (1)

The next morning...

"Good morning students, I hope you all enjoyed your first day at the academy. But let's get a bit serious about your studies, shall we?"

A man who appeared to be in his late fifties was standing in front of them on a podium. He was about 5'9" tall with a hunched over back. He also had pale and wrinkly skin which further added to his old look along with his eyes that were closed shut as if the eyelids had been glued together. 

Despite his old appearance, there was not a single strand of white hair on his head or his ground-touching beard. Although, he might have dyed his hair as black as his curved back and support stick gave away his old age. 

"I am professor Merlin Bancroft. You are free to call me by my first name or last name. I wouldn't mind at all." Professor remarked, "Now how many of you are excited to know a bit more about our origins?"