Clyde narrowed his eyes at the subtle magical ripple lingering in the air. He couldn't ignore it.
"Someone… or something here has magic before the Selection Stage? That shouldn't be possible."
In his previous life, the Selection Stage had arrived without warning. The sky tore open. The world twisted. People awakened to power or died instantly by thr monsters that suddenly appear.
There was no prelude or early signs. No fragments of magic wandering through an ordinary world. At least not what he knew of.
He had been clueless back then. Just trying to survive.
But this time was different. Maybe his knoweledge was lacking.
"Either something slipped through early… or my senses are getting dull."
He didn't hesitate to find out and making sure. Clyde turned then walking with calm stels toward the edge of the school grounds where the magical presence was strongest. It pulled at him like a whisper on the wind.