Daikenja no Manadeshi: Bougyo Mahou no Susume @comic

大賢者の愛弟子～防御魔法のススメ～＠COMIC

30 chapters

6 volumes

2020 – present

Two childhood friends grew up together in a remote village. One of them, Alfi, excelled at everything he tried, growing into a handsome genius who commanded four magical attributes and earned a scholarship to the elite magic academy. The other, Reese, appeared to be a mediocre, mischievous boy whose only talent was beginner-level defensive magic—but in truth, he had been discovered by a rare Sage and raised as a prodigy from early childhood. When Reese enrolls at the same elite academy armed with a single, extraordinarily powerful defensive spell, he shatters the common sense of his childhood friend, the teachers, and the students alike. This cold-hearted, selfish commoner brushes aside the aristocrats and rockets up the school's social ladder at explosive speed.