Headmaster Linjos

**Headmaster Linjos** was Headmaster of White Griffon Academy, the youngest Headmaster in the history of the Griffon Kingdom, and its most powerful fake mages. He was closely affiliated with Queen Sylpha and attempted to rectify the classist structure of the academy using a merit and contribution based point system. He was killed by Lyca Wanemyre (who was under the influence of Nalear's slave ring at the time) and Nalear.

## Appearance

Linjos was in his late 20's, with a mysterious build. He had a perfectly shaven long face, a cleft chin and an aquiline nose. He was frequently depicted as having bags under his eyes due to the immense stress being Headmaster required, on top of dealing with the civil war, Balkor's attack, Manohar, and traitors in the academy.

## Personality

Linjos was extremely anti-privilege and was considered by old nobles to be too "radical", and showed compassion for students who experienced discrimination. He also showed deep concern for his students, often feeling shame and sadness for not being able to protect them or disappointing them.

He was the kind of man who would always learn from his mistakes and be ready to suffer the consequences, instead of hiding behind his title.

## Background

Linjos became Headmaster of the White Griffon at a young age, spending the first two years learning the ropes before finally implementing the changes he dreamed of for the education system. The trial year was successful, as the academy achieved the highest number of promoted students per trimester and the lowest number of expulsions and injuries.

Linjos first meets Lith when Marchioness Distar enrolls the latter at White Griffon Academy. Lith discovers that most of the Professors that Linjos hired were commoners who had been abused by the classist academy system, and thus were able to support and relate to commoner students who undergo the same prejudices/discrimination.

Linjos shows a respect towards magical beasts that his predecessors lacked, striking a respectable agreement with Scarlett the Scorpiocore (Lord of the Forest at the time). When Lith and his friends confide in Linjos the discriminatory behavior from other students towards them, Linjos shows great anger and regret at having failed his students.

During the second exam, Linjos announces a special test tailored to each group. Lith's group is tasked with killing humanoid creatures, testing their mettle, while Lith's impulse control is tested as their supervisor. Queen Sylpha questions the 1/3 passing rate for the 4th year students, and Linjos reasons that the overwhelming majority of the students are too naive and inexperienced, and wanted to give them a "glimpse of real life" to toughen them up. After the last test involving killing traitors to the Kingdom Linjos admits he hadn't expected any of them to comply. Sylpha commends him for his progress as well as dispelling her worst fears about Lith. Later, Orion Ernas visits Linjos in his office after hearing about what had happened to his daughters during the exam, and physically beats Linjos up.

When Balkor's Undead attack the Great Academies, Linjos teams up with Professor Rudd to kill 2 Valors. Afterwards, the other 3 Headmasters finally set aside their prejudices and recognize Linjos' brilliance, often pestering him for advice on how to reform their own academies. Lith discovers that many students are being deliberately exposed to the anti-mana toxins, causing them to drop out of the academies, and shares his discovery with Linjos. Linjos deduces that the ancient noble households have been exposing all students to the toxins to reduce suspicion and plan to let their children perform better in the final exam. Linjos realizes he himself had been affected by the toxins, and informs King Meron to organize an examination of the students and staff. He reveals the 4th year rankings to Lith, Yurial and Friya, though states that the rankings are adjusted so as to not cause further internal strife.

At the start of the 5th year, Linjos addresses the students, forcing them to choose a Ballot or be expelled. He takes a more rigid aggressive stance against those who brought politics into the academy, partly responsible for the deaths of students.

During Professor Nalear's attack, Linjos manages to subdue both Wanemyre and Nalear, but, unaware of Nalear's Awakened nature and spirit magic, is caught off guard and killed.

## Trivia

* Count Lark loved harassing Headmaster Linjos with an endless stream of questions about the most trivial aspects of magic. The Headmaster had been too kind of a man and respected the elderly too much to disappoint even such an annoying guest.

## Quotes

* *"It's time to teach them a lesson. Their wrinkly as\*es have been rooted to their chairs for so long that they have forgotten about the passion that teaching magic requires."* (Chapter 50)
* *"Nobles and commoners can and will get along!"* (Chapter 51)
* *"Might makes right is all fun and games, until you find someone stronger than you. Then, it becomes a nightmare, where you can lose everything on a whim of your better. Law is a shield to defend the weak, not a sword to threaten others' lives."* (Chapter 61)
* "*Do you really expect for everyone to respect or fear a feeble thing like a name? When you are outside the safety of your home, no one will ask you to introduce yourself before attacking."* (Chapter 80)
* *"Either you are telling a truth worthy of being sung by bards, or I'm the victim of an incredibly elaborate joke."* (Chapter 119)
* *"This will teach those snotty brats that commoners or not, in life talent and hard work are much more important than a piece of paper attesting their nobility."* (Chapter 169)
* *"[My methods]] will instead separate the wheat from the chaff. It's not the destination that matters, but only what they learn during the journey."* (Linjos to Sylpha, Chapter 173)
* *"I became a Headmaster to change things for the better from the inside, not to be forced by politics to strip a student from their achievements just to please some old fogeys. For every battle that I win, there are two more that I lose."* (Chapter 241)

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 55
2. ↑ Chapter 119
3. ↑ Chapter 176
4. ↑ Chapter 203
5. ↑ Chapter 54
6. ↑ Chapter 96
7. ↑ Chapter 175
8. ↑ Chapter 176
9. ↑ Chapter 214
10. ↑ Chapter 220
11. ↑ Chapter 241
12. ↑ Chapter 265
13. ↑ Chapter 302
14. ↑ Chapter 1362