Shinka no Mi, Vol 6

After parting with Kannazuki-senpai, just as you had known, the cafeteria became chaotic. Allow me to explain it in a clearer manner. Students were collapsed on the desks and the floors, and meals were spilled and scattered about.

See? Isn’t it terrible?

I couldn’t fathom how Kannazuki-senpai could have left the area calmly in that situation.

Well, it’s all my fault! Yes, I have remorsed!

At any rate, the people in the cafeteria which is in a terrible condition, gradually began to wake up and were bewildered by the situation around them. At the same time, they started to clean up their mess. The most cruel cases are the people whose faces got dunked into their soup bowls. They aren’t dead, are they?

All of the other students were left all in the dark, for the only ones who knew what happened were my group and Kannazuki-senpai alone. Therefore, the cause of this situation remained mystery… Thank goodness, just spare me from any investigation. Well, not even doing one is a problem by itself.

After we waited for Beatrice-san to wake up who became the only victim of collapse in our group, we went back to the stadium for the mock battle against Saria and Rurune later this afternoon. When we arrived at the stadium, unlike in the morning, other than us, there were no one else occupying the arena. Other classmates arrived together in time.

“Ouchie… For real, I have no damn idea what the hell just happened… When I came to, my face was already plunged into the sink…”

“…No, in your case, wasn’t it due to that weird hairstyle of yours that your face was couldn’t touch the sink?…?”

“My stylish regent, ye said? You idiot, this regent has both the perfect balance of

softness and stiffness y’know? Of course it would bent splendidly!” “……Your hair is too obscure to exist……”

Listening such conversation between Blued and Agnos, in my heart, I apologized to them. I’m sorry.

“It’s been so loong~, since I last fought against Seiichi!”

Saria said so with smiles while doing her warm-up exercises.

Me too. I was the one who got really desperate at that time. Right now, I wonder what kind of fight I could put up against Saria. However what worries me even more is the fight against Rurune who possesses unknown amount of fighting prowess. During the incident in Telbert, one kick is all she needs to create a shockwave that blasted all the monsters away.

As I glanced at Rurune with such thoughts, she gave an unexpected flustered look. “N, no way… To think that I have to lay my hands on milord… I, I can’t do it!”

“No, even if you say that… Rather, you didn’t listen to what I said, did you?…”

“But I’m a knight who protects her lord, aren’t I!? My raison d’etre is not to fight him!”

“If that’s the case, I’ll treat you to delicious foods once this mock battle over. So, do your best.”

“I shall fight you with all my might!”

“Your loyalty is too shallow! I knew it though!”

In actual fact, apparently this Barbadora Magic Academy is more like a small town than anything, so I might as well take a stroll around.

While thinking of such things, we stood across each other face-to-face. Saria puffed her chest and declared.

“Seiichi! I have also become stronger ever since then! Be prepared, okay!”

“Milord… Likewise, this is for the sake of meals… Please ready yourself.”

Ignoring Rurune, I was strongly interested in Saria’s growth. Certainly, the monsters that invaded Telbert were either as strong as or even stronger than her. But since she had defeated them, it wouldn’t be a wonder if Saria’s level rose.

“I see… I’m looking forward to it, then.”

In order to make myself more relaxed, I dared myself to smile widely. As we were scattering sparks from each other, this time it was Beatrice-san who gave the starting signal.

“Are you ready? Get set… begin!” “Let’s go? Seiichi!”

With the starting signal, Saria immediately called out cheerfully and crossed her arms in front of her face. I unconsciously raised my alert to that mysterious behavior of hers.

“This is my new power you know!” “New power, you said!?”

Did she get a special skill or something? As I placed my awareness on Rurune as well, Saria unfolded her crossed arms. And then――.

“Face only, HENSHIN” “ ”

Saria, became a gorilla only on her face. Only her face turned into a gorilla.

…

I’ll say it again. Only her face, became that of a gorilla. “IT’S USELESS I SAAAIIIID!!”

Okay, no one wants a gorilla in white shirt! But who would ever want someone with a gorilla face and gorgeous body !? It’s no longer a face-stamp is it now!? What is it then?

Gorilla-stamp? It’s so out of place!

“Until now, full body transformation, was necessary. But, from here on, only the face, always at peak.”

“Appearances! Mind your own appearances won’t you! You’re a girl, aren’t you!?” “? Is it weird?”

“In a lot of ways! It is so wrong on many levels!”

“I see… I, too attractive, Seiichi, troubled… If so, is fine, to say from, the start… Really, you, Mr Shy”

“YOUUUU ARE MISTAKENNNNNNNNNNN!!!!”

The gorilla version of Saria――in short, Goria, was just as usual.

What a really incredible interpretation! I really want to learn that way of positive thinking! Even though my selling point is being an optimist! My hat’s off to you! Or rather, didn’t her personality changed too much compared to her human form!? She knows no refrain when she’s in Goria form though!?

“And, I shall commence. [Instantaneous Arms]” “Isn’t that skill…!?”

The technique Saria unleashed was the one she used when we fought back then at the

<Forest of Endless Sorrow>. In an instant, Saria disappeared from my field of view and appear before my very eyes before I noticed it. My reflexes should had been in the monstrous class as well, but just as always, Saria’s movements were too fast for naked eyes. However, the current me had the confidence that I could handle it even if she suddenly appeared like that. In fact, regarding Saria who appeared in of front, I handled the situation as planned.

“Mu!?”

I avoided the right fist that was approaching me at high speed by sidestepping. Using that momentum, I lightly… veeeery lightly threw a kick towards her back. However, Saria, not only was able to deal with the counter one way or another by performing a

spin in the air. Since she is wearing a skirt, I’d like her to restrain from using that type of movement. No, losing due to the outfit will be unthinkable. In the first place, it is not even about wearing a skirt or not…

While brooding over such a thing, I heard Rurune’s voice full of spirit. “Milord… The meal!”

“What’s with that shout!”

As soon as I turned my eyes on Rurune, she was right in front of me, unleashing a kick towards me with the same unthinkable speeds as Saria’s… wait, in the first place, Saria was originally a monster. How could the attacks of Rurune, who originally was a donkey, be so fast that I could narrowly react!? Are donkeys stronger than Humans in this world!? Well, she certainly had kicked the shopkeeper, Barzas, like a rug when I met her back in the Monster Sales Outlet though!

But, no matter how fast she moved, I was confident that the current me could handle it. Once again, I moved my body as I had envisioned and dealt with Rurune’s attack. To deal against Rurune’s kick that looked like it was about to gouge my face out, similarly to the actions that I had taken against Saria, I did a half step to get out of her attack range and grabbed her by her attacking feet and threw her lightly upwards.

“Uwaah!?”

Rurune gave out a rare pitiful voice and fell with her back to facing the ground… As I said, the skirts… Wait, this one is my fault. I’m sorry.

As I apologized to Rurune who had fallen extravagantly in my heart, I unexpectedly caught sight of Saria in the edge of my vision.

“Negligence, no good. [Fist War Boisterous Dance (Touken Ranbu)]” “UOohei!?”

Although I am unsure if that was a skill or a hidden technique, Saria enveloped her two fists with a crimson aura, she thrusted them fiercely. Then, as though she wanted to beat me into a pulp, she sent them to me one after another.

“Hn! Hn! Hn! Hn!”

ZUDOoooOOON! ZUDOoooOOON! ZUDOoooOOON! ZUDOoooOOON! Each time I avoided them, a huge crater were carved on the grounds. Even when I stare it with amazement, I didn’t stop dodging.

I mean… I’d die once it hits,you know!? That fist! Dangerous I tell you, it has enough power to pulverize that certain overlord! On top of that, the stadium got really tattered. Is it really okay?!

I glanced towards Beatrice-san and the students who were watching our fight. They were baffled by our nonsensical fight, but even so I still caught Beatrice-san murmured something.

“……Just how high, the repair costs will be……” “Saria… STOOOOOOOOOPPP!!!”

Nowaynowaynoway! It’s no good after all! Just how much the cost repair would be!? Don’t tell me, I’m the one who have to pay!? No, I do have a lot of cash, okay! But it’s not really good for my mental health, isn’t it!

When I called on Saria to stop, she stopped temporarily and her head tilted. “What now? Obediently, get beaten up?”

“Yosh, I am restarting!”

Why should I obediently get beaten!? That’s the least thing I want! I’d rather pay with money instead! Rather, how come just with her face transformed into gorilla a glimpse of her darkness from <Forest of Endless Sorrow> is showing up?! Wild instinct is too terrifying…! Or rather, was it due to the fact where her face transformed into that of a gorilla, we are able to catch a glimpse of her cruelty/darkness back at the <Forest of Endless Sorrow>?! Her wild instincts is too terrifying…!

As I was stunned by Saria’s sudden change, I… how do I say… sixth sense? Something alarmed me and I almost reflexively jump back from my position. The place that I stood a moment ago got penetrated by a shockwave. Tracing back to its source, I saw Rurune in a posture as though she had kicked something.

“Kuh! As expected of milord… and here I thought it was a perfect surprise attack…”

“No, even I didn’t notice it you know.”

I certainly was not able to notice it, but my sixth sense that had never worked up until now worked, so I was able to avoid it. All of this must be thanks to the perfect harmony between my mind and body. Once again, Saria and Rurune took a distance away from me. But this time, both of them attacked me at the same time.

“[Instantaneous Arm]!” “HAAaaah!”

Each one of them came close to me with tremendous momentum. Saria was certainly getting stronger, and Rurune showed a battle prowess that was unlikely for a donkey.

Even more than that, I believe I am not at the mercy of my body and was able to control my body calmly.

Thinking about it, in my own opinion, this mock battle had been a very good battle experience for me. However…… shall we put an end to this? As I was completely in sync with my body, I felt a new sense of composure and margin that I had never had before, and so I gently caught their punches and kicks with my both hands.

“Eh?!”

“Wha!?”

Ignoring the two’s surprise, I grabbed their arm and leg and began to swing them around. “Aa~ Ree~”

“Awawawawaa!?”

While listening to the voices of Saria which missed something and Rurune who was in panic, I gradually increased the speed. Despite trying my best to hold back on my rotation, I found myself in a tornado that was centered on me. Let alone the dust in the arena, even the ground in the arene was lifted. When I realized what was happening, I hastily decelerated my spin, slowly stopping myself, then put the two back to the ground.

“Me eyeees… are spinniiiiing…”

“Uu… I, I can see tasty looking birds flying about over my heads…”

To each one of them who had their eyes spun and got rendered immobile, I pulled the

<Compassionate Sword (White)> from my hips and gently pressed it onto their neck. “There, it’s my win.”

Finally, from the joy of taking out my revenge to Saria, I said so with a smile. Beatrice- san whose mind was on the clouds snapped back and raised her voice.

“Wi, winner… Seiichi-sensei!”

“Phew… I’m sorry, I got too enthusiastic and――”

I sighed, then as I turned my heel towards Beatrice-san to apologize, cold sweat poured down my back. Because before my eyes, everyone who watched our fight, Al included, had their hairs disheveled and been soiled with dusts. Even Agnos’ regent was clustered. A cold wind blew through between us. Al was staring at me blank, while Beatrice-san and the students were dumbfounded. Looking at their states, I――.

“I’M TERRIBLY SORRRRYYYY!!!!!”

Apologized with everything I had.

After that, I restored the stadium which had become a tattered piece of art. Even though, the ground of the arena was filled with tons of craters, in some cases, fissures, thanks to the top tier Earth Attribute Magic <Earth Wave> that I possess, it became neat and tidy.

Earth attribute magic is basically a magic that produces clod or manipulates the ground and moves it in a small area of effect, but this <Earth Wave> as the name implies is a magic that literally moves the ground like a wave and its effective range was the whole stadium. Even then, in some sense was me holding back with my all my might. Therefore, if I ever used it seriously, I feel like I may or may not want to know how vast the range would be.

Since, recently I’d been only using my original magic through the skill <Magic Creation>, it felt refreshing to use earth attribute magic. In any case, by using <Earth Wave> the ground-leveling was carried out and the stadium was beautifully restored.

…Well, Beatrice-san and the rest were baffled yet again due to watching such a sight though. All’s well that ends well! Okay, the show is over!

After restoring the stadium to its former appearance, I utilized Life Magic <Wash> on everyone to cleanse their body as they were all covered in dust before returning back to the classroom for homeroom… Life Magic is really too convenient…

Upon returning back to the classroom, everyone was in a daze even while seated. Beatrice-san examined them and she opened her mouth to talk.

“Well then, I guess with this you guys have shown your abilities to Seiichi-sensei… although, even more than that, we were able to witness Seiichi-sensei’s true abilities.”

[……]

Everyone except Saria and Rurune strongly voiced their affirmation in their silence.

No, All of you don’t have to nod at the same time! I can’t deny it though!

But it wasn’t such a big deal like showing off my true abilities. Far from normal abilities, I fought them with holding back as much as possible… No, isn’t that way of thinking itself already weird? Noo, even my train of thought is already that of a monster.

“All of you harbor lots of potentials. I can’t bring that potential out by myself, but with Seiichi-sensei who attested your abilities today, he will surely able to draw them out to the fullest. So let’s not give up and do our best.”

The moment Beatrice-san said so, the air in the classroom became subtle. Except Saria and Rurune, and Bead in addition, everyone else wore the same expression.

And that was… the look of resignation. It was the expression of those who had given up trying, such as [Trying hard won’t solve it anyway…]. Even Agnos, the one who had only answered his test with Guts, had the same expression on his face.

This atmosphere… it is really depressing.

It has been often said that if there is a will, there’s a way… But I believe that it is only true partially. The only part of it that is true, is that effort will only bear fruit pertaining to general matters. If one were challenge the impossible, it can not be anything but reckless.

Of course, results will definitely differ based on ability. However, when facing a problem of crossing over a wall, the genius, through his/her intuitive sense will be able to understand the trick to get past the wall. Therefore, I believe that with time, even normal people will be able to understand the trick to get past the wall no matter how long it takes and reach greater heights.

Generally speaking, no matter how long it takes, normal people are unable to discover that trick. Therefore, I personally think that most people have entrapped themselves in what they deemed useless effort they put their mind into, and thought of it as the limit of their talent.

Well, I truly understand just how hard it is to find the trick, and then there are the geniuses who know the trick by instinct. Therefore, I think it’s probably not unreasonable to think that their efforts would only end in vain.

However, isn’t that sad? Judging that effort is useless and all. That’s why I want to

acknowledge their efforts. For effort is what makes them them.

…Well, who am I to judge, I am the one who coincidentally ate the <Fruit of Evolution>by chance which is one heck of a fruit and obtained tremendous powers.

But even so, I want to recognise this effort! This effort to admit myself that I fell in love with a gorilla…! Thanks to that, I can speak with confidence now.

I fell in love with a gorilla!

Putting that aside, fortunately, everyone in this class has the potential to use magic, even though it hasn’t emerged yet. Perhaps there was no one in this world that entirely incapable of using magic, so I thought. Because, unlike us who had lived in Earth, there was the unknown power called [Mana] which resided inside the body. Even if they couldn’t use attributed magic, they should be able to use non-attribute magic.

They couldn’t use it most probably because they’ve put their effort in the wrong place until now. There would always be abberances like Louis in term of Skills, but regarding magic, as long as the power called Mana resided within the body, it would be strange to not be capable of utilizing such power. In addition, even though I am the one saying this, they have someone broken like me who will be teaching them

Even if, by any chance, they do not have any talent in using magic to speak of, that will be the least of my concerns. Simply because, I will manifest and plant the talent into that very person.

I might not be a god, but I’m a <Human> who possesses the potential of becoming one. I stepped forward, looking at everyone, then said;

“Be at ease. I will definitely make you guys be able to use magic.”

To my remarks, everyone looked at me blankly. However, Al laughed bitterly, Saria smiled broadly, and Rurune and Olga-chan showed their respect to me.

Was I too haughty?

Well, whatever it is——shall we display the specialty of this <Human(Monstrosity)>?

2

—— <Barbadora’s Great Forest>, near Barbadora Magic Academy.

This was a place where not only various animals lived, but also a great variety of monster resided, and it was often used for actual battle practice by magicians from Barbadora Magic Academy repeatedly. Therefore, the teachers regularly thinned out the monsters to prevent the students from suffering unwanted damages and to keep the monsters from increasing more than needed.

In the depth of that forest, a man stop on a stump. The man was dressed in a lab coat, like some researcher or doctor, and wore glasses, which was rare in this world. His features were appeasing, and his figure along with his smile were just like a piece of art. However, the man’s atmosphere was sinister, as there were many monster carcasses which had slain brutally laid about around him.

“Unsatisfying. Even an A class monster just died when I sent it to the netherworld. Very unsatisfying. Isn’t it maddening you if things are just too boring, Angelea?”

“——You’re just as ever, Demiolos.”

Without turning his head, the man called to the empty stretch of space which then warped and a single woman dressed in black and white gothic attire——Angelea, walked out. With Angelea’s appearance, the man——Demiolos deepened his smile and asked her.

“And so? What’s the reason for you, someone who’s in charge for a place far away from here, went out of your way to visit me?”

“Just a little proposal. Demiolos, why don’t you assist me?” “Hou?”

Demiolos took an interest with the purple eyes beyond his glasses.

“You knew that Chris failed, don’t you? Even if we want to revive the Demon God, we don’t have enough <Negative Emotion> these days. Both in quantity and quality. In such circumstances, Chris had failed. And it’s not just Chris. The other apostles too, countless of them have failed. Then, why do you think that happened?”

“Fumu.”

“It’s simple. They failed because they tried to do it all alone. So what would happen if we two were to work together? It’ll broaden the method to collect food for the Demon God, and above all else, it greatly diminish the risk by reducing our respective burdens. Well? Isn’t it efficient?”

“I see…”

Demiolos, after making the thinking gesture, showed Angelea a lucrative smile. “In other words. you want me to help you because you’re weak to do it alone?” “…Whatever do you mean by that?”

Angelea returned Demiolos’ remark with a deep voice. And then, Deimolos laughed scornfully as he combed up his hair which shared the same purple with his eyes.

“Hn. It is a fact that there is no chance for me to fail at all.”

“A big mouth to speak, huh? Don’t you know how overconfidence leads to failure?” “That’s precisely what you have not to worry——I’ll still join you, however.”

“Oh my? What’s with the sudden change in mind?”

“I’ve said a lot, but I’ve always thought your proposal was a good one, Angelea. Unfortunately, I can’t think of a way to collect the negative emotions better than yours, you see. However, looking at the success rate alone, I’m confident I can surely gather negative emotions. To date, I had tried all the methods that I had thought of and they succeeded so far… I believe that if Angelea were to join hands with me, we surely could harvest more high-quality negative emotions.”

“…You have a bad character, just as always. If you think so, then you better say so from the beginning.”

Demiolos laughed to Angelea who had astonished to the core.

“Hahahaha!! That would be impossible, Angelea. I’m quite the hypocrite you see. —— Good enough, let’s join hand.”

“Granted.”

While saying so, Angelea held her hand that wrapped with a long black glove which reached her arms out. Demiolos accepted that hand. Hence the alliance between the two was formed, but then Demiolos asked Angelea why she chose him now of all time.

“Angelea. I know why you came to me. However, I wonder, why me? Are there not other candidates suited for you?”

“Oh my? I’m valuing you highly, you know? Well, if you ask for the reason——It’s because you’re close to the Barbadora Magic Academy.”

“What?… Don’t tell me, you’re going for Barbadora Magic Academy!?” “Exactly.”

“Even the Heroes are there, you know?”

“A hero who hasn’t awakened is nothing more than a brat.”

“While that might be the case… our existence can’t be made to public yet. Even after knowing that, you’d still go for it?”

“No need to fuss over that. I mean——We’re going to massacre them all after all.” “!… As I expected, you’re mad.”

“Is that so? From my perspective, you’re the mad one here you know? Even now, look

——What a wonderful smile you have.” “Kukukuku…”

Just as what Angelea said, Demiolos was laughing.

His brain was filled with ideas of how to trample the students from the Barbadora Magic Academy.

“I’m lamenting my past. Why didn’t I lay my hand on them earlier… like that.”

“It’s fine. We’re going to have fun from now on, aren’t we? [Hell’s Deliverer]-san ?”

“That’s right. Why don’t we enjoy it together… [Homicide Princess]?” They were elegantly,… but wickedly, laughed.

The hand of <The Demon God’s Cult> were creeping upon the Barbadora Magic Academy.

——Without knowing the existence of a <Human (Monstrosity)> called [Hiiragi Seiichi]

——.

I——Kannazuki Karen, am in love.

When I was young, being a strong willed girl, I helped other girls who got bullied. At that time, I had short hair and dressed like a tomboy unlike now, therefore, I was often bullied by the boys around my age.

The name of my household—— <Kannazuki Group> didn’t hold any might in front of children who ignorant to how society worked. Well, even if it did, I didn’t plan to exploit it. Meanwhile, while I was saving a girl from a bully as usual, the moment the bullies attention turned to me——he appeared.

“Don’t bully girls!”

The owner of that voice was also the person I yearned for——Hiiragi Seiichi. Similarly in high school, he was bullied in his childhood due to his appearances. But even so, he had his parents with him and thus never succumbed to those bullies.

And that Seiichi who had been bullied since childhood somehow protected me from the bullies instead. Even though Seiichi and I did not even know each other’s name at that time, even when I come across the scene of Seiichi being bullied, I couldn’t’ bring myself to pretend not to see despite being a justice for women only.

Sure enough, the bullies’ target moved to Seiichi. “Don’t speak to me, you make me sick, idiot.”

“Haah!? Only idiots call others idot!” “It’s noisy you ugly.”

“Haah?! Only uglies call others——Eh!? It’s true!?”

Seiichi in the past was like this. Even though he was bullied, he didn’t seem to play the

part. However, the death of his parents also caused him to lost that attitude.

Seiichi’s parents whom I met long time ago, even though they were slightly odd parents, they supported Seiichi who got bullied and loved him so much that even I, a stranger could tell. I think that it’s precisely because he was raised by such parents Seiichi didn’t grow twisted even though he was bullied so much. And then, the boys who bullied Seiichi started to assault him physically.

“Go die you shit.”

“Wai!? It hurts! I’m against violence!” “Shut up!”

“Guuoh!?”

It was a series of blows and kicks, and soon after Seiichi became a ragged cloth. No matter how strong my will was, I was frightened by the boys who seriously beating Seiichi up and couldn’t stop them. After a while, maybe because they were bored, they left Seiichi all alone with a fed up expression on them. Only after that, I finally could move myself, and I immediately rushed Seiichi’s place.

“A, are you alright!?”

“Hee… I can see a flower field…”

“No way! S, someone! Call the ambulance…!”

“Just kidding! It’s just a joke! Sorry for making fun of you!” “Wha!? Why would you do that!?”

After asking him in a slightly forceful tone, Seiichi answered awkwardly.

“…I mean, you were afraid, aren’t you? That’s why, in order to make you feel okay…”

Not paying to mind at the tattered state he is in, Seiichi told a joke to reassure me. I inadvertently asked Seiichi-kun who was trying to get up while enduring the pain.

“Why did you save me? We’re not even acquaintances, are we?”

“A, akuatenance? I don’t really understand, but you do know some hard words huh.” “Answer me seriously.”

When I told him that, Seiichi-kun answered me this as if it was the most natural thing ever.

“I mean, there’s a girl in trouble. I have to save her.” “Hah?”

A stupid voice leaked out from my mouth. Seiichi-kun continued.

“Dad told me you have to cherish a girl and treat them carefully! Of course, I also think the same.”

Seiichi-kun said so then grinned wide. With Seiichi-kun’s word, my face turned red in embarrassment as I, to date have never been treated as a lady. I unintentionally voiced the agitation i felt.

“N, no way… someone like me, a girl you said…” “Uun… I think you’re cute though.”

Seiichi-kun said so as if he was performing his final blow. My face got even redder by that words.

“Y, you are… quite blatant, aren’t you.”

“I mean, Okaa-san told me to say whatever in my mind clearly or it won’t reach, you know? Words that will hurt people is no good, but you can’t hold back when praising or admiring something, she said!”

Certainly, it is the first time I had a face-to-face talk with him. But if one were to talk about seeing from afar Seiichi-kun who is famous for getting bullied, I have countless of them and they are all about him getting bullied. And in all of them, Seiichi-kun never held back when he asked them to stop.

But that only stirred the bullies’ sadistic tendency even further, it couldn’t be helped. In addition, Seiichi-kun was also hated among the girls even though he never did

anything in particular. If he were to pointed such a straightforward words to the girls as he did now, the most he could get was being told disgusting. However, for me who had my fair share of adult’s conversation due to hearing it from father’s acquaintances, being told a honest feeling made me genuinely happy.

Besides, above all else, Seiichi-kun’s easygoing smile was very dazzling. After that, I began to act along with Seiichi-kun. You could say that it is my selfish, egoistic act to get rid of the guilt of ignoring Seiichi-kun till today. However, before I knew it, Seiichi- kun’s existence became something I cannot do without. I got to know with Seiichi- kun’s childhood friends, like Shota who had always been aloof since back then, and Kenji who was such a crybaby unlike now. I got myself a few best friends of my own age.

It was all thanks to Seiichi. It is solely thanks to the encounter with Seiichi-kun that I can proclaim to be the Kannazuki Karen I am today. In such a happy moments, the incident that made me fell in love with Seiichi-kun occured.

At that point of time, the world is in a economic slump. However, Kannazuki group took advantage of the bearish market and continued raking in profits. And then, I was caught up in the revenge of the people who had been deprived of their job by the Kannazuki group and got kidnapped.

At that time, other than me there was Seiichi, Shota and the rest, but only us three who were kidnapped. For some reason, Seiichi-kun was left behind. The people who kidnapped us demanded ransom. Therefore, we were treated very carefully, and there was no act of violence in particular.

Nevertheless, not only due the fact that we were kidnapped, Kenji was crying endlessly because they were armed with guns. Unusual for him, Shota cried out of fear as well. Well, it might be inevitable, considering his tender age. I am certain that I did not cry at that time, but my inner thoughts were in a mess. It was when that situation was continued for a while.

“EVERYOONNEEEE!!! WHERE ARE YOUUUU!!!???”

To my surprise——I heard Seiichi-kun’s voice. Seiichi-kun was certainly the only one who didn’t get kidnapped somehow, but I couldn’t wrap my head on how he did get to this place. It seemed like the kidnappers were just as puzzled as we were, leaving several people to guard us, they went to Seiichi-kun’s position.

“Oi… How did you get here?”

“I heard it from Karen-chan’s old man!” “Hah? Old man you said?”

“Un! I heard it when the old man was talking on the phone!”

Listening to him, I immediately convinced. The kidnappers most probably demanded ransom, and they told Father the place to receive it by phone. Perhaps after he was left alone, Seiichi-kun immediately told Father about this, and he happened to be there when the phone conversation was happening. Even if that was the case, to think he’d come all alone…

“Oh, well… What did you come for? Did you go out of your way only to catch us?” “No! Release them!”

“Just when I thought he’s say something big… boy, we can’t just obediently let them go.” “I don’t care about that! Just release them already!”

Seiichi-kun said so, then leapt to one of the kidnappers.

However, he was easily blown off, as children had no chance to win against adults. “Guhok!?”

“Boy… We, you see, we lost our work, our wives, our daughters, all because of their parents. You understand? Those were the days where our efforts and achievement were continuously being robbed by our shitty boss. In addition, we were even treated as incompetents within the company… But, even so, as long as our accomplishment took a shape and helped people, we didn’t mind even if we weren’t in the front stage. However, Kannazuki-group snatched all our job away from us. Our companies went bankrupt without a hitch, we didn’t have the money to feed our family, even our wives ran away from us… Not only that, why did the Kannazuki group only accepted those leeches who stole our achievements? What about us? What about our hard works!? A brat who knows nothing about hardship has no right to be on our way!!”

After the leader of the kidnapper band said so, he heard sniffling sounds from his

surroundings.

Maybe it was a naive thought, but I took sympathy to them. If his story was true, then what brought them demise was not Kannazuki group, but their boss from their company, but for them, none of it matters any longer. As I was thinking so, Seiichi who had blown aside stood up while gritted his pain, and, with his face filled with tears, shouted.

“SHUUUT UUUUPPPPP!!!!” [!?]

We were all wide-eyed, never expected that Seiichi-kun would shouted back.

“I’m grateful to my mom for giving birth to me! I’m grateful, but… try looking at me, won’t you?! Where is my dream!? Where is my future!? I’m smelly and ugly and fat!! Even though I’m not fat because I want to… it’s not like I’m smelly because I wish it…! Do you understand my feeling who gets bullied despite that!? You uncles got married, didn’t you!? You had a job, didn’t you!? Don’t be so spoiled! I lived my everyday in desperation, you know?! I’m scared to go to school! I’m afraid to get involved with people other than my family! It’s painful to just live! But there are many people who are more hurt than me out there! That’s why I do my best to live! Because dad and mom will get sad if I die! No matter how painful it is, I’ll do my best to live! Compared to that, you uncles are blessed aren’t you! Why can’t you understand something this simple!?”

“B, but… boy, you’re still a kid——”

“So what if I’m a kid!? Just look! Is this something you would go for life!? You think my future will be bright?!”

“…”

“I’m aware of it, but staying silent like that hurts me!”

The kidnappers were simply overwhelmed. The weight of each words spoken by Seiichi-kun weighed heavily on them. Indeed, their current situation might be tough. However, compared to that, Seiichi-kun has been fighting it upfront for years. The kidnappers completely sympathized with Seiichi-kun.

“Boy… you’re having a hard time too, huh…”

“Cheer up… You will never know what will happen in life… ‘K?” “Here, I’ll give you candy…”

Rather, they were comforting him with everything they could. Seiichi-kun was by no means proficient in his studies. Exercise is completely out of the scale. And the cruelest thing of all in this world is that the first impression of a person is mostly decided by appearance alone. Seiichi-kun’s appearance seems to be unsightly by the public’s eye. He’s very charming for me, However, in order for Seiichi-kun to obtain the happiness of a normal person, he has to go to the extent of reborning into a new person. That was why, as Seiichi-kun said himself, his own future was bleak in everyone’s eyes.

“Boy… We’ve done an outrageous thing… even so, would it be okay…?”

“It’s okay. I mean, everybody has their own problems. And, if you do wrong, you have to apologize.”

“…I see… You’re right.”

Thus, we were safely released, and the kidnappers turned themselves in. As we hastily joined Seiichi-kun, he expressed his worry with great vigour.Shota and Kenji, might be because they cried themselves out, they were fast asleep.

“Are you okay!? You guys hurt anywhere?”

“We’re alright. Anyway, Seiichi-kun… you’re very reckless, aren’t you.”

As I involuntary said so with a bitter smile, Seiichi-kun stared at my face. And then——.

“I’m sorry, it was scary, right? But… you’re fine now.” “Ahh——”

“There there”

Seiichi-kun hugged me lightly then stroked my head.I was wrapped by his big body,

and was enveloped by a huge sense of security. And then, the feelings I had endured so far bursted out at once, and at last I began to cry.

“Uu… uuu… uwwaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!! I, I was so scareeed!!” “Un, un.”

“Wh, what would happen… sobs… t, to us…” “It’s okay. It’s okay, alright.”

Seiichi-kun kept patting me gently until I stopped crying. When I buried my face in his chest, his scent filled my heart. “Sniff… Seiichi-kun’s smell is…”

“Eeh?! Sorry, is it stinky!? Wait, sorry for hugging you!?”

Seiichi-kun suddenly tried to keep a distance from me, so I embraced him with all my might and enjoyed his smell.

“Not at all… I’m taking a like to your scent.” “…Karen-chan… is your nose fine?”

“How rude. It’s just like you’re admitting that you are stinky yourself, you know?” “Un, saying it like that makes me want to cry.”

I can’t help but smile at this casual banter between us. People around us may bash Seiichi-kun all they want. Even so, to me, Seiichi-kun was a person whom I could open myself to, an existence that brought me joy and security.

Through this, I was brought to a reality——I fell for him. I want to keep smiling together on his side forever and ever.

Yes… As my life-long partner.

——After that, the kidnappers weren’t imprisoned.

As for why, my Father who heard the circumstances thoroughly examined their former bosses, secured the proofs, confirmed the legitimacy of their words, then took custody of them. As a result, their former bosses who was still harassing their subordinates until now got discharged and the kidnappers were then hired by the Kannazuki group. When I asked them about that time, they all answered the same thing with smiles on.

[Thanks to that boy who is having harder time than us scolded us, we are right here presently.]

The encounter with Seiichi-kun’s encounter ended in smiles for them. Therefore, I want to make that Seiichi-kun smile. That was also the time when I fell in love in him.

The next morning, after I was done putting on my outfit, I met up with Olga-chan near the girl’s dormitory and headed to the staff room, where we found Beatrice-san alone.

“Good morning, Beatrice-san.” “…Good morning.”

“G, good morning, Seiichi-san, Olga-chan.” “Umm… Where are the other teachers?”

“Everyone else has already gone to their classes.” “Eh!? Perhaps, am I late?”

I’m sure I checked the time before I left the dorm, but am I really that late by any chance? As I suddenly felt uneasy, Beatrice-san laughed then told me.

“It’s alright. It’s just, at this time of the year, every class are holding special training sessions early in the morning.”

“Special training huh… what is it for?”

“At this time of year, the whole school, as a whole becomes a lot more lively and active. For example, if we are talking about the next upcoming event, it will be the In-School Tournament. Therefore, in a bid to win against the other classes, everyone started their special training.”

“Eeh!? Doesn’t that mean our class should start that as well!?”

“That should be the case, but since Seiichi-san and the rest just arrived, I wasn’t able to arrange it… I’m sorry.”

“No, the blame is on us! I’m sorry for coming in at such a busy time!” “It’s alright. It’s all the principal’s fault after all.”

Beatrice-san said so with a very pleasant smile. Sorry, Barna-san. You’ll probably get blamed for a lot of things, one of these days.

“But still, in order to gain experience no matter how little it is, we have to do our very best. What shall we do? Should we begin the special training tomorrow?”

“Let’s see… For things like this, the sooner the better, so let’s do that.” “And with that, let’s inform them during today’s homeroom.”

After saying that, Beatrice-san started compiling the materials she had on hand. “Umm… what is that?”

“This? These are the handouts that I have individually tailored for each of the students in Class F.”

“Huh?”

“As I had said earlier, it is really busy at this time of the year. Once the In-School Tournament concludes, the yearly exams are held.”

“Eh? But, didn’t you just return the test answers the other day?”

“That was only a class quiz. However, this time it is different, class F has so many unique children after all…”

Beatrice-san looked at a distant place. Yeah, mainly Agnos and Leon… or rather, only those two.

…Wait, not only them! What about Saria and Rurune!? They’ve never studied have they!? Especially Rurune, she’s too worrisome…!

“Umm… what about Saria and Rurune?”

“About that matter, please rest assured, Saria-san and Rurune will be exempt from the

test.”

“I see… Come to think of it, you said handouts that have been individually tailored…”

“Yes. I’ve prepared handouts that summarized the subjects that they’re good and bad at for each of them, I always distribute it every time we have an exam.”

“……”

“…”

I honestly thought that Beatrice-san’s work was truly amazing. Sure, the students under her were few in number, but a teacher who’s willing to make handouts for their students personally are rare, even back on Earth.

Rather, I noticed it when we were chatting casually, but before I knew it, I became someone who gives the test rather than someone who takes the test, huh… how do I put it, it’s not like I’m the one who constructed the test, but looking at everyone suffering from it is… oh no, it’s a bit interesting.

As I was being exposed to a glimpse of a side I should’ve never known, Beatrice-san finished tidying up the materials.

“I’m sorry, it took a little bit of time. Well then, let’s go.” “Sure!”

“…Nn”

I have to make sure my efforts are comparable to Beatrice-san’s hard work. While thinking that, a group of students and their teacher, who probably just finished their special training were walking back from the opposite direction as we were heading to class F. While we stood by the wall to let them pass, the teacher from their side stopped before us.

The teacher had silky, light ocher-coloured hair, which was cut slightly above his shoulders and eyes of the same colour; I think he’s quite a good-looking guy overall, but I am quite concerned about the way he smiles. For instance, Blued was an ordinary ikemen, but I felt something really repulsive about this guy. He dressed in a lavishly decorated red cloak, beneath which was what appeared to be a military uniform…

Huh? Where have I seen that uniform before… Aah, it was from my date with Rurune back in the Capital, Terveil, when we were in that Binge Eating Competition, that Shoshark participant who came from the Kaizer Empire wore the same garment.

Does that mean, this teacher came from Kaizer Empire?

Suddenly, as I was musing over that, the teacher in front of me deepened his smile.

“My oh my, just when I thought who it was… is it not Beatrice-sensei who dreams about the incompetents.”

Eh, what? What’s with this guy who needlessly explains things?

“…Good morning, Cliff-sensei. With all due respect, they are by no means incompetent. Please correct your statement.”

Beatrice-san firmly said so while frowning a little, after greeting him. However, contrary to Beatrice-san’s feeling, the teacher approached her.

“Yare yare… You’re also quite the stubborn person. What’s wrong with calling incompetents as incompetent? Just discard those incompetents aside… How about it? Join me for dinner tonight…”

“Please allow me to refuse your invitation.”

“…I see… The members of Class F who have made Beatrice-san do so much must be oh-very excellent. They ought to bring good result at the In-School Tournament and Yearly Exams.”

“!”

The moment that teacher said so, the students from his group who were waiting slightly further away started to giggle.

Rather, Beatrice-san did mention that she longed to have lunch together with other teachers, but she’s still being hit on as a woman. Well, she’s a beauty, after all, it is no wonder. She also seems to have been invited so many times before, but considering the other party… yep, I feel she refuses him mainly because of his personality!

Meanwhile, the teacher bit his lips in chafe, placed his fingers on Beatrice-san’s chin

and raised it. Isn’t this is the so-called Ago-kui? The one that was popular on Earth some time ago.

“You can only dream for those incompetents, for now, you know? You’ll see the reality soon——”

“Umm… is that hand necessary?” “Seiichi-san!?”

I unconsciously grabbed that hand and pulled it away from Beatrice-san. He momentarily became startled, before glaring daggers at me.

“Who are you? Impudent… You act like that while knowing I’m a noble from Kaizer Empire?”

“No, how would I know about that? This is my first meeting with you…”

Ah, don’t tell me, he’s actually some big catch that I don’t know of? Rather, so it was spot-on when I guessed he’s from the Kaizer Empire.

Well, putting such a thing aside…

“Do you need to lift your opponent’s chin in order to speak with them?” “…pfft.”

When I heard a small voice burst out into laughter beside me, I automatically turned my head and saw Olga-chan holding her mouth with her two hands while trembling in humour.

At what I pointed out, the teacher’s face turned bright red. But, as soon as he regained his composure, he spoke up in an arrogant manner.

“Phew… To think I got a little bit worked up. That being said… Jealousy is ugly, is it not. No matter how unsightly your face is, would it not be weird to complain about my conducts?”

“…Pfffffftt.”

Olga-chan, your laughter is not contained well enough.

“No, no, your behaviour is weirder if you think about it normally, you know?”

Eh, did I say something wrong? Like, isn’t it weird to do a Kabe-don or Ago-kui so suddenly? However, if we’re going to limit it to ikemens, then Shota, or even Blued, it’s more proper for them to do it…

“At any rate, you don’t do Ago-kui.” “Wha!?”

“…I can’t… even…”

When I unintentionally said my thoughts, maybe because she could no longer hold herself back, Olga-chan was on the ground hitting the floor with her fists. That reaction is cute. But stop it, it’s rude after all.

“What nonsense are you spewing…! How about you, who the heck are you!?” “Um, about that… He’s Seiichi-san who’s currently in charge of class F.”

“What?… Aah, he’s one of the new teachers that the principal said before…”

After Beatrice-san introduced me to him, he examined me from top to bottom then snorted.

“Hah. To think such a shabby person is a teacher… this academy sure has fallen.” Is my appearance shabby?… this is equipment with the highest rank, though…

Since my [Clairvoyance] hasn’t activated, it means the opponent didn’t use [Appraisal] on my clothes. Is he unable to use the Skill [Appraisal]? Or is it unnecessary to use it in the first place?

“In-School Tournament… seems like we can beat them down easier this year. No, before that, isn’t it doubtful whether they could participate? Just by participating, they will bring shame to themselves after all!”

After saying so, the students around us started laughing all at once.

“……”

“Hn. You can’t say anything back, do you? It is a fact after all… Uh-oh, I said a tad much. Well then, I will excuse myself. At any rate, unlike you, we are busy.”

Maybe because he no longer had anything he wanted to say, the teacher took his students along and left, looking satisfied with the conversation. Among the students, a blonde student who somehow resembled Blued glared daggers at me for some reason. Did I do something?

When I was thinking such a thing, Beatrice-san apologetically said. “I’m sorry… um, thank you for saving me back then.”

“Ah, no, please don’t mind it. I simply didn’t understand his behaviour. By the way, who’s that person?”

“He’s Cliff-sensei, the one in charge of class S, the class that consists of only highly performing students. I really am sorry… I’ve even let Seiichi-san taste a bitter experience.”

“It’s completely okay. Ah, shall we go to the classroom too? It’s about time for homeroom, isn’t it?”

“Eh?”

“Eh?”

For some reason, Beatrice-san looked at me in shock.

“Umm… is that all? He insulted you to that extent, you know?” “? So, what of it?”

“…Doesn’t that make you frustrated!? I don’t care how much he makes fun of me. But… I can’t forgive anyone who ridicules the students from class F…!”

“Frustrating or not, it has nothing to do with us, does it?” “Eh?”

“We know that everyone from class F is excellent, and Cliff-sensei doesn’t know that they’re excellent. That’s all there is to it.”

“However…!”

“It’s fine isn’t it. I’m not interested in both class S students and Cliff-sensei in the first place, and it’s not worth my time to be concern about those whom I’m not interested. All I’m going to do is to make everyone from class F get stronger.”

“…”

Beatrice-san was stunned at what I said.

“I won’t say that you don’t need to mind what other people say. It’s also important to be evaluated. However, I’m not that immature to deal with everyone who comes to make fun of me, and moreover, it’s troublesome.”

“…They kicked up a fuss by themselves.” Said Olga-chan with a murmur.

“Well, therefore, we only have to face everyone from class F with everything we’ve got, don’t we? Ah, I’m sorry for saying something oblivious…”

“No… That’s, right. For us, we only have to do what we can do.”

“Exactly. It’s okay, Beatrice-san. I’m sure everyone from class F will respond to our feelings.”

“…Yes!”

While continuing that conversation, we began striding back to the classroom.

However, as we weren’t paying attention, we didn’t notice that there was someone nearby who had overheard us.

After we returned to the classroom, with Beatrice-san’s help I was somehow able to finish homeroom. After which, I watched her as she conducted the morning lesson. Incidentally, Al had another class to teach therefore she wasn’t here today. I really wanted to see her teach.

Beatrice-san’s lesson was easy enough to understand that even Agnos who seemed to be bad at studying could maintain his concentration due to her adding components that he liked and other tiny considerations.

As well as how do I put it… Beatrice-san was very energetic during the class that even though I was only watching from the side could tell that she really enjoyed teaching Agnos and the rest. As I expected, rather than a teacher who conducts the lesson with a frown, it’s easier for people to absorb the lesson if the teacher enjoys it. Well, people have their own taste though. After the lesson, I had lunch with Saria and the girls. From the afternoon onwards, we were in the stadium where we did the mock battle in order to teach Agnos and the rest magic.

Fortunately, when we went to the stadium, we were all alone. Yatta, we’re reserving the whole place. After confirming that everyone had arrived at the stadium, I tried to open my mouth, only to suddenly realized something. Maybe it’s a given, resignation is written all over their face, even Beatrice-san has an anxious look on her. Hmm, if only they were…

Well, it’ll work out somehow!

“Well then, Agnos. Try casting/chanting the [Fire] spell.” (Seiichi)

“So suddenly!? Isn’t there, like… some hard stuff to tell us about?” (Agnos) “Nope.” (Seiichi)

“For real!?” (Agnos)

“On the contrary, do you want me to hold a difficult speech?” (Seiichi) “No thanks!” (Agnos)

“Honesty is good.” (Seiichi) “But… for what reason…” (Agnos) “Just because.” (Seiichi)

“Just because?!” (Agnos)

He wouldn’t believe me if I said I used a skill to make him capable of magic after all. Well, he’ll know if he tries. While he glanced at me filled with suspicion, Agnos extended his hand forward as I urged him and chanted the [Fire] spell just as I told him so.

By the way, Agnos was specialized in Fire attribute magic, and couldn’t use other attributes.

“[Fire]! Look, I tell ya——I did it.” (Agnos) [!?]

A cluster of flame floated in Agnos’ opened palm.

Looking at that sight, everyone except Saria and Rurune, and Blued whose expression couldn’t be understood were surprised to the point that their eyes had almost popped out. Ah, it’s the first time I’ve used the skill [Guidance] in front of Olga-chan, huh.

“See? You did it.” (Seiichi)

“Nononono, for reals?! Ye telling me I could use magic?! This me is!?” (Agnos) “That’s right Agnos is.” (Seiichi)

“——Big bro, what kind of sorcery is this?! “ (Agnos) “Fire attribute magic.” (Seiichi)

“No ‘bout that though!? What magic did you use so I could use magic myself!?” (Agnos)

A magic that grants others the ability to use magic, that somehow sounds interesting. It’s actually a skill, though.

“Look, since we’re at it, try using [Fire Wall] as well.” (Seiichi)

“Eeeeh!? No, suddenly jumping straight to the middle-grade Magic [Fire Wall], one would expect it to——succeed?!” (Agnos)

The moment Agnos cast [Fire Wall], though it was only included in the conversation, the cluster of flame that was over his palm just a moment ago fell and hit the floor, before spreading and making a fire of wall that filled Agnos’ vision.

“What happened to my body!? Is this really my own body!?” (Agnos)

“…Calm down, No matter how one sees it, the one with that lame out-of-fashion hairstyle of yours will be you.” (Blued)

“Hah!? Yer right!? Tte, it ain’t lame!” (Agnos)

Being pointed out by Blued who had regained his composure a little, Agnos was shocked as he touched his own hair.

“To think I have this kind of power… I’m AWESOOMEE!!!” (Agnos) “Fool, It’s Seiichi-sensei’s power you dimwit.” (Blued)

“Ah, yeah.” (Agnos)

“No, that’s not the case. All I did was push the trigger.” (Seiichi) Exactly, I only pushed the trigger.

I only made them able to wield the talents Agnos and the rest of the students had all this time.

“Well then, I hope you’ll believe me with that. Then… would you guys want to try using magic as well?” (Seiichi)

When I said so, everyone who was baffled a moment ago had their eyes gleaming.

2

After that, everyone was able to use magic safely. Agnos had the fire attribute, Blued had the water and ice attribute, and Bead had the earth attribute. Helen had fire and earth attribute, Rachel had light attribute, Irene had dark attribute, and Flora had awakened wind and lightning attribute magic.

“…To think the day for me to use magic has come…” (Bead) [Seiichi-sensei is amazing.] (Blued)

“…Not only strong, he easily made us capable of magic, what a monster…” (Helen) “Seiichi-sensei is an amazing person, isn’t he~” (Rachel)

“Fu… fufufu… fufufufu. With this, my flaw is gone! Perfecto! Beautiful! Absolute perfection! The supreme Irene Prime is completed!” (Irene)

“Ooh!? I’m a dual attribute wielder too!? Isn’t this awesome!? Hey, isn’t this awesome?!” (Flora)

Everyone was using the magic I had taught them. Just like me, they didn’t stop on an

idiotic scale but strived straight to the highest level of magic in a matter of minutes. It also happened when I taught Al magic, as long as I matched the attribute of the person I taught, they would be able to easily use any magic that I remembered.

…About that, while it sure makes people wield magic easily, it’ll be troublesome if I were to be targeted by some certain countries. I mean, it’ll be far easier to produce high tier magicians than making an instant ramen, there would be no way it wouldn’t be used for war and other military purposes. Mainly that Kaizer Empire, or Kaizer Empire, or mayhaps even Kaizer Empire… and, yeah, Kaizer Empire.

Well, if they want to play it in the hard way, then I’ll also answer them with all my might okay? As I was smiling a dark smile all by my own, Beatrice-san who was stunned up until now muttered a little.

“……Am I actually dreaming right now……” (Beatrice-san) “Eh?” (Seiichi)

“Seiichi-san… do you know how big of a miracle you just created?” (Beatrice-san) “Eeto… a trivial one.” (Seiichi)

“…The students who were incapable of magic up until now are able to use it you know? What I couldn’t do no matter how hard I struggled, and you did it so easily…” (Beatrice- san)

After saying so, Beatrice-san began to shed tears. Wait, she’s crying!? It’s totally my fault isn’t it!?

Well, that’s a given! I was able to solve the problem quickly which she couldn’t manage to do!! You ought to be a little smarter, me from the past! Now the current me is in trouble!

While I was in a panic, Beatrice-san wiped her tears and said so with a little laugh. “I, I’m sorry… I was overjoyed…” (Beatrice-san)

“Eh!? You were happy!? Are you not angry?” (Seiichi)

“? Why would I be angry? The students’ future became bright with this alone, you

know? There’s no need to be angry or sad over this.” (Beatrice-san) Having said so, Beatrice-san broke into a dazzling smile.

What!? This one teacher! She’s too much of a good person! Who was that scoundrel who ago-kui’d her back in the hallway! I had forgotten his name, but what are you doing, letting such bastard laying his finger on this nice person, me from the past! You coward! Stop him would you! Well, talking about me though!

I didn’t mind much back then, but now that I think of it I should’ve beat him into shape, shouldn’t I? I pondered that.

“…Seiichi-oniichan, awesome…” (Olga-chan) “Right~? Seiichi is awesome isn’t he!” (Saria) “As expected of milord!” (Rurune)

Saria and the girls also praised me… Oh no, I’m happy. Since I wasn’t accustomed to being praised that much, I got a little bit embarrassed, but I immediately turned my attention and looked at a single student.

“Leon.” (Seiichi)

“Hii!?” (Leon)

I only called his name, but Leon looked terribly frightened and began apologizing. “I’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorry” (Leon) Once I saw Leon hold his head on his hands and groaned, I ran to him with haste.

Beatrice-san who noticed the peculiarity in Leon-kun’s behaviour as well came over. “Hey, are you okay? You don’t need to be that scared…” (Seiichi)

Don’t tell me, is he scared of me? Even though I did nothing? As expected that hurts me, you know? Even if my status is monstrous, my mind is as fragile as a soap bubble okay? That’s why, I beg you, my own body. Don’t evolve further up in a weird way.

When I called out to him, Leon instead grew more terrified, even his words got even worse.

“I’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’mso rry! I will never use magic ever again! I won’t use it again, so please don’t hit me! Nonononononononononono…… I don’t want to be hurt——” (Seiichi)

“!?” (Seiichi)

“Leon-kun!?” (Beatrice-san)

Saying up that point, Leon suddenly collapsed.

“Leon!? Get a grip! What happened!? Perhaps are you scared of me!? Is my face that heinous!? But I thought it couldn’t be seen under the hood!?” (Seiichi)

“Seiichi-sensei, calm yourself! I’ll bring Leon-kun to the infirmary, for the time being, so please look over other students for me.” (Beatrice-san)

“I, understood.” (Seiichi)

If that were the case, I who was the guy here should be the one who brought him to the infirmary, but rather than me who wouldn’t be of use when he woke up, it would be way better if it was Beatrice-san who could reassure him. Even though Leon was small in stature, I thought he’d be heavy enough since he was a man and all, but Beatrice-san instead took him lightly with a princess carry…

Though it really feels uncomfortable to see Beatrice-san giving a princess carry, Leon who got princess carried feels weirdly apt enough. As I was having such thoughts, Saria came over me.

“Seiichi, what happened? Is Leon-kun okay?” (Saria)

“Yeah… Since Beatrice-san is the who’s with him he’ll be okay…” (Seiichi) “Big bro! What happened with that Leon guy!?” (Agnos)

While I was talking with Saria, other students who saw the collapsed Leon came in tow.

“No, even I’m at loss…” (Seiichi)

“Hn. Perhaps, some trauma of his came up to surface.” (Blued) Eh?” (Seiichi)

Crossing his arms, Blued said so as elegantly as ever.

“If I caught the earlier exchange, Leon said [I will never use magic ever again]. In other words, Leon was originally capable of wielding magic. And then, above all else, he said [Don’t hit me]… I have no idea what’s going on, but there’s no mistaking that using magic is a trauma for him. “ (Blued)

“…” (Seiichi)

I was stunned by Blued’s overly calm analysis. Really, isn’t he too excellent? Or I’m the one who’s too dumb? Ah, I think it’s the latter.

“And then? Seiichi-sensei, what should we do now?” (Blued)

“Even if ask me… For the time being, until Beatrice-san come back just practice some magic as much——” (Seiichi)

It was when I said up to that point.

“Oh my? What a surprise! Isn’t this class F the group of incompetents!” “Ah.” (Seiichi)

To my surprise, it was the guy who teased Beatrice-san this morning, he came over while bringing his class members.

“You are!… Ah, eto… Aah… yeah… What business do you have with us?” (Seiichi) “Are you saying you forgot my name!?”

“I’m sorry… I’m not interested in you, so…” (Seiichi) “Not interested!?”

“…pfft” (Olga-chan)

Ah, I unconsciously said my thoughts. Well, that’s no good. That’s why don’t laugh Olga-chan!

The opponent teacher had his temple furrowed towards my attitude. Really, what was his name again? Perfect Memory-san, do your job… No, he’s not significant enough for that huh. In the first place, he never introduced himself. Maybe.

“Fu… fufufufu… The incompetents’ teacher is, in the end, another incompetent… Good enough. I shall tell you… I am Cliff Bold! As the marquis of Kaizer Empire, I hold my head high!” (Shorty, I mean, Cliff)

“Haa. Well, I’m taller than you are after all.” (Seiichi) “…pffft pffft” (Olga-chan)

Thanks to the fruit of evolution, I got the figure of a model, and for the physique, I’m quite tall in stature. I’m really glad about it. But of course, even I know he wasn’t talking about that. What, it’s only a little joke. Also, Olga-chan, it’s okay to grab the hem of my clothes, but you didn’t contain your laughter enough. Rather, it’s coming out.

“Rascal…! To think a mere incompetent is making fun of me…!” (Cliff)

“Blah blah, coming over without being asked and even calling people incompetents, quite the balls you have there, Aahn!?” (Agnos)

And then, Agnos who had been watching over in silence finally could no longer stand it and said so. However, a boy who somewhat resembled Blued, accompanied by some sort of entourage, stepped out from the other group.

“What’s wrong with calling incompetents as incompetents? Aah, you guys don’t even don’t know that do you? There’s no helping it, you’re incompetents after all.” (Cliff)

“The fuck did ye said!?” (Agnos)

“Aah, what savages who can’t even understand human speech. The homeroom teacher and his deputy must be just as incompetent, having to deal with you guys.” (Cliff)

“Bastard… Don’t ye make fun of Big bro and Beatrice-neesan…!” (Agnos)

“I’m telling you Agnos, cease it!” (Seiichi)

I stopped Agnos who was on the verge of leaping to them. “Wha!? Why did you stop me!?” (Agnos)

“Eh, I mean, it’s a waste of time.” (Seiichi) “Heh!?” (Agnos)

“It’s our precious time, you know? Wouldn’t it be wasteful to spend it on something stupid like this?” (Seiichi)

“…Seiichi-oniichan… just give them… more interest… pfft.” (Olga-chan)

Even if you tell me that… I’m not that nice to keep trying to please people who are hostile to me. It’s just when you go out to the society, human relationship surely will be very important, and cases like this won’t be rare as well, but, this Cliff-sensei is just not significant enough for me to care. Cliff-sensei who had heard my words seemed dumbfounded for a while before his face turned red and black.

“You bastard! I hope you’re prepared for it!” (Cliff) “For what?” (Seiichi)

“This year’s In-School Tournament! You incompetents, for defying this class S… I’ll make you regret for it.” (Cliff)

“…” (Seiichi)

What do I do? I already regretted it.

Of what, you ask? For having to deal with this guy even a little bit longer, naturally?

When I was gazing off, thinking of when would this conversation end, Cliff-sensei unexpectedly smiled.

“Well, fine. Using the privileges only class S has by borrowing the power of the heroes who are not allowed to participate, they will be stronger than any students!” (Cliff)

“Okay.” (Seiichi)

“Come, ‘O heroes!” (Cliff)

When Cliff-sensei said so, to my surprise, with Kannazuki-senpai as the lead, the heroes that went to the same High School with me showed up one after another. Among them, Shota and the rest were also there. I was stunned looking at that spectacle.

“Hahahahaha! It’s no use to beg for forgiveness now! Show your shameful side in front of many people! Let’s go, everyone!” (Cliff)

And with that, Cliff-sensei led the students and the heroes deeper into the stadium. At that time, the student who had a similar atmosphere with Blued glared daggers at me just like what he did when we passed by in the hallway, and then for an unknown reason, he also glared at Saria. Who is that child?

Kannazuki-senpai turned her eyes to me in worry, but then I sent her a thought that would never reach that stated I was fine. And then, for some reason, Kannazuki-senpai showed an assured expression. Eh!? That reached!?

Besides that, Shota looked sorry for us, and Kenji was angry. Perhaps, even though they weren’t acquaintances with class F, they were vexed with Cliff-sensei who made fun of us.

And then, Aoyama and the gang who bullied me glanced at Saria unpleasantly… as expected, even I would get irritated to that. Hmm… because I got a little… no pretty irked, but since it proves I was being jealous and had monopolistic tendency… I’m a little bit relieved.

Well, putting that aside, to think I would reconcile with the heroes in this kind of situation…

Even though I was thinking such to escape from reality, I also had to think about how to get in touch with Shota and the rest. Agnos then murmured in his desperation.

“Big bro… I feel frustrated about being made fun of to that extent…” (Agnos)

“I told you, it’s fine. Everyone has become able to use magic, we’ll repay them soon.” (Seiichi)

“Not that…! I can’t forgive them for making fun of you, Big bro, and Beatrice-neesan!” (Agnos)

“Eh?” (Seiichi)

“I overheard it this morning. Big bro and Beatrice-neesan were having a talk with that foul bastard… Big bro didn’t mind it, but seeing Beatrice-neesan looking sad like that makes me…!” (Agnos)

To my surprise, it seemed that Agnos had eavesdropped on the convo we had with Cliff-sensei this morning. Uun, it’s because I lowered my guard, I didn’t notice it at all…

After everything Agnos said so far, unexpectedly, he turned his gaze toward Blued and the rest.

“Hey, you guys… aren’t you frustrated? Seeing Beatrice-neesan who takes care of us even though we couldn’t use magic being made fun of…! I’m frustrated…!” (Agnos)

“Hn. We only have to pay them back then.” (Blued) “……heh?” (Agnos)

To Agnos’ cry of frustration, Blued only returned a simple word.

“We can use magic now. Then, all we need to do show them that the In-School Tournament. For the yearly exams, we only have to monopolize the top scores. Am I wrong?” (Blued)

“O, ooh?” (Agnos)

“…I’m worried about the yearly exams…” (Blued) “Yer saying that I’m an idiot!?” (Agnos)

“I am, so?” (Blued)

“Deny it won’t you!” (Agnos)

As Agnos and the rest doing the comedy skit once again, Flora laughed and said.

“Hahaha! Not bad! We’ll pay them back with all of our strength! The yearly exams are scary though!” (Flora)

“…If only you omitted the last remark, it’ll be a good speech… Well, fine. I also can’t forgive them for ridiculing Beatrice-sensei.” (Helen)

“As expected that was too much~” (Rachel)

“It’s alright. This supreme invincible me will give you all the perfect support you need! Aah, just how much of a fine woman am I…! “ (Irene)

“You guys…” (Agnos)

Agnos was touched by their respective words.

And then, Blued placed his hand on Agnos’ shoulder.

[There is no need to say. Everyone loves Beatrice-sensei.] (Blued) “Aah… that’s right!” (Agnos)

Agnos’ eyes shone with the flame of fighting spirit.

“YOSSHHAAA!! You guys, let’s pay those bastards back for making fun of us…!” (Agnos) [Ooh!]

Everyone raised their voice in favour with Agnos’ words. Watching that scene, I thought that Beatrice-san was really loved.I don’t know just how strong the heroes are.

But, the one in charge was this monstrous me. I imagined our opponents’ reaction that would be shown to me later in the In-School Tournament then broke into a dark smile… Eh, don’t tell me, I have a little bit sadistic side in me? No good, no good, I’m normal.

Regardless, I don’t have many opportunities to use cheats outside the battle, but… “So this is how you use cheats.” (Seiichi)

So I thought.

In the end, we went back to the classroom after that incident.

The reason was that Agnos and the rest of the class still wanted to hide the fact that they had become able to use magic from class S. On top of that, they had just learnt how to use magic, so they still couldn’t use it proficiently. Back then, I was fired up and wanted to take revenge. However, as time passed by, I cooled down. Once we reached the classroom, I pretty much no longer held any interest in class S. Of course, I still wouldn’t forgive them for making fun of Beatrice-san.

But that wasn’t something I should do, but something for Agnos and the rest to take care of. Rather than I, who only met them a few days ago, this issue should be resolved by people who have been under her care for a long time. I only hoped that Agnos and the rest would be seen as equals by other people since they could use magic now and all. The ones who would struggle in the upstage are Agnos and the rest, but I was planning to do my best to support them. It’s just, I never expected I’d see all of the heroes at once in that situation.

Maybe it was luck on my side, but the only one who recognized me was Kannazuki- senpai whom I had met beforehand; Shota and the rest didn’t appear to recognize me. Well, that should be expected. I’m not fat and my face was hidden by the hood. Despite that, Kannazuki-senpai could recognize me.

Yabai (She is truly the dangerous one)

As I was thinking about it, Beatrice-san came back to the classroom.

By the way, I was the one who went to the infirmary and told Beatrice-san that we were going back to the class. However, when I was in the infirmary, Leon still hadn’t woken up.

“I’ve come back.” “Ah, Beatrice-san.”

“Beatrice-neesan! Is Leon okay?”

After Agnos asked, Beatrice-san turned her head with a sad expression. “He has woken up, but he wants to be alone for the rest of the day…”

“I see…”

At least he had woken up. Really, what’s wrong with Leon? I hope there’s something we can do for him, but…

“…Well, if he wants to be alone, then let’s leave him be for today. Then, about what we are going to do from now on… Beatrice-san, what about it?”

“Yes, it’s okay. To level up the students, it’ll be great if we have outdoor activities.” “I see! That’s great!”

Actually, when I visited Beatrice-san, I seized the opportunity to inquire about a place other than the stadium to train. And then the conversation escalated to the topic of letting the students face monsters outside the academy, for which I also got her permission.

“Come on, shall we go outside at once.”

“Ah, Big bro, please wait for a second! Before leaving the campus, can we check on Leon ?”

“Eh? That’s… will it be okay?”

Just a moment ago, Beatrice-san said that Leon wanted to be alone…… I didn’t know the exact situation, so I asked Beatrice-san.

“Indeed, he said he wanted to be alone, but some time has passed since then. Therefore, I think it should be okay to see him briefly. And above all else, it’ll be more meaningful if everyone who visits him rather than us.”

“That’s what she said. Well then, let’s stop by the infirmary before we go outside.” “Thanks!”

Thus, we were to stop by the infirmary before heading outside.

2

I――Leon Hardy was frightened. Because I’m keeping a secret from the rest of Class F.

That I am able to use magic.

People from class F were supposedly those who were the outcasts of society and outcasts were people who couldn’t use magic. Magic is an exceptional power that could defeat many people with tremendous force without using swords or spears. Of course, magic is not everything, there are also incomparably strong people who wield swords or spears, but they’re only a handful. That’s precisely why it is so valuable to have people who could use magic, which allows an ordinary person to defeat their enemies in various countries. Perhaps, they are highly valued because the world is still embroiled in conflict.

Meanwhile, I who was born as the second son of Hardy household was able to manipulate all five attributes of magic for a long time ago. My parents, who knew that I was the rarest five attribute wielder, were ecstatic. I was glad I could make my parents happy, so I studied magic a lot.

However, the foolish me wasn’t aware of the danger that loomed over me And that is the existence of my twin elder brother. Despite my brother being able to manipulate two attributes, due to my presence, my older brother was always compared to me.

As the next successor of the Hardy household, my older brother was always immersed in studies and martial arts. However, with my existence, there were voices within the Hardy Household who believed that the next successor of Hardy Household should be me.

And thus, my hellish days began.

The days where I had a specialized item to seal my magic placed on me and got bullied under the pretext of training. For me who couldn’t stand swords or spears, I could only back down. Under the pretext of Magic Training, I was tied up and used as a lab rat for receiving magic attacks.

Every day was filled with my bones being broken, my innards being torn, and my blood being spilled. And when I was about to die, the followers and members of the family loyal to him would heal my injuries and torment me once again. No matter how many apologies I uttered to him, it never reached my big brother’s ears.

Rather, he broke into a nasty smile and enjoyed my broken figure. It’s because I could use magic that I tasted that hell. I lost the hope to fight with magic, it’s just, I kept

loathing my own self that could use magic better than most people. And, in the end――I lost the ability to use magic completely.

Magic is, in essence, imagination. Magic is converting imagination into a shape, then realizing it into reality. To aid in the realization of magic into reality, there are intermediaries such as Aria, items. However, in the past, I could execute magic just by calling out the magic’s name. And soon, I became afraid of it.

If I tried to use Magic, the hellish days would come to surface again… thinking thus, I couldn’t even muster my imagination to use magic. Magic is terrifying. That feeling had been engraved in my heart, leading to me not being able to use magic.

“If I was there, Onii-san would… because I’m alive, I’ll destroy myself…”

As I’m drowning in my own dark thoughts, wishing I could just vanish――it was then while I was deep in thought.

“Ououououoo! You OK!? Leon!”

“You an idiot? This is an infirmary. Be quiet.” “Are you okay?”

“Are you alright~?”

“For the time being, I’m glad you have woken up.”

“’Coz you collapsed so suddenly, we all got shocked you know!” “…Well, he looks fine for now.”

As soon as the infirmary door was opened, Agnos-kun and the rest… every member of class F came over to me.

“W, why…”

“Why, you ask… We’re worried, so we came to see.” They went to such lengths to visit someone like me.

“T, that’s… no need to care for someone like me.”

“Ye idiot! Don’t say [Someone like me]! There’s only one you, you know?” “…”

“…I won’t say what happened. So? We’re going to go out of the academy for training… You coming, Leon?”

“O, outside the academy?”

As I tilted my neck in wonder, since we were training in the stadium just a moment ago, Bead-kun told me so.

“I’m sure you saw it too, Leon, but we all became able to use magic. At that time, those class S folks came… since we want to hide our cards, we’ll hold a training session outside while Seiichi-sensei watches us.”

“Those hateful fuckers were making fun of Beatrice-neesan, you know?! That’s why we’ll slap our power right into their face during the In-School Tournament.”

Apparently, something happened when I lost consciousness.

“I’m sure you know it, the In-School tournament is separated into boys team and girls team, 1 vs 1, and the team that has three wins comes out as the winner. However, because Saria and the rest enrolled, we now have enough members for the girls’ team, but we’re lacking a member for boys’ team. Of course, we could participate with only four people, but it is a big risk. It’s fine as long as we get three wins, but… as shitty as our opponents might be, they’re still class S. We can’t fool ourselves.”

“That’s why, I hope you will participate too, Leon! Please! Lend us your power!” “T, that’s! D, don’t lower your head to a person like me!”

Not only Agnos, Blood, and even Bead, they bowed to me.

“We want to pay those bastards back. I want them to know just how great our homeroom teacher is. That’s why… please!”

“…”

To Agnos who pleaded to me with his everything, I――. “I, I… I can’t…! I, I can’t fight…!”

I refused him. Hearing such words from me, Agnos-kun――.

“――I see. Well, can’t be helped! We only have to take all the wins! Don’t worry about it!”

Agnos-kun, smiled brilliantly to me. Even though, even though I had refused to fight for the class――.

“Why… why, for someone like me…” “As.I.Said! Don’t get meek every time!” “Mugh!?”

Suddenly, Agnos-kun grabbed both of my arms with his hands and made me gaze into his eyes.

“Look at my eyes! Then smile! Do you think we’ll ever lose!?” “T, that’s…”

“Then don’t make a face as though we’re about to die! Listen, okay? Just watch over us!” “!”

“Don’t give a shit about other people! Rather than them, just look at my cool figure and burn it into your mind!”

Agnos-kun said so to me.

And then Blood-kun, looking troubled, opened his mouth.

“Hn. Well, you’ll laugh if you see Agnos. He’s an idiot after all.” “The fuck you say!?”

[Leon, you only need to relax and watch our fight.]

Bead-kun too told me that. There are people who care about a person like me. Because I became unable to use magic, even my parents pushed me aside. That’s why they shouldn’t care for someone like me. However, Agnos-kun and the others acknowledged me. That’s why, look at us, they said.

Even so, the current me couldn’t use magic. Even for someone like me, there are people who properly watch over…

Having realized that, I couldn’t help but shed a tear. “I’m glad~”

“Boys sure get heated over weird things”

“How envious. I want that kind of friendship too.”

“This should be what they call the beauty of men’s friendship. Wouldn’t it be too hard for us girls? That being said, this beautiful me that exceeded the beauty of men’s friendship is…!”

It’s just, hearing the girls’ impression who overheard us made me laugh unknowingly.

After stopping by the infirmary to check on Leon, we went outside the academy as planned. Away from the academy, the students can live with a very small risk of getting attacked by monsters. However, there have also been times where the students have been attacked. Well, this time round, Beatrice-san and I are around, so the dangers of a monster attack are practically nil.

“Well then, without further delay, let us begin… was what I want to say, but I don’t know specifically what you guys should do.”

“Big bro! How ‘bout you fight against us?” “Fighting against you guys?”

“Yeah! Thanks to you, Big bro, we can use magic. However, it’s still doubtful whether we can use them effectively in a battle. So I thought I’d learn how to use magic in a real battle!”

“In other words, muscle-brain mindset, to fight and memorize.”

I didn’t know why Blood bothers to rephrase Agnos’ words, but I did understand the reason.

“If you say so, I’ll gladly be your opponent. But I don’t quite know the details of this In- School Tournament. So what is the format like ??”

“The format of the match will be that the boys and girls are separated into two teams of fives, and the team that secures 3 wins first will be the victor.”

When I voiced my question, Beatrice-san kindly answered me.

“Team of five… is it? Wouldn’t that mean the boys will lack a member?”

“If there are at least three participants, we can partake in the match itself. On the other

hand, if one person loses, then the whole class will lose at that point…”

“Leon can’t join after all. Ergo, there’ll be no problem if we win all the matches!”

I have no idea what kind of conversation they had in the infirmary, but unfortunately, Leon it seems like he won’t be able to join the tournament.

“I see… Then, I guess I’ll only have to face against you guys one by one… So, girls… rather, Saria and Rurune, what would you do? If Helen and the rest are going to participate, then there will be only one slot left…”

“Uun… Rurune-chan, what do we do?”

“Saria-sama. Would you please leave it to me?” “Eh?”

Wearing an atmosphere different than usual, Rurune said so with a frigid expression.

“If I were to participate in this In-School Tournament thing, I could blast those fellows who made fool of milord. I am Milord’s knight. In order to keep Milord’s honour, would you please let me handle it?”

“Rurune…”

Who the heck are you?

You’re not the Rurune I know of. What’s with that Knight-ish attitude. Aren’t you nothing but a glutton?

Even Olga-chan was surprised by Rurune’s remark. “And after I win, I’ll go and have a meal with milord!” “Thought so.”

In the end, nothing’s changed. That’s a relief… No, the fact that it’s weird for her to wish something other than meal itself proved that she’s beyond saving.

“For that reason, would you please let me fight?”

“Okay~! Rurune-chan, do your best!”

“Yes! In order to have meals with milord… Ah, and for his honour too!” “So my honour is subsequent!”

I knew it though!

2

After that, we continued fighting mock battles until it was the time for the In-school Tournament. Should I say that it was as expected? In a battle where they were using magic that they were not used to, it seems as if to me that they got weaker ever since they were able to use it.

Apart from directly applying magic onto their weapons, like wrapping their weapons in flame, their footwork deteriorates once they use magic…

Also, everyone had good compatibility with physical reinforcement, to the extent that I thought they could move several times better than without it. Wouldn’t that alone do well enough? I pondered, but apparently this Magic thing was more powerful than I thought before, so evidently, it would be hard to win with only that. Meanwhile, it might be only my misunderstanding, but the air surrounding Agnos and the rest felt off. I could feel their burning spirit to pay those people back for they could use magic. But for some reason, their faces were clouded right now. I didn’t know what was the cause, and when I asked them, they insisted [Please do not worry] to me.

Were they lacking the confidence to wield magic? I wondered, but apparently, that wasn’t the case, the real reason remained unknown.

In the end, I couldn’t understand Agnos’ and the rest’s feelings until the appointed day for In-School Tournament approached.

2

It was a while after I began the special training for Agnos and the rest. On my way to the class F’s classroom just, as usual, I saw a group of male students in the hallway and the figure of Rurune standing and protecting Saria. As I was closing in with a head tilted in wonder, the appearance of those male students became clear for me.

“!”

And then, I spontaneously stopped walking. The reason was due to the male students who stood before Saria and Rurune was Aoyama who rejected me from joining their group when we were about to be transported into this world as well as Ouki who announced to the whole class about how low my ability was, and the people who made me their gofer and hit me as their sandbag——In other words, the heroes.

The moment I recognised them, even though my head kept telling me it’s all right, the fear of being bullied increased instead of being dispelled, which caused me to stop in my tracks

“C’mon, it’s fine, isn’t it. We’re heroes, you hear? You know that?”

“Yeah, yeah. We know it, unno? You’re girls from that class F, aren’t you? Then, isn’t it better for your future if you get along with promising company like us?”

“With that regard, let’s have fun together.”

The man who was in the same boxing club as Kenji and gleefully punched me everyday

——Kobayashi showed a filthy smile while extended his hands toward Saria and Rurune. Thereupon, Rurune embraced Saria backed off and took some distance from him.

“Don’t get closer, trash. With just your breath, you are polluting the world. No, your very being is a great disgrace for this world. Go back to your mother’s womb.”

“Haah? Isn’t that a little bit too cruel? It’s not like we’ll hurt—” “Like hell I care how you trash feel.”

With a firm attitude, Rurune kept asserting harsh words while covering for Saria. Saria who was being protected, showed a puzzled look.

“Just how long will you hold that attitude, hm? Thinking about that face melting in our own hands sure gets me aroused.”

Exposing his lowlife nature, he licked Rurune and Saria all over with his gaze, and his smile widened even further. However, Rurune, who was facing such unpleasant gaze, instead showed a look similar to Saria for a moment, before turned her own eyes over

the boys.

“…Bastards, don’t tell me, you’re thinking of copulating with us?”

Quite the blatant one aren’t you, Rurune-san! As I reflexively retorted her in my mind, Aoyama and his gang burst into laughter.

“Copulate!? GYAHAHA!! I like it! Dat’s right, that’d be so if you say it frankly! That’s why let’s just obediently follow what we say.”

Intimidating them, Aoyama and his gang encircled them so they couldn’t escape. For some reason, in that situation, Rurune looked at Aoyama and his gang pitifully then started talking to Saria.

“Saria-sama. It seems like they’re desiring us as females.” “Eh? Is that so?”

“Yes… Most probably it’s their defensive instinct as a species. As a male, they’re very inferior. It might not be exceedingly hard, but it may prove very difficult for them to leave offsprings.”

“Uun… You’re right.” Saria admitted it too!?

“First of all, they can’t make children right? Their fertility is too low.”

“That’s true. Also, they might simply can’t satisfy females, however… as expected, ignorance could be a bliss, could also be a sin.”

They’re utterly being dissed about! Isn’t this, like, they’re completely being denied as a man!? Aoyama and the gang, who were absurdly being jawed at, popped a vein on their brow and opened their mouths.

“You sure are babbling as much as you want when we idled here… what’s your basis for talking like that!?”

““Wild instinct.”“

You said it nicely harmoniously! But they whoever didn’t know the circumstances would be stupefied you know?!

“We can roughly tell if a male is excellent or not in a single glance you know~! Right, Rurune-chan? In that regard too, Seiichi is awesome! I purely love Seiichi more than that though!”

“That’s right. If I think about it carefully, I may not have thought of Milord in that way… Regarding Milord, it’s not just about him being an outstanding male, or due to my instinct as a female, how do I say it… maybe it’s more correct to say it as a feeling called love? This is the first time I’ve felt it, so I don’t know much, however… I feel refreshed just by being with Milord… somehow, there’s something very important in my heart.”

“Un un!”

“However, apart from that, we also have the good eyes for males in order to leave descendants. Otherwise, we wouldn’t last in the wild. Well, at this point, it’s already more than obvious that milord is a superior male… Rather, how long are you planning to stand there? Don’t bring more shame to this world any longer than this. Go back to the past and stop your mother from giving birth to you.”

Maybe because they think I’m not here, but Saria and Rurune’s words make me both happy and very embarrassed at the same time! But, I see… Saria and Rurune certainly lived in a harsh environment, so it’s necessary for them to leave descendants and so on. And even by leaving that aside, they said they loved me… I myself don’t think that I’m an excellent man, though. That being said, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen someone got trashed so bad to this extent…

As I involuntary broke into a strained smile, maybe because his patience finally run out, Aoyama howled.

“I have no more shit to give! Since you have gone to that extent, I’ll teach you straight with your body, and see if we really are no good!”

When I saw Aoyama and his gang reached their hands out to Saria and Rurune all at once and tried to touch their body, I got chilled in an instant.

……Oi, what are you doing?

My legs that were paralyzed till then due to the trauma of getting bullied started moving naturally. When Aoyama and his gang tried to reach out on Saria, maybe because she judged she couldn’t evade it, Rurune positioned herself to kick them, at that moment, I jumped into the gap between Aoyama’s group and Saria and Rurune, embraced both of them in my arm and slapped the approaching hands away from them, all in a single moment.

In order to save Saria and Rurune, I jumped into the fray and my hood went off. However, at that juncture, I no longer cared about that. No, maybe I should, but rather than letting them touch Saria and Rurune, I’d be more than glad to deal with any annoying matter ahead.

“Eh!? Seiichi!?”

“Ah, Milord!?”

Both Saria and Rurune expressed their surprise at me appearing suddenly. “Sorry, I’m late.”

I was about to make Saria and Rurune face an unpleasant experience just because of my own cowardice… Looking at their attitude, far from having an unpleasant experience, it’s doubtful if they even regarded them as their opponent though. Either way, I can’t forgive myself for being unable to take immediate action.

But, I don’t have to worry about that anymore. Trauma can eat shit for all it wants.

Aoyama and his gang who suddenly lost Saria and Rurune, looking for their whereabouts, and found me instead opened his mouth in half anguish and half confusion.

“Cunt… who the fuck are you.” “I’m class F’s homeroom teacher?”

“I could tell that back from the stadium! I’m asking, did you do that while knowing that we are heroes!?”

“I know, but so what?”

Aoyama and his gang momentarily showed a befuddled look to my reply, but soon floated a nasty smile.

“Then, would you hand your women before you tasted some pain?”

“Pukkuku. It’s fine to show off a little, but getting full of yourself will bring you disaster you know? That’s why just obediently give us those girls.”

Kobayashi and Ouki said so with an agitating tone, but I showed a smile, then——. “I refuse.”

“Wha!? You bitch, you seriously asking for some pain aren’t you!?” “Eeh… I don’t want to feel pain. But——”

Why I acted like this now, I couldn’t make the head nor tails of it, but I hugged Saria and Rurune, showing it to Aoyama and his gang, then declared it.

“——They are my women.”

Wait, me!? Where did that sweet voice come from!? “Se, Seiichi…”

“Mi, milord…”

Ah, look, now Saria and Rurune got their faces all red! I’m sorry! It’s embarrassing, isn’t it! But I’m also got embarrassed, so please forgive me! You’re not forgiven though, my body!

First of all, what the heck!? This line! Somehow, I feel like I’ve encountered something like this before… yeah, it also happened when I confessed to Al didn’t it!? At that time too, lines that seemed like they were coming out from shoujo manga and otome games smoothly came out from my mouth didn’t they!?

…Ah, don’t tell me, it’s all [The King of Males]’s fault!?… Now I think that is the case! Come on, why!? Just when I thought my body has finally starting to listen to me!?

Perhaps, don’t tell me, body-wise, I considered it as the best course of action? If not, then doesn’t that mean I have to act more cautiously in my everyday life!? Like hell I could bear spewing such dialogues so unreservedly! As I was agonizing it inwardly, Aoyama whose face was somehow as red as Saria prepared to hit me.

“Do, DON’T KID WITH MEE!! MAKING FOOL OF US HEROEEEESSSSS!!!”

Back on Earth, I had been repeatedly exposed to that sharp punch, but the current me could only see it at a snail’s walk, and most of all, for this body who had tasted Saria’s and those clever monkeys’ [Instantaneous Arm] back in the <Forest of Endless Sorrow>, it packed no threat at all.

Besides, since I couldn’t predict what kind of lines that would come out from my mouth if I kept dealing with Aoyama and his gang, and, above all, because the class had started as well, I jumped out while still embracing Saria and Rurune in order to ignore them and move out to the classroom, but because apparently, my own remark had hurt myself more than I thought, I misadjusted the force I used to jump, and ended up with inadvertently stomping on Kobayashi’s face who was about to hit me.

“BUGEH?!”

“Ah, sorry.”

It really was not intentional, but the apology that came out wasn’t really sincere that even I was surprised of it, and because it would be painful to get involved with them again, while still holding Saria and Rurune, I moved to the classroom with the skill [Moment].

When we arrive at the front of the classroom, they both still blushed and dazed. “Ano… you two? We’ve arrived at the classroom…”

““…My women…”“ “NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

Thus, thanks to Saria and Rurune, I had able to conquer my trauma, but the cost was another mental damage that made me suffered in anguish for a while.

After that, Agnos and the rest of the class continued their special training.

Leon, despite not participating in the tournament, continued watching his classmates doing their best.

——And then, the appointed day for the In-School Tournament arrived.

We had not used it for a while but the tournament will be held at the stadium where we had our mock battles. The empty audience seats were filled with students who weren’t participating in the tournament and their parents.

For me, since Blood is here, I was hoping that I would be able to catch a glimpse of the King of the Kaizer Empire who had summoned Kanazuki-senpai and co. However, it seems he didn’t come for the tournament this time… Well, he is a monarch after all, so it isn’t weird if he’s busy but more than that I feel like he isn’t interested in his children. Maybe it’s because I’m biased by my bad impression of Kaizer Empire, though.

In the meantime, when the participating students gathered in the centre of the stadium, Barna-san whom I hadn’t seen in a while came up to the podium.

[Ladies and Gentlemen. Today, with the blessing of good weather, I am sure we can carry out the In-School Tournament in a favourable setting. Everyone, go all out and do your best!]

A round of cheers jolted out from the audience seat on hearing Barna-san’s speech. As expected, this event held that much anticipation and attraction for everyone.

[Well then, let’s leave the preamble at it. Allow me to announce the matchup between classes that everyone is waiting for. Here it comes!]

As Barna-san raised his hand, a projection appeared in the air.

It must be the same technology that was used in the Royal Capital Olympic in Telbert. Setting that aside, about our opponent for the tournament——.

“…Haha. I can’t say if our luck is good or bad…”

To my surprise, our first opponent——was class S.

As I was laughing bitterly, the teacher of class S came with a disgusting smile on his face. “To think we’ll face each other in the first match.”

“Agreed.”

“Nnn?… My, oh my, is it possible for Class F to even gather enough participant to fully participate in the tournament?”

“There was only a few of us in the first place.”

“HAHAHAHA!! How sad. Thinking about how weak and small you are, it wouldn’t be satisfying if it ends in only one match… Let’s see, it’ll be troubling if your excuse for losing was because of a shortage of people, so I’ll allow you to have someone join in the middle of a match during the tournament. There’s a boy left on your side, is there not? If he has the guts to fight, he may join in the middle of the match. Well, I don’t think he will though!”

I checked Leon’s situation with the corner of my eyes, but, as expected, it would be hard for him to participate in the tournament.

“……”

“Do your best struggling. At least, they could be good target practice for my student’s magic! Fufufu… AHAHAHAHA!!”

What’s with that cheap villain laugh.

As I was involuntarily taken aback, Beatrice-san talked to me with an air of anxiety.

“Ano… is it really okay? If something were to happen to the students…”

“Beatrice-san. This is a matter that Agnos and the rest have decided. There’s nothing else that we can do but watch their effort.”

“Das right! Ane-san, just watch us with a bang!”

“No need to be worried. We won’t hold back any mercy for those impudents.” “Rurune-chan, why don’t we try to be more gentle.”

There won’t be any casualties, right? Rurune has shown her bloodlust though. I will believe in you all.

“Well, even if our first opponent is class S, the opening matches are of other classes. Let’s leave the stadium quickly as well.”

For this In-School Tournament, in order to allow the groups to make full use of the arena to the fullest, we quickly left.

After getting seated in the participant-only section, we confirmed the other students’ matches.

[Now, here we are, the In-School Tournament! The moderator is me! Lily from the broadcast club will be reporting it to you! And the commentator for today, we’re inviting Michael-san!]

[Hello, I’m Michael]

Who!? I don’t know who is this commentator though!? And his voice is wastefully good!

When I inadvertently surprised, Beatrice-san muttered so. “…Who is it.”

Does no one knows!?

Looking around, I saw everyone was tilting their neck in unity.

There really isn’t anyone who knows! Why would you call someone like that!? I thought

he’s some kind of bigshot that I didn’t know of! Ah, even Barna-san tilted his neck!

As I grandly retorted it in my head, the commentator proceeded. [Here are the two classes that will battle each other first!]

The commentator’s voice echoed throughout the audience seat, and in the air, class C and class A were displayed.

[Now, what kind of match will they show us! Michael-san!] [Let’s see. It will be, like… very amazing.]

[I see! What an interesting prediction!]

Don’t “I see” me! What are you convinced about!? What interesting, wasn’t that only a shallow reply!? Is this really alright!?

[Well then, although this is a match between class A and class C, personally I’m focusing on participant Geonis from class A.]

[Hou, and why is that?]

[Participant Geonis has been chosen as a delegate for class S, is the younger brother of participant Robert, and is also the second prince of the Kingdom of Wimburg, but magic-wise he’s only a step behind his elder brother, and as he’s in the class S, his overall battle prowess is equivalent those from class S.]

[I see, I didn’t know about it.]

Commentator…! It’s bad for not knowing about that, isn’t it!?

That being said, Winberg Kingdom’s second prince means he is Ranze’s son huh… and his older brother is in the class S, and it seems he’s one of the delegates that will fight against us, what kind of person is he?

[Well then, since the participants look ready as well, let’s proceed with the match!

Participant Bob from class C versus participant Terry from class A… First match, start!]

After which, the match between class C and class A advanced without delay.

Shortly after the boys’ team match between Class A and Class C, the match for the girls’ side was also held.

That being said, the participant Geonis whom Lily paid special attention to… in other words, Ranze-san’s son, was very strong. Rather, he was overwhelming.

At any rate, the match ended in only a few seconds.

The other students’ abilities were around the same. But Geonis was the only one who stood outfrom the crowd… And this was someone who only had the overall battle prowess of those from the class S.

His opponent couldn’t release any magic, couldn’t even swing his sword, his distance was covered in an instant and then knocked out in a single blow.

In the meantime, the girls’ matches started, and class A advanced in victory due to only sheer difference in status.

[Maan, what a wonderful fight isn’t it! As expected, participant Geonis was overwhelming… Michael-san, what’s your opinion on this match?]

[I can’t tell what happened. I haven’t the faintest idea.]

[I see! So you’re saying that was such a high quality fight aren’t you!]

We don’t need that commentator!

Rather than commenting, go work instead will you!? It won’t do if you don’t understand!

There’s no meaning for commentators if you can’t even explain it to amateurs isn’t it!? Get your shit together, Michael-san!

Putting that aside, after the match between class A and class C, it was finally our turn.

After seeing class A taking their leave, I turned my eyes toward Agnos and the rest of the class.

“Well then, our opponent will be class S…” “There isn’t going to be a problem!”

“That’s right. We’ll just do it as per usual.” [Sensei, please rest assured.]

“It’s okay. I won’t lose.” “I, I’ll do my best~!”

“Finally, the time to showcase my beauty…!” “YOSHAAAA!! FIGHTINGGGG!”

“Milord. I’m hungry.” “Endure it!?”

Apparently, they did not seem nervous at all, even without my concern. Rurune’s nervous vein is too thick, though.

“Well, anyway… Let’s go.” [Yes!]

Receiving a vigorous reply, we set out or foot into the stadium. And then, the cheers——didn’t rise.

“A lowly class F getting full of themselves…”

“Those lot who can’t even use magic, like hell they could win, right?” “Isn’t it embarrassing, I wonder?”

“They won’t win anyway.”

A storm of disdain and ridicule.

Beatrice-san and I, and including Leon and Saria, were not directly exposed to them as we were watching the match from the benches at the far end of the stadium, but I still felt an indescribable feeling from this situation.

Beatrice-san too had a very sad and painful expression on her face.

Leon too, frightened by the surrounding disdain wore a very bitter expression. But Saria didn’t seem to care at all, as she was cheering on them.

And… Agnos’ and the rest’s expression were, not dead. “Can’t use magic… huh…”

“Well, they’re right… No, they were right.”

“…Hey, are we seriously doing that shit? Isn’t this like throwing in our own cards?” “Hn. Go ask this idiot.”

“That’s obvious, ain’t it? There’s no meaning if we don’t win with our own strength” “…Well, I’m fine with it. At any rate, I don’t feel that we will lose anyhow.”

“I agree as well. I mean, isn’t it more beautiful that way…!”

“U~n… well, I don’t understand hard things! We only have to fight as usual for now!” [Now that we have been taught by our teacher, I doubt whether we could fight as usual.] “W, what do we do~? I think we have gotten stronger, but magic is another thing~…” Apparently, Agnos and co. started talking something that I didn’t quite understand and

not bothering with the surrounding voices at all.

As Beatrice-san and I tilted our neck in wonder to that, class S entered the stadium a little bit later.

“Well then, I hope they could be an experience for my students even if it a little.”

That teacher, he can’t live without saying sarcastic stuffs? Must be tough.

Even so, they say that your face mirrors your personality, but looking at that teacher, well, he certainly has a reasonably well-shaped face, but you would immediately understand that he has a nasty personality.

No matter how ugly you are, your face will be bright if you’re often smiling. Well, in my case, I always had a gloomy expression, so it couldn’t be saved… While my face was clouded, the host’s announcement flowed out.

[Well then, the second… is also another combination of extremes! It’s a match between class F and class S!]

[What do you mean by that?]

[In this academy, class S is a group of outstanding grades, and class F is, well… a group of people who has difficulties in grades.]

[Difficulties in grades… do you mean they’re stupid?]

[No, that’s… they can’t use magic, you know. That’s why, it’s an extreme pairing of class S who can use magic and class F who can’t.]

[I see… so it’s like the difference between Elites and Dropouts.]

[I’d like you not to waste my effort of glossing it over! Well then, the participants, please prepare yourselves.]

Following the host Lily’s words, everyone that wouldn’t fight dispersed from the stadium.

The ones who remained were Bead from my class, and the opponent was… maybe it was a bad way for putting it, but he was a male student with blonde hair and blue eyes and no notable features. However, he had a nasty smile resembling his teacher. Smiling nastily must be a trend. Really, I can’t keep up with recent trends at all.

Even so, the opponent boy is, how do I put it… he looks like someone who would cling and fawn on influential people. It’s a very rude impression of mine, though.

[Then lets we start the match between participant *Toramaki* Fauner from class S versus participant Bead from class F!]

Isn’t that name cruel!? You mean he’s a fawner!? No, I likewise, have the impression that he feels like someone who fawns over the strong! I’m also generally quite rude aren’t I! It’s only my heart’s voice, so forgive me!

“…A stereotypical bootlicking noble.” “She uttered it!”

As I reflexively turned my head, there was Olga-chan who looked sleepy as usual.

“Tte… Eh? Olga-chan. Weren’t you going to watch from the audience seat together with Al?”

“…Al-oneechan told me to watch from here. I invited her too, but since she’s not particularly exclusive to class F so she’d decline, she said…”

“She doesn’t need to worry about that though…”

Well, even if I don’t mind it, others do. Mainly class S, or class S, or maybe even class S.

As I was thinking over such trivial things, Fauner and Bead held a conversation in the stadium.

“Hn. The likes of dropouts like you trying to participate. Well, do your best at being my magic experimentation dummy.”

[Let’s make best of each of us.]

No matter how much Fauner plunged into him, it didn’t seem that any of it worked to

Bead at all. That’s strange, now that bear costume looks very reliable.

“…Making light of me. I’ll make you regret it!”

However, Bead’s attitude seemed to have triggered Fauner instead, as he glared at him with hatred.

And thus——.

[Well then, participant Fauner from class S versus participant Bead from class F… Match, start!]

Responding to Lily-san’s voice, Fauner made a big jump backwards and then instantly launched his magic.

“I’ll make you regret for screwing with me! [Fire Lance]!”

The magic Fauner used was the type that shaped flames into a lance which flies towards he target.

Its firepower was high, and it was classified as intermediate magic. This would do huge damage to him if he didn’t avoid it.

[…]

Bead, punched that lance of fire down. “……Hah?”

Fauner was baffled by the scene that laid before him.

…Bead sure played it recklessly. Certainly, in this In-School Tournament, there were many people deployed who could use greater recovery magic. Therefore, any attack except instant kill ones were permitted.

Even so, people are normally afraid of injuries and wouldn’t do it like how Bead did.

Only, Bead looks uninjured though… Bead cracked his knuckles.

[Come forth and perform your magic experiment without any reservation.] “! Do, DON’T FUCKKKK WITH MEEEEE!!!!”

With only a brief comment, Fauner whose blood rushed to his head, launched a number of intermediate magic and beginner magic such as [Fireball] and [Fire Lance]

But, within that storm of magic, Bead kept advancing toward Fauner boldly while knocking his magic down.

“Don’tcomeanycloserdon’tcomeanycloserdon’tcomeanycloserDON’TCOMEDON’TCO MEDON’TCOOOOMEEEEEE!!!!!”

Then, in order to distract Fauner, Bead did a side-step on that spot, after his opponent’s awareness swayed left and right, he went around him at once then landed a decisive blow to the crown of his head.

“Gagappu!?”

Fauner staggered on that spot and immediately collapsed to the ground, face first. As Bead was viewing such spectacle, he took out his sketchbook as usual.

[Are you satisfied with the experiment?]

[P, participant Fauner, down! Therefore, participant Bead from class F comes out as the victor for the match!]

Even after Lily-san said so, the venue was dead silent.

Barna-san was grinning widely, but people other than him had a disbelief look on them.

Well, that was given. Why, Bead defeated his opponent without using magic at all after all.

Normally, you would invalidate the magic before attacking, or wrapping your arms with some kind of magic else it would be implausible, but in Bead’s case, he only relied on wind pressure when he swung his arms to suppress the fire.

Because of that, it would appear to be knocked down from the surrounding gazes.

…Either way, it’s still not an ordinary way of fighting is it!

Bead who brazenly walked towards the other class F students then showed his sketchbook to Blood.

[Blood. Go show it to your older brother.] “…No need to say it, huh.”

Having received Bead’s words, Blood walked to the centre of the venue gracefully, audaciously smiling.

At that time, for us the benchwarmers’ expression, both Beatrice-san and Leon were bewildered, and Saria was cheerfully encouraging him.

“…Seiichi-oniichan.” “…Nn?”

“…They, really dropouts?”

“I don’t want to know anymore!”

Seeing the previous unordinary way of fighting, I abandoned my train of thoughts.

TL Note: The Class S student is called トリマキー(Toramakii) which means followers/ sidekicks. As such, we have named him as Fauner to mimic the play of words. (Fawner)

[W, woah… what a terrific fight that was! I couldn’t follow the movements of the participants…]

[That is my opinion as well. First of all, I believe the participant Bead was knocking down the participant Fauner’s magic, gradually closing in on him. After which, he then took an ultra-fast side step on the spot, misleading participant Fauner and went around him, and throwing a brilliant blow to his crown… it was a move unimaginable for a student.]

Who the heck are you!? Are you really Michael!? You couldn’t even explain properly up until now, could you!? Why did you start explaining in full detail all of a sudden!? Also, if you look at the level of the matches so far, Bead’s match was overwhelmingly higher in level, wasn’t it!?

I could follow it from the beginning, but I really didn’t expect Michael being able to actually follow that high-speed match with his eyes!

[Michael-san, you can keep up with that!?]

[It’s not that much of a big deal. In addition, if compared to my beloved horse…

<Meteor Horse>, any speed is as slow as a snail.] [I see. Well then, let’s move to the next match!] [She changed gears so fast!?]

You don’t feel as if that was slow at all do you! But now I remembered, but isn’t he the previous winner of Royal Capital Cup!? He said <Meteor Horse> after all!

Maybe he was in one of the peanut gallery when I won the cup. I didn’t get to climb the podium as Rurune was in shock for not getting that Bahamut. I only checked with the person who won the Bahamut to ask if we could change our prize with it. Putting that aside, who are you really!? Michael!

An adventurer, perhaps…? Even if that was the case, Barna-san didn’t seem to recognize him, so either his rank wasn’t that high, or he probably didn’t accept difficult quests and so on.

…Because if you’re from that town, ranks and such means nothing at all!

[Continuing on, it’s a pair of participant Theobolt from class S versus participant Blued from class F! I can’t take my eyes off from this one!]

[Would you care to elaborate?]

[Actually, participant Theobolt is Kaizer Empire’s first prince, and participant Blued is the second prince! However, just between us, participant Blued’s esteemed mother is a commoner, so as step-brothers, their relationship can’t be said as a good one.]

[I see. However it isn’t just between us now, is it.] […Everyone, forget what I said!]

Isn’t that a tad too impossible!?

[Well, at any rate, doesn’t this feel as though the darkness of a country will overflow in this single match!? Bringing a national conflict to the academy, damn!!]

[I’m more surprised of how much of a blabber-mouthed you are.] Michael, you’re in the right now!

Lily-san, will you be okay… you’re picking a fight with the Kaizer Empire that almost has no good reputation in my opinion…

While I was brooding over it, Blued and the boy with blonde hair were facing each other. He was Theobolt, Blued’s big brother. Their weapons were the same; longswords… Come to think of it, Al said she’d make Theobolt’s normal grade will be zero, didn’t she…

“Elder brother…”

“Don’t get conceited, you hear? You dropouts. He’s the weakest amongst us class S.”

Woah! Never thought the day I’d hear the line [He’s the weakest amongst us, ○○] in real life will come!

“I… will beat you.”

“Hah? Bastard, since when you become that cocky? You lowly mud blooded peasant.” “…”

“I really can’t stomach that face. Makes me want to make a mess out of it… Nn? Oh, that’s right! I’ve just thought a good idea. If I remember it correctly, there’s a maid in your mother’s place… the name is… Lilian, isn’t it?”

“!”

“Be honoured. Once I return to the country, I’ll hire her as my personal maid. Fufufu… I only saw her once, but at least her face was good. I’ll make her serve me plenty.”

“Bastard…!”

Blued changed his attitude from a little while ago then glared at Theobolt so hard to the extent he could kill people with his gaze. I don’t know the surrounding circumstances… but he’s sure quite the lowlife. As I involuntarily frowned, Saria, who had been watching over him opened her mouth.

“Uun… won’t it be impossible.” “Heh?”

“I mean, that person is completely no good as a male. He’s about the same, if not lower than the people who came to us back then!”

“…What about Blued?”

“Eh? He’s okay you know!”

Wild instinct is scary. While I trembled by my own, Agnos shouted.

“You idiot! Don’t lend an ear to what he says! Where’s your usual unlikeable attitude!?” “Agnos…”

“Don’t worry! Just go beat him into pulp to the extent that he won’t think to do anything strange!”

That cheering is wrong on so many levels. No, in a sense, that may be correct.

Receiving Agnos’ cheering, Blued widened his eyes for a moment but soon returned to his usual leeway smile.

“You’re right… It’s like you have said.”

He agreed to it! Can’t you do it a little bit more peacefully!? As I was grandly retorted in my heart, Agnos called on me. “Big bro! A word or two from you too please, Big bro!”

“Eh? Ah, then…”

Firmly, I uttered it to Blued. “Crush him.”

Did I say the same thing? I don’t understand why I’m saying that.

Blued became surprised upon hearing my words, but then he deepened his smile. “Pfft… as an educator, isn’t telling me to finish it peacefully the normal advice?” “You agreed to the same thing a moment ago, didn’t you?!”

What an outrageous false accusation. At any rate, I don’t have to worry about him. I decided to watch the match with a peace of mind.

[Now, although both sides has already scattered their sparks… lets us begin at once!

Participant Theobolt versus participant Blued… start!] Along with Lily-san’s signal, Blued brandished his sword. “HAA!!”

At that instant, a slash flew out and rushed towards Theobolt.

[W, what the! Participant Blued is launching flying slashes! From what I can see, it’s not even a Skill…]

[At last it’s becoming more doubtful whether they’re students or not.]

What surprised me is that releasing a flying slash is not normal after all. Louis has unleashed that kind of slash so many times, though…

“You lowly small fry… Don’t get carried away!”

However, Theobolt evaded that slash easily. The slash lightly gouged the empty ground then finished. Theobolt who had evaded the slash pointed his right hand towards Blued.

“[Thunder Lance]!”

The spear-shaped thunder set forth to Blued at a high speed. “Kuh!”

After he somehow avoided it, Blued once again unleashed a flying strike.

However, that strike flew away in the wrong direction, not even close to Theobolt. “Ahahaha! You can’t even aim properly? You small fry! [Electric Circle]!”

This time, Theobolt raised a fast-rotating circle of lightning and launched it to Blued in large quantities.

[Uh-oh! Participant Theobolt! What a great amount of magic!]

[Electric Circle… if I remember it correctly, it’s an intermediate lightning attribute magic.]

You didn’t comment live in the middle of the match up until now, did you!? Really, what’s with the rapid change of heart!? Well, it’s your job so I can’t complain much!

Blued continued avoiding the circles of electric shock that were coming against him by the skin of his teeth, and the ones that he couldn’t evade, he cut it with his sword and unleashed another flying slash to counterattack. However, the slash flew in the wrong direction yet again.

“What’s wrong what’s wrong what’s wrong!? It won’t be fun if you’re only running away you know? Do your best being my magic experiment marmot!”

Everyone from class S wants to do magic experimentation on someone else. They’re too mad.

While I was involuntary thinking over it, the match was stalled, as none of Theobolt’s attack connected, and Blued kept slashing a weird direction.

“You impure blooded bastard, you dare to oppose this me, the next Emperor!? A commoner like you should crawl and bath in the mud like how commoners would!”

Theobolt launched different kinds of magic, in a bid to try to change the situation even a little, but Blued handled them skillfully. In addition, perhaps Blued planned to seize a winning condition and tried to take the gamble, little by little, he covered his distance with Theobolt.

“Standing in front of me… DROP DEAD YOU PEASAAAAANTT!!”

Maybe because he was scared by Blued who gradually closing in, Theobolt raised a cry then extended both of his arms to him.

“Be thankful, this is my present for you! [Triple Chase]!” “!?”

Then, a ball of flame, a ball of wind, and a ball of thunder, three of them rushed towards Blued at a high speed. Blued was surprised at the sudden occurrence, but regained his composure and tried to evade it.

However——.

“Kuh!?”

“You fool! This magic will keep chasing you until it hits you!”

The magic Theobolt had launched was a homing type magic that would relentlessly follow him.

As soon as Blued realized it, he immediately changed his aim and charged towards Theobolt.

[Uh-oh, participant Blued! Is he giving up on coping up with the magic and charging into attack participant Theobolt now!?]

[No, isn’t it more like he’s trying to make participant Theobolt taste his own magic? Originally, in a fight between magic users, you only need to raise a wall and make that magic hit it… but apparently, he seems like unable to wield magic.]

I see, so Blued may be thinking like that…

However, Blued could use magic now. If he used it, he could easily get through this situation.

But… for some reason, Blued didn’t even try to use magic.

For a moment, I suspected that Blued taking his opponent lightly, but that didn’t seem to be the case. There should be a reason for it, but I didn’t know what it was.

“What a stupid fellow you are!? You have no way to escape that magic! If you obediently surrender, I might forgive you, you know?”

“…”

Blued was unmoved by Theobold’s provocation and simply kept on pursuing him. And thus, maybe because the time to gamble had come, Blued jumped to Theobold with all of his strength. However——.

“To think you’d jump into the air… With this you can’t escape any longer, do you!? Now, fall! [Triple Chase]!”

Again, the homing three attribute balls chased down Blued who had no place to escape

in the air. In addition, Theobolt had firmly leapt back from that place as to not get caught by the explosion. No one doubted Theobolt’s win over the match.

Yes, except us that is——. “Gotcha”

Blued calmly… yet so ferociously, smiled. To my surprise, as Blued twisted his body in the air, he trampled the magic that came towards him with a single wind attribute magic which he mustered his all into. As that magic collided the soles of his feet, a tremendous shock occurred. At the same time, however, Blued made a rush out of it, and thus the distance between him and Theobolt was reduced at once.

“WHA!?”

Aided by the sudden turn of events, Blued who advanced with a terrific speed sent Theobolt into a complete panic and made him try to run away in haste.

But——.

“Ahii!?”

Raising a miserable cry, Theobolt fell down on the spot. For there was a big hole opened due to Blued’s continued flying slash this whole time. Theobolt had been indulging himself on pursuing Blued and was completely forgot to check his own footings.

With his foot taken, Blued easily approached the fallen Theobolt, turned around him, holding on his uniform’s collar, he made him a shield for the upcoming magic.

“Older brother, your present was too crude, so I’m giving it back to you.” “St, STTOOOOPPPPP!!!”

Theobolt’s howl ended in vain, and all the magic bullets hit him spot on.

When the smoke cleared, there was the uninjured Blued and the charred Theobolt. No matter who saw it, the outcome was obvious.

[Wi, winner… participant Blued from class F!]

Lily-san said so with an excitement she couldn’t hide. And then Blued glanced at the charred Theobolt, frowned his eyebrows, then cast him aside. He then took out his handkerchief and wiped his hand as though saying it was dirty.

“Older brother. A man of royalty with noble blued like you is covered in mud you know? This may be nothing but a consolation, but please cleanse yourself with this.”

He threw the handkerchief he used to wipe his hand to Theobolt, Blued then turned his heels gracefully.

[Maan, what a surprising turn of events! Class S is being pushed back by class F! Isn’t this a totally unexpected result!?]

[By no means is class S weak, it’s the students from class F that are too strong.] [I see! I don’t understand!]

After Blued’s match ended, that exchange happened between Michael and Lily-san. Before I noticed it, even my students were turning into something ridiculous. Well, I could see the result even before I taught them though! No, I’m not crying! When Blued returned from his fight, he faced against Agnos and thrust his fist out.

“I’ll leave it to you.” “Yea! Leave it to me!”

Then, following him, Agnos thrust his own fist and bumped Blued’s.

…What’s this. It screams youth to my ear. How envious.

Rather, you guys are usually at odds with each other, but you’re actually chummy aren’t you! Really, what dishonest children! Do it more!

When I casually turned my head towards the class S’ side, that teacher who was always spewing out sarcasm from time to time broke into sweats.

“No way no way no way no way!? I, impossible! They must be cheating! Moderator! They’re cheating!”

Ooh. We were being accused for something we didn’t do. The teacher from class S cried while spitting out everywhere.

But the host ignored him and proceeded.

[Now then, let’s move to the next match! In the following match, the elder brother of participant Geonis from class A, participant Robert will make his appearance!!]

[Hou. The student who showed an overwhelming strength in the match between class A and class C? If he’s that student’s older brother, we can expect a good fight.]

To my surprise, Agnos’ opponent was Ranze-san’s son, Robert.

As I tilted my head, wondering what kind of student he was, Blued who had just returned from his match grimaced.

“It’s the worst…” “Eh? Why?”

“Seiichi-sensei may not know it, but Robert is at the top of class S——In other words, the Academy’s strongest.”

“Heeh…”

So Ranze-san’s son is awfully excellent. As I was thinking about that, a super Ikemen with blonde hair and blue eyes with a cool air around him stood in the stadium.

How do I put it… Just like Blued, he has the aura of a King? At any rate, I can feel that kind of noble atmosphere from him was very different from an ordinary person like me. While I was inadvertently overwhelmed by his atmosphere, Blued said mingled with his sigh.

“In addition, Robert is one of the few people who treat us normally. Honestly, it leaves me with a bad aftertaste.”

“Aah…”

This is really unfortunate! No, it’s a battle after all, and since it’s Agnos we’re talking about, he won’t ease up to his foe, but still, it’s a hard opponent to fight against! And

we still have our own circumstances! Carrying his own weapon, the nail bat, on his shoulder, Agnos stood in the stadium.

“To think I’d have to fight against you like this…”

“…I am terribly sorry that we, class S, have made you feel great displeasure this entire time. I’m sorry.”

The moment he faced Agnos, Robert lowered his head.

“I don’t mind… it’ll be a lie if I’d said that, but I have no grudge against you.”

“Even if I am personally tolerable, it is also true that I could not suppress the people around me. Well, it’s not like I’m in the position to do so in the class S…”

Roberto breathed a sigh contained with weariness and wonder. Even though he’s said to be the strongest in the academy, it’s strange that he isn’t the central figure within class S.

No, since it’s THAT class S, it’s not that weird, huh…

“Let’s just forget that, mkay? Rather than that, I’m so excited to seriously fight against you I can’t help it!”

“…Is that so. If you say so… then I shall take you on seriously.” “Ou! Just as what I hope for!”

The two hosts were surprised to hear their conversation.

[I can’t believe what’s going on… it seems like we can finally spectate a refreshing battle in the third pair!]

[In the first place, just how many people with bad temper are gathering in class S? Or is the S in class S doesn’t stand for Special, but rather that it stands for Sadist?]

[That might be the case!] So you’re admitting it!

[Putting that aside, let’s start the match at once! Participant Robert versus participant Agnos… match, start!]

At the same time as Lily-san’s signal, Agnos rushed out from his area. “Victory goes to the one who makes the first move! ORRRAAAAAAA!!!” Looking at that assertive starting dash, Blued could only hold his head.

“That idiot… as if there’s anyone who’d recklessly charged straight when facing the strongest man in academy…! No, he would be that guy…”

Just as Blued said, even after Agnos brandished his nailbat vigorously and rushed to Robert, Robert evaded it lightly then calmly cast his magic.

“[Thunderstorm]”

As he thrust out his right hand towards Agnos, a great number of spears of thunder showered Agnos from the air.

“Owaah!? A rain of thunder!? Where should I hide from this shit!!”

That’s not the problem. Be that as it may, there’s a saying that it would rain spears, but if it was a rain of thunder spears it would surely be troubling. Apart from that, Agnos continued avoiding the incoming spears of thunder, one after another, making full use of his physical abilities.

…As I thought, just like Blued and Bead, he shows no intention of using magic. If he had used magic, he doesn’t have to fully rely on his physical abilities to deal with it though…

“To think you could dodge all of it…”

“I know an attack more powerful than that after all! Ora, you’ll be hurt if you let your guard down!”

“Kuh!”

Agnos kept reducing his gap with Robert all the while he evaded the rain of thunder spears, after the rain of thunder spears let up, he swung his nailbat with as much strength as he could muster.

Robert stopped it with the longsword that he placed on his waist.

And thus, between Agnos and Robert unfolded tumultuous armed combat. “You’re good! I thought you only could shoot around magic!”

“It is of no big deal. However, it seems like a close range battle is your speciality. If so…!”

Agnos and Robert were intensely exchanging blows after blows, locking swords against swords, but then Robert mustered even greater strength and blew Agnos away.

“Nna!? What an outrageous power!”

Agnos who were blown away soon recovered his stance, but Robert who acquired his distance in the meantime put his hand to the ground.

“[Thunder Thorn Pillar]”

Thereupon, sharp pillars of thunder emerged in succession from the ground below Robert’s hand, aimed at Agnos.

“After above now from below!?”

Just like before, Agnos tried to continue avoiding it, but apparently evading an attack that came from the ground was harder than the one from above, some of the thunder thorns struck his body.

“GAAAAAAHH!!”

Even so, Agnos somehow managed to survive by defending against the assailing thunder thorns with his nailbat.

“Damn it… my arms got all numb…”

Smokes were puffing out from Agnos’ whole body.

“To think you could defend even against that… as expected that hurt my confidence. I should strive even more.”

Looking at Agnos’ situation, without lowering his vigilance Robert instead decided to

aim even higher… These kind of people are really amazing. “If it’s like this, I can’t just wait-and-see huh…”

“Ahn?”

“ ——Don’t have any regrets then.” “!”

As Agnos tilted his neck in wonder, Robert closed his eyes for a moment——. “[Thunder God’s Attire]”

“HA!?”

The moment Robert opened his eyes, his body was clad in an armour made of lightning.

Its appearance was godly, it had a perky looking design that would tickle every man’s heart.

“COOOOOLLLLL!!!!”

“That idiot…”

Agnos cried out in marver, forgetting that he was in a match. He’s too pure at heart! I also retorted him in my heart, but Blued was at the extent he held his head.

Rather, what magic is that? It isn’t listed in the lightning attribute magic…

When I thought it like that, the long forgotten announcement flowed into my brain. [Lightning Attribute Original Magic <Thunder God’s Attire> has been mastered.]

Yep, I knew my body would do something unnecessary. No, I mean, it’s an original magic you know!? It’s a magic someone else worked hard to invent and yet I mastered it oh so easily you know!?

While I was holding my head for a different reason, Lily-san the moderators seemed surprised as well.

[W, what’s with that!? That figure! That magic! I have never seen it before!]

[…Just as how it looks, that magic makes the user wears lightning on their body, but that lightning boasts a defensive power over any ordinary armour, and above all, it also elevates its user’s speed by leaps and bounds.]

[Michael-san, you know that magic!?]

[Yes. That magic is <Thunder Empress>——Elemina Kisa Wimburg’s. An active S class adventurer’s magic. ]

[EEEEEHHH!? Wimburg, you said… then, participant Robert’s mother!?]

[That would be so. That being said, to think that there is someone other than the

<Thunder Empress> who could reproduce that magic…]

I’ve become able to use it just now. I’m sorry. Rather, Robert’s mother… in other words,

Ranze-san’s wife is an S class adventurer!? Does that mean, a pervert!?

…No, I know I’m being way too rude, but the precedent was terrible! It’s about Gargand-san and Gassur-san and the rest though!

To think she is an adventurer as well as a Queen… Is the reason I didn’t meet her back in the castle because she went on an adventure? If that’s true, she’s too aggressive.

When I was thinking about it, Robert spoke with a bitter smile on him.

“Well, I can’t use it in a long period of time like esteemed mother can. However——” “Wha!?”

In an instant, when I thought Robert’s figure was blurred a bit, he approached Agnos at a tremendous speed then brandished his sword sideways.

“!?”

Agnos who instinctively noticed the danger unconsciously took a defensive manner, but as though it meant nothing, he still got blown away.

“There’s more from where it comes.” From there on, it was overwhelming.

Not only he was made to taste a concentrated high-speed slash from every direction, but punches and kicks were also unleashed at him without pause.

My eyes could catch up with him, but honestly other people couldn’t see Robert, and what appeared was only Agnos getting thrashed around on his own.

“——!”

The ground was gouged out by the aftermath of slashes and so on, proving that each of those blows packed an outrageous amount of power.

In the midst of that, Agnos who had no room to counter could only get beaten on one- sidedly.

Agnos was hurt so much, to the extent it would pain anyone who watched it. It wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed any time now.

But——.

“Kuh!”

Agnos didn’t collapse.

It instead lit his fighting spirit, all the while his eyes were glaring brightly, he kept firmly enduring the attacks.

Looking at him, Robert who supposed to be the pushing side showed his impatience. “You won’t fall even after this far…!”

“I didn’t train to be that weak you know!” “I see… Then——!”

All of a sudden, a large quantity of lightning spear appeared behind Robert.

“I no longer have any power to spare. This is my utmost strength…!” “All right… I’ll knock that crap downright!!”

Agnos, unsteady as he was, readied his nailbat right in front of him. “[Octillion Thunder Spear]!”

And then, as the numerous thunder spears were being released in unison, they gathered in a single trajectory, and a single giant spear of thunder was created out of them before long.

After that spear was aiming at Agnos, it then soared with overwhelming speed. In regard to that, Agnos——.

“The seriously seriously seriously seriously seriously serious— SWIIIIIINNNGG!!!” Swinging wide with all his might, the nailbat and that giant spear collided head-on.

Something like the torrent of a tremendous power was emitted from the place where the nail bat and the giant spear clashed, and it was evident with mere sight just how much power was bursting from there.

Agnos, with the vigour on the brink of vomiting Blued, shouted. “I need… MOAR GUUUUTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!”

Thus, Agnos gradually pushed the spear back——.

“SERIOUSLY AMAZING GUUUUUUTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!”

And at last, he mowed the thunder spear down. Rather, his vocabulary is dangerously limited.

“DAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!” “OOOOOOOOOOOHHH!!!!”

Riding the momentum, Agnos pressed towards Robert.

Robert too, maybe because he had used up his remaining strength as he stated, no longer had his thunder armour.

Even so, Robert strained his own willpower, then shouted. And then——.

“…”

“…”

Both on Agnos’ and Robert’s necks, their respective weapons were placed upon. Silence warped the whole venue.

Lily-san who snapped out first announced the outcome. [Hah!? Th, this is… a draw! It’s a draw!]

To my surprise, the timing the two weapons were placed at each of their necks, even for my eyes, was exactly the same down to the milliseconds.

In other words, it was a draw this time.

Listening to the moderating of the host, the two quietly lowered their weapons. “A draw, huh… No, if you were to use magic, the result would have been different.”

“No? This is my everything. Magic is another power to hold, but for me, this trained body of mine is what defines me best.”

“…I see. Everything is done and said, it was fun. Thank you.” “Ou! I had fun too!”

So they said, they handshake on the spot.

…However, that only settled the fact that class S and class F were in a draw.

[Eetto… If this match is a draw, then… if class F doesn’t have any participant left to

fight, by the condition of the number of participants, it would be a draw in the overall match.]

[Fumu… It sure is a strange story for class F who already has secured two wins to be in a draw because of lack of participant. Well, two wins out of five, if there’s a draw in the middle of it then that would happen.]

While listening to the moderators’ conversation, for some reason, there was a class S student stood on the stadium.

Looking closely, he somehow had an air similar to Leon. That student then looked down to us then said.

“There’s still someone who can fight over there and you call it a draw, are you idiots? It’s the same as abdicating this whole match itself.”

Wait a minute what the heck are you saying.

Even if by any chance Leon did come out to the match, if Leon won, then it’ll be class S’ defeat.

Rather, if things go on like this, class S could pull a draw unconditionally, so isn’t it better for them to not do anything strange because of the two defeats they have suffered?

“Or what? Are you saying you don’t fight? No, that’s possible, isn’t it! It’s that incompetent class F after all! Just like the matches up until now. You all could do win because we took pity on your magicless selves and ease up on you! People of your calibre would instantly get beaten up if we did it seriously. After all, you are nothing but a bunch of small fries whose effort won’t ever bear fruit aren’t you!?”

No, which part of the match did you see all this time?

Even if you weren’t serious, if in the end you got beaten up it’s all meaningless, and above all, what will become of the students that got thrashed by mere incompetents?

Well, it’s only an act to fan us up. Blued frowned at the other student’s words, but he didn’t say anything.

It was when I was wondering just how much ridiculing words he saved inside that brain of his.

“…”

“Eh, Leon?”

Unexpectedly, Leon took an action.

While Leon’s sudden course of action dumbfounded everyone, Leon headed to the stadium.

Looking at that spectacle, Blued who regained his sense first from the batch reached out to him.

“Oi, Leon! Just what are you——” (Blued) “Take it back!” (Leon)

Leon, unbefitting of him, shouted. “Aah~? I can’t hear it?”

“I told you to retract your words!” (Leon)

Facing off against the student on the arena, Leon once again declared vehemently.

“Bastard… when the fuck did you start getting cocky? Haah!? You’re not even watching your words in front of your older brother, huh!?”

“!” (Leon)

Intimidatingly, that student said so to Leon while wearing a smile that despised others.

Leon faltered for a moment after he heard it before he once again he turned a sharp glance to his opponent.

“I don’t care about any of that! Take back the words you used to make fun of everyone

right now!” (Leon)

“What’s wrong calling incompetents as incompetents? You mad I hit the bullseye? Aren’t you just another dunce who can’t even use magic?”

“So what! I don’t care if you make fun of me. But… you don’t have any right to deny everyone’s effort, you bastard!” (Leon)

“…Calling your brother a bastard?… You sure have become impudent… Fine then, I will make you regret opposing your older brother…”

“I won’t regret it. I, can’t forgive you.” (Leon) The two scattered sparks with their gazes.

…It was so sudden that I couldn’t wrap my head around it, but apparently, the other student was Leon’s older brother and the very root of Leon’s trauma.

[Wh, what happening here? Michael-san…] (Lily)

[No idea, but my guess as an outsider is just as good as yours… However, it seemed like there is an uncommon cause behind this.] (Michael)

[That seems so… at any rate, because they’re facing against each other on the arena, we’ll proceed with a battle! Rather, people sure are bringing family matters here!] (Lily)

[Agreed.] (Michael) Really!

Their families dark side is too visible; it’s bothersome!

[But, well… it seems like they’re fired up, so let’s turn it into a match!] (Lily) And the host is too easy-going!

Can’t you read the atmosphere a little bit more!? No, I also don’t want a gloomy atmosphere though!

[Well then! Since both of them looks motivated enough, so I judge we should advance just like this! Participant Freed from class S versus participant Leon from class F! Match… start!] (Lily)

As the match started along with Lily-san’s signal, I suddenly saw five coloured balls of light appear around Leon; then I was petrified.

“H, hey… Aren’t there something flying about around Leon?” (Seiichi) “Nn? I don’t see anything though…” (Blued)

[Do you seeing something?] (Bead)

“I don’t think there isn’t anything~” (Rachel)

Blued and the rest answered my question, and to my surprise, it looked like I was the only one who could see the flying balls of light around Leon, not even Saria nor Rurune could see it.

Due to how sudden it was, I even thought my eyes had deceived me, and as I looked over the audience seats and so on to check if I was the only one who noticed the change that had occurred around Leon, I saw Barna-san was the only one whose eyes were wide opened.

…Something that only Barna-san and I can see, and remained invisible for others… this becomes more mysterious as it goes on.

As I was tilting my head puzzled, the red, blue, yellow, green, and the orange lights were joyfully flying around Leon.

Those balls of light were visible for Leon as well, and on the contrary, he even talked with them.

As that went on, this Freed fellow who had been ignored, or rather, neglected got his face steaming red.

“T, to think you’re looking away when facing against me… I absolutely won’t forgive you…!” (Freed)

Don’t get mad over such a thing… do you lack calcium? Drink milk.

Ignoring Freed who was trembling in vexation, I also tried to eavesdrop what kind of conversation Leon had with them by relying on my monstrous hearing.

[We’re finally able to speak with you!] [We’re glad!]

[We were worried, it would be no good if you were left as is~!] [But we’re glad you could recover like this!]

[It’s all thanks to Nakama power isn’t it!] (Tl’s note: Nakama = friendship)

The lights’ voices were all of a young child, and they sounded elated to be able to speak with Leon.

“W, who are you guys…?” (Leon) [We are Fairies!]

[And not normal fairies at that, you know? We’re Great Fairies!] [The Great Fairies of Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, and Lightning!] “F, Fairies!?” (Leon)

To my surprise, the identity of the balls of light that talked to Leon were Fairies, it seemed.

Rather, the reason why everyone but Barna-san could see it because he’s an elf, and they’re visible for me because I have the skill [World’s Eye]. It’s written in the skill’s description that it lets me see invisible things, after all.

[We have been waiting, you know!]

[For the time you want to use magic, that is!]

[We’re sorry, aren’t we? We couldn’t save you when you were in pain…] [We can’t save you if we weren’t in a contract.]

[When you were a child, our power was too immense.] [But now it’s different!]

[That’s right! We can establish a contract with you now!] “W, with someone like me…? Why…?” (Leon)

[It’s because it’s you! It has to be you!] [That’s right!]

[We all want to make a contract with you!]

The fairies were desperately appealing to Leon.

In favor of that, Leon murmured as he put his face down.

“…Honestly, I’m still scared of magic. No… I’m scared of big brother.” (Leon) […]

“Even though I talked that big, I can’t win against him… my heart is already losing…” (Leon)

[…]

“But… even so… I, I can’t forgive him for making fun of everyone.” (Leon) [Leon…]

“If I make a contract with you… can I defeat my older brother…? Even for someone like me… can I face forward once again…?” (Leon)

To Leon’s earnest feeling, the fairies nodded strongly. [Of course!]

At that moment, my eyes saw a strong connection established between Leon and the fairies.

The connection made a form then appeared on the back of Leon’s hand. On it was a crest depicted the silhouettes of the fairies materialised.

“Th, this is…? “ (Leon)

[That is the evidence of the contract between us!] [Come now, show him!]

[The power you acquired to protect your friends!] [Our feelings when we couldn’t protect you until now!] [Let your brother know the power of the great fairies!]

While such a conversation happened, as I glanced towards Freed once again, his face was the red itself.

“Unforgiveable…! Ignoring me to this extent…! You lowly small fry… DON’T IGNORE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!” (Freed)

He’s, like, furious huh.

“Say, why is he getting mad that far?” (Seiichi)

“Hah? No, it’s probably because Leon was Leon ignoring him while Freed was busy showering him with curses.” (Blued)

After I reflexively asked Blued who was near me, I learned that Freed didn’t launch even a single attack, and kept spewing out slanders. Wait, I feel like Leon was having a conversation for quite a long time, and thinking he spent all those time spewing out slanders, that in itself is amazing. I’m envious of his abundant of vocabularies. No, I don’t need a vocab dictionary of slanders though.

Having finally reached the limit of his patience, Freed spread out his both arms then roused his magic.

“Let me remind you of your trauma…! Do your best shivering in tears!” (Freed)

Freed made several spears of flame appeared.

“I used to play and bake you using only <Fireball>, but now it’s different! I’ll make your internal organs bake with this <Fire Lance>…! Go!” (Freed)

That train of thought is dangerous, oi.

As I was inadvertently retorted in my head, the spears of flame were shot vigorously and flew towards Leon.

However.

“U, uwaaaaaah!!” (Leon) [It’s okay, fear not!]

[We will definitely protect you!]

The fairies flew out to protect Leon from the incoming magic, then used their magic. [You lowly human, there’s no way you can win against us in term of magic!]

[Doing something so terrible to Leon… we won’t forgive you!] [Eat this, <True Fire Lance>!]

[<True Earth Wall>!] [<True Water Ball>!] [<True Lightning>!] [<True Storm>!]

The moment the fairies tried to exercise their magic, their appearance seemed to be visible for everyone other than me, as it was proved from how Blued and his classmates next to me were astonished.

“Wh… what light, is that…” (Helen, I think?)

“It’s beautiful isn’t it~!” (Rachel)

“Oooh! Is it finally time for Leon-kun’s awakening!?” (Flora) Flora’s words were not necessarily wrong.

I dare say, Leon had obtained a really strong power with this.

Regardless of that, surpassing [Fire Lance] that Freed used in size, this [True Fire Lance] that the fairies had produced erased, rather, swallowed Freed’s magic, got even bigger, then approached him.

“Haheh!?” (Freed)

Freed who showed a deformed face at that spectacle, and as though it was to enclose his perimeter, an enormous wall of earth emerged this time, he lost his escape path.

“Hah? Hah? Hah? Why? WHY!? WHY THE MAGIC… GYAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!” (Freed)

Just as he was baffled to the events that occurred one after another, the huge [True Fire Lance] finally arrived then attacked his body.

“H, HOOOooooooOOOOTTTT!!! IT’S HOT HOT HOT HOOOOOOOOTTTTTT!!!!” (Freed)

He struggled frantically to get rid of the fire that clung to his body, but the flame instead continued to blaze and not diffuse.

…Uwaah…

As I was spontaneously repulsed by Freed’s current state, a gigantic mass of water came and doused him from atop of his head this time.

“Gahek!?” (Freed)

Assaulted by that gigantic mass of water, Freed stuck to the ground like a trampled frog. But the flame was extinguished after it made contact with that mass of water.

“Gah, kah…” (Freed)

However, the final blow didn’t stop.

To his surprise, thunderbolt dropped upon him who had befallen. “ABABABABABBABABABABABA!?” (Freed)

Freed who, just like the characters from manga, electrocuted to the point where his bones were visible.

By the time the thunderbolt dissipated, Freed’s appearance which was convulsing was tumbling in vain.

His current state was fully charred with his hairs were standing in spikes as if he had faced an explosion.

No matter who saw him, no one could deny that he was losing.

——Upon him, as if saying that his usual behaviour was bad, the final hammer was swung down.

To our surprise, aiming at the immobilized him, a tornado that could gouge out the stadium’s ground even though it was small in scale, mercilessly rotated his body that couldn’t even put any means of resistance.

“Ah——” (Freed)

And then, his hair which was stirred by the strong current, burned by the flame and electrocuted by the thunderbolt, and lastly, the wind that plucked it all off, his head now shined brightly.

However, as though it was saying he couldn’t be forgiven even after all that, his head was pierced deep into the ground, making his shining scalp soon died out.

The silent atmosphere wrapped the whole stadium. Meanwhile, the fairies declared thus with a triumph. [Not even a problem!]

[Learn from this and never bully Leon ever again!]

[Next time it’ll be more terrible!] [That’s right that’s right!]

[We’re Leon’s allies, Leon’s power, after all!]

Un, well… I believe everyone got what are you trying to say. It was that much of a one-sidedly cruel match after all.

Lily-san who snapped out first from the impactful scene announced the outcome, as confused as she was.

[Hah!? E, etto… winner, participant Leon from class F…?] (Lily)

While even the hosts were shocked, but the one who was shocked the most was Leon who should be the winner.

Leon who seemed befuddled for a while suddenly lost his consciousness then fell on the spot.

“L, Leon!?” [Awawawa!]

[Oh no! We went too far!]

[Because it’s our first time; we don’t know Leon’s mana amount…] [Wh, what do we do!?]

[Get a grip, Leon!]

Apparently, due to the fairies’ magic Leon had his MP drained out then fainted.

As I was about to approach Leon, the announcement flowed into my brain yet again.

[<Great Fairies Magic: Fire> has been mastered. <Great Fairies Magic: Water> has been mastered. <Great Fairies Magic: Wind> has been mastered. <Great Fairies Magic: Earth> has been mastered. <Great Fairies Magic: Lightning> has been mastered. ]

“Gahak!?” (Seiichi)

“Seiichi!?” (Saria)

I also collapsed on the spot.

I mean isn’t that weird!? It’s the fairy magic you know!? Great fairies even! How come I can use it!?

Isn’t this that dangerous thing that required me to make a contract with fairies before I could use it!? But now I’ve become able to use it, though!

I who received a mental attack from an unexpected place then crumbled down, soon recovered and then headed towards Leon.

Then, I lifted Leon while talking to the fairies.

“Etto, I’d like to bring Leon to the infirmary to let him rest, but… is it okay?” (Seiichi) [Eh? U, un, that’s okay…]

[Tte, you can see us!?] [Elf… no, but a human!?]

Sure enough, the fairies voiced their surprise when they knew I could see them. “That’s, well… don’t touch that topic. I’m getting sad.” (Seiichi)

[Eh? Ah, s, sorry? Somehow…]

“No, it’s okay… well then, let’s take him.” (Seiichi) I even made the fairies considerate of me.

With that regard, as I was about to take him to the infirmary ASAP, a voice raised from the class S’ side.

“W, wait! Bastard… how dare you put a scar on my career…!” (Cliff) “Hmmm?” (Seiichi)

When I turned around, the teacher from class S… err, was his name Cliff-sensei? Glared daggers at me with his face beet red.

“Ano… I don’t understand what are you saying…” (Seiichi)

“Hah! This is why you plebs… Can’t you even understand human speech? How pitiful…” (Cliff)

Eeh… what am I being pitied about…

“In any case, you bastard have made a scar over my career. Do you understand what that means?” (Cliff)

“Nope, not at all.” (Seiichi) “Wha!?” (Cliff)

No, even if you give me that surprised face… what does that mean anyway?

Also, this person… even though the ones who are injured and fainted are his students, is it his career the only thing he cares of?

As I involuntary wrinkled my brows, the moderators’ voice was heard.

[Troubles sure keep coming one after another! Isn’t it a very interesting development!] (Lily)

[You’re right.] (Michael)

Your curiosity got the better of you huh!?

Is it okay to tolerate this situation!? No, maybe I could finish the convo on my side, but I don’t think the other party will let me do so though!?

As I inadvertently glanced towards Barna-san in the audience seat, he for some reason showed me an expectant laugh.

Isn’t there anyone who’ll stop it!?

No, Lily-san, Michael, and Barna-san are purely enjoying it, but the other audiences are looking at me as if they were hoping I’d get beaten up one-sidedly by Cliff-sensei though!?

Even Al and everyone from class F was looking at me worried… no, only Saria and Rurune were grinning broadly.

That being said, as expected it even if class F defeated class S, their recognition of us wouldn’t change that easily.

Or rather, ‘You lowly class F getting full of yourselves’ kind of disdain got even harsher.

For that reason, they must want to relieve themselves by seeing me, the homeroom teacher of class F get beaten black and blue. Be gentler to me, please!

“Aah… I have to take a student to the infirmary, so I’ll excuse myself…” (Seiichi)

When I gently ended the conversation, showing my back to Cliff-sensei and about take my leave, it was then.

“! Big bro, watch out!” (Agnos) Agnos’ voice roused to the air.

As I was surprised when I heard that voice, Agnos pointed to my behind in haste.

No, not limited to Agnos, everyone from class F showed an impatient expression on their faces.

As I also looked my back, there was a spear of fire hot on my heels.

[Fire Lance] that I saw couples of times in this In-School Tournament was approaching to me.

Rachel and Flora’s scream reached my ears, the fairies who noticed [Fire Lance] that was approaching tried to defend against it, but Leon who acted as their Mana source lost his consciousness because his MP was depleted.

At this time, everyone must be thinking that I would get a direct hit by the [Fire Lance].

——Except me that is. “That’s close.” (Seiichi)

I, reflexively, grabbed the [Fire Lance] with my right hand.

First of all, Cliff-sensei exclaimed so with a dolt expression on him.

Ooh, I somehow caught it by reflex, but, I see, so it’s plausible. It’s not hot anyway… Huh? Don’t tell me, this action itself is proof that I have stopped being a human…

Suddenly, the moment that thought crossed my mind, Cliff-sensei snapped back then

rapidly fire magic.

“B, BASTARD!! WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DOOOOO!?” (Cliff)

“Eeh!?” (Seiichi)

While I got surprised because abruptly getting yelled at, Cliff-sensei launched a large amount of [Fire Lance] and [Thunder Lance].

Using the [Fire Lance] I gripped I lightly brushed the incoming magic away, and, without feeling anything in particular, I caught three of those magic by the gap between my right hands’ fingers then threw them back lightly as an addition.

Thereupon, both [Fire Lance] and [Thunder Lance] that headed to me scattered without a trace upon meeting the magic I threw back.

On the contrary, the magic that I threw was clearly way more powerful than when it was fired by Cliff-sensei and didn’t stop after scattering the incoming magic, they then blew the grounds surrounding Cliff-sensei away.

“EEEeeeeeeEEKKKK!?” (Cliff) “Ah.” (Seiichi)

Even though I already held back so much… or was that amount of power itself strange?

Cliff-sensei’s hip gave in to the firepower behind the magic I returned to him, and he then fell to his butt.

…With this, he won’t fire any magic again.

Thinking thus, I was finally going to bring Leon to the infirmary——. “Ma, MAKING FUN OF MEEEEEEEEE!!!!!” (Cliff)

“Heh?” (Seiichi)

Hearing such a wail, I looked over my should for the second time, only to find magic amounted to more than twice the ones before was flying upon me.

There’s something weird from how he fired magic to an unguarded person in the first place, but, more than that, wouldn’t any normal human get burnt into cinders with this?

…No, it’s not like I’m saying I’m not a normal human, okay? I hope you don’t misunderstand that!

While muttering those words that weren’t particularly meant to anyone in my heart, I got a little bit irked by how my actions got obstructed again and again. I have a student fainted here, even though I want to bring him to the infirmary as soon as possible…

When I glared at those magic hatefully while holding that emotion in me, it was then. The magic halted at once.

“Huh?” (Seiichi)

Cliff-sensei broke into an even more dolt face than before, showing that he couldn’t comprehend what was happening.

On the contrary, I also tilted my head in wonder of why did the magic stop.

And then, those magic projectiles, as if they were afraid of something… no. That conduct, it was as if they were afraid of me…?

Anyway, as the magic trembled violently on the spot, they shifted their aim to Cliff- sensei at once.

“Fuheh?” (Cliff)

“Eh?” (Seiichi) Thus——.

“N, no no no no! Wait wait wait wait WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT!!! THEY’RE MAGIC I LAUNCHED YOU KNOW!? WHY ARE THEY AIMING AT ME!? WHY ARE THEY GETTING FASTER THAN WHEN I FIRED THEM!? WHY ARE THEY DUPLICATING AND GOT EVEN MORE THAN WHEN I RELEASED THEEEEEMMMM!? B, BASTAAARD!! WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOOOOO!?!?!?!”

“W, well?”

“STOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOP!!!!

DON’TCOMEDON’TCOMEDON’TCOMEDON’TCOMEDON’TCOMEDON’TCOME!!!! S, STO——”

“Ah.”

ZUDODODODODODODODODODODODODODOOON!!! “GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?!?!?!?!?!?”

The magic that packed a tremendous amount of firepower within their every shot swallowed Cliff-sensei with their tremendous number of mayhem.

For several tens of seconds, the magic fell upon on Cliff-sensei.

The magic stopped before long, then the rest of those magic that somehow hanged on the air, as if observing my complexion, meekly turned to me.

……No, I don’t understand what does that mean.

When I involuntary shook my head, the magic once again turned against Cliff-sensei in panic then showered him numerously.

“AHAGABOGUBEGYAKYOKUWOARAFAFEDAGAGYOKABBABAGEBAGOGOGUGRGAIK AAAAAAAA!?!?!?!?”

A scream which had become incomprehensible reached my ear.

Several tens of seconds passed, the magic stopped their assault, then they meekly turned to me as though to check my complexion just as before.

As I got even more confused, reflexively shook my head, the magic was about to attacked Cliff-sensei once again, before I finally snapped out then hastily stopped them.

“N, no no no no! Won’t you stop already!? Cliff-sensei’s HP is literally zero! Wait, why am I telling magic to stop!?”

I still can’t wrap my head around it, but if this continues on Cliff-sensei will ascend to

heaven! No, it’s his own magic though!

For some reason my voice conveyed to the magic, even though magic should have no facial expression nor emotion, they skillfully showed me a relieved gesture in their flaming spear form, then the rest of the magic vanished.

The cloud of dust cleared, and when I glanced to where Cliff-sensei was, what lied there was a naked pants-wetting bald man with his eyes turned white

“Let’s go to the infirmary.”

I turned my heels to head to the infirmary.

“Fuu…”

After I managed to take Leon to the infirmary, I started heading back to the Stadium.

The infirmary’s doctor isn’t there anyway… he also wasn’t there before, but there is one right? At the very least I’ve never seen him.

Putting that aside… I’m being treated with consideration by magic, what kind of situation is this. What are they seeking from me I wonder?

In the first place, what caused the situation to be like this? I try to display my Status.

Thereupon, there were no particular changes in Attack’s and in similar areas nor Skills and so on, but I found something weird among the titles.

[One who Subdued Magic]… was there. Don’t joke with me!

It only confused me even further! That bad explanation is still bad as usual! But, now I understand it.

This title is the cause of that situation! “Hah… enough. Let’s go back.”

Suppressing the emotions that had no place to go, I totteringly headed to the stadium.

…Ah, come to think of it in this situation, my status keeps elevating thanks to the skill [Human Emotion] or something huh… Hahaha.

“I’m sick of it!”

While Seiichi was taking Leon to the infirmary, everyone, including the audience, finally snapped out of it.

“W, what in the world was that…?”

“I don’t know, but the teacher from class S was one-sidedly beaten up or something…” “What the heck is that man…?”

“In the first place, why would he be a homeroom for something like class F…?” Everyone was tilting their head at Seiichi’s existence.

In the meantime, Lily-san the host who had regained her senses continued her work. [*gasp*!? What an unthinkable course, even my consciousness was blasted to oblivion!] [It was something very enigmatic, was it not.]

[Y, you’re right… Well, various thing happened, but now the outcome has been determined! Match between class S against class F, Boys’ group. Winner, class F!]

Even after Lily-san said so, there almost no applause rose from the audience.

And the reason for that was because the people that they had always looked down upon as their inferiors had defeated the strongest class in the academy, and they didn’t want to admit it.

Lily who quickly inferred the atmosphere of the venue wanted to abandon from proceeding to host the girls’ group match between class S and class F, but knowing that that couldn’t be done, Lily proceeded.

[Well then… Next is the tournament between class S’ girls versus class F’s girls! Now, what kind of match will happen!?]

[Most likely it’ll be class F’s complete victory.] [I’d like you to take a clue here!]

While the two hosts were holding an exchange much like a comedy skit, it was then. All of a sudden, a black vortex occurred in the center of the stadium.

Looking at that vortex, among the people who tilted their head, Barnabas was the only one who noticed the evil presence that was coming out from the said vortex, then jumped out from the audience seat straight to the center of the stadium.

However——.

“Guh!? Th, this is…!”

Numerous ring of light twined on Barnabas’ body, restrained his movements, shackled him up, then made him tumbled to the ground.

The whole venue was stunned looking at Barnabas, the headmaster, suddenly took action, only to get immobilized.

Thereupon, from the vortex, a single man in a lab coat and a young woman dressed in black and white gothic attire stepped out.

The man wore glasses, and despite his face was neat and his smile was gentle, the air he carried was sinister.

The young woman too, despite the left half of her face, was hiding behind a white mask, it couldn’t conceal her beauty, and while she had an exquisite smile, the air she had about her was just as sinister as the man.

The man in the lab coat walked one step then raised his voice towards the bewildered audience.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m one named Demiolos from Demon God’s Cult. I’m sorry for the sudden occurrence, but I’ll have you die.”

Listening to the man in the lab coat——Demiolos’ words, everyone could only wonder. Looking at them, Demiolos deepened his smile.

“Fumu… It seems like you can’t comprehend it. Well then, what about this?”

As Demiolos flicked his fingers, the rings of light that restrained Barnabas tightened on him with terrific force.

“GAAAAAAHHH!!!!”

Listening to that heartful scream, everyone finally understood the state of affair—— then fell into a panic.

“H, headmaster!?” “Wh, what the fuck!?”

“You’ll have us to die… y, you’re kidding right!?” “What the heck is the Demon God’s Cult…!”

When screams rose from the audience seat, Demiolos’ and the young woman’s smiles got even deeper.

“This scream is also another offering for the Demon God… good is it not.” “Angelea. Not yet. The true dread is still starting.”

As Demiolos said to the young woman——Angelea, he approached the suffering Barnabas then kicked him up.

“!?”

[Hahahaha! Unsightly aren’t you, [Saint of Magic]? In the end, you are nothing but a helpless being when your magic is confined.]

“Light attribute advanced magic, [Magic Sealing Light], is it…!?”

“Should I say; at least your knowledge is worthy of being praised? Knowing that won’t help you in any way, however.”

In the meantime, while Barnabas and Demiolos had that exchange, some of the students started their move to try to escape.

Looking over that, Demiolos spoke with a sadistic smile on his lips.

“Oops, it’s better to not thinking of running away from this place. I have placed certain magic on the entrance after all. And it’s better to not hope for reinforcement from outside as well. At any rate——you will die anyway.”

At Demiolos’ words, the whole stadium fell into silence.

“Be that as it may, this is called “preparation paying itself off.” Like this, I was able to set up transfer magic which only activated when there were living being inside the stadium. As you can see, I easily managed to secure hostages.”

While saying so, Demiolos seized the dying Cliff-sensei by his neck.

Demiolos now realized that Cliff-sensei was dying, he then fixed his slipped glasses while cold sweat ran on his back

“…S, somehow he is already dying.”

To think that he was already dying even before he could be used as a hostage, even Demiolos didn’t expect it.

He controlled his expression so the surrounding gaze wouldn’t notice it, but he was panicking inside.

“W, well, fine. In any case, your fates are within my grasp. Your last ray of hope, [Saint of Magic] is another hostage of mine after all.”

As he pulled himself back, Demiolos glanced over the whole gallery.

“However, we didn’t come here only to kill you. We came here to play a certain game.” “Game… you said…?”

Barnabas said so while withstanding the pain.

“Precisely, a game. I’ll have you to face me one by one. Simple, is it not? If you win, you’ll be freed. Well, if you lose… you die, however.”

No one could utter a word.

“Of course, I don’t mind if you break the rule and attack me all at once. Only if you have

the confidence to see through and evade all the scattered magic… though.”

Now that even Barnabas didn’t notice the magic Demiolos had set up, and subsequently had himself got caught, no one could do so.

“Un, easily taught humans are likable. Well, at any rate, none of you can get out before you defeat me.”

“Wait a minute, Demiolos? I have never heard of this. Besides, what should I do?” “Nn? Aah, Angelea. You have a big role to do, do be at ease.”

“A big role?”

It was the moment Angelea asked him in distrust.

From Angelea’s foothold, the same magic that restrained Barnabas appeared then restrained her in a blink of an eye.

“Guh!? W, what are you doing!?”

“Don’t you understand? A human who thought she was in a safe haven got pushed off into the abyss… just how much despair will be born if I do that, I wonder?”

“You… Don’t tell me…!”

“It certainly was my mistake that I didn’t lay my hand on this troubling chicken den of an academy. However, there’s no need for this troublesome labor like cooperating to harvest despair… and that’s not all. Besides, even if you’re called the [Homicide Princess], I’m aware of it, you know? You only kill people by instigating them on other apostles without dirtying your own hand. You’re more cowardly than I am. At any rate, while you’re yearning to resurrect Demon God-sama, you won’t dirty yourself at all. That’s precisely why, now that you have set up the scattered magic, I no longer have any use of you.”

“Kh… Even if that was true… I, if you kill me, that magic will vanish you know? Is that fine for you?”

“Kukuku… Certainly, even if I acted the part as if I could use magic, unfortunately, I’m poor at it. The magic that has been set up in some important places and this [Magic

Sealing Light] are my limits. Especially offensive magic and so on, I’m bad at them. However… If you recognize what this is, the rest will be easy.”

Demiolos produced a black ring to show it to Angelea.

“It’s a [Collar of Slavery]. Well then, what will happen if I made you wear… you understand, don’t you?”

“S, stop…!”

Even if Angelea desperately struggled, Demiolos only cast her a despising gaze then wore it around her neck without any hesitation.

He then released the light that restrained Angelea.

“Now then, with this you are my slave. You can no longer go against me.” “You…!”

The moment the enraged Angelea leaped out to Demiolos, due to the effect of [Collar of Slavery], it was judged that she was trying to attack Demiolos, her master, and violent pain assaulted Angelea.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”

“You have no human right. Obediently get used, then get killed.”

After she was fell on the spot on account of the pain she couldn’t bear, she scowled at Demiolos.

“Hah… Hah… Doing something like… this to me, a fellow… apostle… Demon God-sama won’t let it pass…!”

“It seems like you’re misunderstanding something. You are——not an apostle.” The words uttered by Demiolos, Angelea couldn’t comprehend them.

“Apostles are beings who have been bestowed a part of Demon God-sama’s power and could use it. And as proof of that, a stigma appears. Just like this.”

As Demiolos showed his chest, an ominous wicked devil within a shield was drawn there.

“Well, just where is your stigmata I wonder?” “——”

Angelea had no idea about the stigmata.

“It must’ve been very amusing for the other apostles. You might be not an apostle, but at least your magic and your intelligence have their uses. That’s precisely why they were following your words to keep collecting malice and despair. But, behind that, looking at you being proud to be an apostle despite not even having stigmata… kukuku… AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!”

Demiolos laughed so hard.

And then, Angelea…

“That’s it! That is it! That expression, that emotion is what I want!”

As he grabbed Angelea’s hair then pulled her, he reached the mask that covered the left side of her face.

“! S, sto——”

“This is unnecessary.”

After he got rid of that mask, what laid beyond it——-was a burned skin so miserable that it was painful to look at.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! UNSIGHTLY!! YOU’RE UNSIGHTLY, ANGELEA!!! UNSIGHTLY TO ALL HELL!!!!”

“Uu…”

“You see I know why you joined the Demon God’s Cult. You were once an aristocrat ruling a certain region. You also had a fiancee. It seemed like that fiancee of yours was in a dignified and righteous association. You were treasured by your family and by the people, your life was gorgeous——until your fief was burnt down that is.”

“!”

“A burning territory, and its people who were running about trying to escape! You failed to escape that fire and resulting in that large scar on your face. Aah, the face of the woman who was about to marry has become spoilt. The slump you had after that was quite the amusement, you know. Being avoided by your own family, and even your engagement was annulled by the fiancee you trusted… you lost everything in that fire. Good gracious… what a disastrous incident, wasn’t it.”

“……why…… to that far……”

“Don’t you see it? The man behind that fire… was me. It was pleasant… Aah, was it not very pleasant! The pleasant feeling when I knocked down someone from the peak of their life to the very bottom! The face that filled with nothing but despair and pain! AHAHAHAHAHA!!! Not only will it lead to Demon God-sama’s resurrection, it even contributed to my own mental stability!”

“S, stop it… already…”

“Are you vexed? Are you sad? Or are you mayhaps angry? Either way, strong negative emotions will be the offerings for Demon God-sama… Now, evoke more negative emotions!”

As he said that as if he was intoxicated, Demiolos then slapped Angelea onto the ground then stomped from above.

“An unsightly face is a great match with the ground, don’t you think? Just like this, rub your face against it.”

“Bastard…! Aren’t you comrades…!”

Even if Barnabas was enraged while his forehead showered with cold sweat, his bind didn’t loosen at all, and Demiolos turned his head to Barnabas then spoke as if it was not of his concern.

“No?”

“!?”

To that eyes of his that shiveringly didn’t reflect any kind of emotion, Barna was

dreaded.

And that also applied to the people all around.

Demiolos’ words were so shocking that no one could not make any movement. “That person is… somehow scary…”

“Saria-sama, it’s alright! I’ll protect you!”

Unusually enough, that also applied to Saria’s group, as the conduct and atmosphere Demiolos had alarmed Saria and Rurune’s instinct.

However——.

“Bastard… coming out so suddenly then spewing out nonsenses all the while… Oi! Dumb it down so that even I can understand!”

“A, Agnos!?”

From the seat that contained class F, from the anger that exceeded his own fear, Agnos who could not hold it any longer walked toward Demiolos rapidly.

“Saying hard words here and there… If you have something to say, say it frankly!” “I see. Then die.”

“That’s too frank, idiot!”

Agnos who was filled with anger was ignored just as usual. “Agnos-kun! You can’t, go back!”

“No, Beatrice-neesan. This fucker is making a fool of me! I’ll hit him no matter what!” “No, you’re the fool one.”

“Blued-kun!?”

To their surprise, Blued, just like Agnos, walked towards Demiolos.

“At first I don’t give two shit of what kind of people you guys are. However… even if you are evil beings who shared the same goal, disgracing, insulting the person who was your own comrade really makes me feel unpleasant.”

“Hou? Then, just what will you do about that?”

“That obvious ain’t it? We’ll beat the crap outta you…!”

Saying so, Agnos rushed out while brandishing his nail bat. “If it’s close combat then you’re talking about me!”

The moment Agnos tried to full swing his nailbat to Demiolos——. “How foolish”

Demiolos’ figure vanished.

“Unfortunately, close combat is my specialty, you see.” “Gahak!?”

“Agnos!”

A sharp blow landed on Agnos’ torso.

And just like that Agnos was blown far away.

“You fucker, oi!? Rather, strong ain’t cha!? About as fast as Big bro, though!?” “…”

Agnos showed his bewilderment while wiping the blood that flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Saria’s group was also surprised because in fact Demiolos’ movement couldn’t be caught with their eyes.

“Have you come to understand? This is the power of an apostle… the power of Demon God-sama. Putting that aside, you’ve come to face me as well. You’ve prepared your

resolve, have you not?” “!?”

Even after Blued changed his stance to protect himself with his longsword in the form of instinct, Demiolos pulverized that longsword with his fist then blew Blued away, much as what he did to Agnos.

“Only to this extent? Even though I’m going easy to you… truly a shame… fine enough. You two will be the first sacrifice.”

Saying so, Demiolos closed in on Agnos in a blink of an eye, seized him by his neck with one hand then lifted him.

“Agah!? Guh!”

“Will you suffocate first, or will your neck break first… Now then, which death are you going to face?”

“Neither of them…!”

Just when Demiolos was about to kill Agnos, Altoria jumped out then attacked. Hence Demiolos cast Agnos away then took distance.

“Soz… my body couldn’t move due to the fear. But it’s fine now. I’ll also fight.” [Let me help too.]

Thereupon, Bead and Altoria came out in tow.

And, as usual, he was communicating through something resembling a sketchbook. [Apparently, he’s the addressee of my destiny. Along with that woman… that is.] “Addressee of your destiny?”

Although Altoria tilted her head in wonder, the next words were not written in Bead’s sketchbook.

“Fumu… two people joined the fray at once. But, for me, no matter how many mere adventurers or students increases, it won’t change anything, however.”

“Shut up!”

Altoria skillfully manipulated her ax, attacking Demiolos.

Acceding to that, Bead too wielded his fist that fitted with knuckles.

“Truly disheartening. If you joined the game, I’d fight you even if I don’t want to… Do you want to die that much?”

“Like hell that’s true… Oraa!!”

As Altoria swung her ax in a large arc, Demiolos lightly evaded that, then aimed at Bead instead of her.

“Shit…!”

[!]

“Oh adventurer, behold. With your strength, there is nobody you can protect.”

Stating such, a fist that packed a dreadful amount of force buried deep into Bead’s abdomen, and just like that Bead was launched high into the air.

“Bead!!”

“Do you have enough room to worry about others, I wonder?”

As Altoria swiftly took a defensive pose, a strong impact assailed her ax.

For it then got pulverized just like Blued’s longsword, the impact reached even Altoria and blew her away.

And then, and finally, then, Bead descended from the air, violently crashed the ground.

“Fumu… Before, you said you had a destiny with Angelea and me. But I have no recollection of that bear face… No, what about the one behind it?”

[!?]

Closing slowly to the stifled Bead, Demiolos reached out to the bear costume’s head. And then——.

“!… Kukuku… Ahahaha…… AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! THIS A MASTERPIECE!!!! FANTASTIC, TRULY FANTASTIC!!!!”

[…]

“Angelea! Good for you! Someone like you… no, a victim even worse than you is here!!”

The bare face that laid behind that bear costume… was a face completely filled with burnt traces with not a single hair rooted, a heartbreaking bare face to look at.

“To think I would see another human whose fate has been distorted by my hand within a day! Fantastic! Truly unsightly! The opportunity for you to avenge that came by chance, ended up vanishing in vain… pathetic! This is precisely the difference between the chosen ones and the rest of the mass. That’s right, cry. Shout. Scream! Oh no, your throat is also palsied, is it not? My, where’s my manner. But, aren’t you glad. You won’t be able to whine after all!”

[…!]

“Please, stop it!”

Beatrice unhesitant jumped to the stadium then said so.

“Don’t… don’t hurt the students and teachers any more than this!” “I don’t want to, though?”

“!”

“What are you misunderstanding for? You have no right nor power to state your opinion. Obediently join my game, then die miserably in despair… Yeah, just at the right time. I shall give you a death full of despair. What, it’s nothing difficult. I’ll only mince you from your fingertip and bend your joints backward. Easy, don’t you think? I’m bad at offensive magic, but recovery magic is my forte, you see. I’ll revive you every

time you are on the brink of death.”

Beatrice cowered to the malice Demiolos let out. “B, Beatrice… neesan… please… run away…!”

“You defeated ones should shut up.” “Aghak!?”

Demiolos closed into Agnos in an instant; then he kicked his face up just like that. And then, he once again turned towards Beatrice, then slowly walked to her.

Beatrice’s waist gave up, and she fell to sit on the spot. “Now, show me your face filled with despair.”

“S, sto——”

The hand of despair was gradually extended to Beatrice——. “Eh, what’s with this situation!?”

Seiichi who just came back from the infirmary stood there with his eyes.

——At that moment, the aim of the despair flipped.

Once I returned from the infirmary, for some reason the stadium was enveloped in a strange atmosphere.

As I hurriedly turned my head to the stage, there was a man in lab coat standing there, and beside him was people who were crouched, knocked, and even lying about… Rather, aren’t they Agnos and the others!?

“Eh, what’s with this situation!?”

The closer I got to them, the more I couldn’t understand what happened. And then, I noticed two people who had a large burn scar on their faces. “What’s with that scar!? Are you okay!?”

After I involuntary said that, almost reflexively, I exercised [Holy Mother’s Healing], the highest tier of Light attribute magic, to the two who had burn scars.

While [Holy Mother’s Healing] couldn’t revive the dead, it was a magic that could heal any kind of injury and sickness in an instant, it seemed.

It seemed… that was to say, nobody could use it, so it remained as a legend.

For the recovery magic that was currently being used in this world, apparently patching up a lost limb was its utmost extent, and even that usually left prognostic symptoms.

The two who wrapped in my light then came out uninjured were bewildered.

“Rather, aren’t all of you hurt! Wait, you’re the infirmary’s doctor, aren’t you? We have to help them fast!”

“…You, in this situation you still see me as the infirmary’s doctor?”

“Yes? Aren’t you wearing the lab coat. Ah, or is it a cosplay?… No, is the concept of cosplay a thing in this world?… Well, it’s fine either way. At any rate, everyone is crying in pain, so you came running to them after hearing them as well didn’t you? You weren’t there in the infirmary after all.”

“…”

Am I wrong?

As I tilted my head in wonder, the man in labcoat was looking at me dumbfounded… I feel reluctant to say this, but do your job won’t you? Else I’ll have to do it all alone you know?… No, it may be faster that way…

In the end, I applied a recovery magic to everyone who had collapsed.

Everyone seemed to be suffering from injuries and damages, but just like that woman from before… for some reason, Barna-san’s movement was being binded by strange rings of light.

“Err… Barna-san? It’s okay to have that kind of hobby, but forcing it on others is…” “I don’t though!? Seiichi-kun! This was done by that man!”

“Eh?”

As I spontaneously turned to the man in labcoat while my face was still showing a dunce look, the man glanced back at me with a contempt gaze.

“…Umm, I don’t have that kind of hobby, so even if you give me that look…” “You’re still misunderstanding!?”

Hearing Barna-san’s sharp tsukkomi, I tilted my head again.

Misunderstand… rather, which part am I wrong about?

“Seiichi-kun! That man is dangerous! Especially the rings of light——” “Too late.”

As the man in labcoat interrupted Barna-san, numerous rings of light appeared from below my feet and encircled me.

“Eh?”

“That is [Magic Sealing Light], advance light attribute magic. Those who are bound by this won’t be able to use magic… You too, just like [Saint of Magic], can no longer use magic.”

“Aah!!”

Looking the circle of magic that encircled me, Barna-san raised a voice filled with despair…

“Umm, is this meant to bind me?” “Hah?”

While the light circles appeared to be surrounding my body, I didn’t feel any pain and I still could use magic perfectly.

“Rather, releasing that kind of magic so suddenly… who are you, really?”

The moment I glanced over the labcoat man astonishedly, once again, the light that encircled me vigorously separated from me then restricted the man instead.

“Nna!? What, is this!?” “Ah.”

“GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!?!?!?”

Perhaps the light circles magic the man in labcoat fired had liberated from him, I could tell it was tightening on him so harshly that even a creaking sound reached my ears.

…No, I seriously don’t understand what’s happening.

Moreover, the title [One who Subdued Magic]’s effect suddenly got invoked…

As I was thinking along those lines, suddenly I heard a voice I had never heard before.

[Mastah! Can I strangle this insolent punk to death just like this?] “Eh?”

When I looked closely, one of the rings of light made a gesture as if it was turning its head then looked at me… No, maybe everything is only in my mind.

Tte…!

“Why I can talk with you!? Rather, you can talk!?” “GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! W, WHYYYYYYYYYY!?!?!?”

[Ah, you’re right! Why, I wonder?]

“F, FFFFFFUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK!!!!! GET AWAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!”

“…Don’t tell me, [Comprehension of All Language] that I possess is working… or something?”

“UUUUOOOOoooooOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!! MAGIC LIKE THIS…!”

[Noisy! Mastah is deep in thinking, shut up and wait!] “MUGH!? NN—!! NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGH!!!”

…I couldn’t hear the magics’ voice in the fight against Cliff-sensei, but now I can hear and even hold a conversation with it, that means… because I reckoned the title, I recognized that Magics have wills in them, and the skill [Comprehension of All Language] is working on account of that?

While I was thinking along those lines, I noticed the racket near me. “NngggooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

[Wha!? T, this punk! Where did he keep that power…! Mastah, I’m sorry! The bind was been broken!]

“NNGGAAAAAAAAAAHH!! Haa, haa, haa… getting in my way… you deserve certain death…!”

“Eh?”

When I cast my gaze to the noise, the man in lab coat who was bound by the rings of light all the way up to his face, forcefully broke the bind and the moment he was released, he jumped straight at me.

“To think you’d hijack my magic… It seems like you’re only skilled with magic, I see.”

No, I haven’t used any magic though…

“In addition, you dare to hinder my plan, don’t you…? I shall bestow you death with my own hands…!”

Saying so, the man in labcoat broke into a run, then circled me to my back. “Can you grasp my figure, I wonder?”

Eh, didn’t he just normally run to my rear? Was it that fast that I’d get lost sight of him?

Thinking so, I turned my heels, then the labcoat man’s fist which was striking at my abdomen came into my eyes.

Reaching that point, I finally noticed that the man in labcoat was indeed dangerous.

…No, you’re far too slow, me! Have more caution!… I’m deeply reflecting it.

As I was in an inexcusable feeling because I finally understood why Barna-san was panicking, the fist, at last, reached my stomach.

In that instant——. “Hah?”

The labcoat man’s right arm was pulverized. “Hah? Oh? Heh? M, my arm? Where’s my arm?”

His arm literally disappeared from the shoulder down.

Moreover, as though the cross section had been burnt by a high-energy laser, not even

a drop of blood spilled.

“A, AAA, AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!! MY AAAAAAAAAARRRRRMMMM!!!!”

“I, I’m sorry!?”

No, is this my fault!? I’m only standing still you know!?

“BASSSTAAAAAAAAARRRRDDDD!!!! WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”

“S, standing?”

“DON’T LLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!”

“No, it’s true though!?”

The composure he had before had completely gone, the man in labcoat was in dismay.

…no, if you calmly think over this, since my defense has reached a level where it can’t be displayed any more, wouldn’t it be dangerous if I got attacked? For the attacking one, I mean.

As I unintentionally thought about it calmly, the man glared at me with bloodshot eyes.

Scary…

“UnforgivableunforgivableunforgivableunforgivableUNFORGIVABLEEEEEE!!!! WOUNDING ME, AN APOSTLE WHO POSSESSED DEMON GOD-SAMA’S POWEEEEERRRRRR!!!!”

“No, like I know about that!?” “DDDDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!”

“Ah, wai—!”

While still in dismay, the man in labcoat struck my face with his left arm.

“GGGAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!?!?!? MY ARMS AAAARRRREEEEEEEEE!?!?!?!?!?!?”

Once again, the man’s left arm vanished. Much like his right arm.

…This, is this really my fault? It was him who one-sidedly charged at me, and judging from Barna-san’s words he’s a bad person…

Losing his both arms, the man in the labcoat who had lost his balance couldn’t support his own body and splendidly fell.

“FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUUUUCCCCCKKKK!!!! IN A PLACE LIKE TTTHHHHIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!”

“Um, somehow, sorry.”

“DON’T APOLOGIZEEEEEE!!!” “Ah.”

Just like a child who threw a tantrum, he sprang his feet violently while he was on his back, and when they touched my body, he finally lost his both feet as well.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Just what do you want really!?”

Are you a kid throwing a tantrum!

I was thinking that, but now that he lost his limbs, he only could writhe on the ground with his spine… I don’t know exactly what he did, but I somehow feel sorry for him.

Thinking so, I used [Holy Mother’s Healing] for now and restored the man’s body to the way it was.

“Bastard… You’re pitying this me!?” “Eh? Un.”

That’s right… It’ll be like that if you put it into words. I somehow feel sorry for him after all.

As I thought about it, the man expressionlessly stared at the ground.

“…I’m pitiful… you say…? I who received the power of Demon god sama, I who have transcended humanity is…? This apostle, I am…?”

What’s with this guy, so scary.

As I unconsciously took a distance from the lab coat man who mumbled on his own, Al came to me with a languid atmosphere around her.

“Seiichi… you saved my ass there…?”

“Eh? No, what happened? You look tired though…”

“I’ll tell you the details later, it’s about him now. He’s quite the dangerous guy, swooping down on us and all…”

“Eh? Then… Al, you got done in too?”

“That was quite lame of me… well, I barely could defend against him, and thanks to Seiichi’s recovery magic, I got better as you can see, ‘kay?”

Whilst saying so, Al showed me a pose as if showing her biceps.

… “Oi.”

“Ah?”

As I called to the man in the labcoat who was crouching, just when he lost the composure he had before, he got back to his feet with his eyes filled full of rage.

“Bastard… don’t get all cocky okay? That was a fluke. Yes, only a fluke. Like hell this me… this apostle me! Is losing to a mere human!”

“…”

“For healing me… you shall regret it. Due to your hateful act, even deeper despair will be brought forth after all!”

Spewing such, the man in the labcoat ran towards me.

“! Shit! I can’t follow with my eyes…!?”

While Al mumbled that right beside me, I quietly packed strength to my fist. As I was standing still, the man floated a nasty smile.

“AHAHAHA!!! Disappear! Die knowing you can do nothing with your face filled with despair! I’ll drive you to even further despair than that!! Kukuku… AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA——”

“Shut up.”

I stored my fist with all of my power(・・). “——”

In conclusion, many things flew away from the man in the labcoat. First, was the clothes. There wasn’t a single piece of them left.

Next was hair. He was refreshingly squeaky clean on every place. Next was the teeth. Not even one remained.

Then his lips were peeled out, and even though he had quite the nice feature, his nose turned upwards and made him looked like a pig.

He was in a state where every kind of fluids was dripping out of his body, his eyes were all white, pigeon-toed, and his butt protruded out.

Also, his dignity as a human was probably blown away as well.

He got stripped naked and even leaked in front of the public after all.

“Impossibleimpossibleimpossibleimpossibleimpossible… what the hell? What the hell? How do I win? To win? My winning percentage? Ican’tseeitIcan’tseeitIcan’tseeitIcan’tseeit… I can’t see any possibility to win… stop… stopstopstopstopstopstopstopstopstop… a, arms… my arms…! F, feet…!? B, body…! My limbs are…! Aah!? Hand… the hand is approaching—— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH”

The labcoat man… no, the naked man mumbled something while his eyes were still showing white, and just when I thought he floated a crazed smile, he suddenly snapped out then terrified of something, then his eyes went back to white, and his body convulsed… scary. Just what happened to him, I wonder?

…That being said, what is this? Aren’t there too many people who leaked and became bald in this single day?

Well, there are days like this huh… No, like hell there are!

But, well, for now… “I’m refreshed!”

“No, isn’t that strange!?”

“Ah, you’re right. He’s the one who got refreshed…” “I’m not talking about that though!?”

I’m wrong it seems.

Leaving that aside, at first, I was really going to use my full power to hit him, but the moment I about to swing my fist, I felt this.

…Ah, dangerous. If I strike it like this, I can’t tell exactly what the danger is, but it will be dangerous… like that.

You could say my vocabulary was poor, at any rate, the time I was about to stick out my fist that packed with all of my strength, how would I put it… I heard a creak that I couldn’t fully comprehend.

It didn’t come from my own body nor from the people around. This world itself? Kind of thing raised a loud sound.

That is definitely not good.

I who perceived that soon began to adjust my power.

And then as I gradually lowering my output, I could no longer hear the creak, so I reconfirmed if the power was fine if I adjusted it to this point, then as I shook my fist, the opponent had already had his face distorted due to my fist’s pressure, and blown away just like that.

But if he continued like that, he’d be ousted from this stadium, so utilizing wind attribute advanced magic [Wall of Windstorm King], I made him stayed within the stadium.

Uun… Although they are all types of magic I used for the first time, I used them well! Progress, progress!

Incidentally, there’s something about the hairs and clothes and such that were blown by my fist’s pressure and not magic. I don’t care though.

Well, many things happened, but… “In the end, what is this all about?” “You kidding me?!”

Al immediately retorted my remarks.

Though I didn’t hit him with everything, due the circumstances it forced me to calm down despite blood rushing to my head after I was told he laid his hands on Al, the naked man was trapped in a cycle of fainting and awakening. On top of that, when I took a closer look, his bald head started to grow some hair and his plucked off teeth were starting to regenerate. Growth to that degree in such a short span of time… is he even a human? No, I’m not one to talk though.

When I turned my head over my shoulder, I found Beatrice-san sitting dumbfounded. I lent her my hand to help her get back on her feet.

“Beatrice-san, are you okay?” “Eh? Ah… Se, Seiichi-san…?” “Yes, it’s me.”

“That’s… The man…”

“The man? Aah, if it’s about the guy who attacked before, he’s lying about over there… but it’s better if you don’t see him, you know? It’s disgusting after all.”

“Just what happened!?”

I’m stumped even if you ask me that. I mean, I don’t want to explain it.

What I was doing quite a hard feat as while I was desperately avoiding Beatrice-san’s question while covering the naked man from her sight, the girls from class F including Saria, rushed over to me from the bench area.

“Seiichi, you okay!?”

“Ou~, I’m fine~.”

“As expected of Milord…!”

When they looked at me, Saria put her hand on her chest, feeling relieved after she made sure I was fine, while Rurune gave me her reverence look.

“I was really worried you know! That person, somehow I felt something bad from him, it scares me…”

“…I’m ashamed, I also felt an unpleasant indication from that man, which rendered me unable to fight…”

“Eh!?”

Their remarks took me by surprise.

The strongest person besides me in this place was most probably either Saria or Rurune after all.

Rurune was mysterious as well in that her prowess couldn’t be measured, but since Saria had already exceeded humanity’s highest level of 500, I thought she couldn’t get defeated by any human.

And two people of their strength felt dread from that man meant… Cautiously I once again put my eyes upon the naked man.

The naked man was, in a stupid pose where he poked his butt into the air.

…Crap, I unnecessarily got even more confused.

My mind just got even more jumbled instead when I saw such ridiculous pose. It was when Helen and the rest of the girls finally reached me.

“Unreasonable as usual, Sensei.” “Is, is it that bad…”

“It’s awful. Mainly when you said unsightly about the defeated person, I can’t stomach

it.”

“Isn’t that too personal.”

“Sensei, I think you should learn common sense more~” “E, even you, Rachel…”

Even the kind looking Rachel told me that with a bitter smile plastered across her face.

Is, is it that terrible…

“Uun… Like I thought, it’s too dangerous~. But, I’m happy to have such a person as my homeroom teacher! That’s why, please teach me how to get close with beauties like Saria-chan!”

“No, like hell I know that! Rather, just how did the conversation turn into how to pick up girls!? Isn’t it normally you’d ask about how to get stronger!?”

“I don’t I need that.”

“Don’t deny it with a serious face!”

Oi, student! Aren’t you forgetting your duty as a scholar!?

I didn’t come here to teach that kind of thing, and I can’t teach it in the first place!

“Oh, well… So? What is this all about?”

When I once again asked Al, she informed me of the situation with a sigh.

“Sigh… They’re from this Demon God’s Cult lot who appeared so suddenly in the stadium. They made the teacher you defeated before and Barnabas-san their hostage and told us to play a game…”

“Game?”

“Yeah. It’s a game where if we won against the guy you defeated, we get to live and leave this stadium. Apart from me, Agnos and his fellows also joined… the level was too different, I was lamely got done in so easily. After that, the woman over there was his comrade at first, but then he double-crossed her… To be honest, what I heard and saw it, it started to make me sick.”

“…What do you mean?”

“There was a woman with a burn scar when you first came here, right? Putting aside his attitude, having a scar on her face is painful for a woman. Especially nobles. Adventurers like me having one or two scars ain’t a big thing… Any who, he’s the cause

of that scar, and above all else, he was spewing things that recalled her trauma.” “…”

Al told me the details concerning the things the naked man did. Listening from Al, I thought of one thing.

And that was…

“Maybe I should give him another hit…” “That won’t even be a joke!”

No, even only hearing about Al getting attacked made me unreasonably livid, but that in the end not that different from when Saria and the girls pinned me back in the cafeteria… Well, even then I don’t regret trying to hit him with all of my might. I held back because the world seemed to be in danger, but he laid his hands on my treasured people after all. Rather, show your guts, world! Why would you get destroyed by a single human’s punch!? I can’t understand just how come I could destroy the world, though!?

In addition, his talk was sickening as well… apparently, he’s randomly speaking about despair or something… Despair this despair that. Is he an idiot?

I live with Hope in my chest. Yes, even my own body…! I, I’m not crying okay!? My body, I believe in you, you know!?

“Well, it’ll be alright with him like that. Everyone else got saved by Seiichi’s magic as well.”

As Al said, maybe because I used recovery magic right away after I came here, there was no one… Ah, Cliff-sensei disastrously got involved with my attack… H, he’s still alive!… perhaps.

“Is Kannazuki-senpai and everyone okay?”

As I casually glanced over the audience seat to look for Kannazuki-senpai and the rest, for some reason my eyes met hers in a single shot… Eh, that’s weird… our eyes can meet in this crowd…

Kannazuki-senpai didn’t seem disturbed at all, but that was not the case for the surrounding heroes.

Those whose faces turned blue, those who fainted, and the extreme ones were turning a hateful glare to me, it was really varied.

…No, you see… if you’re at least heroes, couldn’t you think what to do about this beforehand? You hold that many pride in your powers after all… Well, from my point, if that brings harm to Kannazuki-senpai’s group, I’ll stop them though.

In addition, I can’t understand why the students’ parents and guardians are turning a gaze filled with resentment to me. Is this that? They don’t accept someone that not even is a hero taking the spotlight? If so, how small minded!

Well, at any rate, I couldn’t measure the strength of the heroes this time. If, for argument sake, they were really going to defeat the demon king, could they pull that off with their current situation? I’d still help Kannazuki-senpai and co. though.

“Oops… Barna-san, I’ll release you from your bind, okay?” “O, ou. Please do.”

I executed [President Linc*ln] and released Barna-san and the woman from their bind… Playing a big role aren’t you, [President Linc*ln]. Even though I thought I wouldn’t have to use it anymore…

And thus, for some reason, not only the bind that bound the woman, but also the black ring that was on her neck that got unbound… That black ring, don’t tell me…

“Seiichi, that woman…”

Al glanced her a worried gaze, but I thought it would be okay, so I released her.

It seemed like she was initially an enemy, but she got betrayed after all, and even until now she still touching her face.

“M, my face is… recovered…? And the collar too… why…”

“Eh? No, you were hurt after all. And, since I also have the way to cure it, I just did it…”

Looking at her state, it must’ve been a deep scar for her. Physically, and mentally…

Besides, as I expected, that collar is the [Collar of Slavery], the same kind of collar that Olga-chan made to wear.

Just to what extent did the man I hit, tried to commit evil deeds?

While such a thought was crossing my mind, the male student with comparably worse burn scar looked dumbfounded.

“……eh…… ah……”

He was touching his throat, his gesture was as though he was checking whether his own voice was there… Before that, who is he? He shares the same atmosphere with Bead, but he’s not in a bear costume…

The woman had a burn mark on her face, but the male student had it all over his head, but now in its place he had a short olive brown hair with sharp eyes with the same shade of color, it was a very gallant face… This magic can also grow hairs huh. Awesome. I wonder, would it sell if I started a business mainly in recovering hairs on Earth…?

While I was thinking about such silly things, Blued and Agnos came tottering just like Al was.

“Se, Seiichi-sensei…”

“Agnos, Blued. Are you guys okay?” “Y, yeah. We’re okay, but…”

“Big bro! What did you do to Bead!?” “Bead?… Wait, so he’s Bead after all!?”

“You cured him while not knowing about that!?” “Un… It’s good I cured him, right?”

“Now of all time!?”

“You’re really out of this world… Well, looking at him like that, won’t it be fine? Even better, he seemed like surprised for being cured all of a sudden without any reason at all…”

No, it really looked painful after all… But, I’m relieved. It’s a scar that’s fine to be healed. If, by any remote chances, it was a scar with a history behind it, I’d honestly feel guilty for curing it.

“That being said, to think such a thing happened when I took Leon to the infirmary…”

“I also did not expect so… I’m thinking of looking into the purpose of the man and woman with strict vigilance. Sorry to say this, Seiichi-kun. Can you watch over them for a little while? I have to calm the students down.”

“Understood.”

Saying so, Barna-san started to act to cool off the students’ dismay.

As I was gazing at him blankly, Al asked me as if she just remembered something. “Nn? Come to think of it, Seiichi, you came from outside didn’t you?”

“Eh? Yeah, that’s right.” “…Which way did you take?”

“Which, you ask… I took the entrance just as always.” “…”

The moment I said so, Al’s complexion became grim, then she started to examine my body.

“Is there really nothing wrong? Anything feels off?” “Eh? Eh? What is it? I’m okay though…”

When I was puzzled by her, the naked man who was mumbling something up until now, had a light flashed in his eyes.

“I see… So it’s like that… haha… AHAHAHAHA!!! Apparently, it is I who won at the very end!”

“Eh?”

As I turned my gaze to the man, he staggeringly stood up while casting a glare with dreadful hate to me.

“I am Demon God-sama’s apostle! An apostle who bears the name of [Hell Sender]! You who became our obstacle will die here!”

“!”

The moment that man shouted, something resembling a magic formation expanded below my feet.

While I was surprised by the sudden development, the time surrounding me immediately halted.

Then, with an even more surprised look on my face, I saw Al with a startled expression and the man who laughed as if he had lost it all had all of his fingers solidify, unmoveable for even a fingertip.

“Eh? Hah? What is this!?”

[Mastah, please calm down and hear me.] “Eh?”

As I turned my attention to the voice that suddenly rose, I found that the voice came from the magic formation below me.

“Umm… Is it fine to assume it’s the voice of the magic formation on my foothold?”

[Yes, it is! I actually wanted to call you as soon as possible, but… I can’t be awakened if the man’s mana who established me didn’t flow into me, so I kept silent all this time.]

“I, I see… So, why did you talk to me so suddenly?”

[About that matter, the reason why people other than Mastah are stopped is due to the

attribute that applied to me, the magic formation.]

“I’m curious, just what kind of magic that has been set on it?”

[The magic the man has set is… transfer magic. I’m a transfer magic. Hence, the attribute I govern is space… In other words, I temporarily sever the space between me and Mastah only. Though it’s only temporary, I can speak with you now!]

Isn’t that amazing! Though I said so, for some reason I could see the magic formation below my feet had stuck out its chest… It’s really expressive huh… it’s a magic though.

“I see… Then, can you prevent me from teleporting?”

As I asked it so, the magic formation answered me with a serious tone.

[Originally, I intended to do so. However, my intuition as magic formation tells me the place that you about to transfer to is a place where you definitely have to be, Mastah.]

“A place I definitely have to be? Rather, what do you mean by intuition as a magic formation!?”

Just where’s that kind of thing located in it?… To begin with, there’s no place I’ve visited in this other world.

At most they are Telbert, The Forest of Endless Sorrow, and a small village we stopped by when we were heading to this Barbadora Magic Academy on a carriage.

And despite that, just what does it mean with a place I should go according to his intuition as a magic formation… No, the transfer destination is designated by that naked man, so it must be a place I have never visited before.

[Yes. While I can’t tell you the detailed explanation, we, magic formation from the transfer system, have a function to check the compatibility between the transfer destination and the people who got transferred. Well, Mastah is the only one who can talk with us, so it holds no meaning…]

What a shocking fact!

What? So magic formation can check compatibilities among other things on its own accord!?

[The compatibilities between the destination and you, Mastah, this time around is outrageously good. This is something necessary to make you happy, Mastah! If you think it that way, the destination that was set by that man is not something wasteful!]

“Wait, you’re talking as if you don’t know the destination though!?” [I’m sorry, I also don’t know that!]

“Isn’t that bad!?”

Even though you know about compatibilities and whatnot, what would you do not knowing the destination!?

[That’s why… Mastah. For Mastah’s own sake, I want you to undergo the transfer. I’m wishing for Mastah’s happiness after all…]

“No, even if you give me that… I don’t know where I’ll be going, and above all there will be no one who can stop that guy if I got transferred now…”

[Ah, that’s okay! I have sucked all of his mana into this magic formation without his permission. In addition, I’m a magic formation of transfer magic after all. His source of power… Demon God? That thing’s divine protection has been transferred into different dimension by me. Incidentally, his physical strength and such… By the time Mastah has transferred, the man will no longer have any means to resist, so please rest assured.]

“Amazing, what’s that!?”

I have never heard about divine protection being transferred though!? Scratch that, it can even transfer physical strength!?

S, so there’s such a way to use transfer magic huh… This, what would happen if it transferred that kind of power to me?

[Ah, while we’re at it, I’ll transfer all of that man’s power to you, Mastah.] “SSTTTTOOOOOPPPPP!!!!”

I don’t need any more power than this you know!? It’s too much I don’t know what to do with it okay!?

However, the magic formation gave a deaf ear to my voice to stop it, and gleefully transferring the power that robbed from that guy to me.

[How is it, Mastah! I have transferred the bad compositions including the divine protection beyond this dimension, so please be at ease!]

Praise me, praise me! with an atmosphere like that around it, I couldn’t simply get mad to it.

It’s not something that can be passed with shallow thinking huh.

I was forced to think over it.

After sighing, I asked the magic formation with a little bit more serious expression on me.

“Then, is it really okay if I am gone?” [Yes. Please rest assured about that.]

“…And then, is it really something that important for me?”

[…In this regard, as I said before, I only know the compatibilities, so I don’t know what is expecting you there. However, I am hoping for Mastah to be happy. There’s nothing I could do except having you believe in me in this…]

“……I see.”

To the heartbroken magic formation, I opened my mouth with a bitter smile. “Understood. Well then, I’ll go to this destination or whatever.”

[…Eh? A, are you sure!?]

“Yeah. If there’s no harm to Saria and the girls, I can get relieved… I’m worried about the heroes’ movement though…”

[Leave it to me! Using the mana I snatched from that man, I’ll deploy a magic to protect Mastah’s mistress and the rest!]

This magic formation is too almighty. Rather, mistress it says…

“If you tell me to that far, I’ll believe your words then, magic formation.” […Thank you very much… Thank you very much…!]

Looking at the magic formation that started to cry in happiness, I reflexively squatted down then pat the magic formation while smiling bitterly. [2]

[Ah, Mastah! The time is about to end!]

The moment the magic formation suddenly told me that, the time around me regained its freedom, and I could see Al and the naked man began to move.

“HAHAHAHAHA!!! DIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!”

The naked man who shouted with bloodshot eyes and bubbles foamed from his mouth

As the transfer magic’s light that had set below my feet gradually became more intense, Al who got out of her rigid state desperately tried to reach me.

“SEIICHIIIIIIIII!!!!!”

“Sorry, I’ll go out for a bit! Everyone! Do your best studying for the test!” “YOU SAY THAT NOW!?”

Al kept stretching out her hand even when she was retorting me, but in the end it couldn’t reach me, and I vanished from the sight of Al and everyone else.

2

“Kukuku… Ahahaha! With this the hindrance has gone! I’ll massacre all of you! You dared to see me being humiliated didn’t you? An easy death——”

“WHERE DID YOU SEND SEIICHI TOOOOOO!!!!!!”

“Buhek!?”

I——Altoria beated the man before me——Demiolos with everything I had.

My attacks couldn’t connect up until a while ago, but now I could punch him just as it should be.

“Hah? Hah? Why? Why you cunt’s attack can’t…” “[Magic Sealing Light]!”

“GuuuUUUUUH!? S, [Saint of Magic]!?”

Barnabas-sama used the restraining magic to the dazed guy. “I won’t let you do as you please anymore.”

“You fool! Such magic will soon… Hnngh! Hnngh! Nn… NngigigiGIGIGIGIGIGIGIIIII!?!?!?” Demiolos tried to escape from that magic to the extent his face was beet red.

However, he was never released from that magic.

“W, why!? Why is my power won’t come out!? My mana pool is also empty!?” “…I don’t know what happened, but you better be ready.”

Demiolos who was restrained and unsightly. I drew closer to him.

“Oi! Where did you send Seiichi to!?”

So I said, then Demiolos floated an eerie smile.

“I told you didn’t I? I am [Hell Sender]. Just as my name states, I only sent him to the Netherworld.”

“What!?”

“I was once went to the <Netherworld>. You understand? In other words… I can send a living person straight into the Netherworld!”

“Wha!?”

“That’s right, that man——is already dead!” I only could stand in silent.

The result of believing in a magic formation deployed by a naked man——. “——Where in the hell’s name is this!?”

In the world where the vegetation were painted in jet black and the sky was dyed in dark red, I was there.

“No, isn’t it complete bullshit that this place will bring me happiness!? There are only premonition of unhappiness no matter where I look at though!?”

Just like when I was in the <Forest of Endless Sorrow>, when I unconsciously let my mouth run wild, a voice began to reverberate from nowhere.

[…This is the Netherworld. The place where the soul of the dead floats, Netherworld…] “Ah, Netherworld!… NETHERWORLD!? Rather, who are you!?”

Scary!? Just where does the voice… rather, really, who is it!?

[…I am Netherworld. This Netherworld itself…] “The scale’s too big!”

I really didn’t expect there will be a day when the Netherworld will talk to me! Rather…!

“Netherworld!? For reals!?” […Yes… You have died…] “Waow”

A fact that was served cold and hard.

For a moment, I couldn’t comprehend of what the hell was this netherworld fellow saying about. Please talk in human speech.

However, my confusion gradually subsided, then finally…

“HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?”

I could only shout.

Nononono! Dead!? O~kay~, you fucking with me!?

“Suddenly came out then told me I’m dead don’t kid with me! I demand a consolation fee!”

[…This is the Netherworld… you have no human right here…] “My human right is always denied wherever I go huh!”

Are you sure my race is [Human]? Because I have never been treated as a [human] you know?

As I desperately throwback my words, the Netherworld’s voice began to speak again after a little while.

[……However, that is only the result, you virtually have not defunct…] “Yup, I don’t understand. Make it simpler please.”

[……You have not died…] “YOSSHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”

What is it, you~! Making me all worried~!

I was raising my voice in joy, but as though pouring a cold water on it, the Netherworld’s voice continued.

[…However, you will die as a result…]

“So which one is it!?”

I mean, I only got spirited out to this world by a transfer magic.

I have no recollection of being stabbed or suffering a cardiac arrest… No, there may be also a technique to swiftly kill someone though.

[…I will say it again… This is the Netherworld… Netherworld is, the Kingdom of the dead… That’s why, everything in this world is dead, and precisely because they are dead they are in this world… Adaptation is, impossible…]

“Ah.”

I finally understood it after hearing the Netherworld’s explanation.

In other words, being in a world where a living human went to after they died was as good as being dead.

“No way… I’m really dead…?”

I was seriously depressed this time.

I mean… right? I haven’t made any resolution you know? I also left Saria and the girls on the other side…

Was it wrong for me to believe in the magic formation’s words…? Haah… So this is my end——.

The moment I thought so, an announcement flowed into my brain.

«The Skill <Evolution> has been activated. Henceforth, your body has been adapted to the Netherworld»

[…Ah… Just now, your body has become okay to be here…] “So I adapted to it huh!”

My body had adapted to the Netherworld.

[…I don’t understand, but you seeming to be able to act even in the Netherworld… you have become a deceased… is appearing a little bit different to be like that… Really, I don’t understand…]

My body is too weird that even the Netherworld is bewildered by it. I’ll say again and again.

This body is of a human okay!? I’m the one who doubts it the most though! After I retorted it to some extent in my mind, I calmed my emotion once. “Oh, well… I’m glad I know I’m still alive, but how I do get out from here?” Yes, that’s the important part.

At any rate, there’s no point of all this if I can’t get out.

“Ah, that’s it! I also only have to use magic to return!”

[…Unfortunately, Netherworld is a different world altogether from the human world… Transfer magic can only be used within the same world…]

“Ah…”

That was right, I didn’t expect the situation would end up like this, so I never thought about it before, but transfer magic could only be used inside the same world.

That was precisely why, I couldn’t use transfer magic to return to Earth.

…Hold up? Doesn’t that mean…

I who had a bad hunch, hastily tried to contact Saria and the girls through the function of <Necklace of Endless Love>.

But…

“Oi, Saria! Al! Rurune! Can you hear me!?” But no one answered my call.

Is this for real… won’t this mean I can’t go home nor contact anyone… As I was depressed, I suddenly remembered something.

“…Eh? But I was casted away from the Human world to here though? It was a transfer magic even…”

[…If you use a special method, you can cross over the worlds… And above all, going to Netherworld itself is easy… You have to die after all… However, you can’t revive the dead… That is why, you can’t return from Netherworld to the Human world using transfer magic…]

So in the end I died after all!

“…No, but, the man who sent me once came to the Netherworld, that’s why he could send me to Netherworld like this, right…?… Eeh? Don’t tell me… That person was dead…!?”

As I was shivering to the sudden horror that attacked me, the Netherworld denied it.

[…That is impossible… As I said earlier, if one use a special method, they can use a transfer magic only to go to the Netherworld…]

“A special method?”

[…Yes… Transfer magic is, as long as a part of your body touches the ground, you can make the magic formation go to the destination… The gate that connects the Netherworld and the Human world… In other words, the entrance of the Netherworld, if you put the tool that acted the gate as your own body, it would make it work…]

“Transferring to the Netherworld is surprisingly easy huh.”

[…No… that tool too, is an existence of a higher dimension… In other words, it can’t be made without the might of the Gods…]

That is to say, that naked man, using the tool he received from God, he obtained a power to bring people to the Netherworld.

“Without the power of that God, you can’t transfer across the worlds… like that?”

[…That would be so…]

I see… it seems like it will be fundamentally hard for us to return to Earth… No, it’s not me who wants to return, but I want to return Shota and the rest. I have Saria and the others in this world after all.

Rather, I heard it quite casually, but…

“Umm… Are Netherworld and Human World connected by something that visible…?” […Yes…]

“Are you for real.”

I couldn’t hide my surprise to the shocking truth.

[…The gate to the Netherworld, is placed in faraway west of Human World…] “…Wouldn’t that mean, dead people and such will try to go out from there?” […About that matter, has a relation of why I called to you like this…]

“Eh?”

Indeed, I don’t understand why it suddenly talked to someone like me. […I failed to mention this, but this ego of mine will soon disappear…] “Isn’t that an extremely serious matter!? Why didn’t you say it before!?” […I was trying to answer your questions…]

“My deepest apologize!” I dogeza on the spot.

It’s completely my fault, isn’t it! I’m really sorry!

[…No, It’s alright… Continuing the talk… The reason I called out to you, is because I want you to exterminate a raging evil spirit that resides in here, the Netherworld.]

Uh-oh, the talk becomes more complex.

[…As you feared, the evil spirits are pushing the gate all at once, trying to get into the Human world… Normally, the gate is open, and being guarded by the gatekeeper… But said gatekeeper was overthrown, and in order to not let the evil spirits free, I closed the gate… By all rights, the soul of the dead from the Human world will stay in there if the gate is closed, and soon will become Undead Monsters like Zombie and so on…]

“Uwaah…”

I got pulled back a little by the development that was more serious that I expected.

Rather, is this really something that will make me happy?

“I understand the circumstances… but why me?”

[…Originally, the soul of the dead will only exist drifting around without any substances… However, evil spirits have a strong wicked ego accompanied by a substantial body, so there is no one who can defeat them… Normally, the gatekeeper can surpress such cases… But this time, the King of Evil Spirits appeared, and every evil spirits have been strengthened…]

What’s with this game like development? No, the fact that we came to an another world itself is pretty much like a game though.

[…You are the only being who has an ego in this Netherworld… In order to produce a new gatekeeper, I will liberate all of my power, so instead of losing my ego, it’s more correct to say I will go into a deep sleep to store my power… At any rate, I am hoping for you to defeat the King of Evil Spirits and the other evil spirits…]

“Quite the unreasonable request isn’t it.”

[…I feel really sorry about this… Worst come to worst, you don’t have to kill the Evil Spirit King… Originally, it’s a trouble I ought to deal by myself… That’s precisely what it means by losing my ego to defeat it… However, at least… at least, would you please buy a time until I can produce a new gatekeeper… I won’t say it’s for free… I shall promise you I will return you from the Netherworld…]

I see… It’s hard to be a Netherworld too, huh. The talk skyrocketed too fast I got calmed down instead though.

Besides, if I listened to the Netherworld’s request, I can go back it seems.

“Understood, I will help. Only if you’re fine with me who might not be able to do anything.”

In truth, while things may be different in Human world, I don’t know just how strong I am in this Netherworld. I might as well be a deadhead here…

While I was thinking like that, I heard the Netherworld raised its voice in gratitude. […Thank you very much… Thank you very much…]

Thus, I was made to exterminate evil spirits in the Netherworld.