"I was sure I'd been summoned because I got rid of one of the instructors."
"Ah, you mean Katze the Hellfire User. He had the ability, but he was completely unsuited for teaching. He was pushed on us by some noble, and we simply couldn't figure out what to do with him."
Cool name.
Not in this world anymore, though.
"Various things happened, and we wrote it off as a training accident. A magical explosion, that sort of thing. At this academy, it happens all the time—instructors and students alike."
What is with this academy, it's terrifying.
Lord Giess... did he know about all this and still recommend me?
"Does getting hit with hellfire magic or being turned to cinders by reflection magic happen often?"
"To reflect it, you'd need magical power far beyond your opponent's. It's much simpler to just clash spells of equal power and cancel them out, so reflective magic has long been obsolete."
"If it's just a matter of magical power, I'm confident."
"Hmm? Come to think of it, are you casting gravity magic on yourself? Terrifying. One misstep and your body would be crushed to a pulp. I never imagined anyone still practiced that kind of training."
Wait, this training method was actually that dangerous?
"But the rewards are equally great. So why would someone of your caliber be at this academy?"
"Lord Giess asked me if I wanted power. I've been using magic purely on instinct until now."
"So you want to learn it systematically. Now that's the kind of spirit I wish more young people today had."
Nothing that grand, though.
I just believe that to live freely, you need power so overwhelming it leaves no room for argument.
What you need to get by in this world: money, violence, and sincerity.
In my previous life, clients were always telling me to show more sincerity.
Ah, right — while I'm at it, let me ask about one more thing.
"Headmaster, I have something I'd like to discuss."
"What is it? Go ahead. It's a senior's duty to address the worries of the young."
"Is there a good way to deal with Shadow Magic?"
I've been turning it over in my head, but I just can't come up with a solid idea.
"...Hmm. Sealing it away — that sounds difficult, doesn't it?"
"Probably. It might be possible if I had enough time, but I'd be cut down and killed long before then."
Mist is strong, after all.
"I'll give it some thought. You may go now."
"Yes, sir."
"Oh — I almost forgot. Be careful of the vice-headmaster's faction. I'm sure it'll be fine, but..."
"Understood."
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After Alan left the headmaster's office.
"That Alan boy is quite the handful, isn't he? I knew he wouldn't be some ordinary kid since Lord Geese vouched for him, but still..."
A report had come in that Katsu of the Hellfire had apparently been destroyed — his own magic reflected back at him.
Having met the boy face to face now, I can see why.
If he's already this powerful using magic on nothing but pure instinct, who knows what he'll become once he actually learns magic theory.
As an educator, I'd love to watch that unfold. As a nobleman, though... I'd rather not.
Give it a little time, and Vice-Headmaster Delta will probably start making his move.
He, the noble supremacist, kept harping on about Alan at the last academy meeting too, and Katze came because the vice-headmaster summoned him.
Truth be told, even that vice-headmaster was forced upon us by the king himself.
As a result, a flood of noble children with no real ambition poured into the academy, and everything turned to chaos.
We tried to cope by splitting the curriculum and separating the classrooms, but the prestige of this storied academy has only declined further.
That's when Lord Giess asked if I didn't need some potent medicine, so I decided to give it a try and accepted him, but...
Isn't that boy Alan a bit too much of an oddball?
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Skills: [Reverse], [Divine Eye], [Sword God], [Phantom Thief Gentleman], [Dark Magic], [Rock-Iron Magic], [Holy Magic], [Spacetime Magic], [Scorching Magic], [Freezing Magic], [Magic Hand], [Seduction], [Pain Dulling], [Complete Status Ailment Resistance], [Flame Spirit's Protection], [Phantom Demon], [Wind Lightning], [Dark Spirit's Protection], [Monster Strength], [Thunder God Blade], [Strong Fortune], [Clear Wind Magic], [Humility]
Rank: Silver (Alisa: Gold)
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