"Alan, would you be interested in attending the Gloria Academy of Magic?"
Hm? Why this sudden offer?
I had come to thank Lord Giess for helping me get back at Marquis Greed, who had paid me with counterfeit gold, but after that matter was settled, it was Lord Giess who broached a new topic.
"Um, what do you mean?"
"Well, you see... The truth is, I happen to have a spare recommendation slot for the Gloria Academy of Magic. I think you'd like to grow stronger, wouldn't you? What do you say?"
I mean, there's no downside to getting stronger.
There might be unseen powerful enemies waiting for me down the road, after all...
"The Gloria Academy of Magic is a prestigious magical educational institution bearing the kingdom's name. Nearly all who would become court magicians receive their education there. Alan, from what I can see, you've been self-taught in magic, haven't you?"
"Yes, that's about right. My birth family is a bunch of muscleheads, you see. They openly declare that physical enhancement-type magic is more than enough, and my father can practically cut through magic with his sword."
In other words, I never had the opportunity to learn magic.
If I'd told my father—who believed the sword was supreme—that I wanted to attend a magic academy, I'd have been disowned on the spot.
Well, not that things are any different now.
"So, what do you say? Feel like enrolling?"
"It's a great opportunity, but I might end up causing you trouble, Lord Giess?"
"I can handle most things, so don't worry about it. Although... you might have a rough time of it, Alan."
"That's exactly what you don't need to worry about. In that case, I'll humbly accept your kind offer and enroll."
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"Hey, is that the kid who got in on a recommendation? How'd a commoner like him get in good with a duke?"
"Nah, he's actually from a noble family. The washed-up screw-up from the brute-force Vermilion family who finally got kicked out. He thinks he can make it big through magic? What a total waste!"
"If someone's enrolling anyway, I wish it were the handsome Cain. I'd teach him magic from the ground up! But a runt like that? No thanks!"
"Well then, let's see what a commoner's capable of, shall we?"
Even though it was through a recommendation slot, some formality of an exam was still required—no written portion, but they had to take a practical assessment to gauge magical aptitude.
The usual thing where you fire magic at an extremely durable scarecrow.
Those who had already enrolled had come to watch my practical exam.
Ugh, the noble brats were running their mouths as usual.
"Alan, I hear you come from an adventuring background, but weapons are not permitted. This is an exam to assess magic."
The instructor told me that, but I'd already anticipated it and left my blacksteel sword behind.
In its place, though, I was wearing the Sage's Robe.
"Understood. 'Within me—'"
"surges—'"
"the burning impulse of passion! Burn away all who stand before me — Fireball!'"
A tiny ball of flame crackled its way toward the scarecrow.
"Ha ha ha! He did that over-the-top incantation and THAT's the pathetic little fireball he got?!"
"Even a child could produce a bigger flame. What does he even think he's going to learn here?"
"He got expelled for having a useless skill, right? He'll be kicked out of here soon enough."
The tiny fireball that struck the target exploded into a towering pillar of flame, scattering searing wind in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, the pillar enveloped the scarecrow, rising to heights that seemed to reach the clouds, then slowly faded—leaving nothing behind but scorched earth.
"......................."
The exam grounds fell deathly silent.
Instructor and spectators alike were left with mouths agape.
"Um, did I perhaps do something?"
Alright, isekai reincarnator quota fulfilled.
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Skills: [Reverse], [Divine Eye], [Sword God], [Phantom Thief Gentleman], [Dark Magic], [Rock-Iron Magic], [Holy Magic], [Spacetime Magic], [Blazing Heat Magic], [Freezing Ice Magic], [Magic Hand], [Seduction], [Pain Relief], [Complete Status Abnormality Resistance], [Flame Spirit Protection], [Phantom Demon], [Gale Thunder], [Dark Spirit Protection], [Mighty Strength Divine Might], [Thunder God Sword], [Great Luck], [Clear Sky Wind Magic], [Humility]
Rank: Silver (Alisa: Gold)
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