"Hey, look. That's..."
"Yeah... right"
"Dead Mage (Wizard) …"
"They can't even do Material Shift, can they?
"Seriously? You're finally a real slump."
"Perhaps this is the limit of the Ordinary for ordinary people. But I think I did my best. I just got into school here."
"That's rumored to be the back door, isn't it?
"Yep...? Finally, you're a really bad one."
morning. Walking from the dorm, such a voice comes into my ear.
─ ─ I see. I also seem to have become a celebrity at one end of the College.
As I head into the classroom thinking about that, I hear a tattered run from behind.
"Ray!"
"Mm-hmm? Amelia. Good morning. Nice day, too. Here, look, the flowers are blooming. Can't you notice the beauty of the world watching the breath of life in this way? I can find pleasure in the natural scenery. I think that's very important."
"Right...... that's not the case!?
"Whoa... what's up, shout that out"
"Don't you know!? I'm being ridiculed for being a dead sorcerer!
"Of course it's in my ear. Hey...... that's a hat off for that naming sense. That's a real double meal. The one I must have attached must be full of extra taste. It's something I don't have. That's an honest compliment."
"No, no! Take your hat off, what do you do with praise!? Don't you regret it!?
"How can you be so hot? I'm not even a party."
"'Cause it's like... it's like this kind of discrimination... you can't forgive me..."
Amelia looks down and squeaks blush.
I've been dealing with adults a lot. That was all there was to it in the relationship, and I've been in so many of these things that I thought they were cute. That's why I don't know what to say if they just say...
─ Well, Amelia seems like a very good person with a strong sense of justice.
"Right. Discrimination, contempt, contempt. Those are not good things. But it is also true that humans are equipped with such vices. That is pure fact. So much so that even animals have the phenomenon of figs. I'm sure it's an environmental problem, and it must be the fate of the organism. That's why I'm the target this time."
"Yes... yes, but... you can't break it with that logic!
"It's okay, Amelia. Everyone must just be uncommon about me. And 75 days of rumors about people. Rumors will soon subside."
"... don't you regret it?
He shoots me right through the top of my head. I could see something there called definite anger. Of course that's not coming at me. Proselytizing. End of the line. I honestly admire a woman with a strong sense of justice.
"Right... nothing at all to be taken lightly... well, it's true. I'm not that skilled at witchcraft right now. But you just have to work hard on that for the spring. Capabilities are made up of three elements: talent, effort, and environment. The more the environment is inside this college, the more it is. Then all you have to do is try to make up for the talent you lack. Don't you?"
"Ha... yeah... you're a real big guy"
"Though I think it's a very natural thought?
"Truth be told, you can't normally be like that."
"Right. It's not normal."
After that I headed into the classroom alongside Amelia, but the downpouring gaze was still quite harsh.
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"I am, Ray. Let's go eat."
"Evie. Right."
The morning class is over, and we're off to school.
I have already used it several times, but the learning food here is seriously delicious. I don't know what I've been eating... so good. The boulder is the highest magic school in the world. There also seemed to be considerable support in environmental terms.
"Hey, Ray."
"Hmm? What's up?
I went to study food and took a seat first. Then when we get the meal at the desk, we go back to our seats and start eating. Such an arrowhead, that's what Evi asks.
"It's a rumor."
"Dead Sorcerer (Wizard)"
"Oh. Are you all right?
"There are no mental problems. Just..."
"Just?"
"Don't bother if you can come with physical violence or something."
"I don't think that's a boulder... but violent shanty is the worst way out of school. I don't think those people who want a dead sorcerer (wizard) or anything like that have that kind of temper?
"Right. Then I don't mind. If you just say so with your mouth, it won't hurt you."
"I don't know..."
"What's up?
"You're an adult... you're not a little contemporary."
"Hmmm... right..."
Put the spoon down and get lost in your thoughts.
They do say I'm different, and I don't think I'm the same age. I know what caused it. It's in the environment I grew up in. I was born in a normal magician's home and was not raised as much as possible by a magician. I'm sure the reason I started using magic isn't the same as the students here.
But this was somewhat of a predictable story. I panic about boulders if they suddenly throw me into a situation like this, but not in my case.
"Ray, I have a caveat when I enroll in college"
"What is it? Colonel."
This is what I talked to Mr. Abby about shortly after the Far East battle ended.
"You are from Ordinary, a common man."
"Ha. I understand"
"On the battlefield, households don't matter. A strong sorcerer survives and a weak sorcerer dies. Because that's all. But where you try to go, family matters more than anything."
"I see... I will learn"
"The nobles are particularly inclined to do so. I remember struggling a long time ago too."
"Will the colonel struggle...? Relationships are difficult."
"That's right. The college will be intertwined with many of its own generation of magicians. That's why I'm sure you'll have a lot of trouble again."
"Ha. Thank you for your advice"
"... well, that might be a concern."
She was giving me advice in advance. So even in a case like this one, you got her right...... there's only about as much recognition.
Besides, I'm sure my topic will run out someday. Humans are not patient enough to keep talking about the same topic all the time. The world is a turnaround. Because it's something that changes all the time.
"It's okay to talk about the past. Ray will have a situation, too."
"It would help if you said so."
"But when it sucks, can you say it? I'll help then, too."
"... hey, I seem to have been blessed with a really good alumni"
"Hehe. But it's natural, isn't it? If Dachi is in trouble, we can help him."
"Oh. Exactly."
Talking like that between the two of us, I could feel my gaze... but I realized it wasn't like contempt, contempt. Some kind of distant, lost gaze. When I looked at you, it was Elisa who stood.
"Isn't that Elisa? Hmmm...... how about you join us?
"Uh... okay? But the two of us seem to have fun... talking..."
"Evie. Okay?
"Absolutely. I don't give a shit, do I?
"Well then... I'm sorry to disturb you..."
Grab a tray and slowly walk over here, Elisa sitting in an empty seat. That's how she smiles at Nicole.
"The... both of you... thank you..."
"I don't mind. Dining time with your alumni is important."
"That's right! Whoa, I haven't introduced myself yet. It's Evi-Armstrong. Evie's fine, right?
"I am... Elisa-Grifis... Me too... in Elisa... okay?
"Whoa. Nice to meet you, Elisa."
"Nice to meet you... Evie..."
and the two end their introduction by shaking hands.
"The... what were you talking about... of?
"Hmm? Ah. That's what I'm called a dead sorcerer (wizard). In disdain, don't you think it's rich in wits?
"Uh... that... no, but... Ray, you're being fooled, aren't you? I feel the same way... because I know... you know, are you okay?
"It's okay. Neither Elisa nor Evie would think of me that way, would they?
"Of course! You have something. Because it feels like that!
"Wow, me too...! I think that Ray is amazing...... he doesn't seem to care at all...... wow! And... that's the same thing. hahaha......"
"Mm-hmm. If you have a trustworthy companion, that's enough for me."
Oddly enough, Mr. Abby did what he expected, but this is right, I have company. Like we had company on the battlefield, we made irreplaceable friends in the college.
Let's celebrate that first.
I don't care about the eyes around me, I just do what I have to do. To serve the purpose of coming to this college.