Chapter 5

"Let me introduce a new adopted child."

As I approached the dining table, my father said this.

Indeed, it seemed that as he had mentioned before, he was determined to drive me out and make the adopted child the successor.

However, I hadn't expected that the adopted child would be coming to the house today.

"Huh?"

My sister, who apparently hadn't heard about the adopted child, couldn't hide her surprise.

"Come in."

Following my father's signal, the person who entered was a young man about my age.

"My name is Dimit Eslund."

He introduced himself.

Since he used the same last name as me, it seemed the adoption process was already complete.

"Got it? I'm a genius in magic! So don't underestimate me just because I'm from a commoner's family, or I won't show any mercy."

He declared this with a confident demeanor.

Being from a commoner's family means his parents are non-magicians, but sometimes children with magical abilities are born in such families.

He is probably one of those exceptional cases.

"Could it be, are you Norman?"

"Yes, that's me, but—"

Dimit spoke to me, looking directly into my eyes.

"Is that so? You're the incompetent one who can't use magic despite having excellent magician parents."

"Huh?"

I was taken aback by the sudden insult.

"You really are a disappointment to your parents. But don't worry, I'll protect this house."

Hearing this, I couldn't think of a response.

Because the fact that I couldn't use magic was an unchangeable reality.

"That's enough, you don't have to say it like that."

Dimit's attitude seemed to irritate my sister, Nene, who stood up to him.

"You're Nene, my sister, right? Listen, even as a sister, I won't tolerate any defiance. After all, I'm the next head of the household."

"What!?"

My sister's eyes widened, and she couldn't think of a response.

"So, how long are you planning to stay here?"

Dimit asked, looking at me.

"Father, didn't we agree to drive him out of this house?"

"Ah, that's right."

"Huh?"

My sister, who didn't know I was going to be driven out of the house, was surprised again.

"Since that's the case, get out quickly. It's annoying to have an incompetent like you around."

"Norman, that's right. Leave this house immediately."

From the way my father spoke, it seemed that the decision to drive me out was at the request of the adopted child, Dimit.

"I understand..."

I could only nod weakly in response.

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"Hmm, it seems things have become quite difficult."

After being driven out of the house, Furcas, the demon, spoke to me.

Incidentally, Furcas had seen everything that happened in the house. However, since only I could see Furcas, no one else noticed his presence.

"There's nothing I can do. I'm just a failure who can't use magic."

"Hmm, from my perspective, it's hard to believe that they would drive out someone with your level of talent. It seems their eyes are blind."

You mean I have talent?

I laughed bitterly at the thought.

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