Chapter 74

In the morning, I left home and headed to school.

The devils tried to follow me to school, but I somehow managed to persuade them to stay behind.

If I brought the devils to school, it would likely cause trouble.

"Didn't Norman quit school?"

"I thought he quit because he couldn't use magic."

Just by showing up at school, I get whispered about.

However, since this happens every time, I don't really mind.

"Norman, it's been a while. I thought you wouldn't come anymore."

My homeroom teacher, Mr. Ludon, looked at me and said this.

Mr. Ludon had his usual bad-tempered expression.

"I had some personal matters to attend to..."

I forced a wry smile, trying to dodge the question.

"Alright, fine. You've repeated this class twice, so even if you take a few days off, you should still be able to keep up with the lessons."

The moment he said "repeated," the other students started snickering.

I'm in the foundation course, which is the lowest class. Normally, after one year, you would move up to a higher class, but I'm still in this class even after three years.

"Maybe so..."

I nodded ambiguously.

Indeed, since I've already heard the same lessons twice, I can keep up with the content even if I skip class.

"Today, I'll lecture on sacred magic."

Mr. Ludon turned to the blackboard and started the lesson.

So, today's lesson is about sacred magic.

Sacred magic is a type of magic that borrows the power of angels.

What you can do with the power of angels mainly includes healing and creating barriers.

Still, sacred magic.

This is a type of magic that I'm completely unsuited for.

Through learning various types of magic from different devils, I realized that people are born with different soul natures.

Since magic power is supplied by the soul, different soul natures mean different magic power natures.

Therefore, the type of magic one is good at is determined by the differences in their magic power.

When integrating unique magic into the soul, it's generally best to base the spell structure on the magic you're good at.

Moreover, my soul has an extremely high affinity with devils.

Because of this high affinity, I'm disliked by other spirits and angels.

Therefore, sacred magic, which involves manipulating the power of angels, is probably the least suitable magic for me.

Angels and devils exist at opposite ends of the spectrum.

"Alright, that's the theory. Next, we'll move on to practical application based on the theory."

When Mr. Ludon said this, the students started constructing spell formations using magic circles.

As for me, since I know I can't do it, I have no motivation to try.

I'll just wait for time to pass.

...Still, it's kind of frustrating to just give up.

While watching the other students practice sacred magic, I think this.

Is there any way I can use sacred magic?

Maybe I'll consult with Crosel when I get home. Crosel is a devil, but a fallen angel, so he might know something.

After school, while I was getting ready to leave,

"Hey, Norman. Come with me for a moment."

It was Riger who called out to me.

He's a student who defeated me in a duel before.

"Um, can't we talk here?"

Riger calling me out like this must be for something no good.

So, I asked if it couldn't be done here.

"Shut up! Don't talk back and come with me!"

Riger shouted at me.

Then, the other students in the classroom started to glance at us, probably thinking we were about to fight.

I don't want to stand out.

There's no choice.

"Alright."

I said and decided to follow Riger.

"So, what do you want from me?"

Riger led me to the back of the school building, where no one else was around.

"Fight me again."

Riger said this with a fierce expression.

"Right now, here?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Can I ask why?"

"To prove that my previous loss to you was a mistake."

I see.

He's been bothered by his previous loss to me all this time.

"I won't let you refuse."

"Of course, I'm fine with it."

"Tch, you're accepting it too easily."

"Um, what should I have said?"

"Shut up, let's get started."

The duel with Riger I had before was essentially a loss for me.

"Alright, let's do it."

This is a good opportunity to see how much I've grown since then.

I'll make the most of this chance.