Chapter 5

EP.4 Chapter 4

[The Holy Swordsman of the Academy] was a novel with a terrifying worldview, as described in history textbooks: the world was nearly destroyed by the existence of witches, and countless heroes from around the world gathered to exterminate them, but even now, remnants left by the witches cause monstrous creatures to emerge in various parts of the world.

And Aegis Academy was a superpower training institution established to cultivate heroes who would protect humanity from such terrifying monsters and other threats.

This meant that, of course, the curriculum included superpower-related classes aimed at enhancing combat abilities.

"Originally, I was going to have a brief self-introduction session after the test just now, but the schedule got delayed because of a latecomer. So, we'll skip the self-introductions and go straight to the ability measurement!"

Eve, standing at the lectern, snapped her fingers.

The classroom, which had been full of students, suddenly transformed into a meadow.

Sylvia and Yun Siwoo, who had been right in front of me, vanished without a trace, leaving only Eve and me in the meadow.

I imagined the other students were also facing Eve one-on-one.

Casting an illusion spell while simultaneously dealing with thirty students was a split-second feat worthy of the world's best.

"Alright, let me introduce myself first. My name is Eve. I'll be your homeroom teacher for the next year. What's your name, 200-point sheep?"

"Scarlett... Evande."

"Ah, so you're Miss Evande."

"Please call me Scarlett."

"I don't like it. Miss Evande sounds better."

200-point sheep...... What a terrible nickname.

I'm a guy on the inside, and I don't like being called a sheep, let alone a 200-point one, which makes me feel 200% more burdened.

I got a perfect score on the class assignment test, so I feel like I'm being overly expected by the teacher.

Anyway, this name always made me feel embarrassed.

How can a person's name be......

Miss Evande, Miss Evande, Eve hummed a little tune and snapped her fingers again.

With a "pop," a scarecrow with an angry face appeared in the air.

"Zaan! This is a special scarecrow I made to measure your abilities. It looks like this, but it's quite sturdy. Go ahead and attack it with all your might, Miss Evande! I expect great things from you, being a 200-pointer."

No, what exactly does she expect from someone who can't even burn their clothes?

Besides, it's not like anyone other than Yun Siwoo or Sylvia could destroy it.

I sighed inwardly and decided to try to set my body on fire.

From my experience, it seemed that my emotions intensified when I got angry or excited.

Perhaps the trigger was anger or excitement.

But thinking back to when Sylvia laughed and only her hair slightly burned, it felt more like anger was the more reliable trigger.

Thinking of something to get angry about, the first person who came to mind was Yun Siwoo.

When I thought about it, he was really a despicable guy.

He would probably end up with several top-tier heroines in the region.

Who knows, maybe he would even extend his monstrous hands to me just because I'm a girl.

But even if you have a face and abilities, Yun Siwoo, I, Scarlett Evande, the 32nd descendant of Gangneung Evande, will never let you have me......

The inner anger burst into flames.

But to be honest, these flames were more like glowing than burning.

What value does a flame that can't burn anything have?

I didn't know, I didn't know I was a bug......

I was a human firefly......

The scarecrow in front of me seemed to be mocking me.

Feeling the heat rise at being ridiculed even by a mere scarecrow, I punched its face with all my might.

With a "bang," my punch hit the scarecrow's face.

I was secretly impressed by the punch's power, which was on a different level from an ordinary person's, but the scarecrow was unscathed.

After all, it was just a genuine punch.

"......Miss Evande, is your original ability not flames but physical enhancement?"

Eve's gaze, like that of someone looking at a drunkard hitting a punch machine on the street, made me feel ashamed, and I shook my head.

I decided to think about how to increase the heat of the flames to the point where they could burn something.

To increase the heat, you usually need to add more kindling.

For my flames, the kindling was anger.

Maybe I didn't have enough anger.

I thought about what made me the angriest.

The ridiculous ending of [The Holy Swordsman of the Academy]?

Or the existence that made me like this?

Suddenly, I remembered my dear friend whom I had to forcibly part with when I became a girl.

My dear friend, Sojung, who would cry with me when I was happy and become more melancholic than me when I was sad......

The indescribable sense of loss that arose from this memory intensified my anger, and I felt the heat of the flames covering my body become much stronger.

I was confident that in this state, I could definitely burn something.

In novels and manga, flame users usually controlled their flames like limbs.

I imagined the flames flying towards the scarecrow's face and shouted in my heart.

Fireball!

But the flames didn't move.

Hellfire! Flame Emperor! Breath of Fire!

The flames still didn't move.

And then I realized.

If I couldn't control the flames like limbs, I had to use my limbs to control the flames.

Bang!

A flame-covered fist struck the scarecrow's face.

It was called a Fire Punch.

It looked quite powerful, but in reality, it only left some soot on the scarecrow's face.

Still, discovering how to use a flame that could burn something was a significant achievement.

"Um, Miss Evande? You should be more mindful of your surroundings when using your abilities......"

Eve suddenly said in a flustered voice.

Her trembling eyes were fixed on my body.

Feeling something was wrong, I looked down to see a girl's white skin greeting me.

I was so shocked that my mind went blank.

Thinking about it, it made sense that my clothes would burn if I emitted flames from my entire body.

It was obvious that a naked girl suddenly appearing in the classroom would cause a huge commotion.

A terrifying future of being blackmailed by the school's male students flashed before my eyes.

A life-threatening crisis had found me just one day after becoming a girl.

If I didn't handle this well, I would definitely refuse to go to school from tomorrow.

"Since you're a girl, be careful about these things! For now, I'll use magic to make it look like you're wearing your school uniform. I'll check if there are any spare clothes in the staff room......"

Eve snapped her fingers, and the school uniform I had been wearing earlier was suddenly on my body.

I was lucky to have Eve as my homeroom teacher.

I almost ended up in a situation that could only happen in an erotic manga......

When Eve clapped her hands, the illusion spell was lifted, and the classroom scenery reappeared.

The other students were not yet finished with their measurements, so no one was in the classroom.

Clearly, the students hadn't moved, so what kind of trick was this illusion spell?

"Teacher, I'll be back from the staff room. Stay put, Miss Evande."

Eve sighed softly and walked out of the classroom.

The moment Eve left, Yun Siwoo, who had apparently finished his measurement, was already sitting in a chair.

Noticing my presence, he turned to look at me and gasped.

His face suddenly turned bright red, and he quickly turned away.

I tilted my head in confusion.

What happened inside the illusion spell?

.

..

...

Ah, the illusion spell.

Flames shot up from my body,

and in the next moment, a Fire Punch struck Yun Siwoo's jaw.

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After delivering a Fire Punch to Yun Siwoo, I fled the classroom and took refuge in the bathroom, where I changed into a spare school uniform that Eve had brought from the staff room, managing to resolve the awkward situation.

When I returned to the classroom, Eve, who had a dazed look on her face, saw Yun Siwoo holding his jaw and immediately understood the situation, bursting into laughter.

"Hehehe, ahaha... ahem... ahem... Miss Evande, ahaha... I'm sorry, I've never seen a student with abilities like Siwoo's, so I made a mistake... hahaha, I'm sorry...hehehe..."

If you want to apologize, please stop laughing like that......

Author's Note

Fire Punch! Fire Punch!