Chapter 81

"Pururu" is as useful as I thought for pest control and waste disposal.

It keeps absorbing the garbage, dust, and insect carcasses that came out during the long-overdue cleaning.

Thanks to it, I don’t have to go out of my way to throw them away.

Pururu!

When I pat its head (?), Pururu shakes its body vigorously from side to side, showing its happiness.

I named this slime from the netherworld "Pururu."

At first, it was rebellious, but now it has become quite attached to me.

"Even among pets, it’s quite different from Madi, who only thinks about taking revenge on me."

"Master, I would never do such a thing! (…Who’s a pet, you damn bastard!)"

"I just heard someone say, ‘Who’s a pet, you damn bastard?’"

"It must have been my imagination."

Pururu has grown quite large from absorbing so much, so I use the annihilation magic to eliminate about half of its body.

"If I don’t do this, it will keep growing infinitely."

"By the way, why does this slime keep getting attached to you despite being treated so badly…?"

"Well, slimes don’t feel pain."

"I guess that’s not the issue…"

Just then, a loud knocking sound echoed from the door.

"Madi"

"…Alright, alright."

When Madi opens the door, it bursts open with great force.

"Whoa!?"

Madi is blown away by the door’s swing.

"Thank goodness! You’re still here!"

Kaito, Kufa, and Colette, the trio, rushed into the room with a look of panic.

"Master! Is it true that you’re leaving the Red Academy!?"

"The Blue Academy too!? When I went to your dorm room, everything was gone, and I was shocked!"

"Are you going to vacate this room too!? Then, the Green Academy…?"

It seems they heard the news from somewhere.

I had already finished packing up the rooms I borrowed at the Red and Blue Academies and was currently in the process of tidying up this room at the Green Academy.

Since I lived by visiting each of the six academies in turn, it was only natural that I had to clean up all of them before leaving.

"Actually, I plan to leave all the academies. I’m going to leave this city. There doesn’t seem to be anything more I can do here."

I’ve read all the books in the library, and I can now use the annihilation magic.

There’s nothing more I can learn by staying in the magic city.

"That’s a shame… I still had so much I wanted to learn from you…"

I never intended to be a master, though.

"Well, if there’s an opportunity, I might drop by."

"What are you going to do from now on…?"

"For now, I’m going back to my hometown."

I’ve been away for a year without a word.

My sister Mira will probably be angry, and I need to take a bath with her.

After comforting her sufficiently,

"I plan to go to the Monster City."

"Monster City…?"

"Isn’t that the city where monsters from all over the world gather?"

"What are you going to do there?"

To the trio’s puzzled expressions, I said,

"I want to become a monster tamer next."

"“““Huh?”””

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"He left the city!?"

The one who shouted in a voice tinged with despair was the mayor of the magic city, Noel.

"What do you mean? How can a magician of his caliber… the one called the 'Arcane God'… leave this city? It’s unthinkable!"

The usually calm mayor raised his voice and questioned the gathered deans.

That’s because the appearance of a magician who had reached the legendary [Super-Class] rank of 'Arcane God' was expected to bring a large number of tourists from all over, with an economic impact that would greatly benefit the city.

"Cal down. We already confirmed through appraisal that he isn’t the 'Arcane God.'"

This rare calming role was taken by the dean of the Red Academy, Redra.

"That’s not the point! What matters is the rumor that he might be the 'Arcane God'!"

Noel countered.

"Regardless, he came to us and said he would drop out. The academies have no right to stop him."

This was said by the dean of the Blue Academy, Brunna.

"Isn’t it your job to do something about it…?"

"No, it’s not the dean’s job."

The dean of the White Academy, White, interjected.

"Indeed, it is a significant loss for us to lose a magician like him. But it’s inevitable. After all, we have nothing to offer him."

The dean of the Green Academy, Grin, spoke as if to console.

"Hehehe, unfortunately, even if we all work together, we can’t match him."

The dean of the Yellow Academy, Yellow, laughed heartily.

"…Y-You’re right… However, Mayor Noel… there’s no need to worry… Because from now on, our six academies will… put aside past grudges… and work together… A new 'Arcane God'… will be born… not too far in the future…"

The dean of the Black Academy, Brag, spoke with unusual passion.

"…I understand. But to achieve that, we need to come up with a new system. We’re going to be busy… —Brag Dean!?"

Noel let out a shrill cry.

Among the six seats where the deans sat, one was supposed to be empty.

This was because the dean of the Black Academy had gone missing.

"Y-You’re back? You should have said so earlier. I was worried, thinking you might have passed away. But, you weren’t here just a moment ago… When did you…? A-Are you… kind of transparent…?"

Brag’s body was indeed slightly translucent.

The backrest of the chair could be faintly seen through his abdomen.

"Hehehe… At my level… returning from the afterlife… is a simple matter… However… I have lost my physical body… Hehehe…"

"Y-You can’t be serious…"

A chill ran down Noel’s spine.

End of the Magician Chapter.

I plan to write about my sister before moving on to the next chapter.

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