novelraw Chapter 100 : Finally Meeting (2)
Chapter 100 : Finally Meeting (2)
Chapter 100: Finally Meeting (2)
In the duel between Banshi and the professor, if Banshi successfully attacked her through magic, that counted as 1 point.
If she succeeded just three times in total like that, it seemed Banshi’s interview result would be considered a pass.
I hadn’t been in a position to watch their duel from the very beginning, so this was only an assumption, but it seemed to be the correct answer.
“……You.”
But that professor was really strange.
Wasn’t she failing to control her emotions and repeatedly falling for Banshi’s provocations?
Normally, people who were professors were calm and quick in judging situations.
Because of that influence, they were also able to control their emotions easily.
Professor Mel of Class 0 was like that, and Nide of Class 1 was like that as well.
This meant it had little to do with elements.
To the point where I even doubted whether she was really a professor.
“Professor, that’s another 1 point. This is just too easy. Even during the 1st Class duel it wasn’t this boring.”
At last, it was the moment when Banshi’s provocation crossed the line.
“You crazy bitch…….”
The professor’s atmosphere changed.
If her unstable emotions had been wavering until now, it felt as though they had gone beyond a level she could contain—her emotions had completely exploded.
“……?”
Perhaps Banshi also sensed the strange current, because her body stiffened.
“Hey, that won’t do. I can’t go easy on you anymore. You should know when to stop provoking.”
Soon after, the professor manifested an enormous spell.
A wave of magma so massive it could more than fill this entire auditorium.
‘If this happens…… I’ll get exposed for being here!’
The professor had completely lost her reason.
Her focus was blurred, and her eyes regarded Banshi not as a sparring opponent, but as a target for assassination.
The professor suddenly raised her palm toward the ceiling.
At that moment, the magma filling the auditorium began to gather above her palm.
Watching the magma gather into a round mass, Banshi froze completely in place.
She was frightened.
This was probably the first time she had ever directly faced magma magic this powerful.
Moreover, that sphere the professor was gathering with magma—
It felt like Orbification.
To be precise, it wasn’t Orbification, but I instinctively felt its destructive power would be similar.
‘This is dangerous.’
I had to do something.
That wasn’t something one could dodge with their body.
It had enough power to blow away not just this auditorium, but the entire 2nd Class.
She was a professor who carried the flaw of being unable to control her emotions, but also the advantage of possessing overwhelming magical power.
Banshi seemed as if her thinking circuits had completely stopped, as she remained frozen in place.
“Hey, let’s cancel that deal about passing if you get 3 points. You already took even 1 point from me, so I’ll rate you highly. You pass.”
Then, an utterly unexpected remark came out of the professor’s mouth.
“But you still have to pay for the crime of mocking a professor. Try dodging this once, you insolent little girl.”
It was right as she was about to throw the condensed magma sphere toward Banshi.
From one side of the auditorium, a small flame flared up, and a familiar voice flew in.
“Sparkle—! Can’t you stop right now?”
‘That voice is…….’
It was the voice of Nylon, the teacher in charge of 5th Class.
At the same time, the highest-level fire element magic manifested on the auditorium ceiling.
Orbification.
When Nylon revealed himself, the Orbification took on its complete size.
Large enough to easily swallow the magma sphere Sparkle had manifested.
As the Orbification suddenly appeared on the ceiling, the magma sphere Sparkle had gathered began to be drawn into it, shattering like an unraveled ball of thread and getting absorbed.
Its size gradually shrank, and the power I could feel from it also began to drop noticeably.
“Sparkle—!”
When Nylon shouted in a voice full of rage, Sparkle’s blurred focus returned.
“……Brother?”
“Stop it…… right now.”
Sparkle was also in a state of extreme anger.
“If you don’t stop, I’ll shove you into that Orbification. I warned you.”
What kind of sudden turn of events was this?
No, it was full of questions—how had the teacher in charge of 5th Class not only manifested Orbification, but even come all the way to the distant 2nd Class in person?
“Right now—!”
“Alri……ght.”
With her sanity restored, Sparkle completely withdrew her magic.
Only after confirming that did Nylon also withdraw the Orbification and approach Banshi.
“I’m sorry. You must’ve been really frightened.”
“…….”
Banshi was still frozen in place.
It seemed that the terror had eased once Sparkle’s magic disappeared, but she looked flustered by the sudden situation.
“Brother, why are you here……?”
“The Headmaster said he felt really uneasy and told me to hurry down and check. For now, listen to this first.”
Then he activated the Mob.
-Sparkle—!
From inside the Mob, the unmistakable roar of Ed Etar burst out.
‘Etar…….’
“Father…….”
-What do you think you’re doing right now! Showing that kind of magic against a student! No, you can’t even rein in your emotions in front of a student? And you call yourself a professor?
Etar began scolding Sparkle with the full force of a father’s voice.
“I’m sor……ry.”
Sparkle replied in a voice that was almost tearful.
-Nylon.
“Yes, Headmaster.”
-You handle the situation there. And since Sparkle said what she said, make sure she takes responsibility.
“Understood.”
-Sparkle, come up here immediately.
“……Yees.”
Just like that, the situation was settled for the moment.
Nylon then approached Banshi and spoke.
“I heard just before coming here. While Sparkle was still maintaining her authority as a professor, she clearly said this—that the student passes.”
“…….”
“A professor must keep their word, and the Headmaster was also observing the situation, so this special admission exam is a pass for you. When would you like to go, to 4th Class?”
“……Why?”
“Huh?”
“Why—why did you say you were monitoring the situation?”
Banshi had finally regained her composure.
I understood her state of mind well right now.
Etar’s voice that came out of the Mob.
The greatest enemy of Banshi’s life.
Hearing the enemy’s voice with her own ears, she had instinctively pulled herself together to quickly grasp the situation.
“What do you mean……? Monitoring what? Why monitoring?”
Nylon also looked flustered by Banshi’s question, whose intent was unclear.
“It’s an entry-level 2nd Class exam. Why were you monitoring it? What’s so special about this class?”
I knew why she was asking such a question.
Banshi was someone who had entered this school to take revenge on Etar.
She was worried that being ‘monitored’ might mean her identity had been exposed, even a little.
“Hm, you must’ve been really startled. Right. Sparkle was at fault too, so I’ll explain in her place.”
“Who are you?”
The two Ed Family mages standing in front of Banshi.
That was why she looked extremely guarded.
“I’m Ed Nylon, the fire element teacher in charge of 5th Class. I’m also the older brother of Sparkle, the 2nd Class professor standing here.”
“…….”
“Shall I explain now?”
Banshi slowly nodded her head.
That nod, too, came from instinct.
To know your enemy is to raise the success rate of revenge.
Perhaps beneath it all lay a calculation that she might have to deal with these two mages with her own hands before going after Etar.
“As you can see, when Sparkle’s emotions explode, her magic reaches a dangerous level. In fact, even a week ago, when Sparkle proposed the special admission to the Headmaster, he said her voice was extremely agitated.”
They hadn’t been monitoring Banshi.
Since she was Etar’s daughter, they knew her personality well and were preparing for any possible incident.
Banshi didn’t show it, but I could clearly tell.
She was letting out a sigh of relief.
‘Still, I don’t think I can just stay still either.’
She was still tense all the same.
To ease that tension, I had to do something too.
I manifested a Flewd sphere so small that it couldn’t be seen or sensed, and threw it toward Banshi.
Thud.
“……?”
The Flewd magic I threw lightly tapped Banshi’s shoulder.
Being Flewd herself, Banshi felt the sensation and looked at the shoulder where the Flewd sphere had touched.
-Banshi, it’s me.
-……Arkis-nim?
She flinched, startled, her shoulders twitching.
“So the Headmaster told me to keep an eye on things during your interview too, in case Sparkle might get agitated—just for your safety.”
Unaware of the situation, Nylon simply continued explaining kindly.
-Arkis-nim, no…… how are you in 2nd Class……?
-I’ll explain that later. For now, let’s just listen to what that teacher is saying. That teacher—he’s my homeroom teacher.
-……What? You said he was the fire element teacher in charge of 5th Class? Chronologically, Arkis-nim should be in 3rd Class right now.
-That’s how it turned out.
While Banshi and I were deep in conversation internally, her focus slowly began to drift.
“……Are you listening?”
Only then did Nylon notice something was off and ask while shaking her shoulder.
“Ah, yes.”
“So that’s why we were monitoring it.”
“Aah…….”
-You didn’t hear it because you were talking to me, did you?
-……Yes.
I relayed Nylon’s explanation back to Banshi.
-I see. So my identity wasn’t exposed?
-Yeah. Even I thought that professor’s state was strange, but it turns out her personality was fiery to begin with.
-Yes, she fell for provocation way too easily. I found it odd too. To the point where I wondered if she was really a professor.
-Well, there are bound to be eccentrics sometimes. Let’s just say she’s that type.
-Hahaha.
Perhaps she felt comfortable talking with me, because Banshi let out a laugh I’d never heard from her before.
“Anyway, that’s how it is.”
“Yes, I understand. I’m sorry as well. I spoke too harshly without knowing. Professor, I’m sorry. I was too rude, wasn’t I?”
Having completely regained her composure, Banshi now apologized toward Sparkle, who was hiding behind Nylon.
But then…….
-Why does that sound like another provocation to my ears?
-I genuinely apologized.
-……That professor doesn’t seem to be taking it that way?
Rather, Sparkle’s shoulders shook as if she were desperately trying to suppress her ragged breathing.
She was even trembling all over.
-You were really fox-like just now.
-That’s going too far!
-……Just saying.
“No, it’s fine. Sparkle was at fault too. So then, when would you like to go to 4th Class?”
Nylon asked kindly once more.
Banshi rolled her eyes back and forth, then asked me instead of answering Nylon.
-You came because you wanted to see me, right? You’re going to leave after seeing me…….
-That’s not necessarily it. I also have something to tell you.
“Huh? I’m asking when you want to go. If you say you want to go right now, I can send you immediately.”
As Nylon pressed her, Banshi finally answered.
“Tomorrow. I’ll go tomorrow morning.”
“Alright. Then I’ll send you to 4th Class tomorrow morning. And Sparkle.”
“……Yeah.”
“Go up to the Headmaster’s office right now.”
“……I’m scared. Can’t we go together?”
“Didn’t you hear me? I have to send this student up to 4th Class tomorrow, so I need to stay here. I have to fill in for your absence.”
“……If I go up, I’m going to get fired as a professor. I don’t want to. I’m scared.”
-Is she really a professor? She seems immature. Like a student.
-Still, thinking that there’s a professor with that kind of human warmth, she looks cute to me.
-Is that your type?
-No. It’s not.
I cut it off firmly.
Why does she keep liking to entangle things like this?