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‘Night… is it?’

It’s dark.

I can’t see anything.

Then suddenly, your gaze turns to where the sound is coming from.

“This kid did this on his own?”

“Yeah, I think so.”

Bright moonlight shines on the dark field of vision.

The shadow of a person blocking the moonlight.

He had his back to the moon, so the dark shadow cast on his face made it impossible to see his features.

“What’s your name?”

“……”

At first glance, he looks like a middle-aged man.

Adrian doesn’t answer his question.

“You’re not afraid of me at all… Isn’t this your first time killing someone?”

The man is asking me, and no one else.

To Adrian Floyd.

‘…Murder? He committed murder?’

“Tell me the truth. How did you do it? Did you learn swordsmanship? Or magic?”

Adrian’s mouth slowly opens for the first time at the man’s question.

And the first voice that came out was.

“Magic…”

It wasn’t the voice of the guy I knew.

“Oh, you know how to use magic?”

This time he nodded.

Actions, attitudes, and voices.

Everything was completely different from the Adrian I knew.

But I could guess the reason too.

‘Was I really that young?’

The middle-aged man standing in front looks very tall.

As if looking up from the perspective of a child.

‘That young voice and all… I have clear memories of my childhood.’

I don’t know why memories from his childhood suddenly came to mind.

But there must be a reason.

Just because it’s an old memory doesn’t mean you should ignore it.

“Who taught you magic?”

“Father… and mother…”

“Yeah. That’s right. To Duran and Cecil… If I had known this would happen, I would have called them before I died and asked them in advance…”

“Your Majesty, what are you going to do with this child now?”

“Hmm… A kid who uses magic at that age… Duran is leaving and giving me a big homework assignment.”

“Do you really think we should let him live? It’s too dangerous. He’s young now, but he could become a big trouble later…”

“Shh. I’m thinking about it now.”

By listening to the conversation between the two men, several guesses were possible.

The person called Your Excellency would naturally be a nobleman, and Adrian’s parents were already dead.

And now Adrian’s life or death is in the hands of that noble man.

‘Since he survived here, does that mean that guy is Count Floyd?’

By the time I was starting to feel somewhat certain about the man’s identity, the two men had stopped talking.

“Hey kid. What’s your name?”

“Nathan…”

“Is that your name?”

Nod your head.

“Yes, Nathan. Will you show me everything you can do right now? If you satisfy me, I promise you a golden future. But if you don’t, you will quietly disappear like your parents. What will you do?”

Let’s put aside the fact that Adrian’s original name was Nathan.

The guy didn’t answer the man’s questions.

That doesn’t mean I refused.

I just slowly raised my hand.

“What should I do?”

“What can you do? Weren’t you trying to show me magic?”

“What kind of magic… Water? Fire? Wind? ”

“Haha, are all possible?”

“If you learned anything… everything.”

Although the man’s face was still hidden by the moon’s shadow, he could see that the corners of his mouth were twisted into a smile that seemed like it would split open.

“First is fire! Then water! Show me everything you can do!”

After a while.

Adrian’s thin arms, still young, looked like they would break if touched even slightly.

A fierce flame rose from one of the raised palms, as if it would melt everything.

And at the same time.

On the other hand, a clear blob of water bloomed, emitting a cool chill.

The water soon froze solid, and in the guy’s two hands, two magical entities that could not possibly exist together were forming at the same time.

“Heh… Heh heh… Keuhahahaha. This is something! Controlling two elements at once… and at the same time, magical powers that are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Hahahahaha. That guy Duran. He left me with a huge treasure as he left. ”

“……”

“You passed, Nathan.”

Eyes full of greed.

“You are my son from now on. Nathan. No, I’ll give you a new name. Adrian. Yes. From now on, your name is Adrian.”

Memories of the day when Nathan’s name became Adrian.

A very important memory came to mind for the guy who seemed to be connected to the nanny’s death, but I was completely preoccupied with something else.

‘This kid uses magic too?’

I thought it couldn’t be used for anything other than magic, but it’s actually quite good.

That too, from the time I was a child when I still had no blood on my head.

And above all.

‘I feel like I can use this now…’

* * *

The dazzling moonlight disappeared and the pitch-black darkness disappeared without a trace.

Stop walking and look down at your hands.

There is no change on the outside.

but.

‘My palm feels strangely tingly?’

His breathing, his concentration, his thoughts…

Could it be because I had indirectly experienced in real time every movement that young Adrian made while manifesting magic?

Something has changed.

It’s not just a feeling.

Raise your left hand and gently lift it up.

The shape of a flame that rose above the palm of your hand.

I remember that hot, burning feeling.

A powerful mana surged down his shoulder through the circuit engraved on his left arm, and one of the various magic circles formed at the end of the complex circuit began to rotate rapidly.

The moment the suspicious spell he had been muttering to himself filled his head.

-Whoooosh!

The heat surged through my palm.

‘Eww!’

Startled, he quickly raised his hands above his head.

Thanks to that, the images that had filled my head quickly dispersed, and the flames that had bloomed around my hand completely disappeared.

‘Whew… That’s surprising.’

Maybe because it’s my first time, the controls aren’t easy.

“Hoo, hoo…’

It feels like the hairs on my hands and back are standing on end.

Fortunately, it didn’t cause any damage.

‘Hurry up and do it again before I forget.’

He repeated the same action again, and on his second attempt he was able to create a more perfect firework than young Adrian had ever created.

He could even transform it into a sphere right away, creating the so-called fireball, and could even transform into various shapes such as arrows, spears, and rings.

‘What? If it was this easy, you should have let me use it a long time ago.’

A magic circle engraved on the left arm or Purua’s body.

And I was able to apply the various magical knowledge I learned through the guy’s thesis that I read yesterday and today to magic without difficulty.

It was possible to freely control changes in form and power while maximizing the efficiency of the consumed magic power.

Then I felt the eyes of those around me turning towards me.

It stopped moving immediately.

Up to this point, it’s okay since anyone who graduated from the academy can do it, but anything beyond this is likely to attract attention.

If you could create water or ice, everyone might be surprised, just like Count Floyd in our memories.

‘It seems that in this world, it is quite difficult to implement fire and ice at the same time…’

I come to my senses and start walking again.

The eight or so ladies in my charge can’t take their eyes off me for even a moment.

‘What are you looking at? Just wait. You’ll regret it soon. Especially you four…’

From now on, I will show you what hell is.

* * *

“See, did you see it now? The instructor’s magic?”

“Wow… That’s incredible. I’ve never seen a shape-shifting that fast. Even though it’s basic magic…”

“Huh. If you want to be a court tutor, you should be able to do that. I don’t know for sure, but it seems like he’s trying to discourage us from the start because he knows we’re aspiring knights, but it doesn’t work on me. He’s the only one among the instructors who doesn’t have a knight title, right? He may not know magic, but he’s probably terrible at weapons, right? ”

Three of the four people Adrian had identified as the Gang of Four were conversing.

“You suddenly used violence earlier, and we really stepped in shit, right?”

“Shh. I think it’s coming.”

“Tsk.”

“Uh, what should we do? Do we really have to learn from that instructor? Until we graduate?”

“Ah, I don’t know either!”

As Adrian Floyd approached, Charlotte, who was wearing a full plate the whole time, was the first to step forward.

“What is it?”

“Okay, listen here for a minute.”

After Charlotte and Adrian’s brief conversation, Adrian took a deep breath and opened his mouth.

“Mom, if you’re not feeling well, you should’ve told me earlier! You can go back. No, you can go back forever.”

“What?”

“Shut up and get out of here! I’m not even ready…”

Princess Charlotte, who had been shaking for a moment, had no choice but to turn around and trudged away, making a creaking sound.

Adrian opened his mouth again.

“Now we will have time for self-introductions. You, you come out first and start introducing yourself.”

“I, am I talking about that…?”

“What did I say earlier? Keep your answer short and concise!”

“Huh… Oh, I got it… No, okay! I, I’ll start introducing myself!”

The first person to be pointed out was the pink-haired Ainel, one of the four people Adrian was suspicious of.

“Ah, my name is Ainel Shukriad. I am from the Eastern Region, and I have been an adventurer for 4 years, a mercenary for 2 years, and recently I have been working under Baron Schnell, and I am gratefully recommended to become a knight…”

“You’re not from an academy.”

“That’s right.”

“What is your specialty?”

“My main weapon is spears, and I know how to manipulate fire as my elemental magic… and I’m confident in cooking.”

“Cooking?”

“Yes!”

“Can you take responsibility for your own words?”

“Huh? What responsibility are you suddenly taking…”

“If you eat the food you made and it doesn’t taste good, I will punish you immediately.”

“Huh?”

“And who gave you permission to ask questions? You are to lie down until the other guys finish introducing themselves. Go ahead! ”

Ainel looked at Adrian with a bewildered face.

“A beating is a punishment for a trainee who does not follow orders.”

“Eek!? Ha, I’ll do it!”

Ainel quickly fell to the ground and cried.

Having been an adventurer and mercenary, I was confident that my experience would surpass that of the Academy graduates.

I never dreamed that I would meet such an eccentric instructor.

‘I… can I really become a knight, Mr. Schnell…’

Adrian glanced down at Ainel, and the corners of his mouth subtly turned upward.

-puck!

“Eww!?”

Adrian kicked her hard in the side with his foot, and Ainel lost her balance and fell down from the sudden impact.

“Do you think this is a joke!? Lie down straight again and do it!”

“……”

Ainel’s face, which was taking a pose again, was now filled with depth.

BONUS: Bonus – Illustration Elimination Illustration Collection 01

This is a collection of illustrations that were excluded because they were too subtle to be included as illustrations.

This episode is a free episode and may be edited, deleted, or made private at any time.

The first one is Delua, who is currently being used as a cover. (I printed over a thousand copies of this guy, but he is not with the main character anymore and will not appear for a while…)

It was eliminated because there was no scene where she was revealing her chest outside! (Maybe I’ll use this scene later?

Disqualified because the background doesn’t match! The hands and legs look weird too.

The composition is good, but the chest area, lighting, and background are lacking.

I like the chalk, but the background is a letdown.

I like the expression, but where is this? Disqualified because of the background.

When I try to take it off, I keep exposing only my chest… There are hundreds of illustrations like this…

For a palace annex, the surroundings are too shabby and the ceiling is open, so it’s out. I like the composition.

Just this much for now.

I have prioritized only illustrations that do not require mosaic (no depiction of genitals). I don’t want to bother cutting them out or putting stickers on them…

Anyway, the frequency of uploading the illustrations will be determined based on the response.