Chapter 3: I will never lose!

In this world, besides magic, there are various other supernatural abilities, and ‘Mysteries’ are one of them. 

It’s an ability that is either innate from a young age or develops congenitally while growing up, and it’s similar to what we commonly call psychic powers.

Unlike magic, there isn’t much verification for Mystery holders, so academy enrollment is recommended for research and observation purposes.

This is the only academy on the continent where you can change your fate with just a diploma, and most Mystery holders come here when they get older.

Therefore, it’s a setting where you can easily see Mystery holders, who are so hard to see, when you come to the academy.

Teferi is one of the Mystery holders.

The Mystery she has, called [Emotioner], is the ability to convey her emotions or will to others, as you saw earlier.

I’m jealous.
Someone is about to become the ultimate loner of the academy.

I basically didn’t like Mystery holders very much.

I didn’t like seeing them seem to get away with things just because they were born with it without any effort.

I know that Mystery holders don’t want to be born that way, but people’s minds often fall into prejudice unexpectedly.

Of course, it’s funny to say that when I’m possessed in a duke’s family…

Because of that, I lived in the family without any extravagance at all to keep my word.
It’s definitely not an excuse.

There are around 300 freshmen entering this year.

I thought it was unexpectedly small, but I soon agreed that the academy itself is a place where nobles or unusual people gather.

When I entered the class, it was much larger than a normal classroom.

Sunlight came in from the window, but a light sphere was shining on the high ceiling.

Teperi was also in the same class as me.

In the back seat, alone.

I glanced at Teperi sitting alone, and when I met her eyes, she was surprised and avoided my eyes.

While I was feeling a little uneasy, someone came into the classroom.

“Huh…”

Everyone who had been chattering with people they knew from before, people who had been maintaining silence like me, and people who had been dozing off on their desks froze in tension.

Feeling the magic power, I also uncrossed my legs and looked ahead with interesting eyes.

He.
No, ‘it’ slowly ‘crawled’ into the classroom.

In an instant, the classroom was enveloped in silence.

“Nice to meet you.”

It said.

Although it was expressed as saying, it was closer to a retching metallic sound.

The female student sitting in the front seat was frozen and even looked tearful.

“Um, did I surprise you a little?
I’m sorry.
I’m the professor in charge, Aramade Fuego Mir.
You can call me Professor Aram.”

I realized one of the reasons why the classroom had to be built so big.

Aramade Fuego Mir, who introduced himself as a professor, was a huge white snake.

I briefly recalled the contents of the novel.

Aramade Fuego Mir.

He was a huge Imoogi who the academy’s headmaster brought directly from the Black Forest.

The reason he was in the position of professor was because of one promise.

The Imoogi’s goal is to ascend and become a dragon.

To achieve that, he needs to build up his character accordingly.

To build up his character, he needs achievements.

The headmaster persuaded him by some means, and he has been serving as a professor until now.

‘He used to be quite rough in the past.
He’s toned down his personality a bit now.’

In fact, the huge white snake in front of me only looked fierce on the outside and was giving the students as much consideration as possible.

If the size was reduced to the point where it could fit on the palm of my hand, it might look a little cute.

“Um, Miss Linda?
Are you okay?”

“Y, yes.
I’m okay…”

Of course, a snake of that size severely touches the nerves.

It was a pale face that didn’t look okay at all, but anyway, his appearance passed without any major accidents.

Because there were no students who foamed at the mouth and fell backwards.

“Um…then.”

Aram stuck out his red tongue once and looked around the classroom.

Lick, Linda’s shoulders flinched once again as his tongue moved.

His eyes met mine for a moment.

I didn’t avoid his eyes either.

“Ho.”

In the novel’s setting, he was the ruler of the Black Forest before coming to the academy as a professor.

The strongest in the Black Forest, which is called a forbidden area along with the demon realm.

Beyond his eyes, I could see traces of effort accumulated over countless years.

He was also looking at my eyes with his yellow eyes.

What kind of appearance do I look like when he looks at me?

The daughter of a duke?
A magician?
A student?

“It seems like there are many excellent students this year.”

He took his eyes off me and said.
I also stopped looking at him.

“Then, should we start by calling attendance first?”

…He was also an unexpectedly diligent professor.

“How is it?”

Someone spoke to me again!

But I didn’t show it and slowly turned my head to the side.

“I was really scared at first, but it doesn’t seem like it!
I think it’s the first time I’ve seen a teacher like that!”

Well, I guess so.

The one who spoke to me was a freckled girl with brown hair.

Her name is definitely.

“Jenny.”

“That’s right, my name is Jenny!
Are you Trea…Lady Trea Ludbeck?
Wow, that’s so amazing!”

She was a very sociable, energetic person.

Jenny swept her brown hair back and leaned towards me.

“….”

I was looking for something to say, but in the end, I stupidly spat out just one word, “Yeah.”

“Oh my gosh, the teacher is a snake, that’s totally!”

Jenny kept chattering next to me.

Even though I was tired, it wasn’t a bad feeling.

It’s been a long time since someone has been dashing to me like this.

“Oh, the professor is calling me.
See you later!”

Jenny finished speaking and walked to the front of the classroom.

Various items were prepared in front of the classroom.

As if doing a Doljanchi, Aramade made each student pick up the items one by one.

“Jenny, you’re a Mystery holder.”

“Yes, that’s right, Professor!
And I…”

Jenny was chattering to the snake professor even in front of the classroom.

Aram was also flustered and was only listening to her words, but when he finally calmed down, he had her grab an item.

She held a small sword in her hand.

“Would you like to draw it?”

Jenny struggled and groaned while using her strength, but eventually failed to draw it.

“What, it won’t come out, this is a scam!”

“…It seems like Jenny doesn’t have a talent for swordsmanship.”

It’s really Doljanchi.

Mystery holders often don’t know their aptitude, so there was a time to test their aptitude when all the students enrolled.

It reminds me of that hat that places students in the dormitory.

“It’s a scam!”

Jenny grumbled and returned to her seat.

“…Next is student Amiter.”

Aram called the next person with a slightly tired look.

The student sitting in front of me got up.

‘Tail…?’

And small ears on her head.

It was a beastman race.

“Miss Amiter, from these…”

“I know.”

The woman with a very husky voice looked at the desk once and picked up the same sword that Jenny had held.

When she lightly pulled the scabbard, the sword came out lightly from the scabbard.

“Did you learn swordsmanship?”

“…A little.”

Amiter grabbed a few other things, but when they didn’t react, she quickly gave up and returned to her seat.

I ignored Jenny’s voice muttering that it was a scam next to me.

“…I don’t like her a little.”

Jenny complained.

But even though she said that, she was smiling.

“…Me too.”

I also chimed in.

Because she was much taller than me.

…I was shorter than I thought.

“Miss Trea?”

Soon it was my turn.

When I was about to get up from my seat, Jenny swept my wrist once.

“Fighting!”

Jenny said so in a small voice.

I smiled once and walked forward.

‘It’s troublesome.’

It’s really troublesome.

Jenny of positivity.

A girl who is kind to everyone.

A person who always smiles.

She dies within this year.

‘I’m not the type to get attached to people who are about to die.’

Knowing the future is not always a good thing.

My mouth felt a little bitter.

There were more diverse items on the desk than I thought.

From the golden dagger that Jenny had held (but couldn’t draw in the end), to the flower pot, the lowest-grade spirit, and marble-like items, were laid out in a row.

It really reminds me of Doljanchi.
What did I choose back then?

I first picked up the golden dagger.

I gave it strength, but the scabbard didn’t move at all.

Well, I knew it.

Trea had no talent for swordsmanship at all.

I put down the sword and moved on to the next without regret.

Next was the orange flower pot.

Again, there was no response.

Did they say that flowerpot sprouts in response to miracles and divinity?

I was an atheist from the start.

Next was…the lowest-grade spirit.

I had heard of and knew that spirits existed, but it was the first time I actually saw them.

The brown spirit was sitting quietly on the desk with only its eyes wide open.

The sight was quite cute, so I brought my hand over to it.

“Kkeueok, kkeueok!”

-Scurry!

The spirit ran away from my hand!

Just in case, I tried it one more time, but the spirit avoided all my gestures with extraordinary movements.

“That’s strange…it’s rare for spirits to avoid people this much.”

Professor Aram muttered.

Was I a spirit-certified loner even to spirits?

I felt even more depressed for no reason.

“Ahem.”

I cleared my throat once and picked up the gray marble.

-Faaat!

The marble changed color as soon as I grabbed it.

The marble, which had been a light gray, turned into a dark purple as I grabbed it.

“Purple?”

It was also a very dark purple.
Close to black.

Aram came to me when he saw the color.

Of course, crawling clumsily.

“You must have worked very hard.”

Does he know the meaning of this color?

Effort.
When I heard that one word, something seemed to ring in my chest.

I was able to return to my seat with a relieved heart.

“…Next is, Miss Teferi.”

The protagonist appears.

She had already made friends with the people around her, and went forward, receiving their gestures.

Teferi also smiled and accepted the greetings.

Up to the dagger and the flower pot, it was the same as me.

However, the spirit followed Teferi very well.
I’m a little jealous.

She finally grabbed the marble that had already turned gray.

-Faaat!

A bright light shone from the marble Teferi grabbed.

“Golden…”

It was a result that I already knew from the novel.

The golden light coming out of the marble.

‘The best talent.’

While other people were clapping as they saw the light, I was biting my thumbnail alone.

Because of that talent, she solves problems, saves the world, and receives love.

Emotions arise in my heart.
If I had to pick a color, it would be a pitch-black black.

‘…I’m different.’

I’m different from the original Trea.

I’ve been working hard without missing a single day, and I haven’t been conceited either.

I will never, ever.

‘Because I will never lose!’

Crack.

The nail that I had bitten hard broke.