How Are Babies Made?

“Dale, it seems you were born with a constitution that nullifies abilities.”

“…Pardon?”

“To put it simply, powers defined as ‘abilities’ like magic used by magicians or divine power used by clergy, disappear the moment they touch your body.”

Yes, if my guess is correct, everything that has happened so far can be explained.

The windows of this Maris are just glass that breaks even with a light impact without mana, and the fact that my legs couldn’t absorb the shock when I jumped down from the tree was also because of an interference with mana manipulation.

Isn’t it strange that my legs are fine after jumping down from a height equivalent to a 3-story building without preparation?

“I’ve already confirmed it. I tested various things on your body while coming here.”

In fact, I was concerned about this and had infused mana when I held your body.

Enough to squeeze the body to a slightly uncomfortable degree.

But as soon as it touched the body, not only did the mana disappear like magic, but it even became impossible to manipulate mana throughout the entire body.

Even divine power… Yes, the two main abilities in this world disappeared as soon as they came into contact with that child.

If that’s not a nullification constitution, what is it?

“Eh, eh, that can’t be.”

But despite my speculation, Dale immediately expressed denial.

As if he hadn’t even considered the possibility I just mentioned.

“You must have misunderstood something. There’s no way I was born with such an ability…”

Whatever the reason, it seems he’s still not aware of his own constitution.

Well, Dale’s hometown, Leninsleve, is a poor lawless zone.

There’s no way for those who have awakened divine power through magic, which is the privilege of the rich, or through purity, to set foot there, so there was no chance for him to become aware of his ability.

“Principal, do you have anything here that can be swung around?”

If that’s the case, we just need to prove it now.

At my request, the principal thought for a moment, then took out something hidden under his desk.

“As it happens, there’s something Professor Harsion left behind. Here you go.”

What he then threw was a long, blunt object.

It was commonly called a baseball bat.

Why is there baseball in a fantasy… Well, it’s a world that has some similarities with reality when it comes to sports.

“…What on earth did that Harsion leave in the principal’s office?”

Whatever it is, it’s not bad to have something good for swinging.

I immediately struck the window of the principal’s office with the bat in my hand.

-Bang, bang bang! Bang!!

The bat colliding repeatedly.

But while the window frame vibrates violently, there’s no sign of the glass breaking.

Even hitting it with mana infused, it’s like this.

The glass in this academy is really sturdy no matter when you look at it.

“Do you understand now?”

After finishing the consecutive hits, I quietly turned to Dale with the bat resting on my shoulder and asked.

“What, what do you mean?”

“That you broke with your bare body a window that doesn’t shatter even after all that.”

If you can’t understand even with this, you should return that first place badge.

I threw the bat back to the principal and took a seat opposite Dale.

“Then… am I going to be expelled now?”

“What expulsion? Usually, if you break a window, you just write an apology letter and get sent back.”

“Huh? You’re letting me off with just an apology letter for breaking such a window?”

“It’s normal for your age group to cause accidents. But since you broke it without warning like this, from next time, if you have to break a window, write the apology letter first.”

“Ah, I see… So, you mean I can write an apology letter first if I break an window?”

“That’s right, one apology letter for one window. Easy to understand, right?”

“Teacher Seine. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t teach strange things to the child.”

“Then how about reducing my overtime work?”

Even before regular classes started, I’ve been working overnight shifts all this time, trying to adapt and running errands for the chairman.

Don’t you see how my dark circles have gotten worse lately due to lack of sleep?

“Well, let’s talk about work conditions later… Principal. Regular classes start in a week, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“Then, please leave this child to me until then.”

“…You mean you’ll personally take charge of that child, Teacher Seine?”

“Well, yes, I found him and took him in. More importantly, I don’t think it would be good for this child to return to the classroom.”

In this world, regardless of the country, there’s no respect from nobles towards commoners.

Above all, isn’t the health teacher generally free until someone gets hurt?

It wouldn’t be bad to take care of him until regular classes start.

“I understand. I’ll inform the other teachers.”

“Yes, then.”

After greeting the principal, I immediately reached out to Dale’s body.

To hold him and move like when I brought him here.

“You don’t need to hug me!”

At that moment, Dale jumped up from the sofa in surprise.

Then, the sight of him backing away and standing up straight seemed desperate in a way.

“I can walk on my own! I’ll follow quietly!”

“…Is that so?”

It seems he’s not too keen on being carried around.

Well, there’s nothing wrong with cooperating well.

“Follow me closely, the school is big and it would be troublesome if you got lost.”

“Ah, yes!”

The small boy following behind me.

Regardless of his ability, I thought he was quite a cute child at that moment.

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The place we arrived at was the infirmary located on the first floor of the main school building.

Although it’s a facility I monopolize alone, given the size of the school, the interior is quite spacious.

There are more than ten beds, and the shelves are stocked with numerous professional medicines.

While it’s not equipped for specialized surgeries, if a situation is that serious, it’s better to entrust it to the church located in the school city rather than the infirmary.

To begin with, in this world, there’s a strong perception that medical skills are unnecessary because the effects of divine power are so good.

Of course, that doesn’t mean medicine is completely useless… Well, the perception is that it’s fine as long as the health teacher can distinguish between feigned illness and real illness.

“So you’re the health teacher?”

“That’s right. You can tell just by looking at what I’m wearing, can’t you?”

I showed off my outer garment while taking a seat at the desk for administrative work, but Dale’s expression was utterly blank.

“I thought you were the P.E. teacher…”

Was he that amazed that I leaped about 10m to bring him here?

Well, if I had to choose, I prefer rolling my body around more than health care, but coincidentally, what I’m pursuing at this school is ‘comfortable and stable’ activities.

More docile and moderate than rolling my body around.

“Ah well, I’m in charge of health and physical education anyway.”

And sometimes intense things.

“…Health and physical education?”

Dale tilted his head in question as I mentioned this.

“What’s health and physical education?”

A pure inquiry.

After pondering how to answer that, I replied immediately.

“It’s education that teaches you how to make babies.”

“Babies…? How are babies made?”

“They’re made through sex.”

“…Sex?”

The kid made a blank expression at my words.

It seems this child, despite being from a lawless zone, has lived without knowing what sex is.

No, before being from a lawless zone, shouldn’t a teenage boy know at least this much?

Yet, seeing how he got embarrassed when I showed my abs, it seems he’s not completely without a sense of chastity, like convent girls…

…Damn. I don’t get it.

“I’ll teach you when the opportunity arises, but let’s do something else first for now. Do you understand?”

“Um… Yes. I understand.”

Dale, the little one, obediently took his seat as he said this.

I took a seat opposite him and continued speaking while pulling out one of the books inserted in the bookshelf.

“Now, Dale. The reason I brought you here is partly to find out about the power you possess… But before that, let’s first check how much you know about the basics.”

“By basics, do you mean about magic?”

“That’s right.”

What I took out while answering was an introduction to magic published by the empire.

It’s a book that everyone who enters the field of magic encounters, and it’s so faithful to the basics that it was used as a textbook even in countries outside the empire during the war.

“Ah, that!”

“Have you read it before?”

“Yes, I studied with that back in my hometown.”

Come to think of it, didn’t he say he self-studied by picking up books from the dump?

Of course, even this textbook alone is comparable to a decent high school course, but it would be a luxury to worry about that for the entrance exam first place.

“Then let me ask you one thing, having read this book thoroughly. Dale, what do you think mana is?”

“…Mana?”

“You can explain whatever comes to your mind first when you hear the word mana.”

It’s an abstract and vague question, but this kind of inquiry is suitable for understanding the level and major of the other person.

For instance, people without much knowledge about mana would just know it as a mysterious energy, while knights and martial artists would consider it as a good training tool and auxiliary means.

If one has mastered magic by following only the orthodox methods, they might say it’s just the basic power needed to handle magic, or something like that.

Then in the case of our first place, how will he summarize the energy called mana?

“An formless energy that can dwell anywhere in all things, and exerts power in response to human will… right?”

“…You’ve summarized it well.”

Grin.

A smile naturally formed at the satisfactory answer.