Thanks to Lara and Marise, I think I have got the hang of it.
It is my turn next.
âB-But you wonât defeat me with your defective magic power! You can just run away if youâre scared, you know?â
âNo way.â
I ignored the boy and held the steel ball in my left hand.
âŚYeah.
I will keep the use of body strengthening magic to a minimum.
There is no need to get serious here.
âThen, sensei. Iâll throw it, okay?â
âAnytime you are ready.â
Alright, let me do it right away.
âHere I go!â
I threw the steel ball as if it was a pebble.
Itâs just that⌠I made a mistake again.
*Zuguoooooooooo!*
The steel ball, which I threw lightly, flew straight and pierced a tree trunk at the edge of the school grounds.
âHuh?â
The boy was left slack-jawed.
âT-The tree is going to fall!â
Oh no.
I hurriedly cast a restoration spell on the tree and restored it so that it would not fall.
âHmm, maybe I put a little too much force into it?â
I tilted my head.
Well, well, holding back is a very difficult thing to do.
âW-Whatâs going on hereâŚ?â
The boy who had started the contest fell to his knees after witnessing the whole scene.
âThereâs no need to be so depressed.â
âI-I thought that I would win this contest for sure⌠This canât be happeningâŚâ
He was mumbling a lot of things, so I just kept quiet.
Earlier, I threw it with my left hand.
But my dominant arm is my right.
The first mistake I made was using my non-dominant left hand because I thought I shouldnât throw the steel ball too far away.
Telling the boy about it would make him even more depressed, so I would not tell him.
âWell, thatâs about it for todayâŚâ
After all, even though it is a class, it was still just a childâs game.
There was no need to get any more serious.
âB-Boy! What the hell was that!?â
As I was about to get back in line, Desmond came running up to me.
âSensei, your face is too close.â
âI donât care about that! How the hell did the steel ball fly so far? I⌠or rather, thereâs nobody else in the whole world who can do that!â
ââŚIsnât that because they didnât use magic?â
âMagicâŚ? Does that mean that it is possible to throw the steel ball further away with magic? Come to think of it, at the time of the exam, your movements were quite out of the ordinary⌠so even back then, too?â
âYes.â
It seems that the body strengthening that everyone would have used 1000 years ago is not the norm in this world.
I continued talking to Desmond, who looked puzzled.
âIt is a type of magic called body strengthening. With this, it is possible to dramatically increase your physical strength and speed.â
âSuch dreamlike magicâŚ?â
âYes. Please watch me.â
I use Rise Power to build up strength in both legs.
With that, I kicked the ground and leaped.
ââŚâŚ!â
Desmondâs eyes widened.
I jumped so high up that I could see the rooftop of the Rosanlila Magic Academy.
When I landed on the ground, a cloud of dust rose.
âHowâs that? Easy, isnât it?â
âââI donât think so!âââ
Not only Desmond, but all the classmates on the school grounds responded.
âMages are great, and they can use magic, but⌠not me. I have no talent. If only I could use magic, I might also be able to defeat a dragon.â
âHave you ever fought a dragon?â
âItâs just a metaphor. Thereâs no way we would encounter a mythical creature.â
Honestly, I think Desmond could defeat at least one dragon if only he could learn magic.
Besides.
âDesmond-sensei. I think you can use magic, though?â
ââŚWhat are you talking about? Like I said, I have no talent âââ
âWell, if you want to reach a higher level, it will have something to do with the color of your magic power or the talent itself. But anyone can use at least some magic.â
âT-Thatâs not possible! Wasnât magic only for the chosen ones!?â
Desmond raised his voice.
Well, such a misunderstanding is kinda disheartening.
Let me teach him a little of it.
âDesmond-sensei⌠soâŚâ
I quickly taught Desmond the basics of magic.
âNow, try it out.â
âMm⌠then here I go!â
Desmond activated Rise Power on both legs and jumped in the same way I had just done.
He was aiming for the rooftop of the school building ââ but not quite, just barely reaching the second floor.
Well, it was his first time, so I guess it is fine.
âOhh⌠Iâm flying! I just used magicâŚ!â
Desmondâs voice sounded lively as if he was on a high.
But soon he began to fall.
âW-What should I do!? Iâm going to hit the ground!â
âŚIs landing a little hard?
I got right under Desmond and cast gravity magic.
Then, as he approached the ground, Desmondâs fall slowed, and he landed safely.
âHow was it? Sensei can use magic too, right?â
âI-I never thought magic was this simpleâŚâ
Desmond had a blank look as if he still could not believe it.
The other classmates also started to make a fuss when they saw this.
âW-What just happened?â
âIt doesnât look like sensei was chanting?â
âIâve never seen this magic before in the first place!â
âI want to use it, too!â
And so my classmates rushed to me.
âOi-oi, stop pushing.â
What a pain.
I have to teach them about the body strengthening magic to stop the commotion.
But still, Iâm just a student.
No matter how much the other students ââ including sensei ââ want to learn more about magic, I do not think it would be a good idea to disregard sensei by teaching them.
Besides, we are in the middle of a class right now.
It would be a different story with Lara and Marise.
âDesmond-sensei.â
âMmm. I know what you want to say, boy.â
Desmond puts his hand on my shoulder.
âJust go ahead and teach them! Donât worry about me!â
said Desmond.
âŚThis is really getting troublesome.
âHaa.â
I sighed.
Well, it cannot be helped. Iâll just accept it as a punishment for getting a little too worked up over a childâs game.
âThen Iâll show all of you one more time, and then Iâll teach you how.â
âââYes! Please!âââ
After that.
By the end of the class, all my classmates were able to use simple body strengthening magic.