Academy’s Second Seat

On the day of the test report, after class.

Luna walked alone to the library.

Before the student council, Rudy and I went to the library almost every day.

When we were together like that and then disappeared, I felt the empty space even more.

“Rudy… … Are you okay?”

Rudy did not take the lead this time.

Rudy, whom Luna saw, was a friend devoted to her studies.

I just studied without looking elsewhere.

Obviously, he wanted to get good grades.

“You didn’t look good.”

Rudy usually showed little change in expression.

But not today.

His normally sharp eyes clouded slightly and the corners of his lips twitched.

It was a complex expression that was difficult to express.

It was evident that he was deeply heartbroken.

But my grades went up significantly.

I studied with Rudy every day, and I got good results.

Luna was happy about this, but she felt guilty.

Rudy also supports her tuition and gives her pocket money.

As a condition of receiving my research.

But I was of no help to Rudy.

“… … this fool! What are you going to do with your studies?”

Luna ruffled her hair.

In addition to studying for the midterm, she conducted other studies, but to no avail.

Also, the magic circle that Rudy requested could not be made properly.

Rather, Rudy asked Professor Cromwell a question and gave me this and that information, so it was a great study.

“ha….”

Professor Maguire gave him a limited period of time, but Rudy did not.

Because he trusted me.

Because I believed in my potential.

I didn’t want to lose that trust.

There wasn’t much I could do for Rudy right now.

No matter what I said, it didn’t seem like Rudy would be comforted.

The only thing you can do is show good research results.

It makes Rudy interested in research without thinking about grades.

Rather, it is to show interesting research to avoid thinking about it.

I thought that was the best consolation I could give myself.

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Midterm exams are over and time is running out.

Rika and Ena had suggested that we go to a restaurant near the academy tomorrow to hang out.

But, if I don’t get research results, I won’t even go there!

Luna made a strong determination.

Since it was the day of the midterm exam, the class ended early, so there was plenty of time for research.

“In research… … Committed!!”

After a while… … .

“Huh… … .”

Luna was lying on the library desk.

A huge number of books and papers next to it.

There were signs of her efforts.

“Isn’t this either… … .”

Luna turned the papers she studied to the side.

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“ha… … Do I have to start over again… … .”

Luna started scanning the books again.

Only about 3 or 4 studies have already been discarded.

Some studies were not able to delve further due to their lack of ability, and some studies were completely wrong from the ground up.

“I don’t know what to look for now… … .”

I’ve already read the beginner’s magic book several times.

However, these fields have already been studied a lot, and he did not see any areas for further research.

So, the field devoted to research was the Intermediate Magic Circle.

Even if you can only use basic magic, ordinary magic can be used as long as you have a properly drawn magic circle and scroll.

However, it was more difficult.

“There are no more books to read… … .”

There were many books in the library, but the books in the fields that they could understand and were good at were limited.

At that time, what caught Luna’s eyes was the magic book that her benefactor gave her.

“… … Can you understand now?”

When I saw it before, I didn’t know anything about it.

However, it was very different then and now.

Even the magic circle for intermediate magic can be read slowly.

– Open the magic book when you can handle it properly.

Suddenly, a letter from the benefactor who gave this magic book came to mind.

But I still didn’t really understand this word.

When I first saw this, I was terrified.

I wondered if something strange would happen if I opened this magic book.

One day, unable to contain his curiosity, he opened the spell book.

However, nothing had happened.

I just didn’t understand what was inside.

Luna took out the magic book after a long time.

I looked at the cover for a moment and pondered.

“It doesn’t matter?”

Luna opened the magic book.

I started flipping through the pages one by one.

The contents of the magic book were understandable to some extent, but most of them were unknown.

“Okay… … .”

There were parts in the middle that I couldn’t even read.

“It’s difficult… … .”

As Luna was passing it like that, she saw a magic circle that stood out.

“… … square.”

It was a square magic circle just like the one he drew for the first time.

“Did I think of that magic circle when I saw this? … .”

It was the first time I knew that such a magic circle was in this spell book.

However, as soon as I saw the magic circle, something was disappointing.

Rudy said I had a great idea, but it wasn’t really a great idea.

I wondered if it was possible to create such a magic circle because what I saw as a child remained unconscious.

“just… … Was I lucky… … .”

Luna stroked the square magic circle with her hand.

It was obviously the same square magic circle, but I couldn’t read it at all.

A magic circle with high difficulty.

I wish I could use a magic circle like this… … .

So maybe it will help Rudy too?

“uh… … ?”

With that thought in mind, the magic circle began to emit intense light.

“What is this… … .”

Luna’s mana drained from her body.

-Pajik… … !

“ah… … .”

And at the same time as the sparks exploded, my eyes clouded over.

– aan!!!

And a strong wind and fire erupted from Luna’s body.

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“Luna… … !”

The library was on fire.

It didn’t look like the fire had spread outside.

I ran straight to the library.

It’s definitely Luna.

Today Luna said she was going to study at the library.

But it was kind of weird.

The scale of the flames was not as large as I had seen in the game.

Is it because the incident happened behind the scenes?

Come to think of it, the magic I saw last time was a bit strange.

When I tried to use magic on Locke, the power of magic seemed stronger than I thought.

He was able to use magic to a degree similar to mine.

Of course, I did not dig into one attribute, and the power of each magic was weak.

Even so, he was on the strong enough side of the students.

“Did Luna explode in a stronger state in the game?”

It wasn’t good.

The reason Luna was able to get through the game without being punished was because the circumstances were small.

Although there were a lot of books in the library, there was no damage to the books as protection magic was applied, and the incident itself exploded late in the evening, so there were no casualties.

Because there was no other damage, the punishment could have been avoided.

However, now the situation is serious.

As I ran, there were many people watching the situation in front of the library.

The leaders were blocking people from going near the library, and there was a familiar person in front of them.

“Astina-senpai.”

Astina looked back at my voice.

You were farther than me, but you came first.

It was as if he had used magic.

“Is it Rudy?”

Astina looked back at the library.

“The fire is not strong. I don’t think the library itself is burning.”

Astina roughly explained the situation.

Astina was right.

Luna’s mana wouldn’t be enough to burn the entire library.

A library with protection magic could not be ridden so easily.

Astina started moving her mana.

“Let me put out the fire.”

Astina reached out to cast a spell, and I grabbed her wrist.

“no.”

“What?”

Astina looked at me with a questioning expression.

-Tung!

“there! Who is coming!”

Hearing someone’s call, I looked towards the door of the library.

The door to the library opened and someone staggered out.

“eww… … .”

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Me and Astina ran to him.

Looking at his face, he was the librarian in charge of the library.

“Are you okay?”

When I asked, he nodded slightly.

“Is there anyone else in there?”

“buy… … I was the only librarian… … Rather… … Luna student… … .”

“Luna? Are you Luna Railer?”

Astina asked the librarian and the librarian nodded.

“yes… … I saw that student was studying earlier… … I can’t see you yet… … .”

“Oh, it’s okay if it’s Luna. You were just with me.”

“yes?”

As I said that, Astina and the librarian looked at me.

“ah… … You’re the friend I was with Luna every day… … Then there is no one in the library.”

The librarian let out a sigh of relief as if he was happy.

But, it wasn’t Astina.

stared at me

“One of the leaders! Please take him to the infirmary.”

“yes!”

When I shouted, a man came and took the librarian.

“Rudi Astria, weren’t you with me just a moment ago?”

Astina asked me with a questioning face.

I told the truth first.

“Luna is in there.”

We started talking in a voice that was barely audible to those around us.

“By the way, why did you say you were somewhere else?”

“Luna started this fire.”

“What? fire? Luna Railer can only handle beginner level magic, right?”

Astina said, looking at the flames of the library.

As he said, it wasn’t the size of a flame that Luna could cause.

However, there was a possible way.

“It’s a mana runaway. It happened because of the mana runaway caused by the mental contamination of black magic.”

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Mana runaway.

This is a typical symptom that occurs when black magic is used incorrectly.

A phenomenon in which all the mana one possessed is expelled out of the body.

However, pure mana cannot be spit out of the body, so the magic that can be used is used randomly.

And since he woke up unconscious, the magic must have come out of his body without being able to control him.

“How do you know?”

Astina looked at me with a puzzled face.

“We will talk about that later. First of all, do not turn off the fire immediately. If you turn it off right away, the leader will go into the library and check the situation, so you can’t save Luna.”

“Are you worried that Luna Railer will be punished?”

“There is, and there are several things that overlap.”

If there was a fire like this, we would investigate the inside in detail, and then the traces that Luna caused the incident will surely remain.

This trace had to be erased.

Besides this, there were several other reasons.

But, to say the least, it only took time.

It was important to act quickly now.

“I will go inside.”

“What?”

Astina frowned at my words.

“What are you going to do when you go in? I’d rather go in.”

“no. Astina-senpai, you just have to make sure that people from the outside don’t come inside. It is dangerous for a student to put out the fire, so we can say that we wait for the staff to come.”

To be honest, I don’t know about Astina, but other students wouldn’t be able to put out this fire.

The third year students usually go to another place for an internship during the first semester of the third year.

So, there was no one in the academy that could put out this fire.

The professors and assistants are all going out and having a dinner party because it’s the day the exams are over.

Waiting for them will be enough time for you.

“Isn’t it possible to say something using the name of the president?”

“You can block it until the staff arrives, but you are the problem. If you run out of mana, no matter how good you are, wouldn’t it be difficult to respond?”

Astina was right.

But, I had to do it.

“I’ll do it.”

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If it takes time anyway, it will fail.

If it fails, Luna’s magic book will also be taken away, and Luna will be disciplined.

Looking at the current situation, it was not on a scale that would end with a small punishment.

Failure to do so could result in severe penalties such as suspension.

Spellbooks were important, too, but I didn’t want Luna to be punished like that.

Luna is the first friend I made when I came here.

Even though everyone was pointing at me and swearing at me, he was a good friend to me.

I didn’t want him to suffer like that.

I made up my mind with that thought.

It was better to think differently here and try something that would take time.

“I will go right in.”

“Hey, where are you going by yourself?”

Lee could be seen coming through the blocking lead.

The leaders tried to stop her, but Locke behind Lee stopped them.

“I am the student council. That person is also involved.”

When Locke said that, the leaders looked at Astina.

“right. You can’t stop it.”

The leader released Princess Li and Locke with Astina’s horse.

“Can you do it by yourself?”

I wanted to say what Princess Li had to say.

Obviously, we were only talking in small voices, because we didn’t show any action.

I made a bewildered face and Astina opened her mouth.

“It’s okay because he knows what we were talking about.”

“… … yes?”

I wondered what it was.

“Rie knows how to handle both wind spirits and wind element magic, so she can hear almost all sounds even from a distance.”

Conversation… … can you hear everything?

It was a setting that had never appeared in the game.

I knew I had a special ability to deal with both magic and spirits, but I didn’t know that I could use that ability like this.

“I knew everything you did because this guy told me.”

“Princess Lee… … What do you mean?”

What is the relationship between Princess Li and Astina?

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My mind was confused, but I immediately came to my senses.

I can’t afford to be like this.

“Then you mean Princess Li will help you?”

“Yes, I will help. Are you going in there? Locke… … uh?”

I grabbed Rie’s wrist and walked to the library.

There was no time for conversations like this.

Anyway, it would be nice if Lee could help.

“to? no no. I’ll help, but it’s Locke who goes in there— .”

“It is noisy. Follow me quickly.”

I was in a hurry, so I dragged Li and strode towards the library.

“no. Rather, listen to my terms… … .”

“You can say anything.”

“Hey, talking nonsense… … .”

Princess Li continued to speak as she dragged me along.

“okay. I’ll write half. walk fast I don’t have time. I’ll give you the condition after the work is done.”

As I continued ignoring the horse and dragging him along, Lee erased his sassy attitude.

“no! hey! I’m not going in? I am a princess! What if I get in there and get hurt!”

Lee said angrily.

“I won’t do anything dangerous, so follow me quickly. You, not him, help me.”

“Lo, Locke!!! lock!! Stop this guy!”

As I continued dragging him along without swaying, Rie stuttered in search of Locke.

Then Locke came over to me.

I looked at Locke like that and said,

“Hey, did you do something wrong with me?”

The last time you spit abusive words at me.

Then Locke stopped moving to stop me.

“I haven’t received an apology for that yet. I’m not going to do anything with it, so stay still. It would be better if no one else could come in in front of this place.”

Then Locke frowned.

Locke was such a guy.

You made a mistake with me, so no matter what Lie says, I’ll do at least one favor.

“… … I get it.”

“what what what? hey! You didn’t obey my orders! hey!”

“sorry.”

Locke bowed to Lie at a 90 degree angle.

“hey!!!!!!!!!!!”

“It doesn’t help if he goes in there. Just follow me.”

So I took the screaming Rie into the library.