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Chapter 4: Red Eyes, the Deadly Blade
 

 
In a dimly lit ghost town lined with abandoned factories, a shadowy figure ran, gasping for breath. It was a woman, her hood pulled low, concealing her eyes.
 
She swung her arms and legs with all her might, running desperately forward as if fleeing from something.
 
“N-No way…”
 
Turning a corner to escape the gaze behind her, she darted into an alley. Mercilessly, it led to a dead end.… Read more

Chapter 3: Journey to the Royal Capital
 

 
In the same week as the regular exams at the Magic Academy.
 
Sion was visiting the royal capital on a weekend holiday.
 
From Ragatia, the western city of the kingdom where the academy is located, it’s about a two-hour ride by magic-powered train to reach the royal capital.
 
On this day, there was an exhibition of magic-related products for magicians and merchants held once every six months at a venue in the royal capital.… Read more

Restia always conducts her classes sincerely and very enthusiastically.
 
When asked about the class content after the lesson, she looks very happy that someone has shown interest in her class.
 
Even if most students aren’t listening to the class, she never cuts corners and strives to make the content easy to understand, interesting for students, and engaging.
 
She doesn’t just read from the textbook and write on the board, but actively incorporates experiments using real plants in her classes.… Read more

Chapter 2: Going to School
 

 
As the morning sun began to rise, a faint light appeared in the once-dark sky. Shion Ichinose finished his basic training, repeating elementary magic of various attributes. He drank a mana recovery potion and rested for about five minutes before picking up the sword he had brought from his dormitory room.
 
He was about to try a new spell he had been studying and experimenting with for the past few days, poring over academic books.… Read more

It had been two years since Shion enrolled in the Magic Academy. In that time, the children his age, who had started learning magic much later than he did, had quickly improved their skills.
 
Despite all his efforts over those two years, Shion could never catch up to his peers. In fact, the gap between them only widened.
 
“Maybe Shion will finally realize he has no talent for magic,”
 
his parents thought, wondering daily how they would comfort their son when his dreams were shattered by reality.… Read more

Chapter 1: Shion Ichinose
 

 
In the practice room of Gilbert Royal Crofford Magic Academy, Lina Restia, a faculty member, was intently observing the actions of a male student.
 
The student’s name was Shion Ichinose. He was a student in Restia’s second-year Class C.
 
He slowly raised his right hand and pointed his palm straight at a target 18.4 meters away.
 
Then, a white, mist-like light began to emanate from his outstretched palm.… Read more

Prologue

 

 

In this world, there exists an energy called “mana.”

Mana flows through the earth and air of this world, and also courses through the bodies of many living beings.

The people of this world extract mana from natural objects like rocks and crystals where it accumulates, and use this energy in their daily lives.

For example, mana is used to light lamps, refrigerate fresh food, power transportation like trains, and run machinery in factories.… Read more