## Chapter 255 – (6)
Dong—, dong—.
Rebecca nodded as the large bell chimed twice.
“That concludes the morning session. I’ll see you all in the afternoon after lunch.”
With those words, Rebecca left the room.
“Hmm.”
If I had to give my first impression of the magic class…
It would be that if classes were like this when I was a student, I might have actually studied.
I was a little worried, to be honest.
Magic itself was romantic, something that would stimulate any guy who had played a lot of games.
But I was concerned that the theory lessons might be a bit boring.
However, the interesting theories of magic, Rebecca occasionally demonstrating spells, and secretly trying to apply the theories myself using ice magic were quite fun.
I felt like I could now use the ice magic that I had been using like an ice dispenser for more offensive spells.
“Haa…”
Maybe it was because it had been so long since I had taken a class, but I was feeling a bit tired.
“How was class?!”
A blonde girl approached me energetically and asked for my thoughts.
“It was good.”
“That’s a relief!”
“Hehe, really glad to hear that.”
A tanned blonde mage also sidled up and added a word.
As he did, he casually placed his hand on the blonde girl’s shoulder.
The girl smiled at the blonde man as if it were nothing.
I glanced at the scene and asked, “What’s your relationship?”
“Huh? Oh, sorry, we haven’t introduced ourselves! I’m Camille, and this is my younger brother, Kai.”
“Hehe, nice to meet you.”
As expected, they were family.
Seeing them together and with the same hair color, I had wondered if they might be related.
Okay, I get that they’re family and that’s why they’re close, but should it look this dangerous for a younger brother to put his hand on his older sister’s shoulder?
Plus, Kai’s laugh was a bit unique.
These aspects must be why the two of them are treated as troublemakers or eccentrics.
They offered to take me, who was attending class for the first time today, to the cafeteria with them.
I was worried because I didn’t know where the cafeteria was.
They were both good people.
“The cafeteria isn’t on this floor; you have to go to a different floor.”
Apparently, there was an entire floor dedicated to the cafeteria.
The entire floor was used for the cafeteria, cooking area, and even spaces for growing plants and raising animals.
“They grow their own stuff.”
“Yeah, they even use magic to create better quality and bigger plants.”
It seemed that all the mages who were training alone or making magical tools on other floors of the tower would gather in this cafeteria during meal times.
Camille and Kai praised the cafeteria so much that they already seemed excited.
Indeed, a delicious smell wafted from the moment we entered the cafeteria.
We headed to a large bulletin board.
“The menu is posted here, and it changes every day!”
[Mashed Potatoes and Steak, Imperial Spicy Fish Dish, Elven Fruit Salad, Fried Rice and Braised Meat]
There were many other dishes listed as well.
“I’ll have the steak.”
“Huh? You can read it?”
Camille looked at me with a surprised expression.
What was she talking about? I could read it just fine.
“Yeah.”
“This is a special script for chanting magic, so you have to study it separately…?”
“Ah.”
Could it be that the Translation skill was activated?
[Hidden Quest Cleared.]
[Reads Mana Language.]
[Mana Skill Level Increased.]
It was a quest completion window I hadn’t seen in a while.
I could feel mana filling my body.
So it’s called Mana Language.
It seemed that the Translation skill would be a great asset in this world as well.
After successfully ordering, we sat down in a corner seat.
At first, I wondered why we were sitting in a place like this, leaving the scenic window seats empty—
“Wow… it’s Rebecca’s class…”
“It really is… doesn’t she seem even scarier?”
“There’s a guy added…”
“What? He looks like a minotaur…”
Everyone was afraid of us.
I could concede that I or Kai might look intimidating.
If you just looked at our appearances, we did have somewhat striking looks.
However, Camille’s situation was unexpected.
Why was she being treated as a troublemaker?
“Huh? What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, just wondering.”
I looked at Camille, but she was just normally pretty.
Her personality was very cheerful, and her clothes were neat.
She had a face that would make it difficult to be disliked.
“I’ll be right back.”
Kai got up and brought back a tray with food for the three of us.
When I thanked him, Kai grinned.
“Hehe…”
“…”
‘Do I look like that to other people?’
It was just a meaningless smile, but it felt a bit unsettling.
It made me feel like I had to protect a girlfriend from this world that I didn’t even have.
Of course, Kai was a pure soul.
I was the one who would steal, not protect.
Looking at it this way, I had no excuse for being misunderstood.
Because my inner self was actually dark.
Compared to Kai, I was a saint.
“Ugh.”
Camille frowned as she looked at her steak.
For the record, Camille ordered the same mashed potatoes and steak as me.
“Seriously, isn’t this too undercooked…?”
I didn’t really mind the level of doneness, but Camille was disgusted by the red surface of the meat.
Since there were so many menu items, you couldn’t specify how you wanted your steak cooked, and the steak that came out was medium-rare.
Camille reluctantly put her hand near the steak.
And then—
Whoosh.
Only the blood from the meat flowed out and gathered under Camille’s hand.
Then, Camille casually got rid of the blood.
It disappeared as if it had evaporated.
The redness of the meat had also disappeared.
It had shrunk a little, making the steak smaller.
“Did you see that? Blood magic…”
“Scary…”
“She’s like a vampire.”
I could see why she was being treated as a troublemaker.
The reason was that the magic she used was a bit unsettling.
Even Camille’s pale skin had created nicknames like vampire or bloodsucker.
The meal was delicious.
Although the occasional glances were a bit stinging.
I was getting used to these looks now.
“The finished trays—”
“Hehe, give them to me.”
Again, Kai moved the trays for us.
He’s such a nice kid.
Kai left, and 10 minutes passed.
“…Isn’t he late?”
“He is.”
When he went to get the food, he seemed to have arrived in less than 5 minutes.
But now, he hadn’t returned for 15 minutes.
It might seem like nothing to worry about after only 15 minutes.
But Kai was quite diligent, contrary to his appearance, so it was a bit strange.
He wouldn’t make us wait for no reason.
Then, in the distance, a commotion arose, and people began to stop one by one.
Could it be.
“Seonghan?”
“I’ll go check it out for a second.”
I got up from my seat and walked towards the commotion.
It was more like running than walking, using footwork to move faster than a sprint.
“What are you trying to do to my girlfriend!”
“Huh? I didn’t do anything?”
“O-Oppa, I didn’t get hurt, so don’t make wild guesses…”
“What, why are you taking his side? Did you fall for him?!”
It was a complete mess.
And, as expected, Kai was standing at the center of the mess.
Being falsely accused of something ridiculous.
“Kai.”
I called out Kai’s name and slowly approached.
In this chaos, my appearance—
“What, you wanna fight?!”
“What’s going on?”
“Looks like someone from the Fire Class is picking a fight?”
Added to the confusion.
As I approached Kai, students from the Fire Class began to gather on the other side.
No, all the mages in the cafeteria began to gather.
The mages trapped in the tower were watching the scene as if they had found a fun source of dopamine.
Oh.
That’s not what I intended.
Things had gotten out of hand.
“Hey! The Troublemaker Class and the Fire Class are going to fight!”
As if they had been waiting for it, a busybody fueled the fire.
The kids from the Fire Class glared at us.
Kai and I could only stare blankly at the Fire Class, at the rapidly unfolding situation.
“…A duel after class today!”
“No thanks.”
“The Troublemaker Class and the Fire Class have agreed to a duel!”
“What?! Really?”
Kai clearly expressed his refusal, but it was ignored by the mages who wanted to watch the fight.
The Fire Class seemed to think we had accepted, as they turned their backs and left.
“Hehe…”
“The troublemaker laughed at the Fire Class!”
Kai laughed as if he was dumbfounded.
All his actions caused misunderstandings.
For some reason, I felt a sense of kinship with him, as he seemed a bit like me.
I wondered how to resolve this situation.
[Win the Duel.]
A quest appeared before my eyes.
Well, it seems the situation is already messed up, so let’s just win the duel.
“It’s too late to fix it now, so let’s go to Camille; she’s probably still waiting.”
Kai nodded.
Kai and I squeezed through the crowd.
Camille had a worried expression, but she smiled brightly when she saw the two of us returning.
“Why were you so late!”
“We might have a duel with the Fire Class.”
“…Huh?”
