The Villainous Noble Who Kept Rewinding After Death: The Story Somehow Changed When I Committed Suicide

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The Villainous Noble Who Kept Rewinding After Death: The Story Somehow Changed When I Committed Suicide

Chapter 81: Headmaster

“Good job.”

“Thank you!”

As I returned from the exam, Fiera was the first to greet me.

“Eir, wasn’t that a bit much? Just look at Sonia. She’s so surprised that she’s making a face no girl should make!”

Told by Shuvina, I glanced over at Sonia, and sure enough, her eyes were wide, mouth half-open, making for quite a pitiful expression.

“Come on, Sonia, snap out of it! Eir’s watching you!”

“…Ah. Huh? …Oh! P-please forget what you just saw! Okay?! You absolutely must forget!!”

Finally shaken back to reality by Shuvina, Sonia approached me this time, her face flushed and flustered.

“Sorry, but I have a pretty good memory. Unless something extraordinary happens, it’ll be hard to forget.”

“Wha—!! Eir, you’re way meaner than I thought! I didn’t expect that from you!”

“Heh, so you hoped I’d be different, huh? Anyway, Fiera, they just called your number, didn’t they?”

“Yeah, I’m going.”

While I was having fun teasing Sonia, Fiera’s number was called, and she moved to her designated position.

Then, unlike when it was Shuvina’s turn, the surrounding crowd started buzzing with different kinds of murmurs, taunts, and laughter.

“Well, let’s begin the exam. Use your magic to break that target. But, being a beastman, this should be impossible for you. Do your best, I guess.”

Even the examiner, while mocking Fiera, explained the task with a sneer.

“Question: Any type of magic is allowed?”

“Yes, that’s fine. If you can use it, that is.”

“Got it. ‘Body Enhancement.'”

With that, Fiera cast Body Enhancement on herself, drawing back her fist.

“Ha!”

Then, with a powerful thrust, she launched her fist, creating a shockwave that zipped through the air like a ball, smashing into the target with a resounding crunch.

“I destroyed it.”

In an instant, the other examinees who had been mocking her just moments ago, along with the examiner, stood there dumbfounded, and silence fell over the training ground.

“…Huh? N-no! This is cheating! You didn’t break it using magic! You’re disqualified!”

“Huh? Why? I broke it just as you said.”

Clearly baffled by being told she was disqualified, Fiera tilted her head in confusion.

“Ha-ha-ha! Fiera! You’re the best!”

Having watched everything unfold, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the absurdity.

“Hey, examiner, she just did what you told her to! You clearly said, ‘Use magic to break it.’ There was no instruction to use magic on the target specifically.

So, she used a neutral magic called Body Enhancement, and then broke the target with her fist pressure. Where’s the cheating?”

“Ugh… But! She used neutral magic! That’s not real magic!”

“Oh? But according to the categorization done by the first sage, neutral magic is also classified as proper magical attributes, isn’t it? Right, Headmaster?”

I said that while glancing towards a seemingly empty wall, and suddenly, an elderly man with a staff appeared.

“The Headmaster?!”

“Hoh-hoh-ho! That’s correct. According to the categorization by the first sage, neutral magic is indeed classified as attribute magic. There’s nothing wrong here. The beast girl over there also broke the target in accordance with the exam rules. Therefore, she certainly passes.”

With that, the Headmaster chuckled while stroking his long beard.

“B-but Headmaster! That’s a beastman! It’s absolutely outrageous to let her into this prestigious magic academy! Besides, she can’t even use attribute magic! Even if she enrolled, she wouldn’t learn anything!”

The examiner, still unconvinced by the Headmaster’s words, tried to prevent Fiera’s admission by bringing up her potential academic future.

“Well now, I see your point isn’t entirely unfounded. Young lady, even if you enroll here, you might not find much to learn, but will you still join?”

“I’ll enroll. I just want to be with El. If I can be with him, that’s enough. Plus, if I can learn about magic’s properties, it’ll help in future battles.”

“Hoh-hoh. Very well, you may enroll.”

“Thank you!”

Fiera bowed to the Headmaster, who, after observing this, turned to look at me.

“By the way, you’re quite something. The ability to use magic so effortlessly, along with your magic power. And you even noticed my invisibility magic. You don’t really need to attend this academy, do you?”

“No. If I can build a connection with you, the former president of the Magician’s Association, that’s more than enough reason for me to join.”

“Oh? You know of me at your age? You really are interesting.”

The Magician’s Association was an organization created by one of the first sage’s disciples, mainly focused on training young magicians and supporting those who research magic.

Moreover, the leader of the association, also a descendant of the disciples, holds a special role: to stop the current sage, the king or royal family, should they stray down the wrong path using force if necessary.

The Headmaster, who was in front of me, previously held that significant duty and had also been the teacher of Sonia, teaching her magic in my past life.

“Hmm. Judging by your skills, there might not be anyone capable of teaching you at this academy. Therefore, you will be placed in Class S after enrollment. As for studying, feel free to do as you please. Attend classes if you wish, or study books in the library, it’s all up to you.”

“Understood. Thank you very much.”

“Hoh-hoh. I’m looking forward to seeing what you do. And there’s one more girl I’m eager to see as well.”

With that, the Headmaster briefly glanced at Sonia, smiled happily, and headed off.

(He was incredible. If it’s just about magic power, I might have more, but the magic flowing through his body was frighteningly intricate and calm. How much training would it take to reach that level?)

Honestly, if I were to fight him right now, I wouldn’t lose, but I couldn’t say that I felt I could win either.

In martial arts battles, skill, insight, and experience determine the outcome, but in magic battles, it’s all about the speed of casting spells, the amount of magic power used, and how precisely one can manipulate that power.

Particularly crucial is the precision; for example, if a mid-level spell lacking finesse clashes with a finely crafted low-level spell, the power density will determine if they cancel each other out, or if the low-level spell triumphs.

(I’d like to fight him someday, but this isn’t the time for that.)

I’m someone who enjoys battles with strong opponents, but right now, it’s more important to focus on Sonia, whose number was just called, and who looked tense as she went in to take the exam.

Around her, just like when Fiera was on the stage, there were many people laughing mockingly at Sonia, and some even jeered.

However, unlike before, she held no signs of being intimidated by them, gazing confidently at the target with determination in her eyes.

“Darkness, pierce my enemies! ‘Dark Spear’!”

With both hands thrust out, Sonia invoked her spell, and a black spear appeared, shooting straight towards the target.

Upon hitting it, the target was thoroughly destroyed, collapsing to the ground.

“Number 71, destruction of the target confirmed! Pass!”

“I-I did it!!”

Sonia, clearly overjoyed, clasped her hands to her chest and began to jump up and down.

The onlookers, who had previously mocked Sonia for not being able to use magic, now wore expressions of confusion and dismay as they witnessed her succeed.

Afterward, Sonia dashed back to us and, with the same momentum, hugged Fiera and Shuvina.

“I could use magic! Finally… I finally did it!!”

“Yeah, that’s great!”

“Hehe. That was fantastic magic!”

It seemed that both of them were thrilled for Sonia, petting and hugging her as if it were their own achievement.

(Seeing this, they really do seem like sisters.)

“Eir!”

As I admired the scene with the three of them, Sonia broke away from the others and came over to me.

“Thank you! It’s all thanks to you that I was able to use magic! Plus, I actually got into the magic academy I’ve always wanted to attend!”

“Ah, I’m glad to hear that.”

Though her magic was still quite rough, it was undoubtedly her first step into the world of magic.

And the fact that she could use magic meant that she was now headed toward the same future as before.

(Well, this time it probably won’t happen.)

With everyone successfully passing the entrance exam for the magic academy, we decided to let Sonia guide us around the city of Falmel to explore various sights after the exams concluded.