"Hey, are you really going to school today?"

In the morning, my sister, who has recently become kinder, came to my house and asked this.

"Yeah, I'm going."

"I don't think you need to force yourself to duel, brother. Even your girlfriend will worry."

But, Crocelle isn't my girlfriend...

"Nene, just between us, I can now use magic."

I tell Nene this in a whisper, like it's a secret.

"R-Really..."

Nene looks at me in surprise.

"So, you don't have to worry about things like that."

It's a brother's duty to not make his sister worry.

That's why I decided to tell her in advance.

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"I'm going to school now, but there are a couple of things I need to tell you two."

I'm talking in front of Orobos and Crocelle.

"Things you want to tell us?"

"Master's words are precious to me. I will listen carefully."

They each give their response.

"So, here's the thing, I'm not very popular at school. That's because I couldn't use magic. So, I think I'm going to be teased by a lot of students today. Just be quiet."

What I'm trying to say is, don't get involved with the students.

"Master, please forgive me, but if I see someone mocking my Master, I won't be able to forgive them and I think I'll kill them!"

"Yeah, so, don't do that. Also, this is an order."

"Haha, if that is my Master's order, I will execute it with my life."

Orobos says this and kneels down.

It's probably a good thing I told them in advance.

If I tell them beforehand, Orobos will definitely follow my orders.

"W-Well, I'll do my best too!"

Well, I don't think I need to worry about Crocelle.

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"Hey, Norman's at school."

"I thought he wouldn't come to school today."

"He skipped school yesterday. I thought he would skip today too."

"What's he going to do coming here?"

"He's probably here to get beat up by Legal."

Every time I walk, the students start gossiping.

Orobos seems to dislike it and glares at all the students who gossip about me while shaking his fists.

Well, Orobos is invisible to the students, so it's a pointless act, but he seems determined to follow my orders.

"They're talking about Lord Norman."

"Well, yeah."

I reply briefly to Crocelle's conversation.

If I talk to Crocelle too openly, I'll be perceived as a weirdo who mutters to himself.

"He didn't run away."

As I look up, Legal is standing in front of me.

"Yeah, I came."

"If you apologize now, I'll forgive you. You know, 'I'm really sorry, but I can't use magic.' "

Legal laughs as he says this.

"What's wrong with this guy? He's so rude!"

Crocelle says this angrily.

Orobos stared at Legal without saying anything. He's probably trying to glare at him. It's so funny to watch that I want him to stop.

"I told you. I said I would be able to use magic within this week. If you doubt me so much, I'll show you right now."

"Hah, that's funny. I'll save the fun for the duel."

"So, see you after school." Legal said this and left.

"Lord Norman! Let's beat that guy to a pulp!"

Crocelle says this, but it'll be hard to beat Legal.