Chapter 88 (2/2)

He instinctively slammed it back shut.

Opening it again, there was a pink-colored letter in it.

(Ooh, the legend!)

There was a love letter in his locker. However, Serge was calm.

Someone that would write him a love letter at this age was either a considerably precocious child or a full-blown shotacon. It was fine if it was the latter, but the former was still a bit out of his strike zone.

Moreover, that. There was a big possibility that someone was mimicking a love letter to get him to go somewhere.

“What’s wrong?”

“Uhyaaa! Oi!”

“Eh!?”

Serge was so distracted by the love letter that he didn’t notice someone come up to him. Standing next to him, Chris looked at the letter in Serge’s hand.

“Right after yesterday, you’re popular, huh.”

“No no, this is probably a trap.”

When he opened the letter, it said to wait behind the training grounds that evening.

There wasn’t even a name, nor was the handwriting that girlish. It was definitely a trap.

“This is… Alexi?”

“Probably.”

He didn’t remember creating that big of a grudge, but human beings were just like that sometimes.

“Want to go together?”

Thinking about it, there were people like her too.

(You’re kind, Chris-chan. Rather, maybe you’re a simple child?)

Shaking away his rude thoughts, Serge asked Chris.

“Are you sure?”

It would’ve been cool to say no, but he could already see how worried she was. As expected, she was different from Carla.

However, that was that and this was this. Both were good.

“Well, it’s alright. If I went all out, I’d definitely win against that level of opponent.”

With Serge saying something a bit haughty, Chris looked a bit daunted.

“Understood. But Alexi’s fire magic is level 6. Don’t let your guard down.”

“You know, my fire magic is level 9.”

The look Chris gave in response seemed to say, “Again with the jokes,” but it was the truth. In the process of training his s.p.a.ce-time magic, the magic that was the easiest to use after receiving Valis and Carla’s guidance was fire magic.

Chris found Serge’s back as he walked away filled with more than enough composure very dazzling.

*

“Heh, you actually showed up, boy.”

Everything was as expected.

The people waiting at the place written in the letter was Alexi and five others.

They said a lot of various things as expected, but inn short, they were all conceited.

It’s not like he couldn’t understand. In addition to being given special treatment as a transfer student, he was enrolled with the introduction of the legendary magic soldier, Carla. Even the masters were all looking at him with special eyes.

However, even if he understood, it’s not like he had to agree with it.

“So? What do you want? I haven’t even done anything in particular.”

“Kneel.”

Hearing that overwhelmingly high-handed way of speaking, Serge laughed.

“Did I say something funny!?”

“No, it’s just that you’re acting all high and mighty, asking me to kneel and all.”

Well, he might be a little at fault for doing stuff like that too, though.

“I didn’t ask you to kneel, I ordered you to. Do it.”

At that moment, Serge activated [Intimidation].

Starting with the Cyclops, Serge had experienced that Skill from G.o.d Dragon Valis, Ria and Carla’s fight, and the demon general’s attack.

As a result of that acc.u.mulated experience, he had already acquired that Skill.

Even so, Alexi still showed a backbone. But the other five people all collapsed on this spot.

“M-monster…”

Feeling that huge intimidation was something unbelievable even if it had come from the masters. It was something on the level that the only person at the academy who could do it might be Great Sage Azelford…

“H-hey!”

Jarred, Alexi went all out in using his fire magic. It was strong enough that the masters that had been secretly watching them didn’t have time to stop it.

“White Prison Flame!”

“Dimensional Dislocation.”

And he easily prevented the magic.

The magic was sucked into the gorge between dimensions. Surprised from having seen something like that, Alexi took Serge’s next magic.

“Flame Circle.”

Alexi and the others were surrounded by a ring of fire. Normally, this magic would be to the extent that it could be easily released. However, the output this time was different.

Serge maintained his magic until all six of the people inside it fell unconscious from lack of air.

“Such a ridiculous person…”

Chris said in a tone that said she was amazed from the bottom of her heart.

When Serge laughed in response, he was just stared at coldly.

(It’s nice to be stared at so coldly by a bespectacled beauty!)

In the end, this incident was resolved with a stern warning to all parties involved.

Speaking of right and wrong, Serge, who purposely prepared witnesses, shouldn’t have been at fault, but since the other side was making a fuss about it, both of the parties were given the blame.

Since then, Alexi decided to avoid Serge until graduation.

The details of the event swept through the school, giving Serge another nickname.

That is, [The Blazing Transfer Student].

“A man’s soul charge: complete!” [2]

Saying something incomprehensible, Serge became known by his eccentric speech and behavior.

Footnotes:

Note that, to my knowledge, ‘Chris’ isn’t particularly tomboyish in j.a.panese.

Reference to some super manly JP thing. I don’t know what, though.

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