Chapter 50 (2/2)

He was seely ”devoured” by that demon when he tried to protect Marca

If Marca knew that he was unable to cast spells because of that reason, it would have certainly break her

And hence Elvie asked his mother to keep the real reason away from Marca, to keep her in the dark

He decided to play the role of an ”cool Big Brother” in front of her up until the end

No, not only Marca, he was hoping to fool even hih he hiless it was

He could technically come with some kind of ”natural” excuse for his current condition, but on the other hand it was better that he didn't tell her anything

In addition, his going to his grandfather's Acade the dor

It was not even necessary for hio alic

In fact, his ested to send him to normal school, but she didn't even wanted to hear about that and was ada him there

So he even went as far as to ask his art - when he began his education at Signos

And it was true hell for him the moment after he entered the Acade able to usedeal, his heart was filled with a whole variety of dark and sad emotions

He wanted to cry every ti it could have very well be him

But, Elvie was unable to do that anymore

All of that depression even took a toll on his studies

He was not as smart as Aru, so he studied even more than everyone else and spent more time in the library than any other student from his year

After he chose the Coan his training every single day from that day on

He exercised more than anyone, trained combat more than anyone and studied more than anyone

He chose the Coet rid of that sense of powerlessness he felt the day he was unable to protect Marca And above all, there was that burning sense of hatred towards that demon

He was always there, always his enemy

How could he defeat him? By what means? What are its weaknesses?

He read the materials about them in the library, as well as run countless simulations inside of his head

But no matter what he did, he just couldn't win

And so he did his best to stay at the top when it comes to combat abilities in his year

But even if he was able to defeat kids of the saainst the deled with

Why was he unable to use ic?

To make up for that, he rerandun in her house, and he caun like that all on his own

Elvie's ht ical exercises

He went to the Hunters Guild, ask the old Hunter who used a et one for himself as a research ical engeneering, and even et Iori on board, whose abilities were about to be proved invaluable in the upco weeks, and two of them established their very own club so that they could conduct their research in peace

For so that demon was all that Elvie was able to think about

The more serious he was about it, the shorter his letters to Marca were beco

So she would went to the Combat Department and ask for a reason behind his behavior

But Even then, he would tell her that he was attending the Magical Course

Aside froun, he would always think about that derowthe breaks from school and summer vacations

He was relieved to see that she was able to smile just like she always have, but at the sanos as soon as possible, afraid that his lies et exposed

But still, her hollow expression was engraved deeply inside of his mind

He was bound by the lie he invented so that he could protect her

That's why he was so surprised when nos Academy

There is little to no contact between the elementary division and the middle school division, not to mention the specific courses

Marca did not h she later wrote to him that he wouldn't have to see her if he didn't wanted to

However, the fact that his sister entered the sa that he simply couldn't overlook

Elvie tried to spend his days as normally as he could, but deep down inside he was curios to see just how Marca was doing

Unlike Elvie, Marca entered the Acade before the ruh they weren't accurate ones

There weren't any students here ould go and change schools one day, so everything stayed within Acadeenuine interest ofalong with Marca, he couldn't think anything else but that it was fate

He knew that if he refused them, he would lose

He lost count of how many times he wanted to be just like his little underclassht now

[I' his feet fro

He did all of that just so he could feel better

He kept on doing just that, and as the result?

He hurt Marca Hebeen able to attend this Acade if it would be possible to return things to the way they used to be in the past?

What should I do? He had no idea

He was supposed to be stronger

Even if you were unable to use ic, there were still ways for you to be able to defeat a phanto that incident he was helpless, and felt as though nothing has changed

Feeling a huge lump of emotions inside of his chest, Aru's stunned expression crosses his mind

The moment healong with Marca

One day,of the new seirl-like appearance suddenly popped up in the middle of the middle school division's classroom

His carefree smile and innocent appearance reminded Elvie of Marca, and he decided to use the boy in order to escape his sense of guilt

However, as if in spite of Elvie's concerns, Aruwith his class in little to no time at all, thanks to his innocent aura

Still, even though nothing has changed, Elvie felt as though Aru e to beat him

Each time he remembered how happy Marca looked when she was around hi really unpleasant at the back of his heart

He felt envious for all of his knowledge, and the way his golden eyes shone every ti new

However, all of that was gone when they were talking about iun as equals, with no ill will in between theh he could let a sigh of true relief for the first tiood to hiht and cheerful voice, Elvie felt that there was nothing that he couldn't do, that he could finally be hi to feel depressed or ic like everybody else

I see, I,

He didn't wanted to be a disappointment in Aru's eyes as much as he didn't wanted to a disappointh he was still in the school building, he could see only darkness in front of his eyes

Today he had classes as well There was really high probability that he would end up , he needed to think about how to handle this

First of all, he needed to apologize to Aru, for saying all of those horrible things

Also, for kicking hiets scolded by Marca? And what if she asks about why he invited Aru to his club in the first place?

Just thinking about all that, his hands turned ice-cold

Think for a moment!

At the very least, you won't have to ot his ar rapped around his arm

It was a small hand with decorative bracelets wrapped all around it

[Elv-senpai!]

Being called by a bright voice, Elvie raised his face

There he saw a person clad in black uniforhtly