Chapter 35：Bad Luck (1/2)

The test had been put on hold while Wilfred went over to discuss with the elders about the situation. While we were waiting, the student's couldn't help but talk about me. It was the opposite of what I had hoped for. While trying to avoid attention, instead I became the centre of attention.

”You just like to steal my thunder don't you?” Gary said while putting his arm around me.

”This is not what I expected.”

”First trouble with Lancy now this, you just can't help yourself.”

Wilfred had come back from talking with the elders and started talking to the students.

”It seems the mage has suffered from mana sickness, the student who was being tested at the time. His score will still be the time he was under the illusion. Although this means he will receive a low score. luck is also a real factor in this world.”

The students again started to whisper amongst themselves.

”Does this mean he scored only second?”

”The red hair must be extremely unlucky, looks like the curse might be true.”

”Looks like the divine being has destined him as a red sash.”

The group started moving on to the next test but before that, I had a question nagging on the mind.

”What's mana Sickness?” I asked Gary.

”I don't really know but I do know someone who will.” Gary started jumping up in the crowd of students waving towards Slyvia.

”Slyvia, get over here I got a question!”

Slyvia joined us in the walk to the next testing facility. She looked a bit frustrated.

”Why is it every time you guys have a question you come and ask me?”

”We don't really know anyone here, me and Ray kind of stuck to ourselves even in Renny town but what I do know is you were always the top of the class.”

The truth was Gary had plenty of chances to make friends with the students in Renny town. Every time they would invite him out to something, he would ask if he could bring me along. Their answer was no and they stopped asking him. We had become outsiders to the whole school.

”Fine, I guess you guys wouldn't know because it's more of a mage thing anyway. Mana sickness is when a mage uses up all their mana. When they try to go past their limit the mana can rebound in your body causing all sorts of crazy symptoms.”

This was the excused they used. I must admit it was quite clever to pin the blame on that. The mage had gone through 300 students casting illusion spell after illusion spell. So it was an excuse most of the students would be able to accept.

Slyvia then looked towards Gary and pointed her finger towards him.

”I won't lose to you.” She said as she walked off quickly to the next test centre.