"......? !　What are you doing!

　Suddenly, I was hit on the head from behind.
　When I turned around, I saw Marise with her arms crossed and an angry look on her face.

What? I was just trying to ...... talk to Cynthia.
"You're being too pushy!

　"You're too pushy!" Marlies said, her tone strong.

　I knew Marlies had been hiding in the corner watching me since I tried to talk to Cynthia, but .......
　I wasn't expecting her to come after me and smack me upside the head.

'Too aggressive?　Isn't Cynthia the one who ran away?
That's true!　When a man talks to you out of the blue, you're bound to be surprised.
It's not like I was trying to fight her.
Who would be stupid enough to try to fight me?

　What are you talking about?
　In a previous life, there was a saying, "Before you talk, fight.

　By exchanging magic, you can understand your opponent better.
　But ...... in this peaceful world, I thought it would be a good idea to do that, so I just asked for a peaceful dialogue.

Oh ...... oh .......

　For some reason, Cynthia looked confused when I was being reprimanded by Marise.

I'm sorry. I'm Marlies. You're Cynthia, right?

　For a change.
　Marise smiled and reached out her hand to Cynthia.

　But Cynthia didn't take her hand.

"............
Kurt was going about it all wrong, but we just want to talk to you.
"Hey. What did I do wrong?
Can I have a moment of your time?

　Ignoring my words, Marise politely asked Cynthia.

"What's the story ......?

　To which Cynthia nodded her head.

"Yes.
"What do you have to talk about with Cynthia?　Cynthia, there's nothing interesting here, is there?
You're not talking about ......, you're talking about the Fosynds.
"......!

At the mention of the word "Fosynds," Cynthia turned over with a darker look on her face.

".............
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, but Kurt seems to be interested in the Fosynds. I'd be happy to talk to him about it.
"............

　Cynthia did not open her mouth to Marise's question.
　If it was a ...... battle, I would know what to do in this situation.
　I'm not sure what my next move will be when it comes to communication. It's hard to be a communicator.

　...... No, it's a waste of time, so I'll just ask linearly here.

The Fosynds are a famous noble family in the Empire, right?　I'm not sure what to make of this.
Hey, Kurt!
What?
You're being too abrupt!　And ...... think about Cynthia's feelings too!

　Marise put her face close to his, and became angry.
　Hmmm.
　I don't know why she's angry.

I don't know why she's angry. ...... Cynthia is.

　But on the other hand, Cynthia opened her mouth heavily.

"Cynthia is ...... a drop mark magic.

　Cynthia is a Rakuin magician.
　I've read in the literature that in this world, green magic is called .......

　When Marise heard that, she opened her mouth and said, "Oh .......

If it's not green ...... and it's fallen mark magic, why would I be attending a magic academy in King's Landing?　I'm not seeing the story here. ......
"Kurt. I'm not sure what to make of it. It's not very good in general.
Is that so?

　It's a good thing that you're not the only one who has a problem with this.

　But I've never heard of it being second to last.
　What is this false common sense? It's a little late for that.

"Does that mean I'm the lowest in defective magic?

　Marise nodded silently at my question.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one who has a problem with this.

　It's not that the color of the magic power can be defined by a clear pecking order.
　In the event you're not sure what to do, you can always ask your doctor.


　It was foolish to look up or down on others just because of their magical colors.
　But...

"I see. So you're saying that you were not allowed to attend the Imperial Academy of Magic because they didn't expect you with your drop mark magic power?

　Cynthia didn't reply to my question.
　It looks like she doesn't know how to speak.

"Cynthia is Fosind's "error" that's what they said. That's why she was kicked out of her home and came to .......

　Cynthia continued in a faltering voice.

"Marlies. Does Fosind value magic?
The Fosynds are a wealthy family that has produced a number of famous wizards. I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that most of the magic tools we have today were originally developed by the Fosind family.

　Marise adds.

　I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.
　In the Fosind family, a girl was born with drop mark magic power.
　To them, a fallen magic power is a failure. They gave it a big name like "Error" and hated it.
　The family must have sent her back to this faraway place, not within the empire, to get rid of her.

　However, a question arises here.

"Why was the Fallen Magic looked down upon in the Empire?
"Kurt?　What do you mean?

　What do you mean?" I muttered, to which Marise replied with a question.

　Yes.
　The empire had restored the correct magic ...... of a thousand years ago, or "Demon Lord Magic", and had also adopted the magic theory I had created.
　The most notable example is that the Four Great Sages and even the assassin used no-chant magic.

　So why is ...... the fallen seal magic being looked down upon?

　I'm not sure what to make of it.
　And Fosind is a man who knows the truth about magic, Blyth said.
　It's not surprising that he knows the true meaning of magic colors, such as fallen marks and defects.
　So ...... why did you need to get rid of Cynthia?

Cynthia. Can I ask you more about what your family said about you?
............

　Cynthia gave him a pained look.

"Cynthia was told she was ...... dangerous.
"Dangerous?
Oh, ......, yeah. Cynthia doesn't know either. Cynthia doesn't know either. But she thought that because it was a fallen magic, it could cause ...... magic to break out. I read a book when I was little that said that.

　...... It sounds like there's more to it than that.

　And I've been wondering about Cynthia's magic power for a while now.
　I've only seen it once, so I can't be sure, but there seems to be something missing.
　It's as if only half of the magic pieces are in place.
　The real reason why Cynthia was kicked out of her house may be hidden in that area.
　...... It's possible that they're too stupid to realize the truth about the magic color.

　Anyway, that's when I thought Cynthia was going to tell me more .......

"...... Hmm.

　A pebble flew at Cynthia.
　I immediately deployed my warding magic to block the pebble.

Who is it?　I'm not sure what to make of this.

　I looked in the direction the pebble came from.
　I saw a couple of boys.


"Get out of here!　You're a demon!
"You don't talk much, you're making me sick!　We, the elite Third Class, don't need you!


　We don't need you in our elite Third Class!" They all ran off, saying something like that.

"Oh dear. Apparently, there are stupid people out there.
"............
Cynthia. Cynthia, is this the only day you're going to do this to me?

　Cynthia bit her lip and didn't answer.
　I don't like people like that.

　I hate people like that.
　They attack people from a safe distance when they're not much better.
　Thank you for telling me all this.

Let's give them a good beating.