Then I thought of a way to punish them.
　To do that, I had to gather information on them.

　The two men who were throwing rocks at Cynthia were apparently the lads of a famous noble family.
　In fact, it seems that most of the students in the ...... "Third" class are children of noblemen.
　Because of this, I heard that the "Third" class is the only one with an inordinate amount of pride.

"Their names are ...... Cyrus and Darrell?

　I muttered to myself as I remembered their faces after the interview.
　It seems that Cyrus and Darrell are two of the best students in the Third class.

　Cynthia was a girl who had been kicked out of her home, even though she was a member of the Fosind family .......
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for and how to get it.

　...... No, harassment isn't quite the right word.
　It's just bullying.

"I'm going to break their pride, and then I'm going to make sure they don't have anything to do with Cynthia. What do you say?

　People who think they're superior are weak in spirit.
　A little setback would be the most humiliating thing of all.

　Okay. I've got a plan.
　I had an idea and decided to go talk to Erica.



　And the next day.
The first and third classes were to have a joint practical class.

　We were gathered in the schoolyard.
　It's always different when two classes gather at once.

　Ms. Erika approached the homeroom teacher of the "third" class.

"Mr. Tim. Thank you for accepting my offer of a joint practical class today. Thank you.

　She thanked him.

　Tim then smiled wanly and said

No, thank you too. I hope you're okay with .......
"What?
You may have elites like Kurt, Lara, and Marlies. You may have elites like Kurt, Lara and Marise, but ...... on average, we're probably better.
Huh?
I hope the Firsts don't lose confidence when they see the Third. ......

　Dr. Erica's brows twitched as she listened to Tim.
　She clenched her fists and looked as if she was about to punch him.

　Hmmm. This Tim guy.
Sounds like a nasty man worthy of third class.
　I think he'd tolerate Cynthia even if he knew she was being bullied.

"So ...... today is about the simultaneous development of Fire Spear, right?

　Tim asks Erica to confirm.
　Erica nodded and said, "Yes.

"Yes. I think the idea of no-chant magic that Kurt, a student of our class, has spread is gradually spreading throughout the school. So I thought I'd up the difficulty a bit this time and practice activating multiple fire spears.
"You don't have to emphasize that Kurt is in your class so much, do you?
"Haha, sorry, sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. There are no students as good as Kurt in Third, right?
"......!

　Dr. Erica is in check.
　Tim is still smiling, but he also looks a little annoyed.

It's okay. But ...... are you sure?　We already have a student in our class who can activate three Fire Spears at once. Silas!　Darrell!　Come out here for a second!
"Yes!

　The two of them responded cheerfully and stepped forward.
　Their expressions were radiant, and they seemed to be proud to be representing everyone.

"First, Cyrus. First, Cyrus, deploy the Fire Spear for a moment.
"Okay. Okay.

　Cyrus held up his hands and concentrated, shouting at the top of his voice.
　Hey, hey, what's with the slow deployment speed?

　However, ...... three fire spears appeared at the same time, albeit in a rather distorted magic formula.
　It seems that he wasn't just talking.

　But.

"Whoa!

　Cyrus shouted.
　The Fire Spears went off and flew towards us, the students of the First.
　I used my warding magic to block the fire spear.

Hahaha!　Sorry, sorry. I just wanted to show you that I'm a bit powerful. But now you know what I'm capable of, don't you?

　But now you know what I'm capable of, don't you?" But Silas didn't seem to take any offense.


　It's just that I can't control it with my own hands due to my inexperienced magic formula, so how can I be so arrogant?

"This is the power of the Third class. I'm not a First Class student, I'm a chosen one.
Yes, yes. But the Third has its share of freaks, right?

　Darrell agreed with Silas and glanced at Cynthia.
　Cynthia met his gaze, but only looked down.

　Oh, my head is starting to hurt.
　Let's get on with the plan.


"Hey!


　I shouted, jumping in front of Silas and Darrell.

"What?
Are you guys getting carried away with that?　If your magic is that inexperienced, you'll lose to the quiet girl behind .......
Ha!　What are you talking about?
I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but this is a drop-in magic power.　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.

　The two of them argue.
　The two of them overlapped with Cyril from his hometown.

"Then why don't you give me a shot?
"A match?
Yeah. Who can get more fire spears, the girl or you? ...... Then you'll realize how immature you are. The way I see it, the two of you together will be beaten by that one girl.
"Realize your immaturity?　How can I be defeated by her?

　Cyrus pointed at Cynthia.
　Cynthia shuddered and shrank back.

"I'll humiliate you!

　Silas and Darrell quickly put together a magic formula.
　They were so slow that it made Cynthia squirm, and in the meantime, they approached her and whispered, "Cynthia.

Cynthia. Cynthia, did you get a good look at their magic formula?
...... Uh, yeah.
"Then use the magic I taught you before, .......
............

　But Cynthia still looked unsure.
　I don't think you need to look like that.

I got it!
Me too!

　Finally, both of them were able to make the flame spear appear at the same time.
　Oh, you two have seven spears this time.

"Oh, wow!

　The students, mostly from the Third class, cheered.
　Hearing this, the two of them became even more pleased.

"How about it!　We should be able to beat Cynthia with this ......, hmm?
"The Fire Spear disappeared from ......?

　Yeah.
　The seven Fire Spears that were there just a moment ago have disappeared in a spectacular fashion.

"Hey, hey, what's going on?　Was that just an illusion?

　He provoked them.

"...... is ready.

　Cynthia looked a little happy, and muttered quietly.
　I don't think they heard me.

　I've been teaching Cynthia a certain magic since the other day.

　The name of the spell is - Backfire Magic.
　It's a spell that analyzes a magic formula and cancels it out from the ground up.

　Green magic is a magic color that is good at locking doors and disarming traps in dungeons.
　Because of its nature, it works well with backfire magic, which analyzes the opponent's magic formula.

　You'll be able to find a lot of people who are interested in this type of magic.
　If I had wanted to, I could have completed the counterspell before my opponent did, but ...... that's something for the future.

It's your turn now. If you don't get your Fire Spear out, you haven't won the game.
It's your turn. I'm not very good at using magic ...... like Fire Spear, but I can get one out pretty quickly.

　Cynthia raised her hand and made two fire spears appear.

　There are only a few, but the magic formula is well organized, unlike the two.
　I'm sure they won't go off like the two of you.

"Oh, oh, .......
We're losing ......?
What do you think?　You guys have zero. Cynthia, on the other hand, was only able to produce one fire spear. It's ...... obvious who won, right?

　In response to my question, the other Third students seemed to be at a loss for words.

I'm not sure what to make of this.　It's a fallen magic power, but ......?

The third's homeroom teacher, Tim, was also trembling.



　But Cyrus and Darrell were in a panic.

'Well, you just happened to be out of sorts earlier!
"Yes, yes!　Do it again, and you won't lose to Cynthia!

　"Yes, yes!

　I had expected him to say this, but .......
　Still, I was fed up with their lack of patience.
　I had no choice.


"Okay. I'll take care of them this time.


　Let's show them the difference in our abilities.