Yes!

　The time we've been waiting for has come and Wraith is fired up. Today is the start of her training. It is finally Wraith's turn to be a teacher.

　She has to regain her dignity as a teacher.

　Incidentally, by the time today's day came, for some reason the rumors about Leith and Leisha kept increasing. Every time it happened, Leisha would deny it, but once the rumors spread, they never stopped.

　As a result, only rootless stories were spreading in the academy.

　Good grief, Lace had bribed the Linfold family to make connections and become a teacher at the academy.

　Good grief, I hear that Leith and Lisha are dating.

　Oh dear, Lace is just an incompetent with insufficient skills.

　Well, aside from the first and second, there is certainly a question among the students as to whether or not Leith has the ability.

　I know that because there are so many people, it's a difficult environment for gossip to disappear, but if you think of Leith and Lisha, it's a good thing to give them a break. There isn't much of a relationship between the two of them, and they are only barely connected by the person called Seth.

　If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have tried to get involved with either of them.

　Nevertheless, the gossip has already reached a level where it's impossible for the Wraiths to deal with it by themselves. Therefore, the Wraiths are determined to use their alchemy skills to upset the reputation of the gossip, including the gossip.

''He's very enthusiastic about it.
'Yes, to be of use at last!

　While Wraith is motivated, he proceeds to help prepare for the exercise. She is carrying out magic stones for the number of students from the warehouse. It's a great help to Helgar, who is an old man, just to have him bear the burden of moving his body.

　In the meantime, the time for class has come and the students come to the ground. The students come to the school grounds, and it's not a good idea to make a mess.

We'll start training today. The procedure is the same as I've taught you so far. If you have any questions, call me or Ms. Wraith.

　With a response from the students, the exercise begins.
　It's a stunning sight to see over fifty students begin to make a golem at once.

''Good!''

　With renewed energy, Wraith begins to look around at the students to make sure he doesn't get covered by Helgar. I look for someone who is in trouble, looking for someone with a bleary eye.

　However, as expected of a student of the magic academy, there was no one who was in limbo as soon as it began. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

''It's trickier than I thought, having excellent students...''

　Wraith groaned gingerly as he said something that made me want to question whether he was really a teacher. If he turned to Helgar, he was just about to receive a question from one of his students.

''If this continues, my reputation will be...!

　As I hurriedly looked around at the students, there was one girl who was acting a little strange. Apparently, she is unable to transform the soil collected in the magic stone well, or she is constantly tilting her head. Without waiting for a question, Wraith approaches the girl here and there.

''What's the trouble?''

　Wraith called out, feigning coincidence. The girl chuckled as she looked at Wraith and looked away awkwardly.

'No, I'm fine.'

　Wraith was confused as the girl said so in a clear tone of voice. Was it a misunderstanding that she seemed to be in trouble? He couldn't bite off more than he said so, so Wraith quietly began to look around at the students again.

　Then he called out to a few students who seemed to be in trouble, but all of them said the same thing as the first girl, "It's okay" with their mouths full.

　If the same words are repeated like this, even Wraith can guess.

　Could it be that they are avoiding me...?

　If you think about it, who would want to be taught by a teacher who is starting in the negative, let alone if the evaluation doesn't exist yet?

　Well, even though most of the rumors are false, there's no way a student who doesn't know much about Wraith can distinguish the truth of the rumors.

　The Wraith looked far away, thinking that this was a so-called 'jamming'. It's a problem before the show of competence. We have to start by gaining a minimum amount of trust first.

''Huh........''

　When Lace was unintentionally despairing, there was a sigh from next to her. As if being sucked in, I looked over there and saw Leisha with a languid expression.

''What's wrong?''

　Since the other students didn't ask for help, Lace called out to Leisha. However, there was already a completed cat-shaped golem in her hand. It wouldn't be that she didn't understand anything about the practice.

'Ah, Wraith-san.......well, the rumors are starting to seem a bit troublesome. Aside from the ones that can be found to be blatantly false, there are some that are on a fine line.......
I'm sorry about that.
No, it's not Mr. Wraith's fault, so don't worry about it.

　Apparently, Leisha has the same problem as Leith.

''Well, it's certainly troublesome or rather troublesome.

　Wraith crossed his arms and nodded his head in sympathy.

''I mean, why is Wraith-san's ability in doubt?
Well, no one can count on me for anything, even when it comes to the training.
I see...

　Leesha dropped her eyes to the ground as if she were thinking about something. Then she suddenly smiled with a cooing smile to Leith.

'Next exercise, come back to me again.
Yeah, well, it's okay, but...

　There's no such thing as a big turnout anyway, so I lightly agree. Risha's smile deepened in a good mood at that reply.



　******



It's over. It's over....

　Wraith was propped up on the table, giving off an air of a wraith as it were. Wearing a dark aura, he muttered, "I'm going to spend my whole life alone like this.......

　The negativity is nowhere to be found.

What happened...?
Hahaha... this is pretty good, isn't it?

　Raffy and Sylvia witnessed such a sight of Wraith as soon as they entered the workshop. Lurimes, who must have seen the scene long ago, fluttered and waved his hand at the girls to welcome them.

''Welcome. Ray-kun's been in this state ever since he came back! By the way, I don't know what happened, and I don't know what's going on. It's too much trouble to check every single thing.

　Raffy and Sylvia were invited to this place for dinner, but it was indeed unexpected that the person who invited them was in such a state.

''What's going on?''

　Sitting down in the face of the drooping Wraith, Raffy asks.

'Well the students are avoiding me.
Why would you...
I don't think he trusts me for a lot of reasons...

　Wraith, who no longer has the energy to explain the details, throws out such an appropriate reply.

　--What do you think I did, for the most part? You just got a little lost, a little late, a little bit of help from Leisha. That's enough to cause a lot of rumors, and isn't it terrible to be avoided?　I think it's terrible. I think you could have listened to me for a while.

　Wraith gets up with a bang and starts buzzing and shaking his head from side to side.

''No, no, no!　I don't know!　I don't care if you're a payroll thief or not!
I'm starting to get desperate now...

　Wraith finally reopens up, feeling like a fool for worrying about it.

　At worst, he could just support Helgar. Since he originally became a teacher as an aide, he shouldn't complain about it. Wraith wasn't forced into the current situation by his desire either. This is a force majeure.

'On the contrary, how do you think I should get along with a student who won't communicate with me at all!

　Asked vigorously, Raffy and Sylvia look at each other.
　They think about it for a while, but the words don't come out for a while. Wraith seemed to know that as well, "Yes!　I can't! I shouted.

　The tension was completely out of control.

　Wraith caught his disturbed breath and looked up at the ceiling. His eyes were calm.

'You'll be what you're supposed to be,'
Mr. Wraith will be fine!

　Sylvia says that with a quick smile blooming, which soothes Lace's heart as well. It's a delicate point if you ask me if this is the right thing to do. For now, Wraith is tired of thinking about it, so he decides to leave the rest to his future self. Hang in there, future self.

　While Wraith was entrusting everything to her future self, Sylvia was looking around scurriedly.

''Come to think of it, I think there's something wrong with the flow of magic power...''
Oh, I didn't know that was still there.
It's been going on ever since.

　It wasn't much of a surprise to Wraith and Lurimes, who had had a similar conversation not long ago. Even for Lurimes, who can feel the magic power, he has gotten used to it to the extent that it no longer feels like a part of his daily life.

　As usual, there was no indication that any harm was being done, so they continued to leave it alone. Even so, Sylvia was still bothered by it, but she was fidgety and restless.

''How are Raffy and the others doing lately?
'Hmm, thanks to Wraith, Eyal has become more mature, and for now we're living in peace.
Good to hear from you.

　It was an enviable situation for Wraith, who had been through a lot of hardship.

'Well, Wraith, if you need any help, you can always let me know. I'm always here to help.
That's right!
Thank you. And if I do, I'll be at your service.

　If it were true, it would be better if there were no worries, but Wraith knows best that such situations don't come around that often.

　Wraith clasped her hands together and thanked her for her trusty friend's words. After that, Rotia had just woken up from her nap and started dinner.