Chapter 34: New Relationship
“I see, you have a tough life Shin.”
“Thanks”
Wurl Mamon, despite many controversies about him, is a guy who is very easy to befriend. Despite being someone from the Rat Dump, he didn’t treat me like a rat but rather like someone equal. Not only that, he is probably the first person who praised me. Such praise, since when did I ever receive…
‘Woah, this is the first time in my life to seen such a talent like you.’
Umm, he is the first person of my age to treat me like a student in this school, unlike that b-girl or that aristocrat bastard.
“Don’t worry, I will help you out; after all, that’s what friends do for each other.”
Friend, friend, could it be that I can have a friend? After the horrible thing I did, I can finally have a proper connection. But it wasn’t as warm as I thought.
‘Get ready; I will show you I am the superior one.’ An arrogant, competitive brat
‘Are you alright there, boss? Treat him kindly.’ An old, kind uncle
‘Don’t you dare be weak; you are my key for my revival.’ An arrogant demon
Despite the weird combination, didn’t I already have a connection? Wait, am I growing attached to that group? No way, right?
“Yeah, it can't be.”
“Hmm, something bothering your mind?”
“Oh, it’s n—SHIT—I mean, look at the time; there is someone I have to meet.”
“Someone?”
“Ah, oh yes, my b-brother, wait, I shouldn’t say that.”
“Let me guess, your brother acts like a servant to enter the school, right?”
“…”
“Haha, you don’t need to be scared; I won’t tell anyone. I promised.”
“... Thanks, Wurl, thank you very much. If I were late for even a second, who knows what would happen?
Looking at Shin exit the classroom, Wurl, still smiling but now it is the opposite of warm. He takes a phone out of his pocket and then types something with that twisted smile of his.
“SHIT SHIT SHIT”
Still running with a quick pace, he felt quite anxious about Wurl, but it would be fine, right?
“Ouch.”
My body jolted as a sharp pain pierced my neck; I slapped the back of my neck out of reflex, and
SQUASH
“What the”
Looking at his hand, he found out the culprit of the pain was a green mosquito.
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Ah, it's just a mosquito bite, nothing out of the ordinary, but I thought a mosquito bite wasn’t supposed to be painful like this; this is more like an ant bite than that of a mosquito.
Despite the strange experience, Shin just put it at the back of his mind and continued to run.
*****
“By combining mana blast and burn, you can create an entirely new spell called Dark Flame, which is much harder to extinguish the fire because it isn’t a fire after all.
“Whoa, it is truly possible.”
“Hmm, it may take some training, but I think you can do it with ease.”
Compliment Alissa; she then takes a glance at my face before turning away, like she is disgusted.
“…”
Vein popping out on my forehead, I was planning to teach Alissa fusion art later; it’s not like I am less skilled than that bitch, Alissa. You know I’m smarter, right?
“Like this”
Alissa opened up her palm, and from there ignited a sparkling purple flame, shocking both of us at the same time. Since when did she become this skilled?
“You are really gifted.”
“Oh, it’s nothing, hehehehe. It’s actually because of Mister helping me last month."
Whoa, I’m speechless, from trying to stab me in the throat to complimenting me. I have raised a good servant. A drop of tear flows down at the corner of my eyes, but I quickly clean it.
“…you mean this mister over here.”
“Yes, despite having a pitiful amount of mana, he is very skilled.”
Violet finally looked at me, which hurt my pride a little, but the look is more like mockery than impressed.
Without saying anything, I raised one of my fingers and
BOOM
A streak of dark green flame shot right out of my fingertip, surprising Vilet even further. I said with a huge smirk on my face, giving me a look from Alissa.
“So am I qualified enough?”
“H-HUH?”
For her, most of the talented dark mages are from the Mortem family; only those like Alissa or her teacher are special cases because of their immense potential. But this guy, who has already surpassed his growth rate while being D-rank, is this skilled.
And he is younger than her too; not only that, his flame is dark green instead of purple. How can such things happen?
“Is it because of your ability?”
“Ha! My ability is just about e-“
Wait, a dark mage younger than her with the same ability as her brother is too much of a red flag now, isn’t it?
“Cough cough, yeah, my ability is about memorizing.”
“…”
So it is because of an ability…I should find more information about him. Also, what’s with that shitty smirk? If not for Alissa here, I will feed you to the worms.
RRRRRrrrrr
I look down at Alissa, whose face is turning bright red from the growling of her stomach just now. Violet witnessing such a scene remembered something and let out a bitter smile.
“How about we get something to eat, my treat?”
*****
After a heartful meal where she spoiled the kid with mounds of candy, it caused me to value money for the first time. Either way, they both talk to each other until Alissa slips up our circumstances.
I can stop her from revealing it, but seeing how she was treated, I doubt that something bad is going to happen.
“To think that you have to live like this, how unfortunate.”
“Yes…”
“How about this: I will ask to give you a chance to study here; if they refuse, then I will make you my assistant… not only that”
“R-really, you will do that?”
“I promise you that.”
This caused Alissa to tear up and run straight toward Vilet, hugging her while thanking her about a thousand times. This is good; now we won’t have to hide inside Black Shadow again.
But for some reason, I don’t feel all that happy, promise, promise.
‘I promise I will find you.’
Oh, it's just this little shit sad memory, nothing to be afraid of. Stop the shaking from my hand; I turned toward Vilet and did a ninety-degree bow.
“THANK YOU, MADAM VILET.”
“No need for thanks.”
Hey, why are you making that face?
They then keep chatting all the way to the dormitory, causing many attractions, but one look from Vilet is enough to disperse the crowd.
“Goodbye, sis. See you tomorrow.”
“Well goo-“
But she just walked away without even hearing my goodbye. Calm down, Beelzebub; she just gave you a golden opportunity, so don’t try doing anything stupid.
Still, I want payback. Using the same dark green flame and shot at the suspicious bird near the window of my room, pulverize it in an instant.
Violet, from afar, staggered back due to the destruction of her corpse troop and turned back to look at me with a venomous stare before continue to walk.
“KEHKEHKEH”
Today isn’t half bad after all. Let’s return back to Shin’s room and play that game Rango has been talking about.
Wait, Shin, oh fuck.
SNAP
Inside the school’s library, Shin accidentally destroyed the table with just his grip strength. Some try to talk to him, but seeing the mana he is emitting and the face he is making, none try to approach.