The Narrow-Eyed Villain of the Demon Academy
chapter-112-1

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The moment I released all the mana in my body.

I blacked out.

When I opened my eyes.

I saw a medical instructor in a white coat standing in front of me.

It seemed that the other students had carried me to the infirmary.

Fortunately, I was wearing a patient gown instead of my torn uniform.

Now I have to buy another uniform.

Samuel….

I won’t let you off the hook.

As I gritted my teeth, the medical instructor handed me a cup of tea and asked,

“Are you awake?”

I stopped trying to grab Samuel, who had his mouth shut, and met the medical instructor's gaze.

Let's put off scolding Samuel for later.

I nodded and took the teacup with both hands.

“Yes, thank you.”

“That’s good to hear, but you seem to have a more sinister look than before.”

“My mana hasn’t been under control lately. It’s not intentional, so please don’t mind it.”

“Ah, you had that problem. I noticed that you have a lot of mana in your body, but your pulse is weak.”

The medical instructor seemed to have checked my body for treatment and had an accurate grasp of my current condition.

She looked me up and down, then sighed and said,

“This is a serious situation. If you can’t really control it, your body will explode, you know? Although this is an unexpected case.”

“What do you mean unexpected?”

“Usually, if you can accumulate that much mana, your ability to control mana will naturally increase as well.”

If the medical instructor, who was no different from an expert on the Demon race's body, said so, then it must be really serious.

I hadn’t felt the need to improve Mana Manipulation because I didn’t have much mana before.

But after my total mana exceeded 4,000, I felt it keenly.

Then.

“How can I improve my Mana Manipulation skills?”

“Huh?”

The medical instructor blinked her drowsy eyes at my question.

I’m going to take this opportunity to learn how to use Mana Manipulation from the medical instructor, not Samuel.

Samuel must have told me to do that on purpose to make fun of me.

As I was thinking such thoughts,

“What are you talking about? Didn't you already find a way to improve your Mana Manipulation skills?”

“What do you……”

My eyes widened at the medical instructor’s words.

How could she say that I had found a way to use Mana Manipulation?

While I was bewildered.

The medical instructor asked in a more bewildered voice,

“You’re releasing your mana completely because it’s leaking out little by little. And then you’re trying to put the mana that’s about to be released back into your body.”

“........”

No way.

Could it be that I can really learn how to use Mana Manipulation just by following Samuel’s instructions?

The medical instructor continued, despite my bewildered expression.

”There have been many researchers who have devised such training methods, but I never thought there would be a child who actually does it. By any chance, do you have a friend who told you about this training method?”

“……Yes, I do.”

I nodded cautiously.

Samuel did tell me.

At my answer, the medical instructor’s eyes sparkled as she spoke.

“If your friend intended to do this, he must have a natural talent for magic.”

That's true.

Samuel's magical talent was comparable to Diana's.

“It’s something that even senior students can’t learn because it’s too difficult… Since you’re still in the releasing stage, it seems like you’re still in the early stages, so listen carefully.”

“Ah, I understand.”

I nodded dumbly.

Samuel, this guy.

He was really telling me to develop this kind of Mana Manipulation method entirely for my sake.

However.

I couldn’t believe it.

How can I gain the ability to manipulate mana just by releasing it all?

What is the point of this brute-force training method?

…I have no choice but to wake Samuel up later and ask him.

As I was about to take a sip of the tea the medical instructor had given me.

Click-.

The medical instructor snapped her fingers and opened her mouth to me.

“Ah, and can you tell that student too?”

“What……”

The medical instructor’s question.

I tilted my head.

That student?

I had no idea who she meant.

Was she talking about Samuel, who told me about this Mana Manipulation method?

As I expressed my curiosity, the medical instructor shook her head slightly.

“Not that student, but the student who has the ability to heal. I’m going to teach her properly this time. If she agrees, send her over.”

“Ah, that won’t be difficult.”

I readily agreed.

The medical instructor said she wanted to teach Luna last time.

It seemed that she was finally going to teach her in earnest.

There was nothing wrong with it, so I accepted her offer right away.

“Well then, why don’t you go? It looks like all your wounds have healed. I need to get off work too…”

The medical instructor mumbled listlessly, her eyes full of fatigue.

When I took a closer look, I saw that her face was darkened with exhaustion.

Perhaps with the final exams coming up soon, the instructors were pushing the students hard, and the injured students were flocking in.

I didn’t want to bother her any longer, so I got up.

And bowed politely at the waist.

“Thank you.”

“Yes, don’t come again.”

“…….”

“Ahaha, I mean don’t get hurt again. Was that not fun?”

No.

I said that to myself and turned around.

And stared intently at the thorn attached to my wrist.

Now then.

Let’s think about what to do with this guy.

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