Chapter 7: Bully and Bullied

I reach the academy and went straight to Stein’s office. Just what does he plan for me. I guess I will just play along for now, it’s just that the situation is a little out of my hands. Igor is even more suspicious after our little chat.

I just wonder what he meant by when he said,

*flashback* “However after learning more about you, our circumstances have changed slightly.” Says Igor with a cold look on his face *flashback ends*

“Ah! You’re late”

I didn’t even realize that I already reached Stein’s office while thinking deep about my conversation. I guess my body is as always, still very functional even if I’m in deep thinking. So it functions without even me thinking.

I won’t say this is magic because I could do this in my previous world as well. I guess, I have a big muscle memory. I have been a day dreamer my whole life. So even if I’m riding my bike from work to home or vice versa, I would usually start deep thinking, but my body would always drive me home safely.

Even in cases of emergency, where I have to apply breaks, my body would apply the break first and then switch me to manual mode. It was pretty convenient for me. Now that I am in this world, I wonder if I can utilize this skill.

This is probably the only skill that can be taken as magical skill in my previous world. Of course I was taking big risks on relying on this ability since I don’t control it.

“Ah yeah, I was caught up in a talk with Igor” I justified my delay to Stein

“Listen Kid, you are important to us, but more importantly, you are important to yourself, don’t let this opportunity slip away, only lucky ones get into academy. You need to learn magic to survive in this cruel world” Stein tried to reason with me

“Sure thing Stein, I’m ready for the classes” I said with sweat all over my forehead

“You should now go to the induction hall, I will welcome you there” Stein re-positioned his glasses all acting as if he is some is big shot.

I left the room and was walking down the hallway. Come to think of it, where was the induction room again?

“Oh, so you think you don’t want us to bully you anymore? How about you pay some copper coins as a security money?” A big fat guy at the age of 17, along with few sidekicks seem to be bullying a comparatively weaker looking slim boy with specs.

I try to ignore because well, it is none of my business, I am new to the school, I don’t know who they are and I don’t even know magic, I will be beaten to a pulp, if I interfere.

“Hey you!” Crap, looks like I have his attention too. He seems to be a guy who likes to crush those who are weaker than him I guess. My look fits the description, thanks to Stein.

“I have never seen you before, are you a fresh student here?” one of the sidekicks seems to ask me with all that stupid ugly expression. What a spoiled brat.

“Umm, I was on my way to induction hehe, could you please help me out, I seem to have lost the way” I said in a very nervous tone, well because I was effin nervous.

“Hey boss, this one seems to be lost hahahahahahahahahha” the sidekick student burst in laughter along with everyone but that bullied kid.

I look closely, the poor kid isn’t even moving, ah, and at least he is breathing. Looks like he passed out. Hmm so that’s what brought his attention to me. I should have at least interfered since I am still dragged into all this.

“You are pretty smart to judge that you shouldn’t involve yourself with us while we were giving that piece of shit a beating he deserved.” The fat guy walk over while spitting some saliva on the unconscious body of the boy.

I feel the tension, I did not come here for this. “I don’t want any problem here that is all” I said in a firm voice. Even I am surprised, how am I suddenly calmer than a while back.

“hawwwww? You think we are problem? Is that what you just say?” the other sidekick started taunting.

Well this is getting out of hands, I guess, I will allow them to beat me, if I just pass out quick they might just leave me alone. I might walk off with minimal injuries.

I was all prepared for the punch, I closed my eyes but nothing hit me. I was so tensed up that I closed my eyes. I was waiting and waiting but nothing touched me.

I opened one eye and still could see a punch is coming my way. But why is it so slow?

I can literally move and see everywhere, everything is so slow. I just notice a fly that was flying in the corner of the passage, even its wings are slowly moving. Just what is going on?

Well I guess I have enough time to think, let me just see if I can fight back.

Hmm, the person who is attacking me is the first sidekick whose attention I caught. He is throwing a simple non magical punch at me, he is probably not good at magic or a freshman like myself. I counter the attack with my hand and change its course of direction.

“tsh, you know martial arts huh” he said while getting angrier.

He followed by his another hand and now he is targeting my neck huh, I lightly change my position and let his hands miss the target, then I grab his arm and twist it, dodging his first hand again. I then kick back of his knee forcing it to bend, I grab his hair and pull him to the ground making him lye on floor, and then I punch him in the nose, causing him to pass out instantly.

“Bastard” The fat boy was shouting with rage “Everyone attack him” He added

One, two, three, four. The forth one is the fat boy, it appears he can use fire magic as when he raged his pupils turned red a bit. The one on the left can mildly use ice magic, the other one can use lightening. That’s three elements already.

“Earth Shatter” the last one whom I failed to notice was the one who actually cast a spell, I was caught off guard.

I fell to the ground, the ice mage cast a spell “Ice cage”

A wall of ice appeared around me, holding me tightly. “You fucker, now witness my wrath. [Breath of the forest fire]” He yelled

Man, I am doomed I guess.

“Hold it” A girl standing in a distance shout at us. She’s all blur, can’t see her face.

“This is the fifth time I am seeing you bully fresh students, don’t you have any shame. If this incident goes out, our school will have a bad name” she scolded all of them

“Stay out of this Erisa, this kid wanted a fight and now he is getting it” The fat guy said.

“That’s not true” the boy who was passed out seems to have come to senses. He was demanding money from me” he complained

“Huh, money is it? Then why don’t you just give it to him? We don’t like noise in this school hahaha” Erisa suddenly showed her evil face.

I thought she was our savior but she came here with a complaint that we were too noisy. Just what is the deal here?

“Let go off me” I said with a normal voice. “Catching Erisa’s attention towards me from that poor boy.

She looks at me like she is looking at some pest. "You noobs should know how to respect your elders. He was just demanding money, you should just give to them. We gave it too when we were fresher’s you know." She titled her head with a psychotic laugh.

Just what kind of academy is this? Taking ragging to a whole new level it seems. Okay, I don’t know how to use magic but since I can somehow see things in slow motion, let me see what else I can do.

If I just move enough, I can generate enough heat to weaken the ice, as soon as I thought of this, I moved my body with rather ease. I lift my arm and the ice cage was crushed just like that.

“What?” The ice mage yelled in surprise.

“It must have got weakened over time, you should have continued to cast” the fat boy said

He cast another skill [wall of snow]. A wall surrounded me. [Earth shatter] but this tie I was prepared, I jumped in the air. High enough to reach the roof. Hmm I can jump high it seems.

I twisted my body upside down to land my feet on the roof, let’s see how fast I really am, can I beat gravity?

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