16 – Conflict #2
A chilly silence fell in the classroom.
No one expected Oznia to look like this.
It’s only been a few days, but she’s expressionless and not paying attention to anything.
Saladin, who almost got electrocuted, looked completely bewildered.
Saladin looked at the scorched wall once, then back at Oznia.
“Ha ha ha… ! Under!”
Lightning Arrow. It’s a low-level magic, but if it hits properly, it never ends in pain. Depending on the location, it could even lead to death.
“… What did you just do?”
Of course, he would have been terrified if he had almost been hit by such magic, but Saladin’s eyes were rather clear with anger. It seemed that reason was cut off by the fact that someone tried to kill him.
“What are you talking about? Ah, your teacher was also a hero of the 7 continents, right? Is that why you twisted it?”
Marian frowned, thinking.
Did Oznia react because she felt that the ‘Sage in Scarlet’ had been insulted?
Well. She seemed to be in a bad mood ever since she mentioned them to the Continental 7 hero, but she didn’t decide that. It wasn’t until Saladin put her ‘her breast voice’ in her mouth that she reacted so violently.
Oznia glared at her with her grim eyes, she said.
“Keep talking. I won’t miss it next time.”
“Ha! Would you do it if you could What am I doing?”
The biggest weakness of magic is casting. Since you are defenseless while casting, the wizard can’t do anything if you approach during that time.
That’s common sense, and this is a small classroom.
The distance between the two is only a few meters. That gave Saladin confidence.
“Stop it, stop it now!”
“Oz! Calm down!”
The voices around them did not reach either of them. On one side, reason was cut off because the object of longing was insulted, and on the other hand, reason was cut off when life was threatened.
“… ….”
A purple electric current jumped from Oznia’s fingertips. At the same time, Saladin lunged towards Oznia.
Saladin panicked as soon as he jumped in. An arrow of current that seemed to explode at any moment at Oznia’s fingertips. Casting is much faster than expected. But it was already too late to turn back. I’d rather quickly subdue it and cancel that magic right now.
Saladin’s hand reached towards Oznia’s neck like a beast’s claw.
Oznia’s magic flew right at Saladin’s body.
A few of his classmates jumped in to stop him, but the distance between the two was already too close. In an imminent situation where both of them could be seriously hurt, someone rushed from outside the classroom like a thunderbolt.
It was really in the blink of an eye.
Oznia casts magic, Saladin charges.
“Now. What are you doing?”
Until Instructor Ion stopped the two.
Ion cut off Saladin’s arm in an instant and took Oznia’s magic with his bare hands.
Even though he received the magic with his bare body, his expression was not much different from usual. I just looked around the classroom with cold, sunken eyes.
It is neither angry nor rebuking. Just with the cool eyes and heavy voice, Saladin could not look straight into Ion’s eyes as he felt a sense of intimidation.
Ion could immediately figure out what had happened by looking at the extraordinary atmosphere of the classroom, the scorched walls, and the actions of the two people earlier.
“Saladin Al Camil. Osnia Hebring. Follow me to the principal’s office.”
“… Yes.”
“… ….”
The brief commotion ended too easily with the appearance of Ion.
Looking at Ion’s back as he left the classroom, Gwynn shuddered.
‘I couldn’t follow you with my eyes….’
Everyone in the classroom looks surprised. It could have been the aftermath of the fight just now, but it was also because of Ion’s surprising move.
Titania and Schurz muttered blankly.
“Instructor. It was so fast….”
“Sure. I thought you’d be strong.”
Gwynn thought as he listened to the two of them.
Ion outside the classroom was much faster than himself, who was right next to him. He didn’t even notice he was coming in. In just a blink of an eye, Ion was already there.
He is himself who has experienced the movement of his master called the swordsman every day with his body. He could follow the slightest movement with his eyes, and he thought it would be no different from the instructors at the academy. Because Gwynn responded by looking at the examiner’s sword with his eyes even at the time of his entrance exam.
But not just now. That meant that Ion’s speed was at least comparable to Master’s sincerity.
In this classroom, only Gwynn could accurately glimpse the strength of Ion.
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“Why did you do that?”
Oznia remained silent in response to Ion’s question.
To explain why, you’d have to bring up something Saladin said in class, and you’d have to say where he got angry and used magic.
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Oznia didn’t want to hear that again and she didn’t want to tell anyone why. Because it was too personal to reveal to others.
So, she just didn’t say anything.
“Oznia. Keeping your mouth shut like that will only do you a disservice.”
“… ….”
“Yes. You don’t want to talk.”
Ion asked Saladin instead of urging Oznia, who seemed unwilling to answer.
“Saladin. Do you admit to trying to assault Oznia in class?”
“That… ! He did it because he used magic first.”
“Is it true? Oznia.”
“… ….”
“Oznia.”
“…… Yes.”
In terms of facts, Oznia, who used magic first, was at a much disadvantage.
Fights between students happen more often than you think. Conflict naturally arises when people are brought together.
However, casting magic on people is a much different case. Even if you can swing your fists normally, you won’t cast magic. It’s no wonder that casting a spell that takes time, or even using it first, would result in suspension or even expulsion.
Ion pondered for a moment before opening her mouth.
“Saladin. Let me tell you Why did you two fight?”
“… I spoke a little aggressively in class. He seems angry about that.”
“Offensive words?”
“Yes. It meant that Gwynn and Schurz were talking loudly so be quiet. But I guess I didn’t want to hear that.”
Saladin left out the most important thing about insulting the 7 heroes of the continent.
He even cursed the hero in front of the imperial family, so it seemed he wanted to avoid going into the ears of the instructor. Oznia said nothing about it.
Oznia was pretty good. Using magic on people is an inexcusable fact. She didn’t want to lie, and she didn’t think she was wrong, so she didn’t feel like making excuses.
Even if she was expelled because of that, it didn’t matter. If she was expelled in one day, the people of the Mage Tower would think it was a bit ridiculous, but even if she could turn back time, Oznia would do the same.
“Hmm….”
Ion frowned slightly and tapped the desk with her fingers.
Saladin spoke aggressively and Oznia reacted sensitively and used her magic. There is even a situation where I tried to write it one more time. Saladin only responded to it….
Since the factual relationship has become clear, it is safe to end the discussion on disciplinary action here. Oznia also thought it would end here. Her fault was obvious to anyone looking at the facts that were revealed.
But Ion didn’t.
“Saladin. What exactly did she say?”
“Yes? It just wasn’t a big deal.”
“I will judge whether it was a big deal or not. There are already a lot of witnesses, so do you want someone to be called?”
Saladin’s eyes shook slightly.
Everyone in the classroom heard what he said about the seven continental heroes. And even in Saladin’s opinion, no one in the class could hide or defend his remarks. Wouldn’t it be better if he rather talked about it honestly as it is.
And if Instructor Ion brought Elisabeth along and the offense of insulting the royal family was made official, there would be no such embarrassment. I’d rather confess now than let that happen.
“… He, Gwynn and Schurz, were talking about the seven continental heroes, and they said that it was wrong to add the word continent because they had never been to the kingdom of Al-Kamil.”
“Is that really all?”
A calm voice with no pitch. Anyone can just ask a normal question.
However, Saladin couldn’t stand the gaze that seemed to pierce her inside, and closed her eyes tightly and opened her mouth.
“Ugh… ! That and… They even made insulting remarks about not being heroes….”
“I see.”
Ion nodded her head.
“As far as I know, among the 7 heroes of the continent, Oznia’s teacher, the Mage Tower Lord, must be included.”
“Yes… ?”
“It would be difficult for anyone to tolerate being insulted by their teacher. That said, using magic is a clear violation of the school rules, but you, Saladin, who provided the starting point for this matter also have some responsibility.”
Oznia, who listened quietly, felt strange.
Are you defending me now?
Why?
Is there a reason for that? Even the party had no intention of making excuses.
Even if the punishment was given like this, there would be no gain or loss to the person himself, and no one would have said anything about ending it roughly.
I thought you weren’t very interested in students.
Isn’t that so?
Oznia looked at Ion with a puzzled expression. It was difficult for her to grasp the instructor’s intentions.
“Saladin gets 1 penalty point and dormitory cleaning for a week. In addition to 2 penalty points, Oznia follows me for the next week to help with the instructor’s work. Let the punishment end with this.”
Two penalty points. And help the instructors for a week.
Not suspended or expelled. Compared to using magic on a person, it was a very light punishment.
“Please return to class.”
“… Yes. All right.”
Saladin immediately left the staff room with a confused expression on his face.
But Oznia didn’t get up and stayed. She just sat there and looked into the instructor’s face.
Ion asked Oznia.
“Do you have any questions?”
“Why?”
A sudden question with no context whatsoever.
Even at the sudden question, Ion answered calmly, as if he understood what Oznia was curious about.
“Because one side showed a reassuring face as a victim, and the other side looked confident as an assailant.”
“… ….”
“If the business is over, let’s go back now.”
As soon as Oznia heard that, she got up from her seat and walked out the door of her office. Then, as if she had belatedly remembered something, she turned her back.
She then bowed down and greeted Ion.
Ion didn’t look this way, but Oznia felt that he had accepted her greeting.