By Zephyria 
In the end, I couldn’t scout the school yesterday because I was busy with classes and dealing with annoying servants, so I didn’t have time to be alone.
I can’t spare time before going to bed because I’m focused on storing Mana. But if I try to reduce my sleeping time, this human body won’t last long.
School life was more difficult than I thought.
‘Hmm. There were definitely no classes on the weekend.’
I took out my student ID and blew Mana into it, and a holographic window appeared above it.
I selected the timetable for this semester and checked it. As expected, there were no classes on Saturdays and Sundays, so they were all empty.
I don’t know yet if I can walk around the school on weekends when there are no classes… but that’s the only time I can spare. If I’m not allowed to enter the school on weekends, I’ll have to think about sneaking in.
There’s still quite a bit of time until Saturday. I decided to think about it leisurely.
“Ray? What are you thinking about?”
Suddenly, Herman’s face popped up in front of me, pulling me out of my thoughts. I paused, pushed his face aside, and hurried on.
“Mind your own business.”
“You didn’t have to push me away like that.”
I ignored Herman’s grumbling as he followed me. I entered the lecture hall where the
Herman, who had his seat taken again, sighed and headed to the back.
“Hello.”
It was then. A student who happened to be passing by greeted me in a shy tone. She was a female student with ebony black hair and purple eyes, and she looked like a model student with books and notes tucked under her arm.
Her name was… Clona Merijia, I think. She was the child who showed Creation System Magic in class yesterday.
I nodded generously in response. Then, she shyly smiled as if something was funny and left for an empty seat. While I was thinking about the intention of her actions, the professor entered the lecture hall, so my thoughts were cut off there.
The professor who stood on the podium was familiar.
“Hello, Class A students. It’s the first time we’ve met since the entrance ceremony. I’ll introduce myself again. I’m Marien, who is in charge of the first-year subject
Marien. She was the human woman who, along with Polargehen, possessed a considerable amount of Mana.
“History classes are boring, but they contain knowledge that may be necessary for living. Please listen without falling asleep. Okay? There’s already a student lying down.”
Because of her gentle tone and softly smiling face, I realized the sudden designation a beat late. Soon, the gazes of all the students, including me, turned to the back.
“……”
A male student was lying face down. A Carnation Pink-haired female student sitting right behind the male student slapped his back, and only then did he raise his head in a daze.
“Ouch….”
It was Hokrun Zebil. He was also a human I had been watching because he possessed a fairly decent amount of Mana for a young one.
He seemed to quickly understand the situation and nodded his head even with a disheveled face.
“I’m sorry.”
The problem was that I didn’t feel any remorse in his loose attitude. However, Marien only showed a bland smile as if she had no intention of severely reprimanding him.
“First, I’ll distribute the textbooks. This class is conducted solely for the purpose of building culture, so the exams will not be too difficult.”
At Marien’s gesture, textbooks flew one by one and fell in front of the students.
Come to think of it, everything was supported free of charge except for dormitory fees and semester tuition. It seemed that the Imperial Family was providing support as a strong backing.
After calling attendance, Marien opened her mouth.
“Okay. Then, let’s start by talking about the background of the founding of our Valhalla Empire?”
The class began in earnest.
“The Valhalla Empire is a territorial complex formed for a ‘special purpose.’ The Imperial Family holds strong power, but at the same time, each of the four feudal states in the east, west, south, and north, which are the cornerstones of the Empire, also maintain their own armies and power. Do you know why this is?”
At Marien’s question, a female student raised her hand.
She was a small human named Ibelia Mabuir.
She explained in a clear voice.
“At first, it was a country formed by agreement to counter the invasion of Fiends, which were a common problem for mankind, so it started equally, but the current dynasty, which had many achievements and the ‘authority of the old empire’ that existed before Valhalla, could not be controlled by other feudal states.”
Marien looked very pleased with the answer.
“That’s right. The ‘Niflheim War’ that occurred in Genesis Era 1402 was the decisive event that led to the formation of the Valhalla Empire, and the first Emperor of the Albinus Dynasty made the greatest contribution at this time.”
Hmm. A war between Fiends and humans.
That happened after I died.
“Then, what kind of existence was the first Emperor of the Albinus Dynasty…? There is also an interesting fact here.”
Marien, who was going back to the past, smiled.
“He was the last Emperor of the old empire and the first Emperor of the Valhalla Empire, and he was a descendant of Gilbert, the human hero who defeated the Demon King Mephisto.”
Hmm? A descendant of Gilbert?
‘Wait. Then.’
This country is no different from a country founded by that Gilbert bastard. A thorn seemed to suddenly sprout in my heart. Not only that, but the more I heard about his actions, the more spectacular they were.
“Furthermore, Gilbert himself was the one who first established the old empire, the first empire in human history. After defeating Mephisto, the country he built on that land gradually grew in power and developed into the old empire. Until it became the Valhalla Empire… the authority of the old empire is worth mentioning, right?”
To dare to build a country of humans on the land where I slept. That Gilbert bastard had been humiliating me for about 500 years!
I didn’t feel good at all.
Well… apart from that, it was quite an interesting class to hear about the past from the perspective of modern humans.
“Oh, by the way, I heard a story. I heard that there is a student in this class who uses Black Mana like the Hero Gilbert?”
It’s not ‘like Gilbert,’ it’s ‘like Mephisto.’
In the first place, I am Mephisto himself.
“That’s right! It’s the boy sitting in the middle.”
Someone’s excited voice broke through the half-dead atmosphere. It was a human male student who was larger than other students and had freckles on his face.
‘His name is….’
While I was confusing his name because he was so ordinary, the students started chattering about me as if they had been waiting for it.
“That’s right! I’ve never seen anything like that in my life.”
“Wasn’t there no one who used Black Mana after the Hero Gilbert and the Demon King Mephisto died?”
“I thought it was just exaggerated.”
The only two people who didn’t seem interested in the story were Hokrun Zebil, who still looked sleepy, and Newt Alkabas, who was just staring blankly.
“Black Mana. I’m curious to see what it’s actually like. Raymond, would you mind if I took a look at it?”
Marien smiled softly and asked. Since it wasn’t something I couldn’t show, I casually floated Black Magical Energy over my hand.
Marien, who let out a short exclamation, came closer to observe, and the other students also rushed over to see the color of my Magical Energy up close.
I felt like a monkey in a zoo, so I didn’t like it very much and was about to quickly withdraw my Magical Energy….
“Gilbert and Mephisto, who had Black Mana, were very strong. Maybe Raymond can be like that too?”
“It’s definitely a power that will surprise the world.”
“Amazing, Raymond. You’re the stuff of heroes.”
…Hmm, well. Maybe it’s not so bad.
It would be better to be the stuff of Demon Kings if possible.
Then, the bell rang, signaling the end of the class.
Marien, who checked the time, left the lecture hall first, saying she would see us in the next class, and when I withdrew my Magical Energy, the other children also left their seats one by one, feeling disappointed. Clona also gave me shy thanks for showing it to her.
“Hmm. It seems the rumors are already spreading. That’s fast.”
“That’s why I’m worried. Since you’re the first Black Mana user to appear in hundreds of years… I hope you don’t get caught up in unnecessary gossip.”
While Tom and Herman were talking like that.
‘I have some time to spare until the next class.’
I got up from my seat.
It wasn’t yet time for lunch, so I was thinking of looking around the upper floors of the central building that I hadn’t been to yet.
But this time too, someone disturbed me.
“Raymond! I must spend time with you today…!”
It was Zeon, who had failed to arrange a meeting with me yesterday.
If I don’t deal with him, he’s going to keep bothering me.
I sighed softly and glared at him.
‘I have no choice.’
I nodded, meaning to follow me. It was the moment Zeon’s expression, who had been looking at me like a puppy about to pee, brightened.