Two-Week Suspension

Humaea, the archdemon of purity, is the only demon whose heart is working. A sweet and kind archdemon, she has even been called a goddess.

She is the prophet of life in the past. Before the Great Depression, she was a model and a trainer. The huge clinic building was inspired by her.

She has extensive knowledge of healing and regeneration spells, enough to be considered immortal. But what stands out the most is her kindness to her kin.

Crutiara became the symbol of invigoration after being modeled after her. Students here are expected to be kind to each other. I won't allow a student like Yomu to dirt her name.

Yomu clenches his hands as they prepare to beat me up. "Playing hero, aren't you? But too bad, you chose the wrong opponents. Pay the price with your life."

I smirked.

His head is burning like a dragon breathing fire as he charges toward me. "You dare mock me! I won't be easy on you!"

Currently, we are in an open space beside the warehouse. There are rarely people who pass here. This is the perfect spot to do illegal activities like we're doing right now.

If it's only five of them, I could go all out on them. I could never forgive them for what they did. Since I interfered with them, my nerves are already boiling.

But my movements are restricted. I can sense it. Someone is watching me, someone, not too far away.

They start making moves against me. For every punch they throw, I can only evade them.

Yomu landed his punches but wasn't making any contact with my body. "Are you a rat!?"

"Why would I still be here if I were?" I asked with a smile.

The group's attacks aren't coordinated. Occasionally, they accidentally bump into each other. For them, it's unintentional, but for me, it is.

Sensei's training paid off. In this place, I thought there was more hell awaiting me. That is how he introduced Crutiara to me.

But look at these. I might be able to study while evading their attacks. They're too easy to read, including the spells that they use.

Most of their spells buff their stats. They chanted all of them. Fireball and Lightning Strike are the only aggressive spells they use.

Crutiara, of course, includes the ability to teach someone a magic spell. The curriculum for magic includes the spell chant and the mana requirement.

Many of the advanced spells take too long to prepare and are not ideal for street fights. People with a high magic aptitude could cast spells faster than others.

The group of breathless people backed out after not landing a single hit. Yomu pinches his lips first, then clenches his jaws.

"Damn these stupid thugs! Are you all blind? Why can't you hit any single blow on him!?" Yomu shouted.

"Y… You're also…"

"Shut up!" Yomu then gathers his group for a conversation I can't hear. Are they planning something amazing?

After their tactical meeting, Yomu points his overlapping hands forward after making strange gestures. The other four charge toward me as he mumbles his chant.

It's just now that I realized that these men can infuse their attacks with mana. Mana-infused attacks are critical attack to avoid as it leaves a brutal internal wound on anything it hits.

Their attacks were all infused with fire. But a buffed attack won't do anything if it doesn't hit. Are they really stupid? I thought I was the only one who didn't pay attention to class.

But they're just landing hits to stall time for the spell caster. As soon as Yomu is done with his spell, he shouts.

"Everyone, get away from him!"

As soon as I heard the first lines of his chant, I knew what was going to happen. He casts Radial Downfall at our location. It is a spell of burst fire from the sky within a specific radius.

The beam is the same as the laser beam I fired earlier, but it is much larger and weaker. It is mainly used to clear large groups of mobs. But misuse it and it could kill someone.

After pinning me to a specific spot, the four men tried to escape. But suddenly, they were pulled to the ground by a strange force.

They kneeled on the ground without their consent. Only I remained standing. The men are already suggesting ways to stop Yomu's spell, but…

"You could cry all you want, you weaklings! I can already see victory in my hands!" He shouted with hysterical laughter.

I can also feel the gravitational force pulling my feet. For me, it's not that strong. Wait… Should I pretend that I'm being pulled down!?

However, the pull is not caused by Yomu's skill, but by external interference. Only someone with a higher magic aptitude could do it.

Finally, Yomu's Radial Downfall showers anyone in its radius with fire. I and his allies got caught in this hot ring while he claimed victory outside.

"HAHAHA! That's what you'll get when you defied the Kaguhata lineage! You deserve what you get! HAHAHHAHA… WOAHHH!"

He suddenly realized that he was floating in the air. His body became lighter and floats in the air. A woman with red hair entered the scene and held his collar.

"You deserve what you get… huh?" The woman said with narrowed eyes toward him.

Yomu stared at the woman with incredulity. As soon as he was caught, his body trembled. Even when he's in the air, his breath is shaky.

"T… That's not what it looks like, Miss Hirari! We're just playing with the new blood… I mean the new student."

Miss Hirari looks down at him with a threat. "You're a brave man for lying to me upfront. I hate obvious liars."

"I… I'm sorry!"

The Radial Downfall ends after a short duration. The danger zone has been cleared. Yomu's eyes widened after seeing the five of us unharmed.

"H… How… How are you still alive…" Yomu stuttered as his lips shook.

"I see," Miss Hirari replied. "I ought to lecture you on the consequences of planning to commit homicide."

"It's not what you think, Miss Hirari! I swear I can explain!" Yomu points his fingers at me. "He started this all! If he didn't interfere, there wouldn't be no fights!"

Is he trying to hold me accountable for his actions? We don't have any concrete evidence that I didn't start the fight. They could turn the tables around by using his men as witnesses.

Miss Hirari didn't seem to have doubts and might even side with them. Instead, he pinched Yomu's ears and dragged him all the way to the administrative building. Yomu never touched the earth again.

"This isn't the place to talk, so shut up."

"How greedy! I swear you'll regret doing these things to me! I will curse you with my infamous name! I swear you'll pay for shaming me!"

Now that I think of it, Miss Hirari is the one who cast the Gravity Field to immobilize us. It is a skill that pulls a person down to the ground, making them unable to move.

She also has a counterspell, the Anti-Gravity Force. This makes anything or anyone float in the air. This is what she used to capture Yomu. Protecting us from Yomu's spell is also her doing.

All of us followed her to the principal's office. The Principal seems to be getting fond of me since yesterday. I wanted to avoid these kinds of interactions as much as possible.

Yomu was freed from the air. Miss Hirari let Yomu and his group explain first. From the top to the end of his explanation, everything was manipulated. His men could only nod in agreement with his story.

I didn't have the chance to tell them the truth. Instead, they weighed how much Yomu lied. The only thing that could stop him was a two-week suspension for lying.

While he barks to prove himself, the principal calls his parents to inform them about Yomu's punishment. Wireless communication is a product of magical technology.

Just like that, the case is closed. Since yesterday, it seems that the principal already has high hopes for me. I should not get involved in another controversy.

I'm allowed to leave the office while the rest stay. After that, I quickly head to the clinic to check the girl's condition.

When I entered the room, I found the girl lying on the bed while Rimi sat next to her.

"R… Ritake-kun…"

I rushed in to check her condition. "Are you alright, Rimi? How about her?"

"I… I'm fine… She's healed but…"

"I see. Most of her wounds have marks. It's critical as I thought."

"By the way… Did you encounter Miss Hirari?"

After mentioning that, I told her what had happened earlier. She exhaled deeply after hearing the news. She seems to be Yomu's victim too.

Additionally, she said she asked Miss Hirari for help when she encountered her. Now I know why Miss Hirari and the principal didn't ask my side of the story.

I exhaled. "But thank God, everything is alright for now. There are two weeks for hell to come back again. By the way, how did you know each other?"

"Yomu? He's… our classmate…"

Eh?

I didn't notice an idiotic-looking man being in the same class as me!

Also, who the hell is watching me?