Chapter 3: I Will Use Anything That I Can!

My class is now having Mana Practice lesson on the training grounds.

I am practicing the thunderbolt spell with Arthur.

I am very upset and gloomy after what the theory class teacher, Mr. Hart told me.

I have low amount of mana, and my output is also very low, but because I trained and tried using it in many ways, so my understanding and control is above average.

I feel Lilith wrapping her arms around my neck and I also feel her cold breathing against it.

"Shoot, Niente"

Arthur says while looking at me and activating a defensive spell.

I look at him and point my index finger at him.

"Thunderbolt..."

I mutter under my nose and a faint blue light surrounds my finger.

A small weak blue spark shoots out of my finger, hitting Arthur's defensive spell.

Arthur looks over at me and sighs.

"Sorry, but I need to go, Niente."

He says in his usual kind voice.

I look at him and raise my eyebrows.

"Why are you always leaving me alone on the practice classes?

"Why? Why?!"

"Don't you see it! I was born with the weakest mana amount and output, in the history of this academy!"

"I have it the hardest..."

"...and you despite being my only friend..."

"You always leave me in the most important moments!"

Arthur smiles at me and pats my shoulder.

"You can do it, I believe in you Niente."

My eyes widen at his words and I scowl at him.

"I hate you Arthur!"

He then looks directly at my chest.

"And for you Lilith..."

"...You can try, but you'll never succeed in doing it."

He says with a serious look on his face.

A "Tsk" coming from Lilith echoes thorought my mind.

Arthur then walks away and leaves the training grounds. I'm now alone, because everyone else is paired.

The teacher whose name is Sophie aka. "The First Priestess" notices that I am alone, and she decides to walk up to me, while I'm cursing at Arthur under my nose.

"Why are you always alone on my classes, Niente?"

She says with curious and kind voice.

I look up at her and she puts her hand on my shoulder, she probably feels that my body is very cold.

"I'll be your partner alright?"

She smiles at me.

Suddenly I hear screams in my mind.

"Get your dirty hands off my Niente, you damn whore!"

"I will kill you when I'll get the chance!"

I feel Lilith grabbing tightly onto my uniform.

"Fine..."

I say while looking at the teacher.

She walks a few metres back and casts a strong defensive spell.

"Come on, give me your best shots, Niente~."

She says with a kind giggle in the end.

"I feel like this has a whole another meaning..."

I point my index finger at her and charge my mana.

I feel Lilith's hands on my hand, gently caressing it.

The faint blue light surrounds my finger.

"Thun-..."

Suddenly I feel some weird mana merge with my spell, and before I can even react, I hear Lilith's echoe throughout my mind.

"Thunderbolt~"

The faint blue light imiedatly turns into a dark purple sparking one and before I can do anything, a dark purple thunderbolt hits Mrs. Sophie's defensive spell.

It leaves a small crack on it.

"Lilith you...!"

I mutter under my nose and I hear Lilith's giggle.

Mrs. Sophie just stands in amazement in surprise.

"What was that?!"

"I've never seen a 1st year cast a thunderbolt, that has this much power!"

"But..."

"Weren't you the one who had the least mana in the history of this academy?"

She says raising expression, with an expression of curiosity and suspicion.

"I can't just tell her that a demon that possesed me did that against my will!"

"They'll execute me!"

"I need to think of something..."

"NOW."

I look at her nervously, but there's still a hint of gloominess in my voice and expression.

"Ah... it seems that I've got caught..."

"I wanted to increase my practice grades, so I bought a enhancing potion and 2 enhancing one time use rings..."

Mrs. Sophie gives me a mischevious smile and walks up to me leaning closer.

"Ohh?"

"Cheater I see."

"But, rules are rules."

"I'm not counting that."

She says with now a smug smile on her face.

I nod slightly and then I realize something.

I clutch my shirt, lowering my head, acting like I am about to puke.

"What's wrong, Niente?"

"Ahh, maybe those are the side effects of the potion?"

"You don't even need to ask me, just go to the restroom."

She says with a kind smile on her face and then walks off towards Roxy.

I quickly walk towards the hallway that leads to the training grounds we currently are in.