Chapter 004
Elemental magic was taught in a classroom located in a corner of the building used by second-year students.
The elemental magic teacher who occupied that classroom was sitting at the desk with a sleepy expression and did not even seem to have any intention of standing up.
She was even hugging a pillow, making it look like she might fall asleep at any moment.
“Alright, this is the assistant who will help you during elemental magic class from now on.”
Without even opening her eyes or introducing herself, the teacher pointed at the cute male student standing beside her, who had long, wavy brown hair.
His body was so small that he could easily be mistaken for a first-year student.
His uniform was so big on him that his hands were not even visible through the sleeves.
“Hello, I’m Noah! Just call me Senior Noah comfortably!”
Even his voice was cute.
Was he about the same height as me?
He looked smaller than I expected.
Sitting in the back row, I tried to look closely at the senior’s appearance through the gaps between the students’ heads.
“Eek, that senior is Noah Logan!”
Siana exclaimed in a small voice that he could not hear.
“That person?”
“Yes. You could call him the genius magician of this era. He is even the successor of the Magic Tower.”
“That person is Noah Logan…”
No matter how positively I looked at him, he only looked like a big squirrel.
It was hard to believe that someone with such an innocent and cheerful face possessed such incredible ability.
Well, he had to be that talented for the teacher to put him forward as her replacement.
But more than his appearance or his skills, something else shocked me.
Noah Logan was the second male lead candidate from <Academy Love♡ ~Who Is the Male Lead?>, wasn’t he?
Seeing him in a comic book and seeing him in real life were completely different.
The overwhelming cuteness of the third dimension was not even half expressed in two dimensions.
“Anyone have questions~?”
Noah raised his hand first and asked.
Following him, I raised my hand before anyone else and asked.
“Senior, I want to hear about your first love!”
“Huh…?”
It might have sounded like a joke, but I was completely serious.
Just like Liam suddenly became close friends with Emma instead of having a hate-love relationship with her, I was worried that Noah might also end up having a different relationship with my sister.
So I wanted to be certain that Noah’s first love was my sister.
That way, I could safely include him as a candidate for my future brother-in-law.
He looked surprised by the unexpected question, but Noah soon formed a deep smile.
“Noah is still pure!”
Because of his surprising choice of words, I was speechless for a moment.
“Does that answer your question?”
His eyes were definitely smiling, but a cold gaze was directed at me.
Hmm.
The fact that Noah was still pure did not mean he liked someone, but it also did not mean he did not.
No matter how much I tried to probe him, it was difficult to figure out Noah’s true feelings.
Well, it would be strange for someone to tell their first love story in detail to a junior they had just met.
“…Yes, Senior. I’m sorry for asking something unnecessary. Please teach us well.”
In the end, I lowered my tail and politely submitted to Noah.
“Good. Then everyone, stretch your hands forward so your wrists are visible.”
“Not open the book?”
When one passionate student asked, Noah burned the book placed on the teacher’s desk.
“Books aren’t needed. Magic is something you feel!”
It was an extreme statement, but it reminded me of something Emma had told me before.
“Olivia, you shouldn’t try to memorize magic with your head. You need to understand it with your body.”
“But no matter how hard I try, I can’t use magic.”
“Once you understand it too, you’ll be able to use magic soon.”
According to my sister’s words, Noah did not seem to be saying something absurd or incorrect.
I closed the book I had opened and moved it aside.
The book had been quite expensive, so knowing that I probably would not need it made my heart bleed.
But I agreed that magic had to be learned through practice.
The students around me also watched my reaction and followed by closing their books.
“You’re pretty smart. Then let me check your ability first.”
Noah pointed at me and slowly approached while keeping his hands behind his back.
Since I could not use magic, I swallowed nervously.
“Now, hand.”
I did not resist and obediently held out my hand with my wrist raised.
Instead of forcing me to use magic, Noah placed his own hand over my wrist.
When his palm brushed over my wrist, a small light flashed and disappeared.
“Oh?”
“You seem to have good compatibility with light-based magic.”
“M-Me?”
Since I had never used any magic before, I had never even thought about what type of magic I might be compatible with.
“If you study light-related magic, you’ll probably achieve results quickly.”
“Does that mean I can use magic?”
“Of course. Noah has never been wrong, so you can trust me.”
I stared at my wrist with a dazed expression.
Did I actually have potential?
Until now, none of my tutors had even properly discovered whether I had talent or not.
But Noah casually awakened my ability.
As expected, a magician who was the successor of the Magic Tower really was on another level compared to ordinary magicians.
Filled with admiration, I kept looking between Noah and my wrist.
Noah checked the magic compatibility of the other students as well.
“Alright, now that Noah has checked everyone’s compatibility, try casting magic.”
“What? What about people who can’t do it?”
“Now you know the field you’re good at, so try your best.”
“How are we supposed to try…?”
“Well.”
It was an incredibly cold answer.
But maybe…
Maybe it really could work.
I wanted to believe Noah’s words that I had talent in light magic.
So, just like Emma said, just like Noah said, I tried to feel something.
I closed my eyes.
Then I remembered the small light Noah had shown me.
I secretly opened my eyes, but nothing happened.
As time passed, some students seemed disappointed and sighs could be heard from here and there.
Still, I did not give up.
While struggling, I felt a cold touch once again.
“Remember the feeling from earlier when Noah used his power. Something special definitely flowed into your body.”
Seeing that I refused to give up, Noah gave me another chance.
This time, instead of forcibly pulling out my energy with magic, it seemed like he was recreating the previous situation so I could draw out my own power more easily.
Following Noah’s words, I remembered the sensation that had flowed through my wrist when he touched me.
“O-Olivia.”
I heard Siana’s confused voice.
I tried to open my eyes slightly, but the light was too bright, so I closed them again.
“Ah.”
“You succeeded.”
Noah grabbed my wrist and blocked the bright light leaking out.
Then the light quickly faded, allowing me to see again.
“D-Did I do it?”
“Yes, you did. You still need help to cast magic, and it looks like you don’t know how to turn it off yet, but…”
“W-Wow…”
Noah continued saying something, but just hearing that I had successfully cast magic made me tremble with happiness.
I had talent for magic!
That alone was enough reason to be excited.
“As expected, blood cannot lie. It seems you also have talent for light magic.”
Noah said it casually, but those words entered my ears clearly.
He was definitely talking about my sister.
Emma also had good compatibility with light magic.
Just like Noah said, perhaps the same blood really did flow through us.
And Noah’s words had another meaning to me.
It meant that Noah was aware of Emma in some way.
As the second male lead candidate, he probably knew quite a lot about my sister, right?
That was why he immediately recognized me as her younger sister and knew about her abilities.
“You know my sister well, don’t you?”
“I wouldn’t say ‘well.’ We’re just acquaintances.”
Noah drew a certain line regarding his relationship with my sister.
I could not tell whether that came from a lack of confidence in their relationship or whether he truly had little interest in Emma.
He clearly did not dislike her, but the lack of obvious affection was frustrating.
“I-I did it too!”
I wanted to ask more, but another student successfully cast magic, so Noah’s attention turned elsewhere.
It seemed impossible to talk with Noah properly during class.
“Oh, good job! This is all thanks to Noah. You know that, right?”
For someone like Noah, even bragging about himself was acceptable.
As class was coming to an end, Noah stood on the platform and spoke.
“You are still not skilled enough, so controlling magic is difficult. There is a possibility of it going out of control, so you must not use magic carelessly. You all read the academy rules, right? If you use magic without Noah, a serious accident could happen, so endure until the next class, okay?”
Noah placed his index finger against his cheek and winked.
Someone had to be that cute for a gesture like that to not feel annoying or uncomfortable.
“Yes!”
Fully agreeing with Noah’s words, I nodded my head enthusiastically.
