“Tōma Yumeno, please team up with me!”
Thus, this invitation leads to the next development.
Do you understand?
To summarize, Amagi-san is incredibly strong, but she spreads her magic power around, causing damage to her allies, which is a downside. That’s why her classmates avoid her. Perhaps she might have harmed someone.
By the way, I notice there’s an empty seat in the classroom…
On the other hand, I want to work at a comfortable pace, somewhat secretly.
I’m not sure if I can endure her magic power, though. It’s too embarrassing to say something like, “I actually reached my limit yesterday,” and I couldn’t say that at all.
The first period today was a review of yesterday.
It seems there’s no video, mainly consisting of Amagi-san’s explanation, and I was asked to provide supplementary comments, but honestly, I was just filled with embarrassment as I wasn’t being helpful at all.
In the end, she happily said, “It was my mistake for letting my guard down when we hadn’t completely defeated the Arc Demon. Tomma protected me from the self-destruct attack,” which made me incredibly happy.
Her cuteness took not just my eyes but my heart as well.
By then, the explanation time had ended.
Most of the questions were like, “Isn’t it amazing that you can use magic while sticking close to Amagi-san in that state?” which made it even worse.
With the intense gazes from the angels and the astonished looks from my classmates, there’s no way I could say, “I was on the verge of losing consciousness… rather, I was able to protect her from the self-destruct attack by almost losing consciousness.”
This is the result of my weakness.
It’s clear that Amagi-san thinks I can fight alongside her without any issues.
I wonder if my “do-or-die spirit” level will break through its limits soon?
Also, if for some reason, the third unique skill I have is an indecipherable one related to retreat, I might be able to do things “slowly and moderately,” even if it’s impossible to do so outright.
“That’s a bit…”
With that in mind, I muster up my courage and try to say the words of refusal.
“Eh… I see. I’m sorry, you’re right…”
Suddenly, Amagi-san’s expression turns teary, and I feel like my heart is about to leap out. I’m about to slip into a mode of self-loathing. I didn’t even have the courage to watch as Amagi-san ran away.
“Oh. It’s Tōma Yumeno.”
“You were invited by Amagi-san, right?”
“Eh, really? Are you teaming up?”
When I returned to the classroom, the angel was gone… and I was surrounded by curious classmates.
What’s this? It’s awkward. Help! Don’t leave the loner alone.
“Ah, no…”
“Yeah, I thought it was good you rejected her. I was thinking you should stay away from that violent girl.”
“Eh?”
I was left speechless by the words of the biggest, most imposing boy in the group.
“Exactly. Kaido, who teamed up with her without knowing, still hasn’t recovered, you know?”
“…”
I see. So that’s how it is.
“It’s insane to think you’d get wrecked just by teaming up with her. It feels like fighting a monster.”
“…”
“Seriously. What are we even doing here? She’s strong on her own, so she should just explore solo.”
“…”
They’re all complaining out loud.
Even the people who were saved by Amagi-san yesterday.
This is… something else.
“Such a loser…”
“Eh?”
I heard a sharp voice and turned to see a girl who wasn’t there yesterday.
She had soft chestnut straight hair and an attractive figure, but she was glaring with annoyance while fiddling with her choker.
That girl walked out of the classroom.
She slammed the door behind her as she left.
“What’s with Sayamura? She’s so unpleasant.”
“That girl is close to Amagi-san.”
“Just because she’s a bit pretty…”
“If she’s so mad, she could just team up herself. No need to take it out on Tōma Yumeno just because she can’t.”
Eh? Was that comment directed at me?
I thought they were just badmouthing Amagi-san in her absence…
But I’m equally irritated.
It’s true that spreading magic power has real drawbacks.
But surely that’s a trade-off for gaining that incredible strength?
When you acquire something amazing through a unique skill, it’s common for something terrible to come along as a price.
For me, “do-or-die spirit” grants resistance boosts or pain suppression, so I can use it, but the second one is inconvenient, and I can’t even decipher the third one, so it’s not functioning at all.
What would happen if I used “do-or-die spirit” for 10,000 hours?
By the way, unique skills have a maximum of three.
Moreover, most people either have none or just one.
So having three like me means I’m already fortunate in that regard.
Amagi-san likely has some as well. Probably two or three.
With her incredible combat power, both her magic and martial arts were outstanding. So she probably has a magic type, a martial arts type, and then “magic release.”
That’s a completely solo-oriented unique skill configuration.
Normally, I wouldn’t think someone with such a configuration would come to the academy, but perhaps there’s a reason for it?
It’s perplexing.
If we team up and explore the academy’s dungeon, the conditions for unlocking the third skill might be automatically met.
She must have faced terrible treatment before transferring, so her usage time would be quite high…
“Well, you should stay away from Amagi-san.”
“There’s no merit in teaming up with someone who has disadvantages, especially not for a capable explorer.”
“Right? Why not join our group?”
“Ah, that’s sneaky.”
“Isn’t the priority given to those who qualify for the selection battle based on first-term grades? Otherwise…”
I’m starting to lose interest in what they’re saying.
We should be hastening our dungeon exploration as quickly as possible.
That’s why all countries are desperately training explorers to advance dungeon exploration.
You all know that, right?
Yet you’re rejecting a girl who should be a valuable asset?
In a maliciously bullying manner…
“Don’t you think so, Tōma Yumeno? Right?”
“Although I teamed up with her yesterday, our group has good balance.”
“Ah, that’s sneaky.”
“Shut up…”
“Eh?”
Oh no, I accidentally let my true feelings slip out…
