"Gahaha! How amazing! You're of the same age as the 3rd years, yet you are someone capable of doing crazy stuff like that! Gahaha!"
"Hmmm, I wonder how a kid like you has that much experience"
"I heard that you were formerly acquainted with Sir Erlin, where did you really come from?"
"...Do you like Steamed Buns?"
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After my ordeal, I immediately found myself amid everyone's attention
'I fucking knew it when Durandal appeared'
It was Erlin's doing!
Everything was orchestrated by him, this train ride, the anomaly, the demons
It was all done because it was a test
A test to see if I was fit as a teacher, and apparently, I passed with flying colors
Right now, with the help of Erlin's magic, we were flying high in the sky, while sitting atop a massive cloud
"Lenn right? I'm Thamias, nice to meet you, I may be 34 this weekend but I'm still young at heart! Pleased to meet you"
A blonde man handed me his hand with his passion burning in his eyes
"Uh- yeah nice to meet you too-"
"Hey, kid! I wouldn't touch his hand if I were you..."
"Hm?"
With a smile, Thamias immediately grab ahold of my hand
"Haha Too late"
"...?"
When his hand met mine, I felt a small tingle crawled up right into my wrist
"..."
"...?"
An awkward silence soon came to follow, the blonde man's face turned from mischievous to one of his brows raised
"Uh... What? Why didn't it work?!"
"What...?"
What the hell was going on?
"S-Sir Erlin! Just who is this kid!?"
He turned around and suddenly started questioning Erlin earnestly
"Woah, his illusion magic didn't have any effect"
Illusion magic? Oh, so that's why I felt that
"Illusion magic affects both the senses and the mental state of the target, the effect of such magic would multiply whenever the caster makes contact with the victim"
The woman in white robes continued
"Thamias' Illusion magic specializes in trauma, bringing out your deepest, most painful memories in a quick burst so that the information wouldn't retain"
She stood up and suddenly started walking towards me
"The fact that you weren't affected by his magic would mean one of two things, either you are a man who has yet to experience pain, or you are someone who's constantly enveloped in his own trauma"
I looked at her, stared deep into her Hazel Jewel-like eyes
"Interesting"
Turning her back, she walked over to the more fluffy side of the cloud just to lay down
Staying silent, I looked away, lighting another cigarette
Even enough time has passed already, I still cannot avoid the weird gazes they throw around
