A Genius Boy Who Was Exiled From His Family Home for “Not Being Able To Use Magic” Becomes a Witch’s Apprentice and Masters All Magic in the Right Way. This Is How You Use Your Magic, You Know?

Chapter 103.2. Transformation

And as expected, the reasoning behind this forced interrogation was pretty much what I imagined.

It seems they’ve been under a lot of pressure; Legendre, the head of the year, looks pale… Seeing that, I felt a bit relieved.

“Well, as promised, I’ll return to Class B now.”

“W-wait!”

Just as Hermes stood up to leave, Legendre predictably tried to stop him.

“Y-you heard that! If you don’t admit it here, many nobles will be inconvenienced! Don’t you understand that? Why won’t you admit it?!”

“I’ve said it many times, but there’s nothing for me to admit. And—aren’t the ones who’ll be inconvenienced not the nobles, but you all?”

“It’s the same thing! Without us, who will run this academy? Just say you did it, or else—”

“Um, didn’t you promise to stop pursuing this if you couldn’t get a testimony from Class B?”

“Enough! The academy is more important than that! Don’t you feel ashamed for disrupting the country!? Do you even understand your position here? Do you have any idea who we are—!!”

“……”

To break a promise so easily, even if it was just verbal…

This academy truly keeps surpassing my expectations, both in the strength of Class B and the foolishness of Class A… and these people.

“…My position, you say. Come to think of it, you mentioned earlier that ‘those with stronger magic gain more rights.’”

Even Hermes has a limit to his patience.

So, with a slight apology to Jurgen in his heart, he said,

“If I were to take all of you down right now, would you listen to me then?”

A shiver ran through the room.

The power, pressure, and something akin to bloodlust emanating from Hermes…

All the teachers present paled and fell silent at once.

Even though they’re corrupt, they are the instructors of this magic academy. Their magical abilities are generally high.

That’s why they instinctively sensed it.

—What he says isn’t a lie. He truly has the power to overwhelm all of us if he wishes to.

It’s an impossible thought under normal circumstances, but an undeniable intuition made them realize it.

…But naturally, their reason and pride wouldn’t allow them to accept that.

Trying to regain their composure, or perhaps to cover up their own intimidation, the teachers began to shout something again.

However, Hermes had no intention of listening anymore. He ignored them all and walked toward the exit.

After opening the door, he turned back, picked up a few scattered words, and said one final thing.

“You say, ‘If I don’t admit it, the academy will be disrupted, and order will be broken.’ Then I’ll say this—break it however you want, preferably with yourselves included.”

After catching a glimpse of the teachers’ distorted faces one last time, Hermes firmly shut the door behind him.

…Well, even so, judging by their attitude, they probably won’t stop pursuing Hermes from tomorrow onward. After all, the promise was only to ‘stop pursuing him for today.’

But there’s no problem.

Hermes knows. The pressure from the Class A parents that the teachers are currently facing will only get worse from tomorrow onward.

Because—starting tomorrow, Jurgen will join in.

Utilizing his position as Katia’s father, he’ll present a perfectly reasonable argument: “Class A, where my daughter belongs, lost. No misconduct was found. Therefore, the problem lies with the instructors.” And he’ll likely add today’s treatment of Hermes as another point of contention. That’s why he was given a magical tool to record the conversation today.

According to him, preparations to rally the parents who have been pressuring the teachers should be completed within the three days leading up to today. Jurgen even apologized for not being able to protect Hermes today… but even Hermes could understand that completing such preparations in just three days is unusual.

With the addition of Duke Trakia, which was already giving the teachers a hard time, and the fact that it will be led by Jurgen, they’ll inevitably be too busy to worry about Hermes.

In fact, Hermes couldn’t imagine any other outcome for them than ruin, especially with Jurgen turning many high-ranking nobles against them… Even conservatively, their fate seemed sealed.

So, it should be fine to leave the rest to him. Honestly, Hermes didn’t want to deal with those teachers anymore, either.

Thinking that, he silently thanked Jurgen again as he walked down the hallway and opened the door to Class B’s classroom.

“Ah, welcome back, Herm-kun—whoa, you look exhausted.”

The first to speak up was Nina. The moment she saw Hermes’ face, a mix of surprise and sympathy crossed her face.

“Well, I can guess what happened. You really worked hard.”

“…Yes. I’m truly exhausted.”

“Judging by that, it must’ve been more frustrating than you expected… Are you okay? Do you want me to comfort you?”

“I’d really appreciate it, but I feel like Katia-sama would get mad, so I’ll pass.”

“Hehe, you’ve got the hang of it. It’s a shame, but I’ll leave that to Katia-sama. I’ll listen to your complaints, though.”

With that exchange, he took a seat. Then, from the other side, a quiet voice spoke up.

“…Thank you for your hard work. And thank you, Hermes.”

It was Sara. She probably had a good idea of what Hermes had been through, and her voice was tinged with guilt.

“I’m sorry… I put you through the worst of it…”

“…No, if anything, I’m relieved to see how considerate the students of Class B are.”

Hermes smiled reassuringly at her.

“And I’m sorry as well. If it was Geist who questioned you, he probably said some harsh things, didn’t he?”

“N-no! I was fine, but Hermes-san, you—”

“Enough with the apologies, you two. There’s a limit to how much you can be nice.”

Before they could fall into an endless loop of apologies, Albert appeared from the front, looking exasperated.

“No matter how you look at it, the teachers are at fault here. You should be proud of yourselves for standing up to them.”

“Well…”

“You’re right…”

It seemed the stress had taken a toll on their judgment.

But that ends here. The teachers have no future left, as Hermes has made clear—and more importantly,

“…The people in this class have really changed.”

“Yes… I believe this change will spread beyond this class.”

Sara responded to Hermes’ words with a touch of excitement.

“From this class, to Class A, to the other grades, and—throughout the whole academy.”

“Yeah. And we’re at the center of it… Not a bad feeling.”

The unyielding power structure and suffocating atmosphere that had gripped the academy when he transferred in.

With the inter-class competition as the catalyst, and this exchange with the teachers as the trigger,

Those who can change will have a future, and those who cannot will face ruin.

The vision that Jurgen, and before him, Rose, had once hoped for… and the change Hermes had wanted to see, was now within reach.

With that feeling, Hermes exchanged hopeful smiles with his friends once more.