97 3.9 Space Magic - Part 1

When the two of us reached near the academy, I could see a few students outside. They were probably skipping the classes and goofing around outside. One could easily tell that they were nobles just by looking at their dresses and equipment. All three of them were carrying swords with golden hilt and sheath.

There were several cases where nobles used to attend the academy just so that they could display their power and might. Academy was another way for them to build their influence. They had alternate means to come at the top despite the lack of skills. So, effort and hard work was something unnecessary for them.

While on the other hand, people from the common birth used to work hard just so they could make a name for themselves. But regardless of the effort they put into their training, the result was always biased. The people at the top would always stay at the top no matter how unworthy they are. And from the top, they used to laugh at people struggling at the bottom.

They stopped us on our path when they saw us coming near. It looked like they were more interested in Yoru than me.

"Hey beautiful, wanna hang out with us?" The shortest man among the three asked. Nothing except his expensive-looking cloth and blonde hair looked noble-like.

"It's going to be fun. Hee-hee," a tall man with red hair said. Despite the normal look, his tone combined with that grin on his face felt somewhat creepy.

"My dad is Baron, you see. I can give you a lot more than this filthy looking guy over here," a skinny blonde man said.

Even though they were nobles, by no means, these people were how people expect nobles to look like. If they were to sit on a street wearing common clothes, people might even start donating them copper coins thinking they were beggars.

It was pretty obvious that they weren't first, or even second son of the nobles. They were probably bastard sons via illicit relationships.

"No, I belong to Nara. And you guys look creepy."

"You've got a sharp tongue there, missy. It will be fun to tie you up and punish you," the red-haired man said.

I was barely containing my anger. By looking at the way they were acting, I could pretty much tell what was coming next.

The short blond man tried to reach Yoru's hand, but before his hand could touch her, I caught his arm. I was sure Yoru would have done something herself but that something maybe a bit too much for these poor souls to handle.

"I will tell you only once, just get lost, or else I might have to break a bone or two."

I used physical enhancement to make my grip tighter. But as expected of the foolish bastard son of nobles, instead of just running, they were just acting tough.

"Aaaaa! You damn scoundrel," he said as he forcefully removed my hand using his other hand.

He moved back, and as he did that, the other two on the side came charging towards me.

Their moment was sluggish, around average for someone of their age. And for someone who was training to be a knight at the academy, I wondered how they even made it through the entrance. But then, I guess it would be weird to expect everything to be fair in this society where classes and their influence exist.

I just moved to the right and easily dodged them. I was a bit unsure about using magic since I had yet to experiment with my spells. After the last fight, my mana handling abilities had increased significantly.

At this point, what I think normal may turn out to be overkill. It's not like I had any clue about what might accidentally end up killing a human in the first place. In most of my fights until now, I was considerate of the surrounding, not the target.

"Just stop idiots, I am not the everyday magician that you find in the street and bully. I might actually accidentally break a few bones if I am not careful enough."

"What kind of threat with that, do you think you can trick us with mere words?" The skinny blonde man said.

"Well, you can take it however you like. But don't say I didn't warn you."

They tried coming at me again, but they were too slow, so I used this opportunity to glance at the short guys and see what he was doing. Unexpectedly, he was just holding his hand tightly and the expression in his face was clearly saying that he was in immense pain.

'I didn't accidentally break it, did I?'

It wasn't that big of a deal though since I could easily fix that with phoenix flames. Though it might be better to leave him as it is and let that be a lesson. But then again, it does look a bit overkill.

I dodged them again by moving backward. But this was something I did reflexively without complete concentration. Most of my thought was still dedicated to finding a way to get out of this situation. In the end, I just decided to take the route where I break the few bones and fix them later.

I swiftly dodged them by moving towards the right and punched one of the guys in his shoulder. I wanted to avoid hitting the vital part. He fell a bit further on the ground and started crying in agony. But even after looking at his condition, the third guy didn't stop. Instead, he created a small fireball and charged towards me.

The fireball was small, almost as big as a table tennis ball. If I had just taken a hit by that after enhancing my mana cloak, it would only change into smoke with no effect whatsoever. But looking at all the openings he was leaving during the attack demotivated me from taking the hit.

I just grabbed his arms and slammed him on the ground behind me. This guy was probably the one who took the most amount of damage out of all three. But considering the fact that he was the one who talked about punishing Yoru, he deserved it.

"Well, are you done already? This was fast," I said as I walked to the man who was holding his hand.

"Do you still want me to continue or should we just call it a day?" I asked. But despite my offer, the look on his face was clearly saying that he wasn't willing to give up.

"Well, you might think you are proud nobles by maintaining that attitude. But to me, you are just arrogant fools. If you give up on that pride and admit defeat, I will patch you up. If you don't, I will just have to add a few more broken bones."

"Okay okay, we give up. We messed up with a wrong dude," the skinny blonde man said.

The short man was still maintaining his attitude, but despite that, it looked like he too had lost his will to fight back. So, I healed his arm using some of the flare's flame in me.

Following him, I healed the other two that were on the ground. Despite the fact that I healed them, instead of being grateful and thanking me, they left with an angry reaction on their face.

: Space Magic - Part 2