“Hello, Katherina. It’s been a long time.”

“Yeah, Chris. It’s been a while.”

When she returned to the venue, she immediately found Chris-sensei.

Katherina-sensei’s smile deepened at seeing Chris again.

“It’s been six months?”

“Yes, it has. Sensei, have you been doing well? I’m afraid you’re treating your students like a chore.”

I knew exactly what Katherina-sensei meant.

I was about to say, “You’re right.”

“That’s not true, is it? Right, Owen?”

Chris-sensei glared at me and intimidated me.

A three-star glare is scary because it’s so intense.

No, I’m serious.

“Yeah, …… yes. Chris-sensei is a wonderful Sensei.”

I answered with a stutter, my eyes swimming.

“She’s a wonderfully reckless Sensei.”

“Hey, Owen, Where are you going?”

“It’s tyranny!”

“Yes, it is. Chris. Owen-sama is in trouble.”

“He needs to be treated like this.”

I’m sick of this Sensei.

What do you think you’re doing to me?

“Oh, by the way, Owen is going to perform his flying magic at the opening ceremony.”

Chris-sensei said deliberately.

Katherina-sensei reacted to that.

“Oh, really? Owen-sama, you’re very impressive.”

“No, not really. ……”

I turned away, scratching my head.

“Good luck, Owen-sama. I know you can do it.”

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I’m cheered up by Katherina-sensei!

I think I can do it!

“Yes! I’ll do my best!”

I said, clenching my hands tightly.

“I’ll do my best! What about the last time we talked? Have you thought about it?”

“Can I think about it just a little bit longer?”

“What are you talking about, ……?”

I asked, looking at Chris-sensei and Katherina-sensei alternately.

“It’s none of your business.”

Well, I’m curious.

■ ■ ■

The opening ceremony began.

The arena, with a capacity of 40,000 people, was overflowing with people.

Everywhere you looked, there were people, people, people.

According to what I heard, the arena was packed.

The ceiling of the Colosseum-like arena was open, and we could see the clear sky from there.

And then there were the banners that were prominently displayed in the arena.

The symbols of the four major festivals were drawn on it.

In the center of the flag was a single flower with four petals.

And each petal was painted with a different color.

A fiery red.

The clear blue of the sea.

Bright yellow.

The fresh green of young leaves in early summer.

These colors represent the characteristics of each school.

And on the outside of each petal, there is an animal that symbolizes each school.

Sanzar Academy has a passionate and vigorous red dragon, Sekiryu.

The Central School has a calm and cool Aoshiya.

The waltz school has a bright and gorgeous yellow tiger.

The Haramatta Academy has the calm and reassuring Green Eagle.

As if they were vying for the championship, each animal was facing the symbol of the four major festivals.

The opening ceremony then began with a burst of magic.

First, the students and teachers of Sanzar Academy performed their magic.

By the way, Chris-sensei is the big headliner.

There were even people who came to this venue just to see the magic of the three-star teacher wizard.

About halfway through the ceremony, it was my turn to perform.

I stood in the center of the stage, suppressing the pounding of my heart with my hand.

I could tell from the atmosphere in the hall that everyone was paying attention to me.

The silence was as if the sound had stopped.

In my previous life, I had never performed in front of so many people, and I felt like I was going to throw up from nerves.

But I had to do it.

I used my gravity magic to float up into the sky.