Chapter 101
The air froze because of my remark .
"Wha . . . what do you mean by quitting school?"
"Exactly what it says . "
Perhaps she couldn't process what I said, Alma asked the same thing .
Ruli went rigid too, it seems .
It might be a bit too sudden indeed .
In the first place, I originally planned to quit school once I registered at the guild .
However, the situation was such that the humanity would have gotten wiped out if I left them alone so I had to temporarily stay at the school .
But, once the barrier is going strong and stable, and an environment well suited for training chantless magic is established, that worry will be for naught .
"Nah, it'll probably be in the form of withdrawal . It's not like I went to this school with the intention of graduating from it . "
Ruli and Alma ponder when they heard that .
"Come to think of it, I don't think I ever saw the teachers teaching Mathi-kun anything . . . "
"Or rather, it was the teachers who got the teaching . . . . "
True, there weren't many things that I could learn .
Maybe they could have taught me some common sense of this present world, but I have grasped most of this world's common sense now, so there's nothing more I can learn from them .
I saw the principal while we were having that conversation .
It's just right, let's talk about it with the principal .
"Mu, Mathias huh . I see you're heading here . . . do you need something?"
The principal talked to me first when I approached him .
Straight to the point .
"Yes . I intend to–"
"Aa . About your withdrawal huh . You're going to leave the school once the barrier is finished right?"
. . . Really straight to the point .
Don't tell me he had predicted it .
I don't remember ever showing any behavior that would lead to that though .
The principal in front of me speaks while I'm thinking that .
"Judging from your look, it seems I hit the nail on the head . . . . I guess it's only natural . Our school teachers only ever got taught by Mathias and never be the on the side of giving the teaching . I'm a failure of a principal . "
I don't think you need to belittle yourself that far .
. . . . Let's support him a bit .
"That's not true at all . The teachers here taught me about common sense . Thanks to them, I've become a man with splendid common sense . "
When heard what I said, the principal's face turned even severer .
" . . . I'm truly a failure who couldn't teach anything . "
But why .
The teachers in this school truly taught me common sense well .
The school undoubtedly served its purpose .
The principal speaks again while I'm thinking that .
"But I don't intend to let Mathias drop out of the school . Since I've predicted this situation, I've thought up the best choice . "
" . . . Are you saying you're going to detain me?"
It'll be a bit troublesome if it comes to that .
I've made a connection with this country to the point that I can easily meet the principal and the king .
If I forcefully took my way out of the school and antagonize them–
"Nope, I'm not gonna detain you . But I'd like you to formally remain in the school, in name only . "
"Name?"
"Yea . If we do that, the academy can freely move to give effective educations using Mathias's achievements as a shield, and being treated as a student of the royal academy should be convenient for you if you need something from me or the country . I think it's a win-win choice for both of us . "
In other words, they will back me up if I lend them my name huh .
Not a bad deal .
"I'll take that suggestion . "