Supreme Magus

one of those to be able to activate Fusion magic without arising any suspicions, as long as he kept the effects similar.

Only when he went to the bathroom, he realized how big his room was. It was very similar to a one-bedroom apartment, around fifty meters (55 square yards). It had a double bed in the top right corner, his chest was in front of the bed.

A couple of meters to the left, against the wall, there was a wooden wardrobe.

On the left wall there was a hardwood desk and a chair for his studies, with a couple of empty bookshelves mounted above it. Furniture aside, the room was empty, making it appear even bigger.

An inner door lead to the biggest bathroom he had ever seen, occupying over a third of the room. There was a real toilet and a sink in front of a mirror, both with running water.

Lith was on the verge of tears, after all those years he had almost resigned himself to pee*ng in the wind and poo*ing in a hole in the ground. Even at Count Lark ’s home the best he could get was a chamber pot.

Most of the space, thought, was occupied by a bathtub big enough that could comfortably accommodate four people.

– ”Is it me, or whoever designed this room has a dirty mind? First the double bed and now this? ” Lith thought.

”Makes sense, considering they are piling up teenagers without parental control. Remember the spell Nana gifted us before going to the Lightning Griffon? ” Solus pointed out.

”Actually, I had almost forgot it. But seeing how fast Tista and Rena developed, even at twelve years it mustn ’t have been hard for Nana finding a partner. I am tall for my age, but still hairless and shorter than most my classmates.

Not to mention that, even the idea of touching a kid makes me want to puke. ” –

Lith then took the most magnificent, comfortable dump since his rebirth. That moment alone made every hardship he experienced since coming into the academy fade away like a bad dream.

After that, he took a long hot bath, or at least that was the plan. He had barely dipped his body and lathered his hair when someone knocked at his door.

”I knew it! This should be the fourth law of thermodynamics: whenever a body and soap meet, a parcel arrives! ”

Furious, with a wave of the hand he used water magic to remove most of the water and soap from his body, pulling out his uniform from the pocket dimension right on his body, like he had never undressed.

As predicted, a clerk had come to deliver him all the books required for the fourth year of academy. Noticing his frown and wet hair, the clerk guessed what had happened and left after making Lith sign his register.

After a bath and another call home, Lith went to dinner.

He was about to consume a delicious stuffed blinker when something unexpected happened. His perfect solitude was interrupted by three known individuals approaching his table. Lith stopped them before they could sit down.

”Sorry, but we have a saying in my village. The best way to enjoy a blinker requires only two guests: me and the blinker. ”

”We didn ’t want to share it, we just wanted to sit here, with you. ” Yurial said.

”Really? ” Lith knitted his eyebrows. ”Aren ’t you afraid of the consequences of associating yourself with a pariah? ”

Yurial laughed at the idea, drawing all the eyes in the canteen. The only thing the others knew, was that the four of them belonged to the same specialization. Expecting a fight to break out, the room fell silent.

”What ’s there to be afraid of? My father is an archmage, he can wipe out most of these guys with a finger snap. Besides, powerful mages should stick together. ”

”Yeah? What about the glass flask you threw at me this morning? Or the dirty handkerchief she hit me on the head with? ” Lith said while pointing at Friya, who became red from the embarrassment.

”How do you know it? I was right behind you. ”

”I ’m that good. ”

”I admit it, we started with the wrong foot, but there ’s no reason we cannot be friends. ” Yurial said with a confident and charismatic attitude.

”Friends? ” Lith stood up, the audience even stopped chewing, trying to eavesdrop their conversation.

”That ’s the son of an archmage! ” ”Guess he doesn ’t fear the coward ’s end. ” ”I hope they kill each other. ” These were some of the comments that Lith and Solus managed to perceive.

”If you were in my shoes, would you really be friends with someone that first mistreated you, only to act all friendly when he has discovered your talent? My educated guess is no.

You all should have been smarter, and not have judged a book just by its cover. Lucky for me, you revealed your true nature, so I won ’t buy your nice act. ”

”I admit it, I was wrong and I apologize for that. ” Yurial was unrelenting, Lith had to give him that much. ”You may not like us, but try to be more pragmatic. If they see you with us, your life will be much easier. ”

”Point taken. ” Lith replied. ”But right now, I don ’t feel like making ’friends ’, maybe another time. ” He extended his hand to Yurial, who promptly shook hit.

”Thanks for not threatening me with your dad ’s power. Much appreciated. ”

”Would have worked? ” Yurial asked with a smile.

”No, I would have called your bluff. Neither you or any archmage, strikes me as someone so petty and short-sighted, of making an enemy out of entire academy for something so trivial. ”

Yurial accepted the compliment and walked away, closely followed by Friya. Quylla remained behind, staring at Lith with her big puppy eyes.

”Sorry for not helping you this morning, but I was too scared to move. ” She said in a low tone. ”They aren ’t bad guys, I think they deserve a second chance. They have been really nice to me. ”

Lith snarled, closing his face to hers in a threatening manner, but his voice was actually calm and caring.

”Listen well, short stuff. Never trust people just because of a few cheap words or presents. To them our talent is just a tool, they do not consider us as equals.

People will always be nice and friendly until you serve your purpose, but at the first mistake they ’ll drop you like garbage. Stick to those two, but don ’t let them use you. And now go, before someone thinks we are friends.

Either you take a Ballot too, or stay the heck away from me. Go! ”

Lith yelled the last word for the others to hear. In his eyes Quylla was destined to end up like Nana, unless she managed to wise up and shed away her childish naivety.

Finally alone, Lith sat back down and started to wolf down his dinner.

– ”You ’ll see, you bastards. It ’s only a matter of time before this young snake from Lutia becomes a dragon and swallows you whole. ” –