Abnormal Moon

Since there's an opportunity to learn magic, I can't miss it.

Encouraged by Nino, May quickly followed suit. After the two girls prepared lunch, while the students went to the cafeteria, they grabbed two pieces of bread and headed to the church hall.

Hard work pays off. When they arrived, although the back rows were already quite crowded, they still managed to secure two seats at the back.

"The Nakano sisters, you two are here too?"

After lunch, the students who had been confirmed as qualified magicians returned to the church hall and took their seats in the first three rows.

One of the girls, with her shoulder-length dark brown hair tied in pigtails, approached the two of them with a friendly smile.

"you are?"

Nino and Satsuki looked at the girl, their faces showing confusion in unison.

"Haha, so I really am not very noticeable?"

The brown-haired girl chuckled self-deprecatingly, then pointed to herself and introduced herself.

“My name is Yumizaka, Yumizaka Satsuki, also known as May, which is why I noticed you.”

Nino and Itsuki exchanged a glance, finally understanding why the girl had come over.

She shares the same name as Nakano Satsuki; what a coincidence!

"Hello, I'm Nino Nakano."

"I am Nakano Satsuki."

"I know, I know! You two have only been here a few days, but you're already famous as the school's best cooks!"

Yumizuka Satsuki smiled very happily.

But then, as if she had just thought of something, the smile on her face became forced.

"However, this title has a slight downside. After all, this is a place for training magicians. Although you start as apprentices, some of you can quickly become junior magicians and then you will be qualified to take on servants. It seems that a few people are eyeing you. Be careful."

She whispered a warning to the two sisters.

Nino and Itsuki both gasped for breath, and fear appeared on their faces at the same time.

Although they got jobs, they were essentially still refugees, and the kind without owners.

If someone here graduates quickly, becomes a junior-level magician, and then sets their sights on them, that would be a disaster!

"Hey, Yumizuka, what are you talking to those two refugees for? Shouldn't we be the group you belong in?"

At that moment, a mocking voice came from the front row seats.

I went out briefly tonight and didn't have time to write.

Chapter 296 Disaster Strikes Again

"Refugees can't possibly survive in this world on their own, let alone learn magic. You should get closer to magicians; it's for your own good."

The speaker's tone naturally placed magicians above ordinary people, and his casual yet arrogant manner when talking about refugees was evident in his words.

Nino clenched her fists, a surge of anger rising within her.

But she didn't lose her temper; although she was very unhappy, she didn't say anything in rebuttal.

Nakano Satsuki also remained silent.

Although they had only been in this world for a few days, they understood very well that magicians were absolutely not to be trifled with. In this world, magicians who could both exorcise curses and protect the people were truly superior beings.

"Haha, Mr. Omaru, isn't that a bit too much?"

A smile appeared on Yumizuki Satsuki's face, as if to smooth things over.

"Everyone lives in this world in different ways, even refugees have the right to live... and so on..."

She wasn't good at being eloquent. Although she wasn't exactly taciturn, she was the type who would sit there and not move much after class. She would find it troublesome to deal with classmates who liked to spout nonsense, and would quietly wait for the topic to pass.

But this time she was the one involved, and out of sympathy for the two sisters, she mustered up all the courage she could to refute them.

"Yumizuka-kun, since you're one of the regular students, you'd better get rid of this naive habit as soon as possible."

The man named Oimaru was a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses. He looked refined and had a fake smile on his face.

"In the end, refugees have no magical talent at all, so they can't become magicians. No matter how much you sympathize with them, women like them will never have a good ending."

"In this era, only those with power can have a voice, and most of those who have power are men. Women can only become appendages of men. Ah, of course I'm not saying that Yumizuka is bad. You are someone who has power, and so is Mayor Tono. Of course, they are not in this category. However, women among the refugees are destined not to become magicians. Even the guards are mostly composed of men. They are destined to only become appendages. Am I right?"

The man spoke eloquently and fluently, delivering a long and detailed speech.

It sounded quite reasonable, and several people nearby nodded in agreement.

When Nino and Satsuki heard his long and eloquent speech, their expressions turned rather unpleasant.

"Is it true that refugees don't have magical talent?"

Nino couldn't help but look at Yumizuka Satsuki, casting a hopeful glance at her, eagerly anticipating a negative answer from her.

"This one……"

Mayuki Yumizuka looked troubled.

"I heard there was something like that..."

The magicians seemed to have tested the refugees as well, perhaps thinking that these people who had traveled from other worlds would be somewhat special. However, the results were very disappointing. The refugees were not special at all. Among all the refugees, not a single one could be found who had tested their magical aptitude. From then on, the refugees were completely ignored and could only be supported by the city hall's funding.

Yumizuka Satsuki had also heard this rumor, and being a rather honest person, she could only tell the truth.

Nino and May's hearts sank to the bottom.

Seeing that the two looked extremely uncomfortable, with a hint of confusion mixed with their distress, Oimaru gave them a kind smile.

"If you can't make it here, you can come to me. I'll graduate from here soon and get the rank of Junior Rank. Then I can choose my attendants, and I promise I'll treat you very well!"

Is this the goal?

Those with quick wits finally saw through Omaru's intentions. This guy had his eye on the two sisters. First, he used words to put them down and make them lose hope. Then, he pretended to be aloof and said he was willing to accept them. I heard he used to be a company president. He really knew how to play this pretentious game.

Some people were unhappy, while others remained indifferent.

But Omaru was indeed a magician about to graduate. He was kind to everyone and had a good reputation in their small group. No one was going against him at this time.

"It's time to go to class."

At that moment, a student sitting in the middle of the first row suddenly spoke up.

"Hurry back to your seats. You all know that Professor Varian dislikes people who don't follow the rules."

He was a boy who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.

Wearing black-rimmed glasses, he looked quite ordinary.

But as soon as he spoke, even Oimaru fell silent.

“Young Master Tono is right, but my promise is always valid. You can come to me anytime, and I’m happy to be your support.”

Omaru gave the two sisters sitting in the back row a friendly smile, and then obediently sat back down as the bespectacled boy had advised.

Yumizuka Satsuki breathed a sigh of relief, greeted the two sisters, and returned to the first row, sitting down next to the bespectacled boy.

"Tono-kun, thank you so much."

"It's nothing, Yumizuka. You should get ready for class too."

"Ah."

As class time approached, the church gradually quieted down.

Whether they were students sitting at the front or students moving around at the back, everyone was focused and waiting to do their best to record the magic knowledge that would be taught later.

Nino and Itsuki are the only two exceptions among them.

Refugees are not qualified to use magic.

They came to the class with hope, only to hear such a despairing conclusion.

The sisters' mood suddenly became chaotic. Not having magic talent meant that they would never be able to make a name for themselves in this life and would only be refugees for the rest of their lives. They didn't ask for much; they didn't ask to become magicians. They just wanted to get their refugee status cleared. But even this wish could not be fulfilled.

"Strange, why hasn't the teacher arrived yet?"

“Professor Varian is always very punctual.”

Inside the church, two minutes into the class, a commotion began to rise in the hall.

"Perhaps something happened that caused the delay?"

The students didn't think much of it, assuming that Professor Varian was held up by something and would arrive in a few more minutes.

But in the first row, the boy named Tono began to pant, and the sound grew louder and louder. His body temperature was rising rapidly, and his brain felt as if hot blood was rushing to his head, and his consciousness was becoming increasingly feverish.

"No, something's approaching... Run!"

The boy, Tono, who seemed on the verge of losing consciousness at any moment, moved his mouth as if trying to send a warning.

"Tono-kun, what's wrong?"

Sitting next to him, Yumizuka Satsuki noticed that something was wrong with him and, thinking he was unwell, quickly asked him about it.

"Run away quickly..."