Chapter 40

Chapter 40: It’s Time To D-D-D-Duel Some Fools
A group of three students from the term above Gerald attempt to pick on him, Iueia, Lamar and Spark. To pretty much everyone's surprise, Lamar immediately retaliates. Gerald, knowing how complicated and detrimental to them all it could be if it was known to the teaching body that they were in a fight, convinces the other group to fight in a duel instead, the fortunate appearance of a teacher at the end of the hall forcing them to agree.

Unbeknownst to his friends, Gerald actually intends to duel the three alone, knowing that they are not skilled in magical combat. The duel has predictable results, with Gerald beating the three without having to move, even three on one.

Dreyer lets Gerald know of his intentions to resume travelling between different worlds at the end of term. As such, Gerald starts paying for, and living in, one of the dormitories at Wehttam Academy.

Gerald passes his classes in his second term at the academy, and learns from Dreyer (before Dreyer leaves) what he will need to learn before learning space magic; an extensive list.

During the end of year break, Gerald reads various books in the Wehttam Library, learning about various subjects such as mana conductivity in different materials, Ki, Psi, monsters, The System, the Ignitae language (as Gerald thinks he has learned Terran to an acceptable degree) and although it is not explicitly mentioned, herbalism.

At the start of the new year, Gerald picks out his new classes: advanced fire destruction magic, advanced earth summoning magic, advanced light creation magic, basic darkness magic, basic water magic and advanced formation development, for a total of six classes because the previous term was too simple with four.

Joyce becomes more hostile towards Gerald.