Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Destruction Magic Practical Assessment
Gerald remarks on Joyce's general aggressiveness towards him and looks through his memories to find a bit more about possible reasons behind it, worrying that it could complicate his position at the academy if it were to progress from verbal to physical altercations.

Gerald talks to Iueia, Lamar and Spark about his previously being a human, and how he likely became a fork due to the interference of a god(s)/goddess(es). Lamar remarks that the god of death, being the god who oversees death, would probably be involved if there were gods interfering in his death.

Gerald summons a mid-tier earth elemental as part of his advanced earth summoning magic class, naming it 'Machite', a contraction of malachite, a greenish mineral.

As part of his advanced fire destruction magic class, Gerald and the rest of the class go out for a practical assessment: killing some monsters with fire magic. Part-way through this, however, Gerald spots a group of people coming towards them from the distance. He alerts the teacher, who doesn't believe that anyone would knowingly antagonise the academy.

Being paranoid, Gerald decides that it's best that he prepares for the worst, ditching his magic tools in favour of more manoeuvrability and inconspicuousness, leaving them in a small tunnel in the ground.

When the incoming group does eventually attack, Gerald creates another, smaller and less noticeable hole and bores deep into the ground. Their teacher attempts to defend against the incoming projectiles, but fails due to the fact that they aren't aimed directly at the group but around them, forming the basis of a magic formation. The resulting magic knocks everyone there out, actually stopping the hearts of most, with the sole exclusion of Gerald, as he is isolated underground.

The attackers restart any stopped hearts and stabilise the unconscious ones before putting them on carts and taking them to a solitary compound.