Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent
Chapter 57: Because It’s Mine.

Chapter 57 – Because It’s Mine.

“That’s it.”

The explanation was finally over.

It was time to go to the fair, so Flan left the classroom without hesitation.

But the ones left behind didn’t move at all.

They had no reason to hold on to Flan.

The classroom was silent as a mouse.

The thing that broke the silence was not a human voice.

Scratch, scratch─

As one person started to take notes as if possessed, the rest soon followed suit.

Scratch, scratch─

Scratch, scratch─

It didn’t matter if they understood Flan’s explanation or not.

Anyone could admire something amazing.

They just wanted to record this ‘admiration’.

“…”

Hailey swallowed her dry saliva.

She was also a magician for the time being.

She wanted to ask various things, but she couldn’t. Because the target was Flan.

She had no choice but to close her eyes and review the explanation she had just heard.

But it was not easy to concentrate. Her thoughts about Flan spread out randomly, making her head complicated.

“…Focus. Focus.”

She muttered to herself, but there was no way to focus.

The eye to observe only the core of the countless mana circuits, and the method to calculate the exact amount to enter there without error.

It was so difficult that she couldn’t understand it even if she focused fully.

…There were too many distractions in her head right now.

She decided to just take notes for now and look at them again later.

“…”

But unfortunately, she didn’t have a notebook and a writing tool.

Scratch, scratch─.

It felt like the world had left Hailey behind.

While everyone was busy taking notes, she just sat there blankly.

It was natural for her to feel anxious.

“…”

She cautiously tapped the shoulder of the female student next to her.

But she didn’t even look back.

The girl, who had fallen into a complete trance, seemed to have forgotten Hailey’s existence altogether.

Hailey didn’t have the courage to tap someone else’s shoulder twice.

‘Just do it yourself.’

The theory was just a basic foundation. It was up to the individual to embody and apply it.

So, if she tried hard by herself, she could do this much…

“Sigh…”

She touched her forehead with her hand. It was impossible.

She couldn’t help but sigh.

It was too late to take notes, and there was no way to do it even if she wanted to.

Hailey bit her thumbnail in frustration.

She was afraid of being left out, of falling behind.

There was only one way to solve this crisis.

…To borrow the notes of someone who did it ‘properly’.

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‘Saphora’ is a separate area outside the campus, despite being owned by Merhen Academy.

It was more of a regional term than a specific space or building.

The scale of the fair was so huge that it couldn’t be summed up by any ordinary word.

Now they just had to ride the carriage under the professor’s guidance. …But the students were slow to get on the carriage.

“Professor.”

Broody, who was supposed to lead the group, just stood there blankly.

“Professor?”

“Huh?”

The professor finally lifted his head.

At the same time, he realized what he had to do.

Becky tilted her head and asked.

“How do we ride the carriage?”

“…Just get on. Pair up with whoever you want, four at a time.”

That was the best Broody could do.

He still couldn’t sort out his thoughts and his head was numb.

It felt like he had been hit hard somewhere.

Flan.

The reason was obviously that boy.

He made even himself, a professor, learn, and he turned the magic department upside down. …He still had a lot of worries that tangled each other’s tails.

But even if he didn’t understand, he had to admit it.

─I’ll bet my teaching career on it.

Suddenly, Violet’s words came to mind.

The eyes filled with confidence and the courage that he spat out with resentment. Broody felt like he finally knew why.

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“Ah, okay. Got it~”

Becky turned around politely after greeting him. Her expression was bright as she answered.

The reason was simple.

She had already made a reservation to ride in the same carriage as Flan.

─Hey, Flan! Why did you summon me of all people?

─Because you’re mine.

─What, what, what, what, what, what?

…What did he mean by saying I’m his?

There must be some meaning behind it, but if he meant it literally, wouldn’t that be more outrageous…

Becky shook her head vigorously as her face turned red.

For now, the important thing was that they had agreed to ride together in the carriage.

“Who are you going with…?”

“I don’t want to go awkwardly.”

The students were still murmuring.

The time to travel by carriage was not short, so it was a fairly important matter for the students who they would go with.

However.

“The carriage is not the problem, did you guys take notes?”

“I couldn’t. There was nothing written on the board in the first place.”

“We’re screwed…”

The issue of seating seemed trivial compared to the discussion about Flan.

“That’s amazing.”

Becky muttered to herself without realizing it.

Usually, the word ‘screwed’ is used for ‘exam subjects’. It’s obvious.

The grades are left as the results.

But today’s lecture by Flan was different.

It wasn’t something that would come out on the exam, nor was it something that could be applied right away.

It was just that the quality was different.

Flan had touched on the desire that any magician would have.

“What should I do? Should I ask him?”

“…Are you crazy? If you’re going to do that, you go.”

“Sorry. Let’s forget about that.”

The more amazing thing was, no one was going to ask Flan directly.

Oh. I was wrong.

They were thinking about it, but they couldn’t muster up the courage.

His status was rising like crazy every day.

‘…But am I the only one?’

Becky thought as she looked at her notes.

It was a note that contained as much as possible what Flan had explained for 45 minutes.

『On the Collision Phenomenon of Harmony and Auxiliary Series』

『A Pronunciation Study Based on the Dialect Speakers of the Elf Region』 . . .

She had already summarized several papers according to Flan’s request.

Thanks to that, Becky was able to take notes on today’s lecture as well.

Of course, if you ask me if it was a perfect note, it definitely wasn’t.

But still, she was proud and it was helpful.

It was not common for a commoner like Becky to have access to various materials.

Everything except breathing cost money for a magician.

But thanks to Flan, she was able to access countless materials for free.

He even entrusted her with papers that had to be purchased at the store… The hardship was temporary and the achievement was great.

However.

“It would be nice if he was a little more affectionate…”

No, but then again, if he was affectionate, he wouldn’t be Flan.

He looks cool the way he is.

“Yeah. That’s what it is…”

Becky sorted out her thoughts and started walking towards the carriage. But that’s when it happened.

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It was an unwelcome voice.

Becky turned around with an awkward face.

Sure enough, the voice belonged to Jenny.

“Did you take notes on what Flan just explained?”

“Huh?”

Becky tilted her head without realizing it.

Whenever someone talked to her, it was always to pick a fight, but today was a little different.

“I’m looking for someone who took notes~ Everyone else did a poor job.”

“Oh, yeah.”

She nodded.

She guessed that was the case.

“But you, you’re super close with Flan, right? You took notes, didn’t you? I saw you writing diligently.”

You’re super close with Flan.

Why did that sentence make her feel so good?

But feeling good was not allowed.

She didn’t want to share her efforts for Flan with anyone.

“Um… you know my grades. I just scribbled some nonsense.”

She could have shared, but… no matter how she thought about it, she didn’t like Jenny.

She was the type who hung out with Hailey and Aria.

“Really? Oh… okay, whatever.”

“Yeah.”

“Okay, okay. I guess that makes sense~”

Jenny turned around quickly.

As she walked away, she muttered some insults that gave Becky the chills.

This time, Becky headed for the carriage again.

“Becky.”

But then, someone else called her name.

When she saw who it was, the girl’s eyes widened.

“…?”

A well-groomed blonde with shiny hair, a noble girl who was farthest from Becky.

It was Hailey.

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“…”

Hailey stared at Becky silently.

She had no choice but to ask for notes.

She didn’t want to ask Louis about Flan, and asking the person himself was even harder.

She asked the people around her first, including Jenny… but of course, none of them had succeeded in taking notes.

“…Why? What’s up?”

Becky asked cautiously.

“…”

But Hailey still just looked at Becky.

She had come to Becky as the easiest and simplest way, but when she opened her mouth, it wasn’t easy.

…Just a few days ago, she had no reason to talk to Becky at all.

“Hey, can I go to the carriage if you have nothing to say?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

Hailey finally changed the subject.

Asking Becky to lend her notes was too hard for her.

“I was wondering if you saw Louis. We have to ride the carriage together, but I can’t find him.”

“Louis?”

Becky pointed to a carriage with the tip of her index finger.

There, Louis was sitting alone.

After giving a light nod, Hailey immediately moved towards Louis.

“Louis!”

Hailey shouted at Louis.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

“Oh, Hailey.”

“You were here? I was going to get another carriage for you.”

But the moment Hailey stepped into the carriage.

“Sorry. There’s no room here.”

“…?”

There was a brief silence.

Hailey asked cautiously again.

“…What do you mean?”

“I have a lot of questions for Flan, so I asked him to ride with me.”

“But there are two seats left. Can’t I ride with you?”

Louis scratched his head as if he was embarrassed.

“Well… Oh, there they are.”

Hailey’s eyes followed Louis’s gaze.

Behind Flan, Becky and Yushia were trailing along.

Louis smiled apologetically.

“Those two also asked Flan to ride with them, so we decided to ride together like this.”

“Then what about me…”

“Sorry, but this opportunity won’t come again. Let’s sit together next time.”

“…”

Hailey stiffened as if she had been hit on the back of her head, and the other three got into the carriage.

“Flan, can I sit next to you? Like we talked about earlier.”

“Can’t you ride in the luggage compartment?”

“Fair~ Fair~.”

With a thud, the carriage door closed.

“Oh, Flan! I’ve sorted out the papers!” “Becky is.”

“Aaaah! Yushia! Why did you have to bring that up!”

Voices came out of the carriage with a hole in the ceiling.

“By the way, four people are perfect for playing glow-in-the-dark puzzles!”

“Yeah. Let’s all try it together then?”

“Wow… Louis, you’re awesome. You did this?”

“Get rid of it.”

They kept coming out.

Among them, there was no voice of Hailey.

“What the hell. Hey! There’s no matching part?”

“Becky… You’re holding it upside down…”

“Oh? Really?”

“Haha… Kids, take it easy.”

“Move it.”

They never stopped.

Hailey’s expression darkened.

She had never been so envious and impatient watching someone else’s ‘daily life’.

Even though the voices were coming from right next to her, they felt as far away as the horizon.

Hailey could never join them in that space.

“But, is this really glow-in-the-dark? Really?”

“Yes! Come closer, everyone!”

“Like this… Will this work?”

“I’m telling you to move it for the third time.”

She couldn’t make a sound or join them.

“Wow! What is this! It’s so pretty with the fluorescent light!”

“Yes! This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle!”

“Oh… Flan would like it too.”

Bang!

“Aaah! My glow-in-the-dark puzzle!”

“Hey, Flan! What are you doing!”

“Hahaha… This is so funny.”

“Get out.”

At every moment.

Hailey just looked at her feet.

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“…Wow, what are you?”

The first thing I heard from the president after arriving at Saphora.

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