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Raph watched Elsie stealthily and quickly walk down the steps to the door beside the Classroom and exit without Sasha realizing it.

His eyes flickered in realization as he glanced at the Lecturer and then at the door once again.

'Oh….that was good' He thought, an amused smug plastered on his face as Sasha continued to resist the complaints of her students.

"I have heard enough of your complaints. This is necessary for me to group you for your practical classes. So every one of you must take this necessary!" She instructed, a wand appearing on her hand as she made the pile of papers float in the air.

She scanned through the number of students and her gaze locked on a particular individual.

"Raffaelo Jun, you seem to be in the wrong class," She said, an amused tone palpable in her voice.

The class turned in his direction in unison, causing a deep restlessness in his chest.

'What is she talking about?' Raph thought with a raised brow. His gaze flickered as he scanned the other students only to find their amused or surprised expressions.

'Don't they know?' He thought to himself.

It was one thing if they didn't know about his ocular abilities, but if they didn't know about his mana circle, then this left a thoughtful impression on him.

His gaze shifted downwards and it locked with those of Ciara, as she turned away just as they met.

A smile formed on his lips. 'I see; the Merlin household must have kept it a secret….then the other household as well, huh'. Well, there was more than one highlight of the day at the time, so most people must have forgotten about his double abilities.

"Raffaelo?" Sasha called out, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"I apologize, Miss. Sasha, but I'll be taking the tests" He responded, a respectful tone in his voice, but for some reason, Sasha found this aggravating as her expression turned dark.

'What does he mean? Is he mocking me?' She thought, unapproving of his character. She had experienced four of the Jun's children, and only two of them were Mages.

This was her fifth, and Raph was most certainly a swordsman.

So, what business did he have here?

'I was going to ignore him until he left on his own, but this is getting annoying'. She thought as images of how to fix this situation to her liking began to play in her head.

"Hmmm," She muttered when a light bulb shone brightly on the tip of her head…..quite literally. "Fine then, this test has something to do with our elemental affinities. So Mr. Raffaelo, if you insist on staying in this class, then you must prove your worth".

Raph could guess where she was going with this. Every member of the class was a mage, and it was obvious just from their looks. So if he was going to stay in class, he would have to prove he was a mage…or at least able to act as one.

"Perform a magic spell. Any of your choice, or affinity". She instructed.
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'As expected' Raph thought. 'Now, it all comes down to me'.

He had two options. Keep his mana circle a secret, and become a nuisance of the class, or expose it and become a talk of the school.

It would only take a day for news to spread of a Non-system user having both stars and circles. They weren't given classes or professions like System users so something like this was rather rare.

'I mean, it's not like I even want to be in this class'. Memories of how Fiona had instructed him to stay for every magic class because he had skipped through the basics, played out in his head.

It was ironic how he could have missed it when he was proficient in casting 5th and 6th-tier magical spells.

'..though, they don't need to know that'.

Raph chuckled as he rubbed the back of his head with his right hand. "I'm only a little bit proficient. I have been trying to master something new you see". He said as he stood up from his seat and stretched out his right hand.

Sasha smirked at the sight, expectant for a result she deemed unavoidable when her eyes bulged after noticing something.

'Mana? Mana is flowing where Aura should!'.

"1st tier spell: Fireball".

A ball of flames the size of a baby's fist, erupted on top of his hand as he looked down at the teacher with a downcast expression.

"As I thought, this is the limit to what I can do," He said hesitantly with a wry smile.

However, the reactions from the class and the Lecturer were far from his expectations. Surprise was palpable in their expressions, definitely, but something else was palpable from Sasha.

This was mind-boggling, something that could become a world phenomenon, no matter how little it seemed.

"You–You–You can use magic!" Sasha stammered, a sparkle hiding within her eyes. It was like she had just found something…amusing? Entertaining maybe? Like a child when he sees a new toy.

She was someone who was known as an inventor of sorts, and as an affiliated mage towards the green tower, she was one of their best Magic engineers.

So something like this was a call for research.

"Yes, only a little, though," Raph replied when he felt a piercing stare from a certain direction. Turning his face down, he found Ciara glaring at him in discontent.

'...what's with her reaction? It's not like I'll reveal everything' He thought, putting off the flames and taking his seat.

"So, will I be able to take that test?" Raph asked, snapping Sasha from her line of thoughts.

"Definitely!" She nodded as she sent the papers to the seats of the students present.

'no time to get excited. He is still an enemy of our goal. I can not get watched up in his talent'. She thought, but unconsciously, her gaze lingered on the boy, and she found herself drawn to him. 'This will be a problem if he's able to master magic properly. I have to let Crown know'.

Raph's eyes flickered as he received the paper, and he turned towards Sasha, their gaze meeting for a split second before she turned away.

That second was more than enough to send her world upside down as she lowered her body. Her heart thumped quickly, her chest rising rapidly, and her cheeks flushed red.

'Huh? What's going on?'.

Trying to put her emotions and feelings in place, she stood back up as she said.

"Begin".

****

20 minutes passed, and the pop quiz was over.

Lecturer Sasha Tani had piled up the papers and retreated to the Teacher's Lounge while the other students returned to their seats.

Elsie was one of those students, her cheeks pouting and her gaze lowered as she approached Raph while fiddling with her fingers.

Raph's eyes scanned through her figure, noticing her tail and ear lowered.

'Does she feel guilty?' He thought when she sat next to him.

"...Is there something wrong?" He asked, his concern palpable.

Elsie looked up at him and then turned away, a small sigh exuding from her lips and her cheeks puffed out. "I–I didn't mean to abandon you, you know? It was just that….I don't really like tests…and I wasn't expecting it so I couldn't prepare beforehand…well, I know I could have stayed….even after I promised myself, I'll always stay". She muttered.

Raph's eyes bulged open in surprise as a soft chuckle exuded from his lips. "You're an amusing girl, Elsie. Never mind it, I'm not upset".

Her eyes sparkled in return, and her ears perched up as she turned towards him. "You're really not?" She asked.

Raph stared at her, the smile widening a little. "No, not really, but next time, be prepared. There are some tests you can't run away from". He flicked her forehead, causing a small word of protest to exude from her lips as she held her forehead.

Her tail began to wag once again, as she nodded. "Hmmm! Definitely". Her lips curled into a smile, her fangs revealing themselves in their peerless white form.

Raph chuckled as he looked away, his attention elsewhere.

A student had walked into the class a few minutes ago, a young girl with pale, golden, lush hair and silver eyes.

'I think her name was….Caramel Lucia'. He thought. '....a third year, and a half-sister of Jane'.

What was a third-year student doing in their class? He wondered, unable to find a meaning to her appearance now.

He wasn't the only one intrigued of course, as Alicia had already gone down to find out the cause of her appearance.

'She's quite diligent' He thought, satisfied with his choice when he noticed their gaze.

'Hm?' He thought, confusion dawning on him.

They both turned towards his direction in unison, and Caramel had given a light nod to Alicia before exiting the Lecture hall, while the latter began to approach him.

'Oh? This is….weird…to say the least'.

He wasn't expecting her to come to his Hall, even more, to find him.

It wasn't an occurrence in his past life, and he never really related himself with other Lucia members, because Jane was the most promising out of his half brothers and sisters.

'Now I think about it...his mother is really something…'

Alicia stood next to him and Elsie, her gaze fixed on Raph's curious ones.

"Your sisters are waiting for you in the Visiting Hall". She said, and then something clicked within Raph, causing a great wave of worry to wash over him as his heartbeat began to hasten.

His eyes bulged open at the same time as he thought.

'Has the King summoned us already?'.