“Excuse me?”
“What makes you think that?”
“Uh, no, it’s just…”
“I’m not saying anything, I’m just asking.”
[Shuddering]
[Lady Lily?]
[Scary…]
[I feel like she’s going to say something. Teacher.]
[Hahahahahahaha]
[Lily’s voice is way too cold.]
[For real, lol.]
“That’s too cold to say that.”
“Let’s hit her.”
“One hit might bring her to her senses, yeah.”
Gulp.
The Forbidden Mage stood up with a trembling voice.
Somehow, she looked resolute.
“Uhm… Isn’t it obvious to anyone? Of course, I know Lady Lily doesn’t really like Angels, but to anyone…”
“Did you say that knowing full well?”
“Honestly, I’m just curious, aren’t we all?!”
The Forbidden Mage looked at the students as if to gain their agreement.
“Ahem…”
“Hem hem~”
“Let’s avoid personal questions.”
“No.”
“There’s always that clueless person.”
“Is this a hearing or what?”
Of course, no one responded to his statement.
[Lololololol]
[The Rankers are so cold.]
[The level of the Forbidden Mage.]
[No one’s supporting him, lol.]
[For real, lol.]
[It’s not a hearing, no.]
[But it is an Angel!!]
[Whoa.]
[Honestly, I am curious, though.]
“First, please sit down.”
“Yes…”
“A Angel… an Angel. Well, it does have similar abilities.”
I looked around the quiet Lecture Hall and lightly tapped the podium.
Hummm…
The shapes of the Heavenly Realm and the Demon Realm I had spread out vanished.
And I reached out, bringing forth pure white light.
‘Holy.’
A light that purifies everything and the world’s quietest Destroyer.
Many instinctively flinched at the sight of the true light, unlike the fake made of mana.
Unlike artificially created light, the Holy light evokes a primal sense of danger among living beings.
A feeling of anxiety, that it could be destroyed at any moment.
“Before discussing whether it’s an Angel or not, we must first define what an Angel actually is.”
I moved my hand once more.
The Holy light blossomed like flowers, embodying the form of an Angel.
A long body and a beautiful face. A ring atop the head, and the enormous pure white wings.
It was clearly a sight that even someone would think, ‘Oh, that’s an Angel.’
“What is this?”
“……”
“…Hmm.”
“Please speak comfortably. As I said before, I’m not saying anything at all.”
[Angel]
[Angel, just Angel.]
“If you say it’s an Angel, Lily is going to get mad.”
[Hahahahaha]
“This is leading the interrogation, say it and you’re doomed, yeah.]
[For real, lol.]
“Even mentioning the letter ‘A’ in Angel will cause chaos.”
[Whoa.]
Swish.
Someone raised their hand.
I raised my hand.
The name was… Holy Holy.
At the beginning of the semester, there was a user who participated a few times but hadn’t been seen often at the academy.
When I nodded, he adjusted his long robe and stood up.
“Isn’t that an angel?”
“Gasp.”
“No! That word—”
“That’s right.”
“Huh?”
“?”
In that moment, most of the students in the lecture hall were stunned.
Everyone expected that the man named Holy Holy would hear something similar to the Forbidden Mage, and so did the chat window, but it was an obvious fact.
This is clearly an angel, isn’t it?
“This is definitely an angel. The beautiful appearance, the ring, the wings, the white—all there.”
“Uh…”
“Moreover, to possess divinity in both body and soul? It’s unmistakably an angel. Anyone who claims it isn’t is blind or completely lacking in sensory perception—you can’t deny it!”
“……”
Even if someone doesn’t know angels well, they’ve at least seen one once in media.
Anyone you put in front would be called an angel without question.
And that appearance was quite similar to mine.
Everyone had the words lodged in their mouths but simply couldn’t spit them out.
While the others were gauging each other’s reactions, some couldn’t withstand the atmosphere and finally blurted out.
“Uh, sorry to ask…”
“Yes?”
“What’s the difference, then…?”
“What’s different? What did I just say earlier?”
“…What’s the definition of an angel?”
“Correct. ‘So what is an angel, then?’”
Sre…
An angel descends.
An angel, a whole head taller than me, beautiful and complete with wings.
He was wearing the noble attire characteristic of the family I often saw, with a spear in one hand.
Clang!
In the other hand, he held a small book.
As he gazed down at me, I instinctively pulled out my hammer and swung it at his head.
Kang!!
[Lily?]
[???]
[?]
[??? LOL]
[Why the sudden hammer…?]
[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]
[Angels must be hit… noted.]
[I just wanted to break the pot, you know~]
[So what is an angel?]
“Oh. That was a mistake.”
Looking closely, I just wanted to hit him for no reason.
Ahem. After restoring the angel who turned into jerky, I placed him a bit far away.
If I kept him close, I’d want to hit him again.
“Angels have overwhelming physical abilities and are skilled in weapon techniques and healing magic using divinity. They rarely use resurrection except with their kin, but they can use it as easily as eating.”
“……”
“Feels familiar, doesn’t it?”
Everyone instinctively nodded.
Wasn’t it too similar to the abilities I had shown until now?
No, it wasn’t just similar; it would be no exaggeration to say it was exactly the same.
“If we focus only on the physical or capability aspects, you’re not wrong in your assessments. It’s entirely possible.”
“From a purely logical standpoint, your views aren’t incorrect. That could very well be the case.”
“……”
“But angels aren’t just defined by their abilities.”
They are arrogant.
There have been countless discussions about whether this is innate or learned, but fundamentally, it’s closer to the former.
Even without significant environmental influence, they tend to grow up arrogantly at a very high probability.
“They are indeed arrogant. They treat everyone besides their own kind and demons like bugs. They talk about costs as if they matter, but it’s merely a means for them to express that they are right.”
“That…”
“That’s not a proper cost. It was an unfair deal from the start, and they just wrap it up as just and righteous. This kind of nature doesn’t really change.”
Most of the celestial race I’ve met were like that, and even ‘he,’ who taught me spear techniques, didn’t spare a glance for other races.
He was a bit different compared to others, though…
“…Well, that’s right. So I’m not an angel.”
I am indeed human.
This fact hasn’t changed, now or in the past.
[Um…]
[Body of an angel, but heart of a human?]
[How complicated.]
[Sounds a bit philosophical.]
[So, does that make me an angel?]
[Hmm, Lily…]
[Just human. Let’s have a drink~]
The lecture hall fell silent.
It started with a lively atmosphere, but now it was too heavy.
‘I didn’t plan for this.’
I knew this topic would inevitably drag the mood down, but I didn’t expect it to be like this.
Bang!!
I unintentionally sent the angel model standing idly flying.
The angel made of holy power shattered into pieces from the impact of the hammer and was lodged somewhere in the wall.
“Ugh!”
“Whoa, that surprised me…”
“Anyway, my question of whether I am an angel ends here! I’ll take questions now.”
“……”
“Feel free, feel free.”
[The vibe is ruined…]
[Look at the cold atmosphere, lol.]
[Seriously, forbidden mage levels of awkwardness ㅡㅡ]
[The good atmosphere went down the drain.]
[Who would even ask a question in this situation, lol.]
[Taking the plunge?]
“Oh, yes. Lord Leo.”
Cough!
Leo stood up from his seat with his short stature.
While everyone else was nervously observing the frosty atmosphere, Leo’s presence was more than enough to warm it up.
After all, Leo appeared to be the youngest here, looking like an elementary school student.
“Question! What are the characteristics of demons?”
“Good question. Demons.”
Snap!
As I lightly snapped my fingers, all the scattered holy power was drawn toward me.
Instead of holy power, I created a dark energy using mana and quickly formed a demonic figure.
With an appropriately shaped form, two horns, and those chilling black wings.
Anyone could tell this was a demon.
“The demons have such varied appearances that it’s hard to create them carelessly.”
“Are demons ugly?”
“Um, not exactly… mostly?”
“Compared to angels, they’re a bit lacking.”
My lighthearted comment caused laughter to erupt from all over the lecture hall.
“This is less about racial traits and more about differences in abilities. Holy magic, as we heard earlier, is a quiet destroyer, right?”
“Yes~”
“Magic is the opposite. It’s a loud destroyer. It twists the target and alters it to be similar to itself.”
Because it has the property of distorting its targets, the demon race also appears twisted.
It’s no coincidence that demons often take on the forms of skulls, corpses, or twisted monsters.
For demons, magic is a hard power to control.
“As you go up to higher beings, you often find them with intact appearances. Control becomes incrementally easier. Of course, there are sometimes demons with strange tastes in aesthetics…”
But that’s the same for the celestial race, so it’s fair to say it’s a common issue.
“Anyway, their abilities are the exact opposite of angels. They’re weak in physical prowess and weapon skills but are truly the best in magic. A newly born demon can start with the power of a grand mage.”
In terms of magical paths, they can be called the strongest race.
“Besides that, excellent regeneration, soul preservation with magic, and the utilization of powers are the specialties of demons.”
“Aha…”
“So that’s why demons are like that…”
[Hmm]
[I feel like I’ve heard this before]
[It sounds a bit like Lasty’s traits?]
[Angels are warriors, demons are mages]
[Mage nerf point]
[Forbidden mage;;]
[Another mage, are you?]
Everyone nodded their heads and diligently took notes.
It’s not exactly something worth writing down…
“But it’s good to remember.”
“So, what’s the nature of the demon race?”
“Demons are just… evil. Instead of talking about justice or anything, they just run riot doing whatever they want and kill everyone.”
Clear-cut evil, that’s what they are.
Swoosh.
The forbidden mage raised their hand again.
At this point, they might be thinking they have the right to ask questions again.
“Yes.”
“…So are demons worse than angels?”
“No? Angels are worse.”
“Why?”
“Well…”
That’s just common sense.
“Isn’t it better to deal with someone who hits rather than someone who talks big but stabs you in the back?”
At least those types don’t spew nonsense.
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