"Excuse me!".
As I pushed the door and walked in, I could see Ervius working hard as usual. He glanced at me carelessly and nodded.
"I'm sorry for being late, I was given a pop-quiz", I said.
"….", Ervius was silent. Then suddenly, Ervius put his pen down on the desk. My eyes widened, since it was a very rare scene in this office.
"…You had a quiz?", he asked.
He turned his body towards me, and leaned back into his chair, slowly crossing his legs. His posture was relaxed, but his eyes were of a predator. I gulped.
"What about it?", I asked him nervously.
He asked me, "Where is it?", but I said that I didn't bring it here.
A little longer, my test paper was on his hands.
"You are very unfair, no using of magic.", I said as I try to grab the test paper from him.
But Ervius is much taller than me. This isn't fair, I feel like a dwarf. In the end, Ervius succeeded in scanning through my quiz paper, he couldn't take his eyes off my quiz paper for a while, then he burned it.
"Phew-", he said.
Not only did he burn my paper, but also blowing the remaining ashes.
Ervius grabbed his chin and started to ponder about my education.
"Arghhhh!!!"
"I will make you regret Ervius", I said as I leave his office.
The day after,
I sneaked inside his office. He is not there yet as I expected. I made a broad smile watching the loads of work, newly piled up.
"Wow, tons of paperwork!"
"Uh-oh!"
I kicked the piles of papers and sat down over the mess. My action even without Ervius' arrival was perfect.
"Oh my! The papers! It is all messed up!".
Then, the office door opened and Ervius came in, looking weary.
I never expected him to look so worn out, more than usual. My conscience hurts but I couldn't give up already.
"I-I'm sorry…! I really just wanted to have a look, but…", I said with the most pitiful look I could make. Like before, Ervius looked down towards me with a strange face. My act was flawless.
"It doesn't matter.", he quickly replied.
Ervius waved his hand carelessly.
!!!
And all paper inside his office started to pile up by itself.
Gosh…! Magic is so unfair!!!
Ervius quietly stared into my eyes, then spitted out his words, very slowly, and a little hesistantly.
"So, your revenge."
"How is it going so far?"
He checked my face, and made a laughter then turned his face away.
Arghhh!!! I'm not finished with you, mister! He provoked me.
"Oh my!! The coffee!- ".
The man who came inside to make a report to Ervius gasped in shock. I fell over, slightly tipping the coffee cup over from Ervius' desk. It was a clever move.
Ervius walked up to me, pushing the man aside. He grabbed my wrist and helped me with a face with no expression. He again waved his hand and the coffee stain disappeared like magic.
Then, I realized that Ervius was frantic over being clean and tidy. I thought, he was mysophobic (obsessed with cleaning up), but Ervius seemed too calm.
Unlike Ervius, the mean who came in to make a report to Ervius was watching with a pale and shocked face.