The Magic Academy's Returnee Chapter 6 Homecoming (2)

Adrian Thornebrook's POV

Gasping I quickly shot up from the floor and panted heavily while I felt my heart beating. I quickly looked around with my hand raised and noticed I was in a familiar room. My room.This caused a smile to appear on my face.'It wasn't a dream'I was actually home.Turning toward the side I saw my PC and my busted-up mouse. Seeing that made my mouth twitch.Yesterday as I was playing somehow I wasn't able to control my strength or that's what I thought. Magic didn't just enhance my senses but it also made my body stronger. However, I thought that would have faded as I didn't exactly have my magic.But I guess I was wrong."Now I need a new mouse,"I stretched and looked at the floor where I had laid a mattress and a blanket. I hadn't gotten my bed out of storage yet.'Should get that done today'I grabbed my phone and made my way downstairs. Going into the kitchen, I opened the fridge only to be met by nothing. Sighing, I slammed the fridge door closed and grabbed my wallet."I need groceries too…"Opening my wallet I saw 3, 10 dollar bills."I need a job,"I did have a job before; however, I had quit because I wanted to study for finals. I had gotten a scholarship; however, it wouldn't help as much as I thought it would. With another sigh, I waved my hand, and a new pair of clothes appeared in my hand. I then headed upstairs. I then headed toward the bathroom before I started to take a shower.Feeling the warm water hitting my body I got some soap and started to scrub."Good morning human, ""Son of a-"Hearing the voice I instinctively covered my crotch. Glaring at the red fireball that had appeared in front of me I noticed that the water that was falling was going right through it. However, it didn't seem to mind or care just looking at me."The fuck are you doing!?" I shoutedThe fireball pulsed in the air as if it was rolling its eyes "Relax would you? Not like there much to see,"My mouth twitched when I heard that."What. Do. You. Want?""I'm just greeting you," it replied simply.I pushed it out of the shower and started to finish up. I then heard it talking however, I tried to ignore him. After finishing my shower I put on my clothes.Heading down stairs I put on my sweater and headed toward a breakfast food chain near here."Human are we going to get some food now?""There is no 'we' here," I commented "Besides it isn't like you can eat,""No, but I can taste the food you eat,""Of course you can," I let out a sigh.As I walked, I looked back for a second however, I didn't see anything out of the ordinary."I guess I'm just being paranoid,""So what are we doing,""Food," I said simply.However, I then asked something that I had been questioning for a while."What the hell were you doing anyway?" I askedI doubted he needed to sleep as he was just a soul and he didn't have a body."N-nothing," it bobbed up and down causing me to narrow my eyes. However, I decided to let it go for now. There wasn't much we could do to each other at the moment, he was just a soul while I barely had my magic.Thinking about my magic my brow twitched.'So much more living the easy life'I thought countless times about how easy my life would be if I had magic. How I could cheat on my tests, how could easily earn money all that jazz. But it seems that most of my plans went down the drain.At the moment there wasn't much I could do.Thinking about that I couldn't but grit my teeth.'Fuck you, bastard,""Bastard!? I have a name you know! I am Zelsar the-""Yea, yea eternal flame, the demon king of dreams and all that," but the next second I froze before looking at the fireball "D-did you just…read my mind?""Why are you shocked? We share the same soul it's only natural," he stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.'Seems I need to do more research on the soul'Despite thinking that I doubted there was much here. There wasn't anything "magical" in this world, the things we called magic were just some cheap parlor tricks that used redirection and could be done by anyone.The stuff I could do was only seen in video games or movies. It was something that couldn't be explained by the logic of people here.Although I have to admit I am a bit surprised that people haven't discovered what mana is. With its large abundance, there should be at least a few mages in this world. Thinking of the stories that existed here I wouldn't say it wasn't impossible but…"Whatever not like I want to meet any of them,"When I made it to the front of the restaurant I opened and heard the chime of the bell. Noticing that there were a few customers here but not a lot. There was also an old lady at the register who was ordering. Standing behind her I looked at the menu and decided the things I wanted."Human can we have this delicacy," The crimson fireball flouted toward a certain image of some sort of croissant sandwich.Ignoring his badgering I then noticed that the old lady had finished ordering. I was about to approach the cashier, however, I noticed something weird. I hadn't noticed this before as I was trying to figure out the magic stuff.I had recognized this smell…it was the smell of a vampire!In Arcadia, vampires did exist and had a… cordial relationship with humans.If I was being honest if the Aybss didn't open there was probably going to be a war with the humans and the vampires. That being said the relationship did improve a little bit once the war started. I even had a vampire join my party.'I wonder what that bastard is doing nowadays?'Approaching the counter I started to order my coffee and bagel and thanks to that bastard badgering I got the croissant sandwich as well as some pancakes."Hey human get this-"'No, This is all you're getting' I thought firmly.Handing my money and receiving the change I stuffed it into my pocket and started to wait for my food.As I was waiting I decided to see where that smell was coming from. Looking around the restaurant I saw a few people.One was the old lady who was in front of me. Another was what seemed to be a middle-aged man going through his phone. While the rest seemed to be college students doing work.'hm'Despite using my senses on each one I couldn't find out who exactly was the vampire here. However, suddenly a tray of food was placed in front of me and a waitress greeted me with a smile.Returning back the smile I then turned toward the food.'Well I guess I figured out who the vampire is'Looking at the brown-haired girl who was smiling I thanked her with a smile."Human! there are more vampires in the back!" Taking a bite of the bagel I looked at the floating fireball.'You're kidding…Did I just stumble upon some sort of vampire layer or something!?'However, I made sure no sweat appeared and my heartbeat was steady. Taking a sip of my coffee I couldn't help but let out a breath after having the taste of the warm coffee.'How sweet~'To this day I couldn't understand people who drank black coffee. Coffee itself is pretty bitter, the only thing I found appealing about it was its smell. Even though coffee was a thing in Aracdia it was mostly served to the nobility as coffee beans were surprisingly rare. However, the only thing they added to it was cream no sugar.Thinking about it now made me shiver.Taking another sip I started to devour the bagel before I moved on to the sandwich. It was pretty good although I couldn't say it was worth the surprise. Glancing toward the fireball who was looking at the sandwich I couldn't help but think how I should proceed.'Could the vampire's sense him?'But I decided to wave that thought away for now. I had to focus on trying to regain my power and separate my soul from his.Finishing the sandwich I then moved on to the pancake."Human what are you putting on those cakes," the fireball floated toward the bottle of syrup in my hands."Syrup," I commented.Using my knife I split the pancakes and shoved some in my mouth.'Yes these delicacies are worthy for this king''King my ass'"You dare mock me?"Ignoring his comments I quickly finished my food and grabbed my coffee exiting the restaurant.'Guess I'd have to find another place to get breakfast'If the vampires existed there was no doubt that mages existed here. With the spirit world and all, I first thought it was a high possibility but with the confirmation of vampires, mages also must exist.However, if they had the same relationship as they did in Aracadia then it wouldn't be wise to continue going there.Reading my thoughts the fireball chimed in "They probably know you're a mage,"Hearing that made cold sweat down my back "How would that be possible?"My mana was flowing like a normal human and I made sure not to increase my heartbeat or reveal my nervousness."Because my body is your shadow,"When I heard that, I was facepalmed.It did make sense.Despite not being able to smell it the amount of mana and pure choes energy it was emitting would alert any newborn."Damn it! I totally forgot,"I then started to run toward my house.'Shit, Shit, Shit!'With my inhuman speed, I was able to make it back to my house in no time. Quickly opening and closing the door I headed toward the garage. Once I entered the garage I looked at the empty garage before a light blue glow surrounded my hand.The next moment a blue barrier surrounded the garage.Feeling my mana rapidly deplete I clenched my teeth. Once the barrier was complete my shadow expanded before the body of the great calamity rose.Looking at its body that was sprawled on the garage floor I thought of what to do. There was no way for me to have a barrier around this guy's body 24/7 as I would need to move the barrier around me as well."What happens if I just leave you in the garage," I commented.The fact that he wasn't bothered by my comment did trouble me a little but the next part he said made me shiver "Doesn't matter, some spirits will be attracted here,""Fuck,"I knew what he meant by "some spirits".Most spirits were created by the elements like air, water, or wind. However, those aren't the only things that exist here. There are things called "Currpoted Spirits." They were born of miasma, which is a negative emotion. They did exist in the spirit world; however, they were feared by many due to their strength.If something like that appeared here there was no way for me to take it in.Looking at the body I then thought about the other thing I had. Waving my hand a giant stump of white wood appeared on the floor.Wood from the World Tree.It was something that possessed a large amount of magic.'It should be enough right'I received this after I helped the elves regain their territory. The world tree had an immense amount of mana and elemental energy.Thanks to this it would be a great deterrent and should cover up the body's mana signature.Stretching out my hand I used the remaining mana I had to shape the food."What are you doing?""What does it look like?" I said simply "I'm making a coffin"

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