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The Greedy Grimoire 1

”Theodore Miller”

A man with dark circles under his eyes called Theodore's na off a bonier impression He would've been considered a resident of the slums if he had been dressed poorly

However, this rade professor and a 5th Circle en Academy

The skinny man, Professor Vince, spoke in a businesslike tone, ”You should knohy I called you”

Theodore Miller, shortened to Theo, nodded with a shadowed face This was because he couldn't bear to open his mouth and answer the question He had been prepared for a while, but it felt like his heart was falling apart now that it was actually happening

”Your written grades are brilliant You were only deducted three points a all your subjects Even then, they were just minor mistakes There was no one else who could answer it except for you, so you can think of it as a perfect score”

Although it couldn't be confirned to be wrong' It was a tacit rule in the acaderanted easily Nevertheless, Theo only had points deducted for three questions Perhaps it was a better performance than some professors

Vince ad sad at the very same time It was because Theodore Miller lacked the talent to becoician

”However, you can't graduate because your practical results were a failure”

The decisive voice pressed firmly on Theo's back

The acaderaduation requirements: one was to have a written score above 70 points; and the other was to become a 3rd Circle master The former wasn't difficult, but the latter condition was the problem

For Theo, who had been born with a low aic power and sensitivity, the wall of the 3rd Circle was too high for hih he had reduced his amount of sleep just so he could practice, he couldn't even reach the level of his classic would pour out wildly

As a result, Theo hadn't been able to graduate for three years

”Hu… Theodore, what circle are you now?” Professor Vince asked with frustration

He had asked the same question last year and the year before that However, the answer had never changed Theo once again repeated the same answer, ”…2nd Circle”

It was a terrible number

Most of the academy's students usually reached the 2nd Circle by the end of the first grade and the 3rd Circle when they entered the third grade It wasn't uncoraduation

However, Theo had stayed at the academy for five years and still couldn't cross the wall of the 3rd Circle Additionally, that wasn't the only problem

”Have you ic?”

”…I failed” Theo’s voice died down even further

If the only thing that was lacking was just the aic power, then he could supply it from outside sources This was a bit expensive to do, but if he took reagents h power needed for the 3rd Circle

However, Theo's sensitivity was close to the bottoic power could be overcome, but there was no method to increase mana sensitivity

It hy Professor Vince had given up on sponsoring Theo

'It is a waste of Theo's brilliance, but… with poor ician Spending 5 years and not even ic, it is hopeless'

He looked down at Theo with a wistful expression

Any other student would've given up sooner… Theo, who knew better than anyone else that he ithout talent, had been trying for three years That corown up like plants in a greenhouse

If Theo had ordinary levels of raduate would've been his

However, reality was too cruel to Theo

Professor Vince pulled out an envelope from the drawer and hesitated for a ht of the envelope had increased as the years passed It was a letter given to a grade repeater

”This islike I' to you I'm sorry”

”…No, it's fine”

”Read it once and discard it There shouldn't be anything different from last year, but you never know”

Theo accepted the envelope calmly

His fingers were continuously on the verge of treed to resist it so it once wouldit tould make someone the shame of their family

Theo was the only student at Bergen Academy ever to have received it three times

More than anything, the third repeater letter had a separateThis was the last one A fourth letter didn't exist

Professor Vince hadn't said it, but if Theodore Miller didn't graduate next year, he would be expelled It would be a scandal so disgraceful that it would be better for him to quit and defend his honour

'Is it only up to here?'

Theo looked down at the repeater letter with empty eyes

His eyes which had once been filled with drea ician, now had to face the grim reality which would cause his knees to buckle

'I can do it next year I can graduate next year' Such a hope was now devastating for him, as he stood on the precipice of ruin

Theodore Miller…

He was born the eldest son of a disgraced noble family The Miller family, which at one time had served the feudal lords as earls, had been pushed to their downfall 100 years ago Their atte for Theo

So, Theo had wanted to beco since childhood, children with noble titles were able to enter the acadeht he was quite smart, so he convinced his parents and stepped inside, beyond the threshold of the Royal Academy

However, it was up to there Theo would sleep later and got up earlier than anyone else He worked enthusiastically in class and reduced his amount of sleep in order to practice histhe scarce environment, Theo had believed he would be rewarded if he put in more effort

‘Was I too optimistic?'

His classer than hiraduated already Now, there would be juniors two years younger than hirees

Even the new students knew his na-time dunce

Theo would bring dishonour to the fallen Miller family

'Where did it go wrong?'

Was it when the spells used in the first test had failed? When he had realized that it was hopeless with his ic sensitivity? When he had accepted his first repeater letter a few days before the graduation cere after receiving two letters?

Or ician

'Dammit'

So far, he had never resented his own poverty There were people who ate less than hih their status had fallen, Theo was still a noble and had ed to enter the Royal Academy

However, his patience was reaching its limit

The ents which other students drank like water? Theo had given up on those knowing that one bottle would cost two et

Hiring another ician as a private tutor? He wouldn't be able to afford one even if he sold the Miller estate

Of course,such ic poith natural born talent and didn't need to be taught separately With no talent or no money…

One could still graduate even if they were lacking just one of these things However, Theodore Miller had nothing

”I should be going back”

As soon as the professor nodded in agreement, Theo turned around

He wasn't confident about er His calm face was already half-distorted At the very least, he didn't want the professor to see soly

Bang

The door closed with a harsher sound than when he'd entered

With a heavy expression, Professor Vince looked toward the door through where Theo had disappeared, but the professor soon dropped his gaze back down to the book he was reading The pages of the book weren't turned for a long time

Ding!

The loud bell could be heard in the hallway It was a clock signaling that it was evening

Due to ic, the volu in the dormitory couldn't leave school after this ti in the dormitories were required to leave

As Theo headed to the dor

”…Come to think of it, I haven't eaten dinner yet”

Should he go to the cafeteria now?

He thought for ahis head Due to the repeater notice in his hand, Theo didn't have any appetite Should he go back to the dor tiht

In the end, Theo's footsteps headed to the same place as always

It was a place that rarely had visitors, and it was the en Academy—the library

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The Greedy Grimoire 2

The library wasn't far from the dormitory

When he was a few steps away the library's shabby door, the scent of old paper and bookshelves tickled his nose It was a pleasant smell he was now familiar with