So, if I understand correctly, I've come back to another past, and now I'm inside the academy, studying in the first academic class. Which means everything I experienced after the first year, and even the moments I lived with Aruna, were nothing more than a dream—or something else entirely.In short, it's a complete mess.
The only solution is either to live the same life again while fixing what was missing, so I can get my ideal life, or to create a brand-new one. Each choice has a 50% chance of success. But the first one could tear a huge hole in space-time, since the god of time doesn't allow the recreation of identical moments from a dream. (After all, if a dream is just a dream, it exists to maintain balance, no matter how absurd that might sound. This god doesn't permit altering real time with moments taken from a dream or an alternate future, because he follows a principle. Divine revelations are rare, which is why we know so little about the gods and other divine things.)So, the best choice is to create a new life. I really have no other option.
I thought about it for a long time before finally standing up and walking out. A few seconds later, I saw Aruna running after me. Grabbing my hand, she shouted angrily:
"Where the hell are you going? You talk to me like I'm your girlfriend—you've seriously driven me crazy!"
I told her it was fine, that I wouldn't talk to her anymore. At least, I hoped so—because if I altered this past with my memories and the moments from my dream, there would be gaps.
After that, I went straight to the headmaster's office to announce that I was leaving the academy. Surprised, he asked me why. I proudly answered:
"I know everything."
"What spell is created if we combine Flame and Absolute Water?" he asked.
"Absolute Rock Jet, or Obsidian Touch, if the water exceeds the flame," I interrupted.
"Alright, I wasn't finished, but you already answered. Then tell me—what spell is formed from the four types of magic?" he pressed.
"There are thousands, even millions. There's Absolute Black, which creates a black hole. Absolute White, the opposite of Absolute Black. Absolute Power, a fusion of both spheres. Reverse, which allows one to change time or a specific moment. And so on… I know them all by heart. It would just take nine months, twenty-eight days, sixteen hours, and fifteen seconds to list them all."
"Alright, that's enough. I get it—you really do know everything. You may leave starting tomorrow, but make sure to attend the next session. And tell me… how do you know all this?"
I explained that I had learned it all—without revealing that I had surpassed the final academic level thanks to my dream… or whatever it was.
The next day, I returned the manor keys to the king, as well as the dormitory keys (I used both, even though I only really needed the manor). At six in the evening, I left for Suki by carriage.