They were curious as to how the haughty genius would dig at Shirone this time.

Contrary to their expectations, however, Yiruki did the exact opposite.

�I lost. Completely.�

�No, I don�t think that way.�

�At times like these, you don�t have to be humble. Especially when it�s a guy like me who�s waving the white flag.�

�I really don�t think I won. This exam was evaluating targeting. However, the last magic I cast covered up the entire area.�

�Keukeuk. Seriously, you really don�t change. Just because you eliminated the targets all at once doesn�t mean you didn�t use targeting. That was still targeting, so don�t feel iffy about it. You won.�

After a short pause, Shirone�s eyes hardened.

�Then admit it. It�s not idealism. It is wrong to study a magic that is strong enough to destroy a city while not accounting for the humans contained within it.�

�Yeah, you�re right. Sorry.�

He admitted it so easily that he left Shirone rather puzzled.

Even though his admission didn�t fully satisfy Shirone, he knew Yiruki was a nerd who only pursued mathematical results.

��Are you serious?�

�Shirone, you are misunderstanding. Explosion is not equivalent to violence. Violence is the will to hurt someone. It�s up to the humans. There�s no will to an explosion. It�s just something that has a much stronger energy than humans.�

�But it is us humans who wield that energy. We might not have it within us, be we can wield it.�

�I agree. So this is how I define explosions. It is an uncontrollable energy. But you know, what if we are able to control the explosion? Explosions powerful enough to blow up cities can turn into a force for good. Imagine� An energy that can feed and keep 100,000 people alive. In simpler terms, energy is also our life force. What would happen then?�

Shirone blinked once.

�A new era will commence. If we could control such energy, people would fight less due to the abundance of resources. Many could have luxurious, care-free lives. Of course, I don�t have such a noble belief. But if such a world is possible, shouldn�t we at least try? Because my abilities are meant to be used to help push for such a future.�

�Uh��

Shirone�s mind got all jumbled, but he heard Yiruki�s words clearly.

�You should have just said it like that from the beginning then� There would�ve been nothing to be offended about.�

Yiruki smirked.

�You�re so� Naive. Even if we can control the energy, if we can�t control the humans that use it, it will only be a force that will lead the world to its downfall. But Shirone, I�m going to do it. I�m not stopping because I�m afraid of that. Even if one of the victims ends up being me.�

��What if it can�t be controlled? What if such a situation occurs? Nobody can take responsibility.�

�Haha! That�s right, but��

Yiruki sat down and looked up at the sky.

�Should I just stop here, then? Play around and waste my time in Class 5? Then if staying here gets boring, maybe I just live my life as a dungeon digger or something? These kinds of thoughts have never left me. It might be better for a dangerous guy like to stay here. To never go out into the world.��

His classmates were dumbfounded.

Didn�t that mean his only reason for staying in Class 5 was because he was afraid of his own talent?

Shirone was distraught. JrNovels.com