I Became an Extra Who Died Instead of the Main Character

29 – Aftermath (2)

Thump-

I heard the door to the infirmary close.

“·······What?”

I was at a loss for a moment.

Was it too difficult to ask you to turn on the light because you can’t see?

I seriously thought that the request just now was difficult, but soon I realized that there is also a method called magic, and I was even more dumbfounded.

“······Wouldn’t it be enough to turn it on with magic…”

There’s no way that the headmaster, the 6th circle archmage, couldn’t even do that level of magic.

There’s no way the light in the health room, which should always be working normally to treat students, was broken.

At this point, I wondered if I was just ignoring it because I didn’t like it.

“Rye…”

I tried to use light magic, thinking that it would be enough if I used it.

Coming to think of it, there was no magic that could be used because there was nothing that had absorbed mana.

A wizard who can’t even turn on the lights with magic if no one else is there.

I wondered if this was a wizard.

“······Ifrit?”

So I decided to call on a spirit that could light up this place instead of me.

Honestly, after waking up, I thought the contract with Ifrit would be broken.

Until now, when you absorbed and used someone else’s mana, the mana you absorbed disappeared after a certain amount of time or when you used more than a certain amount of mana.

So, of course, I expected Ifrit to disappear as well.

Is it because of the special case of the spirit, or is it because he absorbed his own magic power instead of normal magic power? The contract with Ifrit was still maintained.

Of course, I thought it was rather good because there was no damage caused by contracting with the spirits.

‘······Why are you calling?

Anyway, when I called for Ifrit, a slightly sullen voice came through.

‘You look sulking.’

Maybe it’s because I ignored Ifrit’s words and used Explosion ignorantly.

‘I’m not angry!’

And then the whole tone that came right away.

I didn’t hear it directly, it was transmitted in my head, but it felt like my ears were ringing.

“I know you’re not upset, so why don’t you come out for a second?”

I definitely felt that I was upset, but if it was to appease the shy spirit, it would be this much of a lie.

‘I see.’

As if my heart was a little relieved by my white lie, I heard an affirmation.

At the same time, I felt mana draining from my body.

I can’t see it because the lights are off, but ifrit is floating right in front of my eyes.

As expected, ifrit’s voice was heard as if the pout had not completely resolved.

“······So why did you call?”

“Can you use some light magic? I can’t see right now.”

Thinking about it now, it was a bit absurd.

Is it okay for the health room, where students come when injured, to be this dark? If it’s a health room, shouldn’t the basic lights be turned on at all times?

As I was cursing at school following the mentor assignment, I heard Ifrit’s voice again.

“Why do you dare to use light magic, Contractor?”

“Why is it? It’s because the lights aren’t on right now, so I can’t see anything.”

What else is this spirit talking about?

Continuing from the principal earlier, I wondered why it was so difficult to turn on a light.

Unlike the principal, who couldn’t understand why he did it, Ifrit had a rough idea of why he did it.

“Is it because it hasn’t worked out yet? I’ll apologize, so please turn on the lights.”

“What the hell… Didn’t you say you weren’t upset!”

Of course, ifrit’s trick was heard.

I asked again, thinking that I had added the previous words for no reason.

“Sorry. So, can you turn on the lights first?”

I thought I should apologize directly while looking at his face.

“······Contractor. What the hell are you talking about?”

I heard Ifrit’s solemn voice.

With Ifrit doing that, he began to sense that something was wrong even with me, who I hadn’t understood until just now.

“The surroundings… It’s bright with no darkness… What the hell are you talking about, contractor.”

“······What?”

I realized it only after hearing the spirit’s shocking words.

What was strange was that it was me, not the principal or Ifrit.

“I… Am I blind?”

I lost my sight.

***

After I realized I had lost my sight, what came to me was fear and helplessness.

The fear of having to live in this darkness for the rest of my life. The feeling of helplessness that I really can’t do anything in the future.

These two negative emotions seemed to wrap around my body.

“······hahahaha. Somehow it seemed to have no side effects.”

I just laughed out loud.

“······Contractor.”

I heard a worried voice beside me.

What would you do if you just heard it? I won’t be able to see you anymore

It was strange.

It was a magic with such a high risk that Ifrit gave such a warning, and his condition rapidly deteriorated to the point that he coughed up blood immediately after using it.

When I woke up, nothing happened.

It made no sense in terms of common sense.

‘······I never thought I would lose my eyesight…’

However, losing sight was a completely unexpected category of risk.

The road ahead was bleak.

There are quite a few people in the world who live well even after losing their eyesight.

I didn’t think that such people would be people who could not use magic properly by themselves.

“······What should I do?”

“···”

Even ifrit was innocent, he had no choice but to question ifrit.

My mental state right now was very unstable after realizing that I had lost my sight, and ifrit was the only one next to me who was so unstable.

If I couldn’t even ask this question, wouldn’t I have gone crazy from anxiety?

“Wait a minute. I’ll take a look.”

“···”

And the stillness that drifts.

When I couldn’t hear anything, I felt a sudden surge of anxiety.

The memories of the past, when he died in an isolated room in Count Kindred’s family, came to mind, and he wondered if he would die alone this time as well.

At that time, I died while looking at Stella who was next to me, but this time I feel anxious that I will have to feel the feeling of dying alone without seeing Stella even if there is someone there.

The power of anxiety combined with trauma was powerful enough to take a toll on my psyche.

“Contractor. Calm down. I am by your side now.”

Perhaps Ifrit felt my uneasy state, he calmed me down a bit.

Perhaps the spirit can feel the feelings of the contractor in the state of being contracted.

I don’t know exactly how Ifrit noticed my condition, but thanks to Ifrit’s reassuring words, I was able to suppress my anxiety to some extent.

Just like that, time passed again, and when it became increasingly difficult to suppress the anxiety.

I heard Ifrit’s voice, which made me feel like he was saving me.

“Contractor.”

“Huh? How is it? My eyesight? Are you okay?”

And I already bit into Ifrit like a crazy person.

“Calm down.”

“···”

“Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with your body.”

“Really?”

Fortunately, Ifrit’s words were positive, that there was nothing wrong with my body.

For a moment, I thought that I was fortunate, but I questioned ifrit’s condition was normal, so I asked Ifrit.

“Then… What’s wrong with my eyesight?”

“I’m not sure, but… I think it’s because I used too much magic and temporarily damaged my eyesight.”

“Temporarily?”

“If I’m right… My eyesight will return after a while.”

Pulsuk-

Hearing those words, I collapsed on the bed with all the strength in my body.

“A contractor?”

Ifrit’s startled voice rang out, but I felt like I didn’t even have the strength to answer it.

When I heard that my eyesight could return, all the tension that had been tight up until now was relieved.

It seemed that the power that had been giving to his whole body had been released along with him.

“Thank God.”

It was quite literally.

I’m glad.

I don’t think it’s obsolete yet.

Like I did to protect everyone from Professor Tillian, I thought that if I continued to serve my purpose, I would not die like in the past.

Those thoughts flowed into me and made my body relax.

“Don’t worry yet. It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like this, so I don’t know when my eyesight will return.”

“······It’s okay.”

Ifrit spoke as if to wake me up soon, but I was able to pass it on saying it was okay.

Because there is definitely a difference between not coming back at all and definitely coming back even if you don’t know when.

After putting my mind at ease for a while, I heard a voice blaming me.

“Didn’t I tell you not to do that?”

“·······Sorry.”

Ifrit might feel insincere, but he had nothing to say except that he was really sorry.

I was the one who ignored Ifrit’s words and enforced the Circle 6 spell, Explosion.

“Ehh…”

As he stayed still without doing anything apologetic, he heard Ifrit’s sigh.

“What can I do? It’s already in the past.”

“I’m sorry. And thanks Ifrit.”

“Hmm…?”

Even Ifrit didn’t understand the sudden thank you, he had something to be thankful for.

“For protecting the other students. I really appreciate it.”

“Ah… You mean that? No big deal.”

Ifrit, who immediately gave off a smug voice upon hearing my compliments, felt like I was in a good mood even though I hadn’t seen it in person.

‘When my eyesight returns… I’ll be able to see that too.’

I couldn’t see it, but I smiled at Ifrit’s voice as if I was seeing it.