Magical Academy Dropout

The setting is Nocturne, a city where alchemy has been lost—the City of Magic. - The protagonist of the story is the eldest son of the Grayburn family, one of the Five Great Houses renowned for their mastery of magic… - “Louis Grayburn,” as the heir to this distinguished family, - has enrolled in Nocturne’s First Imperial Magic Academy to study magic. - The “Ritual of Magical Power Appraisal” is held during the entrance ceremony at Nocturne’s First Imperial Magic Academy. - There, students are required to cast their first spell—“Fast Magic”—to reveal their elemental affinity. - As a member of a distinguished family, Lewis casts his spell while being watched with eager anticipation by the other students and teachers. - ………But the spell failed to activate! - Puzzled, the vice principal uses a magical power meter to reveal that Lewis has “zero magical power”…… - Once it became clear that Lewis had zero magical power, the gazes of everyone at the entrance ceremony shifted from eager anticipation to mockery…… - Lewis ended the joyous occasion of the entrance ceremony in the worst possible way. - From that day forward, the students’ taunts toward Lewis never ceased, and his days became steeped in humiliation. - He had nowhere left to turn……​