Kiraware Yūsha ni Tensei Shitanode Aisare Yūsha o Mezashimasu!

[The Hated Hero Has a Shocking Encounter]

【Staff of Dawn】, the weapon of the Great Sorceress Eureka.

I was sure that she obtained it through the Divine Gift Ceremony.

The question was… how did she undergo the Divine Gift Ceremony?

I had no clue because the author didn’t even mention it in the original storyline, in the first place.
Well, most readers would rather see the protagonist (Raul) in action than be fed with backstories of some side character, so I got where they were coming from.

Unable to come up with a good idea, I decided to try asking Ms.
Teixeira for help.

After school.

Tayte and Jarvis went to visit my sister Reina for student council work related to the school festival, whereas the still dispirited Raul went to train with Holy Knight Klaus.
This was the first time in a long while that I was alone after school.

Don’t want to waste time, I immediately headed to the research building where Ms.
Teixeira was, but…

“Oh, Barrett! Good timing, I was just about to look for you.”

…I happened to run into Ms.
Teixeira herself on the way.

Moreover, she was apparently looking for me as well.

“Since you were heading this way, can I assume that you have business with me?”

“Y-yes.”

“And if I have to take a guess, the business is related to Eureka.”

“! You’re correct!”

Hold on, it was only yesterday I’d asked her to examine Eureka, so I guessed it was obvious that my purpose in looking for her today was regarding Eureka as well.

…Mm?

If so, could the reason Ms.
Teixeira looked for me was—

“I also have something to talk to you about Eureka.”

“To me?”

“Mhm.
It may be a long talk, so why don’t we move to my laboratory first?”

“All right.”

Could it be that… there was something she would rather not say in front of Eureka…?

We moved to her laboratory and resumed our conversation.

“Yesterday I said Eureka doesn’t have what it takes to be a sorceress—but strictly speaking, it’s not like she completely has no hope.”

“What do you mean?”

“When it comes to mana capacity, she is the number one in this academy.”

“She is what?!”

Each person had a different mana capacity.

For her to be the number one in the academy… wasn’t that amazing?

But then, why did Ms.
Teixeira say she didn’t have what it took to be a sorceress?

“…Could it be that even if that’s the case, Eureka still can’t become a sorceress?”

“That’s right.” She declared without any hesitation.

“W-why?”

“While her body contains a large amount of mana, she can’t release it outside.”

“She can’t release it?”

Meaning, even if she had mana, she couldn’t use it, huh.

…This must be where the【Staff of Dawn】came in.

“Um, Ms.
Teixeira… is there any way for Eureka to receive the Divine Gift Ceremony?”

“The Divine Gift Ceremony?”

“Yes.
I don’t believe Eureka can’t use mana when she has so much of it hidden inside of her.
So maybe, she just needs some sort of trigger to be able to use it.”

“And that trigger is the Divine Gift Ceremony—is what you’re saying?” Ms.
Teixeira crossed her arms and put on a serious look.

But after a while…

“…There may be a way.”

…Her reply was surprisingly positive.

“R-really?!”

“Mhm.
As a matter of fact, a new priestess is currently staying at the academy for training.
Holding the Divine Gift Ceremony should be a part of her training, if I’m not mistaken.”

“T-then, if we have Eureka help with her training-!”

“Depending on what item she will receive from God… we may witness the birth of one hell of a sorcerer.”

Yes!

There was hope, finally!

While I was making a fist pump in my mind, a knock came from the laboratory door.
When Ms.
Teixeira gave her permission, a young woman in a priestess robe entered.

“Oh, speak of the devil.”

“Huh?”

“Barrett, meet Mia Rodniez, she is the new priestess I just mentioned.”

“Ah, n-nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you, too.” The new priestess Mia-san gave me a bright smile.

—I was sure that my face was tense at this moment.

The reason being, I was familiar with her name.

The new priestess Mia.

No doubt about it.

She was one of Raul’s harem members in 【The Rise of the Weakest Holy Swordsman】.