As soon as I entered the cafeteria, I saw that ungrateful bastard standing next to Dent the priest, looking all smug. At this moment, Dent saw that everyone had arrived, opened his mouth and said, “Dear believers, this is our new member. Derek Nolan, servant of God, everyone please welcome him.”

Mark, upon hearing Dent's words, muttered to himself, “The church only has three invitation slots per year, and this guy used two in three days. Is he out of his mind?”

“Hello everyone, I will serve the great God with all my heart and soul.” Nolan, that kid, was wearing a white priest’s robe, looking at everyone with a face full of devotion.

Damn! They say everyone who comes to another world will have a nemesis—could this kid be mine? Looking at Nolan's annoying face, I thought to myself.

After the introductions, everyone began the long and tedious prayers.

Chapter 13: Demolishing the Building

Nolan is really something else, called a genius of priest magic by Dent. Rumor has it he learned all the priest spells in just two weeks, with the only thing lacking being the power of his magic.

After hearing about Nolan, the battle priests, wanting to save face, all insisted on teaching me magic.

Battle priest magic is trained for fighting against the forces of darkness, and such battles are usually decided in a very short time. In the eyes of battle priests, if a spell takes a long time to chant, no matter how powerful it is, it’s as useless as firewood. Other than being useful in war, you couldn’t even use it to cook a meal.

So, battle priest magic requires not only power but also speed. But there’s no such thing as perfection in this world, so in the end, battle priests focus on increasing the power of their magic only after ensuring its speed.

Maybe it was that day, when my unmatched strength during weightlifting deeply impressed them, that these guys decided that for those who believe in God, light magic should be the easiest. So they said I should learn it last, which also saved me from losing face right away.

The first thing I learned was fire magic. Of course, the basic stuff is always called Fireball. After half a day of practice, I finally managed to cast a fireball with a range of less than three meters, and successfully burned a seven-spotted ladybug to death. This achievement actually made me quite happy.

“Forget it, maybe you’re not suited for fire magic. It’s okay, I’ll teach you lightning magic from the light magic school.” The battle priest Rick patted my shoulder and comforted me.

Light magic? I’d rather not embarrass myself. If a fireball powerful enough to kill a ladybug is considered talentless, I really don’t want to be looked down on by the priests. Thinking this, I clutched my stomach and put on a pained expression, saying, “Oww... oww... I don’t know what’s wrong. Suddenly I’m in pain, maybe I should...”

“No problem! I’ll use priest healing magic to treat you.” The big battle priest strode over to me, looking full of confidence.

Rick quickly stepped between me and the big guy, saying, “Your healing magic? With your healing magic, you actually dare to use it~~. Don’t you know that if you fail, even a healthy person will become sick, and a sick person will get worse? With your ten percent success rate, you really dare~~” Rick looked at the big guy with utter disdain, which scared me so much that I broke out in a cold sweat while faking illness—he almost made me actually sick.

Mark, seeing the big guy’s rather embarrassed expression, pulled Rick aside and said, “There’s no other way, out of the four of us, only he knows this stuff. If you hand George over to those priests...” Mark didn’t finish, but we all understood—if they handed me over to the priests, I’d probably be serving God Himself in no time.

Rick looked at my face, twisted in fake pain, and said with some sympathy, “Alright, I’ll give you three chances! If all three fail...”

Damn! Three chances! If all three fail, my life is basically over. “I’m fine now, hey! That’s strange, my stomach suddenly stopped hurting! Let’s just keep learning magic!” For the sake of survival, I shamelessly straightened up and told the truth.

Seeing me volunteering to learn despite being “sick,” Rick excitedly grabbed my hand and said, “Don’t worry! After you finish learning magic, I’ll definitely agree to give the big guy four chances to use his healing magic.”

“Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s hurry up and learn lightning magic! I can’t wait.” I quickly changed the subject, putting on an extremely eager look.

“Lightning magic comes in many forms. Actually, humans can generate electricity themselves. So I’ve decided to teach you the basics first, using your own body’s electricity. First, focus your mind...” As Rick finished speaking, blue sparks crackled from his right index finger. Just then, a fly flew over his finger and immediately dropped to the ground, its tiny legs twitching now and then.

After electrocuting the fly, Rick put away his powerful lightning magic and said to me, “Alright, you give it a try.”