**Chapter 5: Unexpected Trouble** Gray woke up to the warmth of the morning light filtering through the curtains. After a leisurely stretch, he completed his usual routine—a long, hot bath, followed by a quick bite of an apple as he walked to school. “Yawn... I wonder what the professor will teach today,” he murmured lazily, heading toward the classroom. But the peaceful morning was abruptly interrupted by loud voices. Up ahead, a commotion broke out—Ambrose’s minions were beating up a boy with blonde hair. Gray stopped to watch, his eyes narrowing. The blonde boy was no ordinary commoner. His hair was too striking, too regal. *An illegitimate child of a noble, perhaps?* Gray mused, watching from the sidelines. "Something about this feels off," he muttered to himself. Suddenly, the blonde boy’s anger erupted, and with a flick of his hand, fire magic burst from his palm. The flames nearly incinerated the minions before Alicia, ever the savior, stepped in just in time, shieldi