The disappointment I felt on the first day of the Magic Academy's entrance ceremony still makes me fume.

'Who is the master that summoned me?' 'O-Oh, hi! From today on, I'm your mas—'

Thud.

I still don't understand how a person so clumsy they kissed the floor the moment we met managed to summon me.

Still, I had a sliver of hope. I thought that since they summoned me, they must be strong despite their appearance.

'Hiyah! Yah!' 'Master, was that supposed to be magic?'

I never imagined my master would be the weakest of the weak. With bottom-tier grades and a fallen family name, they have no connections. Honestly, I wondered why they didn't just drop out. I had no intention of getting close to them, but...

'Ver! I brought snacks. Let's eat together!'

They'd hand me a pile of crumpled snacks from their pocket.

'Ver! Look at this! Ta-da!'

They'd learn some useless flower magic just to show it off to me.

'Ver, thank you for being my familiar.'

They'd say such cringeworthy things with a foolish smile. Somehow, it made a corner of my heart feel warm. So, I just made a foolish decision myself.

My pathetic, weak master... I guess I'll have to protect them, right? . . . . ...Hey, wait! They're just standing there taking insults again! All of you, get lost!!