Dirk/Story

Dirk is a boy who was abandoned at the temple's gate. He was wrapped up tightly so the guard didn't know that a baby was in it. The woman who handed him the package stated it was an offering to the gods. When Dirk was found he seemed to be around Kamil's age (both being babies) while Dirk looked a bit older. Myne decides to take care of him as an orphan. Myne appeals to Delia that she can become his big sister so that Delia will help looking after Dirk. While they take care of Dirk Myne suspects Dirk having the Devouring due to the symptoms that surfaced. Ferdinand brought a magic tool to measure Dirk's mana and he seems to have the same amount of mana as a mednoble and a higher mana growth potential then Myne had. They decided to keep the fact that Dirk suffered from the Devouring a secret.

Delia starts to see Dirk as real family and loves him more than anything else. Due to this, Delia takes Dirk to the High Bishop Bezewanst, when she hears that Ferdinand looked for someone to adopt Dirk, which would mean separating her and Dirk. The High Bishop said he found someone who would adopt Dirk and would allow Delia and Myne to come with them. Delia being overjoyed sides with the High Bishop whereas Myne defies him. When they confront each other it is revealed that the contract they signed with Dirk wasn't for adoption, but a submission contract. Dirk became Count Bindewald's property. A fight occurs where Bezewanst depletes Dirk's mana using a black feystone leaving Dirk on the brink of death. As the fight escalates, Dirk and Delia face another life-threatening situation when the mana clashing between Ferdinand and Bindewald is about to kill anyone unprotected. Delia pleads to Myne to save the baby, prioritizing the baby's survival over her own. They escaped death, but Delia is sentenced to stay in the orphanage for the rest of her life, which meant she could spend her time with Dirk until Dirk grows up.

By the time Rozemyne entered the Royal Academy Dirk has entered a somewhat rebellious phase, no longer listening to everything Delia tells him, though he tries to deny this when it comes up in a talk with Rozemyne.

Spoiler for Part 4 Volume 4

When Konrad arrives at the orophanage, Dirk likely due to being the only resident of the orphanage of roughly the same age as the new arrival, takes it upon himself to teach the new arrival about life at his new home. He helps the traumatized boy to get his bearings and the two become fast friends, making it ever harder for Delia to keep up with them.

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