Nanatsu No Ma Ken Ga Shihai Suru Side of Fire Rengoku No Ki (Dengeki Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Five years before Oliver and his friends enter the school. Godfrey, a boy born into a family of wizards but scorned as a dropout, has his life changed forever by a single piece of news. After a long and unsuccessful journey of taking entrance exams, Godfrey receives a single letter of acceptance. It was from the prestigious Kimberley School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, known as "the hell of wizards. Godfrey entered the school unable to perform even the most rudimentary spells. He is naturally shunned in class, and is laughed at by the other students. However, his situation begins to change drastically the moment he is confronted with the plight of his friend Carlos, his only source of comfort. He is later called "Purgatory," the strongest of the students. This is a record of the scorching hot days and youth of the young man and his friends in Kimberley.

オリバーたちが入学する五年前。魔法使いの家に生まれながら落ちこぼれと蔑まれた少年・ゴッドフレイの人生は、ひとつの報せによって一変する。失敗だらけの受験行脚で得たひとつきりの合格通知。それは「魔法使いの地獄」と称される名門キンバリー魔法学校のものだった。初歩の呪文ひとつ満足にこなせない状態で入学したゴッドフレイ。当然のように授業では爪はじきにされ、他の生徒たちからは笑いものにされる日々が続く。が、唯一の癒しである友人カルロスの窮地に直面したその瞬間から、彼の状況は大きく変わり始める―。後に生徒最強と謳われ「煉獄」の異名で呼ばれる男。これは若き日の彼とその仲間たちがキンバリーで駆けずり回った灼熱の日々、青春の記録である―。