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The other transfer student followed Professor Colbert into the room, her movements are quite stiff. For a moment, I wondered if I looked like that just now.

When Professor Colbert stopped in front of the teacher’s desk and turned around to face the students, the transfer student also did the same, she stood there with both arms perfectly straight at her sides.

I can see that she’s quite nervous, and I don’t blame her for it. I mean, I was in the same boat just a moment ago, so I understand how she feels, sort of. It doesn’t feel comfortable having all eyes focusing on you, all the more when they are staring at you with deadpan eyes.

Just at this time, Professor Colbert finally raised his voice and said, “As you’ve heard from your homeroom teacher, this young lady beside me is the other transfer student!”

Lancelot, the proud-looking guy, suddenly stood up and raised an inquiry, “Headmaster! Forgive my rudeness for asking, Sheena’s familiar, I understand, but on what basis does this young girl who’s not even 16 gets enrolled in the special class? Moreover, how did she even get enrolled in Tristanian Magic Academy? She looks like a plebeian no matter how you look at her!”

Professor Colbert raised his hand and waved it up and down to hint Lancelot to sit down, “Now, now, Lancelot, don’t get impatient, that’s why I am here. I will explain the reason why she’s here shortly. But first… let have our transfer student introduce herself.”

With that cue from Professor Colbert, the transfer student suddenly jolted for a moment, then she did a perfect ninety degree bow, with both arms still sticking to her sides. After that, she raised her voice to introduce herself, “N-n-n-nice to meet you! M-my name is Lou!”

“Tsk! Another commoner as expected…” Lancelot clicked his tongue and complained in a barely audible voice, then he looked at Professor Colbert for an explanation.

When the transfer student lifted her upper body, I turned around and leaned sideways to bring my face close to hers, then I said in a low voice, “Let’s get along from now on.”

I had a bright smile on my face, I could hardly restrain the smile, by no means was I smiling because I took joy in other people’s misfortune alright? I was smiling because uh…… I thought we could be good friends.

In the transfer student’s eyes though, I looked like a kind big sister figure, she blushed a little and said in a fluster, “U-um… same here!”

“Ahem…” Just at this time, Professor Colbert suddenly cleared his throat and raised his voice, “You see… Miss Luo here is a transfer student from Mysteria Academy.”

As soon as Professor Colbert said that, the class raised a commotion;

“What? That shrimp was from Mysteria?” The blonde-haired girl who had remained silent all along finally opened her mouth.

“Nyayaya! She must be pretty good if she’s from Mysteria.” The cat girl said cheerily.

“Mysteria is our rival school, why would they send one of their own over here? Unless…” Albert was muttering to himself.

Professor Naoki suddenly slammed the table and shouted, “Silence! The headmaster is still talking!”

“Thank you, Miss Naoki.” Professor Colbert turned his head to face Professor Naoki and bowed slightly to express his gratitude, then he continued to explain, “As you all have guessed, Miss Lou has talent in summoning magic, which is why she was scouted by Mysteria Academy, despite being a commoner. But recently, she has awakened to a new power. In order to nurture that power, she has been transferred to Tristanian Magic Academy.”

Since I look confused, Professor Naoki explained to me, “Tristanian Magic Academy and Mysteria Summoning Academy are rival schools. Normally, these schools only accept noble-born students, but recently, they’ve started accepting commoners with extraordinary talent.”

Professor Naoki stopped explaining until here and asked me, “Do you know the differences between commoner and noble?”

Obviously, since I only came to this world a few days ago, I didn’t know anything about this world, so I just shook my head and answered briefly with a ‘no’.

Professor Naoki smiled and explained to me while the students were storming Professor Colbert with various questions, “You see, the biggest difference between a commoner and a noble is their aptitude with magic. Most aristocrats are born with aptitude with all four basic elements, which is why they have a bigger mana tank. Because of that, nobles are able to cast magic without the help of magic tools.

As for the commoners, they usually only have aptitude with one basic element at most, which is why they cannot cast magic without the help of magic tools, they just don’t have enough innate mana to gather the elemental essence. Occasionally, there would be a few mages among the commoners that have aptitude with two elements, they are commonly known as Dual Mage. To date, we haven’t seen a commoner with more than two elemental aptitude.”

I see… so that’s what the magic staves are for. If I have to take a wild guess, I reckon it was thanks to the emergence of the dungeon and the magic beasts within, because according to my memory, the commoners weren’t able to use magic at all in the anime adaptation of this world.

The crystals on the magic staves were most likely the magic core found in the magic beast’s body, it was probably thanks to the magic core that the commoners were finally able to use magic.

I guess the dungeon has turned into an important source of income over the past few decades. I mean, just look at the guild card, it was also made with the materials found in the dungeons.

If what Professor Naoki said was true, then I guess everyone in this Magic Academy is an elite in their own rights. What about the special class then? I guess they are the cream of the crop, they are the elite amongst the elite! Now the small number of students in this class finally make sense.

Just at this time, Professor Colbert finally announced the most shocking news of the day;

“Alright, alright, that’s enough question for the day. I know you are all curious about the new transfer student here, but you can save those questions for later. The main reason why she had been transferred to Tristanian Magic Academy was because she had awakened to the power of……”

To be continued……

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Author’s Note:

Hehehe~ What do you think is Lou’s new power?

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Right now, I am standing in front of the faculty room, since I’ve been told to come here first thing in the morning to report to Professor Naoki.

“Knock! Knock!”

I knocked the door nervously and pushed it open slowly, then I poked my head into the room. “Pardon my intrusion……” I said that in a barely audible voice as I entered the room.

When the Professors in the faculty room noticed me, one of them approached and asks, “What business do you have in the faculty room?”

That professor had a gentle smile and a handsome face, he looked to be in his early twenties, quite young to be a professor at this prestigious academy, he must be quite accomplished. He seemed like the type that would be popular among the female students.

To that kind of professor who had a beaming smile, I answered honestly, “Ah… um… Professor Naoki asked me to find her in the faculty room this morning.”

“Professor Naoki?” That handsome professor had a doubtful expression for a moment, then his face suddenly brightened up, “Ah… You must be that new transfer student everyone was talking about. Come on in, Professor Naoki’s seat is at that corner, you’ll be able to find her there.” As he said that, the handsome professor used his index finger to point to one corner of the room.

After thanking him, I walked over to that corner and found Professor Naoki furrowing her eyebrows, she seemed to be pondering about something very seriously.

“Um… Professor Naoki?” When she heard my voice, Professor Naoki lifted her head and saw me leaning sideways.

“Ah… You’re finally here?” Professor Naoki muttered and stood up from the chair, then she walked past me and said, “Come, I’ll show you to the homeroom.”

Just like that, I followed Professor Naoki to the homeroom. As Professor Naoki entered the room, she told me to remain outside and wait for the cue.

All eyes were focused on Professor Naoki as she walked towards the teacher’s desk. Professor Naoki stood on a stand to elevate herself, she is short after all, then she raised her voice and said, “Good morning students. As I announced yesterday, new transfer students will be joining us today. I am glad most of you can make it to the homeroom this morning.”

Just at this time, a proud-looking guy let out a snort, “Hmph! I bet it’s just Sheena’s familiar anyway. This better be worth our time.”

“Oh my~ How curious, even the arrogant Lancelot is here today, I bet it’s going to rain tonight.” Sheena teased the proud-looking guy on purpose, it seemed like they’re on bad term.

The proud-looking guy called Lancelot did not take a bait and ignored Sheena’s obvious provocation. Professor Naoki let out a breath and said, “Sigh… It is as you all have suspected, one of the transfer student is indeed Sheena’s familiar.”

“You said one of the transfer student? That means there’s another transfer student in the special class other than Sheena’s familiar?” One of the students asked what was weighing on everyone’s mind.

“Yes, she is currently having a briefing with the headmaster. I suspect she will be here shortly. Meanwhile, allow me to introduce the new student you’re all already familiar with. Come on in.” With that cue from Professor Naoki, I walked into the room with stiff movements.

I could hear the students clamoring as I entered the room;

“What?! Two transfer students on the same day?”
“This is… quite a rare event…”
“If she can make it to the special class, then there must be something noteworthy about her…”

After casting a quick glance at the entire room, I could more or less guess the reason they were surprised. Because…… there were only seven people in the class! Four of which I already acquainted with. And this was supposed to be “most of them”?! No wonder they were surprised to have two new students who suddenly joined their ranks. Even I was surprised, but for a different reason.

I guess this was not a “special” class just for show, every students in this class must be a top elite in their own rights. Among the acquaintances I knew, there were Sheena, Albert, Irina, and Lenis. The other three were the proud-looking guy, and two blonde-haired girl. One of the blonde-haired girl had cat eats and tail, just looking at her, I could totally understand Sheena’s impulse to pull me into her embrace when I was in the cat-form. I mean, she’s just too damn cute, it’s irresistible!

However, for Albert to be in this class too, I admit I was slightly surprised. I never thought he was special-class quality, my evaluation of him just skyrocketed. Initially, I thought he was just a good-for-nothing playboy, but he turned out to be quite a likable guy, I guess you really can’t judge a book by its cover.

As I walked into the classroom, Sheena was waving at me with a beaming smile, so I just waved back at her awkwardly. Albert just nodded his head when I glanced at him. Lenis was waving with both hands in front of her and Irina just revealed a slight smile when I swept my eyes past them. The two blonde-haired girl didn’t have any particular reaction, but the proud-looking guy had a clearly irritated expression.

As I got beside the teacher’s desk, I tried to copy Albert’s elegant gesture from yesterday; from when he was still crossdressing. I pulled the hem of my skirt and performed a rather awkward curtsy. Then I introduced myself with stuttering voice, “M-my name is Sylvia! It’s n-n-nice to meet cu-!” I bit my tongue at the end of the sentence and let out a groan.

“Pfft-!” I could hear a faint restrained laughter with my attentive ears, it obviously came from Sheena. Nobody else found this funny, I guess it must be their temperament as a noble. In normal classes, most students would already burst into laughter at this failed introduction attempt.

I could hear Lenis admonishing Sheena in a barely audible voice, “Hey Sheena, it’s rude to laugh at others like this…”

“Hehehe… Sorry~ I just couldn’t help it……” Sheena was trying her best to restrain her laughter, I could see her wiping the tears that welled up at the corner of her eyes.

“Mu… was my action really that funny? Did she really have to laugh until her tears well up?” I puffed my cheeks in displeasure as these thoughts crossed my mind.

*Clatter! Clatter!*

Just at this time, the sound of a chair being pushed could be heard, then followed by a cheerful voice, “Nyahaha~ You are interesting! My name is Felpurr, nice to meet cu~!” The blonde-haired catgirl winked and performed a quick salutation as she introduced herself.

“Tsk! So she’s just a plebeian.” The proud-looking guy muttered something under his breath. In the world of Halkeginia, only aristocrats possess a second name, those without one are commoners, this is the common knowledge in this world.

*Knock! Knock!*

Suddenly, the sound of someone knocking the door could be heard. Soon after, entered Professor Colbert and the second transfer student in question.

That transfer student had a rather childish appearance, her height was approximately 1.4 meter, she had a flat-chest which was normal for her age, her blonde hair extended up to her waist, and it was trimmed in short bang style. Her pair of big eyes were as clear as the blue sky, paired together with her flushed cheeks, her small nose, and pink lips, she looked exceedingly charming.

What was most peculiar about this transfer student was her hat, it was a blue hat with big fluffy ears at the both sides of the hat. It looked strangely cute, especially when it was worn by her.

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Author’s Note:

Hehehe~ Who do you think the other transfer student is? I bet most of you can guess who is it already with these much hint. 😉 😉

And in regards to the dodging galore… it seems like I failed again 🙁

But I swear, I will bring that fleeting dream into reality one of these days! I’m all fired up! Or not…

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“What are the chances of someone grabbing my breasts anyway, hahahahaha.” While I was raising a flag by saying some cliche line like this, Sheena seemed to be lost in her own little world.

When I saw Sheena like that, I extended my right hand involuntarily and said, “Why are you daydreaming? Let’s go to the dining hall already. I’m starved.”

When Sheena saw me extend a hand to her voluntarily, all the negative thoughts were washed down the drain. She beamed a smile so brilliant that I couldn’t look at her directly.

She immediately grabbed my hand and clung onto my arm. My body shivered for a moment when her breasts touched my arm, but I didn’t think too much of it and enjoyed the soft sensation.

“Oh Angie, thanks for preparing the bathtub, we’ll be off to the dining hall now.” Angie who was still standing in front of the door immediately bowed respectfully and moved aside.

I also expressed my thanks to Angie, but I heard a click of the tongue before she raised her head and said with a forced smile, “I’m glad to be of service.” The sound of the clicking tongue was faintly discernible, I was only able to hear it thanks to the elven ears. And the forced smile seemed so natural I don’t think anyone would have noticed, but for some reason, I could feel malice directed at me.

I wondered what did I do to deserve this kind of treatment from her, could it be because she was made to carry the bathtub due to my problem? Maybe I should apologize to her later… While I was thinking something like this, I was dragged by Sheena out of the room and made our way to the dining hall.

“How dare you drive Miss Sheena out of her room last night, how dare you be so clingy with Miss Sheena, how dare you take Miss Sheena away from me…” These thoughts flooded Angie’s mind, she was gripping the broomstick with both hands while sending death glare at me. I could feel a chill down my spine as we made our way to the other end of the corridor.

In the end, when we were making our way down the stairs, I could hear a “snapping” sound. Apparently, the broomstick that Angie was holding got snapped in half. You could easily imagine just how much brute strength she possessed despite her frail figure.

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When we arrived at the lobby, all the girls from yesterday lined up in front of me and apologized for what happened last night, not that I remember all of them anyway.

I hid behind Sheena with my head peeking out, I told them not to mind about it with a timid voice. When the boys saw the commotion over here, they came over to pry information out of the girls. Fortunately, the girls were considerate enough not to say anything, otherwise I would die in shame.

By the way, I should have mentioned this much earlier, the boys and girls live in the same dorm building. The girls to the right, the boys to the left, the boys are forbidden to go to the girl’s side and vice versa. This lobby is the only area in the dorm where the boys and girls can mingle together.

The dining hall seems to be located at the main building of the academy. That is the biggest building at the center of the academy, and also the place where all the facilities are located, including our classroom.

The five towers at the perimeter of the academy are the dorms. Apparently, each dorm also served as a group. The tower with the red roof housed the Dragonblood, the one with yellow roof housed the Gryffindor, the one with blue roof housed the Livyatan, the one with green roof housed the Slytherin, and lastly the one with white roof housed the Angelwing. These groups will be duking it out for supremacy at every school event.

Apparently, we’re at the Angelwing group. I have a bad feeling that my bird form will become the mascot of this group, but I just discarded that feeling at the back of my head.

After having a luxurious meal at the dining hall, it is finally time to head to the homeroom. It seems like the homeroom will be a joint session between all the students in the special class, that means I will be in the same class as Sheena and the other senior students. But of course, before I went to the homeroom, I had to report to the faculty, so we separated halfway.

Sheena went to the homeroom first after dropping me in front of the faculty room. From what Professor Colbert told me yesterday, it seems like attending the homeroom is only mandatory once a month, so I might not be able to meet all the special class students at once. It is also not necessary to attend to all the classes we signed up for, as long as we can produce the desired results. These privileges are only give to special class students though.

According to the timetable given to me last night, I have chosen four standard classes all on different days. By no means did I choose them only because I don’t want to take more than two classes on the same day, okay? I am truly interested in those classes, the first class I chose was the Elementary Magic Class, the second one was the Alchemy Class, the third one was the Apothecary Class as recommended by Sylvidia, and the last one was the History Class.

The Elementary Magic Class was as the name suggest, it’s where we’ll learn the basics of magic. As for the Alchemy Class, it’s where we learn about the properties of different items and what would happen if we were to fuse them together. The Apothecary Class was almost the same, but there was one major difference; In Alchemy Class, we have various tools to help us fuse the items, but in Apothecary Class, we have to use our own spiritual power to manage the fusion process. Depending on our skills, the item may turn out better or worst.

Only those who have affinity with fire and wood magic would be able to perform this kind of high level fusion process, it’s kind of similar to how the alchemy in “Battle Through the Heavens” work. When Sylvidia told me to take the Apothecary Class, I was a bit doubtful at first, since I don’t have affinity with wood element, but this was what Sylvidia told me;

“All the elves have natural affinity with nature, it would be weird if you don’t have affinity with wood element. The only reason it didn’t show up in the Guild Card is probably because your soul is more dominant, so it didn’t show the affinity with wood and light element. Just give or take a few days and you’ll probably feel the differences.”

Apparently, the reason Sylvidia recommended the Apothecary class was because it required precise control of one’s spiritual power. That was the main reason which convinced me, there’s so many things I can do if I can control my spiritual power precisely; Like levitating light objects, fusing magics of different elements, changing the density and trajectory of my magic, the soul transmission taught by Sylvidia, the Magic Perception, and so much more……

And lastly, the reason why I chose history class despite my lack of interest in the history of my own world was because this is a fantasy world! If I think of history as reading story book, it might be surprisingly fun. What’s more, the main reason which drove me to pick history class was because of what Sheena said to me before;

“The true history of Halkegenia is much darker than the novel-adaptation in the old world.”

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Author’s Note:

The DODGING GALORE……! Will have to wait for the next chapter I suppose?

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“Amanda, I love you! Please go out with me!” A youngster suddenly confessed to a girl.

The girl had a troubled expression as she said, “I’m sorry… I can’t go out with you.”

The youngster was downhearted, but he still mustered his courage and asked, “Why? Is there… someone else you like?”

The girl looked at the youngster from bottom to up, then she said, “Because… We’re both girls, that’s why I can’t go out with you. I’m sorry Silva, but this is good bye…” As she said that, the girl turned around and walked away.

“Eh…? W-what are you talking about? I’m a…” When the youngster was about to said he was a man, he pounded his chest and noticed something was out of place, because there was a… soft sensation.

When the youngster finally noticed his figure, he couldn’t help but cry out loud, “EHHH?!?! W-what is going on?! This… This isn’t my body-! This isn’t me!” The youngster stretched his hand forward and ran after the girl, “Ah… Wait… Amanda… Please wait! I can explain!”

The youngster keeps running, but the figure of the girl just keeps getting smaller and smaller. The youngster was unable to catch up to the girl no matter how fast he ran.

“Amanda… Wait-!” Just at this time, I suddenly jolted awake from the dream.

*Bong!*

Due to my sudden movement, my head bumped into something as I raised my upper body from the bed.

“Ow… That hurts!” I covered my stinging forehead with both hands. Just when I was wondering what I bumped into, I heard a groaning sound coming from the side of the bed.

When I turned my head to the side, I saw Sheena courching on the ground with both hands covering her forehead. Needless to ask, I probably bumped into Sheena’s forehead.

The situation turned awkward for a moment, but just when I was about to apologize for what happened last night, Sheena suddenly jumped up and asked, “So~ Who is this Amanda?”

“Eh?! H-how do you know that name?” I was surprised when Sheena suddenly mentioned the name of my secret crush.

“Oh, I heard that name from your dream talk. You were like: Kya~ Amanda~ Don’t go-! I love you~!” Sheena was obviously trying to tease me and I fell for it again, “I didn’t scream like that, don’t make things up!”

Sheena covered her mouth with one hand and had a gleeful smile, “Fufufu… You fell for that~”

The moment I realized that I had been tricked by Sheena, it was already too late, I wouldn’t be able to deceive her anymore. I grinded my teeth and raised my voice, “Gunununu… You tricked me-!”

“So? Who is this Amanda? Was she your girlfriend?” Sheena suddenly brought her face really close to mine and asked.

I turned my face away with a whisk and answered very briefly, “No… Nothing of the sort… It was just a one-sided crush…”

The awkward situation between us was immediately dissolved by Sheena just like that. And here I was getting worried how should I face her when morning comes around, seems like it was a needless worry.

“Anyways, you should get ready soon, we will take our breakfast at the dining hall later.” Sheena suddenly changed the topic and urged me to hurry up.

After washing my face and taking a quick soak in the bathtub prepared by Sheena at the corner of the room, I changed into my usual one piece dress. When I was putting on my one piece dress, Sheena suddenly noticed something. I was not wearing a bra. After what I went through last night, I’m not really ashamed to see a female body nor being seen by other girls anymore. However, going to the public bath still proved to be a challenge for me, so I am eternally grateful to Sheena for preparing a bathtub in her private room.

It was nothing fancy though, it’s just a round wooden bathtub, but for some reason, this bathtub seemed so familiar, I had a sense of deja vu when I first laid eyes on this bathtub. I wondered where had I seen it before…

After putting on my one piece dress, Sheena stealthily approached me from behind and tried to grab my breasts. She was going to use this chance to warn me the disadvantage of not using a bra, but the moment she tried to touch me, my body reacted by itself and sidestepped.

Unbeknown to the situation, I turned around and saw Sheena right behind me, I tilted my head and asked, “Sheena, is something the matter?”

Sheena retracted her hands immediately and said in a fluster, “Uh… um… you know… Y-you should wear a bra you know? Don’t you feel uncomfortable when doing intense exercise?”

When I heard Sheena said that, I recalled what happened yesterday, it does feel slightly uncomfortable when my nipples rubbed against the shirt. While I was lost in thoughts, Sheena tried to grab my breasts again from the front. However, I took a step back unknowingly and avoided Sheena’s assault.

When I returned to my senses and saw Sheena with both hands stretched forward, I tilted my head again and asked, “What are you doing?”

“Oh um… nothing, ha- ha- ha- ha…” Sheena’s fingers wriggled for a moment before she retracted her hands, then she said, “I was just trying to warn you, if you don’t put on a bra and somebody was to grab your breasts… Well, you can imagine the rest…”

Recalling the electrifying sensation from last night, I shivered involuntarily and covered my breasts with both arms. Then I shouted loudly, “A bra! That’s right… a bra! We should go get one immediately!”

After I said that, I immediately rushed towards the door. Sheena tried to grab my hand to stop me, but my hand moved abruptly so she didn’t manage to grab it. When I opened the door, Angie was standing right there, she was in a position that seemed like she was about to knock on the door.

Just at this time, Sheena heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Sylvia… I know you are enthusiastic to try on a bra, but we should leave that for later, the classes are about to start.”

When Sheena tried to grab my hand to pull me along to the dining hall, I moved my hand to my chin and said, “Oh… Is that so… I guess the bra can wait until lunch break or after school. What are the chances of someone grabbing my breasts anyway, hahahahaha.” That was most likely a flag, but the ignorant me totally didn’t notice.

Sheena on the other hand was a little dumbfounded, she didn’t understand how she could miss me four times in a row. “It can’t be a coincidence, she must be deliberately avoiding me…” When she thought of something like this, Sheena felt a little sad. “Moreover, she didn’t even retort to my remarks, could she really be that enthusiastic to try on a bra?!”

“Hrm…” Just at this time, Sylvidia thought to herself, “It seems like my Master had been using Magic Perception unconsciously to dodge anything that get close to her…”

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“Girls are scary- Girls are scary- Girls are scary…” Right now, I am cowering on the bed with blanket covering my entire body, only my face was visible from the outside.

How did something like this happen? Well, it all happened approximately half an hour ago. That was when my flowery image of the girls was completely shattered. Now I finally understand what Sheena meant when she said I was more girlish than any girls she know.

Perhaps it was in search of the perfect girl in my fantasy that prompted me to act that way, or perhaps it was something else at work. It’s possible that Sheena had already seen through me, that’s why she was teasing me so much.

Let’s turn time back a little and find out what’s going on, it all started with that single sentence from Sheena;

“Of course we’re going to the Public Bath~!” With that, Sheena dropped the bomb with an impish smile.

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I stared at Sheena with a blank expression for a while, my puny brain couldn’t process what she was just saying in a timely manner. After seeing my blank expression, Sheena repeated the keywords to the letter, “The pu-blic bath~!”

It seemed like I didn’t mishear after all, I finally couldn’t hold it back anymore and let out a scream so loud that it resounded within the entire dorm, “EHHHHHHH?!?! P-p-p-p-public bath?!?! S-sheena, i-it’s still too early for that! I’m not mentally prepared yet!”

“Mentally prepared or not, you have no choice but to go, unless you want to take an open air bath in the lake? There’s no such things as a private bathroom in the community dorm you know~?” Just when I was about to suggest a private bath, Sheena blocked off my escape route.

Indeed, I couldn’t find anything resembling that of a private bathroom when I surveyed the entire room with my eyes. All I could see was a canopied queen-sized bed, a beautifully decorated wardrobe, a round table and a few chairs, a full length mirror attached to the wall, and other girlish decoration. There was no door that leads to the illusory bathroom.

“What? What? Is something going on here?” Before I knew it, most of the girls in the dorm had already gathered outside of the room, they were probably attracted here by my scream earlier.

Right at this moment, for some reason, Sheena’s smiling expression seemed so scary that it sent a chill down my spine. I have a really bad feeling about this. Fortunately, I am still in the bird form, I can probably escape by flying out from the windows.

But Sheena was one step ahead of me, before I had to chance to turn around and run, she already called out to the girls.

“Girls~” Before she continued, Sheena placed her left palm on her cheek, and used the right arm to support the elbow, “It seems like this is Sylvia’s first time taking a public bath, please treat her kindly, okay~?”

I could feel my whole body shivering for an instant, just when I was about to turn around, Sheena shouted, “Don’t let her escape!”

With that, all the girls rushed into the room like stampeding horses and grabbed me from all directions. Then they dragged me to the public bath with insurmountable forces. I tried to struggle but to no avail, I was completely outnumbered.

“Nooooooooooooooooooooooo~~~!” As I was getting dragged away, I screamed at the top of my lungs. But of course, nobody came to save me.

That was how I was dragged to the flower garden forbidden to men for the first time. I was stripped of my dress, surrounded by pudding armies at all sides, and was fondled all over by the girls, I couldn’t even think straight for a millisecond.

That’s how it leads to the current situation. “Sorry… Sorry… I’m so sorry…” In my mind, I kept apologizing to all the protagonist that had been through the same situation as me. Although it was an enjoyable read in manga and novels, when it happened to you in reality, it’s nothing short of a nightmare.

Seeing me like this, Sheena felt a bit rueful, she tried to apologize, “S-sylvia… I’m sorry okay? It seems like I overdid it this time.”

When she tried to approach me, I slapped her hand away by reflex and shouted with fearful voice, “Hieee-! Stay away from me!”

Sheena backed away and rubbed the back of her hand, she looked at me with a sorrowful expression and said, “I’m really sorry, okay? I will never do it again……”

Then she turned around and walked towards the door, before she opened it, she said without looking back, “I’ll leave you alone for tonight, please get some sleep soon.”

*Creak... Bang!*

After that, she opened the door and left the room. The girls who were waiting outside of the room asked, “How is she doing?” as soon as Sheena closed the door behind of her.

Sheena just shook her head and said in a low voice, “Not good… It seems like she has developed gynophobia .”

Her voice was low, but it clearly resounded within the ears of everyone present. With my attentive ears, I was able to catch what Sheena was saying, I also heard all the girls apologizing for overdoing it.

Although I feel bad for them, and know that they don’t have bad intention, I really wanted to have some time alone now. Too many things have happened during these past few days; I found myself in a foreign world, in a foreign body, and surrounded by people I don’t know. I seriously needed some time alone for all of these to sink in.

I know Sheena was probably trying to reward me in her own way, she probably thought I would enjoy being surrounded by naked girls. But the truth is, I’m not comfortable with the crowds, and I hate the sensation of being touched even more.

That electrifying feeling that runs through your spine when getting touched feels really uncomfortable. It feels a thousand times worst when dozen of girls were touching you all over the place. Although it was truly a sight for sore eyes, it was not a pleasant experience. I do not wish to go through that again with every fibre of my being.

Instead of fear of girls, I think I might have developed a fear of being touched. And this marked the beginning of how I received the nickname: Sylvia the Untouchable.

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Author’s Note:

Well… damn, I don’t know what was I writing anymore when gynophobia was brought up in the midway. How is Sylvia going to overcome her phobia now… XD

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“Psst… Psst… Master.” Immediately after Sheena introduced her friends to me, Sylvidia suddenly whispered to me through our spiritual link.

“Hm? What’s wrong, Sylvidia?” I sent back via telepathy.

“Be careful of that Irina girl, she’s…… not human!” Sylvidia warned me to be careful of that blonde haired girl.

My body jolted for a moment, but I was able to remain calm and didn’t shout out loud, I replied via telepathy, “W-what do you mean not human? Could she be a vampire or something like that? N-now that you mentioned it… She has crimson eyes which are synonymous to vampires…”

But of course, the thing regarding vampires and red eyes is a stereotype. By no means was that the truth.

“To be honest… I have no idea…” Sylvidia replied truthfully.

“W-what do you mean no idea?” Could she be a new species that even Sylvidia don’t know about? I couldn’t help but have such a thought.

“She possessed an unusual aura, but when I tried to probe her with the Spiritual Power earlier, it was completely blocked off, so I couldn’t investigate further. An ordinary 15 or 16 year old girl couldn’t possibly have such precise control over their Spiritual Power.” Sylvidia explained in details as to why she couldn’t determine her true identity.

“I-I see…” I was a little surprised, since when did Sylvidia sent out the Spiritual Power to probe the target? I didn’t even notice at all.

“By the way, I also tried to probe that Naoki girl earlier, but she also managed to block my spiritual probe, this academy is full of monsters!” When I heard Sylvidia said that, my body couldn’t help but jolt another time involuntarily.

“Sylvia… Sylvia… Are you okay?” Seeing me became silent for a moment, Sheena asked worriedly.

“Eh? Ah… I’m fine~ I’m fine~ I was just really tired.” After being brought back to reality by Sheena’s voice, I said such a thing and scratched my head awkwardly. Then I introduced myself politely, “Irina… and Lenis right? My name is Sylvia, pleased to make your acquaintance.”

“Oh~ oh~ I know, you are Sheena’s familiar right?” The red-haired girl, Lenis, said excitedly.

Irina, the blonde haired girl who was standing beside Lenis, didn’t say anything and just nodded her head. I could see the corners of her mouth lifting, that was a beautiful smile, but… for some reason, I could sense an underlying meaning behind that smile.

I couldn’t help but shivers involuntarily when I thought of the possibility that she might have found out about our secret.

“Enough with the stiff introduction, let’s go take a bath before we hit the sack.” Sheena cut in between us and tried to drag me back to the room.

“Sheena, I know you’ve lived a commoner’s life since childhood, but you are a noble now, please mind your speech and don’t use informal terms like hit the sack.” This was not the first time Lenis had reminded Sheena to act accordingly to her peerage.

“I know~ I know~” Sheena just replied lightheartedly and pulled me away, “Let’s go Sylvia~”

“Mou~! Are you listening to me? Hey-! No running in the hall!” Lenis turned around and shouted at Sheena’s back figure.

While running, Sheena turned her head around and waved at the two girls, “Lenis, Irina, I’ll see you later~”

Irina just waved back quietly, but Lenis on the other hand just heaved a sigh of resignation.

……

By the time we got back to the dorm, we saw a maid standing in front of the double door. That was without a doubt, Angie, who served as Sheena’s personal maid. When we got closer, Angie performed a curtsy and said respectfully, “Miss Sheena, I’ve sent the three goblins to the barn. However……”

Angie was a little hesitant to continue, but being urged by Sheena, she had no choice but to say it, “I beg your forgiveness! I’ve lost sight of the little fox you entrusted to me.” She suddenly raised her voice and bowed deeply.

“Ah… If it’s about Futaba… I think she should be at the barn.” Since Futaba was contracted with Sheena, she can somehow sense her general location. Angie, who doesn’t know anything about magic, lifted her head and refuted, “B-but that can’t be! She was not there when I checked earlier.”

“She probably got there after you left, or perhaps she was hiding her presence… Shall we go and check?” Sheena thought of the possibility that Futaba had reverted to her spiritual form, which is why Angie could not see Futaba.

With Angie at the lead, we soon arrived at the entrance of the barn. When we peeked into the barn, we were gobsmacked, just what the heck is going on?!

I guess the smaller-sized creature gets to stay in the dorm, because all the Magic Beasts in the barn are middle-sized creatures not smaller than a horse.

But that was not what shocked us the most. In fact, that was well within expectation. What caused our dismay was the unfathomable scene in front of us. Every single one of those fierce-looking Magic Beasts, without a single exception, was kowtowing before three creatures that looked nothing more than elementary school kids!

That’s right, it was actually the Goblin Trio! Just how did something like this happen?! The black goblin, Zain, was holding Futaba with both hands high up in the sky. It seemed as if all the Magic Beasts had recognized the little fox’s divinity and submitted themselves to the little critter… This scene somehow reminded me of the Lion King. The scene where Rafiki lifted young Simba with both hands on the Pride Rock.

Sheena suddenly tapped my left shoulder twice, I looked at her and saw her pointing her index finger to the opposite side of the barn. Then she whispered, “Let’s leave them here for now, they seemed to be enjoying themselves at least…”

……

After a moment of silent, I nodded my head in agreement and left the barn behind us. Angie was still slack-jawed on the spot, but since Sheena didn’t say anything, I didn’t do anything unnecessary either. I just followed her back to the room without saying anything.

I will bet Angie will come complaining to Sheena for leaving her behind again, but that’s a story for another time. By the time we entered the room, I really wanted to slump onto the bed and fall into a deep sleep, but my body is sticky from the sweat, it would feel uncomfortable to fall asleep like this, so I had no choice but to take a quick bath.

Before I knew it, Sheena had already prepared two sets of negligee. Those see-through nightgowns looked really bewitching, just looking at them already filled me with wild imaginations, I wondered what would happen if we were to put that on… I probably wouldn’t even be able to look straight at Sheena.

Sheena suddenly opened the door and said, “Let’s go.”

“Eh? Go where? Aren’t we going to take a bath?” I tilted my head in confusion.

“Of course we’re going to the Public Bath~!” With that, Sheena dropped the bomb with an impish smile.

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Author’s Note:

Fufufu… The bath scene in the next chapter?!

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After the three riders left the academy, we headed to the office with Professor Naoki and Professor Colbert.

Along the way, we walked past a long corridor made out of stone. To be more precise… they seemed more like marble rather than stone. They have a smooth surface in resemblance to that of the highest quality marble. In fact, the entire academy buildings seemed to be made out of the same material.

So soon as we entered the office, Professor Colbert walked towards the office desk and sat on the opposite side, while Professor Naoki just leisurely sat on the sofa that’s at the side of the room.

Sheena and I just stood in front of the office desk quietly, waiting for Professor Colbert to start. Professor Colbert lifted the paper in front of him and peeked at it momentarily, then he nodded his head.

After that, Professor Colbert lifted his face, and said, “Miss Sylvia, do you wish to enroll as a student of Tristain Academy of Magic?”

I stood ramrod straight, and answered with a stiff voice, “Y-yes sir!”

Professor Colbert nodded once again, then he turned the paper around and slammed it on the desk softly. After that, Professor Colbert started to explain, “Very well, after you sign this form, you will officially be recognized as a student of this academy.

You will be enrolled in the special class, but you still need to take at least four other standard classes. As a student of the special class, you are not required to wear your uniform except for special occasion; Such as the familiar summoning event or the inter-school competition.

And regarding your room assignment…… To be honest, we do not have enough room left, will you be fine staying in the same room as Miss Sheena?”

“That……” I didn’t answer immediately since it’s not my room to begin with. So I just turned my head to look at Sheena. I don’t want to cause her any inconvenience after all. Essentially, she is still an adolescent girl, she might not be completely comfortable sharing a room with a former man like me.

If she says no, then I will wholefully accept it and share a room with someone else. Worst case scenario, I will probably just sleep in the barn? Knowing Sheena though…… It’s hard for me to imagine her saying no. I mean- she…

*Blush*

Recalling some unnecessary event that happened in the bath yesterday, my face turned bright red. Noticing that, Sheena didn’t fail to tease me before answering Professor Colbert. She placed the right hand in front of her mouth, and said, “Fufufu… Did you think of something dirty again~?”

“W-what do you mean again?! I never thought of anything dirty-!” I tried to retort in a flush, but was completely ignored by Sheena. She just directly embraced me and placed my face on her bosom, then she said, “I have no problem sharing a room with Sylvia, I mean she’s my familiar after all~”

“Mrph! Mrph-!” With my face trapped in between Sheena’s breasts, instead of enjoying the soft sensation, I was desperately grasping for breath.

“Puha-!” I tore myself apart from Sheena by pushing her away with both hands. Then I shouted without thinking, “Are you trying to suffocate me with your-?!” Before I knew it, both of my hands are already in midair, if I let my impulse take over, I’d probably have squeezed Sheena’s breasts in the heat of the moment.

“Fufufu… my what exactly?” Sheena continued to tease me by purposely crossing her arms below the breasts to emphasize them.

“Gr-nununununu…” I gritted my teeth in frustration, but there’s no way I can really squeeze them. She knew it and yet she’s doing this on purpose. “Hmph!” I could only retract my hands and snort unhappily. I puffed my cheeks and faced the other way with both arms crossed.

“As you can see, we are on su~per close term~” Sheena threw her arm around my shoulder while saying something like that.

“I see… then I guess there’s no problem. Miss Sylvia, after you sign this form, the both of you may be dismissed. You girls must be tired from your trip, go get some good rest. The class will begin tomorrow.” Hearing a positive answer from Sheena, Professor Colbert felt relieved.

After I sign the form, the lengthy discussion with Professor Colbert finally came to an end. We left the office, and on the way back to the dorm, two girls blocked our way.

“Sheena, ok?” One of the girls asked Sheena in short sentence. The other girl supplemented, “We were worried about you, you came back later than expected. Did something happen?”

“Ah… Irina, Lenis… I’ll tell you all about it later!” When Sheena saw the two in question, she was all smiles.

“No.” The blonde haired girl answered with another short sentence, while the red haired girl added on, “You are probably just going to brag again, judging from that expression…” The red haired girl had a slightly sullen expression as she said that.

“Mou… You girls are so mean! When have I ever bragged?” Sheena pouted unhappily with both arms locked to her sides.

“Always.” Just as usual, the blonde haired girl only answered with one word, while the red haired girl would continue, “Yeah, you bragged every chance you got. We already lost count of how many times you come bragging to us.” As she was saying that, the red haired girl was counting her fingers.

“Geez! I don’t know you both anymore! Hmph!” Sheena tried to walk away grumpily, but the red haired girl stopped her hastily, “Ah… Sheena! Wait-! We were just playing around. Don’t get angry?”

“I know that, I was just acting, bleh-!” Sheena turned around to face the two girls in question and stuck her tongue out.

“Tehehe~ As expected from a former idol, I was completely fooled…” The red haired girl said in a carefree manner.

“Um……” I who was completely left out, suddenly cut in at this time.

“Oh right, Sylvia. Allow me to introduce, this is Irina, and this is Lenis. They are my best friend.” Sheena introduced me to the blonde haired girl and red haired girl respectively with a cheerful smile.

The blonde haired girl is Irina Akatsuki, she has a really long light blonde hair that extended up to her knee. Her crimson eyes are as beautiful as ruby. She has a fair complexion, and a pretty neutral face that fits her personality to a T. ⌈¹⌋ She kinds of remind me of Charlotte. I wonder if they’re related. Appearance-wise, she looks around 15 to 16 years old. She has a practically non-existent breasts.

As for the red haired girl, her name is Lenis Flamma. She is apparently the daughter of Professor Colbert and Kirche. She has a beautiful red hair tied in twin-tail style. If I remember correctly, that seems to be the dip dye hairstyle. Why would I know something like that? Because it reminds me of a hairstyle in a certain game I used to play.

She has a pair of beautiful brownish eyes, and though her breasts seem to be developing nicely, it’s still on the small side. I find it kind of hard to believe that she is the daughter of that Kirche. Her mother seemed to have a pretty big breasts around her age, at least in reference to the animated series of Zero no Tsukaima. Either that was just for fan-service purpose, or Lenis is a slow bloomer.

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Author’s Note:

Sorry this took a while to write. I was kind of stuck as to what I should write for this chapter. Hope it didn’t turn out too bad.

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While everyone’s attention was on the Goblin trio and little Futaba, I’ve been freed from the piercing gaze of the student mass. Professor Colbert suddenly stepped in front of me and ask, “A-are you really… Miss Sylvia?”

To that question, I could only laugh awkwardly and nods my head. Professor Colbert was obviously shocked, and doesn’t know what to say, “My word! I… I don’t even know where to start… Hahaha…”

Professor Colbert scratched his bald head awkwardly, then he scanned me from top to bottom. It was not a lustful gaze, but being stared at like that was uncomfortable after all, I couldn’t help but cross my hands in front of the breasts and turn my body sideway.

“Smack!”

“Ow…!!” Professor Colbert groaned in pain as he was hit from the back of the head.

“Little Colbert, how many times do I have to tell you… It’s rude to stare at a girl like that!” A little figure approached from behind and called the now aged Professor Colbert “little”.

You’d have thought that voice came from someone even older than Professor Colbert, but in contrast, the voice was sweet sounding. Appearance-wise, she also looked like a young girl. Her height was roughly 140 cm, she has a pair of deep blue eyes, and long blue hair that extended up to her waist. She was wearing a black wizard hat like those you see in “Harry Potter”, but her most redeeming feature was probably her big racks. In contrast to her baby face and short figure, she has a well-developed breasts.

And this kind of girl actually called Professor Colbert “little”, one couldn’t help but wonder what is her true age. Could she be the legendary “loli-granny”?! Fantasy world is awesome!

While I was thinking as such, the little girl got in front of me and said, “So you must be the Sylvia I’ve heard so much about.”

“Uh…” I didn’t answer her question since I was not sure how to answer that question. “How did she knows my name? Who is she? What does she want from me?” I had so many questions I wanted to her ask instead.

My doubts clearly showed on my face, so Professor Colbert used this chance to introduce the little girl to me, “Ah… Miss Sylvia, allow me to introduce. This is the Wiseman, Professor Naoki, she will be your mentor for the next three years.”

“Wiseman? Mentor…?” Professor Colbert was being far too vague, I couldn’t process what he was saying at all. “What is the Wiseman? What do you mean by mentor?” These questions couldn’t help but rise from the depths of my heart.

Just when Professor Colbert was about to explain, Sheena noticed situation around here, so she quickly passed little Futaba to Angie and rushed over here.

“P-Professor Naoki! What brings you here today?” When Sheena got beside me, the little figure that was blocked from her view finally came into her line of sight. She was surprised when she noticed it was none other than Professor Naoki.

“Ah… Perfect timing! Miss Sheena, care to introduce Professor Naoki to Miss Sylvia over here? She is your mentor after all.” Professor Colbert just conveniently passed the responsibility to introduce Professor Naoki to Sheena.

“Oh… um… Sylvia, allow me to introduce.” As she said that, Sheena got beside Professor Naoki and continued, “Professor Naoki is my mentor, she goes by the nickname of ⌈The Walking Encyclopedia⌋, and the youngest Mage to be granted  the title of the Wiseman.”

“What is the Wiseman?” I finally asked the question that was bothering me the most.

“The Wiseman is-” Before Sheena could say anything more, Professor Naoki cuts in and continued from there, “The Wiseman is a title granted to the strongest Mage in the nation. There are only a total of four Wiseman in each country.”

When I heard that, I immediately became slack-jawed. When Sheena whispered in my ear, saying that Professor Naoki was only 14 years old, I seriously felt like fainting. Because… this is seriously too ridiculous! Even if this is a fantasy world, at least be a little more reasonable!

Where in the world can you find a 14 years old with such huge racks?! How in the world can a 14 years old gain that much wisdom and power?! She’s obviously lying about her age! If you tell me she’s a “loli-granny”, that’d be more believable!

Just at this time, Professor Naoki revealed a faint smile, and asked, “May I look at your hands?”

“S-sure…” My mind was still in a jumble, so that was the only word I managed to mutter.

After hearing my answer, Professor Naoki took my hand and inspected the magic circle that was embedded at the back of my hand.

“Intriguing! Truly intriguing!” Professor Naoki muttered out loud.

Sheena leaned down and moved her head beside Professor Naoki, then she asked, “Professor Naoki, you know anything about these magic circle?”

Professor Naoki just shook her head and turned to face Sheena, then she said, “Nay… I’m afraid not, there are no written records of these in any of the books I know. But these look awfully similar to the Pentagram Magic Circle. If my suspicion is correct, she might be able to use the Origin Magic!”

“W-what…?! By Origin Magic… you don’t mean-?!” Sheena was surprised, but not as surprised as Professor Colbert.

“That’s right! Origin Magic is what was thought by some as the original source of all Magic. If we can somehow nurture this ability, we might be able to find out more about the origins of Magic!” Professor Naoki’s pair of eyes were gleaming, she was lost in her own thoughts, and I could see a hint of drool flowing out from the corner of her mouth.

Seeing Professor Naoki like this, Sheena couldn’t help but reveal a wry smile. Then she suddenly thought of something, “Oh right… Professor Colbert!”

Sheena stood up straight and turned around to face Professor Colbert, then she said, “Um… It’s regarding Sylvia… I know it’s a bit late to ask, but can you accept Sylvia’s admission to the Magic Academy?”

“Ah… About that…” Professor Colbert turned his attention to Professor Naoki, and continued, “I’ve already discussed it with Professor Naoki. We will admit her to the Special Class, the same class as you.”

Sheena wasn’t surprised at all, it seemed like my admission to the Special Class was already within her expectation, she just said, “Oh… Is that so…”

Professor Naoki finally recovered from her daze, she released my hand and said, “Well… All the preparation to admit her to the Magic Academy is done, all we need now is her signature. Do you mind making a trip to the office for a while?”

With that said, we left with Professor Naoki and Professor Colbert to the office to finish the admission procedure, leaving the noisy frontyard behind us.

“Whoosh~!”

The three riders just stood there silently, they were completely ignored and forgotten.

“They left…” (Rider A)
“Yeah, they did…” (Rider B)
“And not even a word of thanks…” (Caelum)

“Hahaha…” All three of them laughed awkwardly, and left with their Gryphons without saying anything.

When I heard the wing flapping sound, I turned around and saw the three Gryphons taking off from the ground. I waved my hand at the riders and shouted “Thank you for everything!” out loud.

The riders just waved back and smiled faintly before they took their leave.

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Author’s Note:

Phew… I’m finally done with this chapter… I was thinking of including a few more scenarios but I guess that can wait…

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“Oh-! Miss Sheena, Miss Sylvia, you girls are finally back! I’ve been looking for you.” Professor Colbert suddenly came out from the crowd, but then he noticed that my familiar figure was not around, he couldn’t help but ask, “Wait… Where did Miss Sylvia go?”

“Fufufu… Professor Colbert, allow me to reintroduce.” Sheena said that as she pulled my hand and pushed me in front of Professor Colbert, then she continued, “This is my familiar!”

……

For a moment, just for a brief moment, the world became completely silent, it was just like the calm before the storm. After that, everyone burst out in a huge clamor, starting with Professor Colbert, “What…?! B-but how were you able to tame an… an Angel?! Miss Sylvia… What happened to Miss Sylvia?”

And then followed by unending murmurs in the surrounding;

“Kya…!! It’s an Angel! A genuine Angel!” One female student was squealing, and shaking another female student beside her with both hands.

“Am I… dreaming?” Some students were stupefied as they gazed at my angelic form.

“As expected of Miss Sheena, she never fails to surprise.” While other students thought it was only natural.

Due to my attentive ear, I even heard some unnecessary remarks such as “Marry me!” or “I love you!” in the mix. The reaction was more than I expected, I couldn’t help but wonder, is bird-kin that rare in this world? How come everyone automatically associate me with an Angel at first glance, but not a bird-kin?

Just at this time, Sheena moved her lips and speak, “Fufufu… What are you talking about, Professor Colbert? She is right in front of you~”

……

The world entered another period of silence, then everyone suddenly shouted in unison, “WHAAAAT…?!”

When hundreds of people were shouting at the same time, it was nothing to laugh at. I seriously thought my eardrums were going to rupture. Luckily I had already predicted this and covered my ears in advance.

“Ah… That… Ah-ha-ha-ha…” Professor Colbert was stumbled for words, then he said, “It seems like a lot has happened during your two days of absence.”

Sheena was feeling jubilant, and proudly announced, “That’s right, it had been a rewarding two days. I was able to learn much more about my familiar. Believe it or not, she was actually the messenger from the Goddess of Light! And these three Goblins are her familiar! But don’t look down on them just because they are Goblins, this black one was actually able to fight on equal grounds with Sylvia!”

Then the peanut gallery turned into utter chaos as expected;

“What…?! The messenger of a Goddess?!”
“That black goblin was actually as strong as an Angel?!”
“Impossible… This must be a dream…”

I bet Sheena must be enjoying this, she had a really gleeful expression on her face right now. This must be revenge for all the shock she received earlier.

“S-Sheena-! W-what are you saying?! What do you mean by messenger of the Goddess?!” When I hear such an outrageous remark coming from Sheena, I couldn’t help but retort.

However, Sheena just replied nonchalantly, “What~? Why are you getting upset now? You didn’t say anything when I introduced you as the messenger at the village earlier.”

……

“Say WHAT?!” After a moment of silence, I shouted involuntarily. At the time, I was talking with Sylvidia and didn’t pay attention to anything Sheena was saying. Had I heard what she was saying, I would have stopped her.

Receiving the adoring gazes of everyone present, I couldn’t help but feel a chill down my spine. I feel that the following days are going to get very troublesome, I’m not used to being the center of attention. I smiled awkwardly and waved at the peanut gallery.

“Kya~! She waved at me.”
“No-! It was me!”
“I think we just made an eye contact-!”

“Gee… This is so annoying, do they have to make so much ruckus from a simple gesture?” I thought of that in my head, but didn’t say it out loud. I just keep wearing my fake smile, and waving my hand like an idiot.

Just at this time, one student stepped forward, and asked, “Is it true that the Goblins are as powerful as the Hero?” The ⌈Hero⌋ was probably referring to me, I guess it’s already an established fact that humanoid summons are Hero-class familiar?

If it was a few decades ago, like when Saito was summoned by Louise, we would probably be the laughing stock of the entire academy. I guess much have changed since that time huh?

Sheena just smiled impishly, and provoked the male student, “Yes, if you don’t believe me, why don’t you give it a try? The Goblins could probably beat even the third year students.”

“Hey now, if you’re going to say that much, we can’t let that slide now, can we? Are you saying these puny little Goblins have the ability to beat us third year students?” Another male student stepped forward, obviously offended by Sheena’s remark.

“S-Sheena… What are you trying pull here?!” I got anxious and whispered in Sheena’s ear.

Sheena still remains as cool-headed as before, and she whispered back, “The best way for them to prove themselves is through combat right~? This is just purfect~!”

Then Sheena turned her attention back to the third year student, and said, “So? Will you challenge the three Goblins to a three on three fight? Senpai should have at least two familiars right~?”

“Hmph! I will make you eat your words.” The third year student then pointed at the three Goblins, “Come! I challenge the three of you to a duel!”

After that, majority of the male students moved to an open field along with the challenger and the Goblins. The battle quickly heated up, and with Zain’s leadership, the Goblin trio didn’t so much as to receive a single damage.

Seeing the male students getting all excited over the fight like that, the female students just heaved a sigh and said a single word, “Boys…”

“Squawk! Squawk!” Just at this time, Albert’s Thunderhawk landed on his arm that was raised above his head. Surprisingly, Albert had already changed back into his usual outfit, I mean he is not crossdressing anymore. I seriously wondered how did he get changed so fast without anyone noticing.

From the back of the Thunderhawk, the lump of cuteness jumped down, and barked with an “Arf…!” That was Futaba, the little golden fox.

«Pa-kyuun!»

In that instant, the cute little critter had caught every female student’s heartstrings. They immediately shifted their attention from me to little Futaba.

“Kya~! What is that?! How can something be this cute~!”
“That cuteness is breaking every rules!”
“I can’t… hold back… anymore…”

Futaba sensed the dangers, she wanted to get away immediately, but it was too late, she was grabbed by Sheena. When the female students saw Sheena lifted the little critter from the ground, they all shouted in unison, “SHEENA!!”

And then they keep storming Sheena with various questions;

“Is that little critter yours?”
“Where did you find such a cutie pie?”
“Can I touch it? Please?”

When the guys heard the clamor here, they turned their head around to look, when they saw the girls squealing over a little critter like that, they just shook their head and said a single word, “Girls…”

Immediately, the entire front lawn turned very rowdy. One side, the boys are challenging the Goblins one after another, needless to say, the Goblins won every single match miraculously, which earned them their reputation.

On the other side, the girls are fighting over the little critter. They tried to caress and poke little Futaba, only to be fended off by its cute little paws that wriggled around incessantly, which only added to its cuteness.

“Hahaha… It seems like we have been completely forgotten.” The three riders laughed awkwardly. However, for Albert, this was the perfect chance to slip away. I couldn’t help but shivers at the thought that this was all planned out by Albert.

In the shadows of the building, two mysterious figures were observing this commotion calmly. One of them looked like an elementary school kid, while the other obviously looked like a Demon.

The small figure said, “Fufufu… So that’s Sheena, the Formation Master.”

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Author’s Note:

Breaking news: I just recently found that there are actually three dantians in existence, not two! My whole life had been a lie!

With that, I’ve edited Volume 3 – Chapter 4, I recommend you go and read through that chapter again. I’ll also take this chance to announce that I’ve also edited all the chapters before Volume 3 – Chapter 4.

I edited them during my free time each day after translating, so as to not sacrifice my current pace of release. If you are up for a journey back to the memory lane, I recommend reading them again. All those chapters with a “Like” from me means that they had already been edited.

If you do not want to go through all the chapters again, that is fine too. It won’t have much impact on the future chapter, probably. I just added a few more expressions, and changed a few flawed logic here and there.

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Back at Tristanian Academy of Magic, at the noon of the day Sheena, Sylvia, and Albert set off for Swinford Town, the second year students were chilling at the front lawn and communicating with their newly summoned familiars. It was a peaceful and heartwarming scene.

However, one particular maid broke the tranquility, “Miss Sheena! Miss Sheena-! Where are you?!” The maid was running all around the academy in search of her mistress. The maid didn’t notice anything was out of place when she went to collect the dishes and utensils in the room.

Only when the sun was high up in the sky did the maid start to feel flustered. She knew Sheena was not one to stay in the same place for long, but not seeing her figure for the entirety of the morning was impossible, the academy was only so big. And moreover, Sheena would never skip her meal, which further emphasized the maid’s worries.

The maid in question was Angie, Sheena’s personal maid, childhood friend, and also her stepsister. But of course, they did not know they were blood-related as of yet.

Angie was running around the academy in search of Sheena, she went to the faculty, she went to the classroom, she went to the lawn, but Sheena was not found anywhere. Then a student suddenly approached her, and said, “Ah… If you’re looking for Miss Sheena, she said she were heading to Swinford Town.”

When Angie heard that, she immediately tried to rush out of the academy, but was stopped by the student in question, she grabbed Angie’s hand and cry out suddenly, “W-wait- Angie, wait! Sheena went out early this morning, you won’t be able to catch up to her now. She might be back already by the time you arrived, let’s just wait for her to return.”

“B-but…!” Angie don’t seems convinced, and continued, “Miss Sheena is a mage, without a vanguard, she…”

Before Angie could finish her sentence, the female student said, “She had her familiar with her right? She’ll be fine~”

“Mu……” Angie was a little dissatisfied how Sheena just left her behind like this, she felt as if her rightful place had been taken by the familiar in question.

***

Back to the current timeline, when the sun was just about to set, three gryphons could be seen approaching the academy at high speed.

At first, one of the student noticed the figures in the sky, and then one after another students started to take notice of the figures that were approaching the academy, until a huge crowds gathered in the front lawn eventually.

I was riding on one of those gryphons, along with Sheena and Albert, accompanied by three riders and three goblins. I was gazing at the academy below me in awe, and was deeply moved when I thought that I really am in a different world now.

When Sheena saw my earnest expression, she smiled and said, “Welcome… to the world of Halkeginia…”

I turned to face Sheena and just uttered a single, “En!”

My face was brimming with the brightest smile I ever had in my entire life, no matter what they say, I guess I am still a man at heart after all. Only a man could understand the romance of going to a fantasy world, I mean who had never dreamt of it at least once?

When I turned my attention back to the academy, I noticed how the crowds were getting bigger and bigger, I couldn’t help but inquire, “Hm? Why are there so many people gathering in the open field? Was there any special event planned for today?”

Sheena and Albert frowned when they noticed the crowd, Sheena was the one who answered first, “That is strange… I don’t remember anything schedule for this evening.”

After that, Albert said, “I suspect people must have noticed us, it is very uncommon for people to come to this remote region after all.”

Sheena suddenly thought of something, and asked, “Sylvia, you can still transform one more time right?”

I tilted my head in doubt, and answered, “Yes, why?”

“Then take on the Angel transformation again and fly directly behind us.” After hearing my answer, Sheena immediately gave the order, then she continued after seeing my doubtful expression, “The goblins… the goblins…! You don’t want them to live a dreadful life in the academy right? Then listen to what I said.”

Sheena pointed at the goblins as she said that, I immediately understood what she wanted to do with just that much. She probably wanted to trick the student body like she did with the villagers into thinking that these goblins are special so that they will receive some special treatment.

I took out the ⌈Blank Slate⌋ that was kept in the pocket, and immediately willed myself to take on the Angelic form. After I chanted the activation word “implicatus”, a pair of pure white wings immediately unfolded behind my back.

Since the wings were unfolded so suddenly, I was immediately blown off by the wind pressure, “Wu-wuaaaaaa…!”

And due to my inexperience in flying, I struggled against the wind, and flapped my wings with all my might. Just at this time, Sylvidia laughed at me and advised, “Hahaha~ Just relax, don’t fight against the wind. Just spread out your wings and let the wind carry you.”

Heeding Sylvidia’s advice, I relaxed my body and stretched my wings as far as possible. To my surprise, I was actually carried by the wind higher into the sky, I couldn’t help but yelp in surprise.

“I’m flying… I’m flying! Hahahaha! I’m actually flying! Weee~!” The joy and excitement I felt when flying with my own wings couldn’t be described with words. Sheena seemed a little jealous when she saw my joyful expression.

“Hahaha~ That’s enough fooling around, now just lean your body forward, and use your body weight to glide against the wind.” Sylvidia was a Winged Unicorn, she had experience in flying, so I didn’t doubt her words.

I just simply answered in a cutesy way, “Hoi~” ⌈¹⌋ and leaned my body forward as instructed. I could feel the wind brushing against my feathers as I glide through the air.

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After we landed in the front lawn of the academy, we were surrounded by a huge crowd. Everyone present was shocked when they gazed at my beautiful form ⌈²⌋, it felt quite embarrassing to get stared at like that so intently, I wanted to bury my face on the ground. But my subconscious, or more like, Sylvidia wouldn’t allow me to disgrace myself while in this form, so she immediately took over the control, and stood there shamelessly, I mean- majestically.

Everyone was shocked, except one person. A maid broke out from the crowd and immediately rushed towards our location with teary eyes.

“Angie……” When Sheena saw the maid in question, she muttered her name softly.

Angie rushed over here with her arms spread widely, and then she glomped Sheena while shouting her name repeatedly. That was the cliché situation which I thought was about to happen, but Angie’s next action surprised me.

“Slap!”

She actually slapped Sheena! In front of a huge crowd no less! How daring!

“Sheena, you idiot! You big idiot!! Why did you leave without telling me?! Do you know how worried I was?! Hic-hic…” Angie shouted while trying to repress her sobs.

“Angie… I… I’m sorry, I promise I’ll never do that again.” Sheena felt honestly guilty for leaving Angie behind without telling her anything. She embraced Angie lightly while brushing her hair.

“Oh-! Miss Sheena, Miss Sylvia, you girls are finally back! I’ve been looking for you.” Professor Colbert suddenly came out from the crowd, but then he noticed that my familiar figure was not around, he couldn’t help but ask, “Wait… Where did Miss Sylvia go?”

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Author’s Note

Yay~! It’s finally the long awaited Academy Arc. Let the fun begin, huehuehue!

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“Power Up! Speed Up!” While Anya is trying to fend off three goblins on its own, Lou desperately casted enchantment magic on it. They are currently surrounded by three dungeon goblins, with a wall at their back. They have nowhere to run, they have no other option but to fight!

After hearing that she could gain amazing power upon reaching the deepest part of the dungeon, Lou just couldn’t sit around anymore. One week after that, she sneaked out of the academy and entered the dungeon without anyone knowing.

She was naïve enough to think she could avoid the monster’s detection all the way until the end, but only a few minutes after she entered the dungeon, she was discovered by the three goblins in question.

All of a sudden, the goblin at the flank suddenly charged in. The goblins are not stupid either, they know that the weak link of summoning magic is the summoner themselves. As long as they can take out the summoner, the familiar will be freed from their control.

Therefore, they ignored the weak-looking butterfly and went directly for the summoner, they didn’t think a butterfly would pose any serious threat for them. But little did they know…… the little butterfly which they looked down upon easily decapitated the goblin with wind cutter.

Although Lou and Anya might be considered the weakest in the academy, one must know that Mysteria Academy can stand toe-to-toe with the best magic academy in the world, the Tristanian Magic Academy. It is one of the most elite magic academy in the world, in other words, every student there is a genius in their own rights.

By no means are Lou and Anya weak, something as puny as a goblin doesn’t even stand a chance against them. But due to her inferiority complex and her position in the academy, Lou had lost her confidence, she never thought she would beat a goblin as easy as this, so this came as a surprise to her.

Seeing one of their comrade was downed so easily by the weak-looking butterfly, the other two goblins become more vigilant. Both of the goblins charged in at the same time, their target, the summoner!

Anya tried to take both of them down at once with wind cutter, but it was intercepted by one of the goblin. It served as a meat shield to protect its comrade, allowing it to get closer to the summoner to finish her off.

The other goblin went past Anya and directly charged towards Lou, Anya was hesitant to use wind cutter since Lou was directly in front of the goblin. If the goblin side-stepped and avoided the attack, there is a high chance that Lou will be the one receiving the attack.

When Lou saw that the goblin was getting closer and closer, she started to panic. She keeps casting fireball, but all of them missed the target. If she wasn’t so timid and aimed properly, a single fireball would have been enough.

The corner of the goblin’s lips curved up, it was already within the attack range, it jumped towards Lou to build up momentum while raising the club in its brawny hands high up into the sky.

“Kya~!! Fireball! Fireball!! Fireball!!!” Seeing this, Lou couldn’t help but panic even more, she fell onto the ground and pointed her staff directly at the goblin, she shuts her eyes tightly while casting several round of fireballs at the goblin.

………

“Kii! Kiii! Kiiii-!” Anya shouted frantically to grab Lou’s attention. Hearing Anya’s voice, Lou gradually calmed down and opened her eyes. What she saw before her was a scorching black charcoal, the goblin who had directly received several round of fireballs had been completely scorched to the core, it was completely overkill!

Lou was honestly surprised, she couldn’t believe what she saw, she got up and walked unsteadily towards the black charcoal. The moment she touched it, with as much as a light touch, the black charcoal instantly disintegrated into ash.

“I don’t…… believe it. Did I actually become stronger?” Lou was convinced that she had become stronger ever since coming to this dungeon, but that was not actually the case. She firmly believed that she will get even stronger if she can make it to the depths of the dungeon. With that mindset, she keeps going deeper and deeper into the dungeon enthusiastically. Every time she beat a more powerful foe, she regained more of her confidence. It lasted until they reach the third floor.

They ran into the floormaster, it was impossible to defeat a floormaster without being in a party of six A-rankers. Floormaster is said to be one of the strongest monster in the dungeon, regardless of the floor level. The correct choice when encountering a floormaster would be to run away as fast as possible. However, due to her budding confidence, Lou challenged the floormaster, thinking that she could actually win.

Needless to say, Anya wasn’t able to put a single dent on the floormaster, and was downed in a single strike. This scenario make Lou recall the mock battle with Raymond one week ago. Her confidence immediately crumbled right at that moment, she tried to rush to Anya’s side, only to be welcomed by the floormaster’s ferocious claw.

In the face of the floormaster’s ferocious claw, Lou seemed so small, she was completely frozen stiff by the floormaster’s intimidating aura. Everything around her turned completely dark, she could only see the claw that is getting bigger and closer to her. She could easily imagine herself turning into mincemeat after receiving an attack like this. She shuts her eyes and braced for the impact.

“Bang!” Lou was smashed by the claw and sent flying towards the wall, or that was what she expected would happen, but the impact that she was bracing for…… didn’t come.

Lou opened her eyes timidly, what she saw before her was the back figure of a male student with short brown hair, she recognized the figure at a single glance, she couldn’t help but mutter, “B-brother Owen?! Why are you here?”

That’s right, the one who had rescued her and stopped the floormaster’s attack was Owen, the bodyguard of the strongest summoner in Mysteria Academy. That means… Lou looked around frantically, but couldn’t find what she was looking for.

Someone suddenly grabbed Lou’s hand from behind, and pulled her away from here. Lou was surprised, but when she saw the back figure of the girl with light brown hair, she instantly calmed down. That was Anne, it was only natural for her to be here if Owen was here, he would never leave Anne’s side no matter what.

“Owen! Try to distract the floormaster for a while longer. Grea! Go grab Anya’s familiar! We’re getting out of here!” While running, Anne issued commands to Owen and Grea.

“Ouh!!” Owen let out a battle howl to acknowledge the command.
“Yes, Master!” Grea answered respectfully before she flew off.

Grea was Anne’s familiar, she was a dragonkin, a demi-human with dragon blood flowing within her, the familiar of the highest class. She had a shoulder-length purple hair, which was very uncommon even in the world of Halkeginia. There were two curved horns growing from the side of her head, she had a pair of leather wing, and a draconic tail extended from her tail bone.

Scales suddenly emerged on her right hand, and before long, her right hand had been dragonized. She transformed her right hand into dragon claw in anticipation of a battle.

While Owen was distracting the floormaster, Grea tried to save Anya, Anne on the other hand was dragging Lou to a safe zone.

“Bang! Bang! Boom!”

Despite all the huge rumble, Anne keeps running without even looking back, that was not because she didn’t care about her comrade, but because she believed in them. Lou couldn’t help but turn her head around to look anxiously, she could only see the figure of the floormaster getting smaller as they get further away.

Upon arriving at a safe zone, Anne pushed Lou in front of her. Lou didn’t know what to say, she could only mutter a few words, “U-um… Sis Anne… I…”

“Slap!” Anne slapped Lou before she could finish her words, tears started rolling down her cheeks, then she got down on her knees and embraced Lou before she shouted, “You idiot! Don’t ever do that again! Do you know how worried I was when you were missing?!”

Lou felt honestly guilty, she never thought her rash action would cause troubles for so many people, and put them in danger, she apologized sincerely, “Sis Anne… I’m sorry… I’m so sorry… Uwaaa… Uwaaa…! Lou suddenly cried out loud after apologizing.

“Mou… You’re such a crybaby…” Anne patted her head gently to calm her down. Before long, they could hear a weak voice, “H… lp… He-lp!

Anne suddenly released Lou from her embrace, and said, “Did you hear something?”

“Sniffs… Sniffs… Mm… I think it’s coming from there…” Lou wiped her tears and pointed towards the location where the voice was coming from.

“Let’s go take a look.” Anne took the lead and walked towards that direction. When they arrived at the origin of the voice, what they saw was… a Demon! Under a pile of rocks!

The female demon laughed awkwardly, and said, “Ah… Hahaha… Humans… Do you think you can lend me a hand?”

“You vile demon! Be prepared to-!”Before Anne could finish her sentence, the female demon suddenly shouted frantically, “W-wait! Wait-wait-wait! I mean no harm! I come in peace!”

“You think I can believe the words of a demon like you? Vanquish under my strongest spell-!” Just when Anne was trying to cast her most powerful spell to vanquish the demon, she was stopped by Lou’s voice, “Sis Anne!”

Lou pulled the hem of Anne’s shirt, and looked at her with the puppy eyes. When Anne looked over and saw that glittering eyes, she immediately knew what she wants. Anne strengthened her resolves, and said, “No-! We can’t let this demon live! They tried to take over the world a few decades ago!”

“But… She seems so pitiful, we have to help her!” Lou continued to assault Anne with that glittering big eyes of hers. However, Anne still didn’t break down, and tried to explain as logically as possible, “Lou, listen to me. Demons are evil, they cannot be trusted, they will take advantage of the hole in your heart and manipulate you in the shadows. We cannot let her live, now that we found her.”

“W-wait! I mean no harm to the humans, promise! ……I know! I’ll give you this stone! It is what you’re coming for in the first place right? I found it in the depths of the dungeon!” The female demon suddenly pulled out a mini-sized amethyst stone while pleading for her life.

“Hoh… That’s the treasure that is said to be able to grant one an amazing power? Then I’ll take it after I kill you!” Anne was dead set on killing the demon no matter what.

“Wa…! You humans are evil! Evil-evil-evil!” The female demon shouted while struggling to get free. Right now, Anne has a really wicked expression on her face, it is hard to tell who is the real demon anymore.

Suddenly, Lou jumped in front of Anne, with both arms extended. Then she exclaimed, “If that’s the case, then I’ll make her my familiar!”

Anne was dumbfounded, and momentarily don’t know what to say, “Wa…? What are you…?”

Before Anne could react, Lou immediately chanted the familiar sealing aria, “O the Overgod of Fate, I ask of thy blessing and bound myself with the lost soul before me.” After that, she kissed the female demon and their contract was thus finalized.

Lou turned around, and said triumphantly, “Now that she’s my familiar, she won’t be able to anything bad anymore. Now you have no more reason to kill her right, sis Anne?”

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Somewhere in the depths of the dungeon, someone was watching this entire scene from a crystal ball, “Fufufu… Stage One complete! I will definitely fulfill your wish and set you free from the dungeons, Lord Logia.”

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Author’s Note:

Gasp…! Now the plot just thickens! Who might that mysterious figure be? What are they planning to do with Lou? It will be revealed in due time!

And with that, the side story is over~! The Main Arc will begin on the next chapter! Yay~!

P.S. This is probably the longest chapter I’ve written to date……

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This story takes place about a month before Sylvia was summoned to the world of Halkeginia. This story is set in Mysteria Academy, a rival school of Tristanian Magic Academy. However, the main focus of this academy is not magic, but summoning.

This is the story of Lou, a freshman at Mysteria Academy. She was nicknamed as doofus, or the weakest summoner in history, because…… her first summoning was actually…… a butterfly!

Lou is currently 15 years old, her height is only around 1.4 meter tall, and she is flat-chested. Due to her childish appearance, she had always been called shorty or Loli. She has a beautiful blonde hair that extended up to her waist, and was trimmed in short bang style. Her pair of big eyes are as clear as the blue sky, paired together with her flushed cheeks, her small nose, and pink lips, she looked exceedingly charming.

Perhaps people were jealous of her beauty, or her poor background, or perhaps due to the kind treatment she gets from the strongest summoner in the academy, she was treated poorly by the student mass, even with her exceedingly good looks.

And today… is yet another catastrophic day for our young protagonist.

“Hahaha-! Loli, just give up already, you can never beat my summoned beast with your puny butterfly!” They are currently having a mock battle in class, a youngster about the same age as Lou is currently having a bout ⌈¹⌋ with her.

The youngster’s summoned beast was a fearless lion, it was more than ten times larger than Luo’s little butterfly, and hundred times as fierce. Luo’s summoned beast, which was the green little butterfly, frantically dodged left and right to evade the giant claws coming down at it.

The battle between summoners are battle between their summoned beasts, while the summoner stay at the back of the line to offer support.

This is obviously the biggest mismatch, the strongest in the class versus the weakest in the entire academy. Without a doubt, the match was completely one-sided. But how did something like this happen? It’s not because of some cliché scenarios like what we usually see in light novels. That pairing was hand-picked by the professor, in hope that Lou will be able to learn something from being paired with the strongest kid in her year.

The match didn’t last for long, the puny butterfly let out a miserable screech after getting hit by that vicious claw once.

With a loud bang, the little butterfly was smashed hard onto the ground. Surprisingly, it has a rather sturdy body, most insects would already be squashed after receiving such a heavy impact, yet its body is actually still intact. A loud screech followed soon after, “Noooo-! Anya- Anya-!”

The screech came from Lou, immediately after the little butterfly called Anya was hit by the vicious claw, she ran to its side and embraced it softly, she was on the verge of tears.

She immediately became the laughing-stock of the entire class, “Hahahaha- I knew it, there’s no way the doofus can beat Raymond and Lycan!” Raymond is the name of the youngster, Lycan being the name of his summoned beast.

The one who mocked Lou was Raymond’s lackey, after that mockery, the rest of the class burst out in laughter. The professor was obviously unhappy with their behavior, and admonished the entire class, “Silence! There is no shame in losing, only through many trials and errors will we humans improve, the most important thing is not lose heart and learn from our errors! All of your behaviors are unacceptable!”

“Tsk-!” Some of the students clicked their tongues, they are obviously very dissatisfied with how the professors always favored Lou.

Just as the professor was about to get to Lou’s side to encourage her, she suddenly stood up and ran out of the training field.

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Within Mysteria Academy, at the third floor of the main building, the 3rd year had just finished their class. Everyone had already left the classroom, only two people remained. That was Anne and Owen, the strongest pair in the Academy.

Anne has a light brown hair that hanged down until her bottom, her pair of big eyes are emerald-green. She has a well-developed breasts, and stand at around 1.68 meter tall. She is about 17 of age, and is proclaimed as the strongest summoner in the academy. She is the daughter of a fallen noble, so she has a bit of a dignified aura around her.

The guy beside her is Owen, he enrolled as Anne’s bodyguard, and is popular with both genders alike, even with his evil look. He has a short brownish hair, and squinted eyes, he always have a serious expression on his face, which doesn’t gives people a good first impression. But nevertheless, his swordsmanship is marvelous, and he earned the respect of the student body due to his diligence.

Anne is currently looking out from the window, she could see a small figure sitting on top of the stairs in front of a wide open field, with her face hidden between her knees. She could instantly recognize the small figure, since she was the only one wearing a blue hat with fluffy ears like that.

Anne couldn’t help but exclaim, “Oh- poor Lou…”

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After running off from class, Lou arrived at a wide open field, she sat on top of the stairs, and tried to repress her crying voice.

“Sniffs… Sniffs…” Lou felt very frustrated, she felt very mistreated, “Why only me?” she thought, “Even though I worked harder than anyone else… why?! Why can’t I get stronger? Why?!”

Just when she was in despair, she could feel someone’s presence beside her. That person pulled Lou into her embrace, and gently patted her head, “Now, now~ You can let it all out, it will make you feel better.”

That person was Anne, the strongest summoner in Mysteria Academy, and the only one, aside from the professors, who treated her with kindness. When Lou felt the warmness that passed through her body, she couldn’t hold back anymore. She started to cry out loud, tears started to roll down her cheeks like an unending waterfall, she cried, she cried, and she cried, she keeps crying until she has no more tears to shed, it lasted for almost an hour.

After she finally calmed down, Anne said with a warm smile, “Do you feel better now?”

Lou nodded her head lightly while uttering, “Mm… Thank you sis-Anne.”

“Now, can you tell me what’s going on? Did someone bully you again?” Anne tried to get the story out of Lou, but she just shook her head, and said, “It was nothing.”

Anne was not convinced, she tried to press on, “You sure? If you are getting bullied by anyone, you must let me know ok? I will be sure to teach them a lesson!” Anne cracked her knuckles as she said that.

Lou shook her head strongly, and said, “No- no-! I was not getting bullied, promise! I just lost in a mock battle, that’s all…”

Anne looks convinced, she patted Lou’s head gently, and said, “Don’t worry, as long as you don’t forget this feeling, you will inevitably grow stronger, much stronger than anyone else. Don’t ever forget this frustration you feel today!”

That was not some empty words coming from Anne, due to her lineage as a fallen noble, she was not treated kindly when she first enrolled into this academy, but look at her now, she is standing at the top of the academy, she is the strongest summoner the academy had ever seen!

However, Lou didn’t really take that advice to heart. To her, it sounds exactly like an empty word, but she still nodded her head in consent.

“Come… Let me take you back to the dorm.” Anne stood up from the stairs and extended a hand for Lou.

Lou grabbed her hand, and walked back to the dorm hand-in-hand with Anne. On the way back to the dorm, Lou heard someone gossiping about some rumors.

“Hey, have you heard the rumor?” (Student A)
“Was it about the underground dungeon?” (Student B)

“Yea… I heard if you can get to the deepest part of the dungeon, you could get some amazing power!” (Student A)
“Hahaha-! It’s none of our business anyway, no way we can make it to the depths of the dungeon!” (Student B)

“The underground dungeon? Amazing power…?” Lou’s eyes suddenly lit up, she was determined to go and explore this underground dungeon. Which will happen in a not so distant future……

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Author’s Note:

Some people complained that I include too much info dump in my story, that they are boring to read and breaks immersion.

Personally, I think those information are rather interesting and necessary, but I want some honest opinion from you readers, are those boring to read after all? Should I cut down on the info dumps and focus more on story-building?

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“Come… There is something I need to show you…” As soon as Gustav said that, he walked towards the exit.

Saito and Louise glanced at each other momentarily, and then nodded their head simultaneously.

They stood up and immediately follow after Gustav. As soon as they got out from the exit, there was a maid standing by beside the door. That was Siesta, although she was on close term with Saito and Louise, she also works as a professional maid, she knows her own standing, that’s why she did not enter the room along with the two of them. It is inappropriate for her to be in the room, she had no reason to be there.

Although even if she did enter the room, no one would dare to raise their voice against her, because she is together with Saito the Hero King. Everyone knew how much Saito treasured this particular maid, no one would willingly want to get on Saito’s bad side.

When Siesta saw Gustav and the rest had come out from the room, she bowed politely and said, “Lord Gustav, Lord Saito, Lady Louise, have a safe trip.”

“Ah… Siesta… Right?” When Gustav noticed Siesta, he tried to recall her name from the back of his head, then he said, “You could have come in along with Saito and Louise.”

Siesta giggled while placing one hand before her mouth, and said, “Fufufu… Lord Gustav might be fine with me, but the other elders don’t view me in high regards. I should act appropriately so as to not soil Lord Saito’s reputation.”

“Fumu… You sure have a considerate retainer, Lord Saito. Hahahaha-!” Gustav laughed heartily as he walked off.

Before Saito went after Gustav, he told Siesta to go gather some information regarding Tiffania. He wanted to know where had Tiffania went off to, and stops her before this matter becomes graver.

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After walking for a while, they finally arrived in the deepest part of the Hidden Village, this place is tightly secured. The tall ancient trees around the area serves as a natural wall, the thick vines hanging down the trees serve as a veil that concealed this place from the outside world.

As Gustav approached the ancient trees, his lips keep moving incessantly, and began to chant some kind of mantra. As he keeps moving, the ancient trees and vines mysteriously separated, and formed a tunnel for him to pass through, Saito and Louise follow closely behind.

“We’re here!” After they passed through the tunnel, Gustav was the first to raise his voice.

Within the encirclement of the ancient trees and vines was a wide open field with a beautiful flower garden, the sunlight is plentiful here, the fragrance of the flowers pervaded the air, there are flowers with all kinds of colors, it is a spectacular view. Along with the melodious birdsong, this place seemed incomparably peaceful. ⌈¹⌋

In the dead center of this open field stands a tall monolith made out of stone. When Saito and Louise noticed the monolith, they couldn’t help but ask, “This place is……”

“Where the first elf was said to have been born in the long history of the entire multiverse. Thus, it is our most sacred ground. It is also the place where our ancestor had left behind his most powerful technique for the later generation, the Black Wing!” Gustav explained calmly.

“The Black… Wing?” Saito asked with a puzzled expression.

“That’s right… It is said to be the ultimate sword technique that had been undefeated, but alas…… As you know, elves are more proficient in magic than swordplay. As a result, none of us had been able to master this technique for hundreds of generations…” As Gustav explained, he showed a pained expression.

Hundreds of generations sound like a really long time for humans, but it is even more so for the elves, as the average lifespan of an elf is no less than one thousand years.

Gustav lifted his face to look at Saito, and said solemnly, “We don’t normally let an outsider enter this sacred ground.”

Saito’s face suddenly lit up, he is quite interested in this ⌈Ultimate Technique: Black Wing⌋ that is rumored to be undefeated. Saito couldn’t contain his excitement, and suddenly raised his voice, “Then-!”

“Ho, ho, ho~! If it’s you, Lord Saito, I believe you will be able to master this technique! But that is not the main reason why I have brought you here today.” Seeing Saito’s face all excitedly, Gustav couldn’t help but laugh. He reassured Saito that he will let him study the Ultimate Technique later so that they can discuss the main topic at hands.

“Oh…? There are other reason which you brought me here today?” Saito raised an eyebrow as he looked at Gustav.

Gustav turned his attention towards the monolith, on the face of the monolith, the image of their ancestor is carved there. It is a gallant figure riding on a dragon with four black swords attached to his back. Gustav started explaining, “That’s right, the reason I brought you here today is to pass on the knowledge of our origin to you. Regarding the birth of the first elf in history, Koinzell the Black Wing.”

“Gulp… The origin of the elves… Koinzell…” Saito knew this was going to be a lengthy and serious discussion, he approached the monolith to take a closer look at the heroic figure of the first elf.

Gustav also followed suit, and walks behind Saito, then he started to explain, “Reportedly, Lord Koinzell was said to be a human before he was reborn as an elf.”

“Eh?!” When Saito heard such an unthinkable remark, he couldn’t help but turn around to face Gustav, and let out a surprised voice.

Gustav didn’t let that bother him, and continued his explanation, “Apparently, he was loved by the Spirits, and when he was on death’s door, the Spirits tried to save his life unyieldingly. In the end… the Spirits and the person himself have fused, and become one being. That was how the first elf was birthed.”

“Wait… You don’t mean…” Saito immediately guessed the underlying meaning.

“That’s right… I suspect the same thing has happened to Elwyn…” Gustav let out a heavy breath.

“That… What happened to Lord Koinzell in the end…?” Saito couldn’t help but ask, if something similar had happened in the past, then perhaps the same thing will happen again in the present.

“That… We do not know, whether the Spirit had inherited Lord Koinzell’s will, whether Lord Koinzell had truly been rebirthed, or whether Lord Koinzell and the Spirits co-existed together in one body, no one knows for sure……” Gustav shook his head helplessly.

“Then… What are we supposed to do about Elwyn? Are we just supposed to leave her like that?” Saito finally understood why Gustav was hesitant to perform the exorcism, if the Elwyn’s life is truly being sustained by the Spirit, then exorcising it will only do more harm than good.

“For now, all we can do is wait and see… If that Spirit truly mean harm, then even at the cost of my daughter’s own life, we have to exorcist it!” Gustav hardened his resolve and made a grave decision.

Then he look at Saito and request him not to let the other elders know about the current situation of the princess yet. If they knew the princess is currently being possessed by a dark spirit, they will inevitably lead a group of shamans to go and exorcist it immediately.

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Author’s Note

I’ve received some negative comments or feedback regarding my writings, but I was never discouraged by any of them. If they think this is not good enough for them, I’ll just double my effort to write something even better.

The only reason I am able to keep this up is all thanks to the returnee who keeps commenting or liking every chapters. It is very motivating to see the same person keep coming back for more, it far outweighs all the negative comments I’ve received.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support, and I wish to see you all again in the future. You know who you are. 😉

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As soon as Saito and the rest entered the ⌈World Gate⌋, they quickly emerged from the other side of the portal. In just the blink of an eye, they have arrived at the border of the village.

Saito, Louise, and Siesta walked in the dense jungle leisurely, as if they are walking in their own backyard. One can see from a glance that they come here pretty frequently. When the gatekeepers saw Saito and the rest walking towards the hidden village, they were not alarmed in the slightest. Instead, they saluted respectfully and reported, “Lord Saito, we have an emergency, please go meet the chief immediately!”

“An emergency? Is it regarding the princess?” Saito looked at the gatekeeper and asked suspiciously.

“Sigh… It is as you suspected…” The gatekeeper heaved a sigh dejectedly, then he asked, “Did you hear it from the Priestess, Lord Saito?”

At this time, Louise suddenly stepped forward and ask, “Priestess? Did Tiffania depart already?”

The gatekeeper stiffened when Louise speaks to him, not because he is afraid of Louise, nor was it because of Louise’s beauty, but because Louise, and the rest of the void mage for this matter, are revered as living gods.

The gatekeeper yelped, “Y-yes, Your Holiness! The Priestess just departed yesterday!”

Just around this time, they saw a familiar face from beyond the gate. It was Luctiana,  an elf with light blonde hair and bangs. She has a fair complexion and bright, sky blue eyes. Her bust is average sized. She was deeply fascinated by humans and their culture, and still is. She kidnapped both Saito and Tiffania a few decades ago for that purpose, wishing to observe their behavior.

Being an elf as she is, a few decades are nothing, so she hasn’t really changed that much, appearance wise. When she noticed it was Saito and the rest standing at the gate, she immediately ran over while waving her hand, “Hey~! If it isn’t Saito and Louise! What are you guys doing here?”

“Ah… Luctiana, good timing, can you lead Lord Saito and Her Holiness to the village chief?” One of the gatekeepers who saw Luctiana requested her to take Saito and the rest to meet the village chief.

Luctiana just nonchalantly said, “No problem! This way please~” and lead Saito, Louise, and Siesta into the village.

On the way to the village chief’s quarter, they had a small talk with Luctiana, mostly reminiscing of the past events. Luctiana bid her farewell after they arrived in front of the village chief’s quarter.

Saito and Louise looked at one another, both of them nodded at the same time, it seems the both of them thought of the same thing. What they feared had indeed come true! They took large strides and entered the living quarter of the village chief.

As soon as they entered the room, they found all the elders are sitting around the village chief loudly discussing something. Listening closely, it was most likely about the missing princess. Most of the elders look like middle ages man, around the same age as Saito, but do not be fooled by their appearances. They are the long-lived elves after all, all the elders here are at least ten times the age of Saito.

When the village chief lifted his downhearted head, he saw Saito and revealed a hint of smile, then he opened his mouth and said, “Oh! What a rare guest, what brings you to our humble village today, Lord Saito?”

Saito answered straightforwardly, “I came here in regards of the princess.”

The village chief’s face twisted for a moment, then he laughed mockingly, “Hohoho… Words sure travel fast… So you already know…”

Saito silently surveyed the entire room, the village chief seemed to understand what Saito was implying so he decided to end the meeting now, “Everyone, that is enough for today, I have to receive a guest.”

“But Chief Gustav!” Some of the elders are unwilling to leave it at that and raised their voice.

“Didn’t you hear me? I said this is enough for today!” Gustav, the village chief, fixed his gaze at the elders solemnly.

“Gulp…!” The elders swallowed their saliva, and did not dare to make another sound. They all know the temper of the village chief, so they quietly left one after another.

After the last of them was gone, Gustav finally heaved a sigh of relief, and said, “Phew…… They’re finally gone, you saved me there, Lord Saito. I thought they were going to stay here forever. Hohohoho!”

Saito nodded and laughed, “Hahaha… Seems like a lot had happened here. I heard most of it from Luctiana.”

Gustav tilted his head to one side, “Luctiana? Not the Priestess?”

“Yes…” Then Saito began explaining his side of the story, about how he found someone who looked exactly like the princess when he was secretly tailing his daughter in the dungeon town of Swinford.

Saito also passed the biography he received from Mister Milton to Gustav, the height, the eye colors, the hair, the skin tone, even the age, everything fit right on the bill, all except the race. Gustav frowned when he browsed through the biography.

“A Spirit?” After briefly reviewing the report, Gustav raised his face to look at Saito dubiously.

Saito nodded solemnly, and said, “This is the reason I came to find you today.”

“Sigh……” Gustav heaved a sigh, and shook his head a few times, then he said, “My guess is as good as yours, this is undoubtedly… my daughter… It is a great news to find out that my daughter is in good hands, but… I am slightly worried about the Spirit…”

Saito suddenly revealed a grin, then he tried to ease Gustav by telling him, “Don’t worry, I have already given Elwyn a Blessed Armor just in case! If the evil spirit try to do something funny, the armor will zap her.” Elwyn is the name of the missing princess, and the original owner of the body Sylvia is currently possessing. At this time, Saito obviously doesn’t know the Blessed Armor that he gave Sylvia was actually a never seen before Saint Demon Armor!

Then Saito’s expression suddenly turned serious, “But you are right, I am also slightly worried about the Spirit, is there anything we can do about it?”

Gustav closed his eyes for a few seconds, and is in deep thoughts for a while. Then he suddenly shook his head weakly, and said, “We can always try to exorcise her but…”

Saito raised one of his eyebrow and ask, “But what…?”

“But we might end up hurting Elwyn in the process……” Gustav speaks with downcast eyes. Seeing how Saito and the others do not understand the situation, he stood up and after a brief moment of hesitation, he said, “Come… There is something I need to show you…”

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Author’s Note

What will Gustav show Saito and Louise? It will be revealed in the next chapter, look forward for it!

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Back in the Guild Hall, within a certain room, just when Mister Milton’s discussion with the two mysterious figures, Saito the Hero King and Louise the Void Mage, ended, the door to the room suddenly opened.

A maid with big breasts, black eyes, and shoulder length silky black hair walked in. She disregarded everyone else and immediately walks in front of Saito, then she curtsied politely and say, “Lord Saito, please forgive my rudeness, but why is Lady Sheena’s familiar wearing the Silver Gold Armor? I thought you said you were going to give it to Angie?!”

“Ah… Siesta… P-please calm down! I can explain…” When Siesta started grabbing Saito’s collar, he started to panic. This action might seem very rude coming from a maid, but this is Siesta, she has been Saito’s personal maid since they were not more than twenty years old. One can tell that their relationship is not as simple as that of a master and a maid.

The reason why Siesta get angry at Saito is because he had promised Siesta that he will give the Silver Gold Armor to her daughter, Angie, as a gift for her services to Sheena. Since Saito had given the gift which was meant for Angie to someone else, it was only natural that Siesta would be angry.

Siesta let go of Saito and crossed her arms under her enormous twin peaks, she stared at Saito and wait for him to explain.

Saito fixed his collar and started to explain, “Siesta… Please don’t be angry, I didn’t break my promise. I just found something else that is more suitable for Angie, that’s why I decided to give the Silver Gold Armor to my daughter’s familiar. Besides… for Sheena to summon a humanoid familiar is out of my expectation, I didn’t have enough time to prepare another gift. By no means am I playing favorites here. Please forgive me?”

Saito begged for forgiveness by clapping both hands in front of his face and closing one of his eyes.

“Sigh…” Siesta heaved a sigh and then she moved her left hand from the twin peaks to her cheek. After that she turned her body sideways, closed her left eye, and peeked at Saito with the other eye. In the end, she said, “Fine… I will forgive you if you give me a kiss on the cheek.”

Just around this time, Louise finally couldn’t stand it anymore and jumped in front of Siesta. She raised her voice and exclaimed, “Siesta! You shameless woman! W-what are you trying to make my h-h-husband do in the public?!”

Siesta just ignored Louise and directly walked beside Saito, then she entangled her arms around Saito’s, and trapped his arms between her twin peaks. Saito’s face loosened from the soft sensation of the marshmallows, and had a very creepy expression.

Siesta looked at Louise and said teasingly, “Ara… What’s wrong with a husband showing a little bit of love to his mistress in the public?”

That’s right, Siesta is Saito’s second wife, and Angie is their love child, but the person in question doesn’t know that yet, she always thought she didn’t have a father. She grew up listening to heroic tales of her imaginary father. The reason why they didn’t publicly announce that Angie is their child is because they are not officially married.

Saito is a Hero King, Siesta is a Royal Maid, their position is too far apart, it is impossible for them to get married legally, there would be too many opposition. The only other person in this room is Mister Milton, so Siesta wasn’t worried about being overheard by anyone else. Mister Milton is one of the few person who knows what is going on between the three.

“Hahaha… Lord Saito is still popular with the ladies I see…” Mister Milton just laughed heartily as he left the room.

“Gnununununu…!” Louise grinds her teeth, her arms are side by side of her body, she clenches her fists tightly, it felt as if she could snap at any moment. However, over the past few decades, Louise had learned that she won’t be able to win the heart of a man if she keeps abusing him, so she is able to restrain herself from snapping.

In order to win the heart of a man, the most effective method is to get on their soft spot, so Louise had developed a new method to get Saito to pamper her more than the other girls.

Louise started to tear up, she loosened her fists and raised her right fist in front of her lips, she grabbed the right side of her waist with her other hand, then she took a few quick glance at Saito and said, “Saito… Do you prefer woman with bigger breasts after all… Sniffle.”

Louise seemed so meek and incredibly cute, she could instantly catch the heart of all bystanders even if she was in the middle sea of crowds. It is just as effective on Saito, whenever Saito flirt with other girls, Louise would do this on purpose to get the sympathy of the guys, which makes Saito jealous in return.

Seeing Louise like this, Saito immediately get free from Siesta’s embrace and walked in front of Louise, he patted her head to ease her worry, and say with a tender voice, “Don’t worry Louise, you know I love you more than anyone else.” Then he gently kissed Louise on the forehead.

Inside of Louise’s mind, there was a glint in her eyes, she thought to herself, “Kehehehe, take that you cow woman, I win!”

“Kuh……!” Siesta is biting a handkerchief in her mouth and pulling it with both hands.

Siesta suddenly got in between Saito and Louise and pushed them apart, then she faced Saito and said, “Didn’t you said you were heading to the Forest of Alden earlier, darling? When are we going to depart?”

“Ah… That’s right… Louise, may I trouble you with that?” Saito and Louise finally snapped out from their own world when they heard Siesta mention the Forest of Alden. There is something that they had to confirm with their own eyes in the hidden village of the elves.

“Sure… Opening a portal directly to the secret village of the elves is not possible since there is a powerful barrier there, but I can teleport us close to the hidden village.” Louise nodded her head and started to bring up the image of the Forest of Alden in her mind.

In order to use the ⌈World Gate⌋ magic to teleport to a certain part of the world, one needs a clear image of the area in question. It is even possible to travel between parallel world using ⌈World Gate⌋ as long as one can imagine it.

In a few moment later, the space in front of Louise twisted and a black hole suddenly appeared. Within the black hole, one can clearly see a thick and lush green forest. The ⌈World Gate⌋ has successfully connected to the Forest of Alden on the other side!

“Alright… Let’s go!” Saito was the first to enter the ⌈World Gate⌋, followed by Siesta, and lastly Louise.

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Author’s Note

Louise is… no longer a tsundere?! That seducing technique is super effective!

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