The journey from Horus to Alderdam was short as the four continued to talk to each other. Alexia said she would speak to the head of the Alderdam Academy of Magic regarding the selection agenda. Alexia would go with Aurora, while Arryn and Ivy went to find the nearest inn to the Magic Academy. Arryn did not argue since Alexia was in charge of the selection this time. From the carriage window, Arryn could see the city landscape clearly, as well as the city gate of Alderdam. One thing that caught his eye was many boats docked at the city harbor. Not only were there activities to unload fish at the port, but other activities were also visible, especially in the city center. One thing that caught Arryn's attention that made the young man chuckle was a five-meter statue in the shape of a woman surrounded by sea creatures. "Is that possibly the sea goddess they worship?" asked Arryn, causing Alexia and Aurora to look in the same direction as Arryn. "Yes. I'm sure that's the goddess they
*** The four of them entered the Academy building accompanied by several instructors. The Academy leader, Joselyn, asked them to be brought to her office, which was located on the fifth floor of the Academy building. They walked through the classroom area filled with students studying. Their attention was interrupted when they saw the arrival of four mysterious people crossing the academy corridor. Alexia walked first, followed by Aurora, Ivy, and Arryn walked last. There was no conversation between the four people and the academy instructors. The atmosphere was awkward as there was fear in the instructors' hearts after seeing Aurora's abilities. The fifth floor was the highest in the academy; each floor was organised according to its function. The first floor was a meeting hall, training centre, and magic laboratory. The second and third floors were for student classes, the fourth floor was for the academy instructors' rooms, and the fifth floor was for the head of the Alderdam Ac
When the inn servants arrived at the room Arryn had booked, they were surprised to find a young man lying limp with a kitchen knife stuck in his stomach. The servants who arrived were four in number, three men and one woman. "Call the nearest doctor. He needs quick treatment by an expert," Aurora pleaded. One of the male servants nodded understandingly as he left the room alone. Although the servants had come to treat Arryn, Aurora was reluctant to release the young man to them because of her caution against strangers in this city. One thing that could still be thankful for in this tragedy was the knife wound that hit Arryn did not hit the young man's vital organs, nor did blood seem to flow heavily from the knife stab because Aurora did not pull it out before the doctor arrived. What Alexia and Ivy did was different from what Aurora did. The young woman had already cast her golden light armor magic to chase after the stabbers; she flew with Ivy by her side. "HEY! STOP!" shouted A
Arryn opened his eyes after two hours of unconsciousness. He saw the figure of Ivy and Aurora nearby. They seemed to be talking to each other about something.He felt different in his body, especially his right stomach. He opened the blanket wrapped around his body and saw the wound that should have been there now disappear, replaced by a scar."What happened?" asked Arryn. Hearing Arryn's voice made Ivy and Aurora focus on the man."Thank goodness you're awake. You've fully recovered from that stab wound," Aurora replied, sitting close to Ivy as her eyes looked up at Arryn."Recovered? But it's impossible. No wound can heal that quickly. Did you heal me?" asked Arryn, asking Aurora because he knew Aurora had healing abilities."No," said Aurora."Then? Did the doctor treat me?" asked Arryn."Neither did she," Aurora replied, smiling as she closed her eyes, trying to let Arryn guess for himself."Did Erina do it?""My goodness, that woman wasn't even here when you were being treated,"
Arryn certainly didn't want to waste any time after finding out that there were people who knew a lot about the Alderdam Academy of Magic. He stood up from his bed, accompanied by Ivy, who also stood up. Alexia left a message for them to speak gently to Balian, considering that the man, according to people, was quite temperamental. "I'll keep my temper," Arryn said. The two said goodbye to Alexia and Aurora, stepped through their room's wooden door, and left the inn. The location of Alderdam's harbor was in the eastern part of the city, quite far from Arryn and Ivy's current position. They crossed the city's main street, which had begun to be cleaned of bloodstains. Not many townspeople were crossing the street as they were still scared from the short battle in this place two hours ago. Between Arryn and Ivy, only Ivy was known to the townspeople as she was seen joining the battle. The city's people began to avoid her with the intention of not getting hurt like the two men in black
Arryn and Ivy agreed to Balian's request. After all, bothering the man while he was working wasn't something good for them. They both left Balian's shop and sat in front of a small restaurant serving seafood. The two ordered food while waiting for the man. The place wasn't far from Balian's shop. Occasionally Arryn glanced at the man; he seemed to be seriously and kindly serving the people coming to his shop. "I wonder why he chose to become a fish trader instead of a magic trainer or something," said Ivy, Arryn was just as curious as she was about Balian's previous occupation. The job of a merchant is not difficult. They only need to know the communication and trading skills and the prices of goods. However, it was a different case if he was Balian. The man's abilities could lead him to work as a personal trainer or open a small magic school for children. "Maybe something about magic makes him reluctant to get involved in it anymore. We also cannot be sure whether he was actually
One intruder fell helpless, leaving six more among them, and those seemed to be surrounding Arryn's position. Arryn's right hand held the fire spear he'd appeared, tightly gripped and ready to cut down anyone who tried to approach him."Surrender! Then we will kill you painlessly," threatened one of the intruders, leaving the one injured to die from lack of blood."There is no painless death. Your choice is ridiculous," said Arryn, speaking firmly.Using the weapons they held, the six intruders began to attack Arryn one by one. They worked together to bring the young man down and bring Arryn's head before their superiors.Arryn could dodge them easily, especially since his left eye was already working normally. From Arryn's two eyes, he felt their attacks seemed so slow. Arryn tried to dodge their attacks with the fire spear shaft, causing the iron of their weapons to split and melt easily."What?!" gasped the man, realizing his axe had split open and leaving only the shaft in his han
After some hard action by Arryn and Balian, the intruder confessed. He said the order to kill them both came from Liliana, one of the three main leaders in the Alderdam Academy of Magic. "Liliana? Was she close to Joselyn?" asked Arryn, confirming with Balian since the man had previously worked there. "Not only close, but she is Joselyn's younger sister," Balian revealed, surprising Arryn as the man had never guessed. "Oh, they're both siblings? No wonder Liliana's conduct is as bad as Jose's!" groaned Arryn, annoyed to find that not only did the academy leadership hate him, but her entire family did as well. "If things happen like this, I'm sure there's something wrong with their studies," Arryn continued. "I'm telling you, they've been doing the wrong thing for years. I don't intend to tell you about it. Let you find out their faults," Balian retorted. Ivy arrived near Arryn and Balian. She came along with Balian's wife, who was curious about the interrogation results. Ivy had