Three days later, and four Cities visited, Taisetsuna and Nozomu were leaving the Magical Circle in the Capital, Maardu, with their Unicorns.
Rampage kept on snorting as they walked down the street to the gates on the wall because he was carrying two saddlebags with Nozomu’s clothes and weapons, tied to the rope around his torso that Nozomu used to be sure he didn’t fall every time he rode him.
Near the gates, Nozomu rubbed the snout of the frowning Unicorn and said, “Come on, we talked about this! I will give you a treat, and Suna will give you a big Fire Ball for you to eat! It is just until we reach the Academy! As soon as we get there, I am going to untie the rope and I will carry the saddlebags so that you don’t look bad, okay?”
Nozomu explained while Tresuria hid behind him with her pet plant at her feet. “It seems everyone was curious about Tresuria, but they all failed to notice that she was feeling trapped with so many people around her.”The man slithered around Nozomu and looked closely at the nervous Gailie, who was hiding her face on Nozomu’s back. “Look at me, child. That is it. I am not going to bite you.”Tresuria peeked from behind Nozomu and said, “Hi… This one is Tresuria. It is nice to meet you.”“Hello, Tresuria. I am Ruh de Mills, the History Teacher. You need to get used to unknown people if you int
Taisetsuna looked in front, and frowned at the sight. Robert Keskula, the one-day-to-be Viscount was smiling at her. Dressed in a shiny yellow armour, with metallic gloves, boots, a long sword at his waist, and a white feathered helmet under his right arm. His eyes were shining while looking at her, contrasting with his long lose blond hair.Next to him and looking at Nozomu with a frown, was Hinen Sukemoru, the Cat-kind boy from the City of Kolga-Jaani.Robert tapped Hinen’s shoulder and told him to follow him.He then sat in front of Taisetsuna and asked, “Where were you? I arrived hours ago! You overslept or what?”
When Nozomu and Taisetsuna exited the building, they turned right to go around the building, and Nozomu signalled to Rampage to follow him.The white Unicorn wondered what he wanted, and trotted to get to him and walked at his side, gathering a lot of attention from all the applicants that were also walking near them.Taisetsuna looked at the frowning Unicorn and asked, “Nozo, why did you call him? Do you want to ride him? It is just a small walk, you know?”“Well, the Principal said we could use Magic, but he didn’t say we had to use our Magic, did he? I am just going to ask Rampage to hit the targets.”
When the last group finished, the Principal went to the line and faced the new applicants. “I wish those who failed the best of luck in the coming year. You can still apply to other Academy this year, but not this one. Unless you wish to wait until the end of the afternoon to fight the Dragons, in which case you will receive three points and an automatic entry if you last ten minutes against them.”The Principal looked at the group that was vigorously shaking their heads, and he then continued, “Have a nice day, and may we see you again next year, if you so wish!”He waited a few minutes for the applicants that didn’t hit the targets to leave to the front of the building to make their ride home, and he then continued after counting heads. “Thirty passed this try-out. Not a bad number, after all, but almost ten did not. Let’s go inside for the Potions try-out. Go to the main entrance, while the Teachers and I use the back entrance.”While Nozomu was grabbing the bag that he had put on
The Potions Teacher went to the table where all the Teachers and the Principal were, and he spoke in a low voice, “I don’t even know what to say about this! First, she says she wants to make a High-Grade, then she says it is to be used in case of need because they want to fight the Dragons… If they were other applicants, I would laugh, but we all saw the Unicorns they brought. If they managed to capture and tame them, they might stand a chance against the Dragons. At least the Unicorns will be able to fight the Dragons, making them survive for the ten minutes they need to win the three points. As for defeating them, we all know that is impossible!”The Principal was about to say something, but Ruh de Mills, the History Teacher, spoke first. “Everyone also said that it would be impossible for a Snake-kind to
Teacher Tinch gulped when he saw the yellow glowing Potion inside Taisetsuna’s pot, and he slowly nodded. Before he had time to check the ingredients that were still wet and laying over the stove, she threw them inside the bottom compartment to let the brazing coal eliminate all evidence.She then went to Nozomu’s pot, and cooled it off in an instant, while he was also throwing his used ingredients into the coal, leaving the Potions Teacher almost dying of curiosity.As he approached, Nozomu poured his Potion into the vials, and when he handed him a small vial full of the Potion, Teacher Tinch almost fainted. “Here’s a gift for you. I think you can sell it and get a nice profit. I have a few other vials for you to judge at the end of this try-out, but this one is all yours.” When the five people that failed exited with a gloom look on their faces, the Principal got up and spoke, “As I said in my initial speech, the next and last try-out will be the capture of a Monster or a Magical Being. Choose your Party, six members maximum. The forest is to the west, after the targets, and the mountains are in the opposite direction. In the forest, there are some Fairies, ‘Scaraar’s, Ants and ‘Ergy’. Fairies are extremely territorial and aggressive, and Ants are always hungry. The ‘Ergy’ are not dangerous alone, but they are never alone. Many people have already died from the encounter with a swarm of ‘Ergy’. ‘Scaraars’ are plain dumb but very difficult to catch because of their absurd speed and their jumps. In the Mountains, there are Orcs, Goblins, Harpies, Lamias, and last week, we saw two Drakes landing, but I am not sure if they are still there.”The Amazing Sidekick Chapter 59 – Heart mess - part 1
Tresuria noticed the sad look on Chujitsuna’s face and said, “This one feels sorry for your pain, but you don’t know this one well enough to see her as a love interest, and perhaps you are mistakenly taking attraction for love.”“Yeah, it could be it. That is why we should start as friends and see what happens. Despite the fact I know for sure I am not mistaken, because what I know about you, I already like, and I bet the more I find out, the more I will like!”Tresuria gulped and faced forward again, trying not to look into those deep brown eyes and hypnotising smile.She focused her attention on Nozomu’s back, concentrating on his movem