He just came in from a mission, but instead of taking his rest first, which he highly deserved, he still decided to run straight to Professor Sonny to report his findings. This made the goodwill she felt about the young lad before him shooting furiously up the meter. It is also the same reason why she offered him her help without any hesitation. It was a good thing that Niccoli is at the right timing and he met Professor De Belen. If it was any other teacher, they might need ended up waiting for a few more hours before their request will be accommodated.
After a few moments, Niccoli and the rest of his friends can be seen walking at one of the school building that they have never entered before. Professor De Belen was walking ahead of them while the group was following closely behind her. She was leading the way with a smile. After leaving the Mission Tower, they walk for some time before a staircase came into view.
This staircase was extremely bizarre. There was nothi
"Professor De Belen, what brought you here?""Professor Sonny, this are my students and they just came in after completing the school mission. They wish to discuss something with you, the Headmaster.Regarding its content, I'm not too sure either as they refuse to tell it to me. Insisting that they want to speak to you directly. As such, I was left with no choice but to bring them here with me. I hope Professor Sonny can help us.""Ohh???? I see. You can leave them here with me, I'll talk to them. Thanks by the way Professor De Belen for bringing them over."Professor Sonny nodded at the student warlocks and smiled amiably."I will be taking my leave then, Professor Sonny."Knowing that she was no longer needed there, Professor De Belen excused herself. After that, Professor De Belen patted Niccoli's shoulder and nodded to the direction of the other students before leaving the room. She was considerate enough to close the door behind her aft
Walking closer to observed the sleeping white cat, Professor Sonny knitted his eyebrow. When he got a clear view of the situation of the sleeping cat, the frown on his face deepened. With a slightly upturned eyebrow, he asked,"You mean to say this little cat over here ended up like this because it tried to save you???It was already a huge blessing that she was not smashed into a meat paste after being attacked by a large platoon with that small physique of her...May I ask how could this small cat managed to do your group any help???"It's not that Professor Sonny was mocking the capability of the small cat or the group. It is just that the whole situation is very inconceivable. When he heard about a magical beast by the name of Monami tried to sacrifice herself to save the group of warlocks, Professor Sonny imagined it to be some formidable magical beast. Thus, upon seeing a small and seemingly harmless cat, Professor Sonny cannot help but asked
"Here are a few stalks of Devil Smile Flower. Use these to make an incense stick and burned three of them besides the sleeping cat. This will help to stabilize the dormant soul of your spiritual beast."As Devil Smile Flower is a sentient mystical plant that used to devour souls for its nourishment, it was inevitable that it has some used in stabilizing or nourishing a weakened soul. Since these flowers had a huge accumulation of soul energy within its body due to its prolonged exposure to soul nourishment. Even though Professor Sonny was helpless about saving Monami at the moment, he was confident that it was not entirely impossible for him to do it. He just needs to read more books related to the study of soul arts. Once he learned more about this practice, it won't be hard for him to think of a way to help his students. In the meantime, what they have to do is to find a way to stabilize the weakened soul of Monami"Thank you, Professor Sonny..."Niccoli accep
Early the next day, Nero told Audrey that he will be going to Enchanted Garden.[I'll be going out to get some fresh air. Don't look for me, I'll be back in no time...]He said as he bid his farewell. Audrey allowed Nero to have some time alone. She knew that despite her cat's strong and nonchalant upfront, she can feel that Nero was also feeling despondent after what happen to Monami There is a high chance that Nero intends to go on Enchanted Garden so that no one, especially Audrey can see him wallowing with his sadness. When he reached Enchanted Garden, Nero head straight to the chocolate fountain. This is where he and Monami usually stay during their free time. On his way, he heard the voice of a man who appears to be in the middle of an argument."You useless system! Where did you bring me this time?!!!""What?!!!! Are you serious?????! Shame on you! Why do I have to be stuck to a useless system just like you?!!!"Nero was not planning t
[So what are you doing in this world??? And who is that useless system that you were talking about?] "Oh, well as I've said it was all because of that useless system's fault. If he did not lose the coordinates to the next world that I should head to, I won't even land on this mess. Regarding that system, it was currently residing inside my mind..." [Oh... I get it now. So you mean to say, you are a character from another transmigration story, and your cheat is that useless system?] "You can think of it that way. I was the result of the colorful imagination of that shameless author, FallenBlue." [Is that so??? Then, welcome to our story! Just like you, I am also the best character that my beautiful and excellent author conceived out from her limitless imagination] <A/n: Nero, can you please stop bootlicking???? When you're acting like that, I can't help but feel like you are up to something...>
On the other hand, the cute little black cat Nero went straight to the boy's dormitory. He was eager to share the bit of news that someone other than Audrey was able to understand him. The moment he caught sight of his master, Nero went straight to her. Then he immediately recounted what happen to him back at the Pixie Yard."You mean to say you met a character from another transmigration story, with the name of Robin?"[Little lass, you just literally repeated what I just said...]"Wait..wait.. wait... What does it mean? Could it be that there will be some sort of collaboration happening on this storyline????!][Not exactly a collaboration, Little lass. You were over thinking things. He was more like a special guest. Just like in talk shows or video blogs that you watch on TVs before on your previous life.]"Oh, I see... so it's what they called special participation..."[Yes, exactly. Besides, he won't be stayin
"So??? What is in it for us????"It was Audrey who asked this question. To be honest, she had never heard about this soul beguilement thing before."When I heard them mentioning that there is an old hermit that is capable of soul beguilement, I immediately thought about Niccoli's cat. Maybe.... maybe the old hermit can help us? Or at the very least gave us some crucial information about soul arts..."Allan immediately makes his intention clear. Although he cannot guarantee whether the old hermit can really help them cure Monami's condition or not, the very mention of "soul" gave him a ray of hope."You're right, anything related to soul arts is hard to come by information. If we could be able to meet one who practice anything related to it, even though it is just a simple soul beguilement, it was better rather than having no leads at all."Nike nodded when realization dawn at him. He patted Allan's shoulder to show his appreciation."So, whe
According to what Allan learned so far, Cloud Mist Ridge was located quite some distance away from Iridos. It will take them around three days of traveling before they could reach their destination. Provided that they will travel on full speed without resting for the night. As for the old hermit, Allan was not able to gather information about its exact whereabouts. Even his source was not able to meet the said old hermit before. Meaning, the group will still have to comb the area after reaching it. In a nutshell, they were banking on hearsay.Nevertheless, despite the uncertainty of this expedition and the difficulties that they were bound to encounter in this journey to Cloud Mist ridge, Audrey and her friends still chose to brave through it. As long as it will give them some leads about soul arts. Anything related to it, they will not hesitate to search for it wherever corner of the world it was.This is especially true to Audrey. She was not just doing this for Mona
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou