The Undying Magician - Book 1 - Chapter 46 - Events Unfolding
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Year 2849 | Month 5 | Day 30 | Sunday
As soon as I step into the main viewing area of the arena, the eyes of dozens of people – both cadets and otherwise – all seem to turn towards me.
Uh… this is awkward.
I ignore their gazes to look for my friends, only to find Amelia and Aidan near the door without the others.
Where did they go?
With a glance at some of the noticeably unfriendly looks being sent my way, I decide not to question it now and instead just leave as soon as possible.
How did I ever expect to be able to hide my ‘peculiarities’ from everyone in a military and magic academy?
Whether it’s due to Leo and his protection or just them not being sure if they want to provoke me for whatever reason, the entire room has both a tense and awkward atmosphere at the same time, with no one even so much as attempting to get near me.
Taking advantage of the strange atmosphere in the room, I quickly make my way through the room towards the others before walking out the door with Amelia and Aidan in tow.
Once we’re all outside, Aidan simply blurts out, “So, that happened.”
Amelia and I both nod while walking away from the arena without any particular direction in mind.
It isn’t until nearly a minute has passed that I ask, “Where did the others go?”
“Well,” Amelia begins with a glance towards me, only to pause when Aidan cuts in, “They were all dragged off somewhere by an officer.”
I stop walking and turn to stare at him as I ask, “Excuse me, what?”
The other two stop as well before sharing a look.
Okay, what’s up?
And why would an officer drag them away?
“The only thing they would say is that it has something to do with their families,” Amelia says with a light shrug.
Their…
Hmm.
Okay, I can see that happening.
Although why Sophia would be dragged in as well, I’m not entirely sure, but considering that her father’s a general, I can still see it happening.
“Do you know about anything that’s happening right now? Something important enough for their families to summon them?” I ask her out of curiosity, seeing as she is also from an equally powerful family as Rebecca.
Amelia glances towards the central tower of the academy – the one that serves as both the advanced course tower and the administration tower – before she looks back at me again and says, “Maybe.”
I raise an eyebrow at her answer, only to raise the other one as she grabs my wrist and begins dragging me over to the side of a building, far away from any other people. With the exception of Aidan, who began chasing after us the moment he saw her dragging me away.
After she’s sure no one can hear, she begins to whisper, “From what mother has told me, it looks like the council is starting to have some issues with the Class S magicians.”
My mouth forms an o at that, but before I can say anything, she continues with even more surprising news, “And it’s not just out nation’s leaders either. Apparently, the collective kingdoms’ Class S magicians are ignoring their nation’s calls.”
“I was told,” Aidan suddenly interjects, bringing both Amelia’s and my own attention towards him, “that the changes to the academy lately were at least partially because of that.”
I blink twice in surprise before asking, “How did you hear that?”
Aidan just shrugs and – with a completely innocent looking expression on his face – says, “Sophia told me.”
Oh.
That actually makes a lot of sense.
But nevermind that.
I turn back to Amelia and ask, “So you think whatever their families were summoning them for has to do with this?”
She nods her head and says, “Yeah, because I was already summoned a few days ago, when mother told me all of this in the first place.”
Okay. This is actually pretty good timing for me, because it’ll probably take the stronger magicians’ attention away from the academy, and therefore away from me.
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Several minutes ago, in the VIP room of the Arena
Year 2849 | Month 5 | Day 30 | Sunday
“So how exactly did you create a spell like that, Leonidas?” the leader of the group of three VIPs who had been sitting at the table on the other side of the room asks while standing a couple of meters away from him.
Leonidas – who had been ignoring the various questions being asked by the officers of lower ranking surrounding him – turns to look at the man, only to raise his eyebrows in surprise.
‘Regin Umbra? What’s he…’ he thinks, only to frown as he remembers, ‘I forgot this was also his year for instructing at the academy… shit.’
He glances at Anabel and finally finds her with a look of surprise on her face for the first time since he’s met her before he looks back at the man and says, “None of your business.”
Regin’s lips quirk slightly, forming a faint smirk, as if he had been expecting that answer. He then turns around while calling over his shoulder, “I’m sure my uncle would love to hear about it, so I’ll go ahead and tell him, if you don’t mind.”
Leonidas grinds his teeth slightly as he watches the man walk away before he himself begins to leave the VIP room as well, all while still ignoring the various Class D magicians still trying to talk to him.
Meanwhile, Anabel gets over her surprise and follows him out. However, right as she catches up to Leonidas and the officers following him, she draws her sword and cuts the cap of one of the officers in half, shocking him into halting mid-sentence. She then stabs the sword point-first into the ground and says, “Go bother someone else.”
The various Class D magicians immediately begin to leave, with most of them not even glancing back, clearly already knowing what kind of person Anabel is.
‘At least they’ll be focusing on me for the time being, and not the kid,’ Leonidas thinks to himself, not even bothering to stop despite hearing the commotion at his back. ‘But I’ll still have to figure out a way to deal with Marcus’s questions.’
Suddenly, the man halts in his tracks before lifting his head.
‘What if I talk to the doctor about it?’ he thinks, his eyes widening at the possible answer to his problem. ‘Assuming I can find him.’
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