Chapter 72.3- Doom Days

“Good. Now the first thing we need to do is get you ready.”

“Get me ready?” I asked, wondering what he was talking about.

He turned to me, his eyes half lidded.

“The last time you faced Ojin, you didn’t even last more than a few seconds according to your own admissions. I need to get you to the level where you would manage to escape from him with some effort” He said.

“Escape? Escape? What use is that? I want to beat him” I said, clenching my fist.

“The goal is to steal my stone back. What part of the goal makes you think a long battle with Ojin falls into my plans?”

“Well, shame for that plan. You want your stone, and as you said, I want my revenge. I want to beat him” I said, feeling the desire burn itself into my very being. What the had done to me— leaving me there like I was some sort of fodder that did not matter. It wads unforgiveable, and I would not rest until I got to do the same right back to him.

“Do I look like I happen to be made of time? We haven’t the time to get you to that level.” He said.

And that was exactly what I expected him to say because I was already slipping my hand beneath my neckline and pulling on the chain I wore around my neck to reveal the time turner.

“Is that a—“

“Yes” I said, and instead of doubting it, he nodded like it made perfect sense that a teenager would have one of the most dangerous magical items in the world n his position with the freedom to use as he wished.

“That explains a fair amount of your progress then. So you want to use this time turner to accelerate your progress with training?”

“Accelerate? That’s too tame. Nicholas, you and I are going to supercharge my progress” I said.

“Well enough. With this, we can make a fair amount of progesss. If you apply yourself and have as much magical talent as I hope you do, then this will be possible. It will be the hardest thing you have ever done— the training I will put you through, but you will come out of it stronger than ever”

“I don’t need a sales pitch, Nicholas. This was my idea after all.” I said.

“That was a warning, you brat” He said in reply.

“Huh. Sounded like you were only listing the pros. I don’t care how hard it is. There is nothing that will stop me from achieving my goals”

“Let us hope that this is not something you come to regret then. I will ask permission from your Godfather for Perenelle and I to stay a bit longer than planned. That should give us the time to get a few things into your head. And you, you will be going to see Perenelle” He said, turning away, and heading back to the Villa proper.