Instant Time Mage 5
[I am Celestial Li. Here, I bestow this girl the name, Mia. Like her previous name given by her parents, she will remember the love she shared with her predecessors, and share it with her children to be!]
Roar!
With a flick of his fingers, a roaring sound was heard deep within her body. Energy Mage made a low grunt and as her face scrunch into a frown and beads of sweat trickled from her forehead.
As I was nearby, I could feel her seemingly limitless energy boiling madly like hot lava. It was breathtaking to see her exuding such vast energy that uncapped her hidden potential.
Then after a short while, she opened her eyes and her face flushed with relief.
We didn't know what exactly had transformed of her but judging how deep and bright her eyes were, she must've had her soul transform into a torch of life that dispersed the darkness within her heart...
Well, I'm not too sure but that happened to me when I got my name...
[Mia: Thank you, Master!]
Energy Mage, now reborn as Mia, bowed her head in gratitude towards Master. And then he said to her.
[Master: Mia, with your limitless potential of Energy magic, you have shown great promise to grow as a remarkable being who will succeed great prospects. And because of that, we have faith in you as both a student and a friend... Mia, make your pledge here. Swear loyalty to my daughter and serve by her side. Do so without betrayal, and I shall compensate you handsomely for your deeds to come!]
[Mia: It would be my honor!]
Not hesitating for even a bit, Mia agreed wholeheartedly and...
Huh?
So, is that string of light that connected our souls not going to appear? I was a bit astonished that nothing was happening between Milady and Mia after that pledge and Milady acted like nothing happened as she nodded at her father nonchalantly.
So, what's that string of light was only my delusion or... No, I definitely saw it with my own eyes!
I'll have to ask Mia or Milady if something like this had happened.
But before that...
Phew... This nerve-racking ritual is finally over, right?
I was about to ask that when suddenly, Master...
[Master: Shin.]
Huh?
[Shin: Huh?]
Shin and I had the exact same look of bewilderment as we didn't understand what was going on but Master continued anyway.
[Master: You were born with the talent, aptitude and charisma of a true leader. You made bold and rational decisions that kept your classmates together from the brink of despair and lead them to rise up from their feet to find their own strength and purpose. And because that potential has only budded from its seed, you have so much room to grow... Shin, make your pledge here. Swear loyalty to my daughter and serve by her side. Do so without betrayal, and I shall compensate you handsomely for your deeds to come!]
HAHH?!
[Shin: Hahh?!]
Shin and I had the exact same reaction towards Master's sudden proposal. And not just us, even the girls had their mouths hanging agape.
Hey, hey, hey! What's going on here?!
Master, are you saying you want to make this harem king my team member?!
I already had enough of this guy! So, just leave him alone in this school which had turned into his harem castle!
Why do you got to tell him he's all that great when his not?! You're just giving him the false hope that he's some kind off destined hero or something...
[Shin: M-me... But... I thought... I thought that only the winners are decided to be teacher's attendants?]
Yeah, I thought so, too. So, what going on, Master?!
But Master only tilted head confused and shifted his focus on me.
[Master: Kronosan?]
[Kronosan: Yes, Master?]
W-what do you want from me all of a sudden?
[Master: What did I say when it was questioned who will be the attendants who will serve my daughter's side for when she travels to the nations beyond?]
Oh? That's easy, Master. You said,
[Kronosan: Make a tournament, fight with partners, winner takes all.]
As I said that with utmost confidence, Shin and the girls stared at me in confusion. But I ignored them with my elusive skills of ignorance and stared at Master, who was giving me an even more confused look.
[Master: Is that so? I thought I said, fight it out and let me decide? Is that wrong?]
No, Master. That's not what you said.
And, you three! Stop nodding as if what Master said was correct!
[Master: I see. So, I did say that. Then did I say that only winners are decided, Kronosan?]
Yes, you did!
[Kronosan: ... No, you did not.]
[Master: I see. Then, I have already decided. Shin, have you already decided?]
Shin's didn't know what to say and only looked at me with a look asking for help.
Ugh, do I really have to give up this one chance to get rid of this guy?
I mean, he's the whole reason why I'm still single, you know?
If I go out in the into the open world and make myself popular, I might just get a decent girl to promise me a relationship but...
If this prince charming tags along... Ugh!
I got no prospects at all!
And so, without flinching at him, I gave him a smile of approval that everyone except him can understand.
I regret not killing you since the day I laid eyes on you... That's what my smile said. But you don't get it, do you?
[Shin: Then... It would be my honor!]
Without a pang of guilt, he shamelessly declared his half-assed swearing whom he calls a pledge. And then... Phew
Glad that string ritual-ing didn't happen with Milady and him. Otherwise, that might've broke my confide--
Hwala!
Before I could even finish my thoughts, Shin was immediately bathed in a glow of light. It was blinding that I had to squint my eyes and the light felt so blissful that I sensed a deeper attribute of sacredness within. And in a span of a breath, that light disappeared into thin air, revealing what may have made my eyes pop out from its sockets.
Really... Why am I still here?
Just to suffer?
Shin looked different... No, he had transformed to whole new level!
His skin tone grew fair white. His eyes shone green with a hint of deeper intelligence. His height grew tall to that of an athlete. His hair color bleached out to that of a blonde. And his aura was emanating akin to a true dragon!
Oh. My. God.
YOU'RE A SAIYAN?!
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!
All this time I've been up against a Saiyan?!
All this time it's been a lie between us?!
How could you, man? How dare you?!
How dare you ruin my life?!
It's seems no one really cares about my feelings as the two girls and everyone else who has dirt for eyes fixate their ugly gazes at Shin... Who became even more handsome.
[Shin: What... Happened to me?]
[Mia: You're glowing...]
[Sora: You're shiny...]
You've becoming a living copyright infringement...
[Master: Huh, well that worked...]
It seems the only person who knows what he's doing is actually doing it at his own doing but he didn't bother doing an explanation and continued what he was doing with Sora doing with him...
Meanwhile, Milady looked at me seemingly trying to convey something with her face not conveying anything but I somehow recall that she said.
I'll rue, the day, I raised the flag, sooner or later...
Fugling Fuckery Factories.
Did Karma just Bitched me?!
Did Karma just bitch poor, old, little me?!
I search for an answer but Milady has already ignored me.
I look up the sky, searching for God. Only to realize he doesn't exist.
I look at myself and deeper within. Only to realize how insignificant I am to blame fate for my fate.
But yes, Karma did bitch poor, old, little me...
That bitch!
I'll rue the day... Yeah, I'm ruing, alright?
Haah... I should just die when I sleep.
[Milady: I'd rather not have you taking your life that belongs to me, even as a joke, Kronosan. After all, we promised. And we never, ever break promises... Never and ever and ever and ever...]
Milady, you're already 12 thousand years old. Stop talking like a 12-year-old.
But... A promise, huh?
When did I... Oh, right. I did promise her that.
[Kronosan: I remember, Milady.]
With sign language, I got her nodding at me.
Ah, but what is this sense of defeat?
Is it because Shin is on his way to women, power and glory and meanwhile, all I got is my loser-tier luck and a promise with a 12-thousand-year-old, legal Loli?
[Sora: It would be my greatest honor to serve Milady!]
Yeah, you go for it, Sora.
It's not like you got a choice when your only chance of a marriageable future is leaving on a jet plane, am I right?
Nothing happened between Milady and her. But if it did, I couldn't care less.
And the ritual was over after wasting 5 minutes of my lifespan. But for a Time Mage like me, I felt like I lost a decade here...
[Master: Good]
Master made a satisfied nod and sighed in relief. He reverted back to his usual, carefree, fatherly demeanor as he gazes at us children and turned around to leave.
[Master: Have fun in your fieldtrip!]
His voice echoing slowly with his figure vanishing softly.
It's not a fieldtrip, Master.
It's a special mission tasked to us special forces of Alexandria Academy.
Led by major general Milady herself who bravely volunteered without a second thought.
Tasked to us steel-hearted warriors who fears no death and accomplishes no surrender.
With the objective that will pave the path for our comrades and the future of our children.
Dedicating our entire lives to setting our marks in history for generations.
A mission that will determine or bureaucratic and diplomatic relationships with the other nations on the other side of the globe.
A job that will give us meaning to our lives from this day forward!
In other words, a FILLED TRIP!
What is a FILLED TRIP?
... I don't know, I just made up.
But what I can tell you though as I look at Milady making forlorn face gazing at our academy, was what made me recall the promise I had with her that I could never--... almost never, forget.
[Kronosan: ...?!]
What? Marriage?!
NO!!!
Stop joking around?! Do you think I want FBI hot on my ass?!
It isn't marriage, okay?! It's Patricide!
She wants to kill her own father!
... Well, Shit?
Me and my big mouth...
But... Meh... Whatever...
As a price for learning such an awful secret from a Loli to me, let me bore you with a testimony from a victim of unfortunate fates.
It all started out with my 1 man, 1-year, solo pursuit for romance as a high-school freshman transferring to a magical academy filled with socially awkward warlocks run by an immortal nutty professor and his patricidal daughter...
Back when I didn't have these Time-wasting powers...