"Where is this?", Ursula said.
"The cafeteria offers place to stay to their employees. So I started to work here.", Ruffus said. "This will be the last place where they will come find us."
"Whatever.", she put Archer on the bed. "Can you take some food for us?", she picked his info and transferred some credits. "This should do."
'Oh, okay.", he left.
"He shares the room.", Aurora said.
"What about it?", Ursula didn't get it.
"Archer said that people would sell information in exchange of money without thinking.", she replied.
"His is right but we don't have much choice."
"And he is away for now.", the fairy said. "This little brat.", the girls looked at the little being and notice it only now that spoke. "What?", she noticed the silence. "YOU FORGOT ABOUT ME?", they nodded.
"Woof."
"You didn't?", she said to Ferdy. "That's good."
"You can speak with him?", Aurora was surprised.
"Of course I can. I'm well versed on all languages as a good Queen should be."
"Queen?", Ursula asked.
"Yes. I'll be the next Fairy Queen with this little one's help."
"You know that Titania wasn't a sprite fairy, didn't you?", the tiger girl asked.
"What about it? I can surpass her on magic and... on magic."
"She was a monster on the Earth. It was said that she could handle over hundred adventurers on her heyday.", Ursula said. "One of my ambitions is be able to find one of her greatswords."
"Of course she could handle over hundred adventurers. You are all so squish and easy to defeat.", the fairy said.
"Even tho she was slayed by one of this squish and easy to defeat.", the girl smiled. "The Fairy Hunter."
"Don't speak about this one.", the fairy said. "He forced a contract upon one of ours and used his magic to avoid Titania's."
"We know but contrary to your people here he is a hero. Titania even being able to talk to humans chose the path of a berserker killer.", Ursula said.
"They are monsters on our eyes and will always be. So why speak so ill from her choice?", Archer said waking up with Aurora's help.
"Master. She is saying too much 'ill' stuff.", the fairy went to the boy's chest.
"Titania, huh?"
[Fairy Queen: We aren't that close. So call me by my title, please.]
"She must had her reasons.", Archer said. "As we are fighting the teacher Z now.", he completed.
"How is this girl?", Ursula changed the topic.
"A Cardinal. A special one at most.", he said. "Her father is paying me to protect her."
"I want half if you are going this way.", she said.
"Okay.", he transferred a hundred credits.
"You must be kidding that you are protecting her for two hundred credits.", the girl said.
"You want the money or not?", he pushed a little further to see her reaction.
"At least say the true amount.", she said.
"No.", he smiled. "Where are we?"
"At my place.", Ruffus entered with food. "I brought the whole credits in food. I thought it would be the best instead of keeping to myself."
"Thanks.", Archer said.
"No problem.", the sand boy replied.
The group started their lunch. The food was not great but was what they needed for now. Archer and Aurora asked Ruffus about the extra bed. He said that it was vacant so no problem would arrive at the door. They talked about what happened while the boy was away.
"She fall for a trap.", Archer said.
"What?", the others said.
"It was like J knew what would happen. So he attracted her to there. As for what Ruffus said she can use divination but must be some restrictions on it.", he explained.
"Like what?", Ursula asked.
"She engages in conversation without battling. So this must be one of them.", he thought a little. "She paralyzed on him pulling a card from the deck. So she can't use her super speed while using magic."
"That don't make sense.", the older girl said.
"Why not?", he asked.
"Her reactions would be faster and she could avoid the spell."
"That's make sense but let me ask you one thing. Who would finish a spell first her or him?", he pointed at Ruffus.
"Her because of her mutation."
"Neither.", he said. "The magic particules on everybody's body are independant from their mutation powers. So they would finish the spell at the same time."
"But her enchantment and control would be better. As well she could avoid the spell with her super speed."
"So there must be a delay between her magic and mutation.", he finished his theory.
"That's don't make sense in combat.", she was still in denial.
"Look. I'll give you the exact example of what happened. She looked through at least fifty two futures which increased the time without mutation on her body. While doing this for short durations she could keep changing them in a real combat."
Ursula was defeated and Archer knew how to fight her. He explained how the fights would function when meeting any teacher. They were a little unsure of the way he was dealing with all the information but they agreed.
[TFA: You leveled up. The notifications left when you passed out.]
[Archer: That's okay for now.]
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[Survive another day (Instantaneous)]
[Difficult: ??]
[Maintain all of the people on the group alive 7/7]
[Reward: Phoenix Heart and 10 free stat points.]
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[Archer: WHAT?]
A Phoenix Heart was a incredible artifact on the whole world only a few people achieve it during all the millenniums. It had three common uses. Transplant. Ressurection. Item creation. Transplant would enhance the body of the owner. Ressurection would bring a person back to life doesn't matter the time passed by. Item were made to enhance the power and influence of a house as it would endure through the ages.
"What happened?", Ruffus noticed the widened on Archer's eyes.
"Nothing. I was thinking a little about my studies. Any of you know anything about Phoenix Hearts?", he replied. A well made lie.
"So you didn't know.", the other boy said. "The Karma Family hunted one down to the next heir."
"What?", Archer wouldn't expect something like this happening in such short time. "Who is it?"
"You know him and made him limp too.", Ursula said.
"He's already a good mage and combatant. So why?"
"Items.", Aurora said. "Among the great families transplants and ressurection don't mean it much."
"So we'll have a Phoenix spear.", the elder said and Archer noticed a opportunity.
"Why are you so unhappy about it?", he asked the second year girl.
"I saw the power of a Phoenix staff and I as a swordswoman would obviously like to see a Phoenix sword's power."
Another think he put on mind. All of this was happening without the weapons. Aureos and Ursula were way too strong without their weapons. He was touching them with his little finger only.
"Lets roll.", he said. "We need to start moving."
The campus was a lot more calm but they knew why and clearly was on their front as well. Aureos.
"Lets fight now.", the dragon boy said and with a dragon claw pushed a fire cyclone on their direction.
The fire increased while going on them and by there was about to engulf the whole party but a great sand wall raised from their feet crytalizing on the impact.
'You are the main defense, Ruffus.'
Ursula was fast and her body started to change into tiger from the feet up going. When she approached Aureos she did a huge punch.
'You are the main attack, Ursula.'
But wasn't as strong as the dragon form of the boy. He only needed to block with his palm. What he didn't expect was that Ursula used his block to gain his back and lock him.
'You are the auxiliary damage, Ferdy.'
A beam shot on the dragon's chest twice. Even being more strong the lock was strong and on a hard point to shake it off. So he grew his wings and pushed her out finally.
'We need to restrain him to the ground.'
Aurora exchange a glance with Ruffus and both used their mutations on the enemies wings. She froze one while the boy crystalized the other.
'And you, Archer?'
'Me? I'll act independently.'
The boy appeared on the Aureos face grabbing him by the hair and pulling him to a knee attack. The impact broke the boy's nose and started to bleed but this wasn't stopping the continuos attacks with his knee.
"ENOUGH.", Aureos said while roaring fire through his mouth and freeing himself from all of that. When he realized Archer was gone.
Ursula didn't give him another chance and started attacking again as he lose his guard. Punch and kicks started to connect till he recompose himself and blocked a kick. But fell again for her counter making him fall on the ground.
Ice and crystal blocked his arms and wings on the floor. Ferdy was on the air firing his beams of energy on the boy's chest. He was taking a great beating but was more calm and started to think on his counter as now Archer would appear but his waiting was his lost.
Ursula engaged in combat again. As he was on the ground her attacks were a lot more powerful. He couldn't defend properly too. So she jumped back and the wolf fired another couple of beams. Ice and crystal were being made to keep him on floor.
"Where are you?", Aureos said looking for his enemy. The truth was that his leg would not totally recover from the previous attack dealt by Archer.
"Get away from him.", the boy shouted at distance. On his hands was the Firebolt. He was aiming carefully at distance.
"There you are.", Aureos broke from his temporary prison but was too late.
Archer fired his Firebolt.