Chapter Twenty-Six: Visitor
Magica Academy Arc Act-I
~ Four Months Later ~
But still, four months passed quickly, and it's already December, and this year is ending as well. But I am happy that I got to spend my time with my family, enjoyed with them, and lived my life peacefully for a short period. Don't worry, I slacked of perfectly by not doing training regularly and messing up my schedule, and I don't even regret it. He-he
Yet again, I am back in the capital, but the circumstances, situation, and everything is different this time because this time, I will be living here with my family in our own house. I don't know many details about how we got this house, but I know for a fact that Ms. Enya helped us in getting this house.
It's a pretty big house for four members with two floors and in a total of three rooms, one kitchen, a workspace, a vast living room, a storage room and of course with bathroom and toilet. The Colour scheme and interiors are also well done. In short, it's just like a house belonging to a noble family. I am not really sure how much it cost us, but from my guess, it should cost around 1000 gold.
And for why my family moved in here is mainly because of me joining the Magica academy. It was bound to happen; after all, my family moved in by this time in my previous life.
One year before, I was reborn after meeting a cruel fate. At first, I didn't want to believe it, but I also knew that being reborn was possible after what I had seen in my previous life. So, if the same thing is about to happen and I will face the same cruel fate, I had no choice but to get stronger than before. I was hella scared, but as the time passed, I made some friends, came across a fateful counter, and met amazing people who taught me and helped me get stronger step by step. And because of all this, I am less scared, and I have a chance to change that future.
And one year later, I will now join the academy (Art hasn't joined the academy yet, he is just confident in it). At first, I just wanted to join the academy for knowledge purposes since I wanted to know and find few things, but now there are many things that I want to do while I am at it. One of them is meeting him, the strongest magic user on the continent, and also meeting with my old friends.
If I remember, today is the day Instructor Linnea will be officially meeting my family and me.
{Since Art will be giving the entrance test to join Magica academy and being recommended by instructor Linnea, she had to meet Art and his family once for a few procedures.)
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~ Hours later, in the afternoon. ~
Instructor Linnea arrived. Art's family welcomed her inside the house and took their seat.
{Levine and Elena already knew instructor Linnea both personally and professionally.}
Levine and Elena both greeted her,
"It's been a long time since we have met, so how have you both been?" Instructor Linnea asked them.
"Truly, it's been a long time since we have seen each other and talked. And we both, including our children, are doing good."
"But instructor, I never thought of you meeting with Art and even recommend him," Levine asked Linnea.
"Coincident, isn't it?" Linnea said it while slightly laughing it off.
Elena asked Eli to go and get Art from his room as Art wasn't present when Linnea arrived.
"But the reason I want to recommend him is that he is a tri-element user and can also use both Ki and way of Ki. He is tri-element, and on top of that, he has an affinity for electric elements. Still, again I don't know how well he can use his magic, but he was taught by both Enya and Kane, which is a great achievement in its own way. So, I thought, why not recommend him." Linnea told.
"Certainly, Art has done something not many people could pull off, and in just one year, he had achieved a lot of things. Just one year before, when he and I fought against each other, he was weak, not really weak but considering everything, he was weaker than what he is now." Levine mentioned.
"Fought? You and Art?" Linnea asked Levine.
"Yes, when he said he wanted to become an Adventurer, I asked him to defeat him in a fight, but he only had to land one hit to win. Art was still pretty good compared to others and could use both fire and wind, which surprised us. He won that fight and became an Adventurer. But after one year, when I met him again in person, he changed and became a lot stronger. It was a total shock for us when he told us everything." Levine said.
Linnea was shocked hearing that and said, "Oh my, so he learned all that in just one year?"
Levine anxiously replied with "Yes…."
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I am lying on my bed, thinking nothing as I have nothing to do and am totally bored. I hear the door knock sound. Hearing that, I went to open and saw Eli. She told me that instructor Linnea was here, so Eli and I walked down the stairs to the living room. What I saw was both my parents and instructor Linnea were already having a conversation. All I knew was that they were talking about something serious. Hmm.
Eli and I walked to them, and I greeted instructor Linnea
"Hello, instructor Linnea. Good to see you again." Saying that, everyone looked at me, and she greeted me back with a gentle smile.
"Hello Art, how have you been."
"I am doing good, and it's a pleasure to meet you again."
Instructor Linnea's sight then falls on Eli, who was hiding behind me. And it is because Eli is always shy around those she meets for the first time, but she confidently talks to them after the second or third meet. But he does what she needs to do, even if it's her first time meeting someone. As expected of my sister.
Eli then speaks up with a soft tone, "H-Hello, I am Eleanor Kei. Nice to meet you."
Hearing that instructor Linnea's look changed, she definitely fell for Eli. I know how it feels, instructor.
"Aww, what a cute girl…." She then corrects her posture, "Ahem…. Nice to meet you, Eli. I am Linnea, a professor at Magica academy."
After that, the instructor asked me what I did after my training camp and what I had done in the past months. Meanwhile, our maids served the teas and snacks. Both my parents also continued their conversation with her. And they are pretty close, huh?
Minutes later, after all that conversation, the instructor puts her hand into her handbag and takes out an envelope. She then hands it over to me, saying,
"This is the invitation for the entrance test that will happen next week in the morning. By showing this, you will be allowed to enter. And I have already registered your information, so don't worry about that."
I accepted it from her and replied, "I see. Thanks for helping me out."
"Pleasure is mine. In fact, I want to see it myself how far you can go."
"By the way, instructor Linnea, is the test or the task revealed?"
"Not yet, but all I can say is that you will find the task easy yet difficult in a way."
I see, complicated yet straightforward, eh? I then looked at the envelope on which there was a logo of the academy, and as I was looking at it, the instructor asked me.
"Art, how confident are you?"
I slightly chuckled and replied, " I don't know, but all I can say is that I will be passing the test."
The instructor was surprised to hear that and said, "Oh my, that's quite an answer."
{A test or task will always have rankings, so when Art said, "I don't know," he meant he isn't sure about the ranking, but Art is sure that he will pass the test with ease.}
After I said that, Dad put his arm around my shoulder and said, "Arent you too confident?"
"Hehe"
She had given me this envelope, and that was what she had come for initially. After giving it to me, it was time for her to leave now. She stood up and said, "Well then, I shall take my leave. Art, if you need any help, don't hesitate to contact me."
As I saw her walking away, I suddenly remembered something that I wanted to tell her. So I started running towards her and shouted but not too loudly, "Instructor Linnea."
Hearing that, she turned around and stopped as she was waiting for me to reach her.
"Yes, Art?"
Huff Huff, 'Umm… Instructor Linnea, did you tell others in the academy about me being a tri-element user?'
"No, I haven't said anything about that. Why?"
"To be honest, I want to keep it a secret, not really a secret, but for now, I don't want others to know that. But I will show the results you are expecting from me."
Hearing that, she gently smiled and said, "If that's what you want, then I won't force you, and it's your life, so I won't be expecting things from you, but I would love to catch a glimpse of what you can do."
I corrected my posture and slightly bowed to her saying, "Thanks a lot for understanding me."
She walked towards me, closing the distance between and put her hand on my head, and said, "If you want me to keep it a secret, then talk a bit casually to me since, in a way, we are close, you know."
After the end of our small conversation, she walks away, and I return back. So finally, it's time, few more days and a gateway will be opened for me, and a new journey begins.