Inside Norman's office (On the other side)
Jennifer and Norman had watched everything that proceeded in the battle and reacted differently externally and internally.
Jennifer face was pale from fright and worry for Jasper's current condition as the battle that took place was too intense for Jasper so she could not even predict the damage done to him and currently he was lying on the ground unconscious.
But she was very surprised by Jasper's fighting capabilities. His strength could be considered average in the Arcane World however it was probably at the peak in the Blue World. To have fighting capabilities at this level without ever using mana was insane.
Her eyes gained a complicated glint when she realized that Jasper had changed a lot in her absence. Although she was his elder sister they had lost connection for 10 years which was a very long time and would definitely change anyone.
This was proved by the fact that Jennifer was just as surprised as Norman by his fighting abilities. For a total stranger to be just as surprised as his sister showed that she knew very little about her brother now.
On the other hand Norman was intrigued and curious about Jasper after the battle.
His thoughts were also completely different form Jennifer's ,' To be able to last five minutes against my disciple without any knowledge of magic is a miracle. Also Jasper has qualities that were rare for a child his age. It showed that Jasper had been trained by one of the finest masters present in the Blue World. His master is someone worth meeting when I have some free time.
Jasper's unwavering spirit and I speculate to be years of practice, coupled with his high talent in magic he has the potential to become one of the greatest combat mage in the Arcane World.
I have been a teacher for a long time so my intuition tells me that Jasper would be an interesting student to teach but sadly I will never get a chance to teach him.'
Proceeding with his last plan of action Norman contacts the masked person through secret mean which could not be detected by Jennifer.
"Disciple, retreat from your current location and rendezvous with me near XXX location."
"Yes sir, please allow me to follow you wherever you are planning to go for I promise that I will always be by your side."
"No, You can't follow me now that you have lost a battle and could not fulfill the condition I gave you."
"But Sir this is not fair I have won every battle you have asked me to fight except this one and all I ask for my prize is to follow you."
(Norman's eyes turn cold after hearing The Masked Persons comment) Norman replies with a cold tone," There is nothing fair in this world ,disciple. Are you going to cry for fairness when your enemy has a knife under your throat. If you were able to win every battle I assigned you then it would give me some confidence that you could survive the place I am going although that was very unlikely.
You lost a battle and it shattered my small confidence I had in you to survive that place. This is the last time I will hear any disobedience from you when I have already given you my orders. "
The Masked Person was angry at Norman for denying him but the last sentence reminded of its past experience making it chock on the spot.
Norman added, "Also give the blue medallion on you to the boy Jasper ,its a gift to him from the previous vice-master of the Dragon Rainbow Academy. And going forward I do not want you to have a hostile relationship with Jasper. Try to befriend him if possible, the advantages of becoming his friend might be what helps you the most in the future."
The Masked Person was going to rebuke Norman's statement but before it could he had already cut their communication. Norman ended his conversation with the Masked Person and looked towards Jennifer who was still in a confused state after everything that had transpired in front of her. His next words made her look in his direction.
"You have turned out to be more remarkable then I could have ever imagined and in more ways than I can count. Its nice knowing that my teaching will go down in history as one of the best in the world.
It feels like yesterday when I saw a young girl of about 16 studying and practicing as intensely as possible and doing everything within her power to become stronger. As her teacher I gave her a few advices here and there and she absorbed the knowledge and tried to understand everything I told her no matter how difficult and hard it might be.
Jenny, you are one of the most hard working students I have ever come across. It has been one of my greatest joy to witness your journey from a sapling to a full bloomed flower.
You have made me proud. Your accomplishments in such a short time are commendable. You have also made a lot of contribution for the Dragon Rainbow Academy and I hope that you keep doing that.
Also take good care of that cadet of yours, I have no idea where you found him from but he has one of the best and highest potential prospects I have ever come across and could become the Academies hidden weapon. That's it for your professor parting words and take care of yourself. Goodbye."
Norman uses his magic to throw Jennifer from his dimension. In the combat room Jasper was still lying unconscious after fainting while The Masked Person ended his conversation with his master and did as instructed. The Masked Person takes out a blue medallion along with a suspicious piece of paper and a rectangular object and puts it in Jasper's pocket before Jasper is thrown out of the dimension like Jennifer.
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The unconscious Jasper wakes up after an unknown period of time to find himself in a lavish and luxurious room. After sitting up comfortably on the bed, he spends a few minutes on recollecting his memories trying to figure out how he ended up in this bedroom. He realized that after exerting himself to the limit he had fainted in the combat room and then ended up here.
Worried about Jennifer he starts searching for her frantically around the suit.
In his search for Jennifer, he was also able to explore his surroundings and the house he had woken up in. After searching a few rooms he had a gist of where he was.
It was a double suit house with all amenities Jasper could imagine and for him it was so good that it easily put the five-star hotels in the Blue World to shame. He would have loved to enjoy these amenities but at the moment he was more concerned about his sister.
At the end of his search Jasper was finally able to find Jennifer in a room (presumably hers) staring out of the window looking at the beautiful night sky filled with twinkling stars.
Jasper was relieved to know that nothing severe had happened to Jennifer and walked inside her room. He was about to ask her how she was doing but Jennifer was one step faster than him.
She said with a guilty expression," I am sorry for what you had to suffer through because of me. Its my responsibility to protect you but it was the other way around, you saved me. I am ashamed of myself."
Interpreting Jennifer's comment Jasper realized that she somehow knew about his battle with The Masked Person and the condition he stated after his victory. He decide not to question her about it for the moment," Don't feel sorry for what happened to me, in fact right now I am feeling much better than I have ever in my life. Anyway its not your fault that we ended up in that situation and I am happy as long as you are safe and doing well."
Jennifer had an expression that was asking Jasper whether he was trying to cheer her up or depress her. Jasper was surprised by her reaction and recalled his words realizing his mistake. He immediately tried to correct it," I didn't mean it in that way...what I wanted to say was there was nothing we could do to prevent the sitaution...no that came out wrong....what I mean is..."
Jasper stops his desperate attempt of correcting his mistake after noticing Jennifer laughing at him .
He was annoyed seeing Jennifer laugh and asks rudely," Why are you laughing??!"
"I am happy to know that my brother still loves me and even though you have changed a lot since the last time I saw you, you are still the same at your core. That makes me very happy. But emotionally I am not well after what I experienced."
"Why, what happened??!"Jasper tries to figure out the reason behind Jennifer's sadness in his mind but it proves to be an impossible task when he had no clue about what happened to Jennifer in the time they were separated.