6 in the morning a Regiment of Knights arrived at the academy along with Cleric, Priest and Priestess and Doctors.
Many students and soldiers were injured, with many casualties for the soldiers and few for the students.
Tulura comforts students while holding her tears due to few of her students are heavily injured in the incident.
Grant sits down and leans to a wall and close his eyes as he lost more soldiers and even soldiers that he was close with. A Knight approachs Rizette.
"Dame Rizette, the Nishizumi retreated, however there are some who got captured, one being their Commander."
"Alright, send the rest to the dungeon and let us talk to the Commander."
Rizette clenched her fist, angered about the incident. Astora looked around with a lifeless expression remembering the incident he had.
"No..no....no..not again"
Rizette walks up to Astora and hugs him. Astora's lifeless expression disappeared quickly and hugs Rizette tightly. Astora realizes he was scared and knew he was scared losing Rizette.
"It's okay I'm here.."
"Sorry..I...I was scared and had a terrible thoughts."
"I know...I know."
"Rizette, I'm okay now, the Knights said that Sir Julian, Professor Loren, and Madame Alicia have just arrived."
"I see....Thank you Astora."
Rizette let's go of Astora and smiles. Astora waves as he leaves Rizette for her reporting.
"Hello Madame Alicia."
"Hello Dame Rizette."
A woman in fancy dress smiles and have a conversation with Rizette.Tulura looks at Astora and walks up to him.
"Hey you."
"Huh?"
Astora turns back as he was called by Tulura.
"Yes?"
"You were the one who casted magic lance did you?"
"But you weren't there."
"I saw from afar while I was taking the students around to show nature, till there was a explosion far away, scaring the birds."
Astora was astonished at Tulura's sense. Tulura's expression was skeptical as she became suspicious of something to Astora.
"Say you and Rizette seems close, do the two of you are perhaps old friends?"
"Well we were childhood friends, now we are lovers, however we haven't met and talked for many years now, I was thinking what to give her now to reconnect to eachother....."
"Are you serious?"
"What?"
"You're joking are you?"
Astora looked at Tulura confused as he was oblivious of the current situation. Tulura scratches and shakes her head in disbelief. She shouts loudly that her voice reaches through the entire academy.
"WHAT!? YOU'RE RIZETTE'S LOVER!?
"Yes actually....."
"WHAT!?"
Tulura with even Knights and Students shouted with her in confusion. Rizette looks back to Astora with an Awkward expression. Astora looks back to Rizette with a confused expression.
"Oh ho~ is that why you always reject confessions and always babble at people who asked you out before. You're already taken~"
Alicia chuckles that Rizette's secret was revealed. Rizette apologize and bow her head to Alicia and leave. Rizette walks up to Astora and drags him away with a blushing face.
"That boy is Rizette's Lover?"
"HE'S 20!"
Grant look at Alicia with a confused expression as Rizette shouted and continue to drag away Astora. Alicia continued chuckling
"Life is full of surprises."
"Yes it is."
Two men in fancy clothing appeared behind Grant and Alicia. Grant still confused of Astora's appearance turns to the two.
"Sir Julian is he?"
"He's a late grower Sir Grant."
"Well that's the right term but I rather call him a "Special man" than Professor Loren's term."
"I understand your respectfulness Sir Julian."
Loren takes off his glasses and massage his eyes as many things happened. Julian leaves to help treat more people along with Grant. Alicia walks up to Tulura to calm her down.
Meanwhile....
Rizette still continued to drag Astora. After a some time they're nearly outside. Astora became worried about Rizette's life when she left.
"Rizette, I..I didn't know, I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you moved on."
Rizette stopped and drags Astora in front of her and hold him by the collar of his clothes.
"That's why what you're sorry of?"
"Rizette.."
"I left your for 6 years and that yet was my biggest regret!"
Rizette cried as she clenched Astora's collar harder. Astora's tears start to fall in his eyes and holds Rizette by her shoulders.
"Every single day, all I can think of was you, and soon I was starting to think even you moved on of your life...."
Rizette and Astora shared their hug for their reunion and reconnection to eachother. Both of them realizes their both fair share of pain of departure to one another.
"Astora.....I still love you and will always cherish you for the rest of my life..."
Astora hug Rizette as he cries in her shoulders. Rizette smiled for she felt a big happiness now.