After my conversation with Merlin was over, Vivianne led me to the room where the elites had gathered to begin their meeting.
On my way to the meeting room, I didn't forget to say a sentence to Vivianne who was walking right next to me, "You must already know my conversation with Principal Merlin beforehand, that's why you didn't look surprised at all."
Responding to my words, Vivianne replied with a smile, "Not only me, all the elites and even the teachers and students can also guess what will happen after you defeat your opponents in yesterday's duel."
I knew there would be changes in the Six Elites after Desmond was expelled from the academy, but I didn't expect that I would be the one to replace him. I thought someone else from the Hall of Summon would replace him considering that Six Elites was a special organization whose members each come from a different prestigious hall, considering the state of the Hall of Combat which only has me as the only student.
When I entered the meeting room with Vivianne, all the other members immediately turned their attention to me. Vivianne directed me to an empty chair that had the Hall of Combat symbol on it and asked me to sit there.
For the first time in my life, I sat together with the best students in this academy.
Fang adjusted his glasses as he introduced himself, "Before we start the meeting, considering that we have a new colleague, it would be unethical if we don't introduce ourselves. My name is Fang Vandread, I am a student from the Hall of Transmutation. Nice to meet you, Ace."
Rilyco excitedly raised her hand and said, "Then it's my turn now. My name is Rilyco Vinetta. I am a student from the Hall of Potion. Nice to meet you, Ace."
Lichtalia smiled when saw my face. With a happy expression the girl started to introduce herself, "You already know who I am but considering this is a formal occasion, let me introduce myself again. My name is Lichtalia Aurora from the Hall of Conjure, nice to meet you here, Ace."
Reinhardt was calm as he introduced himself to me, "My name is Reinhardt Lightsworn. I am a student of the Hall of Divination. It is a pleasure to have you join us, Ace Arcane."
Lastly, Vivianne introduced herself briefly, "Vivianne Blanch, you already know everything about me so I don't need to bother introducing myself like them."
Seeing them introduce themselves in front of me, of course I also returned the favor by introducing myself in front of them, "My name is Ace Arcane, a student from the Hall of Combat. Thank you for your welcome."
After introducing ourselves to each other, Vivianne handed out several sheets of paper to each member of the Six Elites and activated a magic tool that produced a hologram in the center of the table.
"Principal Merlin has given a special mission to the Six Elites. In a week, the Zephyr Kingdom will hold its annual autumn festival. This year is a little different because the kingdom has found the legendary sword that belonged to the founder of the Zephyr Kingdom. To increase loyalty and morale, the kingdom will display the sword in front of the hundreds of thousand of people who inhabit the kingdom's capital. Our mission is to make sure everything goes smoothly and to protect the sword from any possible theft attempts."
In other words, this is a mission that sounds simple but has a very big responsibility because Six Elites not only has to ensure the success of the festival but also involves the legendary sword for them to guard. More than just trust is needed to carry out this special mission. The appointment of the Six Elites shows how much trust the kingdom has in the power of the Zephyr Magic Academy, especially in Merlin himself.
Analyzing the scale and responsibilities placed on the Six Elites, I feel that the Six Elites can't do everything perfectly. After all they are just a student behind their elites title.
Looking at Vivianne who had just explained about the special mission we had to do, I tell her what's in my mind, "I feel like the Six Elites won't be able to do it perfectly considering the large scale of the festival that will be taking place plus the mission to guard the legendary sword."
Before Vivianne could respond, Reinhardt spoke first, "We will cooperate with the four noble clans to ensure everything goes smoothly. Starting from the preparations for the festival that will take place tomorrow until the end of the festival."
Rilyco added, "We will divide the tasks into teams. One team will consist of two people. Each team will be assigned to a predetermined area."
Fang, who had just finished reading the contents of the report on the paper handed out by Vivianne, also explained, "Of course, because we are working together with four noble clans, in the end, one team will consist of more than two people. I hope you can adapt and cooperate with whoever from the noble clan is assigned to your respective teams."
Hearing that the six of us would be divided into teams of two, Lichtalia and I looked at each other with a smile.
Vivianne, who noticed our small exchanges, secretly let out a small smile before saying, "I have arranged everything. The first team is Fang and Reinhardt who will start their duty the day before the festival to ensure security at the location where the legendary sword will be shown to the masses. The second team is me and Rilyco, who will be on duty starting tomorrow, along with the third team consisting of Lichtalia and Ace."
Lichtalia said to me, "Although our duties start tomorrow, we will depart immediately after this meeting is over. It will take half a day to reach the capital, and we also have to meet the representatives of the four noble clans to discuss the division of duties. We must reach an agreement before the preparations begin."
Vivianne proudly said that she would handle the transportation problem. In addition, Vivianne would also give me a new sword after my previous sword was damaged when fighting Ifrit. Regarding materials and costs, everything had been accommodated by Principal Merlin even before Lichtalia and I left the academy hospital.