Early in the morning before Freya woke up , Atlas set out to find Dan , he found him setting up his boutique
" Dan , do you know we're I can learn magic ? " Atlas asked
Dan was a little surprised by his question
" Learn magic ? Why ? "
" Lately I've heard of Black Skull Gang and I heard their leader is a 6th year Samurai, so I want to learn to defend myself " Atlas said , but that was only part of the reason he wanted to learn magic , another reason was because he wanted to learn more of the War Lord 's legacy
" Even if you learn magic now , you still won't be able to defeat the leader of Black Skull Gang " Dan said
" I know but atleast I can defeat his rookies "
Dan sighed " Okay , if you head towards commoners district you'll see a tall building, it's called Common Magic Instutution , it teaches basic magic up to 3rd year magic if you're lucky , you could even reach 4th year Mage, Samurai , but there's one thing, it cost 2000 Rubycoins to start out , the prices also increase as you advance "
Atlas jaw dropped at the price , the only amount he had was 16 Rubycoins, how was he going to get 2000 and above ?
" Dan where can I get this much money ? " Atlas asked
" Hmmm I can't really give you any suggestion but to help you out , if you help me walk this horse again , I'll give you 1500 Rubycoins and if you walk it tomorrow too I'll give you 3000 Rubycoins , if you walk it again I'll give you 4500 Rubycoins , for every time you walk this stubborn horse , I'll give you 1500 Rubycoins, do think about it , if you walk it everyday starting from now , by this time next week , you should have 39 000 Rubycoins , so will you take up the offer ? " Dan asked
Atlas pondered over this , if he made 39000 Rubycoins, he would have enough to last him for nine magic training sessions, three weeks of food and he could even buy good clothes , it was a splendid offer but the only condition was the horse was stubborn , if the horse ran into the forest again he would be prone to danger , so he asked Dan
" Have any strong rope ? "
" Yes , of course " he handed the rope to Atlas who tied it tight on the horse , now there was no problem
" I'll take up your offer " Atlas said bodly
" Great " Dan said
Atlas immediately began his walk with the horse , the walk went smoothly and by sunset he was back
" Here's your horse Dan " Atlas said
" How did it go ? " Dan asked
" Smooth " Atlas said
Dan dug his hand in his wallet and brought out 1500 Rubycoins
" Here you go 1500 Rubycoins , come again "
" I will " Atlas said and left , he quickly rushed to the Common Magic Instutution before night fell to make a deposit , he entered the building, it wasn't that pretty but it was neat and well arranged , he went to the counter and met a lady who he thought must be the receptionist
" Hello " the lady greeted , but not with enthusiasm as she would normally greet ordinary customers as she saw this boy was wearing rags but she tried to hide the disgust in her voice with a warm smile
" What may I do for you ? "
" I want to make a deposit to join the Common Magic Instutution to train magic " Atlas said
" How much is the deposit ? " the receptionist asked
" 1500 Rubycoins, I'll pay the remaining 500 by tomorrow " Atlas said
The receptionist was surprised at how Atlas had so much money but she said nothing
" Okay , let's register you " she brought out a book " Name ? "
" Atlas "
" Age ? "
" Thirteen "
" Personification of magic you want to learn ? "
" Huh ? "
" Samurai or Mage ? "
Atlas was conflicted wether to become a Mage or Samurai, since Mage had a lot more magic in it it would be complicated and besides the leader of Black Skull Gang was a Samurai so in the end he chose Samurai
" Level ? "
" I'm just starting "
" So apprentice then ? "
Atlas nodded , after writing down the necessary information, Atlas left , he was happy
Finally he was going to learn magic !