Yvla's Past

"After Ivaylo's demise, I thought his brother would take care of the lass. After all, Ivaylo was a great big brother. When we were all little, he would always look after us. Especially his brothers'.

As we grew up, Ivaylo showed his brilliant more and more. Their race initially didn't have much, but Ivaylo's business acumen shone, and he became an influential figure in the city. He is one of the creators of the school, and he brought me to my position.

While he was alive, no religious group or human race could bully us, the beast race. But when he passed away, even people of his race started to side with the churches and targeted other beast races." He sighed deeply and looked at my eyes. "Is the lass okay?"

"Ylva is fine," I said after listening to his story. "It matched with what Ylva said, but these things he said what everyone knew in the city. 'I will ask Ylva about him when I got back. "How will you protect her if she were to come to this school?"

"She will have to stay in school at all times." He answered. I pondered for a bit and asked.

"Is it safe in school? How about field trips?"

"I can assure you, school is the safest place for her to stay. We have our private secret realm she can go to gain experience, I am Level 33. No one can take her away from here."

"Thank you." I said and stood up from my seat, "I have two more girls of Feline Race, can they also stay with her?"

"Yes, anyone can learn in our school." He said merrily, "I will prepare a big private room for three of them. And I will give you a special pass to visit them anytime you want."

"Thank you. I will go back and speak to them."

"It is what I should do." He said as he saw me out, "Ah, please notify me when they are ready to come. I will escort you on the way."

After leaving school, I went to the market. There were many shops in the city this big, but there were only a few selling top-quality ingredients. I walked in an alley first, and after making sure no eye can see me, I change my body. Miles, walked out of the alley.

I arrived at the market district not long after and started to window shopping. The ingredients I required were, mostly expensive. Especially, those I need for Three Fruit Tree Pill.

The ingredients for Impurity Cleansing Bath Water and tier above medicine Impurity Cleansing Ointment are relatively cheaper. After spending more than 5.000 Uncommon beast core, I got all the ingredients except one I needed. Most of the money spent on ingredients needed for Three Fruit Tree.

"Now, the final act." I placed everything I bought into Storage, I walked into an alley. This time, I changed to another face, after making sure there is no one spying on me. I brought the mirror out and checked my reflection.

An elder man with white ponytail hair, with almond wise eyes, looked back at me. Grey-white full beard was reaching my chest. I left the alley and walked into the shop selling fake ids. "Boy, I need an id to hid my brilliance. Give me something simple." I shouted as soon as I entered.

The same forty-something old man looked at me weirdly and check the streets, then me. "You come wrong, sir. We don't do that kind of business in here," he said.

I lift my hand as my palm facing the ceiling. Green fire mixed with crimson started to dance in my palm. The man's eyes were about to pop out from its sockets. "I am a Green Fire Alchemist. Give me the damn id quick." I shouted.

"Ye- Yes, sir." he stuttered and ran back to shop with the pieces of equipment. What a joke. How can a Green Fire Alchemist work with the council to trick a small figure like him? After sharing my "information" with him, he started to work on the id.

Moment Capturing Stone pointed at my face, and my picture was taken. Moment Capturing Stone was another magical device, similar to Bonding Stone. Moment Capturing Stones are special minerals that can be found in secret realms. They used to be rare, but now there are lots of them in the market, so they are not that expensive. But to capture good quality pictures, super quality Moment Capturing Stones are required.

After waiting no more than 10 minutes, my brand new id was ready. "How much is this?" I asked, restively.

"How can I take money from your esteem self?" said the middle-aged man.

"Meh, I don't want people to talk behind my back," I said and threw a bag with 150 Uncommon beast cores. After that, I left the store and the black market. Arriving at a magnificent building, I entered without looking at the guards standing in front. I had an innate arrogance seeping through my pores, and my eyes were looking to the heaven.

I walked inside the Alchemist Association.

Counters were dealing with customers and low-level alchemist. All alchemists had badges with different colors highlighting their levels. All I could see were yellow-crimson alchemists. These were the lowest of the bunch.

I looked around and disdained the idea of lining up. "Who is the master of this Association?" I yelled. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at me, mouths agape.

From upstairs came a middle-aged, handsome man with an orange-crimson badge, and looked at me haughtily. "Who do you think you are, calling master into your presence?"

"Get lost, lowlife," I snorted, and showed the flames in my palm once again. The middle-aged man was about to lash out but stood dead on his track. "Gree-Green fire?" He exclaimed with obvious fear in his eyes.