Chapter 31 Magic Knights Academy

They are now inside the academy. The guard that is with them told the other guards to secure their carriage. The guard leads them towards where is the headmaster of the school.

Zero and Diablo are observing the structures in the academy. The academy is vast that it can fit thousands of people. They can see many students practicing magic and swords. They can even see some students having a sparring match. When they walk near the students, they became the center of attention. It's their break time so many students are lingering outside. They are all charmed by Silica's beauty. Some tried to get near them but the guard that is with them warned them.

Many students are looking at Silica in admiration most of the boys that looked at her can't take their eyes from Silica. There are some students and teachers that looked at Silica with malicious thoughts. But Silica just smiled evilly at them and made them shiver. After a while, they are now in the front of a room where the headmaster of the school resides.

The guard knocked on the door. A feminine voice inside the room spoke "Who's that?"

The guard answered

"There are guests, Master."

"Are they important?" The girl inside the room asked.

"Yes. It's her." The guard said.

"Come in," The headmaster said.

The guard slowly opened the door.

After the guard opened the door, he handed the paper to the headmaster and bowed before leaving.

The room is messy. And on the table, there is a pile of papers. A woman in her 30s wearing glasses stands up from her seat. She looks very tired and you can see a dark spot in the corner of her eyes. You can still see her beauty even in her state right now.

She fix her posture and said

"I am Clara the headmaster of this school."

"I am Silica and this is my Mas-" Silica stopped her words when Zero spoke

"I am Zero. This one beside me is Diablo. We are Silica's subordinates."

Clara said while scratching her head

"I think we should change rooms...

Follow me."

Clara takes the lead. Diablo, Zero, and Silica followed her.

They arrived at the back of the room where Clara is staying. There is a not big and not small house. They entered on it.

They were welcomed by a teenage girl

"Master? Why are you back early?" The teenage girl asked in confusion.

"Ah, I have guests. And my room in the school is messy so I decided to go back home." Clara looked at Zero, Diablo and Silica.

"This is my maid, Mae. And this is my house. It's not that big but it's more than enough with our numbers." Clara introduce the girl who welcomed them.

Mae bowed gracefully. Then Clara took the lead.

Clara's house is simple. Not many types of furniture or decorations can be seen. They are now in the living room. The living room only consists of a single table and four chairs.

They sat in their chairs and Mae arrived bringing coffee. She poured four cups of coffee on the table before taking her to leave.

Diablo took a sip of coffee

"Not bad. But Reno's coffee that she's serving is much better."

Clara heard what Diablo said she spoke

"Reno? Who's her? Much better than our coffee? That coffee is one of the most expensive that only nobles are capable of buying."

Zero spoke

"Don't mind him. He's just like that"

Zero looked at Diablo and smiled. In the eyes of others, it's a kind smile but for Diablo, it's the end of his world! He immediately shut his mouth.

Clara nodded and said in a serious tone

"Now back to the business. I brought you here because the paper you used is only an important people can obtain."

"Small things no need to mention. So I heard that you are finding 'dragon heart' and from an elder one? I have one here I will sell it for 6 white platinum coins." Silica opened her space ring and a box appeared on the table. Silica does not have [Dimensional Pocket] so she's using a space ring. The box is not just a normal box. It's made of wood that only in the elven land can be found. The wood is rich in mana so the heart's quality inside the box won't degrade. Silica will imbue her mana every day to the box to keep the heart fresh.

"What? 6 White Platinum Coins?! Don't you know how much is that?"

Clara said in loud voice.

"So you don't want to advance now to 11th tier? Alright, we will leave." Silica sand in a cold tone.

Clara is in at 10th tier peak mage. Her specialty is wind magic. To achieve a breakthrough someone must have full control of the mana on their body. After that, they will spread it throughout their body to increase their mana capacity. Every breakthrough someone's capacity will be doubled! That's the reason why is the difference on each tier is very big! But if you made a very slight mistake while trying to break through, it can damage your body and the worst case is death.

Clara needs the dragon's heart because her mana is not enough to achieve a breakthrough. Absorbing mana from surroundings can help her but, it will take her 5 more years if that's the method she will choose. She can also go to the elven village because the mana there is rich. She needs to stay there for a year but elves are strictly not allowing other races to enter their territory. She chose an Elder Dragon's heart because she has still some uses for the mana that will be left after she absorbed some of it.

Silica is about to take back the box in her space ring when Clara spoke

"Wait. 5 White Platinum coins."

"No. 6 White Platinum Coins." Silica said coldly.

"5 platinum coins and 20 gold coins."

Clara offered.

"No," Silica spoke.

Zero is watching them. He muttered

'Silica is cruel in negotiating.'

Diablo is still like a puppy that was scolded by its owner.

Clara sighed and said

"I have no choice ha. 6 white platinum coins is my income for 3 years!"

Then Clara gets 6 white platinum coins from her space ring.

She muttered 'Goodbye 60% of my wealth..'

She handed the coins to Silica.