Ch 21

"Thanks Martin," I said, coming down from the carriage as he hand me over my luggage, just a bag and a big suitcase as he hummed.

Just when I was about to say something else, he waved his hands, "Don't bother, just better focus on your practice." He said before closing the carriage door, as the horses immediately ran off.

"Martin..." I said as I sighed, Martin and I share or complex relation, I am Robin's student where as he is Robin's son and even though Robin loves him, he is too busy to give him attention.

That's the case with present, that's what the case was in past and probably will be in the future...

At some point, Martin has concluded that not completely but I am one of the reasons why Robin is always so busy.

Thankfully, he doesn't and it up hating me but develop inferiority complex and is always so awkward around me.

Through he still helps me with my practice and other works whenever I ask him to, so we could still be called friends but with a wall between us.

"Ah well," I said, as I turned around and faced the academicy... The biggest in the Rose Kingdom... Arcane Academy.

Through its called an academy, it's main focus is giving platform to students to show case thier skills to the world, to help them gather resources and train them not in combat but on how to utilise thier combat skills for the right people.

It includes various forms of tests, dungeon training, monster hunting and also hunting other humans who has swayed away from 6 true gods and have sold thier soul to demons of other world.

Of course the competitive environment also please a big role in motivating person to bring out the best and continue getting stronger and stronger if you don't want to be left behind.

How can you get stronger with limited blessings? Well, they are just tools for you to use.

I mean, you can only apply an element of you have mana and even my main focus is now to increase the amount of mana I have.

Which is easier said that done tho, as either it requires items which cost a lot of money of are hella rare, or let it accumulate natural which is painfully slow.

Like, it will take around half an year before I get enough mana to use my normal spells, 26 times instead of 25.

A fused spells takes 4 times more mana compared to normal spell, and even though I don't know any yet, if I do I might be able to use them 6 times and have to wait for around 2 years to get an extrause which is hella slow.

Considering that after a certain age, your mana don't increase.

The other way to physically become stronger but it will be even more difficult for me as to be Inhumanly strong, you need atleast one blessing from God of War or use expensive items or treasures.

"Hello, I am one of the fresher this year, Liam, here..." Before I know it, I was at the reception walking past beautiful garden and fountain as I handed my admission letter to the lady at the counter.

After a quick check through her records, she smiled before she handed me back my letter after stamping it.

"Welcome to the Arcane Academy," she said handing me a bunch of documents, "Give them to the warden at the dormitory, he will show you your room, and don't forget to join the entrance ceremony. It will start in an hour."

Saying so, she handed me the documents as I thanked her before leaving and soon found the dormitory as I looked at the document, the were the bills of my academic fees, and my student ID and such.

Thankfully, Robin have already paid the bills... What great master !!

" I should freshen up," I said as I also looked around the dormitory, a very comfortable place with a room, a bathroom and toilet combined and also a small make shift kitchen.

After that, with a wide smile as I went to take a bath, and when I came back, the bell rang, "Huh, there's no one?" I said before my eyes fell on the parcel in the box.

"What could it be?" I asked myself as I brought it in and opened it, it was a school uniform and a locked, "I know this one," I said holding on to that locket.

It was a special locket which was given to every student at the Arcane academy, and they are to only use it in case of emergency only.

It has three functions, one is shield function, other is to send an emergency alert to the academy that you are in danger and lastly a record function which help in identifying the attacker.

Its a must to have item for every student at the academy which you must keep with yourself whenever you leave the academy ground.

"And it doesn't look bad either," I said wearing the silver locket, looking at the red ruby hanging by my neck as I looked at the inform again.

Just as I expected, they weren't complety normal either as immediately after I wore them, I could feel it's mana, which though was subtle but could help me change temprature.

There was also some defence enchantment on it too, making it even better if an equipment, 'Work of a skilled mage,' I thought... a mage proficient in fire and earth magic.

'I should go to that entrance ceremony too, I will probably meet Mira there too...' I thought as I left my dorm room, there were a couple of boys going down the hallway too, probably freshers like me, so I joined them as we chatted along the way.

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"Hey look at that girl, isn't she quite a cutie," One of the two boys with me said, pointing at the the back end of the hall, "Hey, she is probably third year, stop pointing, you wanna be blacklisted on your very first day?!" The other one said as I nods.

"Look at her, she is in her class, and younger..."

No wait, that's not right... I decided to keep my distance from this duo.

"... And now, I would like to call some of the honour students which will be joining us... At first is Lucy Von Krone, the one who mastered both short range and long range combat, next is Harry Watson, know for his special style with a nickname, Sea Swordsman. Following him is Freya, the magic genius from West who mastered her first fused magic at the age of 14..."

Damn, those are some big shots... I thought to myself as I decided to keep my distance from them.

"Lastly is Liam... Just Liam, the genius magician blessed by four gods!" The announcer said, making me go stiff as the two guys beside me looked at me with an even stiffer face... I have already told them my name.

'Um, so I have to go stage now?' I asked myself as my smiled cracked... Fortunately, I have gathered enough stage experience from my previous job... I am jobless now tho...

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"Who would have thought..." I said to myself as I put the stage incident at the back of my mind, 'That girl Freya,' I thought, remembering that short haired girl, she too is a magician so I can understand what that gaze meant.

"However, that's now the most important thing right now..." I thought to myself as I checked my wallet, I wasn't worried about 3 meals and place to stay now but seeing it almost empty doesn't feel good as...

"I am jobless now," I said as a leaf by, 'I should look for a part time job, there must be plenty in the capital, it's been a while since I came back here to since circus always keeps travelling.' I thought as...

"Liam!!" Someone called me and who else could it be beside Mira.

Before I could reply tho, I was tackled, "You were so cool today!!" She said as she hugged making me suprised as a smile appeared on my face as I hugged her back... I missed her...

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