Just before sunrise, twelve people stood in front of Professor Barret.
They were the students whom he would be taking with him to Nightfall Academy to participate in the student exchange program, which was initiated by the most prestigious Magical Academy in Grandshire.
“Let’s go,” Professor Barret said before summoning a small glass bottle in his hand.
Inside the glass was something that looked like a pirate ship, which made Ethan wonder how it was put into the bottle.
However, after remembering that he was in a world where Magic existed, the handsome young man almost facepalmed himself for having forgotten something so basic.
Professor Barret rubbed the glass bottle, and a wisp of smoke emerged from its tip.
A moment later, a pirate ship materialized in front of everyone, floating in the air.
“Massa Leviticus!” Professor Barret chanted as he waved his wand to the students.
With that, Ethan and the others felt their body being lifted in the air. Knowing what to do, they all flew towards the deck of the Pirate Ship and landed safely not long after.
“Our journey will last two days,” Professor Barret. “You are free to do whatever you want in those two days. There are plenty of rooms inside the ship, so you don’t have to worry about your lodgings.
“I just have one request—none of you are allowed to leave the ship while we are traveling. I don’t want to waste any time being your nanny, so I would appreciate it if everyone behaves. Do I make myself clear?”
““Yes, Professor.””
Professor Barret nodded. “We will depart now.”
Without another word, he waved his hand, and the ship unfurled its sails. A few seconds later, it rose up high in the air and flew towards the West, faster than any broomstick could fly.
Ethan and Luna looked at the scenery, but it didn’t take long for them to realize that they were flying too fast to enjoy the view.
In the end, the pair decided to check out the rooms in the cabin of the ship, while everyone was still on the deck and discussing a few things with each other.
Emma naturally followed behind the two, keeping a distance of two meters from her Master.
The Pirate Ship had thirty cabin rooms in it, with the exception of the Captain’s Room, so the students truly had plenty of rooms to choose from.
In the end, Ethan chose the room closest to the exit, while Luna chose the room beside him.
Emma chose the room beside Luna because she needed to stay as close to Ethan as possible.
Although she knew that Lilith was hiding in her Master’s shadow, she didn’t trust that the Black Cat would be enough to protect their Master.
After choosing their cabins, Luna went to Ethan’s to have some private time with him.
Truth be told, she didn’t expect that she’d be chosen to be one of the representatives of the Second Years. She could only use her magic on the nights of the full moon, so she saw no logic as to why the Mystical Ballot Box of Brynhildr Academy picked her.
Luna even wanted to turn down the offer to allow other more capable candidates to join the delegation. However, when she voiced that idea, Professor Rinehart only chuckled and shook his head.
“You are fated to be part of this adventure, Luna Oswald,” Professor Rinehart said back then. “As to what role you’ll play in the bigger picture, I’m sure that it will all become clear once you enter the Legacy Gate.”
That was the firm answer she received from the Headmaster of the academy, so she decided to trust his words.
Also, she was certain that Ethan would not allow anything to happen to her. Since that was the case, she would just stick with the handsome young man and explore the Legacy Gate with him.
“Your brother really doesn’t like me,” Ethan sighed as he hugged the angelic beauty, who was sitting on his lap. “He was glaring at me the whole time.”
“If you can’t handle just one among my brothers, then how will you be able to handle the rest of my family?” Luna replied with a smile. “Do you still want to visit them after our mission at Nightfall Academy?”
“Of course, I do. I want to meet my in-laws as soon as possible.”
“You sure sound confident.”
Luna closed her eyes as Ethan lightly patted her head. Clearly, she was very happy to spend this moment with the handsome young man.
Lilith, who was hiding in Ethan’s shadow, looked at this scene with a pout.
Just a while ago, she was having fun acting cute and spoiled, enjoying Ethan’s touch. But as soon as Luna arrived, her Master immediately shifted all his attention to the young lady, making Lilith very dissatisfied.
‘Will this girl spend the rest of the trip being a third wheel?’ the Black Cat grumbled inside her heart. ‘There goes my quality time with my Master.’
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Just as Lilith expected, the two did indeed spend the two days journey together, with Luna even sleeping inside Ethan’s room.
Of course, they didn’t do anything aside from kissing and cuddling each other, but it still made Lilith almost puke sugar due to how sweet they were.
In the afternoon of the second day, Professor Barret gathered everyone to the deck of the ship and announced that they would be arriving at Nightfall Academy shortly.
He once again reminded everyone to be on their best behavior and to not instigate conflicts for the time that they’d be staying here.
As usual, Rowan was staring daggers at Ethan, who was holding her sister’s hand. However, he didn’t do anything to break the two of them apart.
Luna had given her brother a stern warning that, if he hurt Ethan in any way, she would ignore him for the rest of the year.
As someone who spoiled his sister, Rowan didn’t have a choice, and could only reluctantly allow their public display of affection.
Even the other students, who had been paying close attention to Ethan, couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows because the handsome young man didn’t bother to hide his relationship with the angelic beauty of Dud Manor.
A few minutes later, the speed of the flying ship gradually decreased, and they soon descended from the skies.
It was then that they saw it.
Situated on top of a floating island, a majestic academy much bigger than Brynhildr Academy towered like a castle, overseeing all of Grandshire.
Several people riding on broomsticks arrived to meet their ship.
“Welcome to Nightfall Academy!” A young man who seemed to be in his late teens greeted with a smile. “Professor Barret, please allow me to lead you to the Brynhildr Academy’s landing site.”
Professor Barret nodded.
Although he didn’t say anything, he found it quite amusing that Nightfall Academy didn’t send a Professor to meet them.
Instead, they sent students to personally guide them to Nightfall Academy’s grounds.
‘It seems that the political battle has already begun,’ Professor Barret mused.
He then glanced at the students of Brynhildr Academy on the deck and smiled.
‘I’d like to see how all of you will react once our students outperform your elite students,’ Professor Barret thought. ‘Fortunately, Rinehart isn’t here, or he would definitely carry a grudge. That man can be petty when it comes to his students.’
The retired Magistratus laughed in his heart because he could already imagine the sour faces of the staff and the Headmaster of Nightfall Academy in a few days.
Since they wanted to play politics with them, he would gladly show them that they messed with the wrong academy.