Nightfall Academy was the most prestigious academy in Grandshire.
Since it was located at the center of the continent, Wizards and Witches, who wanted to form connections with the other races and kingdoms, would always choose this academy as their first choice.
And right now, the most talented Wizards and Witches who belonged to the Four Shire Kingdoms, congregated to enter the Legacy Gate together.
“We made a small miscalculation about when the Gate will be opening,” Nero said as he addressed the Headmasters and Professors of the different academies that had arrived at his academy.
“According to the magical readings, the Legacy Gate will open six days from now. Until then, please enjoy my academy’s hospitality and make yourselves feel at home.”
Nero smiled at his friends, rivals, as well as enemies within the group of people.
All of them gazed back at the chubby Headmaster with different expressions on their faces. Some were smiling, some had scowls, some looked at him in disdain, while some looked bored.
Clearly, not everyone was on good terms with each other, and even the Headmaster of Nightfall Academy wasn’t exempt from this.
“Although I am sure that you have already told your students to behave, and not start unnecessary conflicts, there are situations where things might get out of control,” Nero stated. “They are still young, and still think that they are the best Wizards and Witches in this continent.
As much as I want to bring them down a peg, I don’t have to lift my finger to do it. With so many talented Wizards and Witches around, tension and conflict will definitely arise. So, I decided to allow them to use the dueling arena of the academy to settle their differences.
“But, remember this. I don’t want to see anyone dying in my academy. They may die inside the Legacy Gate, but I won’t have my reputation ruined because you can’t control your students. If they want to fight, settle it in a magical duel. Do I make myself clear?”
Nero’s words were firm, and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Because of this, the Headmasters and the Professors of the different academies nodded their heads in understanding.
“Good,” Nero smiled. “Now, let’s discuss what we discovered when we entered the Legacy Gate the first time. I’m sure that all of you are curious about it. First of…”
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While the leaders of each academy were having a conference, the members of Brynhildr Academy decided to explore Nightfall academy.
Ethan was planning to tour the academy with Luna, but Nicole pulled the angelic beauty away from his grasp and grinned.
“Me, Luna, and Emma will tour the academy together,” Nicole declared. “It is time for us girls to bond with each other, so you are not allowed to come with us.”
Luna was about to object to Nicole’s one-sided declaration, but the pink-haired beauty whispered something in her ears that made the words she was about to say fizzle out of existence.
“Your brother is already nearing his limit,” Nicole whispered. “If you don’t spend some time away from Ethan, he will probably explode and attack your boyfriend. We don’t want that happening now, do we?”
Luna glanced at her brother, Rowan, who was looking at Ethan as if the handsome young man had murdered his entire family.
She could tell that Nicole was right, and her brother was nearing the limit of his patience.
Although she was reluctant to separate from Ethan, she also didn’t want her brother to have a face off with her significant other.
In the end, Luna had no choice but to look at the handsome young man with an apologetic gaze.
“I understand,” Ethan said as he walked towards Luna. “Be careful, okay?”
He then shifted his attention to Emma, and gave his Promised One a knowing glance. The Assistant Librarian understood what her Master wanted to say to her, so she nodded her head.
But, Ethan was still not finished.
‘Lilith, guard Luna,’ Ethan ordered.
‘Eh? But she already has Emma,’ Lilith complained. ‘You’re too overprotective, Master.’
‘Just do what I say, and don’t complain.’
‘… Fine. But, I want pats later.’
‘Okay.’
Ethan stood covering Luna’s body, and prevented Rowan from seeing anything. Because of this, the angelic beauty’s older brother didn’t notice the Black Cat that leapt from Ethan’s shadow and landed in Luna’s.
Lilith merged with Luna’s shadow, and did as she was told.
She was quite reluctant to do this, and even felt envious of Luna because her Master cared for the angelic beauty a lot.
“And we’re off!” Nicole said as she dragged Emma and Luna away from their group.
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She had noticed the Black Cat that jumped into Luna’s shadow, but she didn’t say anything about it.
Rowan, who saw that his sister had finally left Ethan’s side, relaxed. He had known that Luna had been staying in Ethan’s cabin during their flight over.
If not for the fact that he trusted his sister to not do anything foolish while they were traveling together, he might have stormed the handsome young man’s cabin, and created a scene on their journey.
Henry, who was assigned as the leader of the group, also sighed in relief. He was the one that was doing his best to prevent the strongest Third Year from attacking his Manor Mate and, truth be told, he was finding the situation rather tiresome.
Half an hour later…
“And this is the Garden of our Academy,” A pretty young lady, who served as Luna’s, Nicole’s, and Emma’s guide, said with a smile. “A piece of advice, our Fairies are very territorial creatures, so don’t get too close to their flower fields, or they might attack you.
“They are a very rowdy bunch, and there have already been many students from the other academies who have suffered from their notoriety.”
Luna wondered if Ethan would be able to get along with the Fairies of Nightfall Academy, just like what he did with the Fairies in Brynhildr Academy.
While she was entertaining this thought, three young men wearing the robes of Second Year Students of Nightfall Academy arrived in the garden.
“I already expected it, but so many beautiful Witches have arrived from the other academies,” one of the young men, who had light-brown hair, said. “That pink-haired girl looks feisty. Anyone who would dare to court her would face a challenge.”
“That standoffish girl that has a bored looking face isn’t half bad either,” a chubby young man commented. “If she removed her glasses, and let her hair down, I’m pretty sure that she would be a drop-dead-gorgeous beauty.”
“Really? Maybe you need to have your vision checked. I don’t see any charm oozing off of her.”
“Fool. Someone like you who only looks at the outer appearance of people does not see inner beauty.”
“Hahaha! You only speak like this because you are not popular with the girls. Maybe if you lose some of your fat, you’d be more appealing to their eyes.”
“Bastard! You want to fight?”
“Hmph! Who’s afraid of who?”
While the two young men bickered, the handsome young man with blonde hair and blue eyes, looked at Luna with a calm expression on his face.
However, if one were to look closely, a hint of tenderness could be seen in his eyes, which his two subordinates didn’t notice.
Without batting an eye, the handsome young man walked towards the ladies from Brynhildr Academy with a smile.
“Lorraine, did you encounter one of those troublemakers from the other academies?” the handsome young man asked.
He was doing his best to not look at Luna, and simply focused on the pretty girl, who was guiding them.
“I didn’t see any troublemakers today,” Lorraine replied. “After that incident two days ago, our visitors have quieted down a bit.”
The handsome young man nodded. “Are these our new guests? I haven’t seen them before. Did they just arrive?”
Lorraine nodded. “Yes. They came from Brynhildr Academy, and they just arrived a few hours ago.”
“Brynhild Academy… so Eastshire,” the handsome young man muttered.
He then gave a respectful bow to the ladies, and introduced himself.
“Good day to the three of you, My name is Cedric,” Cedric said with a smile. “If you ever encounter any problems in the academy, do not hesitate to approach me. May you enjoy your stay in Nightfall Academy.”
After introducing himself, Cedric bowed and walked towards his subordinates, who were looking at their leader with dumbfounded looks on their faces.
They knew Cedric’s personality, and he would never take the initiative to introduce himself to anyone.
Even so, they gave the ladies one last glance before following their leader.
The corner of Nicole’s lips curled up into a smile as she looked at the back of the handsome young man, who had introduced himself to them.
‘So, the rumors are right,’ Nicole thought. ‘He is currently staying in Nightfall Academy.’
She then gave Luna a side-long glance, and the smile on her face widened.
Clearly, she had an idea why Cedric approached them, but she decided to keep this knowledge to herself.
She wanted to see what would happen in the next few days, and she hoped that she would be fully entertained by what was to come.