Chapter 68 - The High Elf Professift (Part 1)

  "You bet that if anything like that happens, they'd rather your side hahings... because if the Evenhart Legacy has to get involved... I won't even leave ashes behind," my aunt said with a smile.

  I know she's my aunt, but sometimes she's a little scary...

  The three of them tinued discussing matters I didn't uand, using terms I wasn't familiar with. The only thing I caught was that there were some people who wao meet me and that at some point, I would have to go see them.

  I decided to leave them to their versation a over to a small girl with golden fox-like features who was trying to stay hidden.

  "Kinue, are you going to leave without saying goodbye to me?" I asked.

  "N-n-no, it's not like that!" she replied nervously.

  She lightly patted her cheeks, which seemed to calm her down a bit, but she still stayed put.

  "Then I'll do it for you," I said as I walked up and hugged the little golden fox.

  She seemed surprised.

  "Y-you're too close!" she stammered.

  "That's how hugs work," I said, pyfully messing with her ears.

  Kinue jumped back.

  "D-don't do that... my ears are sensitive."

  "Sorry, my bad... I was just curious..." I said, feeling a bit awkward.

  "Ahem!" Chloe cleared her throat as she appeared beside us.

  Kinue looked nervous again.

  "I'm going to miss you, he little fox jumped up and hugged me. I go the side and saw Chloe looking irritated, turning her face away and huffing.

  "Thank you so much for the advice you gave me. I've decided that I'll get stroo protect the people I care about," she said fidently.

  I'm gd Kinue has bee less shy.

  The little golden fox was indeed less shy now, but the problem was she took a while to let go, and Chloe pinched me. In the end, everything worked out, and we agreed to exge letters. Chloe even offered to pick up the letters I wrote for Kinue and make sure they got to her.

  But that's too ni offer ing from the little hothead; I think she's pnning something...

  "By the way, Nate. Where's that other woman? She's even shyer than I am," Kinue asked.

  "Another woman? What are you talking about?"

  "The woman I sometimes see in your room," Kinue said.

  WHAT!? IT 'T BE WHO I'M THINKING OF.

  I looked around, trying to spot that person, and saw Athena in the distance, walking through the garden with a smile before disappearing into a part of the forest.

  "Time to go," Adrihna suddenly said as she appeared.

  What should I do? Should I ask more?

  Professor Adrihna appeared and nudged both me and Chloe.

  She turned her face away slightly, and it was the first time I saw the High Elf looking embarrassed.

  "It's tradition for me to give something to my students. So, I have a gift for each of you," she said, handing us each a box.

  "A gift? I hope it wasn't something expensive," Chloe said, taking her box.

  Chloe's box was ft and wide.

  "Don't worry... it's something every one of my students receives. Kinue also got something unique when it was her turn."

  "hat is this?" Chloe said in awe as she pulled out what seemed to be a tiny white rod with blue details.

  "That’s a wand. It's made of a special sapphire that helps a summe draw more mana from the atmosphere. Since your Sedary Category is Summoner, you only have half the mastery in that mana category. With a wand, it will be much easier for you to cast summoner category spells," the professor expined.

  Chloe hugged her tightly. "Thank you so much, you… you’ve made me really happy."

  "Alright, o squeeze so tight," Adrihna replied, clearly embarrassed.

  I took my box, which was small, but as soon as I touched it, I felt something special resonating with me.

  "Is this what I think it is?" I asked, shocked.

  The High Elf nodded. "I might not be here when your eyes awaken, so I’m giving you a pure elemental stohat will help you duother test."

  When I opehe box, I saw the bck stone inside.

  It's Akonium! She really gave me this? Isn’t it something so rare that it’s only created every hundred years?

  "Professor, I ’t accept this," I said.

  "Call me Adrihna, as I told you."

  "Sorry… Adrihna," I corrected myself, "but what does this have to do with my eyes?"

  She put a fio her , thinking. "Let’s just say that your advanced anomaly, which has surpassed aal restriight be preventing the elemental stone from deteg if you have another nature element. In that case, I want you to duct a sed test if you truly do have the Special Eyes."

  So it’s possible I have another element? This… this is iing, but I doubt it. I haven’t felt anything inside me during the time I’ve been dug tests to read my mana, and I’ve even applied some Aura fuals. The only things I feel are Thunder and the weak elemental mana of Wind, but it’s possible that, just as I didn’t initially feel the Wind mana, there might be another hidde.

  "Adrihna, I’ll return this stoo you when my eyes awaken. I ’t keep it," I said.

  She shook her head. "I’m not just giving it to you for that reason; it’s a gift, and I’d be sad if you retur."

  I looked at the pure Akonium stone, likely priceless due to the rarity of the mineral, and then at the High Elf standing before me.

  "I’ll treasure this gift with all my heart. People say High Elves don’t feel emotions, but I’ve never met anyone ‘without emotions’ who was so kind ale… and a bit peculiar as you. I’ll never fet your teags," I said, hugging her.

  "You’re squeezioo tight…" she said.

  "It’s okay; I know it’s o get a hug sometimes," I told her, and in the end, the High Elf accepted it.

  "Just ease up on the sealism about treasuring the gift. That’s not why I’m giving it to you," she said.

  I made a fused face. "Then why are you giving it to me?"

  The High Elf ughed. "You’re smart, and I know you’ll find a way to turn that Akonium into a on or something that help you in battle," she said, winking at me.

  "I don’t know how yet, but I’ll find a way to turn this stoo a on," I said to Adrihna.

  "I’m ting on you, so surprise me."

  After that, she gave us some advice about the Apsalon Magic Academy aioo my mother that I might meet the group of people who wao see me when I went to take the Academy exams.

  Adrihna was about to get into the carriage with Kinue, but something struck me as odd.

  "Adrihna, where are the horses? How does your carriage move?"

  The elf let out a ugh and snapped her fingers. "Did you fet that I’m a Summoner?"

  As soon as she said that, twe yellow horses made of light appeared in front of her carriage, plete with glowing harhat attached themselves.

  "Goodbye, children. I’ll visit you from time to time, but until our visit, don’t fet to keep gettier at magic," the elf said, closing the carriage door as the light horses quickly took off.

  "GOLEM!?" I excimed in shock.

  "Two golems, to be exact," Chloe corrected me.

  "I imagine creating two golems like that isn’t something just anyone do…" I murmured.

  "What she did was create two se golems… that’s on another level. But one day, I’ll do that too!" Chloe said, full of determination.

  We watched the professor depart, while my mom and Aunt Margie headed back to the castle.

  "Being a Summoner is really impressive," I said to Chloe.

  "You’ll praise me even more when I mao create a fused i," she said, ughing.

  "Show-off…" I teased.