Night Sky Pavilion.
Felimeth was going about her daily work routine. Lady Leona was submitting her homework to her teacher. After two years of effort, Lady Leona hadn't managed to become the Night Sky Pavilion master's disciple as she wished, but her sincerity moved Felimeth. During one practice session, she received guidance from Felimeth, and after discovering that Felimeth was also a Great Mage, Lady Leona had now become the teacher's disciple. Felimeth was very happy to accept this student—she always enjoyed teaching, and this Leona was a very diligent student who was quite likable.
"Teacher, I successfully learned the Skill for that magic from before!"
"You did great! Teacher will give you a head pat."
"Hehe..."
Under Felimeth's head-pat attack, Leona giggled foolishly, completely unlike the noble lady she was at first.
"By the way, teacher, I've found information about those people you asked me to inquire about."
Felimeth stopped patting her head, her expression momentarily complex. The people she had asked Leona to inquire about were precisely those Reincarnators she knew about. But whenever she thought about these students, she couldn't help but remember those students 'protected' in the Fairy Village—she didn't know how they were doing now. After that, Potimas hadn't contacted her, and she had followed Tsukasa-chan's instructions not to actively contact the Elf Race either, so she had no way of knowing those students' current situation. She could only choose to trust Tsukasa-chan and patiently wait until the day came to rescue the students.
"How are they...?"
"Well, it's hard to say. Although I found information about them, I haven't had any contact with them. They're all big shots at school—top-ranking geniuses with Parallel grades. But... I heard that Prince Xiu and the Imperial Prince don't get along very well. The two often argue in class. Although Prince Xiu's grades always Pressure the Imperial Prince One, his popularity among students isn't as good as the Imperial Prince who's skilled at winning people over."
Leona was graduating this year, so she really didn't know much about those lower-grade Reincarnators. Plus, she was the type of Straight A student who buried herself in studies, never caring about other students' affairs. If her teacher hadn't asked her to gather information about these few people, she wouldn't even have known about these school celebrities. After all, although those few were called geniuses, their current strength wasn't something she paid attention to.
Studying magic under Felimeth, occasionally receiving guidance from Lady Tsukasa-chan and the Night Sky Pavilion master, and initiative following the Black Knight to the Adventurers Guild to take on missions during holidays—Lady Leona was now an A-rank Adventurer. Although those Reincarnators had become geniuses due to the advantages of reincarnation Skills and skill points, they didn't amount to much in Leona's eyes. After all, Leona had seen True genius—that was the Night Sky Pavilion master's daughter, the mysterious Lady Tsukasa-chan. Speaking of which, Lady Tsukasa-chan seemed to be the same generation as these geniuses.
"I see. Since they're fine, let's not disturb them."
Felimeth didn't pay much mind to the two princes not getting along. In her view, this was quite normal. And from the sound of it, it seemed to be just competitive relation in class, which was even less concerning. As a teacher, she would definitely be happy to see students competing with each other. And since they were all Reincarnators, it was probably just minor matters of Unwilling to admit defeat with each other.
"Teacher,
do you know Prince Xiu and the others?"
Leona had long had this doubt. There were interactions between the Elf Race and the royal family. Since teacher was the Elf Race clan chief's daughter, it made sense that she would know Prince Xiu and the others. She just didn't know what exactly teacher's relationship with the princes was.
Felimeth nodded.
"You could say I know them."
"Then do you need me to help arrange a meeting for you?"
"...No, it's not time yet."
Although Felimeth was somewhat tempted, she thought about how Tsukasa-chan had been going out to level up every day for the past two years to help her. She knew very well that such a rapid leveling speed was abnormal and must have required tremendous effort. Moreover, from the materials Tsukasa-chan brought back, it was clear she had ventured into that dangerous Great Labyrinth. Her student had already gone to such lengths to help her—how could she trouble her further with her own selfishness? She had already made many mistakes before; now she absolutely could not act recklessly on her own again.
"Ding-ding-ding~"
The doorbell rang.
A person wearing a magic robe and a hood entered the shop.
"I'm back."
Felimeth and Leona looked at the hooded figure.
The other person removed their hood, revealing black hair and black eyes.
"Tsukasa-chan."
"Miss Tsukasa."
Tsukasa had returned alone after leaving the Bone Dragon in the labyrinth. However, she wasn't so heartless as to abandon the Bone Dragon in that state to fend for itself. She endured excruciating pain to use Necromancy Magic to repair the Bone Dragon's body before leaving. Given the Bone Dragon's nature as an Undead, even if its attributes weren't strong in the lower levels of the labyrinth, it would still be extremely troublesome. It might even stand a chance against a real dragon.
Leaving the Bone Dragon in the labyrinth to accumulate strength was the best course of action. After all, such a large Bone Dragon would have nowhere to be placed if brought out. Moreover, the Undead magic power on the Bone Dragon was an incredibly evil force, more dangerous than dark magic—the kind that made people immediately sense it was no good. If she kept the Bone Dragon by her side, she would surely be seen as a villain.
Upon returning to the villa, she didn't rest and immediately went to the Night Sky Pavilion.
Tsukasa looked at her teacher and said, "I've mastered that magic."
Felimeth couldn't help but stand up.
Finally... had this day come?
"Do I need to prepare anything else?"
She asked excitedly.
Tsukasa shook her head.
"No, we can start anytime. I'll go back and wait for you. Come back when you're mentally prepared."
After saying this,
she left the Night Sky Pavilion.
Leona, who couldn't understand what they were talking about the whole time, tilted her head in confusion and curiosity. However, her teacher's mood seemed off, so she felt it wasn't the right time to ask. Still, she was really curious about what riddle her teacher and Miss Tsukasa were discussing.
What was that magic they were talking about?
"Leona, can you handle things here?"
"Of course, Teacher. You should hurry back and not keep Miss Tsukasa waiting."
"Thank you."
Felimeth hurriedly ran back to the villa.
She arrived only two minutes after Tsukasa.
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