Chapter 138: Lightwood ; Tempest Wizard (1/2)
”Wales!” Lizette exclaims the moment she notices my arrival and runs toward me.
She once again embraces me before moving back and checking my body from head to toe while asking,
”You're not hurt, are you?”
I chuckle before shaking my head and saying,
”Something like this wouldn't be able to hurt me.”
Then, I turn to look over at a man that seems to be of higher rank compared to the rest of the soldiers and say,
”Round up as many men as you can and head out to see if there are any places that require assistance.”
”Yes, Your Grace!” he replies before heading inside along with the company of two other men.
Shifting my focus back to Lizette, I say,
”We should inside.”
Agreeing with me, she nods her head before holding on to my arm once again and dragging me inside.
Aruru and Gabriel follow behind us as we make our way to the lounging room we were in previously.
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After hours of spending time with Lizette in the castle, the time for returning to the academy arrived.
During my time here, I got to find out more and more regarding Wales Tudor.
What really piqued my interest is that the girl – Tiffania Westwood – that I had found in Matilda's memories is my cousin.
Anyway, I bid Lizette farewells before creating a portal to the academy.
Aruru, Gabriel, and I pass through it and arrive at somewhere near the outskirts of the academy.
We continue the rest of the way back to the academy on foot at a leisurely pace.
Once we enter through the academy's main gate, Louise, along with Tabitha and Kirche, notice us.
Louise immediately runs over toward me with an excited look on her face.
”Victor!” she exclaims while pulling out her wand.
The heck?
Once she's in front of me, Louise begins to excitedly tell me about what happened to her a few hours ago.
Apparently, she had felt a weird sensation, so she panicked and checked herself to see if anything is wrong with her body.
She saw that there was nothing wrong with her, so she decided to use magic to make sure that there is nothing wrong with her body.
To her pleasant surprise, she was not only able to cast her magic much easier than normal but also successfully the one she wanted to, albeit it being weaker than normal.
”Louise, I understand the part about it being easier for you to cast magic,” I say dubiously, ”But, what's this about you succeeding in casting magic?”
Right after my words fade off, a red hue covers Louise's face as she looks down at the ground and murmurs,
”It just usually doesn't work.”
”This pipsqueak wouldn't shut up about it,” a voice suddenly resounds behind Louise.
Looking over, I see Kirche walking over along with Tabitha.
”She has been speaking of the matter with her magic ever since she found it,” Kirche says.
”Who are you calling a pipsqueak!” Louise exclaims as she points her wand at Kirche and begins chanting.
In response to this, Kirche laughs and says,
”Even if you can cast spells, they're much weaker than normal.”
She then proceeds to pull out her wand and point it at Louise before chanting.
Letting out a sigh, I mutter,
”Aruru.”
Understanding my intentions, Aruru forms two small needle-like objects made of light and throws them at the wands.
Both Louise and Kirche are surprised to find their wand suddenly snapped in half.
In response to this, Louise doesn't do much and just examines her broken wand, while Kirche gets a little worked up as she faces Aruru and exclaims,
”What was that for?!”
Unfazed, Aruru peers into her eyes and says monotonously,
”Master's orders.”
As if realization just dawned upon her, Kirche's face has a somewhat unnatural look before it goes away and gets replaced with a wry expression.
”Now, I must get myself another wand. How annoying.”
Letting out a sigh, I wave my hand and create two brand-new wands and throw one over to each one.
Both of them surprisingly have quick reactions as they catch the wand.
”This…” Kirche says with a serene expression, ”Is Lightwood!”
Hearing her, Louise is stunned for a few seconds before she begins to hastily examine her own wand.
Soon, a smile appears on her face as she looks toward me and expresses jubilantly,
”You're the best!”
It seems like whatever material these two wands are made of is precious.
Is it because it's rare? There is a high chance that it has to do with its durability or effect on a magician's magic.
There has to be such an effect, as Louise and Kirche wouldn't have reacted like this if it was otherwise.
As I'm deliberating on the matter, I sense a gaze on me from the side.
Moving my eyes, I set my sight on Tabitha who's expressionlessly staring at me while holding a staff close to herself.