TBATE - The Help of a Certain Being

Attending Xyrus Academy

I'm impressed she managed to create a room like this. She must have some crazy connections with the continent's best artificers to be able to get a room like this.

I turned to Castor and Cyrus as I knelt down to their eye levels and put my hands on their shoulders. "Alright, you two. I'm gonna go out, so you stay here and train your swordsmanship while I'm gone."

________________________________________________________________________________

As I made my way to Cynthia's office, a lot of eyes were on me. Some in fear, others in awe, maybe a few in anger. I can assume the girls have already taken exception to me, considering the looks I was getting from them.

I was turning a corner when someone ran into me from behind. I instinctively dodged as I activated Thunderclap Impulse to get behind them as I pulled them to the floor.

Only then did I realize who it was when I saw her scarlet-red hair. I put my arm under her back as I caught her, as if performing a dip.

"Claire! Sorry, I wasn't expecting us meet so soon." I pulled her back up as she readjusted her uniform.

"Oh no, it's fine, K. I gotta say, I wasn't expecting you to cause such a scene," she said as she smirked teasingly.

"Well, at least you can't say it wasn't expected, either. There are a lot of not-so-friendly nobles I keep tabs on that attend this school. I also had Castor and Cyrus in tow, so I was a lot more on guard than normal."

I noticed the looks I was getting from both the girls and boys, but I didn't mind in the least. They could go ahead and figure out our relationship, it doesn't change the fact that she's at best an older sister figure.

"In any case, where are you going?" she changed the subject as we began walking.

"Heading over to Director Goodsky's office since I have a free schedule until after lunch, then I have Team Fight Tactics and Practical Mana Manipulation.

Pretty much free after that, so I'll probably head over to my training room and mess around with the Twins for a bit." Thanks to Cynthia's help, I was free to roam the building as I pleased.

"And what about you? How's your schedule looking like?" I asked her this time.

She thought for a moment.

"I've got Advanced Mana Manipulation and Full-Body Augmenting and then after lunch I also have Team Fight Tactics after lunch and then I have a free schedule that I'll spend in Training Room 8 until dinner," she confirmed.

"Looks like I'll see you later then," I patted her head. "I wanna see how much you've improved in the last five years."

She gave me a peace sign paired with a big smile as she back off. "Definitely! I'll show you how strong I've gotten!"

________________________________________________________________________________

Meanwhile in Kuro's Training Room...

Castor Vigo

"Hah! Hah! Hah!" I was in Mr. Kuro's training room with my brother. We were told to stay here until he came to pick us up for classes, and in the meantime sit tight and train.

We were sparring with each other since Mr. Kuro said we were strong enough for that. Since he still hasn't taught us magic yet, we can only do what Father taught us to do.

While we were training, I could only be left to my thoughts.

I wonder how long Mr. Kuro will be gone. Why doesn't he teach us magic? What kind of magic will he even teach us?