Rising of the Weakest Mage

Vol 6/Ch 54 - Philip Lycott

I need to visit William for more information, Allen thought, as he began to walk to halls down to William's office.

It was just revealed that Allen, Thomas, Cecily and all the D ranks in Mr. Lyon's class were going to participate in the Magical Knights Training Program. They would go alongside the magical knights Philip Lycott and Jerome Mason, learning what they do on a day to day basis for four days, starting tomorrow.

The Magical Knight Training Program was more than likely the reason that their club's (and potentially other clubs), meetings were temporarily suspended, in order to give time for the training program. But, he wanted more information regarding the training program.

After class had ended, he had told Thomas and Cecily he had other matters to attend to, and told them he would either catch up with them later, or see them tomorrow morning for the beginning of the training program.

As he walked the busy halls of the academy (as class had just recently ended), he made an attempt to swiftly make his way to William's office. He hasn't seen William for about a week, ever since William revealed to him that their club meetings would be temporarily suspended.

As he made his way towards William's office, he thought he heard voices coming from the inside.

"-the safety of the students could be an issue if-"

"I understand. But there's only so much I can do if we include the D and F ranks this year," William's voice interrupted.

It sounds like William is talking to Philip?, Allen thought, as he tried to listen in.

"Yes, but...," Philip had started to say, but had stopped.

It sounded like they were talking about the training program starting tomorrow, but Allen wasn't completely sure. However, for the next moment, there was an odd silence in the room.

"You can come on in," William's voice boomed from within.

Looks like he detected me again, Allen thought. He even tried to hide his mana a bit, but by then it was probably too late.

Allen opened the door to find William sitting at his desk, as usual, with Philip and Jerome standing in front of his desk. The three of them all looked at Allen as he walked in, with Philip looking the most confused. Philip just decided to give him a nod to acknowledge him, but didn't say anything further.

Allen closed the door behind him, and then turned around. As Allen walked further up, he noticed Jerome looked like he had an annoyed expression on his face, but he remained quiet.

"Wil-"

"Allen, right?," he asked, an odd look on his face, as if he was studying him. "Apologies, but is this matter urgent?"

"I-" he started to say, but then stopped. Why was William greeting him like that?

He took a second to look at both Philip and Jerome, who both had curious, but confused expressions on their faces.

Then he just realized something - Philip and Jerome don't know that he knows William! He had just basically barged into his room, almost unannounced, like he had always been doing.

He made a mental note to be more mindful in the future, as doing more of this could cause problems for the future. He decided to play along with William, to ensure no problems.

"My apologies Head Director, but the matter is not urgent," he responded, sounding as respectful as he could.

"Very well," he nodded. "As you can see, I have a few guests with me at the moment. You may speak with a vice director, such as Ms. Clark or Mr. Garet, if needed"