Elysia in Another World

Chapter 10 - Rescue Rei

Over the next week, Layla, Allison, and James searched as many planets as possible. More royals were pulled in to search as well, ones not assigned to the academy. Liliana and Aliana's parents were among those included. Michelle's mother, Draenara, joined the search, as did the older members of the Maya Royal Family: Drangan, Drayon, Hœnir, and Drakon. The Royal Council was put on hold so that council members that had neither planet managing nor academy duties could search.

At the beginning of the following week, Louise and Isabel pulled Adele and Michelle aside to question them. Only royals knew of the fact that they had children, and that didn't even include all of them, certainly not the students and children.

"Tell me what's wrong with them!" Louise demanded. "It's highly unusual for Alethea to miss school. She has had perfect attendance until now!"

"And Kye hasn't shown up as an instructor either! I know you two can help her remote in!" Isabel added.

The two archnobles were adamant about getting answers. "Tell us! What is going on?!"

Adele sighed and nodded at Michelle. "I knew you'd make me do it." Michelle took a moment to gather her thoughts and began explaining. She told them why she and Kye missed a month of school in their second year. She withheld the details about Elysia, Maya, Adele, herself, and their weapon partners. Louise's and Isabel's faces slowly morphed from angry to shocked as the explanation went on.

"Let me get this straight to make sure I'm understanding properly," Louise said. "Kye and Alethea found another child born with white mana and adopted her, Kaede. Then, the four of you got married and went on a honeymoon where they conceived Rei and Joey, and you conceived Ariel, Adriel, and Anna. That was also when she destroyed that S+ Class beast. And now, Kye is confirmed pregnant again?"

"I never knew Alethea is transgender," Isabel said. "She's so pretty and carries herself so well that... she's... wow."

"And now, Rei has been kidnapped." Louise grimaced at the thought. "I can't imagine the pain they're going through. How are the two of you doing? She's not your biological daughter, but you still called her your daughter. It's clear all four of you love and share the children equally, regardless of who the birth parents are."

"To be honest," Michelle said, "we're not good either. We're probably about to join the search. We already have absence authorizations. At this point, every royal that isn't an instructor, governor, student, or minor is searching."

"My family would very likely agree to help," Louise said, Isabel echoing her sentiment with a nod. "My mother especially. She knows the feeling of having a missing child. My little brother disappeared one day, and we found him a few days later. He just ran away, so it's not quite the same, but-"

"Okay," Adele said. "Both of you, please arrange a meeting."

"I also suggest talking to Rosalie," Isabel added. "Rosalie van Einstadt, whom we met in our first year on a field trip."

Adele nodded. "Rosalie is already searching. Everyone born before World War III is already searching or working at the academy. Leonhardt graduated last year... I should speak to him and Wolfgang." Before they could answer, Adele's eyes widened. "Wait... Michelle, do you remember those three from Terra that Kye and Alethea met in our first year? We didn't really interact with them, but they got fairly close. Do you think we could ask them? They got the special training from Kye and can probably scan a pretty large area."

Michelle shrugged. "They were fifth year and higher in our first year, if I recall. I'm not sure about them, but it could be worth a shot. I think the girl... what was her name... Astrid? I think she was really good at mana sensing."