Elysia in Another World (Part 2)

Ch33: Back to School P3

Chapter 33: Back to School P3
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The first class of the day began with a small surprise for Kye and Alethea. When they entered, Liliana immediately stepped between them and the instructor and gave him a look that said she would eat him alive if he misspoke.

"Welcome, young royals and imperials," Instructor Hansen said.

He was the same instructor that almost a year prior failed to recognize Kye as an instructor.

"Greetings, Instructor Hansen," Kye said as she took her seat.

Hansen had trouble meeting Liliana's glare, instead focusing on the book on his desk. "Lady Liliana, please take your seat."

Sanae sighed as she entered the room and covered Lily's eyes. "I think he learned his lesson."

Liliana nodded and took her seat.

"Greetings, Instructor Hansen," said Athanasia as she entered the classroom.

"Lady Athanasia, hello. I'm so glad you are here." He gave her a smile. "Quite the heroic tale."

"Indeed." She nodded. "I am very grateful to have the opportunity to be here."

Once the rest of the class shuffled in and took their seats, Hansen stood up from his desk and stepped around in front of it, his eyes firmly on Kye. "A year ago, I made quite a drastic mistake. Fortunately, I have been allowed to learn from that mistake. Lady Kye, I am told you still go by that name?"

She nodded. "That's fine, yes."

He bowed to her. "I offer my apologies. The incident last year was the result of no more or less than my own shortcomings. I have taken measures to ensure I will not repeat such a mistake."

Kye smiled. "Simply apologizing serves only to placate minds that seek superiority or some such. However, claiming both responsibility and correcting the mistake tells me much about your character. That is the true apology. On behalf of myself and the others involved, apology accepted."

He rose up from his bow and smiled. "Thank you, Lady Kye."

"That day, you were giving a lecture on astrophysics, particularly about black holes."

"Yes."

"Does that field of study truly interest you? If given the opportunity, would you pursue it in greater detail?"

He looked at her, his eyes doing nothing to hide his interest. "I would."

Kye snapped her fingers, and the room around them transformed into a starry expanse. "An illusion." She pointed up. She created an illusion of a black hole feeding on a nearby star. "Most believe that due to their immense gravity, nothing can escape, not even light." She smirked and dispelled the illusion. "So what of people with mana so powerful that we can warp light?" She held out her finger and channeled an immense amount of aether in a small point, then moved it around. The light around the small point of aether was bending as if they were looking through curved glass. "If you would like to observe a naked black hole, I will give you that reward sometime. I can take you to one and allow you to study and even enter the event horizon. However, you'll need to learn to see with mana, rather than with light. Otherwise you won't see anything."

He confidently nodded and grinned. "I'll take you up on that offer once I have acquired that ability."

Kye gave him a thumbs up. "Look forward to it!"

"Indeed." He walked back around to the other side of his desk and began explaining what he planned to teach them over the term.

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