Into the Unknown World

Chapter 20. Journey to the academy | Part I

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When I arrived at the same room as I was escorted previously, I saw an old man standing next to the new lord. I think he's older than the new lord but his face is so bright. He's wearing a radiant fine-drawn smile that goes well with his expensive emerald robe and golden-coloured hemline that suggests that he is one of the noble guests that the new lord invited in the feast. I hurriedly knelt in front of them and waited for the new lord to call out to me.

"So, what do you think about him, Strauss?" asked the new lord.

"It's hard to believe that this is the young man that saved us from that attack. Are you certain, Bradrick?" answered the old man while slight thud can be heard from his footsteps, then I felt a soft touch from my face and he added, "Can you show me the element that you can conjure, child?"

"Stand up, child. Show him what you can do."

"Yes."

I gathered the mana of the air that surrounds the room on my hand as I shaped it into small twisting spheres that caused our hair to wobble. The small amount of mana that I am using is enough to disrupt the meager mana inside the room. I looked at the old man's pretty face while I kept going with the air magic on my hand. He touched his temple and glanced at the new lord as he said something to him. The new lord gestured to me to stop and I slowly dispersed the mana out from my hand.

"I must have forgotten my manners, young warlock. I am Ulric Strauss. I am a Professor of the Academy and one of the masters of defense in the council of wizards supervised by the Kingdom's Royal Archmage. You can also call him the Headmaster once your admission is guaranteed," he handed me a piece of white cloth and added, "I have not seen how you fight the invader as I was unfortunately knocked out but I can say that you are not showing your full strength. Also, I think that the manipulation of the wind is definitely one of the hardest elements to master, yet you are capable of bending it at your own will. Tell me. Is it true that you received your magic power, the old and traditional way?"

"Yes." I nodded and kept my composed demeanor.

"Very well, then. You will come with me today and I will ensure your admission in the academy. Keep the white cloth, young warlock."

I guess that concludes the assessment today and we're off to the academy. After he introduced himself as one of the newcomer's teachers, he also mentioned that I will still need to perform some small assessments which will help me be assigned to a group and I can also expect that Knights-to-be and Mage apprentices are put together in a class.

Later that morning, Knights and guardsmen were lined up in front of the manor. Knights like Sir Lyol and the others were standing near the new lord to bid his guest goodbye. Three shiny wooden carriages are waiting for Professor Strauss to ride. The new lord told me that I will be riding the third wooden carriage to transport us to the academy that will take a day. Now that I think about it, the wizard told me that it will also take a day from the academy. I think it's border is close enough to the academy to take the journey only in a day.

"You can join me on my carriage, young warlock."

I am waiting for the Professor and the new Lord's signal that I can board the carriage since I don't want to look rude in front of this town's guest. Yet, I was invited to board the same carriage as the professor for some reason. I want to think that I will not be interrogated along the way. I let out a light sigh while thinking that it may turn good while travelling with him. Sprigg said that she will just keep on observing the humans knowledge and magical capacity. Although she mentioned she'll be offline, she said that she'll be sending reports regularly through our telepathic link.