Among the thousands of magic users throughout the world, there are six which stand above all others. These magic users were known as the Wizardly Six. A group that aims to play a role in the worlds growth. And so strong that even the mightiest magic user around would struggle to stand against even one of them. So what exactly are these six doing now? They are holding a meeting. Talking about something of great importance.

In a hidden room near the high school of magic and swordsmanship, in a chamber covered in rare materials and beautiful artifacts, five men sat around a long oval-shaped table arguing with one another.

“He’s too dangerous I tell you! Not only can he cast magic without an incantation, but he’s survived the impossible time and time again. He needs to be disposed of before he becomes even more of a danger!”

“I understand your concerns, Elbrick. However, as he hasn’t tried anything yet, we are unable to make a move. As he is right now, Axel Savoncho isn’t permitted to be labeled as a threat.”

“How can you act like he’s innocent Royil!? He’s literally cost us tons of silvr in damages thanks to his antics around the school!”

The two men named Elbrick and Royil continued to bicker with one another before another man spoke out.

“Don’t fret over it so much Elbrick. As I said before, I will take cover of any damages he inflicts. after all, he makes the school more fun."

Elbrick scoffed.

“Yeah. I know you said that Fruis, but he’s already cost us almost four hundred thousand silvr in damages. That’s not cheap. The least he could do is pay the school for his antics.”

The man named Fruis sipped on a cup of tea in front of him.

“Look Elbrick, I want to make him pay as much as you do, but if Fru here wants to take responsibility, then you should let him."

“That’s rich coming from a cheapskate like you Durio.”

The man named Durio shrugged.

“Call me a cheapskate all you want, but my little mansion doesn’t take half as much time to get through as you all with your massive mountain-like mansions. That’s just how I roll.”

“Can we just get back to the topic on hand?” suggests Royil.

Fruis put down his cup.

“I concur. We have gotten completely off-topic.”

Elbrick crossed his arms and Durio leaned back in his chair.

Fruis sighed.

“Perhaps it would be best to ask for the headmaster's opinion.”

Everyone’s heads turned towards the man who’d remained silent throughout this meeting. He looked to be around the age of forty with slick orange hair, purple eyes, and a dark blue robe that fell all the way down to his legs.

“Headmaster Alister, what are your thoughts?”

The man rested his hands down on the table surrounding the group of men. This man was Alister. The head of the whole school, as well as the creator of magic. So what exactly would he think about this situation?

Waiting to hear his response, everyone waited patiently. Then, he let out a deep breath and finally opened his mouth.

“Honestly, I don’t really care about any of this.”

The other men at the table cartoonishly lost their composure.

“Headmaster please take this more seriously!” Fruis shouted.

The man named Alister held up his hands to defend himself.

“Sorry. Sorry. I’ve just had waaay too much on my plate lately. It’s been so stressful lately to the point I feel like I can’t be bothered to deal with this situation right now.”

Elbrick sighed.

“We’ve told you before Headmaster, if you need to take a break, then take a break. We can handle things here at the school while you’re out.”

Alister chuckled.

“And I appreciate that. But I’ve already taken my vacation for the year. If I were to go on another, I’d risk endangering my school.”

“I guess that’s a fair point,” admitted Elbrick.

“Plus...”

“Hm?”

Alister smirked at the five facing him.

“This has probably gotta be the most interesting year our school’s ever had. How could I just pack up and leave without seeing what’s to come?”

Rubbing his temples, Elbrick couldn’t help but let out a groan.

Despite all their respect for Alister, many members of the wizardly six question his carefree attitude.

You’d think someone as powerful as Alister, the man who created magic would take his job seriously. However, he simply does what he desires on a whim. Making it harder for everyone else who wanted to try their best to maintain order in the world.

But at the end of the day, they couldn’t complain. Since while it was true that Alister was quite carefree, that didn’t change the fact that he created magic. And because of that, they knew just how strong he truly was.

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As a matter of fact, with the exception of two, if the rest of the magic users in this room had tried to jump him at the same time, they would no doubt be wiped out in seconds. That was just how powerful Alister truly was.

“So you want us to leave the boy be, for now, correct?” asked Elbrick, hoping for some clarification. To which Alister nodded.

“Yep! I wanna see just what this kid will do with his time here at this school. Will he waste the rest, or will he take the reigns and show he has what it takes to stand at the top? We won’t know unless we give him a chance.”

Seeing Alister talk like this, Elbrick couldn’t do anything but let out a sigh.

He wanted to keep arguing the issue, but considering this wasn’t the first time Alister pulled something like this, Elbrick figured the best thing to do was allow Alister's decision and step in if things with this Savoncho boy went south.

Thus, he simply sat back in his seat as Durio grinned. Thinking about how funny it was seeing Elbrick give up. To which he got an angry glare from Elbrick which he happily ignored. Knowing that Elbrick couldn’t do a thing to him.

Royil, who had listened to it all, decided to simply remain silent while Fruis, the man who hadn’t spoken up at all during the latter part of the conversation, stared at the empty chair where the sixth and final member of their group, Yamito Hagana would normally sit.

However, due to personal business, she was unable to make it to the meeting. Leaving the rest of the members to discuss things without her.

This wasn’t an uncommon occurrence, so while it annoyed Fruis slightly, he was able to leave it be and figured he could just discuss it with her later.

Before long, everyone decided to abide by Alisters decision and in the end, the discussion on Axel Savoncho was put on hold. At least, until they saw what he might do in the future.

“Well with that out of the way, what do we need to discuss next?” asked Alister. To which Royil pulled up a paper.

“Next, we need to talk about the request you received from the school's student council president.”

“Ah. That. I see.”

Alister, who had completely forgotten about the request tried to play it off as if he knew what Royil was talking about.

Picking up on this immediately, Royil decided to leave it be and began reading what the request said.

As he did so, Elbrick went wide-eyed.

“You can’t be serious!” he shouted while slamming his hand on the table.

“I assure you that’s what the request said. Would you like to read it for yourselves?”

Royil held out the paper to Elbrick who grabbed it and read it over before scratching his head with an annoyed groan.

“And just when we finished our last discussion. This is ridiculous.”

Taking the request from Elbrick, Alister read it over and it was only then that he finally remembered what he was reading.

Once he was done going through it, he put the paper down on the table and faced the others. And as he opened his mouth, everyone else waited for his response.

“Sounds fun. Let’s give her the go-ahead.”

Hearing that, the other couldn’t help but let out a collective groan of frustration.

“You can’t keep agreeing to stuff simply because it’s fun. You need to take these decisions seriously,” said Royil. Trying to give Alister some advice. To which Alister frowned.

“But I do. I thought things over and thought it’d be fun. Do I really need to think much harder than that?”

Hearing this caused Royil to get a headache. He still couldn’t believe this was the man who created magic.

“Besides, this’ll be a good opportunity.”

As Alister said that, the other turned to look at him with his usual goofy smile.

“It’ll show us just what our students can do at this school. As well as show how they can handle themselves with things they aren’t familiar with. Doesn’t that sound like a good thing?”

Frustrating as it was, Alister made a good point.

Because of that, no one said anything.

“So I guess it’s settled then. That is, unless anyone has a last-minute objection?”

Everyone continued to remain silent. Leaving Alister to assume that was them saying they were fine with it.

Thus, Alister returned the paper to Royil and that brought an end to the conversation.

While it may not have been the outcome the others would’ve desired, they knew it would be pointless to object now.

Thus, the conversation was brought to a close and the meeting continued onward.

As the talks continued, they went from discussing issues with the budget to things involving student feedback while excluding Elbrick's demands for Axel’s expulsion.

Before long, everything they needed to talk about was finished, and because they didn’t have anything else to discuss, the group continued idly chatting amongst themselves for a while until a knock came on the door and a man who appeared to be in his sixties came in.

“Pardon my intrusion Wizardly Six, but I have something to report to Sir Royil regarding my research.”

Royil gave him a look of curiosity.

“You mean you’ve finally returned to your studies?”

The man shook his head.

“Not yet. However, I get the feeling that soon enough, my guinea pig will return and I can continue my research.”

“That’s good to hear. Thank you for informing us. You may leave now Sir Ariyama.”

The man gave the group a bow before leaving the room.

“What was that all about?” Alister asked.

“Pay it no mind, Headmaster. He’s just someone who works under me. It’s none of your concern.”

“...I see.”

Alister wanted to believe that, but while he couldn’t really explain, he could feel something off about that man.

Still, it wasn’t his problem right now, so unless that man did something he couldn’t ignore, he’d be willing to let the man be for now.

After that, the group continued to talk with one another.

And as the man referred to as Sir Ariyama left them behind, a creepy grin began to spread across his face.

He hadn’t wanted to show that face to the strongest wizards in the world, but now that he was on his own, he couldn’t hide his glee as he thought about one person in particular. A person he hadn’t seen in a long time. And since he was gonna get the chance to see them again, he couldn’t help but let a small chuckle escape his lips while he imagined how things would go down.

“I’m looking forward to seeing you again…my little guinea pig.”

As those words left his mouth, he walked through the halls of the building. Ecstatic about the idea of finally getting to finish an experiment he long since abandoned. Something that wouldn’t just change his life, but the life of everyone in this world. And all he needed was one singular person. A person he knew that before long, would be in his clutches once more.

And as he thought about it, he continued to chuckle until he made it out of the building and out toward his workspace.

No one could’ve guessed that when summer break came to its end, an event would occur that would shake not only the lives of those at the school of magic and swordsmanship but the lives of everyone and everything living in this world.

And at the center of it all, a single girl, as well as Axel Savoncho would have to change the fate of the entire world.

But that’s a story for another time.