"Teacher Ash, can I come go to the training hall with you?" [Liyana]
"I'll be taking Rean and Elise at an inn first. How about you just go to the training hall first" [Ash]
"Then I'll come with you! I want to see both of them as well" [Liyana]
"If you said so" [Ash]
After the meeting ended, Liyana and I came across each other at the hallway. She's at first reluctant to speak to me as Diana and Qis are with me
"So you're going to teach her magic after this?" [Qis]
"I did promise her that" [Ash]
"Hmm... I'm free right now, so let me come as well" [Diana]
"Liyana will feel uncomfortable so no" [Ash]
"I.. I didn't say that! I swear!" [Liyana]
"Oh, you didn't say that, but it's looks like you're thinking about it" [Ash]
"~Gulp~" [Liyana]
"Liyana... I understand..." [Diana]
"No! Princess Diana, this is just a misunderstanding!" [Liyana]
"Well, you heard her Diana, it can't be helped" [Ash]
"It's fine, I'll just give up" [Diana]
"No!!!" [Liyana]
"Both of you, please stop teasing her" [Qis]
"!" [Liyana]
"You could at least let us tease her a bit longer" [Diana]
"I did feel bad though" [Ash]
And she's pouting now. Well, we do tease her so I guess it's expected. And when I tell her to come with me
"It's fine, I'll take my personal carriage and go to the training hall first" [Liyana]
Yup, definitely pouting there.
"Oh no, you'll come with us" [Diana]
"!" [Liyana]
Without giving her a chance to say no, Diana quickly take Liyana's hand and went to her own carriage. This causes Liyana to become pale and try as she might, she can't find the word to politely refuse Diana's invitation. As for Qis, she asks the castle worker to pass a message to the young healers to come to the training hall
(You don't have to look so pale though) [Ash]
Oh yeah, I forgot to ask about the details of their investigation on the church, noble and merchant that complot and accused Diana with such dirty lie. Well, I'll just ask her once the magic class is over
After chatting with some of the nice nobles and Knights from the meeting (as they invited me to their house just for some tea session for which I refuse by giving an excuse of teaching Diana herself magic), I bring out my bus golem outside the castle gate and quickly drive to Alice parent's inn. There, I find that the two of them are eating inside their room. From Alice's mom explanation, there are some costumer who finds Elise presence nearby them to be an uncomfortable experience. Alice's dad try to back her up but the two of them decided just to eat inside the room as to not complicate things further.
"We are sorry about that" [Alice's dad]
"No, it's alright. If they're to make a ruckus there, the inn will end up in trouble and I'll feel bad about it" [Elise]
"True, plus I do think that us going to our room is the best course of action" [Rean]
"Please take this, it's not much but I hope this won't deter you from keep on coming here" [Alice's mom]
"Don't worry about it, it's not your fault" [Ash]
"Well, make sure to bring the other with you next time" [Alice's dad]
"I will" [Ash]
Sigh... try as I might, the stigma being born from the old follower still persists in some of their followers. It's not like I have done much, so I shouldn't feel that upset, but when your family members are the one on the receiving hand, it isn't a nice feeling. Well, for now, let just take the grape bread that Alice's mom give
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Inside the bus golem
"You both did great" [Ash]
"Yeah..." [Elise]
"Don't worry about it Elise, I'm sure they're only a few of them like that..." [Rean]
"I hope so, after the war though... things only get tougher for us" [Elise]
"Sigh, it's fine." [Ash]
"!?" [Elise]
"I can't do much about them, in my opinion, they can even go rot in hell for whatever reason that is but what I do know my thinking will only make matter worse for all of you. That's why the only thing that I can do now is to support those fighting for your better future and that's include all of you" [Ash]
"?" [Rean]
"Rean, when you become an adventure, become an outstanding one so that you can protect other with similar fate like you guys, and Elise, become an upstanding strong female knight that those from the old follower can't complaint about it, and for that, I'll be giving my all so that you both, no all ten of you will achieve that" [Ash]
""Right!!"' [Rean, Elise]
That got their spirits back up. Good, they shouldn't be sad just because of some small incidents like that.
As the bus golem stop In front of the mansion, Rean and Elise excuse themselves first as they wanted to change their clothing quickly. Well, now that I think of it, my appearance is quite shabby now, so I'll do the same
Once I get myself ready, I went to the training hall. There, I can see that they're quite a few of them interested in the class.
There's Diana, who just beside her is Liyana, telling an old tale to the neighbourhood kids who come to learn more about magic. Then, there's the young healers with Rafiah and Zerolith. It's looks like they can sense something going on between those two and thus trying their best to narrow the gap (by forcefully putting them in the center of the group and have them chat with each other)
(As long as it's working, I guess it's fine) [Ash]
Then, there's the trio. Flinar is currently teaching Farhah and a female elf adventure more about wood magic as well as some magic exclusive for the elf. Karon is with Erinmorlin as he is listening intently to Erinmorlin plan on repairing the underground drainage system. Lisa is with the twin and it's looks like she's telling them about her life experiences as a scholar. Much to my surprise, Mara actually the one that's more interested in finding the unknown through travelling as compared to Kara.
Syah, Mimi, Borg, Lin, Ray, Mile, Kat and Blanc are with Claude as they're testing the Grape juice that he made. From the looks of it, it seems delicious. Kat and Blanc couldn't help themselves as they keep on asking for more
Qis and Jack are currently fighting the generated zombies, and they're being watched by the neighborhood kids as well as Savel and Singa. Let just hope they can learn something out of it
As for Charlotte, she's with the other small children playing catch with Behe. There isn't shroud of terror in their eyes (even though one day Behe will be a S rank monster), instead, they couldn't help but to keep on petting Behe's soft fur and wing...
(Wait... since when did Behe developed a wing?) [Ash]
"Just now" [Gizzere]
"You scared me there!" [Ash]
"Well, it's you the one being careless. And before you ask, I thought of asking you to sell me the gold treasure turtle but it looks like I am too late for that" [Gizzere]
"Sorry about that" [Ash]
"It's fine, plus, I can use this chance to relax with my old friends" [Gizzere]
And there's the clothing shop aunty with the kebab stall owner. Ohh... I don't know that they knew each other. As for those two, they came just now as to see how the kids are going, how nice of them.
The last to enter are Rean and Elise, and even they are surprised by the number of visitors. Well, at a glance, it's looks as though this training hall become a community center. Maybe I should consider doing just that, but let not be hasty here, I should at least ask Diana's opinion.
(It will be nice if I can do just that, that way, maybe the hatred to my siblings can be abolished) [Ash]
Well, time to start my lesson
"Kara, come here will you" [Ash]
"Yes" [Kara]
As she run toward me, I called the other as well and they're all eager to learn. Good
"Alright, before I start my lesson, how about we have Kara here teach you all about the basic of magic" [Ash]
"!" [Kara]