In the morning, after Kael and Magister Lucius’s discussion, Kael went to classes like normal. Yulian pressed him on revealing what Magister Kever said to him yesterday. He didn’t say anything that could heighten Yulian’s curiosity. He needed to clear his mind, and focus on his agreement with Magister Lucius. It was the first day of his important task.
Magister Lucius requested Kael to observe Magister Zahe, and if possible, get close to the magister. Magister Lucius didn’t say the reason why, but the magister said that it would be a dangerous thing to do for anyone less than Kael’s capability. The magister also claimed that Magister Zahe will only let his guard down towards students, that’s why Kael is the ideal person to do it. Kael didn’t know what Magister Zahe should be on guard for, but he still accepted Magister Lucius’s request.
During Magister Zahe’s class, Kael kept on observing the magister’s movements. Nothing unusual, as far as Kael was concerned. It was just the first day after all. He would need an outstanding amount of luck to see through the magister on the first day.
At Magister Lucius’s class, the magister gave Kael a paper in secret. Their meeting place after class was written on the paper. Because of that, he would have to refuse Yulian, if Yulian was to invite him to wander around town.
The situation was a little different during Magister Kever’s class. The magister kept on observing Kael. It was as if Kael will do something heinous. It couldn’t be helped. The magister thinks of him as a rebel.
After the last class, Kael looked for Magister Zahe. Normally, the instructors will stay for a while, but Kael didn’t find the magister inside the academy. He did the search again, and was seen by Magister Honnora. He pretended that he was trying to find Magister Lucius, but of course, he already knew where to find the grandmaster. He rushed to Magister Lucius to avoid any suspicion.
“Kael, what are you doing here?”, Magister Lucius asked.
Kael explained what happened. Magister Lucius quickly looked outside the room to see if there’s anyone nearby. There’s no one, much to his relief.
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Magister Lucius isolated the room. He thought that since Kael was already with him, he should not delay their discussion any further.
“So, did you find anything?”
“Nothing yet”, Kael answered.
Magister Lucius was disappointed, even if he knew that it wouldn’t be that easy. He hid what he was feeling, and thanked Kael for his time.
“You should go home now”, Magister Lucius said.
Kael see through the magister’s disappointment, which intrigued him a bit. He felt that the magister had more leverage on their agreement, so he didn’t question why he needed to observe Magister Zahe. But he was worried that he might be doing something that he shouldn’t do.
“Is there something you wanted to say?”, Magister Lucius asked, interrupting Kael’s thoughts.
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Kael was about to ask the magister, but he stopped himself. “I just want to say thank you for supporting what I want”, Kael said.
“Don’t thank me yet. You shouldn’t trust me that fast”
Kael bowed to the magister, and was about to exit the room.
“Be patient Kael. I will tell you my reasons”, the magister said. Kael paused, and bowed to the magister once again.
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Magister Zahe was looking at the academy. He was hidden in one of the houses in front of the academy. He was observing Kael, who was trying to find someone. He felt that it was him that the student was trying to find, but he wasn’t sure. As to why he thought that way, it was because of what his subordinate told him.
During the first day of classes, Magister Zahe discovered that Kael is the son of Earl Gideon of Cleron. Earl Gideon doesn’t matter much to him, but the Earl was once a benefactor of his subordinate. Earl Gideon defeated Talzer, Magister Zahe’s subordinate, but the Earl managed to do so with the help of someone. That someone is the Earl’s son according to Talzer.
Magister Zahe was cautious around Kael, after his subordinate said what happened to him in Cleron. The magister was suspicious of Kael, thinking that Kael might also be the same person that he detected when Talzer was trying to escape from Cleron. However, he wasn’t sure if Kael was the person that he should be wary of.
Talzer claimed that Kael was the person that utterly humiliated and defeated him in Cleron. He was begging Magister Zahe to believe him, because for him, Kael will destroy their plan.
However, Magister Zahe didn’t detect the same amount of power he felt before. The mysterious person that followed Talzer was so overwhelming that he couldn’t fully detect the whole extent of that person’s power. In comparison, Kael is definitely strong for someone barely reaching adolescence, but the student was a mere grade C mage. It was hard to believe that someone as weak as Kael was able to defeat Talzer.
Still, Talzer insisted on what he believed, and so, Magister Zahe didn’t dismiss his suspicion outright. Instead, the magister assessed Kael’s power secretly. He did it everyday, but each time he assessed the student, the same result came back to him.
Doing it over and over, Magister Zahe was starting to get annoyed. They couldn’t progress on the plan that they wanted to do, because of the uncertainty that Kael possessed. It was frustrating for him to the point that he considered killing the child one day.
Talzer was against the magister’s plan. Magister Zahe felt insulted. He felt that his subordinate was questioning his power. He went on with his plan just to spite Talzer.
It was a lucky coincidence for Magister Zahe that there were people that got to Kael before him. By his power, he witnessed the prowess of Kael in terms of combat. He saw how Kael defeated all the Tigers without breaking a sweat. And the most important thing he discovered was Kael’s true power.
Magister Zahe witnessed Kael use Late Cost. Of course, he didn’t know what that magic is, but it gave a window for him to see Kael’s true power. It was astonishing. The student was a thousand times stronger than a grade C mage. It was the moment that convinced Magister Zahe to not confront Kael at all. Talzer was right, by his current strength, he will never beat Kael.
Kael was exiting the academy grounds. It seemed that the student didn’t detect two pairs of eyes looking at him. Magister Zahe and Talzer looked at Kael closely, then back to the academy.
“Our plan will fail in this place”, Magister Zahe said.
“Great Lord, what should we do?”, Talzer asked.
“We should settle down for now. We can’t escape while he’s here”
Magister Zahe was looking at the room where Magister Lucius was supposed to be in. He didn’t know that Magister Lucius was also looking at them.