Callista stared blankly at the magic book and flinched in fright as she turned behind her to see Ivan had made an explosion.

It was 2:30 PM and it marks the start of Witchcraft Class where it is conducted inside the Cauldron Room.

He noticed that she saw what he did and smiled at her "Hehe. Sorry about that" he said making her shake her head and turn her attention to the book again.

They were partnered up by the Professor, Professor Wilford, a high-class warlock. She didn't expect that Ivan would really suck at this as he couldn't even mix the ingredients right.

MYSTIC FOG

•Abyssal pearl

•Fiery clouds

•Tears of Sadness

•Letisian Petal

She scratched her head in frustration as these ingredients are not easy to obtain. The only thing she was lucky about was that her partner is someone she could rely on regarding his agility.

She looked at the other students and some had gone back from obtaining the ingredients they needed so she can't help but sigh.

She walked towards Ivan "So? What's the plan?" he asked when he saw her "We have to go to the Ironclad Yard to get the ingredients" she said and she was taken aback when he slung his arm on her shoulder.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" she was pulled by force "W-Wait a minute" she tried protesting but he wasn't listening.

Lumin Academy built the Ironclad Yard mainly for the students in Survival Class to use for their lessons and activities conducted within the subject.

It is also used by the Witchcraft Class in order to obtain ingredients for their potions wherein the Herbalist Committee has heavy influence in as they are the ones planting the ingredients needed.

Callista stared at the deep lake before turning to Ivan who was doing the same "There are big fishes there. Will you be okay?" she asked.

They were in front of a lake within Ironclad Yard in order to obtain the Abyssal Pearl found in blue colored clams which are usually discovered in deep water.

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"You're not coming with me?" Ivan asked as he tilts his head "I'm not really fond of big bodies of water. I'm afraid I would just be a nuisance to you when you're hunting underwater" she apologetically smiled.

"Oh, I understand." he said and took off his uniform except for his pants "Then you should just wait here." he said and didn't wait for her reply as he dived straight into the lake.

Callista just stayed there staring at the Lake until Ivan finally came back to land a few minutes later.

"Are you okay?" she asked and gave him a towel that was in her bag "Thanks and here" he said and handed her a white pearl that shined underneath the sun.

"You did a great job, Ivan" she smiled and went near the lake and stared into it "Its nice that you came back without getting injured" she said in astonishment.

"The fish monsters there may be bigger than us but it's also weak" he said "That's— Huh?" Callista didn't know what happened or how but she found herself falling into the water as the last thing she heard was Ivan shouting her name.

Unable to keep her balance, she slowly sank as she looked around for any danger almost by default. The familiar fear and anxiety filled her whole being which made her panic even more. Her eyes widened when she spotted nothing but dark blue water in every direction.

This is the scariest part about going underwater, fishes are faster here thus having an advantage. You also won't know when they will attack as the Lake is deep and wide. Just being alone here is already giving her goosebumps.

There is something here.

She was alerted when she sensed a presence around her and turned her body before spreading out her palms to cast a spell.

As she was about to cast a spell, an enormous mouth appeared before her in an attempt to gobble her up. The arcane circle quickly sent out sharp light arrows towards its mouth as it shrieked making her winced.

She quickly made another spell that would quickly boost her up to shore. She clenched her fists and summoned water waves to propel herself up. Another arcane circle appeared in front of her and sent water waves that made her move further up.

Shit!

She can't help but cuss when the Deepmaw quickly swam up to follow her, but her attention quickly turned to someone beside her when they held her arm.

She saw that it was Ivan and she watched as he conjured up a big arcane circle and struck the Deepmaw with lightning.

Before she could see what happened, she was quickly sent to shore. She coughed until she was able to breathe as she glanced at Ivan who helped her up from the ground.

"Geez, you should really be careful. How come you tripped?" he panted and handed her a towel "I... tripped?" she asked between breaths.

"Duh! What else?" he said with an eye roll before studying her face "Don't tell me you don't remember? Did you bump your head underwater or something?" he said and was about to touch her head when she quickly slapped it away.

Her eyes widened when she realized what she did "I'm sorry... I just... It was so scary down there..."

Ivan's face softened when he heard her words "We should return to our dorms first to change our clothes and go back here" she said and Ivan could only nod "Okay" he said before he looked at her walk off.

When Callista went back to the dorm, she quickly caught the attention of the few students that were there.

She quickly changed her clothes when she arrived at her room and glanced outside the window as she buttons up her uniform as she stared out the window, she thought to herself which made her smile.

"This will be more interesting than I thought"