Later that day in the same testing room

Professor Selena sat organizing the test papers, as he does so a peculiar test paper caught her eye, she picked it up and read the student's name

“Davis Edwelt… ah the poor student that shook after seeing the test question” Selena spoke, as she vividly remembered the scene “I hope he can pass this test,” Selena spoke with saddened eyes,

She then proceeded to read his answers and her eyes widened in amazement

“T-This is… I need to show the principal these answers” She hastily grabbed all the papers before rushing to the head principal’s office

From the other side of the hallway a male Professor was leaving his testing room, he saw Selena running through the hall like a charging boar in the dean's office direction

“Where is she off to in such a hurry?” He thought to himself

In the principal office, the many magical artifacts stationed on their separate podium, the giant transparent window that depicted the tranquil scenery below.

Herald Wuldor was playfully humming a song while he took a sip of his tea, his playful demeanor is in contrast to his old aging body, and fancy clothing

As he was enjoying his time, the door to his office burst open with a loud shout, “PRINCIPAL WULDOR!” Selena shouted as she entered the room The tea in his hand spilled everywhere when the door burst open making a mess on the table

“Professor Selena, did something happen to make a calm and friendly professor such as yourself act this way” Wuldor questioned her while he stared at the soaking-wet papers on his table

“Y-you’re going to have to see this for yourself” Selena hastily replied, her out-of-breath voice making it hard for Wuldor to understand

“Calm down Selena, please take a seat and catch your breath then slowly tell me what got you all worked up” Wuldor placed his teacup back, and with a wave of his hand the soaking-wet papers slowly went back to normal

Selena went up to him and without a single shoved Davis's paper into Wuldor's face, “Dad look at this test paper” she shouted excitedly

Wuldor stroked his beard, and with a warm smile he said, “It has been so long since you called me father” His eyes shed tears of joy

Selena shook her head, and with a firm voice clarified the purpose of her visit, “See for yourself I have never seen anyone who answered your question this way”

Wuldor let out a sigh of disappointment and reluctantly took a look at the paper his daughter was so thrilled to show him.

Meanwhile, Davis and K got to their room, and the two went to do their own things.

Davis curiously asked K, “K? I have been meaning to ask you this but during the test… the final question why did you answer it like that?”

K chuckled, “Just answering the questions that were presented to us”

“Yeah, but your answers make no sense to me whatsoever… the question asks us about the usages of Magic crystal and the introduction of magic crystal into things such as automatons, but from my knowledge Magic crystal can only store energy naturally… your answers of using Magic crystals as a type of medium to absorb and distribute energy into automatons wouldn’t work since Magic crystal will explode when too much energy is introduced” Davis with his understanding magic crystal gave K a long overview

K was snoring as he lay on the table, “Huh? What? My apology… your question is so boring I accidentally fell asleep” He nonchalantly said before flying onto the bed and sleeping next to Skye

“Don’t worry about it, your theory is correct but my theory revolves around using Magic crystals as an accumulator of sorts in the use of distributing the accumulated energy not as an energy source” K continues

“Make sure to keep an open mind, if I’m not wrong then we’ll be meeting a rather important guest soon” K delightfully mentions, his words were riddled with mysterious implications

Back at the dean's office, a particular old magician was shaking while he read through Davis’s test paper

His shaken body gave Selena a sense of deja vu, Wuldor burst out laughing, “Incredible, I never would have thought any student would be able to give me such an answer, but his answer…”

His eyes frantically darted from left to right, as he smiled with amusement, “No, it's not that he couldn’t finish it. But rather he didn’t intend to finish it in the first place”

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Wuldor with his lifetime of experience notices K’s intention clearly, if you want the full answer then come and get it yourself. “You mean this student was planning to see you in the first place?” Selena inquired her father,

Wuldor let out a knowing smile, “No, from the look of it, he doesn’t know that I’m the one who came up with this mind-boggling question but rather someone knowledgeable, so by leaving out some of the important details, he answered my question with a message” he handed Davis’s paper back to professor Selena

K’s intention was cleared, if you wanted it then come and get it from the source

Wuldor calmly mentioned, “Looks like someone interesting has walked into our Academy once again, I should pay close attention to this year's student. Davis Edwelt, I wonder what other surprises you’ll show me during your time here”

Selena stood there in silence as she hadn’t seen her father laugh like this in a very long time.

In the middle of the night, Davis and Skye were deep in their slumber, K perched atop Davis’s bed frame

Gibberish chanting*

The shadow in the room twisted and moved toward Davis and Skye, the shadow gathered on their forehead and formed an ancient Nordic rune

When the rune fully takes its shape and disappears, so too is K

Every student in the testing room sat quietly, their buzzing attitude disappeared after yesterday's written test

Door open*

Professor Selena walked in, “Morning everyone, are you excited for the next test?” Her enthusiasm is shown in her voice

Dead silent*

K chuckled after seeing the other student’s expressions, “Hahaha, tough crowd”

Professor Selena awkwardly continues speaking, “Um, not the reaction I was expecting. But I’m sure everyone knows about the upcoming practical exam tomorrow so I’ll try to make it as brief as possible”

Davis listened closely, not knowing a mocking stare coming from behind

“In each testing room, there are 30-32 students, tomorrow will be a 1 vs 1 among the students within their respective rooms, and 5 out of 30 students in each room will advance to the next stage of the test” Selena thoroughly explained as she walked around the room handing out a sheet of paper that has each student opponent

When Professor Selena passes by Davis, K spots a hint of curiosity in her gaze as she hands Davis his paper

K thought to himself, “Looks like fish has taken the bait”

Behind Davis

Charles read the paper content, “sheesh* Lucky bastard” his angry gaze never left Davis back

“Alright, now that everyone got their paper, any question you would like to ask before we leave for the day?” Selena asked with a smile on her face

A female student at the back raises her hand, “Professor Selena? Are those who learn swordsmanship going to be tested separately?”

Selena answered, “No, in the past, Celestial Empire had a specialized school for swordsmen called the Royale Academy but due to an unfortunate incident the place was shut down, and most of the students there were temporarily transferred to the Celestia Magic Academy until the Royale family came up with a decree”

Davis asked K with a questionable face, “I thought you said that the 4 leading factions within Celestia are in a power struggle but why does it sound like the Royale family has the most say in the Empire?”

K laughs, “Then let me ask you this. If 4 brothers came together with the idea of a joint business and they decided to name the business after one of the brother's names, to the customer the one that had his name plastered on the restaurant would be the most important. My question is if you were the brother whose name is on the restaurant can you just do anything you like without consulting the others?”

Davis quickly replied, “Of course not”

K nodded, “The same could be said for the Royale family, from the outside the Royale family is the one controlling the other family but in truth, the Royale family can’t act recklessly if they don’t want the other family to use it as an excuse to usurp the throne, there are only two ways to lead an Empire and that is to lead it with an Iron fist or a velvet glove”

“Right now, each of the 4 families rules their territory using one of the 2 methods, but if they aren’t careful and overstep their boundaries then the other family would use it as an excuse to wipe them out in some bullshit name of justice or something like that” K clarified, shedding light on the matter

He then laughs in a demonic tone, “This is politics”

“That concludes today's news, alright class, dismiss” Professor Selena clapped her hands and the students started leaving the room one by one

As Davis got up from his table and proceeded to leave, Charles walked up to him and purposely walked into Davis using his shoulder to push Davis to the side, “Out of the way, idiot” Charles cheerfully laughed as he walked away

“That fucking bastard” Davis said, a vein pulsating on his forehead. He was about to lunge at Charles, but K forcibly stopped Davis's body.

“Now, now, my dear friend, save that anger for the actual battle ahead” K spoke calmly, he then flew off

Many students noticed him and thought that someone irresponsibly let their pet out, a few of them turned to look at Davis

Davis tries to leave the room along with the other students, but he notices something odd.

He notices that Professor Selena is paying close attention to him, but he chucks it up as Professor Selena looking after one of her students and nothing more

Soon all the students left the room.

K perched atop the Academy roof, looking down at the numerous students below, he casually mentioned, “This world is so peaceful, I wonder what it’s like on earth right now?”

With that, he flew off into the bright blue sky