The group of 5 people were walking on a poorly paved road, you couldn’t even say the road was paved. The soil just had too many people walk on it that it seemed like a paved road.
Kasogi was leading the group followed by Flaine, Lapis, Shin and finally Lyra.
Kasogi had a large bag pack on his back, it was reaching his lower thighs and looked heavier than him. It might just be because Kasogi was just 5 feet tall.
While walking Lapis asked Shin a lot of questions, some were about his race, some about his family and some about his love life. Shin answered some of them, but refused to answer more than half the questions. Lapis really reminded Shin of Azura, not only her appearance but her babbling too.
“Let me ask you something.”
Lapis got excited at Shin taking the initiative to talk, “Sure ask anything.”
“Do you know about the Persephone academy?"
“Persephone academy, why do you ask?”
“I want to get in.”
At his response Lapis made a somewhat happy face and spoke excitedly .“Well, you are in the right hands. Because I also want to get in.”
***
‘The Guild’ was the sign written on the 2-story building which had a medieval architecture, it was old and was made from spruce wood. Norn entered the building holding fangs of the large spider she had killed.
Interior of the guild was mostly made of wood, on one corner there were wooden table and chairs, and on the other corner there was a large wooden board hanging, with several things written on it.
At the front of the hall, there were 3 women standing with in different sections, Norn went to the woman on the right and gave her the fangs.
“The task’s done, hand over the rewards,” said Norn with confidence.
“Okay the 3-star monster ‘low void spider’ has been slain by Norn, here are the rewards.” Said the woman on the reception, while handing Norn 2 shiny silver coins.
Norn grabbed the coins and went to the second floor of the hall; she was looking for someone. “Ah, there you are,” she said as she saw the person.
In the room where Azura was currently staying, she was reading a book alongside Mira. The girl who didn’t even glance once at Azura before was now completely relaxed, and talking with her. Mira looked really happy reading her the book, since Azura still had couldn’t see clearly.
Azura was outstanding at understanding other’s feelings and conversing with people. Although she did not care much about talking to people other than Shin, who never replied much.
“And then, the strongest of the lords rose up from his throne.” Mira read out to Azura.
After a while Mira stopped reading, and kept the book aside to go to the bathroom. While there she said to herself with a smile, miss Azura is really nice.
Mira returned after around 5 minutes, as she sat on the bed Azura asked her. “Mira, do you know about the Persephone academy?”
Mira replied normally, “Umm yeah, there’s nobody who doesn’t but why do you ask miss Azura?”
“It’s just because I want to get in the academy?”
“Really, but it’s like super hard to get in-.” As Mira was speaking Norn loudly opened the door from outside.
***
Lapis continued talking, “Not only me Flaine also wants to get in.”
Shin glanced at Flaine then asked Lapis,“Then you must know about how to get in.
”Lapis nodded her head happily. Then Shin spoke, “Can you please help me get in too.”
Lapis was surprised by Shin polite tone to speech, she replied, “I will help you get in, but at one condition. You will have to be my student.”
At her words Shin thought, she wants me to be her student, why? But this is a good opportunity to learn more about this world, and also to get in the academy.
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“I’ll be your student,” replied Shin in a serious tone
At Shin’s words Lapis started smiling and got excited. Then the Lyra yelled out in a angry tone, “You two, you don’t plan on going together or what.”
They had stopped walking after they started talking about the academy. Shin started walking and Lapis followed his trail.
While walking Lapis spoke to Shin, “Since you’re my student, now you’ll call me teacher.”
Shin nodded not minding it, “Why do you want to get in… Teacher.”
At Shin calling her teacher she made a satisfied face and answered, “Me? I want to work as an instructor there, and if you are wondering Flaine there wants to study there because of her father.”
Lyra’s father she mentioned her when I used the orb. Thought Shin.
Kasogi stopped walking and told the others; you guys we should rest by that hill and eat. There’s a large tree there for shade too. Lyra yelled out “Yess!” as she was tired of walking, and the others nodded too.
As they settled down beneath the tree, Lapis and Lyra laid with their backs on the grass beneath the tree. Flaine said down with the support of the tree, Shin also sat down on the grass.
Kasogi put his bag down and took out a grill of sort. He also took some cooking essentials out the bag and some meat; it was frozen and didn’t look that appetizing.
Shin was wondering if the grill fit in his back because of ray, as he was thinking Lapis got up from the ground and stood in front of him.
“Dear student, let’s have our first lesson.”
***
“I’m home girls,” said Norn with enthusiasm, Norn saw Azura and Mira sitting close together and a little smile appeared on her face.
As Mira saw Norn, she made a bit of distance between her and Azura, as if she was embarrassed being seen like that.
Behind Norn another woman was standing, wearing dark grey trousers of sort with a light grey shirt on. She had the same pointy hat on that Norn was wearing while she first saw Azura in the flower bed. The Woman was short, and had black hair tied to a ponytail.
She spoke to Norn, “She’s the girl?”
“Yeah,” replied Norn.
The woman came closer to Azura and stared into her eyes, “You really want to get in the Persephone academy.”
Wait, how does she know about the academy. Thought Azura as she got a little nervous.
“Christina, please don’t make Azura uncomfortable there,” spoke Norn from behind in a respectful tone unusual for her.
The woman she called Christina backed up and went to sit beside Mira.
“Hi Miss Christina.”
“Hello to you too little Mira,” replied Christina.
Norn came closer to Azura, “Azura, this woman, she’s called Christina."
Azura greeted Christina then asked Norn in a cautious tone, “But miss Norn how do you two know about me wanting to get into the Persephone academy?”
“Oh that, we beast people possess something called a third eye. It kind of allows us to see into others goals and ambitions of sort, it also helps up to see out fate with that person.”
Azura asked “Does that have to do with how you helped me back then?”
Norn proudly nodded her head, the former looked at Christina and asked her, “Excuse me miss, why did you ask if I wanted to get in the academy?”
Norn replied in her stead, “Azura that’s because Christina was looking for a person to make her student.”
“Teach ray?”
“It’s just as she said,” spoke Christina, “I want a student to teach.”
“You want me to be your student miss Christina?”
“More specifically I want you to be my ‘official student’ and get you into the academy.”
“But why would you want that?”
Norn spoke up, “Ah, you don’t know. For an instructor to teach in the academy, one of the requirements is a student in the
academy should claim them as his teacher.”
“I get it.” She thought, so she wants me to be the student that will help her become an instructor there.
Azura got up, stood in front of Christina and bowed down. “I kindly accept your offer to be my teacher.”
Christina spoke, “Good, also I’ll stop teaching you if you don’t have any talent. I don’t want to waste my time; it will be better to find a new student rather than teaching a talentless one.”
“I accept your conditions teacher.” Spoke Azura respectfully.
“Follow me, I’ll see if you are fit to be my student.” As she said that Christina with a rapid pace walked out the room.
“Miss Norn, Mira, I’ll go with her.” Saud Azura as she swiftly followed Christina. Norn yelled out, “Have fun kiddo.”
***
“Where are we going?” asked Shin as Lapis was pulling on his hand while walking down the small hill they were at.
“We are going for our first lesson.” Lapis yelled out, “Kasogi! We will be back in an hour.”
“Don’t take more time than that,” Yelled out Kasogi in return.
Lapis started rapidly running while holding Shin’s arm with one of her hand, and her staff with other. Shin was quietly running along her thinking ‘What’s wrong with this woman.’
Eventually both reached the other side of the hill present in front of the giant tree, on the other side there was a small elevated plain.
Lapis stopped there and spoke to Shin, “Dear student, time to start with your training.”