22 Kathrina

As the big carriage reached the front of the gate that was slightly open with a gap big enough to fit most of the people that arrived, Naire came and personally talked to one of the guards. After showing the guard a small token , the guard ran back and reported to his captain. The sound of the heavy metal gate could be heard as it opened slightly more as the captain walked out and to greet Naire personally. "Mr.Naire! It been a while , I did not know you left for the northern lands." The big mustache captain was trying to flatter Naire as he invited him for a trip to a bar later on.

Naire was well respected in these area as he adventured around here the most during his childhood as he secretly searched for his ancestor tomb. The peak advance warrior could be considered an elite being in this city and is just underneath the mayor , who is a early ultimate warrior but because of Lati , the mayor did not dare to show any disrespect toward Naire as most seasoned magicians could take care of people who were stronger than them if they were given times to prepare a spell. "Hahaha Captain , don't worry this is a tamed beast and after I settle in my family , we can go grab a drink together!" Naire pointed at Sasha and he was already planning on going to the bar for drinks and to get any valuable information.

"Let's go , I am sure Kathrina will be surprised!" The husband came back to the front and led the Breeze horses through the gate. "You could of just opened the side wood frame to talk to them.." The husband laughed and did not respond. As the carriage passed through the gate , they were greeted by a magnificent view of a big cities , many buildings and structures were 3 to 5 stories high while the street was filled with stands that sold either food or goods. The most noticeable part of the city was the giant building in the far back and the lack of snow. "We are finally here!" The group shouted in joy as they stared out of the big window in the main room. Noticing the unusual shape of the carriage , many civilian were pointing and talking about it. "Look at that! What a big carriage.." "Yea! it's like two carriage combined!" "What are those black wheels?" Many people were just more curious than surprised as they seen many decorated carriage during their stay in the city.

"See that tallest building in the far away? That is the Ournsi academy! My aunt is a teacher there." The group was deeply engrossed with the academy as they turned toward the proud Luru with her shocking revelation. She must be from a high noble family! While Nodus thought it was perfect , it means he could go there and practice mana. "Luru , when can we register for the school?" Ali was happy now that her path to becoming a warlock was right in front of her." It should start in 2 weeks.. And beside , my aunt love me dearly , I am sure I can get her to teach you the basic before we go register!" The little girl held Luru tightly and rubbed her cheek against her. "Waah! I get to go to school with Luru!" The young elf Mimi looked toward the two little girls with envy. Noticing her little sister emotions , Lili suggested to Amy that the group should stay here and slowly recover by taking on easy missions. "You are right Lili , we could stay here for a while , beside it won't make a differences where we take our mission since golds are all the same!" The warrior Amy did not consider anything other than money while Raon had another opinion. "How about this.. You guys stay here and I will go back to Azael."

After a short discussion , Raon would go back to the kingdom and report the guild there personally while the girls stay here and build a base for themselves outside of the kingdom since the guild there left them with a bad impression. "Then...Can Mimi go to school too?" The young elf was holding her excitement as she ask." You can but.. you have a wait for a little while since sister don't have any penny left." "Don't worry , my aunty can take in Mimi for sure" Without a doubt , Luru knew certainly that her aunty would most likely adore the young elf as most of them were capable of using magic with a good affinity with many elements. As the girls settle their talk , Naire drove the carriage on the street , heading toward a fancy living quarter beside the academy. "Scan" Nodus used 1% of his remaining 6 to scan around the neighbor and the map revealed at least thousands of nodes with most of them moving around. The moving nodes were most likely people carrying some kind of energy source in their pocket or in the spatial rings.

As Nodus was analyzing his hologram , he noticed a energy node quickly moving toward them. "Luru! Lati!!" A female voice could be heard from the outside and Naire quickly halted the carriage. Arriving infront of the weird big carriage , a woman with dark navy hair and who's beauty could rival Lati herself was the aunty whom Luru was talking about. The woman was dressed in a formal suit and a tight long skirt that reached her knees with a black stocking that covered her slender legs down to her high heels. Luru rushed out of the carriage and jumped into her aunty embrace. "Aunt Kathrina! I miss you so much." The aunt revealed a joyful smile as she held her cute little Luru in her arms. " I missed you too little Luru.. Ah.. You are not little anymore.." The blue haired woman and her husband got down the carriage , followed up by the rest of the group except for Nodus. "It been a while Kathrina." The blue haired woman had a tearful expression as she walk toward her with Naire hiding behind her.

"It been 5 years... I heard what happened in the kingdom , I was ready to go there and destroy those old bastards." Lati and Kathrina held each other hands. "Ah , right! Naire ! did you make my little sister cry?!" Naire was rooted to the ground because Kathrina as he replied with a straight soldier stance. "NO MA'AM!" The girls behind chuckled quietly at the marvelous display of the fearsome warrior. No matter how strong Naire is , he would always remember about how the young version of him receive a severe beating whenever he messed with Lati. " Mhmm good and who are these fellow.. especially those cute ones?" The aunty quickly changed her personality as her gaze landed on Mimi and Ali.

"Aunty , this is my good friend I talk to you about , Ali! and this is my new friend. " Kathrina stood in front of the two shy girls and held her arms open as she lowered her body. "Come here and give your aunty a hug." The two little girls was forcefully taken into her embrace while the aunty was enjoying the hug , emotionally.. Ah they are so cute... "Aunty.. you will scare my friend." Said Luru as she tries to pry open her aunty arms. "Ah I am sorry , come on , let's go to my house and what is with this weird carriage and who is that person walking behind it?" After meeting with the rest of the group , Kathrina was quickly attached to Ali and Mimi. She was even more excited that Luru told her that they would stay here for a while to attend the academy and that the fellow at the back was actually a artifact. "Don't worry little ones , I am the best teacher in this school when it comes to magic and now.. show me this amazing moving house I've been hearing about." Ali , Luru and Mimi led the teacher into the carriage to show her around but as they arrived in the main room , Kathrina froze when she saw Nodus. The feminine male with a cute leopard on his head struck the teacher really hard. Noticing her gaze , Luru opened her mouth and was about to introduce her to Nodus. Zooom , the female teacher crashed onto the young man as she held him tightly in her arms while rubbing her face onto his. "Ahh who is this ? So adorable!" The little girls did not know what to do while Luru tried to push her away from Nodus but it was impossible with her meager strength. "Tell me child , what is your name?" The young man turned his face toward her and plainly said his name. "Ahh Nodus??? Are you also going to attend the academy? " Kathrina never heard of such name as she repeated his name. "Mhmm , I would like to but-" Before the young man could even finish the teacher interupted him by pinched his cheeks."Don't worry child , aunty will teach you privately and you can attend the school for free as long I say so!"

As the overly excited teacher was running around the carriage and was admiring the interior. She was especially fond of the beds and the window ceiling. After a quick tour of the carriage , she sat with Nodus as she entertained herself with his face. Naire who kept the door open was peeking at the sight. "Is it me or.. Nodus prefer girls.." The wife pinched him with a amusing expression. " Of course dear.. Nodus is a bo-..man after all." Glancing at the young man , she sighed of relief as he did not seem to be bothered by her cousin snuggles. Although her cousin was 2 years older than her , she was already a intermediate ultimate magician and was recruited by many hidden sect during her youth. After choosing a sect , the cousin felt in love with teaching and researching magic. As she gotten a high position from the sect , she decided to go out on a adventure and took a liking to the capital city and settled as a teacher.

"There it is ! The house still look the same." The husband turned the carriage and went through a tall wooden gate , into a big open field that was surrounded by a high fence of green bushes. A big mansion could be seen in the middle of the field with dozen of maids working around the house. " Fancy as usual.." The husband and wife wasn't surprise by the view while the rest of the group were shocked by the big and beautiful land. "This is aunty house , do you like my garden Nodus?" Nodus slightly nodded as he paid more attention to the odd shaped flowers that were on the edge of the field. " Ah , that is a magic flower , it causes illusion if anyone came close to it." So many things to scan.. That was all Nodus could think of right now as Naire parked the carriage in front of the mansion doors.

"It's almost night fall and everyone must be tired from the trip , come in and make yourself at home!" The teacher led the ground into her mansion while dragging Nodus with her while she peeked at the robust butler with a curious expression. A magic artifact and a rare magic beast huh.. Looks like I have many things to talk about with Lati. The teacher who was fond of magic would not be able to hold herself back from studying the artifact if it wasn't for the adorable hand she was holding onto.