Katerine's Magic / The News That Changes Everything

For a month, William and I continued to accompany Katerine in her training.

Until, her mana was finally released.

There was no huge burst of energy, no strong wind, just a light breeze.

I think this must be because the mana was already developed, so there wasn't much more to be released.

Her parents were very happy, especially Charles, who was very excited from the beginning.

I had the chance to meet her mother, Maria.

She has similar characteristics to her daughter. Dark skin, straight hair and cat ears.

After that, we went to Professor Bovary to check out the magic she possesses.

It was me, William, and Kate's entire family.

In fact, at that time I started just calling her Kate; It's more practical to talk about.

After all the reunion with the teacher, she finally discovered what the girl's magic was.

Magic of the Water goddess!

It's a basic spell and serves very well as support, especially for healing, but I think Katerine didn't have that predisposition to be support.

Initially, she was frustrated. Katerine wanted Fire Magic, or some magic from a powerful god. Even so, her family and I tried to tell her that it's not such bad magic.

Since then, Kate has been training with William and me in the forest. Autumn arrived, and temperatures started to get a little cooler. The leaves fall in piles on the ground, but some trees still survive.

I noticed that she has a hand-to-hand combat style, so I've been giving her some tips, like focusing on Embedded Magic and trying to control the density of the water.

Of course, she wouldn't be able to understand it immediately, she doesn't even know what density means, but over time she will find ways to improve her magic.

During this month, Titi returns to the village much earlier than usual, at approximately 3 pm.

"Breaking news, breaking news! The Supreme Mage passed away this morning!!" He says, passing by every resident's door, throwing newspapers everywhere.

Everyone who was inside their homes leaves as quickly as they can, including me and my family.

"It can not be!" Richard says as he walks to pick up a newspaper.

Picking up one of the newspapers from the floor, I read the news

[Skylar News Central]

[Supreme Mage Karmes Passed Away This Morning (14/ Junlume )]

Supreme Mage? I think I've read this in a book, but I've never looked into it in depth. From my father's reaction, it seemed to be an important position.

[This morning, the body of Karmes Vonder was found in his room, resting in his eternal sleep. Experts say he died of natural causes in a peaceful and serene death. Karmes left us at the age of 52, having no children and no wife, leaving his legacy to an entire generation. But one question hangs in the air: Who will be the next Supreme Mage?]

After reading this last sentence, a flame of determination appears in me.

What is a Supreme Mage?

I'm not sure, but I bet it must be something people admire...

Since I arrived in this world, I have felt a little lost in my goals. My main goal until now was to become a mage with an emerald badge, but that is starting to lose space for a new dream...

But that's not all there is in the paper. There is some interesting news.

[The Supreme Swordsman, Kalos, commented on Karmes' death.]

Is there also a position for the best swordsman??

I don't know how this information was so hidden from me during this time, but I feel like I discovered something that I should have known a long time ago!

["It's really sad to lose someone so experienced, he taught me a lot about life and how to be an adventurer that people admire. I hope he's in heaven watching us..." The young 20-year-old swordsman comments]

He's 20 years old and already the Supreme Swordsman!?

This is absurd; imagine how strong he can be...

But the news doesn't stop there.

Turning the page, I find another piece of news.

[Criminal War? Tensions between Zakov and Eny rise in the Lightning Slit.]

[Lightning Slit is currently having half of its territory controlled by factions and criminal organizations, but the largest criminal organization, led by Zakov, is having its power threatened by a new organization commanded by Eny, a young delinquent who comes to bring down large organizations. Some speculate that a war between the two organizations will decide who will get half of the Lightning Slit territory.]

The situation in Lightning Slit is not easy.

The city is inside the slit, located inside the mountains, so it is difficult to know what is happening there.

The Lightning Slit became a very attractive place for criminals. A location within the mountains, which can only be accessed from above and through an entrance, making entry difficult.

Even though there are people living around the crack on the outer side, the majority of the population stays on the inner side.

Thus, half of the area was taken over by criminals. Many dwarves have had to move to the plains, but some live in the Rift.

I don't know these two people either...

Eny and Zakov, it looks like there's going to be a bandit war.

In my other life, I always heard the saying, "A thief who robs a thief has a hundred years of forgiveness."

At least they are not fighting with the dwarves, but there must be a reason for this "peace" between them. I just can't say for sure, but I suspect that the dwarves help criminals have weapons. It's just a possibility, but it's quite likely.

Apparently, these were the main news, I should start paying more attention to the newspapers, they are a valuable source of information.

Well, now my goal will be to find out what a Supreme Mage and a Supreme Swordsman are, what they do and how to become one!

It's been a while since I dedicated my time to something specific, I'm actually a little excited!