40. Saint or Magia?

Again I hear similar questions. Previously it was His Highness Yvone who spoke and suggested that I enter an academy with a medical major, now Kharel is the one asking whether I intend to enter a magic academy or not?.

The answer to Kharel's question is certain, I will enter the academy!. But as for the major, I haven't been able to decide whether to enroll in a science or medical major. I haven't even thought about it one bit and just thought about it.

What about His Highness Yvone's suggestion?. Should I go into medical school?.

But I would rather go into the saint's department.

The Saint Department and the Medical Department are the two main departments in the academy with the most applicants. Every year, students who register with both majors compete very fiercely to enter.

It doesn't matter whether it is noble or commoner. They want to get the title of saint or magia, the term for magicians who focus on the medical field.

Pinch!

"Aww!" I was surprised because Kharel suddenly pinched my cheek. What was he doing?!.

"Why You really like daydreaming?. I'm talking to you, you know!" said Kharel.

But, because of his mischievous actions, I was indeed awakened from my reverie. Even so, I was still annoyed because the pinch hurt my cheek!.

"Cellia is thinking!" I said.

"Heh. What are you thinking about?" Kharel asked.

"Cellia doesn't know whether to go into science or medicine," I said.

Suddenly the atmosphere was quiet again because now Kharel seemed to be thinking.

"Kharel is going to enter the academy too, right?" I asked.

"Yes. Yvone said in a year I will enter elementary school..."

"What Major?"

"Saint ..."

"Then Cellia will also enter the Saint major!"

"Don't get involved!. Choose according to your wishes, stupid!"

"Cellia wants to be a saint!. That's Cellia's choice!"

"Okay. I will wait for you at the academy"

"Why wait Cellia?. Let's enter the academy together!"

"Can't. You have to be seven years old first!"

"Hmp!. Cellia will tell dad to enter the academy with Kharel!" I said. I then ran out to look for dad in a hurry. I don't know why I was so excited for this.

***

In Xavier's study.

"My Lord, there is a letter from Marquess Vallois"

"Yes, thank you"

"Request for military assistance for the Lulan kingdom from King Laiv?. So it's true, someone removed Carevin's devil seal, but who?. What is the cult of dark wizards?. Recently the cult members have started to move and who knows what they are doing. Then yesterday's evacuation exercise for academy students was not just a final evaluation. It was actually prepared in anticipation of Carevin's attack on Yevonia?!. I have to talk to King Alan..."

Before that, Xavier remembers bad memories. The last time he wanted to visit the Lulan kingdom was with Aliciaa and little Cellia and after that the dragon attacked and took Aliciaa who was seriously injured because he was protecting Cellia from Noose's attack which came along with the black dragon which suddenly appeared and attacked them.

The Lulan Kingdom was between the Aetheria forest and the Glathiaz forest, so like it or not he had to prepare more security, but he didn't expect a dragon to appear and even attack him. Xavier didn't have the preparation to fight the dragon so he had to lose Aliciaa and he was very angry with himself.

If only he had prepared everything properly. Whether a dragon appeared or not would definitely not cause any problems for him.

Xavier looked at the photo on his desk. He continued to stare at Aliciaa's face and Cellia's face when she was still a baby. There was a lingering feeling of relief in him. At least, he still had his little daughter and he had to look after her, otherwise he didn't know how to face Aliciaa when they could meet again one day.

Xavier still remembers when Aliciaa tried to protect Cellia from the dragon who for some reason kept targeting her. Meanwhile he himself was busy with the Nooses surrounding their small caravan. The Nooses appeared not long after the dragons started attacking and they appeared in large numbers.

It was a number that couldn't even be handled with a single saint battalion, but with that number, they actually attacked a small group of troops who were only tasked with escorting the journey of two adults and one small child to the Lulan kingdom for diplomatic matters.

"Mommy!. Mommy!" Little Cellia cried because her mother's figure was lying unconscious next to her so Xavier's attention was immediately diverted by the sound of Cellia's crying, then he moved at full speed like a raging wild animal when he saw Aliciaa unconscious while the dragon was ready to attack them again!.

"Aliciaa!. Cellia!" Xavier shouted as he drew his sword at the black dragon. He was ready to fire a deadly magic, but it was too late.

Aliciaa was taken and the dragon left, carrying the unconscious Aliciaa.

"Mommy!!"

Cellia screamed and cried very loudly. Xavier, who was silent, realized that he still had to protect someone else, namely his little daughter!.

"My Dear Cellia!" Xavier approached the helpless Cellia and picked her up and hugged her very tightly.

"Mommy!. Mommy!. Mommy"

Cellia continued to cry even when her daddy hugged her tightly. But at that time Xavier couldn't do anything other than hug Cellia. His mind was blank. He suddenly seemed to lose half of his soul when Aliciaa was taken away by the dragon, as if half of Xavier's soul was inside Aliciaa and went with her.

That day's diplomatic visit was canceled because of the tragedy that befell Duke Leonhart. Even King Alan immediately mobilized his best saint troops to go look for Lady Aliciaa. However, they also couldn't find Lady Aliciaa or any signs of the dragon's presence in the Aetheria forest. because there are vicious Nooses who attack them at a high level.

The Noose are fierce sacred animals with the celestial element so that even the best saints were overwhelmed after more than a week of expedition just to look for the whereabouts of the dragon and signs of Lady Aliciaa who was with the dragon while receiving attacks from the Noose.

With a heavy heart, King Alan made the decision that if Lady Aliciaa had died, the expedition would no longer continue and end.

Lost in sadness and despair, Xavier made a selfish decision. He created his own expeditionary force secretly using his authority as Grand Duke and required all the saints from every noble to search for his wife.

He threatened. Anyone who refuses will be stripped of their peerage and face sanctions. And finally the search process for Aliciaa continued without King Alan's knowledge.

As soon as King Alan found out, he acted immediately for the good of Xavier and the saints.

Because he forced the saints, Xavier received punishment from King Alan in the form of being stripped of his saint title. But if Xavier wants to improve his behavior and clear his name, he must capture a dragon with his own hands and make it a totem for King Alan.

Finally, Xavier promised to make a dragon totem for King Alan and until now, Xavier is still trying to find the dragon and Aliciaa at the same time. He intends to make the dragon that kidnapped Aliciaa into a totem for King Alan.

Knock! Knock!

Xavier's thoughts were interrupted when he heard a knock on the door and heard the sound of his study door being opened.

"Daddy!"

"My Dear?. Why are you here?" Xavier asked Cellia. It turned out that his little daughter had come to meet him.

"Dad, Cellia wants to enter the academy!"

Dad looked surprised then took me in his arms.

"Oh. You're already quite heavy..." said my father. Did he mean my age or my weight?!.

"Cellia wants to enter the academy?"

"Um!"

"Of course. You will enter elementary school but when you are seven years old..." explained daddy.

"But ..."

"Hm?. Honey, why do you have a face like that?. Why does daddy's little princess suddenly want to enter the academy?"

"Cellia wants to enter the academy with Kharel..."

"Can not, My Dear. You have to be seven years old first," said daddy and I lost my enthusiasm earlier.

"But Cellia wants to learn magic and become a saint to save mommy" I muttered.

When he heard my words, daddy became silent. He looked very surprised. Well, I can already guess this. Of course, daddy will be surprised when his little daughter suddenly wants to learn magic quickly and has the ambition to become a female knight in order to save her mommy who was kidnapped by a dragon.

Bad memories of the dragon attack flashed through Xavier's head again.

"Thank you, My Dear..." whispered my daddy. He suddenly hugged me tightly. I was confused as to why my daddy was thanking me. Maybe it was because of my intention to save my mommy?.

"Dad?"

"Forget about that major. Now there's something else dad want to ask daddy's little princess ..." said daddy. Now he had a happy face and lifted me up high then quickly lowered me again and made me sit in his desk chair.

"Dear, His Highness Yvone told dadsy that you can now release mana, is that true?" Dad asked and I nodded.

"Then you can learn magic..."

"Learn magic?!" I became excited again after hearing daddy's words and couldn't wait to do it!.

Ah, but I still have to wait two more years to enter the academy, right?.

"This weekend, dad will teach you basic magic, okay?. Do you want to?"

When I heard my daddy's words, I gave up my intention to be gloomy and my enthusiasm flared again like a fire that grows bigger after being poured with oil.

"Want!. Cellia wants to learn magic!"

Knock! Knock! Knock!

There was a sudden knock on my dad's study door and finally my exciting conversation with my daddy ended. Even though I was very excited and wanted to ask daddy many things. But what can I do, I can't disturb my daddy's work either. So as usual. I went out and eavesdropped on my daddy's conversation with someone who seemed to be a messenger from the palace.

"My Lord, I brought a report regarding Salamanca ..."

"Yes. How is the inspection?"

"The data we managed to get is here..." the official from the palace appeared to be handing over a sealed scroll and then he showed something that looked like a video recording using his magic.

What I saw next was quite a terrifying thing that reminded me of the scene at the ruins.

In the magic recording, a baskerville can clearly be seen which appears to have just been released by a man. It was a totem and suddenly the baskerville totem attacked a little girl. The little girl looked like a noble child from the clothes I saw but the surprising thing was when I found out who the little girl was.

"Sala!" I shouted. I reflexively ran into my daddy's office and approached the magic recording to confirm whether the little girl in the magic recording was Salamanca or not.