Chapter 15

--- At sea, four days after leaving the beach ----

In all those days, Levi was practicing his control over lightning magic, while Born ate fish from time to time, more out of boredom than hunger.

Suddenly Born begins to rejoice a little, he saw in the distance a small island. Interrupt Levi from his training. - We arrived at the border-. He points with his head to the direction of the island.

Levi stops practicing, he turns his gaze to the island. From within it begins to emerge a feeling of curiosity. Impatient to explore, he urges Born to hurry up.

Born. - Go down first-.

Levi surprised. - Why? -.

Born begins to explain. - This will be where we will separate. I will send you with a teacher from the academy and I will go directly to the capital, on the other hand, I have a reputation to maintain, carrying a child on my back only staining it.

Levi was already prepared for this, knowing that it would happen sooner or later, but he was also bothered by the part of maintaining a reputation. During the few days of living together, he realized that Born is a shameless and perverted turtle. The day they were on the beach, she found him looking at brothel brochures. So the part of maintaining a reputation was a lie, however, he didn't say anything, he went with the flow. - If we see each other again, we have to play chess.

Born. - Of course. You would be a good opponent- Here's what he said, while these were his thoughts, "I already want to get rid of this kid. I hope he doesn't ask me for anything in exchange for his silence."

Born rushes Levi down and start swimming. Having no other option he starts swimming, but not before taking off and storing his clothes from the top in his collar and keeping the clothes of the lower part only, showing small muscles developing in the part of his abdomen and shoulders.

Born looks at him bewildered, he finds it odd that Levi only leaves half of his clothes and asks him. - Why did you take off your clothes? -.

Levi responds. - Because I'm going to swim. I didn't know why I was asking him that question, for him it was normal.

Born. - Put on your clothes-. He shakes his head. "Tourists."

Levi puts his clothes back on, jumps into the sea and starts swimming with Born.

Born observes Levi's way of swimming. The more he looked, the harder it was to contain his laughter.

Born couldn't take it anymore, he started laughing, without telling Levi the reason, he kept it a secret, if he told him the reason, maybe his reputation would fall into an abyss.

Levi aside was curious about the reason. He swam in a reptile-like way by moving his lower body from left to right, resembling crocodiles, but since Levi had no tail, he had to use his legs together and use them as one, while keeping his hands underwater, in a way also similar to that of a reptile.

It didn't take long for the two of them to be closer to the island, the closer they got, the more they could see some buildings. The most outstanding were the towers, with a spiral shape, blue, with about four dozen soldiers each.

Before approaching the island's beach, Born warns Levi. - Beware of crabs.

Levi didn't know what to say, he didn't imagine why he had to be careful of some crabs.

The two came to the beach of the island.

Levi noticed that there was a channel on the beach that connected the island with the sea, he did not give it much importance.

Levi's clothes stretched out in the water, the pants he was wearing, fell off at every step he took, he had no choice but to hold them as he went along, despite that, what bothered him most when walking, was the feeling of wet socks.

Born looks at him on the side, telling him that they should walk to that small reception building that is far away. Levi follows. As you walk more, you begin to feel a little discomfort in your left foot. For the time being he decided to ignore it.

Levi was shocked by what he saw.

The streets, in reality were small rivers, he remembered for a moment the channel that connected the interior of the island with the sea. I notice that the buildings were built with corral and the windows had blue windows, mostly, in the other buildings, there were windows of other colors, such as red, purple and green. He became a little interested. - Why do you have windows with different colors? -.

Born observes the buildings and begins with the explanation. - You see, in this empire the colors of the sales are to determine what type of building it is. Blue for houses, red for soldiers' residences, purple for shops selling culinary ingredients, green are restaurants, inns, motels and hotels. There are also other

colors of windows, silver is used in the academy, gold in the palace of the empress, orange for the buildings of pharmacists-

Levi. - By pharmacists, you mean those who make positions.-

Born. - Exactly. However, they also do other things besides potions, create medicinal ointments, cure diseases with their powers, among other tasks that you will discover over time.

Levi was surprised by the organization in the empire, he also asked why there was a channel that connected the island with the sea and which was the reason to walk along a small river?, he had more questions, but decided to leave them for now.

To which Born responds. - As the empire is home to mostly aquatic species, over the years it was decided to change some things in the empire. Starting with the buildings, these were also made of stones, cement or metal mostly, as in most empires, so they decided to create them from materials that are in the sea, after so much reflection, they decided to make them of coral, sand and marquisima-.

Levi interrupts, when he hears marquisima.- What is marquisima?-.

Born. - Marquisima is a metal found around underwater volcanoes, but the largest lot is always found within the volcano. It is a resistant metal, used mostly to create the armor and weapons of soldiers, they are rarely used in the construction of buildings, only someone with money would make a marquisima building. Well continuing with the theme-.

Levi. - Continues-.

Born gives him a little look. - When the material for the buildings was finished, the emperor of that time, decided to change the streets. I replaced the streets of stone, earth and

cement, with sandy streets, later, when they finished connecting the streets, they filled them with water, later they connected them with the sea. Forming the streets you are looking at. It was a long process, but it was worth it.

Levi. - If it was worth it. The shape of the buildings combines with this type of street.

The two walk a few streets until they reach the reception.

It is a large building made with pink coral, with some blue. With the sunlight reflected off the building, it made it shine with an impressive, but not blinding, light, something that surprised Levi. The building has two large doors made of wood with an approximate height of 20 meters.

Levi noticed that crystals are crystalline.

Born explains immediately upon noticing the doubt on his face. - The reception buildings in the cities are crystal clear, they are the only buildings with colorless glass. In them they give you a brochure with the information I just told you.

He walks to the building.

The pain in Levi's foot begins to increase, not knowing what caused it, he decides to check it.

He takes off his shoes and socks. What he finds on his foot is a small crab that had its claws holding his ankle tightly.

Levi doesn't think about it much, he forms a fist with the intention of killing the crab.

Born uses his wind magic to immobilize him. - I'll take it away from you. He brings his head closer to his foot, looks at the crab for a moment, it releases its grip, falls into the water and begins to float towards the beach. - I told you to be careful.

They don't talk much, it just reminds him to be careful with crabs and not to kill them.

The duo enters the building.

There were not many people inside the building. There were a dozen guards, 6 people doing the paperwork at the windows of the building. And the rest were people visiting the city for the first time or looking for a place to live permanently in the city, including some visitors from other empires.

There were groups of various species. Among them, the ones that stood out the most were humans as a minority.

Born. - Oops. Human visitors have been increasing. He says upon seeing the small group.

Levi only gave them a little look at the humans, he saw that they were not so different from their appearance. I notice that they seem to have more delicate bodies than theirs. The only humans he could compare them to were the ones he fought in the war. There wasn't much to see. He thought that humans, even if they belonged to the same species, would have different characteristics being from different places, but he only saw different skin colors and hair, also the height of each one and if they were fat or skinny, nothing out of the ordinary.

Born begins to walk towards one of the guards.

This guard seemed to be the boss on duty. With a height of 1.8 meters, stocky body, a sky-blue armor, with the logo of a snake head on its back black. With a sword sheathed at his waist.

The guard maintains a firm position when he sees that Born was heading towards him.

Born stands in front of the guard. - Hello-.

Guard. - Hello-.

Born. "Your superiors should have told you about my arrival." The guard nods.

Levi in the distance could only see how the two sides exchanged words.

The two stop talking. They both head to Levi.

Born upon arrival explains the situation to Levi.

The guard will guide Levi to an inn where the master of the academy is located, who would be the one who would take him to the academy, while he goes directly to the palace.

Born tells him a few things to keep in mind during his time in the empire. It gives you your contact in case a big problem arises. Levi also gives him his contact.

Both sides separate. Born went to the transport channels, while Levi and the guard went to the inn.

Along the way, Levi asked the guard a few questions.

The guard responded politely to the doubts.

Levi discovered from the guard, that the transport channels to which Born is directed, are sea currents, used to transport to different parts of the empire quickly, he also discovered that it is forbidden to fly in the territory, unless it was a ship of the empire or some soldier with an urgent message. The guard told him that for a long time there has been disagreement with the merchants for this prohibition, however, they were ignored and what caused a fight were killed mercilessly. Another thing he discovered, is that the guard is a shark. "I hadn't noticed it because of the shape of the armor, they must be able to transform."

The hike did not last long, they arrived at the inn.

The inn had nothing special about it, it was made of coral. The building was painted brown. Levi thought it was to stand out and attract customers.

The two enter and head to the inn's small restaurant.

Most of the tables were empty.

Levi turned his gaze to one of the few customers occupying a table.

The one that caught Levi's attention, has red hair, blue eyes. You could tell that all his teeth were sharp, like Levi's. His height could not be said as he remained seated. Levi could see that he had defined muscles in his arms, I sense that his whole body should have defined muscles. I also notice that he wears an earring on his left ear. With only one observation, Levi concluded that he was not a reliable guy, but then remembers his way of dressing.

Apparently he didn't find him an unreliable guy, but was jealous that he had a fashion style similar to his own and that he looked good.

The subject notices Levi's gaze.

The two glances intersect.

The subject gets up from the chair, begins to walk towards Levi and the guard.

Levi was a little surprised by the event, but his surprise was little hard, he began to accumulate manna in the palms of his hands, preparing for a possible fight, he decided to aim at the face.

The guard walks towards the subject. - I brought the student you were expecting.

The guard's words surprised Levi. The more he looked closely at the subject, the more perplexed he remained, I never imagined that he would be the academy teacher he would meet.

He calmed down quickly again, I watch the master for the last time.

He saw that the style of dressing is not similar, it is the same as his own, this made him a little alert, later he could already calculate the height of the master more accurately. "I think about 1.85 meters approximately, it will suffer a big fall."

The teacher turns his gaze to Levi, begins to study him. He approaches and puts his hand on Levi's head.

Levi was puzzled. Suddenly he feels a strange energy begin to run through his body, "So with that one we have. You will suffer a little." It begins to guide the small rays your body produces to obstruct that energy, however, the rays do not move.

Teacher. - You still have a long way to go before you can obstruct my inspection.

I inspect Levi's body, I don't notice any abnormalities.

Teacher. - We're leaving.- He said that while smiling showing his sharp teeth. Levi was starting to worry.

They both leave the inn, the guard returns to the reception building without looking back.

The master introduces himself. - I'm Axel, a teacher at Jorhaf Academy.

Axel just showed up and started walking.

Levi had doubts about the place they were going, according to what he learned about the guard, there are no sea currents in that direction, he could not endure long with doubt. - Where are we headed?, the sea currents are not on this path-.

Axel continues to walk. - Let's go for the other students. You're not the only one I hope for.

The two continued walking, Levi had no problem talking to an adult, but it is another story with someone his age, as he went one step further, his nerves increased, remembering the time of the camp. He didn't make friends, he didn't talk to anyone, his only interactions were with the little girl who almost died.

The two arrive at a port. Like the rest of the buildings on the island, they were built with coral.

Axel heads to the place where the boats arrive. Levi follows.

A large number of passers-by could be seen.

The two stand in a visible place waiting.

Levi was getting a little impatient, the wait was getting long, so I try to take advantage of the fact that there were no other students yet, so he starts talking.- Since when are you a teacher? -.

Axel was also getting impatient, so he had no problem talking. - 3 years-.

Levi thought of a similar number, because of Axel's appearance he didn't seem to be more than 22 years old. - Do you have fun being a teacher? -.

A big smile forms on Axel's face. - Of course. You will know in a short time because-.

Levi. - Do you like a teacher? -.

Axel blushes. - No-.

Levi. - Your face says yes-.

Axel. - It's none of your business. He throws a big sigh, begins to regret starting this talk.

The two continue to chat. Axel had grown tired of answering questions, so he also began to question Levi. He was surprised to learn that Levi masters 5 items, "Little monster, I barely master 2 and they are in different ranks." He was also surprised to learn that he knew how to make potions.

Levi discovered that Axel masters two elements, lightning and sound, he was curious about the sound element. He was surprised to find that Axel is barely 19 years old. This made him reflect again on the world, thinking that there are amazing guys in the world.

The two were talking until nightfall.

Levi. - How much longer will we wait?, I feel that they lied to you-.

Axel. - It shouldn't be much and they didn't lie to me. The ship had a small mishap with a sea monster, so it should arrive soon.

In the end they waited another two hours until the boat arrived.

The ship had a capacity for about 300 crew members. The boat didn't look like anything special, it was made of wood, with white sails. Similar to a pirate ship, except that it did not have a flag with a skull.

A small group of 10 people begin to get off the boat, including 2 adults.

Axel approaches and bows to the two adults, they also bow.

Levi by Axel's actions believed that they were masters of the academy, also in his mind was made to the idea that teachers do not have uniform and wear what they want.

The two adults return to the ship, leaving the eight children with Axel. Three boys and five girls. Including Levi would be four children.

Axel beckons him to get closer.

When everyone was reunited, Axel begins to speak. - I introduce myself. My name is Axel, I am the teacher in charge of taking them to the academy.

One of the girls in the group raises her hand, Axel points her out to speak. - Why are we few?-.

Axel was prepared for these questions. - We will talk while we walk.

He told the boys that over time, the number of wizards and cyber-warriors has been decreasing. Most pounce on being able to use psionic powers and magic, they no longer find it attractive to just focus on one. With technology advancing a lot, making the new generation cyber-wizards no longer a big difficulty. It is no longer necessary to be born with the ability to use psionic energy, now they could wake you up before the age of 10 with the help of technology, of course this also told them that it carries a risk, having chances of dying in the process. Although the possibilities diminished more and more with the passage of time. In the end he told them that they were the students who signed up at the end.

The boys asked him different questions, there were serious questions to uncomfortable questions, I ignore the uncomfortable questions.

One of them was made by a girl, asking if she was single.

Levi was silent, he felt nervous about being with the other children, he always stood at the end of the group, turning his head everywhere, hoping it wouldn't be a long way.

The group arrives at another port on the island, near the sea currents.

In the harbor there was a small wooden boat waiting for them. With a capacity for 100 crew.

Axel instructs the group to go up.

Levi took a look at the ship, there was nothing out of the ordinary about what he saw, "Apparently there is nothing magical or technological about it. It's a stingy empire," he then looks at the crew. They all wore armor with their respective weapons, "At least they are not stingy with security."

Axel. - Good. Now the ship will take us to the academy. We will arrive at dawn, they are free so far, then they will be my escla-. He realizes what he was about to say. He quickly puts a hand in his mouth and fakes a cough.- Students-. I see if anyone noticed, sighing inwardly to see that no.

Levi noticed, but decided to ignore it. Each time he thought that both had a similar personality, in the end he realized that not with that last sentence, they were very different, "I would have finished that sentence."

A child asks. - What about the rooms? -.

Axel. - There are no rooms. Only the kitchen, laboratory, infirmary and meeting room.-

The boy seemed a little disappointed to hear the answer, he expected to arrive and sleep a little. Instead, Levi was a little

happy to hear about the lab and also reaffirmed that he is in a stingy empire.

The students disperse around the ship.

Levi asks a crew member for directions about the location of the lab. Enter the interior of the boat, note that there are no interior decorations, but if it is clean.

He finally arrives at the laboratory.

He is surprised to see that the door is made of metal, not wood like the others. Try to turn the handle, but don't turn. He thought someone put a key on him, something useless in a world of magic, Levi believed.

Start using dark magic to open the door. When magic knocks on the door it causes a shock wave that sends Levi flying, causing him to hit the wall with his back.

Levi in pain begins to curse the door and the one who builds it.

The door handle begins to turn, apparently whoever was inside the laboratory heard the noise.

The door opens. Exposing a woman, who seemed to be in her 30s, with a pretty face and glasses on that made her look more intellectual than making her look intellectual. An approximate height of 1.7 meters, brown skin. Her hair is black, she has it collected with a garter, leaving a ponytail as a hairstyle. The woman was wearing a white coat.

The woman was a little annoyed by the noise caused by Levi. - What do you have to offer boy?-. She was already thinking that he was coming to ask for a potion, it didn't cross her mind that

someone her age would come to the lab to produce his own potions.

Levi gets up a little sore, looks at the woman in the eyes. - I came to use the laboratory.

The ujer is a little interested. - Serious? -.

Levi. - Yes. I come to make potions-.

The woman doesn't say anything else, she tells her to come in.

Levi enters, the woman closes the door. He was curious about the door. - Why did the door react to my magic? -. I use a more childish tone than normal.

The woman responds calmly. - It is a laboratory door, it is very common in one. They are used to give pharmacists privacy and also prevent someone from spying on them during their work. And as you may have noticed there are no windows either and this place is the only one that is not made of wood, but of magic metals. She continued to give him details about the lab.

Levi was thinking about why Miller didn't have doors like that or because the lab had windows, but because the walls of the lab weren't made of magic metals.

Miller never told him that he didn't like the idea of staying in an enclosed place for a long time, nor that he liked to see out the window while preparing potions. Above all, he did not tell him that a laboratory to increase the chances of success in creating a potion, the walls were made of magic metals, which absorbed mana and expelled it inside the laboratory.

After explaining the details of the laboratory the woman introduces herself. Its name is Madelin and it belongs to a tribe of pharmaceutical dolphins.

Levi had the knowledge about some tribes that were completely dedicated to being pharmaceutical and others to technology. He also introduces himself.

Madelin was shocked when I told him that he came from the territory of the undead. She asked him if he knew Pharmacist Miller. He says yes.

I tell him about his experiences with Miller. She became increasingly fascinated to hear his experiences with Miller.

The two did not continue much with the talk.

Madelin. - We already talked a lot. There are still potions I must create.

Levi nodded. He went to an empty table in the laboratory, where he placed the necessary instruments. He came with the intention of creating mana recovery potions, for his future workouts.

The night passed quickly for the two of them in the laboratory.

Levi managed to create 21 basic potions from 30 batches of materials that were stored in his necklace. He sighs inwardly, making potions near Madelin made him nervous, I kept asking him his experiences about potions, if he had any new ideas about them and more things related to potions. He was happy to end the torment.

Madelin completed his commissions, he is surprised to see Levi's success rate and speed of creation.

She opens the door and before leaving leaves a few words. - I wait for you in my class.-

Levi wasn't surprised, he just thought he should change his idea of what teachers look like. "They thought they were overflowing with wisdom, they were elegant people. So far I know a guy who looks like a rebel and a potions madwoman. As will the others."

Go up to the deck of the ship, it was already daylight.

In the distance you could see an island, on which the academy is built.

Axel gathers the students on the deck of the ship.

All night I spent cleaning up the disasters they caused, while thinking at the same time how to make them suffer afterwards.

The crew was happy to be separated from the children.

Madelin introduces himself to the students. - Hello little guys. My name is Madelin, I will be the teacher who will teach you the characteristics of medicinal materials. The group began asking him some questions.

Levi ignored the group, the way to the tip of the boat, observing the island.

Some memories begin to flood his mind.

----------- The past ----------

Scope. - You have to improve your control, air magic is not about strength but about control.

Levi was on the ground exhausted, breathing heavily. - I understood, I just have to practice more-.

Scope. - You need a clear goal, a goal or a dream. You have something in mind.

Levi. - No-. When giving his answer he realized that he has no goals, "So so that I train constantly, what is the use of training if I do not have a goal." These thoughts were circulating in his head.

Mira crouches down, with an affectionate voice begins to speak. - That could be a good thing. That means everything you do is for you, for no reason.

Levi stands up to hear those words, pondering whether she is right or not. He puts his hands back in to perform the spell. - Air magic: tornado of blades-. Small blades of air begin to form, then begin to join at a distance, forming a tornado. "Not having a goal could be good."

The tornado doesn't last long.

---------- The present ----------

Levi, "Now I have a goal, to kill the guys who killed my mother," an evil smile is shown on his face, as his gaze becomes evil.

---- One hour later -----

The boat arrived on the island.

The island was larger than it seemed in the distance.

The group does not get off the boat, using the island's rivers to sail.

The academy was surrounded by a jungle, in which some monsters lived.

The students were a little afraid, they had never seen a monster, the only thing they knew, is that they are beings guided by their thirst for blood.

Levi is curious about the appearance of monsters, he also wanted to test his strength against some. He had asked permission for this, unfortunately, Madelin and Axel scolded him. To them it seemed reckless on their part.

The ship continued on its way smoothly.

They came to the gate of a great wall.

The door begins to slide to the sides, giving the boat space to pass.

On the other side of the door you can see a breathtaking view.

There were few buildings, but all were large, easily exceeding 500 meters high and 300 meters wide. It was noticeable that the buildings were not made of coral or glass. Levi thought maybe they were made of marquisima.

Most of the buildings had a brick-like color, with some places painted blue.

The rest of the place was a large field with a few trees and surrounded by small grass.

The streets were still small rivers.

The ship stops at the first building as it crosses the wall.

Teachers go down with students.

The ship's crew leaves quickly, hoping not to bring students back in the future.

Axel. - We have arrived at the academy. We will walk to the registration building. They will receive a map of the place, a book with the rules, a uniform of the class they join, with the symbol of their family, clan or tribe, if they do not belong to any, they will not have anything drawn. They will also give them some resources to start training, in which come some books and a key to their respective rooms. By the way, the rooms of the girls and boys are located in the same building. The school does not prohibit relationships, we even have a pharmacy where they sell things to prevent pregnancy. Madelin punches him in the stomach.- Ignore what this useless man said. You should focus on learning what you can in the academy. Relationships are not lasting, but power is. They have to think about their future.

Apparently, Madelin's words made the boys angry, except for Levi. At the moment he didn't want romance in his life. And the girls took note mentally about that advice.

Over the course of the way the students only observed the landscape.

Levi was upset to feel his socks wet. It's not that he didn't think about taking off his shoes, but that when he was taking off his shoes, Axel asked him why he took them off, Levi tells him the reason, Axel laughs and tells him that he will have to get used to it.

They continued to walk.

They came to the building.

When they saw the building they were shocked.

The building is not high,edifice, but it is longer than the rest.

Madelin. - Not only new students are registered in it. Those who want to be teachers are also registered. In addition, there

are areas within the building where those new masters are tested. Another function of the building is to record missions and which students take them and give them the reward of the mission when they finish it. Over time they will discover the other works that are carried out in the building.

The group enters the building, there are not many people inside, they arrive at the registration window for the new students. The paperwork did not take long. They were even surprised to learn that they already had the measurements for their uniforms.

Everyone received some books of basic magic, medicinal plants, a bestiary, the book with the rules of the academy and one of etiquette, which Levi decided to discard immediately. They also received some magic stones, which contained a certain amount of mana, which they could absorb.

Levi seeing his uniform, feels a little dissatisfied. The blue color of the uniform did not bother him, instead what bothered him was the drawing of the red hand holding a skull.

I asked the teachers if I could remove it, but they both gave the same answer which was a "No".

Levi sighed helplessly, he had no choice but to get used to it over time.

When they finish registering all the children, they guide them to the building where they will live for 5 years.

Levi. - It doesn't look very impressive like the other buildings.

The group listens to him.

Axel stops, clenches his fist, turns his gaze to Levi. - It's because magic students have been declining over time. Half of

the resources are obtained by cyber-wizards, the rest is divided into the last two classes. They only do it because their number is increasing, but if we talk about quality. I don't want to say it, because I hate a guy who's a teacher in that class.

Madelin interrupts. - He's talking about cyber-warriors. The four strongest students are cyber-warriors and their teacher is Axel's rival.

Levi adds immediately. - So a love rival-.

Madelin smiles. - Exactly or so it was before. Axel at the moment is the loser, he had to see how the two of them got married.

Levi. - You are young. Get over it-. He doesn't wait for Axel's answer and starts walking to the door of the building. He stops in front of the entrance, says a few words before opening the door. - He was the master of the strongest. They are going to graduate at some point if I am not mistaken.

Axel had been moved by the first part of the sentence, but when he heard the rest his encouragement waned.

Madelin. - You're right. They will graduate this year. That just means we'll have fewer resources next year. She herself was discouraged by her words, thinking about reducing her salary.

Levi was about to enter, leaves a few last words. - Being a cyber-wizard doesn't make you stronger, it just gives you more options to attack. I have seen a magician humiliate a cyber-magician in battle, even though the two had similar ranks. This time if he enters at the end of his words, although he lied in the part that I look at the battle, he knows that the strength depends on the user, not the class he chose.

The group is moved by his words, even the two masters are shocked. They never thought their spirits would be lifted by the words of a 10-year-old boy.

Levi walks through the halls of the building, goes up to the third floor. Looking for your room.

Find the door to your room. Open the door and enter.

Walk around the room.

It comes with a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The living room is connected to the entrance door, the kitchen and the bedroom.

The room has a futuristic style. Something that surprised Levi. "Apparently they are not so stingy. This is the beginning of my academic life."

End of chapter.