Chapter 35- Nostalgia

A:N-Double release! nothing to say except enjoy.

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"Why are we staying on an Island?" those where Mu Ning Xue's first words upon seeing their destination and she was at a loss for words

"Training of course" Itachi said with a smile gesturing across the small tropical island complete with a small volcano near the center. There was a small house near the beach that Itachi had previously built using a combination of chaos to make materials along with his spatial storage bringing many house items over.

Complete with a self running power source and internet he was quite proud of it. He was no electrician, so it was mostly an array of extension cords running along the ground from the source, but it will work.

Before she could get annoyed with his short answer he followed it up with "We are going to spend the next six months here getting all our elements up to Super Tier" he said much to her surprise

"Six months, are you insane? How will that be enough time to even raise up one?" She asked quite shocked while instead of answering he gently sat onto the warm beach sand enjoying the peace as he fell into a meditative position.

She watched on in shock as energy visible to the eye coalesced around him so thick that it almost looked like liquid. She could sense some of the energy was being pulled from far away as the energy gathered around him. While he was taking it in at a fast rate, the sheer amount of energy around him made him practically a portable magic gathering array on steroids.

"your a cheat existence you know that?" were her only words as she shook her head

"But I'm your cheat existence" he said playfully getting an elbow in the ribs in response

"Ow!" he yelped getting an eye roll in response "I doubt I could bruise you if I wanted to. It's like your the child of some god" she said in an exasperated manner before storming off towards the house to check it out

Opening his eyes he looked out into the ocean with a reminiscing look "Your not far off" he muttered under his breath remembering where he got these abilities from He really wanted to tell her, but it would sound crazy. 'Hey, I have memories from another world and a god gave me special powers' doesn't sound very right, but honestly what other explanation could he have for how he has so many unique abilities.

He was drawn out of his thoughts by his phone *sigh better pick it up. "Hey!" he said putting on a cheery expression as the sweet voice of Ling Ling started talking "Bro! where are you? I've been trying to get a hold of you all day" she said excitedly

"You know just the usual, hanging around, cultivating, exterminating snobbish clans" he said in a casual tone "yeah yeah Wait What!?" she yelled at the end

"nothing nothing figure of speech, anyway why did you call?" he spoke as she answered somewhat hesitantly "You didn't forget did you?" she said in a small voice with a bit of sadness in her tone

He laughed "Relax, how could I miss the awakening ceremony of my little Ling'er"

She immediately yelled in the phone "I'm not little anymore" she said as Itachi could almost imagine her pouting through the phone although she seemed quit relieved "Just remember it's at the Shanghai Institute of magic" she said excitedly "It is early tomorrow so you better be there" she reminded happily before hanging up.

Itachi walked back to the house to with with Mu Ning Xue before he left as he spotted Kayda flying over the ocean to capture food "Hmm the best training for her will simply be combat experience and she will grow on her own" he said thoughtfully since instead of cultivating, they use the magic in the surroundings to strengthen themselves. There are a few types that can use elements similar to magic, but they are rarer.

Mu Ning Xue had already awakened at Super Tier getting the space element, so he would likely help her with that to raise it up to her other elements in the future, however he told her he was going to go awaken first before flying back to Shanghai. 'I should probably change my look a bit' he thought since being the role model for millions of young mages around the world tends to do cause chaos in public places.

"Hmm Blue hair? Nahh I might get hit on by another guy" he said shivering at the thought "I'll settle for white' he compromised with a sly grin 'now I really look like Ban' he thought proudly too bad I can't get a scar since I heal too quickly' He looked over himself using a spatial reflection technique since who wouldn't use the super rare powerful element as a mirror? "Ehh not obvious, but I don't look too different. Whatever, if I get recognized I could just kill them" he concluded before

setting off.

He shot off flying above the East China sea since the Ryukyu islands which is where he had been staying, were quite close. Arriving at he waters edge, he had to be quite careful to make sure people didn't notice him arrive. However, it's a lot easier since you would have to be an idiot to swim in the ocean. The whole coastline was covered in defenses since in the water were things much worse than sharks...

He had no trouble sneaking past and he began walking the streets with a bit of nostalgia. 'It's been a while' he thought looking at all the places he recognized.

It was quite a large city, and he moved over towards the area where the Pearl University was which was quite well spaced out with a peaceful vibe. Since he had nothing better to do, he figured he would hop the fence and see whats going on. The school had some wards, but with his control over space he wouldn't trip anything.

He made his way up the campus stopping as he heard sounds of battle. He walked over much to his surprise finding out that they were having their freshman competition. 'Not too surprising since it is around that time' he thought before making his way inside.

While he did get a few strange looks, no one bothered him and he found his way inside.

Not drawing any attention to himself, he simply watched enjoying the matches like any other. 'Not too bad, this fellow has a decently strong warrior Snow Tiger' he thought watching the current matches a peaceful expression remembering his past here.

There were quite a few mid tier mages giving the guy a run for its money and it was quite the spectacle. 'Interesting, so he is also a mid tier mage too' he thought watching the youth with black hair using ice chains to defeat another.

He spent the next hour or so watching the spectacle happened before turning to walk out. While short, his days here had been quite interesting, so it was admittedly enjoyable to trace his path. He ate at a nice little family owned restaurant he had frequented much in the past, but maybe because he grew quite a bit or his cosmetic changes no one recognized him.

'I guess I should go surprise certain little loli' he thought making his way down to the familiar path towards the clear sky hunter agency. It was down a small side street making it more secluded and he finally spotted the sign hanging above the door.

'time to see what they have been up to' he thought grabbing the door handle and swinging it open

A lazy voice of a girl was heard from upstairs "Minimum price for a commision is 300,000 if you can't pay beat it"

"How much will it be to accompany a little brat awaken her elements?" he spoke playfully as he heard a loud thump which he instantly associated with Ling Ling falling out of a chair or something

A beautiful maturing girl with long brown twintails that reached her waist leaped down the stairs nearly slipping as she stumbled a bit. She slammed into him like a speeding bullet jumping onto him as she wrapped him up in a hug "Your finally back" she said muffled as her face was buried into his shirt with a small tear creeping out the corner of her eye

He stroked her head fondly "How could I miss such a big moment of my little Ling Ling's life" he said affectionately as she was too caught up in the moment to even get mad at that hated title

Slow footsteps could be heard as Old Bao made his way down the steps with a twinkle in his eyes as he saw Itachi "It's been a while, Ling Ling was driving me crazy about you, she never seemed to talk about anything else" he said with a smile causing her face to turn red, but she didn't deny it.

She finally separated regaining some of her composure "I thought you were not going to be able to arrive until tomorrow, otherwise I wouldn't have been so surprised" she said as if to explain her actions before she seemed to remember something as her eyes lit up

"I'm working on a case in the city right now, you can help me with it" she spoke excitedly flames seeming to burn in her eyes *Sigh "I guess you never change huh? Your such a tomboy who will date you" he teased poking her cheeks as she got angry "I'm a beautiful young lady, I'll have you know many boys have asked me out, but I rejected them all" she said haughtily crossing her arms "Now anyways are you going to help me or not?"

"I guess I have no choice..."

Itachi was dragged up the stairs to see what the mission leaving Old Bao downstairs as sat down at a table staring off in space in deep contemplation "If only I was a bit younger I could help him out. My strength isn't what it used to be" he muttered in a saddened expression as he stared at a picture frame on the wall.

People would be shocked to know that this old man hanging around the agency, was actually one of the strongest Forbidden mages in the world Song Qimeng, except much less Forbidden Tier magic, but even using Super Tier would likely injure or maybe even kill him with his limited lifespan, and he knew wasn't too far away from his next big adventure or so they call it. he thought with a wry smile forming on his wrinkled face *Sigh 'I guess it's my failures in life that are hurting the next generation' he thought with a hint of sadness .

He used to be a member of the Holy Court, but when they conspired with the previous Fairy of the Parthenon to kill Wentai he was disgusted with their corruption and retired. Despite his strong opposition, his past friend was killed and he cursed his cowardice for not standing up to fight no matter the cost, but as he gazed at the picture on the wall, his expression couldn't help but soften "You have a great daughter who will achieve great things.

I didn't make a mistake retreating back their otherwise I never would have witnessed her grow up in to such a beautiful young girl" he spoke quietly seemingly for the picture to hear alone. "Also, who would have thought that adrenaline junkie would ever get a crush on someone" he said a bit ruefully "And honestly, I don't think she chose badly....