"This is the Vesta House, Lord Orion.
Or the n-new Vesta House…"
"The new Vesta House…?"
Orion narrowed his eyes.
He had many questions he wanted to ask, however,
"You can leave."
He ordered.
"W-What…?" the man was taken out by the sudden request, honestly, he was ready to face the series of questions Orion or anyone in Orion's position would possibly have, however, seeing as how he was ordered to leave instead of being question, this made him frown in confusion.
"Thank you for guiding me all this time, I am sure you must have other things you have been holding out on, please carry them out. I won't take any more of your time."
Orion smiled, politely asking the man to leave.
"A-As you say, Lord Orion, I-I hope you have a good day ahead."
Orion nodded, the man then turned around and finally left.
As soon as he was left alone, Orion's expression changed. Yes, he did have many questions, however, rather than those questions being answered by a random man he just met, it would be better to ask the party involved.
Orion walked into the 'new' Vesta House and then,
*BOOOM*
His aura exploded, shaking the entire mansion in front of him.
"W-What happened!?"
"An earthquake!?"
"Are you crazy? The Academy's System prevents it from being affected by any natural disasters!"
"Then what is this!? Has the System failed!?"
"How am I supposed to know!?"
Panicked voices were heard, both the students living in the House and servants working inside were shocked, some of them rushed outside to see what happened and then, their eyes fell on a tall man standing near the Gates and confronting that man, were the two other men. They were the two Vesta Advanced Mages who were positioned to ensure the safety of the Vesta Students attending the Academy.
They were the other two Protectors from the Vesta Family.
"Orion Ravenshadow…"
The Two Protectors who stood in front of Orion recognized him immediately.
"Orion, what is the meaning of this?"
One of them questioned as he narrowed his eyes.
"That is what I would like to ask."
Orion replied, "I don't remember the Vesta House being this mediocre and I am pretty sure I am not at the age where my memory would betray me.
What happened here?
Why is this place being called the Vesta House?
What happened to the real Vesta House?
And why was this not reported to the Family?"
Orion questioned, his tone was heavy, from his expression, it was clear that he was angry. The two protectors who heard him lowered their heads, not wanting to answer, however, they knew that they couldn't hide it anymore.
"We lost it."
Percival Vesta, one of the two Protectors replied with a discontented look on his face. Of course, as a 7th Circle Mage, he didn't participate in any of the events in the Academy and only oversaw the entire thing, however, the fact that the Vestas still lost their House while he was here was embarrassing for him.
The other Protector, Cyrus Vesta had the same look on his face as well. They were both deeply ashamed even though there was nothing they could have done to prevent it.
"The Elite Showdown?"
Orion didn't need any more explanation either. After all, he was also one of the students in the Academy, heck, he was the son of the Headmaster, so he knew how things worked here.
The two protectors nodded.
Orion glanced at the Mages who had all come out of the Mansion, the mages lowered their eyes in shame.
"Who was it? Who made the bet?"
Orion questioned.
"…"
This time, however, the two Protectors turned silent. They didn't wish to reveal who did it.
"You should know that it is not hard for me to figure this out. You have already made a grave mistake, do not make it any worse."
Orion warned, he may not be the one who held the highest authority here since just like him, the other two mages were protectors as well and their standings back in the Vesta Family didn't matter here, however, Orion did have the strongest fist here.
He alone was confident enough to take on the two Protectors, not to mention figuring things out on his own wasn't a big deal for him either.
Knowing that, the two Protectors decided to give in and answered Orion's questions,
"It was Young Master Vaelen."
Orion's eyes fell on Vaelen who lowered his head, trying to avoid looking into his eyes and Orion finally realized.
"So this is why it was not reported."
He could understand it all now, Vaelen made a wager that resulted in losing the Vesta House, a significant emblem for the Vesta Family within the Agresia Academy. If this news reached the Vesta Family, then it would have tarnished Vaelen's reputation and severely affected his image as a Prospective Heir, such severe results would have made it almost impossible for him to become the Next Head.
Therefore, Draven, who must have secretly received a report on the situation must have intervened and blocked this information from the rest of the Family.
Orion stared at the two Protectors standing in front of him.
It was clear that the two of them were in on this as well.
'This must be why she sent me here, she doesn't trust these two and she is right for doing that.'
Orion realized.
Honestly, he wanted to take the matter into his own hands, however, he knew that would only make things much worse than they already are so he decided to drop the matter altogether.
"Where are Vaan and the other new students?" He questioned as he couldn't find his son.
Hearing that question, the mages glanced at each other with frowns on their faces, and seeing that, Orion narrowed his eyes.
"Where are they?" he repeated his question as he glanced at Vaelen.
"…" Vaelen didn't reply.
"Vaelen Vesta, new Vesta Students just enrolled into the Academy, why have they not been brought here yet?"
Orion raised his voice.
"I-I do not know."
"You do not know? Are you telling me that you did not send anyone to bring the new students here?"
"I-I figured they would know come here by themselves since Vaan was there with them. As he is a Prospective Hier, I assumed Vaan would know about the existence of the Vesta House and would lead them here." Vaelen replied.
Of course, everyone here could understand what he was trying to do. He was targeting Vaan, the timing of his actions, however, couldn't be any worse.
The man had completely missed the fact that Orion was an old student of the Academy and knew about the real Vesta House.
Orion slowly walked towards Vaelen, the Prospective Heir panicked, the two protectors appeared behind him, glaring at Orion, they, however, still couldn't hide their nervousness and shouted,
"Orion! What are you trying to do!?"
"…"
Orion didn't reply, he simply glared at Vaelen, then, he momentarily glanced at the other mages and,
"If you had focused on improving yourself instead of these stupid games you play, maybe you wouldn't have lost the Vesta House.
I will be reporting your actions back to the Family, including the fact that the two Protectors helped you by keeping the family in the dark. I will also mention the possible interference by your father, Draven Elysia Vesta, and will let the Family Head take a decision after further investigations."
Hearing those words, Vaelen lowered his head as he clenched his fists in anger and frustration, he could tell that his chances of becoming the next Family Head were almost gone, with Orion taking the matter into his own hands, there was simply no way to stop him.
Lirael had a similar expression on her face as well, she could feel the same helplessness her brother was feeling.
Elric, on the other hand, had a slight smile on his face. He never liked how he was forced to hide Vaelen's secret because his mother ordered him to, now however, since the fact would finally be revealed, he would have one less competitor to worry about.
"Go find Vaan and the other Mages, all Vesta Mages are required to live in the Vesta House.
Even though we have already lost the real Vesta House."
Orion ordered and a few servants rushed out of the house. Orion then turned towards the mages and,
"I will be choosing a room to stay in later,
You all can return." He ordered before he turned around and walked away.
The mages didn't move. They never expected something like this to happen on the first day of their return. They could sense that the power dynamic of this place would be changing very soon, whether that was a good thing or a bad one, they couldn't tell.
"Tsk, he isn't even a Mage and acts like he can order all of us around.
Now we need to let that bastard come into our house."
Elric snorted.
