"What a pleasant surprise!
How have you been, Isabel?
Are you prepared to join the Vesta Family?"
"!!!"
Vaan questioned out loud and all the students in class widened their eyes in surprise.
This was extremely big.
What did he mean by Lady Isabel joining the Vesta Family?
Isabel, a commoner who has been rejecting countless families offering her to join them, was choosing the Vesta Family!?
What?
How is that possible?
How did the Vestas pull it off!?
They don't even have anything to offer to her! Isabel was a Swordswoman, the Vestas on the other hand, was a Magic Family. Isabel would be completely singled out if she joined them, heck, she wouldn't even be able to find a decent sparring partner to test her skills against.
Why would she possibly choose the Vestas!?
All these questions started popping up in the students' minds.
It was not just them, even Isabel was surprised by Vaan's sudden action.
"W-What are you talking about?" She questioned. This time, her emotionless voice stuttered, showing her surprise.
"Hmm? Do you not want my father to be your Sword Teacher?" Vaan questioned.
"Of course!" Isabel nodded without even thinking.
"Father is part of the Vesta Family, do you really believe that he will teach you unless you join the Vesta Family?"
"B-But his Skills do not belong to the Vesta Family!" Isabel countered.
It was true.
Orion's skills had nothing to do with the Vestas, the Magic Family had no control over who he could teach and who he could not. This was the reason why Orion accepted Isabel without bringing up this topic in the first place.
Vaan, however, had a different plan in his mind,
"What if you grow stronger under his training and become our enemy? Do you not understand the implications of learning under his guidance? How can you be so ignorant? There was a reason my father left everything and joined the Vesta Family. If you want to learn under him, you would need to join us. n/-In
Of course, you can always choose to keep learning under the Headmaster. He is a man who taught father, that should be enough to tell you a lot about him."
Vaan suggested knowing full well that Isabel wouldn't listen to his words.
She may be calculative and whatnot, however, when it came to his father, this woman was a crazy fan. Vaan still had no idea why that was the case, however, if he could use that for his own benefit, then…
Why not?
Thinking about it, Vaan couldn't help but chuckle.
Isabel on the other hand started pondering over everything he said and seeing her turn silent, all other students confirmed their doubts…
What Vaan said was true…
Lady Isabel was joining the Vesta Family…
This… this was going to bring a big change in the Academy.
After all, Isabel was the second strongest student of the Swords Division. Her shifting to the Vesta's side would deeply strengthen the Vesta's unstable position.
This was a big scoop, heck, the students from the Clubs who had come to the classroom for the sole purpose of finding such clubs had already started writing articles about it. They even wanted to approach Isabel to ask some questions, however, with Vaan staring dead into their eyes, they decided to hold back their curiosity and backed away.
The other students decided to not approach Vaan and the group either. This was already too much to digest on the first day, there was no need to create more commotion.
All the students soon took their seats and waited for the Professor. The Professor of the Leadership and Personality Development Classes were told to come a little late, this was the Academy's way of allowing the students to interact with each other.
Usually, this time period is filled with noises and muttering, today, however, the entire class was silent. All of them were wondering how this big reveal would impact the future and how the powers behind them would be affected by it.
The Professor of the Class frowned when he noticed the unusual mood of the class. However, since the students were new, he didn't pay any heed and started with the introductions. The class continued, 2 hours passed by and the Professor soon took his leave.
The students also stood up, some, once again, wanting to try their luck and approach Isabel. Isabel, however, grabbed Vaan's arm and took him out of the class, Vaan, of course, brought Elara with him.
"I have decided," Isabel spoke with a serious look on her face.
"Decided what?" Vaan questioned.
"I will join you."
"What…?"
"I will join the Vesta Family."
Isabel had made her decision and Vaan, who even though had planned this with this output in his mind, was surprised that something he came up with on the spot worked so well.
"Welcome to the family then."
He spoke with a gentle smile on his face.
"W-Welcome to the Family, Lady Isabel," Elara spoke with a smile on her face. She found this woman a little weird, however, she still accepted her as she was and wanted to be on friendly terms with her.
After all, she knew she would be seeing more of her.
Isabel nodded, smiling at Elara as well.
Soon, her three 'followers' walked towards her as well. She excused herself and walked away with them.
Vaan and Elara, on the other hand, decided to attend the next class.
The Class Vaan was most excited about.
Familiar Training.
Vaan could tell that there were still a few students who were keeping an eye on them, he however, didn't care and quickly took Elara to the next class.
He didn't even bother opening the new Articles published on the SIC.
He would read all of them in the evening and then would release one of his own.
Not that he had to care about that right now. The class is more important.
Unlike other classes, there was no particular Building designated to the Familiar Training class, this class was taken in the open, and just like Leadership and Personality Development.
This class wasn't unique just for the Students of Magic Division.
After all, taming Magic Beasts didn't require Magic, but Blood and Instant Spells.
Vaan and Elara soon arrived at an open area and considering how so many students were already here, they didn't need any confirmation to know that this was indeed the correct place.
The Professor standing in the front was Professor Callista. She was a woman in her late 40s, with slight wrinkles on her face. The Professor seemed to have maintained herself quite well, her body was well proportionate and she had a slight makeup on. It was clear that back in her days, she was a well-known beauty.
Once all the students were here, the Professor started with the introductions,
"Good morning, students. I am Professor Callista Thornecrest, and I am delighted to welcome you to the Familiar Taming class. It is my great honor to guide you through the intricate and fascinating art of bonding with and understanding magical creatures.
Throughout this course, we will explore the depths of our connection with these wondrous beings, and I am confident that together we will uncover the secrets of harmonious coexistence with the magical fauna that surrounds us.
I look forward to our journey together and the discoveries that await us. Let's embark on this adventure of knowledge and wonder."
Her words grabbed the attention of all the students, this time, even Vaan seemed to be paying attention in the class since this was the subject he was interested in.
Professor Callista continued,
"Now, there are two ways in which you can Tame a Magic Beast,
First, the easier one, raising it. It is said that the majority of Magic Beast treats the first person they see after being born as their parent and sticks close to them, if you treat them well from that position, it wouldn't take long for the Beast to take your Blood and form a connection with you. Once that's done, both you and the Beast would grow stronger together and as you two strengthen your bond, you could even reach the point where the Beast would willingly give his life for you.
The Second way, however, is a little more complex, taming a fully grown Magic Beast. There are too many factors that can come into play here, whether the Magic Beast has a parent or not, what scenario have you met the Beast in, whether you forcing it, or are you simply trying to help it, and many more.
There is one general rule that holds true most of the time, the older the Magic Beast, the difficult it is to make it form a Blood Connection and tame it, however, if you do magic form a Connection with an Older Beast, the rate at which your Bond will grow would be much faster than raising it from childhood.
Not to mention you would also be able to put the Magic Beast to use without having to wait.
Anyways, today we will only be discussing the type of Magic Beasts there are…"
The lecture continued and the more Vaan heard, the more he understood that Familiar Training might not be as easy as he thought it was...
