"…what?" Octavius raised his eyebrow as he glanced at Orion. He felt that he misheard Orion just now, however, "Astra Elysia Vesta seeks permission to enter the Agresia Academy."
Orion repeated his words and Octavius finally realized that he didn't mishear anything.
"Why does that girl want to come here?" He questioned with an annoyed look on his face.
No, it wasn't because he didn't like Astra, other than him 'stealing' his son and distracting him from his path to become the strongest, he actually liked the girl since she was ambitious, smart, and strong. Honestly, Octavius couldn't have been more proud if someone like Astra was his daughter, and having her as his daughter-in-law felt great as well.
The problem here was the excessive amount of paperwork he would need to go through to allow Astra's entry.
After all, now, Astra wasn't just a past student of the Academy, she was the Head of the Strongest Magic Family in the world, one of the Greatest Powers in the entirety of Agresia and as a place where descendants of all other powers were gathered, someone like Astra couldn't just walk into the Academy without sort of previous arrangements.
One could take the loss of the Vesta House as an example, for the Vesta Family, this was a shameful event that would always be a stain to their name for the coming years, however, Astra still didn't come to the Academy even when Orion reported that incident to her. She decided to wait till next year before she passed her judgment on the matter and punished the people involved just to show her respect for the Academy and its rules.
And now that the same woman was requesting to come here… Octavius knew that there must be some important reason behind it however…
"There are some things we wish to talk about and it cannot be done through distant communication. We would be grateful if the Headmaster could allow her entry before the Induction."
Orion replied. Just as Octavius expected, Orion didn't reveal anything.
"You do realize the Induction is to be held a day after tomorrow, correct?" Octavius questioned.
"It is an extremely urgent matter, Headmaster," Orion replied with a solemn look on his face.
"And what does that have to do with me?" Octavius narrowed his eyes.
"It is related to your Grandson."
Orion replied and suddenly, Octavius's expression changed.
"What happened to him?"
"Nothing happened to him, however, Astra needs to come here as soon as possible.
This matter could get big if it is revealed." Orion replied as he looked right into his Father's eyes.
Octavius frowned, "Vaan and his fiancée fought against two Swordsman, the Swordsman weren't exactly the best students of the Swords Division but because of their previous performance, many thought that the Magic Division would lose, However, Vaan and his fiancée won. Vaan didn't really do anything in this matter but his performance was still satisfactory.
There shouldn't be any reason for him to meet his mother so urgently…" Octavius started muttering to himself, trying to recall every little incident and connect it with Orion's emergency. He wanted to know why his son was acting like this but no matter how much he tried, he couldn't point out the reason behind it, "Father, I need your help."
Orion spoke with a grave look on his face. In the end, Octavius stopped playing detective, and, "I will figure something out."
He gave in.
"Thank you, Father."
Orion smiled as he then bowed his head before taking his leave. Once Octavius was left alone, he sighed with a tired look on his face, dreading the future work he would need to go through, then however, he just sighed and got onto it, "Send a letter to all the Big Powers."
He ordered, a subordinate who appeared out of nowhere nodded as he waited for Octavius to personally write the letter.
…
On the other side, Isabel, who was currently serving tea to her teacher in her residence questioned with a worried look on her face, "Is everything okay, teacher?"
"Yes, there are no problems. It is just that Vaan had made a new breakthrough in one of the Spells he was working on and I need to be with him for him to test it out. We will continue your training after the New Student's induction."
"Can I not be there…? I might be able to help him."
Isabel questioned.
"Well, he says he wishes to keep this a secret."
Orion smiled wryly.
"I understand…" Isabel sighed as she lowered her head.
In her mind, however, he was cursing Vaan for getting in between her training.
'If you want to keep it a 'secret', then why are you involving my teacher in it!' She cursed, completely forgetting that before being her teacher, the man sitting in front of her was Vaan's father.
Orion, who could tell what was going on in her mind just shook his head in helplessness. He didn't like lying to his new student, however, he had no other options.
Matters regarding Gods weren't something that could be disclosed to others. Heck, even the other Vesta Family members wouldn't be informed about this situation, let alone an outsider whom he met just a few days ago.
… Inside Vaan's Mansion, Vaan was currently sitting on his bed with his back resting on the headrest, in front of him, sat three little spirits who shocked the entire stadium because of what they did. Seeing how the three spirits were lying on the bed, lazily rolling around with a carefree look on their faces after flipping a few people's lives, Vaan couldn't help but laugh out loud, "You three little monsters, you really can devour the Faith Energy huh."
Vaan had come up with a term for the whirlpool of Energy that others cannot see. Since it was related to Gods and stuff and all these people shouted about Faith and everything, Vaan decided to call it Faith Energy.
"Krrii~~" Flamey was the first one to turn around, look at Vaan, and nod with a big smile on her face. She seemed extremely satisfied today, it wasn't just her, the other two were the same.
Heck, they didn't even bother Vaan for today's meal, their 'hunger' was already satisfied by the Faith Energy they devoured.
"The Faith Energy really was tasty, wasn't it?" Vaan questioned.
He clearly remembered their joyful expression when they tasted it.
"Skiiii!!" The shy Breezy raised her hand and nodded continuously, she really liked the taste of this new meal.
"It's even better than my Mana, no?" Vaan questioned but this time, the three Spirits instantly shook their heads. For some odd reason, Vaan felt relieved, however, he didn't think too much about it and shifted to the main question he wanted to ask, "Do you know what this energy is?" The three spirits shook their heads.
They were as clueless as Vaan. The only thing they knew was that the moment they saw the whirlpool of energy, unconsciously, they rushed towards it and started eating as if it was the most natural thing to do.
"You don't know huh…" Vaan sighed. The three Spirits sighed as well, copying Vaan's actions.
Vaan couldn't tell if they were making fun of him or were actually sad about not being able to help him.
"Is there anything else you can do with this energy?" Vaan questioned.
According to his theory, the energy they devoured was the energy the Gods use to bless their believers, it was God's energy, so if these Spirits could devour it, couldn't they use it for something useful?
Of course, it was a long shot and Vaan didn't have any expectation of it being true, but to his surprise, "Grruuuu!!" Splashy jumped in joy and nodded.
"You can use this energy…?" Vaan was obviously taken aback.
The Water Spirit nodded again and Vaan, who was blinking in surprise couldn't hold himself back any longer and, "What can you do?" he questioned.
"Grruu!" Splashy quickly flew towards Vaan's head, then, she placed her forehead and Vaan's as she closed her eyes, and suddenly, "!!!" Vaan widened his eyes in surprise as he felt pure 'energy' entering his body.
Soon, he realized something. His Mana Veins… They were filled with Processed Mana!
Yes, without needing to absorb any Mana form outside and circulating it throughout his Mana Veins before using it, Vaan's Mana Veins were already filled with Processed Mana he could use instantaneously.
He raised his hand, three Advanced Magic Circles formed around him, he drew the Patterns required for the Fireball spell, but…
The Spell didn't work. Vaan frowned however, before he could think about the reason, "Gruuuuu!!" Splashy appeared in front of him, making a cross and then tapping on her chest.
"You are saying that I can only cast Water Spells using this Mana…?"
"Gggrruuu!!" The Water Spirit nodded. Vaan was confused but, *Whoosh* Just as Splashy said, a Water Shield appeared around him the instant he drew the Patterns.
'I… I can't believe it…' Vaan blinked in surprise. I-If he could cast the spell without needing to process the Mana then…
Won't he be invincible…?
