Chapter 148- Back to Work

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"You're only a 6th circle, Morganna; you really oughta pull some weight," Fiona said, folding her hands. "..tsk" Morganna clicked her tongue in annoyance. "I already know damn it!.... I was going to ask you to train me, Fiona" She said, scratching the back of her head at the same time. "But seriously! I'm not weak!" "....well, we'll be the judge of that," Thalia said, adjusting her glasses. Raph stared at her with a confused expression. "...don't you also need training, Thalia?". A brief silence descended, causing a shiver to run down his spine. "...di–did I ask something wrong?" He asked, confused by their reaction. Gloria stared at him, then at Thalia before a sigh exuded from her lips. "You haven't told him?" She asked, and the young girl in glasses flinched in realization. "....told me what?" Raph asked, his curiosity slowly building up. "...We–Well, I have a trait that deals with hiding my presence, so I can hide my true strength" 'Oh, neat' Raph thought, nodding his head in satisfaction. 'Thank goodness I convinced her this time'. "And?" Fiona interjected, and Thalia flinched again, causing Raph's curiosity to deepen. "....I–I'm a 9th circle Mage, Raph". Raph's eyes bulged open in shock as he screamed out. "WHAT?!" 'I mean I expected her to have as much talent as Fiona, but this....this is really big news to me'. "Hah...You know, Magic circles are easier to form once you understand the principles, and....I'm a Law student and all, understanding principles and laws that govern magic isn't that difficult".She said awkwardly, while Raph's expression remained in its state of surprise. He looked like he was about to ask something else when Gloria pitched in before he could begin. "We've wasted too much time as it is. Don't we all have tasks to accomplish?" She said, and her siblings turned to her in unison. She was right; they all had things they needed to do at the moment, especially Gloria, who had just become the Patriarch. "True, I have to create my club soon" "Huh?" Thalia and Rebecca turned to him with a puzzled expression. "Create a club? Are freshers allowed to do that?" Rebecca asked. "With the right conditions, Oh, I trust you'll help me get the President's signature, of course," Raph said, his lips curled into a smile as he glanced at Rebecca. "We–Well, as long as there's a supervisor and the necessary number of members, then I wouldn't mind" "...Now that I think about it, there's no law that states freshers can't". Thalia said, holding up her chin. "Right," Fiona giggled. "You probably have a reason for doing this, Alright, who wants to go first? I'll create a portal to our destinations". "In that case, I'll have to excuse myself. There is much work to do at home, and mother is recently recovering. I'll have to support her" Gloria walked up in front of Fiona, while Fiona tapped her lightly on her shoulders. "...Hey Raph, do you plan on coming to my Tower anytime soon?" She asked, her brows furrowed. Raph raised a brow. "Well, I will, definitely," He said when an image appeared in his head from his past life. "I heard you guys are good at creating artifacts; I might need armor on that level, so I'll have to come". The light around them suddenly dimmed, and the two Jun's were left in surprise until they heard Fiona laugh out loud. "Armour! Of course." She stretched her hand into a pocket plain beside her and brought out an onyx rock-like object in the shape of a diamond. She handed it over to Raph, and he stared at her with a questioning expression, but she didn't seem to want to reply. "What's this?" He asked, curiosity etched in his voice. "Oh, nothing, just a little gift from me." She held their shoulders again, and the light began to glow. "Use it when you're in a desperate pinch, Okay?" Raph's curiosity remained unresolved but before he could say something else, they disappeared. Morganna sighed as she walked up to her. "It's now you're giving it to him? I guess Thalia isn't the only forgetful one in the family" "Well I gave him, didn't I?" They held hands as the light began to glow around them. "...then why didn't you just tell him it's his armor?" The light had completely suffused around them and only a few seconds left before they would disappear. "Nahhhhh, it's more fun when you figure it out yourself," She said with a beaming smile as the light disappeared, transporting the last of the two Jun's in the King's palace to their destination. And so, the trial had come to an end. **** A bright light streamed through the skies like flowing lightning, striking down on the luxurious building of a Lecture Theater. The light phased through the building, and a pitched sonorous sound echoed before it flickered and dimmed into nothingness. Within the LT, the golden class of the First years all looked up to a particular spot where a white-haired boy had appeared out of thin air, their gazes puzzled, and the room filled with silence. The boy shook his head and tapped his forehead, a feeling of nausea eating at him for a short moment. 'Oh, this is why I don't like fast transportation. Fuck'. He thought though he wouldn't be foolish to deny its usefulness. In fact, he would use it again if he had to. The boy slowly sighed, then looked up, noticing his classmates' expressions as they stared at him. 'What's with them, never seen a reappearing act before?'. He thought, when loud footsteps echoed in the class, breaking the silence, gaining the attention of the whole Class. Raph also seemed intrigued by the footsteps, only to recognize the figure that ran up to him from the door. His gaze flickered, and his body flinched, and for the first time in a while, his body screamed at him to find an escape route. But before he could react, two plush melons enveloped him in an unexpectedly soft cocoon. His thoughts dissolved into nothingness. Then a shrill voice pierced the air, snapping him back to reality. "Husband!!! Where've you been?!"

Chapter 148- Back to Work

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