Chapitre 15: Difficult relationship
– Were you waiting for me? – Harumi walked towards them.
Leila stared at her with closed eyes – No, Celine seems stunned since this morning, she stopped here and I stopped too.
– Ah... – Harumi smiled as she lowered her head, Leila stared at her with her arms crossed when Celine approached them, looking at Harumi she smiled – Harumi, can I see your ring? – As she raised her right hand and held it out to Celine.
Leila and Celine stared at the beautiful ring on the young woman's ring finger, it was thin and delicate, Celine blinked – An engagement ring?
Harumi nodded strongly, Leila looked at her for a while, she looked like she wanted to smile but there must be something stopping her, sighing she finally said – Your parents don't know you're in a relationship with Ikuto, my father must know but he still hasn't said anything about it, the way you're progressing, soon your father will know. What are you going to do about it?
Harumi froze, Celine had also thought about it, 'Would the Emperor of Yuugen allow his youngest daughter to marry a simple disciple? Even though Ikuto was a powerful wizard and disciple of the King of Waterfall, he was a simple orphan, with no strong background, well, both of Leonar's disciples were, and even as powerful as they are, this currently outdated royalty would not allow for an arrangement between a nobleman and a commoner, such exceptions only existed in the great kingdoms of Nairot and Kelet, where in the latter it happened that a princess fell in love with a fisherman during a visit to the docks and, after a while, managed to convince her father that marriage of the noble class should not be just a means of acquiring alliances, after all, no matter what position or power a person held, they would all experience that feeling, and it was not worth destroying a person's happiness because of this stupid rule.'
Harumi still hadn't spoken, Leila sighed again and looked at Celine – We have to go to the classroom.
They walked together down the corridor, Leila guided them since Celine didn't know the place well and Harumi was walking with her head down.
Suddenly a small murmur broke out between them, they both looked at Harumi, who raised her head, her expression was calm as she said – I trust Ikuto, he said he would personally ask the Emperor and Empress for my hand, it will be all right.
Celine smiled, while Leila covered her own mouth, her shoulders moved almost imperceptibly, Harumi narrowed her eyes as she patted her lightly – Why are you laughing? I am serious!
Leila laughed as she dodged Harumi's weak blows, she took a deep breath and said with a smiling expression – I know, I know, everything will be ok.
Harumi stared at her for a while, turning her face that was already a little red she went to behind Celine, using her as a shield against Leila, they laughed as they walked.
– Oh, the teacher is already in class… – Harumi said when they stopped in front of a door, Leila pursed her lips, after a few seconds she looked at Celine out of the corner of her eye and said – We'll use Celine as an excuse, we were showing the surroundings on the way here, so we were late.
Celine blinked – But class only started a minute ago, would he tease you a minute late?
Leila made a thoughtful expression as she muttered – It wouldn't exactly imply...
Sighing Harumi went to the door and knocked before opening it, they entered, but there were only students inside, they were also talking, it seemed that the teacher had not arrived yet, Harumi hurried to his place while pulling Celine to show the seats, Leila sighed with relief – Looks like he hasn't arrived yet.
– Who? – A soft voice was suddenly heard, everyone stared at her, or rather stared at the person behind her, Leila rubbed her face with both hands as she walked to her desk – Good morning teacher.
The man who had spoken earlier smiled, stealing some sighs from the students in the class – Good morning Miss Waterfall, I'm sorry for the delay, were you worried?
– By no means, you are never late, we were the ones who arrived very early – One student spoke quickly.
– You guys are so sweet – He smiled walking to the front of the room, Celine looked at him for a while, his clothes were tight and very pretty, his hair was short and messy, he had a gentle aura, but his eyes showed otherwise, their eyes met at that moment, a strange aura surrounded him, it was a black smoke that enveloped him, Celine was completely attracted to it.
– Celine – Harumi called her in a whisper bringing Celine back to reality, everyone was looking at her – Oh...
The teacher smiled – Please, introduce yourself, most of the students here have the same classes as you, it's good to meet more people.
Celine, standing up, looked down and said – I'm Celine, from Celestia, from the Northern Kingdom, it's an honor for me to study here with you... – There was no sound, Celine looked up a bit and saw that everyone around seemed to have frozen, she looked at the teacher, meeting the curious gaze of the same directed at her.
– It will be an honor for me to teach you Celine – He spoke, his voice seemed to have woken everyone up and soon an explosion of whispers occurred...
'The daughter of the sorceress Isleen?'
'Are you sure? Isn't she lying? I don't feel any magic coming from her'
'She's the daughter of the Great Witch of the Nine Realms, obviously she's able to hide her true strength'
'She's actually pretty'
'She looks pretty ordinary for me, it looks more like an ordinary mortal'
Clearing his throat the professor managed to get the attention of the room, satisfied that he had stopped the murmurs he looked at Celine again – I'm Professor Weilyn, professor of weapons study.
Pausing for a moment, he swept his eyes over each student in the classroom – Since you guys seem so excited whispering, I want to see if all this excitement now, in my class.
The class took place normally, Weilyn had a calm and relaxed voice, explaining in detail how some types of weapons worked.
There were dozens of types of weapons, the user needed to find the one that best suited them, taking into account their function, their body and their fighting style.
For example, someone who preferred to fight closer to their opponent could opt for a sword, a dagger, or any short-range weapon. While those who preferred to fight a little further away opted for bows, wands or staffs.
And to decide the best material for his weapon, the user would need to know well the extent of his own strength and magic, so that his weapon would not break during battle.
With a few minutes to go, the teacher sat down and faced each of the students one more time, Celine looked around and saw that many were ducking their heads as they muttered something like 'damn' 'he's doing it again' 'don't pick me…' Celine had a confused expression…
– Any questions Miss Celine? – The teacher asked, Celine quickly responded as she shook her head – None.
He sighed – And why is that expression of doubt on your face?
– Ah… – Celine tried to think of an excuse, Weilyn stared at her as he rested his head on one hand…
– Ha... – He smiled – I'll ask you a question, so we'll see if you have any doubts or not.
Everyone looked at Celine sympathetically. Celine nodded and waited for the questions.
Teacher Weilyn seemed to notice her confidence – This is pretty easy, how does the flow of magic inside a staff work?
Celine smiled – The staff basically works as a channeler, the magic is kept inside it by the wielder, the flow of the magic within it also depends on the wielder, the more powerful it is the more magic is channeled and circulated, the magic usually flows in one point specific, which is quite small, can be located anywhere in it, which helps to hide the true power of it, wood is the most used material for its ease of channeling energy flows, but usually a stone or jewel is needed, which forces magic at a specific point helping the wielder and cast it in any way you want, a wizard or sorcerer uses it for its ease of handling since without it it's much more complicated to use magic, only those really powerful can use magic without the need for a staff – Celine paused for a moment with a thoughtful expression, then continued – Wands for wizards and witches work alike, the perfect match between the wielder and his magic weapon is also needed, as a very powerful wizard could easily destroy a low-level staff by applying a certain amount of strength to it, or a low-level wizard who couldn't use a high-level staff because he didn't have enough strength to wield it.
…Sudently silence, the teacher was still smiling, as if he had been waiting for the whole explanation.
– Very well – He looked at the window and lowered his head, saying after a while:
– Everyone can go now – Then he got up and left quickly, everyone left and went to their next classroom, some separated from the group as they were going to classes different, but most followed the same path, many looked at Celine on the way, some with admiration and others with a strange expression.
– Humph, how jealous, let me disperse this for you – Harumi spoke as she walked in front of her, then moving to the side, moving around her, covering the eyes that stared at her from all sides, and at the same time waving his arms like she was scattering something.
Celine laughed – It's ok.
Leila looked at her and smiled – That was really good, a great explanation.
– Yes Yes! Very good! – Harumi nodded.
Celine smiled, and as they walked she looked out the windows they passed, there was a class outside, they were fighting, there was a teacher watching as she walked around, the girls followed her gaze and also observed:
– Oh, that's the teacher Mysie, teacher of fighting and weapons handling, she teaches almost all types – Leila explained... it looked very amused, suddenly a figure appeared approaching, the three quickly recognized who it was.
– What is Professor Weilyn doing? – Harumi asked, and before she could get an exact answer she froze, the three of them froze. The teacher Mysie had noticed the arrival of this intruder in her class and simply bent down, chosen a rock, and hit him, hitting the man square in the forehead. The students who participated in her class were all open-mouthed as well.
The man who looked dead on the ground stood up suddenly, his forehead was covered in blood, he smiled, which was incredibly frightening, and said, from where they were you couldn't tell what he said, but the students there below heard.
– My sweet Mysie, your greetings remain the same, so affectionate.
Teacher Mysie frowned as she stared at him in disgust – To what do I owe the honor of your presence in my humble class, Master Weilyn?
He got up and cleaned his wound, he looked even worse like that – I just came out here to enjoy the view, but who knew your looks and charming personality would bring me here, where I was hit by this little stone straight from your delicate hands...
…
Everyone was shocked, what was that? What in the world was that?!
– You're all dismissed, you can go to your next classes – As soon as they heard her they quickly disappeared, the training ground they were in was empty in just a few seconds.
– A moment alone with me my dear Mysie?
Weilyn approached, but received again an object coming directly in his face, passing and leaving a thin cut on his cheek, Weilyn looked back and saw a small dagger embedded in the ground a few meters away from him, his shock was replaced by a happy expression again:
– Do you still carry this? – He turned his gaze to Mysie, startled to see her face so close to his, her expression was cold – It's a good dagger, it would be a waste if I threw it away.
Saying this, she walked past him and took the dagger, putting it away and leaving, leaving Weilyn alone with a somewhat lost expression.
– They seem to hate each other… or rather, Professor Mysie seems to hate Professor Weilyn – Celine commented.
Harumi nodded when she said – Probably, but it seems to be more of some kind of love-hate relationship.
Leila looked at them with a strange expression, shaking her head slightly she started walking again, the girls seeing her walk away and ran quickly to catch up.
Cadeaux
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