Chương 22: Talking to Cynthia

POV Julian Kingscrown

"Are you not lying?" She said to me with a doubtful tone

"I swear, if you want you can accompany me to her office" I said while gesturing for her to accompany me

"Fine, I'll lead the way" she said as she took the lead

"How is the academy?" I asked trying to start a conversation

"It's fun to learn and be with friends" she said as she smiled

"It seems like you have good friends" I said as we walked

"I guess" she said in a happy tone

"What about the teachers?" I replied as I looked at the facilities

"They are diligent" Claire replied as she followed my gaze

"How long have you been studying here at the academy" I said looking the other way

"This is my third year, those mana beasts that go with you look very well cared for" she said as she saw Rex and Vanangard walking by my side

"They are quite obedient in general, besides they have accompanied me for some years, I consider them my family" I said as I pointed to Galia and Ingram who approached me

"Those too?, they are very cute" she said as she tried to make Ingram fall into her arm

Which did not happen, although she had eyes of wanting to grab one, they all acted indifferent, I guess it is something with respect to compatibility, after all Ingram clung to Tessia every time no one saw her

This place is quite big, I know they mentioned it in the novel, but it's amazing, its facilities are impressive at first sight, you can tell that the director worked hard to do all this

"And why does the director want to talk to you?", Claire said as her gaze pierced me trying to ask me for some beast to pet

"Because of the favor to the person who taught me the sword, they were very close and he told me that if I awakened I could attend this academy in a few years" I replied with half truths, after all I did not want strange rumors and deliberately ignored her pleading look

"Lucky you, not everyone can awaken as mages" she said in a heavy tone

"Yes, that is true, but I have some confidence" I said as we approached the door of the director's office

"Well, if you manage to awaken I will see you then as my Junior" she said with a smile

"I will look forward to it" I said as we stopped in front of the director's door

At that moment the door opened with a gust of wind "I was waiting for you Mr. Kingscrown" Cynthia spoke inside her office with a serious look

"It is a pleasure to see you again Director Cynthia" I replied softly trying to reduce the animosity she seemed to have

"Miss Bladeheart, thank you for escorting our guest, you may leave" Cynthia said

I entered the office while the doors closed with another gust and immediately the director created a sound barrier around us

"We have things to clarify, Mr. Kingscrown" Cynthia said, somewhat tense

"Julian is fine, I'm not here to fight with you, be against you or anything like that, can I know if you have felt anything unusual in you since our fight yesterday" I said trying to assess her physique to know if removing the curse had any negative effect

"Don't you think it's rude to talk to me so closely in our situation?" She said in a cold tone

"I don't see why I can't talk to you like that, besides I feel some kind of misunderstanding, that's why I repeat again I'm not your enemy and that wyvern by your side can vouch for that" I said as I directed my gaze to Avier

"That's true Cynthia, this boy was approved by Mordain" he said as he approached me

"I can't believe you were the person Yimir chose to give his will to, on top of that, although it's hard to see right now, Mordain told me about your dragon body given by that cunning snake's fiancée in Alacrya" He said Avier with narrowed eyes

"You're telling me that this boy knows your relatives and was also approved by them to get his will" said Cynthia with wide eyes

"Yes and he is much more than I thought, why did you approach us? No my mistake Why are you looking for Cynthia?"

"Because she is an ally in my fight against Agrona" I said as she opened her eyes wide

"Are you an Alacryan?" She asked me

"Not as far as I know, my origin is as the Elder Virion described it" I said answering her question

"Cynthia, as you thought, the curse did not activate" said Avier in a happy tone

"It seems so, were you the one who removed it" she asked me in a softer tone, this time

"Yes, after all, I didn't want Agrona to have your life in his hands" I said with some disdain

"You don't have positive feelings about him" she said as she looked at me

"His fiancée told me many things" I said as Silvie came out of my jacket, "besides that vile bastard planned to use and experiment with his own daughter" I said as I clenched my fist

"That's" Cynthia ran out of breath and Avier opened his eyes wide "That's how he is, from what I see, you don't need too many explanations about Alacrya and its background" she said giving a curious look to Silvie

"Still I would appreciate hearing the information from you" I said as I stroked Silvie

After that she explained to me what she knew and that even now, when she could, she eliminated the Alacryans she found, she was very interested in Silvie, because she didn't know how to look at a baby Asura

I also told her about my situation as a Young mage helped by Silvia and the will I received from Yimir

But I hid my abilities as a legacy, as well as the arts of Ether and Acclorite, I only explained the green fire ability as a by-product of my dragon body and the essence that Yimir left to cover it

She didn't seem very convinced, but she didn't insist too much, she also asked me how I got her information and I told her it was through Silvia because she wanted me to find allies I could trust, which was a complete lie I'm sorry for Cynthia, but the matter of reincarnation is very complicated

After the talk was more calm I had to ask her to help me sell the cores I brought from the Scourge and she almost fainted when she saw them, but she agreed to do it

I also asked her for help with a place where I could stay and train with the mana beasts, I told her she could deduct the expenses from the cores I gave her

"There is a part of the academy where you can stay currently, it is isolated and you can enter directly to the special training spaces without anyone noticing you, if you are willing I can do that" she said as she waited for my answer

"I have no reason to refuse, I accept it with gratitude" I said stretching my hand to take hers

Which she accepted, "Can I ask you another favor? I said as I moved my hand away

"What is it this time?" She answered in a tired tone

"Can you introduce me to the artificer Gideon and Miss Emily Watsken" I said as I sat back down

"I can, do you want them to prepare something for you?"

"Yes technological advances to counteract Agrona's" I said

"Do you think you can do it? She said in an interrogative tone

"I have no other options" I said in a firm tone

"You are assuming a lot being so young, it is more I feel that I am not talking to a child of your age" she said somewhat confused

"I guess I grew up a little faster than the rest" I replied

"I can't say much about that" she said in a sad tone

She reminds me of Silvia's look, unfortunately that's how fucked up this world is, if we want to save it we have to move faster, we don't have much time left after all

After that she led me to a relatively large room in a secluded area of the campus with access to the special training areas

I was monitoring the surroundings all the time, and I asked Ingram and Galia to inform me if there was any fool watching us, but it didn't seem to be the case

The room had a bed, a study, a bathroom and a kitchen where I could prepare basic things, this will work while I finish the assimilation process and become an adventurer

(Brother, will we stay here while you assimilate the will?) Silvie asked

(Yes Silv, it's something small, so I ask you for some patience)

(I don't mind as long as you keep your promise) she said

(Haven't you forgotten about the meat?) I said in a tired tone

(How could I) she said in an accusatory tone

I left the things in the room while Cynthia guided me to the area with the special training spaces

There was a path from the room that was not connected to the student facilities, so it was very useful, since no one was going to bother you, I just had to be careful before entering the training environments not to run into anyone unwanted

Cynthia informed the guards about me and gave me access to the room, when we entered we saw a large space with white walls, natural grass floor and a small waterfall of rocks in the middle

"It's quite nice" I said to Cynthia

"It's the best I can offer you" she replied

"I really appreciate it and thank you for fighting for Dicathen" I said as I glanced at her and started walking near the artificial waterfall

"It's not that impressive what I'm doing could even be considered hypocritical" she said distressed

"Not many can take the first step that you took director Cynthia, even more knowing the huge difference between both continents, that only shows how firm your will is to try to help Dicathen at the cost of your own life"

She, along with Virion and Rinia were very unfortunate characters willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of the continent, yet despite all their efforts, Dicathen lost many things, ending up with two of them dead and the other on the verge of collapse

"How long do you plan to stay in the academy facilities" Cynthia asked me

"About eight months, I need to assimilate the will they gave me and get used to it, I would also appreciate it if you could get some deviant books for me" I said as I sat in a lotus position and started the assimilation process

"I'll do my best to help you then" she said as she left the room

Silvie and the other beasts started to move around the room, as it was quite spacious

I spent the first week, assimilating my will full time, while reading books about deviants and their applications in combat at night, this was to know different perceptions of how to use them, because not everyone does it the same way

At some point I asked for some books on technology and artificers, because I wanted to see if there was a better way to apply what I knew from my previous life, that's why I studied this information

Finally, the day came that I would meet Gideon, also Cynthia already had the money from the cores and gave it to me in a dimensional ring, with this the issue of funds is covered, it was a little more than four thousand gold, half would be investment for the defense system, along with the pendants that I intended to create as beacons to be able to teleport

Also, I managed to locate Kai, I asked Dryas to watch him, as soon as he woke up to try to find Draneeve, but the bastard hasn't met him yet not even a letter, he doesn't seem to have noticed my existence either which works for me.

I was somewhat annoyed by the results of the surveillance, but well, we've only been here for a week, I guess we have to wait longer to get results, I thought to myself as I put on a black pants, a dark blue shirt and a white jacket

I left through the back of the academy where there was a carriage and waiting inside was Cynthia

(Julian, Kai is trying to find Cynthia's whereabouts) I heard a message from Dryas

(Does he have an approximate idea?) I asked him

(No, in fact, he is working very discreetly, with the way he searches he won't be able to find her quickly)

(Keep me informed about what he does) I said cutting off the conversation

(Okay) he answered me

"You got lost for a second in your thoughts" Cynthia said to me

"I guess so" I replied

"Are they the mana beasts that follow you? She asked me

"Yes, I was reminding them not to get into trouble, I know Rex and Vanangard won't leave the room, but Galia and Ingram are somewhat free" I answered

"That's fine, I guess, to this day they don't seem to have caused any trouble to anyone" she said as she looked at a book she had in her hand

"These are some ideas to talk to Gideon" I said as I showed her the notebook

"This defense system uses a lot of mana, how do you plan to compensate for it?" Cynthia a asked me

"Ironite diamonds, I plan to create artifacts with the ability to use their properties to the fullest as mana batteries, I would also like to know more about the Alacryan runes that could be used" I said

At that moment the carriage stopped and we were informed that we had arrived.