Chapter 68 - The High Elf Professor's Gift (Part 1)
"You can bet that if anything like that happens, they'd rather your side handle things... because if the Evenhart Legacy has to get involved... I won't even leave ashes behind," my aunt said with a smile.
I know she's my aunt, but sotis she's a little scary...
The three of them continued discussing matters I didn't understand, using terms I wasn't familiar with. The only thing I caught was that there were so people who wanted to et and that at so point, I would have to go see them.
I decided to leave them to their conversation and went over to a small girl with golden fox-like features who was trying to stay hidden.
"Kinue, are you going to leave without saying goodbye to ?" I asked.
"N-n-no, it's not like that!" she replied nervously.
She lightly patted her cheeks, which seed to calm her down a bit, but she still stayed put.
"Then I'll do it for you," I said as I walked up and hugged the little golden fox.
She seed surprised.
"Y-you're too close!" she stamred.
"That's how hugs work," I said, playfully ssing with her ears.
Kinue jumped back.
"D-don't do that... my ears are sensitive."
"Sorry, my bad... I was just curious..." I said, feeling a bit awkward.
"Ahem!" Chloe cleared her throat as she appeared beside us.
Kinue looked nervous again.
"I'm going to miss you, Nate." The little fox jumped up and hugged . I glanced to the side and saw Chloe looking irritated, turning her face away and huffing.
"Thank you so much for the advice you gave . I've decided that I'll get stronger to protect the people I care about," she said confidently.
I'm glad Kinue has beco less shy.
The little golden fox was indeed less shy now, but the problem was she took a while to let go, and Chloe pinched . In the end, everything worked out, and we agreed to exchange letters. Chloe even offered to pick up the letters I wrote for Kinue and make sure they got to her.
But that's too nice an offer coming from the little hothead; I think she's planning sothing...
"By the way, Nate. Where's that other woman? She's even shyer than I am," Kinue asked.
"Another woman? What are you talking about?"
"The woman I sotis see in your room," Kinue said.
WHAT!? IT CAN'T BE WHO I'M THINKING OF.
I looked around, trying to spot that person, and saw Athena in the distance, walking through the garden with a smile before disappearing into a part of the forest.
"Ti to go," Adrihna suddenly said as she appeared.
What should I do? Should I ask more?
Professor Adrihna appeared and nudged both and Chloe.
She turned her face away slightly, and it was the first ti I saw the High Elf looking embarrassed.
"It's tradition for to give sothing to my students. So, I have a gift for each of you," she said, handing us each a box.
"A gift? I hope it wasn't sothing expensive," Chloe said, taking her box.
Chloe's box was flat and wide.
"Don't worry... it's sothing every one of my students receives. Kinue also got sothing unique when it was her turn."
"Wow, what is this?" Chloe said in awe as she pulled out what seed to be a tiny white rod with blue details.
"That’s a wand. It's made of a special sapphire that helps a summoner mage draw more mana from the atmosphere. Since your Secondary Category is Summoner, you only have half the mastery in that mana category. With a wand, it will be much easier for you to cast summoner category spells," the professor explained.
Chloe hugged her tightly. "Thank you so much, you… you’ve made really happy."
"Alright, no need to squeeze so tight," Adrihna replied, clearly embarrassed.
I took my box, which was small, but as soon as I touched it, I felt sothing special resonating with .
"Is this what I think it is?" I asked, shocked.
The High Elf nodded. "I might not be here when your eyes awaken, so I’m giving you a pure elental stone that will help you conduct another test."
When I opened the box, I saw the black stone inside.
It's Akonium! She really gave this? Isn’t it sothing so rare that it’s only created every hundred years?
"Professor, I can’t accept this," I said.
"Call Adrihna, as I told you."
"Sorry… Adrihna," I corrected myself, "but what does this have to do with my eyes?"
She put a finger to her chin, thinking. "Let’s just say that your advanced anomaly, which has surpassed an elental restriction, might be preventing the elental stone from detecting if you have another nature elent. In that case, I want you to conduct a second test if you truly do have the Special Eyes."
So it’s possible I have another elent? This… this is interesting, but I doubt it. I haven’t felt anything inside during the ti I’ve been conducting tests to read my mana, and I’ve even applied so Aura fundantals. The only things I feel are Thunder and the weak elental mana of Wind, but it’s possible that, just as I didn’t initially feel the Wind mana, there might be another hidden elent.
"Adrihna, I’ll return this stone to you when my eyes awaken. I can’t keep it," I said.
She shook her head. "I’m not just giving it to you for that reason; it’s a gift, and I’d be sad if you returned it."
I looked at the pure Akonium stone, likely priceless due to the rarity of the mineral, and then at the High Elf standing before .
"I’ll treasure this gift with all my heart. People say High Elves don’t feel emotions, but I’ve never t anyone ‘without emotions’ who was so kind and gentle… and a bit peculiar as you. I’ll never forget your teachings," I said, hugging her.
"You’re squeezing too tight…" she said.
"It’s okay; I know it’s nice to get a hug sotis," I told her, and in the end, the High Elf accepted it.
"Just ease up on the sentintalism about treasuring the gift. That’s not why I’m giving it to you," she said.
I made a confused face. "Then why are you giving it to ?"
The High Elf laughed. "You’re smart, and I know you’ll find a way to turn that Akonium into a weapon or sothing that can help you in battle," she said, winking at .
"I don’t know how yet, but I’ll find a way to turn this stone into a weapon," I said to Adrihna.
"I’m counting on you, so surprise ."
After that, she gave us so advice about the Apsalon Magic Academy and ntioned to my mother that I might et the group of people who wanted to see when I went to take the Academy exams.
Adrihna was about to get into the carriage with Kinue, but sothing struck as odd.
"Adrihna, where are the horses? How does your carriage move?"
The elf let out a laugh and snapped her fingers. "Did you forget that I’m a Summoner?"
As soon as she said that, two large yellow horses made of light appeared in front of her carriage, complete with glowing harnesses that attached themselves.
"Goodbye, children. I’ll visit you from ti to ti, but until our next visit, don’t forget to keep getting better at magic," the elf said, closing the carriage door as the light horses quickly took off.
"GOLEM!?" I exclaid in shock.
"Two golems, to be exact," Chloe corrected .
"I imagine creating two golems like that isn’t sothing just anyone can do…" I murmured.
"What she did was create two sentient golems… that’s on another level. But one day, I’ll do that too!" Chloe said, full of determination.
We watched the professor depart, while my mom and Aunt Margie headed back to the castle.
"Being a Summoner is really impressive," I said to Chloe.
"You’ll praise even more when I manage to create a fused ice golem," she said, laughing.
"Show-off…" I teased.
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