Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

First Mission

The next day, news of Riku's duel that could defeat Gon and Romeo spread widely in the Flame Academy. This news is certainly surprising. Riku who was originally known as a person who was close to Lunaris and a B rank magician was able to defeat S rank magicians. Although it was not a life-and-death fight, the result had already made many realize that he was no ordinary person.

Simultaneously, Riku's true identity also spread. A member of the Kagami family and also Lunaris' fiancee. This explains why their relationship is so close.

But at the same time this raises another question. How close and how far are their relationships?

This is not something that is difficult to guess considering that his father even has several children and 5 wives at school age.

The positive thing about the news is that many parties who originally wanted to teach Riku a lesson, they chose to withdraw. Not out of fear for Riku's strength, but for his family's background.

The Kagami family is too famous.

Famous for being good to friends, but cruel to opponents. Moreover, since the two imperial princesses were in the Kagami family, making the Kagami family was tantamount to making trouble with the imperial family.

Looking at all those things, isn't there not a single weakness of Riku?

This is still a secret, but many girls start to pit their luck by trying to get close to Riku. Of course anyone who has this intention should be prepared to deal with Lunaris first.

"What's the question is, why are you still in Class B?" asked Guy who came to Riku after sitting in school so casually.

"What?"

Riku put on a confused face. For him this was normal considering he was still a student of B class.

"You never think at all huh, Guy."

Helen came closer. Of all, only Helen and Guy still act as usual to her.

To other disciples, even Milia, Riku felt that there was a distance that made it awkward.

"Whatchu mean? Don't always insult me!!"

"Haa. You never thought, that's why you didn't know that Riku won not because he was an S rank magician, but because of the techniques he used. Isn't that what it is?"

Riku nodded in confirming.

The power he used against Romeo and Gon was nothing more than a technique, not his strength as a B rank mage.

Of course it would be better if people thought that way.

In reality, the technique he used was a technique to unleash his original sealed strength because it was too large.

Riku's power has 6 stages of release. The journey he took for 3 years was to master his power. But during that time he only managed to master 3 stages only.

It's a big mistake to think one year is the time used to master one stage. In fact Riku spent 2 years to master the first stage. For the second stage itself can be said to be a kind of coincidence. And the third stage he could only control within a limited time.

Actually Riku wanted to travel even longer, but because of a letter, he was in a situation right now.

"Rather than talking about me, I wonder why Miss Melisa hasn't come yet? It's past the lesson time."

"Don't tell me you didn't read the messages on your phone?"

After returning home from school Riku gets a special gift from Lunaris after his actions in the duel. Never mind opening a cell phone message, he even almost forgot dinner because he ate something else more delicious.

Without much more time, Riku immediately opened the message on his phone.

...[.Starting tomorrow, classes will be empty for one week. Use it to learn on your own or to carry out missions. One more week I'll see your results, so don't try anyone lounging around]...

"What the hell is this?"

Unlike Riku, Helen and Guy were not so surprised.

"Magic schools do teach magic, but still the students have different strengths and skills. It is impossible to apply the same standard. That's why there's a points system."

"And that's a contribution point system?"

Riku glanced at the value of points that are still zeros on his phone.

"Of course this is not a perfect system, but with this at least students do whatever they can with the strength and expertise they have."

Riku recalled his encounter with Lori and Resla who continued to carry out the extermination mission even though it was beyond their limits.

"At any later time maybe the others will go to the Mission Hall to get the mission. As a new student maybe contribution points are not so influential, but there is nothing wrong with getting points from now." added Helen.

"Could it be that you guys are going to the Mission Hall?"

Helen nodded.

"The three of us are on a team to carry out the mission. You can join if you want."

"really. With your strength surpassing S rank, completing missions would be easy."

As usual Guy was so excited.

"How about I see first. Depending on the mission, maybe we'll fight. To be honest it will be difficult for us." replied Riku with a small laugh.

"Why?"

Plaque!!

"Why did you hit me shit!!"

"I did it in order to hope your stupidity waned a little. Forget it, we'd better get to the Mission Hall. If it's too long we might not get a suitable mission."

Helen left with an annoyed face. Guy followed without being so concerned with what happened to him because he was used to it. Milia also followed along a little awkwardly when she saw Riku.

Slowly, Riku got up and followed the three of them from behind.

When seeing the three of them so familiar and trusting each other, there was envy in Riku's heart. If he was more open and trusting of others, perhaps he would have a friend like them.

The Mission Hall building is not far from the main building of the school, it only takes a few minutes to arrive. Riku had originally thought that the Mission Hall looked like a Worker guild, but he had not expected the Mission Hall to be more extraordinary. Incredible in a sense full of magic technology.

The main magic screen displays a wide variety of missions with numbers reaching into the hundreds and constantly changing over time. Taken by students or not. The level of difficulty and also a brief explanation of the mission.

The receptionist was briefly seen as a beautiful woman so commonly encountered in the Worker guild, but looking carefully, they were automata made so similar to humans.

Then besides the four of them, there were about 500 students who also wanted to carry out missions. Given the area of the building from the outside, it should be impossible.

(Magic can do everything)

Riku is not so stupid to know the reason why a building that is not so big can accommodate many people.

Magic technology in space control has actually long been applied in various public facilities, so this is not a surprising new technology. It's just that, 3 years ago it couldn't be this wide, that's what surprised Riku.

"For class B, we can take the mission there."

Helen pointed to one of the corners that was specific to B-class disciples or B-rank magicians.

Missions are also categorized in different levels of difficulty. And after that the mission will be given to the disciple who has strength equal to the level of difficulty.

Of course this does not mean making students unable to take on more difficult missions, it's just that this is rare given the security factor.

The four then looked at the screen to find a suitable mission for them. Because it has been categorized in various parts, it is easy to find the desired mission.

10 Minutes later they regroup to decide what mission they should take.

"I found the Blue Wolf extermination mission in the Arizon forest. It's a mission that suits us."

Helen and the other two look at the details of the mission Guy brought.

Wolf extermination missions that disrupt the route of travel. Since Blue Wolf was not a monster that was hard to defeat, it was actually not a problem for them.

"Rejected. The mission is too far. At least we should take on a mission that doesn't take long to complete."

This is because Melisa's mom only gave me one week. More than that, it's the same as creating a problem.

There used to be students who had taken missions beyond the allotted time, and the student experienced something better not to discuss.

Helen remembers this very well, but which Guy might have thought of her.

Milia then showed me the mission she wanted to take. A mission that looks easy, namely the mission of keeping livestock on the farm.

Helen and Guy knew that Milia was a lover of animals, so this mission was indeed very suitable for her.

"I wouldn't mind keeping an ordinary sheep, but not Bolt Sheep. I used to take that mission, the results kept me in care for 4 days" Guy replied

Bolt Sheep is actually a sheep-type monster that can attack using lightning magic. Because they are the same as ordinary sheep, so it is not so difficult to make them farm animals.

The problem is, Bolt Sheep is quite sensitive to foreigners. If they are not familiar, they will attack.

Given Guy's nature, Bolt Sheep attacking him is not unusual. Which became a problem, if they accepted the mission, wouldn't it invite disaster on them?

"If there are no delinquents among us, I will gladly accept them."

Milia was only speechless, but her eyes looked so sad. No one knows whether it was because the idea was rejected, or because he couldn't care for sheep.

"Then what about you. At least you found a mission that suits us."

"Of course, you think who I am."

Helen shows the mission she wants to take. A mission to become Knight's reinforcements on an investigative mission.

The Knight's mission wasn't mentioned, but considering the mission for B rank, it wasn't a difficult mission.

"Somehow suspicious."

"I don't want to hear it from you. At least the mission I took made more sense."

"I think the mission I'm suggesting makes sense too. Tch!! Riku, tell him."

"Hm?"

Why does he look at the arguments of the two of them?

"I only found missions that I found interesting, so it doesn't matter if I don't want to."

Riku then showed the details of the mission he found. When looking at the details, the other third eye immediately widened in shock.

""This is it!!!""

For some reason, only at a time like this could Guy and Helen be so compact. Riku himself could only smile wryly, while Milia had her eyes twinkling.

Mission: Escort

Terms and details: A B-rank student with a maximum of 5 is required to escort a person to the city of Panese by airship. For more details contact in mission.

Panese city is quite far away and takes 2 days trip by air boat. Escort was needed because the path passed through several forests and mountains inhabited by ferocious monsters.

Even so, the monsters in the path are dominated by land monsters and are also not too strong. That's why it's not strange to just need a B rank for this mission.

Another reason why this mission is immediately accepted is the city of Panese is known as a charming tourist city. Rather than a mission, it is more like a tour trip.

They immediately registered the mission they took on automata. Mobile phones are used as identification marks and also as mission receivers.

School phones are used in all things. Riku now understood the meaning.

After registering, they get the contact of the mission giver. Helen as team leader contacted the giver to request further mission details.

"We can meet with clients now if we want to. Anybody mind?"

No one refused.

The four of them went out of school and went somewhere not too far from school.20 minutes walk, they finally reached their destination. A fine restaurant.

(It looks like the client this time is an influential person)

Riku was used to meeting influential people. As someone who often runs missions, the three of them should also be used to it. At least that's what Riku thinks.

Unfortunately, only Helen was calm. Guy and Milia look nervous.

"Come on."

They're inbound. When they arrived, they were immediately greeted by a servant who seemed to have been waiting for the presence of the four.

They were then taken to a place that specifically catered to VIP guests. It makes me more nervous.

Arriving at the room, they found an old man sitting with a cup of tea. There was a little blue-haired boy sitting opposite him enjoying the food so deliciously. Moreover, there was a female maid who stood speechless.

"Sir Sebas, your guests have arrived."

The man named Sebas only fell silent and glanced sharply at the four of them. It was at that moment that they all felt a huge pressure like a wave sweeping through them.

Helen, Guy and Milia broke out in cold sweat and could not move in the face of the pressure. Only Riku was still so calm without being affected.

(Master Rankings. I can't believe he's our client)

And not only that, the man was to be stronger than he seemed. The pressure was only directed at the four of them. The waiter of the restaurant who greeted them was completely unaffected despite being near them. That proves that the man is not only strong, but also has tremendous control.

"Hw..."

The man smiled slightly as he saw Riku's reaction. And just like her, it seems that Riku is also analyzing herself.

"Thank you."

The waiter looked down saluted and then left.

At the same time the old man's pressure disappeared as if it had never existed before. Helen and the others heaved a sigh of relief as it was all over. But one thing they realize, this time clients are stronger than they think.

"I'm sorry for testing you. I'm just a little curious."

The man smiled with hospitality.

"Please sit. I'll explain the details of the mission you took."

The place was quite spacious, so the four of them sat in an empty place.

"Before that, introduce. I'm Sebas. The butler of the Azure family. He was the young master, Adam Selias Azure and the personal maid of the young master, Ana."

Ana gave a small nod of introduction, but Adam was still focused on his food. It looks disrespectful, but all understand the actions of children less than 10 years old.

Moreover, there was some kind of magic used between them and the little boy. A silent magic sound that can be used when talking about something important.

(Azure huh.).

Riku knew the Azure family was one of the influential families in the empire. But they were influential not because powerful witches were born in their families, but because the Azure family was instrumental in the imperial sea trade route.

Helen and the others are getting nervous knowing the client this time is more important than they thought.

Helen tried to calm down and began to introduce herself. Followed by Guy, Milia and lastly Riku.

Upon hearing Riku's name, Sebas made a complicated expression. Could he have known that Riku was one of the Kagami family?

But a moment later Sebas shook his head.

(A Kagami can't be a B-rank. That's what other people usually think of)

The truth about Riku who possessed S rank equivalent strength had still not spread widely. He rarely shows his face in public. It's not unusual for the Azure family to not know him at all.

(If not wrong aunt Yui once told me that she often did missions related to the Azure family.)

That somehow made the Kagami and Azure family relationship quite good, but that was three years ago. He doesn't know the real connection now.

"Regarding the mission, as you know, we requested an escort trip to the city of Panese by airship. I'm sure you guys have absolutely no trouble on this mission. Don't worry about the cost of the trip, we'll cover everything, including even going back to Phoenix."

It was more relieving than they thought.

But there are still things that make no sense.

"We have no problem with the mission, but may I ask you a few questions."

"Please."

"Given the strength and background of the Azure family, wouldn't it be better to ask for a Knight's escort? Why go to school?"

Not only Helen, Riku and the others also thought the same. The Azure Family was one of the important families in the empire, it would not be strange if it was escorted by a Knight.

"We once tried to make a request to the Knight's Mission Hall, but we were directed to the school's Mission Hall. The reason for that was because the mission this time was too easy."

"That makes sense."

Helen nodded in understanding. Although the workings of the school's Mission Hall and the knight's Mission Hall were the same, but the Knight's Mission Hall prioritized the true mission of needing power on the knight.

"In addition, the empire is currently preparing something big and it involves knights. I didn't impose and ended up making a request to the School's Mission Hall."

All are aware that even though it looks from outside the empire seems to not care about the war, but it does not mean silence. After all, a great empire was a target that was impossible to miss.

"I don't think I need to ask further. Can we discuss more details?"

Helen nodded and then the conversation about the details of the mission continued.

An hour later, Helen and the others left the restaurant after knowing all the details of the mission and began to prepare.

But on the way, Riku stops Helen from talking for a while in one of the parks.

"Are you seriously going on this mission?"

"It's not just you who's suspicious about this easy mission. I also thought that we should cancel it." Answer Helen.

"It seems you've thought about it ripe.."

"Thank you for reminding me, but if this mission exceeds the limits we can handle, it doesn't mean we'll be in grave danger."

"I think the same, but that doesn't mean we can trust clients completely."

"Ahaha.you seem to be well-versed in this kind of thing."

"I'm also a Worker, so things like this are common. Well, if you've decided then I'll follow through until this mission is complete. I'm the one who suggested this mission to you guys anyway."

Many things are suspicious in this mission, but that does not mean their mission is really dangerous. If they cancel just because of suspicion, then they will lose big.

"I'll start to prepare. Lunaris is hard to leave, after all."

"Is he a child?"

Riku put on a complicated face.

"It would be better if Lunaris was a child, she was more troublesome than that."

"Hm?"

I don't know why Helen didn't believe what Riku said. After all it was hard to imagine the first rank in a school to have such a trait.

Next day.

Riku and the others met in a small clock tower in the middle of the city park.

"Either why do I understand when calling him more troublesome than a child."

Helen let out a heavy sigh seeing an unexpected figure clinging to Riku like a stamp.

"Why did Miss Lunaris you ask?"

"That's quite a complicated story." Riku replied in a helpless tone.