Swordmaster: The Origin

Mysterious Smoke

[Year 3024, Capital of Lumina Kingdom, Baus, Eastern Magic Academy of Lumina]

"What is the situation of the unit we sent to Heraclios Academy?"

"They failed again."

"About? are you serious?"

"Yes, the security section there is so strong, they really don't allow the slightest gap for outsiders."

"So yeah, how many people attacked our unit?

"Just one."

"Huh? one?!"

"That's true, and that one man has foiled our plans many times, a man who is quite shrewd in the use of the sword."

"What's that guy's name?"

"I don't know the details, but the students there call him Nix. He's one of the security sections at the Academy."

"Are you sure he stopped all our plans by himself?"

"No doubt about it."

"....."

"Do we need to send units there again?"

"I think it's useless, this time I'll go there."

"?! but Chief, isn't that too dangerous? if you can't come back here.."

"Just relax, I just want to test how strong this guy named Nix is, after that I'll be back."

"B-but.."

"There's nothing to worry about, if the situation becomes dangerous, I'll be back here soon, after all I can teleport.

"N-however, if that person knows how to undo it then..."

"An ordinary student can't possibly know how to cancel the teleport, therefore, you can calm down Rebecca.

"...."

"Then, because I'm leaving this afternoon. Then for a while I leave this Academy to you first okay?"

"h-huh..

"I'll excuse you then."

*Cw*

"....."

In a room that only a person named Rebecca left, an anxiety was felt from the eyes that kept staring at the door of the room closed.

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[Year 3024, Capital of the Kingdom of Heraclios, Typhae, Heraclios Magic Academy]

On a street in the Academy, there was a man who was talking through the transmission of his mind.

"Elvia, is there still no one coming?" Nix asked through a thought transmission.

"No, it looks like tonight's gonna be pretty quiet." Reply Elvia.

"Is that so? then can I go back to my room now?"

"No, if someone strikes suddenly, what happens if you're not around?"

"Ehhh? aren't there any other members?" Complain Nix.

"They all slept, it was because they were convinced that you alone were enough to fight them.

"Oi-oi, since when did they think of me like that? they're still members of the OSIS, right?"

"That shows how trusting they are to you Nix."

"But I'm still a man who can get tired you know?" Nix took a breath.

"Yes-yes, next time I'll reprimand them."

"You better do that."

Elvia is one of the members in the communications section of OSIS.

The communications section of OSIS is a team within OSIS that provides information and communication in real time to other members of OSIS through mind transmission.

They could also see the location of the students through the magic stones that had been spread around the school to monitor the students.

An example is Elvia, a support who has where many can keep chatting with Nix all the time.

Because the number of manas is considered the most in OSIS, Elvia was chosen to be the chairman in the current OSIS communication section, making her have a fairly high authority in OSIS

Therefore, with Elvia's authority, Nix asked her to rebuke the members of the Security committee who bestowed their duties on Nix.

Because if they continue to be left, they will continue to assign their duties to Nix until one day they will become lazy.

While thinking that, Nix noticed the atmosphere around the Academy that was currently calm.

"However, it is rare that, usually, students from the Eastern Lumina Academy would come to attack. Are they angry this time?" Ask Nix.

"Perhaps, I was also a little curious why they didn't attack today, even though 4 days earlier they attacked continuously." Reply Elvia.

"You're right, maybe this time they're really deterred."

"Maybe."

In the quiet time that was rarely felt in the Academy, a black smoke was suddenly seen from one of the academy buildings.

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Nix dashed swiftly towards the black wisp of smoke he saw.

The black smoke did not come from inside the academy building, but from behind it.

While running, Nix continued to communicate with Elvia to get more information about the smoke.

But Elvia who had checked the place also did not know why there was smoke suddenly appearing from the back of the academy building.

Since there was no warning regarding the fire from the academy alarm, it meant that the smoke that appeared was not from the building, but rather the deeds of someone.

"Outdoor students?" Nix's conjecture in the heart

Supposing that, Nix ran faster towards the direction of the smoke.

Not until 1 minute when he ran, Nix arrived at the back of the academy building that emitted smoke.

But there he found nothing but a pile of burnt dried leaves.

"No one?" Nix muttered softly.

Because no one, Nix was wary of the surroundings, just in case a sudden attack appeared.

While getting ready and looking around, Nix contacted Elvia through a thought transmission

"Elvia, did you find anyone around me?" Ask Nix.

"No, I didn't find any people or signs of life around you Nix." Reply Elvia.

"Is that so? but it's strange, because it's impossible for the pile of dried leaves that's here to burn themselves, right?"

"But I can't find anyone around you Nix."

"Is it possible that the magic stone was tampered with?"

"If that had happened, then I would have known, because there was a warning that came when one of the magic stones was destroyed."

"So yeah, then, let me focus for a bit, maybe maybe maybe I can find something." Nix.

"All right."

Nix was silent for a moment while sharpening his instinct to find when there are people hiding around him.

However, not long after Nix sharpened his instincts, Nix heard an electric noise emerge from behind him.

*Zzzttt* {Electric sound}

Nix turned his body to look at the origin of the voice.

Behind him, Nix saw a purple magic circle on the ground that was roughly the size of a human body.

The magic circle keeps on giving off electricity.

When he saw it, Nix immediately knew the magic circle, because he had seen it in his previous life.

A magic circle is made to move places in an instant, if the user knows the purpose and marks the place

"Teleportation." Nix muttered softly

*zzzzt*

Not long after Nix saw the magic circle, the electricity that came out grew bigger and bigger until it flowed profusely into the sky.

*BZZZZTTT!!* {Electric Voice}

And when the electricity began to subside, a human shadow emerged from behind the electricity.