Picking up Girls With My System

All the mages left the room after the meeting was over, going back to their rooms inside the palace. Arthur and the Archimage were the only ones who were still there to talk about the terms of their agreement.

Arthur told him about Hiley, who had disappeared a long time ago. He said he searched in lots of cities and villages, yet could not find his friend. It was as if she had turned into a ghost.

“I understand the central continent is big, but a rank 3 mage like you should have been able to find her, or at least some clues. Well, don’t worry about it, as I will now help you find her.” The Archimage said.

With the help of his magical powers, Arthur shared a vivid image of Hiley so that the Archimage would know exactly who he had to search for. Not only the Archimage, but all the people he would put to look for her.

“Is there anything else you need?”

“Well, you said something about gifts. What are those?”

The Archimage smiled, leading the way as both of them left the meeting room, and went to a place only a few people had access to, and that was the treasure room of the palace. With swift moves, the Archimage got a magical key from his magical pouch, and used it to open the safe where lots of treasures were stored.

“You can go inside and look if there is something useful for you. I will take my leave and start sending people to look for your friend. Here, this is the key. Give it back to me after you are done.” The Archimage said, turning around and leaving.

The man truly trusted Arthur to leave him alone inside a place filled with treasures. He even left the key with him.

“Well, it is not like he trusts me, but more like only a few treasures would catch my attention.” Arthur thought.

Inside the treasure room, there were lots of things from swords, spears, bows, jewelry, and many items. Arthur did not know about its effects. He scanned the room entirely, trying to find something decent.

The treasure room had mostly weapons, but a weapon was not something Arthur needed. His mysterious black sword was still powerful, so there was no need to search for something better. Even if he tried, Arthur did not believe that the treasure room would have something superior to it.

So, what he could do was look for strange items which could have some cool effects, like the necklace Skye gave him. Perhaps one thing who looked like junk could be something great. The odds were small, but just looking would not hurt.

After looking for a while, Arthur decided to just feel his heart and take something which its effects were unknown to him.

“A small mirror. Even if its effects are shit, I can still check my appearance from time to time.” Arthur thought as he grabbed a small mirror, placing it inside his magical pouch, and then leaving the treasure room.

Arthur closed the treasure room using the key the Archimage had given him, and then went looking for said person.

The Archimage was already talking to some of his contacts, sending the picture of Hiley to them in hopes they would find her as quick as possible.

“I am done. Here, take your key.” Arthur said.

He gave him the key and then left the palace. They had already talked about how the expedition would work, and Arthur had one week before his departure.

They wanted to send someone to explore the demon continent as soon as possible, and Arthur was not against such a thing. It was the only way to get more information about them, and for him, it was exciting to explore the unknown! That was a rare feeling for him, as he had already explored different continents!

Arthur hoped they would find Hiley before one week passed, but that was unlike to happen. If it was that easy for them to find her, then Arthur would already have. With only one week left, there were lots of things he had to do before leaving the continent.

The first thing was to send a message using his secret mark to Kai and Theo, filling them up with the new information regarding the Archimage’s help, as well as his exploration into the unknown.

Both Theo and Kai wanted to go with him, but it was too dangerous! Arthur said he would first see how it was, and then if it was possible for them to come, then he would return to get them.

Only three people would go with him on this journey: Wisa, Jane, and Sybille. He also sent a message to his wives, saying he would return to Odemore to look out for Signy, Helga, and Eleonora.

Arthur returned to the first village he encountered after traveling to the central continent. It was the place where the Forbidden Forest was Elena’s hometown.

Before going into the Forbidden Forest to look for the portal which led him back to his continent, he paid a quick visit to Elena’s parents to share how his daughter was doing.

“I knew it was you! Everyone is talking about the hero of this continent, and when they showed us a drawing of you, we remembered!”

“Hero is a strong word. I am just someone who did not wish others to get hurt. So, about your daughter, she is fine, but she is now studying in my school, but don’t worry, she is getting the best tuition, and she is safe!”

After talking a little with Elena’s parents, Arthur went to the Forbidden Forest, looking for the portal he used the last time. It was not deep into the forest, and it seemed it was still working, so Arthur used it, leaving the central continent!

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In an instant, he was not inside the forest anymore, but on a small island. That was where the portal led.

“Well, now that I am close to my destination, then I can use my anchor spell!” Arthur thought.

One thing he noticed was that his teleport increased the mana cost with the distance. It was not something which bothered him, considering the amount of mana he had, but the central continent was so far that he believed even his mana would not withstand such a distant teleport.

So, he first took the portal, so that nothing went wrong. The moment he appeared on that island, some pirate ships which were sailing nearby saw him flying above the island.

“Who is that? How is he flying?” One pirate said, but then, before he could warn his comrades, Arthur was nowhere to be seen.

“It is been a long time.”

pA n,dan0vel.c0m Arthur used his anchor spell, appearing right in front of Odemore, which was even better than the last time he saw it! The magical barrier around the school was way stronger, and it had more buildings inside of the school’s perimeter.

Another thing Arthur noticed was the number of students, which were absurdly high! The Queen itself was advertising Odemore, so it was not unexpected to see that many students.

He slowly made his way to the school’s gate, and when the mage who acted as a guard saw Arthur’s face, he had a puzzled expression.

“Doesn’t this youth look similar to the statue of the founder?”