The Mysterious Black Magician

The Academy was located in the suburb of the Main City. It was built in an area with a radius of 3 kilometers of plain fields.

The inverted logo of the Encantasia Empire's insignia was distinct on the towering gate that was made of fine metal and was painted in green color.

Some people were standing guard while wearing the uniform of the academy and was covered with a vest.

'They must be the sophomore or senior students,' his thought upon seeing them.

"Good morning, Lady Ella!" One of them greeted the girl beside him. Yman and Rea glanced at him. The guy was a tall Encan with trimmed red hair. 

The others followed after him and greeted Rea as well.

"Good morning too, Senior Klien..." she greeted back.

As expected they were the senior students. The guy named Klien felt proud of himself when Rea pronounced his name. But when she proceeded to greet the other guards as well with their names connected, his shoulders hung down. 

After greeting them, they about to continue walking when "wait!" Klien called out.

"Uhm, what's the matter, Senior?" He asked.

"It's the first time I see your face here. Are you a new student?" He asked at Yman then stared at the small figure on his shoulder.

Yman wondered if it was against the rules to bring a human deity inside.

"Senior Klien, is there a problem?" Rea asked.

"Uhm, Miss Ella is this person your acquaintance?" One of the guards asked. 

Yman narrowed his eyes. And thought, 'is it important to know if he was her acquaintance?' 

"Mhm! H-He is my c-cousin..."

She answered after a little ponder.

After hearing her, Klien and the others noticed that Ella had snow-white hair while the guy beside her had white hair. So it was plausible.

"I-Is that so, sorry for stopping him, Lady Ella," said Klien. "Okay, you can go."

Yman was wondering if what it was all about. And just being her cousin, they change their thought.

He found it weird. Regardless, he wasn't sure of the reason they wanted to stop him.

After the gate was opened, Yman and Rea continued walking inside.

"....."

But Yman and Sistela were stunned for a second. Inside was a different town! No, it's a whole different world. It was what they truly felt upon stepping inside.

"Where are we?" He asked subconsciously.

"Inside the campus," he heard her reply.

Yman gawked with slack-jawed. Even Sistela could not believe it.

It seemed they just entered a new town.

"This whole place was a campus?" He mumbled.

"Mhm!" She nodded.

He glanced around. But no matter how sees it, it was truly a whole different town from where they came from just a moment ago.

Many students passed by ahead of them. Some were sending curious glances, while some didn't mind and continue walking toward their destination.

"Hey, w-what are you dazing off?" He suddenly felt a tap on his empty shoulder and heard a familiar voice asking.

He glanced and saw the red-haired beauty with wolf ears. She was staring at him with a shy face. No, it an anxious face. 

"C-Cinder?"

For some reason, her face turned red, and slowly approached his ears. He just stood there and did not react as he could not feel any malicious intent from her, "am I that stunning that you are stunned the second you see me?" She softly whispered in his ears.

"....."

Yman didn't know if which was more stunning, the place or this girl's boldness.

Well, it was truly a different feeling seeing her now with the academy uniform.

"Haha," he laughed and scratched the back of his head. "I am thinking that it's weird to see you not in your underwear," he said with a straight face while his eyes landed on her chest unintentionally.

He remembered that time when they were inside the cave, she was cuddling on top of him and in her underwear. And that two soft-round flesh of her that almost tempt him were like a curse that hard to get rid of his mind.

"....."

Now it's Cinder's turn to be speechless. A second later, her face becomes redder and she covered her chest with her hands.

"P-Perv!" She lost control of her voice and yelled a little louder.

"Humph!" His ears picked a not nice yelp. It came from beside him.

He slowly glanced and saw Rea with her brows twitching and was wearing a pouty face.

Yman scratched his face and thought, 'this is going to be troublesome.'

Not only that, the people around that were walking at the same time with them had stopped on their feet the moment they heard the yell. Then they started whispering, "perv?"

"There's a pervert?"

"Yeah, I heard someone getting molested."

"What?!"

"Really?"

(Nod nod!)

After it, everyone was started to panic.

"No, a molester was able to sneak inside the academy!"

A girl shouted.

"Kyaaaaahhhh! Please catch the bastard!"

"Call the Department of Security!"

"No! Let's call the Women Protection Squad!"

"No, the Seniors are just outside, let's call them!"

For some reason, the news proliferates in an instance.

A second later, a group of people with a red bandana that was tied on their right arm were flying towards the entrance to where the commotions originated.

Each of them was riding a stick. No, it probably a staff. An item used to cast a spell. But it looks weird as a small magic array was visible to the front, back, and below of the stick.

"Eh? Why they were riding it?" He mumbled.

<Partner, isn't it suppose to be a broom?> Sistela asked.

"What did you say? Only witch will ride a broom. In all my knowledge, based on a few books I've read so far, it supposes to be a sword. Regardless, I felt a bad premonition of their presence!" He shouted.

<Hmm... wasn't swords for swinging?> Sistela thought in puzzlement.

Without minding her, 'Damn that disaster-bringer girl!' He screamed inwardly.

Without waiting for them to land, "let's go away from here!" he grabbed Rea's hand and dashed away from the crowd.

"Hey! Don't mindlessly rush forward!" Someone shouted. But he disregarded it and focus on escaping.

"Who is--!"

"I'm sorry, excuse me!" He forces his way. He knew that if they caught him, his unsullied name would be screwed.

Even if he cleared his name, in the other's mind the stain would remain! In this kind of thought, he chose to escape instead.

"Hey! Watch your way!"

A second later,

"Where is the molester?!" The one in front shouted a question when their feet landed on the ground. His voice was loud, clear, and powerful.

It was a stoic looking Encan person. He had long black hair that was tied in a ponytail. And a slight bears on his face.

Together with him were 4 other people from different tribes.

"The Senior Leader from the Department of Security is here!" Someone exclaimed.

The people around, especially the girls, looked left and right. But no one claiming of seeing the molester.

In the middle of the crowd, Cinder was staring at the girl in front of her with a blank face.

"Uhm, Lady Ella, why are you here?" Cinder asked.

The girl in front of her was no other than Rea.

She too was wearing a blank face. "Ahem," she cleared her throat. "I want to ask the same thing with you," she said.

"No, I mean... I saw him grabbed someone's hand. I thought it was you..."

"....."

Rea didn't know what to think. Her trusted bodyguard left her.

"I also thought it was you Cinde..." she replied.

"....."

They stared at each other for a second. After a moment of silence, "pufft..." a chuckle escaped from Cinder's mouth. She wanted to laugh heartily but she was too anxious being surrounded by many people.

Never would she imagine that she would witness a day that Crimson would make a blunder.

"It's Lady Ella!" One of the members from the Department of Security exclaimed when they noticed her standing in the middle of the crowd.

"Lady Ella, did you see the molester?" The Senior Leader asked her.

Rea didn't know how to reply. That person was just so unlucky. Everyone would probably think he was a molester if they caught him. Also, in this place, it would be hard for him to escape away from these people.

"No, I didn't see anyone who molested someone," she replied.

The Senior Leader glanced at her for a couple of seconds before saying, "I see. Please be careful as many unusual things happening on the campus nowadays," after saying it, he glanced at Cinde and asked, "how about you, Miss?"

"Eh, eh...?" She was startled for a second. "N-No one molested!" She said in an awkward loud voice. She immediately covered her mouth.

"....."

"I mean, did you see the molester?" The Senior Leader asked again.

"N-No I didn't..."

He stared at her with little. But soon they left after asking the other students around.

Rea frowned and sighed.  She wondered if he would be alright. This place was as big as a town. "Let's go together?" She asked Cinde who was fidgeting for some reason.

Cinde nodded hastily after hearing Rea's invitation. Although she rather walked together with Crimson, it was better than going alone.

They then proceeded. They would find him later. She just wished he would not further trouble himself.