Sword Anthem's
Chapter 14 - Master and Cat

The day passed quietly. Thanks to something blinding and enough I woke up from my deep sleep.

"Hahhhhh, calm down, without any deadly thing that always threatens my life"

I immediately removed the blanket. Then going to the bathroom, flushing this half-exhausted body with cold water would be nice. After taking a shower I immediately took a towel over the door, then rubbed this body dry.

After that wrapped it around the bottom of my body and went straight to the kitchen to see what ingredients I could use to make breakfast. My kitchen is like a multi-purpose room.

Not many ingredients there, just a few slices of frozen meat, and a few eggs, “Out of beef eggs again, huh?” I muttered and took the necessary materials.

Fortunately it didn't take me long to prepare all that. Moreover, I also added toast and a glass of cold milk that I previously warmed first.

Now on my desk is a plate of beef-eye eggs complete with slices of minced meat, a warm toast, and a glass of milk.

Suddenly the Athea Crystal gave off the image of a pink-haired woman.

"Ahh .. Is it Irina? It seemed like he was troubled once with his role as the principal of Swordia Academy."

After that the image moved like a magic transmission, and let out a sound.

[For all the people of the kingdom of Astarte and the people out there. I am the principal of Swordia Academy, Irina Hassley. It is hereby announced that Astarte Festa will be held soon and that his place will be in Swordia's own academy. To those who wish to visit it, please log in as Astarte Festa is now held for the public. We also invited other academies to come to our Astarte Festa]

After that Irina gave a small smile, bowed then the look disappeared.

"As expected of her, thanks for the notice, Irina."

Before I ate the beef-eye eggs I covered with toast, I first poured tomato sauce, and put in the salad. After that, just eat it and live every bite to the maximum.

Quiet days, no surprise attack. There was no commotion, but there were still problems caused by my students. Satella, Wes, Nheil, Fiana, and Reina. They were the best students in Swordia Academy led by Irina.

But not like when I was in the Magistra academy. Trial after ordeal always comes at me unexpectedly, even when I want to sleep alone.he always tries to kill me with his sexy body.

After I finished the sandwich, I finished it with a sip of warm milk, "Ahhh

... Good, now is the time to go teach."

Everything is complete and nothing is left behind. Breakfast was over when he went to meet the troublemakers.

***

Kingdom of Ronove, Magistra Academy

"Miss Aresya, this is a letter from the Swordia Academy of the Kingdom of Astarte" Rena said.

"Ahhh .. thank you."

Aresya immediately took it, then she read the contents of the letter. The letter was none other than his old friend and fellow trainer with their deceased instructor.

"Hm ... Astarte Festa, is it?" muttered. "It looks like the principal of Swordia Academy wants to invite us, Magistra Academy to participate"

"That means—“

"Yes, have fun, Rena," Aresya said with a small smile.

Rena's attitude is normal, but a few seconds later she was excited. Jumping around and sometimes thanking Aresya by clasping her palms together.

"Don't forget to take them too."

Rena knew what they meant, they were Legion Knights and Fear instructors and students.

"Alright, I'll tell them right away."

Rena left the room immediately.

"Hahaha .. so excited."

Meanwhile in a classroom, a little girl with big glasses is teaching. Although it is short but he uses a ruler that has a length of twice his height.

"So .. if you want to open the third to fifth container, you have to do this .. this and also exercises like strengthening Mana," he explained in a cute voice. Her petite gestures sometimes made the entire class laugh.

"Fear Instructor, if we don't do one of these or both of them, will our Mana container remain open?"

"As Hiro himself said, but in this case. If we don't do one or two of them then it is certain that our Mana container will remain locked" he replied while occasionally fixing the glass position

his eyes are quite big.

"Will anyone ask again? It doesn't seem like it, but I didn't expect the people in this class to be Legion Knights as well as Kuro's former students."

They were all instantly stunned to hear that name. But after that they smile because they remember their unique and fun habits.

"Then I will read the letter given by Rena," he said then opened the letter.

Before he could actually read it, his face immediately sparkled. Emitting the face of a true little girl, her cheeks blushed and her glasses fell off.

"Fear's structure has turned into a true little girl's fashion, what's the content of the letter until it becomes like that, huh?" chirp Grey with an enigmatic face.

Grey's voice echoed through the hallways and was unintentionally heard by the academy's nurse Selina. He walked straight to Fear's classroom quickly, opened the door of the room and showed a grunting face.

Fear who was so happy now had to accept the terror of a dangerous woman.

"Hiiii... S-S-Selina... Why are you here?"

In that short time Fear's face turned pale with a goosebumping body seeing Selina who was about to embrace him.

"Huh.. of course to catch you Fear .. hehehe," said Selina with a maniacal face.

Fear who heard him immediately ran away and dropped the letter he had previously read.

"Hehehehe ... Fear this time you won't get away."

Selina chased after him, but Fear was always able to dodge well.

"After like this, is it?" said Grey. "What is the content of the letter?" Grey went straight ahead and picked it up.

He also sparkled and all his friends were shocked to see the behavior of Grey who was so rare. But he immediately realized and kept the letter in front of the teacher's desk. The bell has rung and the learning activities at the academy have been completed.

Van, Fay and Oz are in class. They were shocked to see Fear's frightened face being chased by Selina. Then Grey breaks the table to get all the attention.

"Listen, tomorrow we will go to participate in Astarte Festa. You know what I mean, ‘kan?" ask with spirit.

The faces of the entire class looked at each other and slowly a smile was on their faces.

"Yes, it's time for fun!" he smiled widely and the people in the class shouted for pleasure.

The faces of the instructors also felt this pleasure, but would they also participate in this Astarte Festa or not?

"God ... Instructor Oz and the others came along, this was directly from the principal. Before the lesson began Instructor Rena gave this to Instructor Fear, but she didn't tell us so I took it

then read it," said Grey and returned to his stool.

Almost all of them talk about food, clothing, entertainment, and the like. While the instructors are confused by the material they will teach once they get there.

***

Now I am in a union in the kingdom of Astarte. This union liberates knights from various regions, with different classes can take a mission according to their respective abilities.

"Hmmm .. let me see. Mysterious shadow investigation .. It seems I will take this mission."

After I see the information listed as well as the rewards I will get after completing this mission. I took it straight away, hopefully no fight was in vain. But this information is a little suspicious.

"Hm? Mr Hughes E. Reficular?."

That is the name of the informant listed on this information paper. Sounded like a noble, to ensure the authenticity of this information I had to go to his house and ask in person. After that I went to the information desk and told the guards there that I was going on this investigative mission.

I went straight out and immediately looked for the house of the person who attached this mission. His house is located between a junction near a shoe store and also a cotton candy store. I think I know where it is.

Without waiting for long I immediately jumped high and jumped between the roofs of the house. When I jumped I saw a house that was so eye-catching. With its intricate architecture and also its bleak color.

The roof is shaped like a black cone, the windows are arranged randomly and not neatly. There is a rectangular chimney attached to the edge of the wall.

Connected to the house. Assuming that I can't confirm, I guess that it's his house. Then I went down right in front of the door and knocked on the door.

A faint voice sounded from within the house. Like footsteps, the door opened. A grandfather with white hair greeted me. He was as tall as my shoulder, using round glasses only in his right eye.

His clothes were like a butler. Tidy and also fragrant.

"Hmm... Can I help you?" tanyanya friendly.

"Ahhh.. is this the home of Hughes E. Reficular?"

"Yes, I'm the Hughes you're looking for."

He smiled warmly and let me into his house.

I thanked him and went into the house. Some ancient ornaments and abstract paintings welcomed me. Fragrant lilies smell almost all over this house. Lantern lights hang on every wall.

Now I'm in the front hallway connecting it to the main hall. The walls are brown and black and some elongated lines are white. Sometimes there are some statues that I pass through, they are like statues of ancient creatures.

"Sorry ... but—“

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Raid, I'm a wanderer who is taking on your mission" I explained by faking your identity. "Then about this investigative mission? Can you explain it in detail?"

"Mr Raid, is that it?" sahutnya friendly. "Then please sit here first, in the meantime I will prepare some snacks for us to eat together."

He pointed at the gray eccentric sofa and then went into the next room, disappearing into the darkness.

It's like in a fairy tale?

I am now in the middle room. Two sofas facing each other are gray with some fur on the top of the buffer. Next to the sofa I was sitting on was a fireplace that was burning dimly.

The chimney is even colorful. In front of me was a dark black box table. Then the chandelier is wide enough, round and there are several lights hanging on each side.

At the edge of the room there is a ladder to the second floor. It was made of wood and also some transparent purple Zenith Crystals. Not long after, Mr. Hughes came with some snacks.

The snack placed on a tray is two teas and also one plate of pastry with the color and aroma of blue berries.

"Then what would you ask, Mr Raid?" he asked her to put the tray on the table and then he sat on the sofa in front of me.

"Ahh .. Sorry to be such a hassle" I said nervously. "I'll ask you about this mission first. Why did you put so many gifts on this mission? This is just an investigation."

I took out a sheet of paper about the mission and put it on the table.

"The information I get is just 'The sky was visible near the Mour Valley, it occasionally shows itself at night' , do you have more complete information?”

"Hohohoho .. about the gift? It's too much to just investigate. But would Raid master be able to guess in that investigation just what would happen? There might be dangerous monsters or other creatures."

He raised the glass in his right hand. Put it on a pedestal made of wood. Then he drank it slowly, then came back to see me after he finished drinking it.

"For more information, the shadow was always wandering around the Ruins of the Armhade," he explained as he picked up the pastry that was on a small plate, then ate it with a sparkling face.

"Hmm .. for your explanation, it seems reasonable too. Thank you for the information, I'll stay first. Sorry if I interrupted your day Mr. Hughes," I said then immediately left the sofa but he suddenly stopped me by raising his hand.

"Wait a minute, I still want to have a conversation with you Mr. Raid" he said with a small smile. "I'm a little curious, where did you come from. Can you tell me for a minute? Again

I rarely have guests. You haven't even tasted my pastries"

"Ahh.. hm.well but I won't be long, because I still have another job." I sat back on the couch and took the cake. Who would have thought if it tasted really good.

"Hahaha .. of course the cake was delicious, the person who made it said it was delicious" he said with a small laugh. "Then what kind of work did you talk about?"

"About that I only collect Zenith Crystals to exchange for money and then exchange them back for food" he said. "Can I have some tea?"

"Mahaha ... You are a pleasant person, Mr. Raid, of course you can drink it. Anyway I made it for you to drink," he said, and he returned with a small laugh.

"Thank you" I said, then drank the tea. "Minthe? it looks like Mr. Hughes has the same taste as me"

"Hm? we seem to have the same thought. Ohh... Where do you currently live, Mr Raid?"

"It seems that it is, Mr. Hughes. I live outside the kingdom, close to the lake."

I also looked around slowly and then I also became curious about this friendly man, let alone living in a house this big is not it a troublesome thing?

"Do you live alone here?" my many.

"Hohoho, no, I live with my pet cat. So I'm not alone" he replied with an eccentric grandfather-style laugh. "That's it."

A fairly puffed-up white cat with her adorable face suddenly came out of nowhere. He jumped straight into Mr. Hughes' lap, sat down and snored.

"See Mr. Raid, this is my beloved cat. Masky," he said, then stroked his head.

"You have a sense of humor that's not bad either. I'm sorry, but time has called me. Then I say thank you for the information Mr. Hughes."

I got off the couch, too, but I forgot to secure some cookies.

"Hahaha . yes equally, sometime I will stop by your house Mr. Raid," he said and waved his hand. "Ohh, one more thing, if you have completed this mission and found any of that, come to my house again and give it to me."

He smiled a little, but I found no indication of evil in him.

"Alright, Mr. Hughes. Then I'm leaving."

After that, I went straight down the strange hallway, then at the end was a brown door with a light yellow light on.

I opened it and stepped out of his house. Who would have thought if it turned out that his house was very big, besides that he was a pleasant person. Even though I tricked him a little bit.

Then I concluded, if this shadow is in the Mour Valley. It means he may be the sword-eater, but there is one that holds my mind. The ruins of the Arphade, the ruins that were once used as a place of worship for angels.

It could have been a different thing, the sword eater who fought me back was not like that. They brought tamed monsters and moreover they were extremely strong. If this shadow had any connection to this sword-eater then one thing was certain.

This sword eater had managed to tame even more dangerous monsters and also possessed even more formidable levels of strength. Looks like the mission this time will not be as easy as I imagined.