Both teachers declared the end of class, and as the students were going back to the main building, Egar Gage whispered to the still angry Dwarf woman. “I don’t know what you think, but we have a powerful group of students this year.”
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Teacher Muse answered as she looked at Nozomu, who was waving at the Fire Dragon, who was peacefully roasting the Goblins that Mizukonta put in a pile on the floor next to him. “A bunch of morons, if you ask me! Only Tresuria and her pet plant have something like a brain because everyone else? Morons and nuts, every single one of them!”
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“The one that worries me the most is that Hinen Sukemoru. He made up a pretty good excuse, but his sword movements and the way he fought during the unarmed fight…”
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“Yes, that one is a weirdo, and not because of anything recent. He has been weird since he was little. I need to send a message to his father so that he is not caught by surprise when he arrives tomorrow.”
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Egar Gage asked as they were walking to a side door to enter the building, “Do you think the Principal already sent a messenger to the Capital? You could slip your message in there.”
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“I am going to ask him. If he has already done it, I will send another messenger.”
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In their room, Nozomu was getting a change of clothes for his bath, while Robert Keskula was glancing at the nervous Hinen, who was taking a towel from inside his closet. He then closed the door and approached Nozomu, with Draiky standing in his way, clacking his teeth to warn him to stay away.
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He immediately stopped, and said, still hesitating, “Nozomu… I… really didn’t try to kill you… like the Teachers said. I just… I knew I couldn’t hold back against you, because-“
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Nozomu raised his open palm and said, “Let me stop you right there. I saw you disguising a weird smile when we were fighting, and before Teacher Egar accused you, I saw you grinning. You disguised it as well, but you have a lot to learn about being sneaky, boy. The only reason I see for your actions, and for that reason, I might understand you, is if you are jealous about my relationship with Suna, that you strangely took a liking the moment you saw her without even knowing anything about her. Because if you knew her, you would know that the moment you killed me, you would be dead, and not even with both Dragons trying to stop her, you would survive her rage. You only saw a glimpse of her true power because she was holding back. If she wanted to kill you, you wouldn’t have a chance.”
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Hinen’s face slowly changed from the shy, nervous look he had to an angry one, and he almost shouted. “Of course, I am jealous of you! What do you expect? She is the most gorgeous Cat-kind girl I have ever seen, and you are always near her! What do you have that I don’t have? The Viscount, I can understand because his title, lands, and money might be appealing to Taisetsuna, but you? You are just a Human that can’t even use Magic! Yeah, I know you can’t, because I saw you were shooting Wind Magic from a bracelet around your wrist! You are totally useless, and I bet you have some sort of powerful Magical Item that granted you strength enough to punch Hinotsume!”
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Nozomu grabbed a towel and said, “You really have no idea, kid… I am sorry, but I don’t have the time nor the patience to educate you on matters that only concern me. You really should change your approach, because that attitude won’t work with Suna. Instead of conquering her, you will only make her angry. I don’t know what women you have met so far, but she is not like most women out there. You would know if you really wanted to know her, instead of being so fixated on my relationship with her. Friendly advice, kid. She values her friends and family more than anything else. I have known her since we were babies. You met her this morning. If you are not her family, you need to be her friend for her to even consider giving you a chance. By the way, the proper way to address her is as Dame Taisetsuna. You may call me Sir Nozomu, as I am not your family member or friend, and you never saw me piss behind a tree. Are we clear? Good.”
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Nozomu left the room without even bothering to look back, and with Draiky right behind him.
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Hinen tried to follow him, but Robert pulled his arm and warned him, “It is not possible that you are so stupid! Taisetsuna doesn’t even care about my title, money, or lands. She told me that on the first day I met her! Like you, I tried to impress her, but I only made her angry. What do you think you have to offer that might interest her? Jealousy? Childish behaviour? Do you even know that she and Nozomu were working to save money to apply here? Do you know that Nozomu signed a few licence contracts with Princess Mere that are for sure granting him a tonne of money?”
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“Big deal! I also saved for years to apply here!”
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“Hinen… poor Hinen… They saved money for one week! One week! Tuition for two, and extra money for expenses! She told me that, in one of our very long conversations before I came to this Academy! Really, man, do you have anything inside that head of yours? They caught two Unicorns while they were practising at the back of their Orphanage! Do you know anyone that has ever captured one Unicorn? They have two!”
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Hinen blinked a few times and said, “Taisetsuna is an orphan? I… didn’t know that…”
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Robert rubbed his face with both hands, feeling exasperated. “And you say you like her without even talking with her or actually knowing her… Well, that suits me because I don’t need to bother with you as a rival. And unlike you, I don’t feel threatened by Nozomu because I know my worth. Now, if you excuse me, I have a bath waiting for me. I have already lost too much time explaining things to you, and you still seem to not understand. Not my problem, anyway.”
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He left, leaving Hinen alone. The moment the door closed behind the mentally tired Viscount, he sat on the edge of his bed and mumbled, “Shit… I really, really messed up... Now what? They won’t trust me anymore… and Taisetsuna… she will hate me… shit...”
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In the girls’ room, Chujitsuna Hito and Taisetsuna were getting a change of clothes and towels for their bath, and Tresuria was searching for something inside her bag.
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Chujitsuna asked, right before leaving, “You are not coming?”
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“You girls go first. This one has work to do to make a new pet plant. Draiky is with Nozomu now, so this one needs another pet to help during a fighting class or one Quest that the Academy will definitely make us do.”
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“Oh! I want to see that! Never mind, I remembered what you said last time: it’s a very personal thing because you pour your magic and soul into a seed. Will you join us in the bath after doing it?”
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“Probably not. This takes a while to be done properly. This one will take a quick bath before dinner.”
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Chujitsuna and Taisetsuna left, looking at Tresuria, who was seated on the edge of her bed, looking at the inside of her bag and thinking.
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As they were walking along the corridor, Chujitsuna asked, “Did you ever see a Gailie making a pet plant?”
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“No, never. I heard a few rumours, and I read some things about it, but no one seems to know or to have ever seen the entire process. And the ones that probably know, don’t tell. Why?”
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“Nothing, it’s just... It seems like a big deal, and I wanted to know more. Kind of stupid of me, right? I barely know her, and here I am, wanting to know everything about her…”
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“You seem to like her. A lot. But you need to get to know her better instead of going all Hinen and Robert on her because that will annoy her for sure. As you probably know, no woman likes to be seen as a trophy to be conquered.”
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Chujitsuna put one arm around the frowning Cat-kind girl’s waist. “Yeah, you are right. Know her first, conquer her next. Let’s go to our relaxing bath and badmouth the boys! Those useless pieces of manure! Heheheh!”
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Taisetsuna laughed, and they both whispered about the boys in their Party, and the events during the day.
As for Tresuria, she quickly locked the door and sat on the bed again. She looked at a bag with seeds that she took from a small purse inside her bag. She carefully chose one and looked for defects, changes in the surface, or the specific shape that she wanted. Slowly, her red flower opened a little, and Tresuria carefully put the seed inside. She trembled a little because of the arousing sensation.
Then, she focused her Magic around her. Slowly, the Magic concentrated on the red flower, which glowed as if it was a small sun.
As the red flower was glowing and trembling, Tresuria was moaning and drooling. The powerful sensations that were coming from the red flower were making her entire body spasm with wave after wave of pleasure. It increased at each spasm, and she leaned back on the bed, completely overwhelmed by the pleasure that the seed shaking inside the red flower was causing.
She covered her mouth so as not to scream when she reached her limit, and after some seconds, she was panting, and the red flower opened, delivering to her open palm the seed, now glowing with Magic and sticky with the liquid the red flower produced.
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Tresuria took a couple of deep breaths and mumbled, with a slight smile, “This is always fun…”
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She reached for her bag that was on the floor, and from there, she took a cloth that she carefully wrapped around the seed. After grabbing a vial of a Fast-Grow Potion, she unlocked the door and walked down the corridor, straight to the main door.
Tresuria chose a spot in the soil near the Unicorns. With Rampage wondering what she was doing there, she poked a small hole in the soil near the roots of one tree. She placed the seed there and then poured the liquid inside the vial.
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She covered the hole with soil, corked the vial again, and smiled at the two curious Unicorns. “And now we wait for a new life to begin. You already saw something like this, didn’t you?”
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Rampage slowly nodded while staring at the place where he saw the seed going in.
Then, a tiny sprout appeared, with two light green leaves attached to a stem. Slowly, the stem grew, and it got thicker and thicker. It spread two thin branches from the middle of the main stem, ending in round balls made of wood. As the stem grew in size, the top also grew, turning into somewhat of a head, with a treetop made of light green leaves that almost looked like hair.
The head was round, with a short neck attached to the torso. The round wooden tips transformed into closed fists, then fingers appeared, and both hands opened and closed, and the fingers moved as if the new plant was testing the movements.
When it was almost at Tresuria’s knee size, it used its hands to push its body upwards, to release the legs from the soil. Two thin legs that were slowly enlarging ended in oval-shaped platforms without fingers.
As the new pet plant was using his hands to remove the soil from his body, his head changed. It grew longer, with a more humanised aspect. Two concave spaces instead of eyes, no nose, and an enormous mouth.
The new pet opened its mouth and touched the sharp teeth with one wooden finger. He then faced Tresuria and waved at her.
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She kneeled on the floor and hugged him. “Hello, nice to meet you! This one is named Tresuria. You are still growing because this one needed a bigger pet plant. Draiky has your size now, but you will be bigger than this one in the morning. You will also be very strong, but very flexible, like a tree. You shall be named... Oaky! Yes, that is a good name. This Unicorn is Rampage, and his partner, Furnace. They are also your friends.”
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The pet plant waved at both Unicorns and they sniffed him, surprised to see him standing there in such a short amount of time.
Tresuria waved at the Unicorns and signalled the new pet to follow her.
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As they were returning to the main building, she said, “You need a quick bath to clean you up. Water is very good for you; it makes you strong. If this one didn’t mess up with her Magic, wind and water will strengthen you. This one is not sure how powerful you will become, but it will be a lot.”
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Oaky nodded, his treetop shaking as he did it, making Tresuria smile at the funny image.
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