Greatest Legacy of the Magus Universe

Chapter 769: Shocking News (Ko-fi Bonus Chapter)

The guardʼs eyes widened in disbelief when he saw an old woman with gray hair and light blue eyes, wearing traditional Magus robes, standing at the entrance of the academy, and glancing at them with a light smile.

”Headmistress Godfrey!” The guard blurted out.

Helene Godfrey, the Headmistress of the Clover Academy, approached the group. She turned to the guard and nodded. ”You may leave. Iʼll take it from here.”

”Y-Yes, my lady!” The guard nervously replied before leaving.

Headmistress Godfrey then saw Kaspar alighting from the horse and standing before her.

Her lips curled into a faint smile, ”When I noticed a powerful Magus approaching the Academy, I couldnʼt help but come to greet you personally.”

Kaspar pressed his right hand on his chest and gave a light bow, ”We apologize for our sudden arrival, Lady Magus.”

Helene nodded ever so slightly. ”May I know the reason for your visit?”

”Yes, we have come here to meet a student studying at your academy,” Kaspar said with a smile.

”Oh?” Helene was slightly taken aback. She was not aware of any student currently in the academy who shared a relationship with a Mana Vortex Magus.

So she couldnʼt help but become suspicious of this traveling group. ”May I ask who?” She asked, her eyes narrowing.

Anna got off her horse and walked up to the Headmistress. ”His name is Adam,” she said. ”Adam Constantine.”

Hearing her say that, Headmistress Godfrey frowned. She looked at everyone in the traveling group before her gaze settled on Kaspar.

A few moments later, she turned to Anna and asked in a low voice, ”Why are you looking for Adam, may I ask?”

”I wish to fill in his paperwork for an early graduation,” said Anna. She paused before adding. ”I wish to take him home.”

”Home?” Now, Headmistress Godfrey was even more confused. ”But Adam is an orphan.”

”That he is,” Anna nodded, patiently explaining. ”But he is my adopted little brother.”

”Adopted…” Helene Godfrey slipped into silence, seemingly recalling something.

After a few moments she looked Anna deep in the eye and asked, ”Considering youʼve come here to meet Adam, I am assuming you donʼt know what is happening.”

This time it was Annaʼs turn to frown. ”My Lady, what do you mean?” She asked politely.

No matter her station as the princess of a kingdom, the woman in front of her was a powerful Magus and that demanded her to show basic respect while conversing. ”Did… something happen to Adam?”

”Well, quite a lot, if you ask me,” the old Headmistress chuckled. ”Please follow me to my office.”

With that, she turned around and guided the group through the campus. On the way, several students and professors stopped by and respectfully greeted Helene while glancing at Anna and her group curiously.

”My Lady, what did you mean by that?” Anna stepped forward, asking with concern.

”When I first saw your group, I suspected you to be one of those people who claimed to have some relationship with Adam,” the headmistress began. ”In the past few weeks, there have been several instances like that.”

”Lady Magus, could you please explain?” Kaspar asked curiously.

”Helene,” said the headmistress, introducing herself to him. ”Helene Godfrey.”

”Lady Godfrey, it is a pleasure to meet you.” The old man smiled. ”I am called Kaspar York.”

Helene nodded before continuing her explanation, ”Many have come, claiming to be Adamʼs family members.”

She paused, recalling a certain incident and chuckling, ”A few women had also arrived at the Clover Academy, claiming to be Adamʼs wives. Then, all of them started quarreling amongst themselves.”

When the group heard this, they were dumbfounded. Especially Anna! She couldnʼt help but ask, ”My Lady, what… just what has been Adam up to?!”

”Oh, sweet child,” Helene looked at her and sighed. ”It seems that you truly do not know.”

Donʼt know what? Anna thought to herself.

Just what is this woman talking about?

”Well, if it hadnʼt been for Lord Kaspar here, I would have assumed your group to be the same as the many others that came before you,” said the headmistress.

”Still, I would like to confirm it for myself,” she added.

She guided the group into the administrative builidng, then up the stairs, until finally they arrived at her office.

”Please, take a seat,” she said as she sat at the large mahogany table.

As Anna and her traveling group took their seats, Headmistress Godfrey retrieved a paper file from the drawer.

Opening the file, she read the contents of one of the papers. Then, she looked at Anna and asked flatly, ”You said you were Adamʼs elder sister?”

”That is correct, my lady.” Anna nodded with a solemn expression.

”State your name,” the Headmistress muttered, her tone low but firm.

”Anna Fireborne.”

Hearing her answer, Helene Godfreyʼs lips curled into a gentle smile. ”So, you werenʼt lying, after all,” she said, pushing the document towards Anna.

The red-haired young lady picked up the document and began reading its contents.

It was the personal information form that Adam had to fill in when he was admitted to the Clover Academy twenty years ago.

At the bottom of the form, in the guardian details section, Adam had jotted down the name Anna Fireborne.

Seeing this, Annaʼs lips curled into a warm smile. Attached to the form was Adamʼs photograph which was taken the day he had joined the academy.

Anna brushed her fingers across the surface of the black and white photograph and gently said, ”Yes, that is him.”

She turned towards the Headmistress and eagerly asked, ”My Lady, I wish to meet Adam. Also, I would like to discuss with you the possibility of him graduating.”

Helene Godfrey found Annaʼs words very amusing. ”Iʼm afraid that will not be possible, child,” she said.

Anna frowned and couldnʼt help but ask, ”Why not? Did Adam do something?”

Helene looked Anna in the eye and said with a smirk, ”Adam has already graduated from the Academy. He is no longer in Moon City. He is also no longer a Mana Foundation Magus.”

Everyone was stunned!

”He… has already become a Mana Liquefaction Magus?!” Anna was wildly taken aback before being filled with joy.

”Hoho, not bad! Not bad at all!” Kaspar York stroked his beard, laughing merrily. He turned to Anna and asked, ”Princess, how old did you say Adam was?”

”He should be around thirty-five now,” said the red-haired woman, her eyes flashing with pride.

”A Mana Liquefaction Magus in his mid-thirties, hmm!” Daryl nodded, crossing his arms. ”Now, that is something believable.”

”And also quite admirable,” he hurriedly added, secretly glancing at his sister-in-law.

”Lady Godfrey, may I ask where he is now?” Anna asked excitedly.

Seeing the groupʼs interaction play out, Helene found it very amusing. She answered with a chuckle, ”He has shifted to Ravenfell, dear. Adam now studies in one of the Four Pillars of Acadia, Saratoga Castle.”

Anna was now even more astonished. ”He… is now a student of Saratoga Castle?!”

Saratoga was famous even across the Galestine Ocean. In fact, all Four Pillars were renowned across the world.

She never thought that Adam would actually become a student of one such arcane institution.

Headmistress Godfrey decided to divulge shocking news to them. ”Yes.” She nodded with an amused smirk. ”Adam graduated from Clover Academy fifteen years ago, and then started pursuing the higher arcane arts in Saratoga Castle right after.”

Suddenly, Anna and the rest of the group found their expressions frozen as a wild possibility emerged in their minds.

Graduated from Clover Academy fifteen years ago.

Student of Saratoga Castle.

Thirty-five years of age.

”Donʼt tell me…” Kaspar York, the old Rank 3 Magus, spoke in a shaky voice.

”I-Impossible!” A drop of cold sweat trickled down Darylʼs forehead.

Meanwhile, Ada covered her mouth in absolute shock, unable to utter a word.

Helene Godfrey looked at each of them and revealed a knowing smile. Then, she turned to Anna, her smile deepening and her eyes flickering with pride.

”Your little brother now goes by another name. You should know what that is by now.”

Anna felt like her entire worldview had crumbled as she found herself speechless for a long time.

Finally, her lips parted and she muttered in a daze.

”The Dark King…”