Anyone would be jumping around and boasting if they reached Mythic Purity, not to mention Neo was far ahead of others.
Yet, he didn't do that and continued to train.
"Whatever, it's nothing special." Percival let out a mocking smile. "I had Mythic Purity far before others.
"The great me attained it before joining the Academy."
Amelia was exasperated.
She never expected much from Percival but he managed to hit a new low today.
"Don't be jealous of your juniors," she sighed.
Percival shrugged and left.
He told her to explain library rules to Neo before she returned.
"The library is divided into two floors. First years can only use the first floor.
"You can get Spell Books for all 108 elements from the library, but only if you have the element's affinity.
"You must pay to rent the Spell Books and you can't share them with others.
"Since you don't have any credits, you can't take anything."
Neo frowned when he listened to her explanation.
"I don't need Spell Books, only books with basic elemental knowledge. I need credits for them too?" he asked.
"Yes," Amelia smiled bitterly. "The academy is based on meritocracy. You get rewards if you show results, but you don't get anything if there are no results."
Credits could be earned through missions or be awarded by professors.
Neo had to wait until tomorrow, when the classes started, if he wanted to earn credits.
Seeing his frown, Amelia got closer to him.
"Show me your phone."
Neo took out his smartphone.
Amelia clicked on her phone a few times and held it above Neo's phone.
A notification arrived.
[Amelia added you to her friend list.]
[You are now friends with Amelia.]
[Amelia has sent 10 credits.]
[You've exhausted 20% of your credit transfer limit.]
"The new Ruler gets 50 credits transfer limit? I'm jealous."
She tapped her phone on her chin and smiled.
"Anyway, congrats on becoming the Ruler. Think of the credits as a gift from me. You should be able to buy the books you need with them."
She left after explaining a few more rules to Neo.
Alone inside the library, Neo went around the library to get two books.
He didn't waste much time since Amelia told him the where he could find them.
[Water Element: How to use your affinity. For Toddlers.]
[Shadow Element: Awaken, my powers!]
He went to the reception.
The table had an empty box.
Following Amelia's advice, he placed the book inside, and typed his name on the keyboard next to the box.
The box flashed a light on Neo to confirm his identity.
A notification arrived on his phone.
[Two books have been rented.]
[10 credits deducted.]
[Deadline to return the book: 1 month]
The guard at the door confirmed the completion of renting process before Neo was allowed to leave with the books.
Neo returned to his room and opened the Water element book first.
What he needed now was not a Spell.
He only wanted to learn to create water using his Water Affinity.
Magic was similar to architecture.
An architect could create a house with his own experience or he could use precise equipments to build the house.
Spells were a magician's equipment. A demigod could use a Water-affinity Spell to create water or they could use their experience to produce water without a Spell.
It depended on one's mastery over the element and the complexity of the magic they wanted to use.
Creating water was the most basic process.
There was no need for a Spell to achieve it.
"I should start training."
Neo took a deep breath.
He kept the book aside.
His veins glowed and he burned his Divine Energy.
An unfrequented area on the border of Demigod Academy
Elizabeth moved through the place.
She held a large gig bag on her back and had her presence suppressed.
While she was trying to secretly visit Neo and Amelia, she suddenly sensed a powerful presence moving towards her at a rapid speed.
A beat later, a gigantic phoenix appeared in the sky.
It blotted out the sun with its huge body and stared at Elizabeth.
An old woman, barely 150cm, with bob cut hairstyle and a face full of wrinkles, jumped down from the phoenix's back.
She landed in front of Elizabeth.
"Tsk, I thought you were dead," the old woman, Charlotte, said.
Watching Elizabeth's silence, Charlotte became livid.
"You never visited your master in ages, and now you did, you won't even greet your master?"
"…It is good to see you, master."
"If you are happy, then stop making a face as if you stepped on shit!" Charlotte raised her cane and shouted.
"Anyway, why are you here?"
Her answer made Charlotte frown.
"That's all…?" Charlotte asked. "What will you do after you meet your daughter and that boy?"
"Return to where, you dumb girl!? The entire world thinks you are dead! Where are you going to live!?
"Are you thinking of wasting your life while living in hiding after you finally left that damned country behind!?"
Charlotte stopped shouting.
She was out of breath.
Her glare was aimed at Elizabeth.
"Then what should I do?" Elizabeth asked. "If I stay with them, I'll only put them in danger."
She couldn't ask for help.
Not after ghosting Charlotte for decades.
"tsk, you might've become a Queen, but you are still foolish.
"I can't believe you faked your death without any contingency plan."
Charlotte, the principal of Demigod Academy, turned around.
She whistled and the phoenix flew down.
"I knew you would come to meet them, so I've prepared a disguise and a job for you.
"You are going to be the teacher of the first years now and live here," she said.
Charlotte jumped on the phoenix's back.
Elizabeth didn't follow her immediately.
She didn't know how to respond.
Even though she never fulfilled any duty of a disciple, her master still cared for her.