"Ok... I understand. I would have loved to talk about that person but, she is not among us anymore.
She must have been an incredible being to teach you to this extent and, you are even more amazing to learn things like them in this short time.
Plus that weapon in your soul... aside from you and me, there are only four others who have them, young ones.
And you are the first 'human' to possess it in maybe more than three thousand years of history I am aware of.
Canceling the minimum requirement of having a strong, transcendent soul? That's only possible because of your unique soul.
A strong soul, one of the strongest I have seen with these 'eyes'.
And that special energy... you know, I have only seen it once. And that was one of the greatest times of my life, child.
But to think something that one of the most catastrophic monsters possessed is in you, even more, you know how to use it even better than Aura or Mana.
That's definitely not a self-taught thing. Meaning your master was a proficient user of this similar energy.
Well, I didn't know what type of being she was, but… can you guarantee her offspring, that child over there, will be safe for the world?"
His voice turned grave, and there was a coldness in his voice.
A coldness that would kill even one as strong as me if intensified a little bit.
But… his question was too easy to answer.
"Yes. Her mom was nothing like some beast or anything.
She was nice, warm, and caring. She was stronger than you if I said so myself and she chose to become one with mother nature.
She was selfish, and I can never hate her for that.
And Zoe, she's my responsibility. And she's anything but a threat to others.
Just look at her, pretending everything is fine, for my sake.
Do you think something with nature's protection would ever cause harm to others unnecessarily?"
I had no idea what he was talking about but, one thing was clear: he was uncertain about her because he can't understand Zoe at all.
Well, she was special, and there was no way a mortal could penetrate the mantle defense of a phoenix.
Well, Zoe wasn't even affected by his magic and right now, she was just pretending to be under his spell, for my sake.
Well, she was Zoe, and she understood the situation perfectly, and even after knowing that we both knew, she continued her work.
I had no doubt there were other creatures besides my master who could use Solnova and from the books in our tower library, I even knew every one of the creatures who can use this energy were either extinct or even if there were some, they were super strong (Purple) ranked beasts or more.
And they were too rare and naturally peace-loving creatures that they never appeared around the places with other creatures.
In the great forest of Kamut, the fire race that owned one of the gates outside the forest also had some special born that can use Solnova and they were cherished by their tribe.
And I cherished Zoe with all my heart.
My eyes were clear and this strong headmaster understood things just from this much.
Sighing with a relieved smile, he waved at her, and Zoe waved back with a shy smile.
She could see he wasn't a bad person, but she was still hesitant about this situation.
His spell was something interesting and aside from Anna, who had divine protection, everyone had the mental hypnosis spell on them.
I could see the complex spell with my eyes and it was also a beautiful one, just like my spells.
But this was the natural beauty that came with pure experiences, like master's spells.
But, well, her magic was the most amazing, and it was a fact.
He cast a full physical body spell on Anna that was more difficult than the others but, even he, an archmage, couldn't go against the divine protection of a major goddess.
The reason he cast the spell on Anna's whole body and not just the mind that was specially protected by divine protection.
Anyway… he had asked what he needed to know about Zoe.
He now knew she was nothing like some beast or anything, so it was better now.
Zoe was a person. A living, breathing person.
And he was a fool to doubt that one.
Looking at me with a new, warm smile, he nodded his head.
"I am apologizing quite a lot today but, I'm sorry for all this. I had to do it.
The creature I talk about was a ferocious lion-like beast, and it was almost like a living sun.
I can never forget those days but, I can't blame the beast too.
I was barely strong enough to just calm down the enraged mother whose child had been killed by demons, and she was killing and destroying everything she came across.
Though it was in a remote place, the lives lost at that time weren't small and the strength I saw that day was also something I will never forget.
And, if you could use that same energy, I am sure you would one day become as strong as that beast.
Maybe you will even surpass me with your amazing talent and love for archery.
And... you also have that beautiful Aura.
It would be a waste to not have you myself…" He stopped for a moment and looked deep into my eyes.
And I knew at this point, that he was starting to get to the main point.
"So? What do you think? Will you join the academy as a special student?
Your lovely friend Reinelle is already part of that special group, so you two will have as much time together as you want.
And... there are special benefits if you do join . Like-"
It was a good thing he was now getting on the point, and it was an even better thing I had been focused on him and didn't fall for his masterful misdirection.
He did a wonderful job leading me to put my guard down and even diverted my focus many times but, Lucy was good at reminding me what my goal was.
So, I was ready for this moment, and even before he started saying his befits and stuff, I cut in and said while putting my chin on my locked fingers, with a smirk, of course.
"We both have to finish this talk quickly. You and I both know even you can't keep the two [King] ranking knights under control for much longer.
So... what's the catch? What did you trick her with?
What is this special group and what will I have to do while being a part of this group? And last, I have a condition, but answer me before that."
My questions were simple, and this made this sly bastard smirk like he had been some moments before.
I knew things were fishy from the moment I saw the look in her eyes after this whole thing started, and I was right on the mark.
"You know about the student council of the academy, right? The ones who work directly under me and have the most access to resources and even permission to have access to the [Library of time] for however long they want?
Aside from your fellow council president and vice president, no one in the school will know if you are the council member, so don't even worry about a hassle-filled life.
All this, and you will just have to do the things I 'request'.
It will only be a 'request' and you can deny it if you have a valid reason to not do that.
You will report directly to me of anything happening in the academy before anyone, or you will have special permission to act on your own.
As a council member, aside from clearing my 'requests', there is no downside.
And these are the same things I told her. Easy, right?"
There was a calm and attractive smile on his face that made me believe what he said was the only thing, and there was no need to think too deeply about the small stuff.
He made me believe this. Me. The very me.
"Impeccable... no wonder even she fell for that one." I sighed deeply while looking at him and continued after giving the restricted her a look of sympathy and pity.
"First, you want strong, new meat as your slaves. Second, you just forgot to tell me about the 'test' that's most important for admission.
Or... are you just going to let me in without that?"