It was a tough day for Amanda. She was called out by, possibly, the strongest mage in the country and also the man who has quite several admirers around the world.
The man who invented the artifact to store Soul Energy and, along with it, many other things that allow even a non-awakened the facilities which an awakened majorly enjoys.
Truly a man to get inspired from.
The first class was all concentrated on assessing the students through their spells which they could summon with the least amount of SE and without wasting too much residual.
Amanda used her signature spell, Ice Lances, to pierce the targets in under three seconds and used the least amount of SE compared to the others.
Since Devon considered her to be quite proficient with her magic, he was now training her in combat. Magic combat to be precise, in which a magician uses their magic as a part of battle rather than solely relying on it.
The most embarrassing part was during weapon training. Amanda has never wielded a weapon nor have been taught how to. She never deemed it necessary given she was a genius in magic.
'For now, how about you start with a wooden sword?' Devon suggested.
That's why she decided that she would train overtime, and learn to wield a weapon as soon as she could. It wasn't a matter of pride; rather, she didn't want to be left behind in the training and score any lower during the assessment.
Yep, she doesn't possess a huge ego but she is quite competitive.
Since no Professor would teach her after classes, considering they all would say the same thing about giving rest to the body and all, she decided to ask Edric to teach her.
The first person she saw walking down the corridor was Alex who was advancing toward her with very slow steps. She decided to ask him about Edric.
"Hey, Alex?" She called out before he paused and turned to look at her.
He looked quite exhausted, surely because of the training but never did he expect him to misunderstand her identity,
"Sarah?"
Amanda raised her brows. Who is Sarah now?
"Sarah-ah!" However, before she could have asked anything, Alex fell forward only for Amanda to catch him and prevent both of them from falling.
"Hey, you okay?" She shook him slightly but the silver head didn't respond. Moreover, his body was hotter than normal, making her frown.
'Possibly magic exhaustion…' During her experimental phase, when she was discovering new spells, she often suffered from magic exhaustion, so she identified these symptoms.
She looked around for help, but there was no one.
Heaving a sigh, she picked him up in a bridal carry, not astonished by how light he seemed in her arms before proceeding towards the infirmary.
People saw her en route and were whispering things which were quite annoying. However, if she had minded others' opinions, she would have long broken up with Edric.
Reaching the infirmary she found that all the nurses were moving around, treating numerous students from the third year who got injured during the training.
There was not even a single bed vacant nor a medic.
"Excuse me," She called out to the nurse who was passing by
The lady turned towards Amanda with sweat accumulating on her forehead.
Looking at Alex she asked, "What happened to him?"
"Magic exhaustion…probably." She didn't say it with conviction considering she doesn't have much knowledge in the medical field.
The nurse looked around in a bit of distress, when suddenly Amanda suggested, "Can I put him on a chair and feed him the stamina recovery and health recovery potions?"
The nurse looked thankful but she asked, "Can you identify them?"
Amanda nodded, "Hmm, I can. But still, I will confirm it with you."
The nurse patted Amanda's head, "Thank you, sweetie. God bless."
Amanda smiled at that before bringing Alex to the vacant chair near the entrance and slowly putting him down.
"Sarah…you are leaving me again?" Alex mumbled under his breath as he held the sleeve of her shirt….not ready to let go.
Although Amanda hadn't met Sarah even once, somehow she could tell that this girl was probably quite close to Alex.
"If I don't go, you will die…" She sternly said and Alex immediately let go.
Amanda smirked before she turned around and approached the shelf where all the medicines were resting.
She took out the two vials of potions she mentioned earlier and rushed towards the nurse she conversed with previously.
Upon getting the green signal Amanda returned towards Alex.
Squeezing his cheeks she poured the potion slowly inside his mouth and was thankful that he swallowed it all without resisting.
She repeated the process with the second one as well.
Midway she sensed someone's eyes on her, urging the girl to stop feeding him and turned to look at the door over her shoulder.
'Hmm?' She didn't find anyone there but she was sure she sensed a pair of eyes on her.
'Well whatever…' She finished feeding him the potion before getting up.
"Amanda?" Hearing that voice she turned around and found a familiar nurse standing there.
"Miss Melissa, I brought your favourite patient along."
Melissa fixed her glasses and sternly said, "Don't joke around and let me see him."
The rumours of Melissa being 'intimately' close to a certain student have spread across the Academy. Melissa has such a stern personality that even a small smile she showed while talking to Alex had quite an effect.
Amanda stepped aside, not joking anymore as she left the infirmary soon after; assured that now Alex was in safe hands.
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Sarah was Ceaser's first love who died in a car accident just a day after he confessed his feelings over a phone call.
She was so excited to see him that she never noticed a truck coming in the same lane but from the opposite direction.
After that, Ceaser never looked at a woman with the intention of forming a connection with them. He just satiated his lust so his work doesn't get hindered.
But for some reason, he felt like he saw her through his blurry vision just now.
'Can't be…' Slowly parting his eyes, Alex saw he was in the infirmary, and currently, no one was around to ask who brought him here.
Getting up, he was asked, "Are you feeling well now?"
Alex nodded before he wore his shoes and made his way out of the infirmary. He was no longer feeling dizzy and his stamina has recovered as well.
Soul Energy recovery potion is heavily expensive; otherwise, he would have used all his money on it. However, buying stamina and health recovery potions is also not easy.
Every potion, other than Soul recovery, is the bi-product of the soul stones which they get from beasts. That's why they sell other potions cheaper.
Making his way to the cafeteria, Alex found many students glancing at him for some weird reason. He didn't have any interest or energy to pay attention to them.
His empty stomach was killing him.
Reaching the cafeteria, he found there were several students, most of them injured, having dinner with their friends.
Alex caught that they all were now looking at him once again.
Alex shrugged and made his way towards the counter.
"Meat, rice, chips, soup, meat and yoghurt," Alex asked.
The cook told him, "You can't order meat twice, sonny."
Alex heaved a sigh, "I am so weak, boss, can't you be a little lenient?"
The cook chuckled before he went to prepare the meal for him.
Alex, meanwhile, looked around the cafeteria.
'Edric…looks pretty intense.' He could see Edric sitting alone in a corner.
Now that he noticed the whispers of people, Alex heard Edric and Amanda's names coming out of their mouths often.
'Hmm? Some sort of misunderstanding?'
After taking the tray of his food, he walked toward Edric.
"Can I sit here?" "Hey, Edric."
Alex and Amanda arrived before Edric's table at the same time and the whispers suddenly turned aggressive.
Edric heaved a sigh before he told them, "Yeah, go on."
He made some space for Amanda and just as Alex was about to go around the table to sit across from them, Edric said, "No please, sit here." He said while gesturing toward the seat beside him.
Alex raised his brows; seems like he didn't want their conversation to be heard by others.
Amanda has naturally heard all the rumors which suddenly surfaced and Alex now has realized what this was all about.
However, now, it all depends on how Edric reacts. From what one could see he was not in a great mood at the moment.
Alex didn't take any initiative to say anything and allowed Amanda to speak,
"Ed, I was about to tell you that I brought Alex-"
"I am aware, Amanda, and I am happy that you helped him." Amanda raised her brows and so did Alex as they shared a glance.
Edric drew another big exhale before telling them, "Actually, the reason I feel upset is because the seat we are currently sitting on has been recently polished. I didn't notice the warning board."
Now…all three of them were upset.
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A/N:- Thanks for reading.