"I can't believe I'm finally going to meet Klaus!" Asha said with beaming enthusiasm.
"You make it sound like it's been eons since you last saw him," her sister Nia remarked, also looking forward to meeting the white-haired handsome who had captured her heart for months now. She smiled slightly as she looked at Asha.
Lucy wore a similar smile. Although she was already Klaus's woman and had been talking to him through the connection they shared, she missed him dearly.
"Yeah, well, I just miss him and can't wait to see him again," Asha pouted.
"We better get going. Knowing Klaus, he might have already started causing trouble for everyone," Lucy said, walking out of the apartment.
Nia and Asha followed.
Since they had already climbed the Stairway to Heaven and become inner disciples, they could take the normal route and descend to the outer section.
Of course, they wouldn't have to walk, as there are air shuttles that take them down and bring them back.
After leaving the apartment, they were greeted by dozens of inner disciples on their way to the shuttles. Lucy, Nia, and Asha are widely known among the inner disciples.
Lucy was known as the Queen of Vines, the Wood Queen, or the Wood Princess. She has many titles, but everyone fears her because of how dangerous her vines are.
Although she has an ice element alongside her wood element, her class favours the latter.
She is like her sister Anna. She attacks with one element and controls with the other. But she is slightly superior, considering her control is also lethal.
Everybody wants to be on her team when they go on a mission. With her controlling the battle, the chances of anyone getting hurt are very low.
So, while she has many enemies, many love her. Of course, the guys wanted her for themselves, but they backed off, knowing she already had a man.
Well, not all of them choose to back off.
Then there is Nia, who is widely known as the Dagger Queen. Although she may look cute and appear harmless to many, possibly due to her natural blondness, she is one terrifying assassin who doesn't pale compared to Luna and Nuna.
Nobody knows her class, but they all know she is good with the dagger and can even be lethal when dual-wielding. Naturally, many fear her more than admire her.
She is also a great sage and ranks 13th on the Inner Disciples' Great Sage ranking chart.
Then there is her sister Asha, whom many call The Witch. That's all they know about the harmless-looking fairy.
She isn't on the ranking, mainly because the academy doesn't allow her to fight with anyone. It was said that when she entered the academy, she nearly killed someone in a friendly duel, and ever since, she hasn't been allowed to duel with anyone.
Of course, Klaus would soon realize he has entangled himself with someone who can single-handedly wipe out all life on Earth.
The academy is strange, and there are many powerful people inside. It's just that since nothing threatens Earth now, they aren't showing themselves. But soon, they would all make their appearance.
Earth is not at all weak.
"Oh, it's Sister Aoi and Sister Lulu," Asha shouted, drawing the attention of the two ladies, who seemed to be approaching a shuttle.
Lucy and Nia raised an eyebrow upon seeing them going down as well.
Of course, their brothers had also made it to the academy, but at a single glance, one could tell they weren't going down for them. At least not on their priority list.
"You ladies are also going down?" Aoi asked, looking at the three beauties.
"Yes, Big Sister Aoi. Klaus is now in the academy, so we are going to meet him. Are you also going to see him?" Asha said cheerfully.
"I invited him to join my faction, so I am going to make sure he doesn't go back on his word," Aoi chose to hide her motive behind Klaus's promise to her. Naturally, she wasn't about to admit she was going to meet him for other reasons.
She might be the 5th strongest on the Great Sage Inner Disciple chart, but she was also shy.
"What about you, Big Sister Lulu? Are you also going to see him because of a promise?" Asha gave Aoi a wink as she asked the question.
"No. I was his teacher back in Arcadian City, so I am going to check on his progress. Nothing more," Lulu blushed while saying that.
"Hmm, I see. So we have a recruiter and a teacher. We can work with that," Asha joked, making Aoi and Lulu blush. Lucy and Nia smiled upon hearing her comment.
"Well, The Witch, the Dagger Queen, and the Wood Queen are also going to see him. Mind tagging along?" she added, her smile widening.
"Asha, stop teasing them." Nia couldn't stop her laughter, watching the 4th and 5th strongest Great Sages in the inner section blushing miserably because of her snarky comment. Lucy was the same.
'Should I warn him he's about to have trouble on his hands? With this lineup, the whole academy will want him dead,' Lucy thought while smiling.
She couldn't help but reach out to Miriam and Ohema, who immediately told her to let Klaus handle it.
They also told her to keep them updated, considering it hadn't been even a week, and they had already started missing Klaus.
Of course, they could talk to him, but they didn't want to disturb him while he settled in.
"We should be on our way." Lucy finally broke the moment, making Aoi and Lulu flash her a thankful look.
Soon, they were in a shuttle where dozens of others could be seen descending. They all wanted to get the best disciples to join their factions, so they had to be fast if they didn't want all the good ones taken from them.
When they entered the shuttle and started to descend, Lucy felt a killing intent locked on her. She turned toward the source and saw Kate Duncan flashing a killing gesture at her.
Lucy just smiled, shaking her head.
'She is going to die soon. With my man here, do you think I will hold back anymore?'
Yes, Lucy was only holding back from climbing the charts because Klaus wasn't here. She knew he would have ensured no harm came to her if he were here.
Yes, the Wood Queen trusted her man that deeply, and now that Klaus had arrived, she would start to show she was as terrifying as they come.
Soon, they landed in the outer section and began making their way to the relaxation pavilions, where thousands of disciples could be seen sitting and chatting under the thousands of pavilions made for relaxation.
With her connection to Klaus, Lucy managed to locate him.
Soon, they came within range of a certain pavilion, where a certain white-haired bastard could be seen sleeping on the edge of the pavilion walls, his right leg on top of his left knee and eating an apple.
The whole sight screamed nonchalance.
"Klaus..." Asha screamed and began running toward him.
All eyes turned in their direction.