The caravan made up of three carriages, two belonging to the Qualty dukedom and the last one was the carriage of the imperial representative, arrived at the port of Darant County.
"The Academy's aptitude test is only a week away; we will most likely arrive on time"
Evans got off the carriage, looked around, there were quite a few locals, and a lot of people with different lifestyles that were noticeable by their clothes , shabby, modest or sumptuous.
"The date close to entering the Academy seems to activate the port's economy"
Evans turned his gaze to the three largest ships that had docked at the docks, observing the symbol on the ships' flags and comparing them to the symbol on the ticket he had made a servant buy a month before.
The matching symbol was the one with the silhouette of a building with a halo of radiant light around it.
"Stariar Academy"
At the end Evans addressed his group and said, pointing to the ship whose hull was white with a horizontal black stripe on the part closest to the deck:
- Let's board
Khan watched from the dock as Evans and his small group embarked. "You are a talented young man; but if your disability makes a notable difference compared to that prodigy, the emperor will not mind breaking the engagement; I hope you do not relax and continue growing in the academy," thought Khan, since having spent time in the mansion, he began to feel respect as he saw how Evans trained tirelessly and showed that he still had great potential to demonstrate.
Upon reaching the large deck Aria began to run, it was her first time on a ship and she seemed to be having fun until she tripped over someone and almost fell.
-Are you OK? -A handsome young man with red eyes asked her in an impassive voice who prevented her from falling.
-Yes, thanks. -Aria thanked, with her usual joy and added: -You are very handsome, you look like my brother.
-Aria, come. -Evans called Aria, he had recognized Asert, in addition to that he noticed that Asert was at the top of the third circle.
"He's a monster"
Evans took Aria's hand carefully, and before leaving out of courtesy he said:
-I thank you for preventing Aria from getting hurt. And I apologize for the incident.
-You should not worry; soon we will just be students. For at least five years. -Asert expressed turning his back on Evans to walk away.
Evans found the words that Asert used before walking away strange and indecipherable, but since he currently had other enemies that he wanted to get rid of, he did not want to add a monster unnecessarily.
-I'm sorry, brother. -Aria said with a tender look.
-Because? Just have fun, but from now on watch where you're running. -Evans told him, gently pinching one of his cheeks.
-Yeah! -Aria exclaimed and immediately returned to the surroundings.
Evans sat on a bench and decided to wait for the ship to start sailing, while Ana and Stan carefully watched Aria.
"According to Stan, the healing elixir is quite valuable; if a higher-level elixir can easily reach 100,000 gold coins at auction, if I manage to convert the higher-level mana elixir into a higher-level healing elixir, I won't have to worry about money for a while; the problem will be obtaining the support of a guarantor that guarantees that I am the legal owner of the healing elixir, thus avoiding raising suspicions."
Ship's Horn!
Ship's Horn!
The horns announced that the ship would soon set sail. Evans observed two individuals, one was wearing a white tunic with blue colors that had the emblem of the academy on one side of the chest, the other person was an attractive woman with a sensual body, slim and firm in the right places and with breasts and buttocks of the ideal size to increase her attractiveness, that woman with dull blonde hair, beige skin, brown eyes, she was wearing a uniform with white and blue colors, and on the arm of her shirt she had the emblem of the Academy.
"A mage at the peak of the fifth circle and a warrior at the midpoint of the sixth rank"
Evans then turned his gaze to the rest of the passengers who had remained on the deck but found nothing outstanding that caught his attention or made him defensive.
"Apparently there will be no incidents until we reach the Island; in the end that would be the best"
In the end Lizet sat next to Evans, she had brought a basket and said to Evans:
-Young Sir, I prepared something for you to have lunch.
Evans took a sandwich from the basket and before starting to eat he said to Lizet:
-Call me Evans, we will be together at the Academy, I understand that they only treat us as students.
"Or at least that's what they pretend; it is very difficult to free yourself from the limitations and privileges that are obtained at birth, especially if after graduating you have to leave the Academy"
Lizet's eyes shone as she squeezed the handle of the basket and thought: "I'll be able to call him by his name; Evans, Evans...". In the end he held back his thoughts because he was afraid it would make Evans uncomfortable; but he just ate while thinking about the trip and what he would do when he arrived at the Academy.
Night had arrived several hours ago, most of the passengers were in the main hall of the ship or in their private rooms.
Three men covered in white robes gathered on the deck.
-Did they find something? -Asked one of the subjects whose voice was hoarse and thick.
-No, this year we have not found anything strange either. -answered another of the subjects whose voice was soft and calm.
The third subject remained silent, since his responses were similar; When the other two looked at him he just shook his head.
The subject with the hoarse voice told them:
-Like every year, do not let your guard down until the ship docks, if "It" is here, it will escape our power upon entering the island.
The three subjects separated and entered the interior of the boat.
Evans, who had remained vigilant, had realized before nightfall that there were some individuals who were not officials of the academy and who were watching the passengers. Since Evans had extensive knowledge of magic and had maximized his control of mana, he achieved a stealth close to what he used when he had his energy at his disposal.
Evans had followed them, climbed to the roof of the ship's cabin and watched them until they separated again.