The ship was already close to the port. On the dock there were dozens of instructors from the Academy, all of them seemed to inspect and monitor the surroundings very carefully.
"All the inspectors are at the mid-level, isn't it almost a small army?"
As the ship docked, Evans approached Professor Wester and asked:
-Good afternoon, Professor Wester. Can I make a stop before returning to the Academy?
Professor Wester, whose gaze was indecipherable due to his dark glasses, thought for a few seconds and answered:
-You can, but come back tomorrow morning. I will take responsibility.
-I appreciate it, professor.
Within the Academy, it was no secret to anyone that Evans' sister lived in a residential area near the Academy, and that because of that he led a life quite devoid of the luxuries of a noble.
When the platform was deployed, the students began to descend. Evans approached his group and informed them:
-I have to attend to a matter; I'll see you tomorrow at the Academy.
-I think we'll see each other later; Rest, leader. -Karven said in a joking tone.
Evans looked at the rest of his companions and almost all of them nodded and left, except Lizet who stayed by his side and asked him in a timid voice:
-Can I accompany you?
-Okay, Ana and Aria will be pleased to see you. -It was the sincere response he received from Evans
When most of the passengers had gotten off the ship, Evans and Lizet walked towards the residential area, but Evans was alert in case he heard the unknown voice again.
••••
In a place with yellow walls with a fairly light shade close to white, there were magic books on different shelves and blackboards with different symbols, magic formulas and others with magic circles. In that not so tidy place, Director Vilian was in front of a desk, her gaze was cold and deep.
"She's very angry," Carion thought, as he chose the words with which he planned to report what had happened.
-Director Vilian; I won't make excuses...-were the words with which Carion began to speak, but stopped when he felt that the director's energy was vitiating the environment. Since she didn't say anything, he just inhaled and exhaled to continue:
-It was a totally unexpected attack; They used a compound magic circle to activate a powerful spell with the full power of a wizard at the midpoint of the seventh circle. Those who activated the spell sacrificed themselves; I only recovered some traces of the magic circle they used; But, the criminals who confronted the teachers and instructors, when we took off their masks, none of them had skin on their heads, they had torn it off and as a substitute they wore leather masks...
A wave of power dispersed throughout the Academy, but all the buildings repelled the power with the help of a magical barrier that Principal Vilian herself had created long ago.
"I hope you restrain yourself; we have no evidence; only conjectures; you don't want to cause the ruin of the Academy that you have protected so much, do you?" Carion thought as he remembered that kingdom consumed by flames, but he knew that now it was not a simple kingdom, but an organization that had survived for more than a thousand years.
-The temple has been very restless in recent years; We have ignored the guys who watch the boats that sail to our island. Completely prohibit them from boarding our ships, we will not allow them to guard even a tiny part of our territories. Although we don't have proof, everyone knows who those methods belong to.
Carion was relieved, and responded immediately before the director changed her mind:
-I will carry out your orders immediately.
••••
In the main living room of the residence where Aria lived, sitting on a sofa, in front of a coffee table, were Aria, Evans and Lizet. The harlequin puppet moved naturally as star-like lights shone around it.
-It's great, right? -Aria asked Evans.
Evans saw that she was happy, he just said to her after smiling:
-Yes, it's great.
"Your talent is overflowing; I thought Evans' body had a talent for magic; but Aria goes beyond that."
Evans stroked Aria's hair and said:
-Keep studying, the book I gave you has everything you need to surpass the level of a beginner magician.
-Yes, I will. -Aria stated, taking the harlequin puppet in her arms.
"When you turn twelve, I will help you reach the second circle of mana; only then will I feel calmer."
••••
The next day, Evans and Lizet left the residence early; Evans had dedicated himself to meditating all night, he did not sleep, he was hoping that the person with the mysterious voice would appear, but in the end, he did not.
"She must be a very cautious person, or she is worried about being discovered by the sacred temple of the Sun."
They entered the Academy, and an instructor with short grayish hair, tanned skin, somewhat thin, who was wearing white clothes and had an emblem of the Academy on the sleeve of his clothes said to him in a respectful tone:
-Student Evans Qualty. Professor Carion asked us to inform you as soon as you entered the Academy, that Director Vilian wishes to meet you. I am here to guide you to the top of the Academy's magical tower.
"This seems like a kind of imposition; but I have no reason to refuse; nor do they have anything that relates me to the attack; perhaps I will get some benefits from this"
-Go to the classroom with the rest of the group. I'll go later. -Evans said with a calm attitude to Lizet, she nodded and walked away.
-Instructor, guide the way. -Expressed Evans, who was beginning to feel curious about the director who ran such a powerful Academy.
As they walked, Evans was not surprised to feel the gaze of Saint Rose, who was trying to hide at the end of a fork in a hallway.
"Surely the higher-ups at the temple asked him to monitor me and report any anomaly from now on."