Chapter 75: Vol2 Ch25 – Scholarships (3)

Chapter 25 - Scholarships

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Vol2 Ch25 - Scholarships (3)

Immediately after school let out for the day, Kye, Luma, and company went to Elea and met with the senior clergy, then the Akaishi royals. Luma explained in detail the acceptance and scholarships for the Slayer Academy.

“I have a few people in mind that I met last night at the Tall Tree,” Kye said. “One is a cat girl named Lestia. She’s a hostess, but I clocked her, and I think she should be offered a scholarship. Also, there was a slave, a dog girl, that I want to buy and free. She has a lot of potential, too. She was concealing her mana from her owner, likely afraid he would demand more from her.”

That dog girl has a lot of potential, maybe more than Lestia.

“I see,” Luma said. She grimaced at the thought of slavery. “I’ll provide the funds personally to liberate this girl.” She held out a clanging sack. “And we can always use force if this isn’t enough.”

Kye shrugged. “I’d rather not, but I’m not taking no for an answer.”

With the two in agreement, the group teleported to the Tall Tree and tracked down Lestia. The cat girl was taken aback when she heard their offer. “You want me to attend the Slayer Academy? I... I’m not so sure. I don’t really have any combat ability, and my stats are really low.”

Kye shook her head. “I peeked last night. Your stats are well above average.”

“Huh?” She stepped back. “Are you certain you were looking at mine?”

“Yeah.” Kye nodded. “Your STR was 72.”

Surprised, Lestia confirmed, “That’s correct.”

“Normal is around 30. Appraisal.” Kye’s irises glowed as she examined Lestia’s stats again and began reading them off. They didn’t glow the same way as when wielding aether. A person’s eyes just gave off a bit of light when casting appraisal. “Your AGI is 115, DEF is 67, and HP is 9,573. More importantly... your MAG is 1739K and your MP is 15.7B. Considering your age and the fact that you’re untrained, that’s very good.”

MAG and MP are literally just mana output and capacity. The numbers are a little lopsided... I didn’t think about it before, but something seems a little off. The disparity between physical and magical stats shouldn’t be so drastic. I didn’t design it that way. The MAG and MP should be converted to a more reasonable number... hell... mana in of itself should be more inline, too. I should’ve designed the system a little differently... Too late now. What was I thinking? I was a much younger Elysia when I designed this world. I’ve lived a few million lives since then, so naturally I’d have more experience to draw from now... I shouldn’t be hard on past me. Anyway...

“So, what do you think?” Kye asked. “The scholarship covers tuition, living arrangements, and an allowance. You can go through whatever courses you want.”

“I don’t know...” Lestia was hesitant. The Slayer Academy was solely a human institution, and she knew all too well how humans treated demihumans. Especially the lecherous men that eyed demihuman women for nothing more than personal pleasure. “I think the idea of bridging the gap between humans and demihumans is great, but I’m...”

“I understand the idea of going to a school that is known to only teach humans is a bit scary,” Luma said, “so if you don’t want to, you don’t have to. This is just an offer. I also understand it may be somewhat hypocritical coming from a human when-”

“Oh, no no no!” Lestia stopped Luma short. Kye eyed Luma with a suspicious gaze. “Please don’t say that, Lady Luma. I don’t think it’s hypocritical at all coming from you! You’re the Sword Saint who has fought and defended all of Elea, not just humans.”

Luma smiled in return.

“If I may,” Liliana said. Kye nodded. “Miss Lestia, I am Liliana Venturi, an attendant of Lady Kye.”

“Yes, I remember you from last night, Miss-”

“Lady,” Kye interjected. “She’s a royal, too.”

Lestia nodded. “Lady Liliana.”

“Since we were young children, I have followed my lady and observed her accomplishments. She has an excellent eye for talent and only chooses people who have the potential to bring change on a grander scale.” Liliana rattled off example after example, many from past lives.

Aww, I love you, too, Lily.

“And,” she continued. “Lady Luma, if you would be willing to share a certain secret, you may very well improve demihuman relations much more quickly.”

Luma sighed. She knew what Liliana meant, but she still didn’t want to reveal it. In truth, Luma was born a demihuman and had been using advanced illusion magic to pose as a human for most of her life. “I... don’t know about that. I’m afraid it may cause problems. There would be trust issues and I don’t think the beast peoples would accept it.”

“Perhaps, but I’m sure Miss Lestia would be willing to keep a secret if it’s only revealed to her.”

“Well...”

Before Luma could even consider it, her sword transformed into an identical copy of her. “Greetings, Miss Lestia, I am Lux Caliburn. I am a living weapon and partner of my sister, Luma. Please forgive Luma’s hesitance. I’ve been trying to convince her thousands of years to come clean, and I’m quite tired of the argument.”

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“Lux, don’t!” Luma cried, but Lux had already dispelled the illusion magic on herself.

“We are of the Black Tribe, born roughly one hundred and seventy thousand years ago.”

Lestia’s eyes widened. “You are the lost twins... the myth is true?”

Lux glanced at Luma with an annoyed frown. “Yes, we are those twins.” Luma sighed and dispelled her illusion magic, revealing the same cat ears and tail that Lux had.

Lestia was taken aback. She belonged to the Black Tribe as well and had mixed feelings. “The legendary Sword Saint is a black cat...”

“Yes,” Luma said. She hesitated with every word. She had her own misgivings about being a cat person. “Lux and I left the tribe when we were teenagers.”

“I...” Lestia was hesitant to believe it, but seeing it in person convinced her. “I would like some time to think about it.”

Kye nodded. “Of course. This is no small choice. Please take all the time you need to consider your options.”

“Thank you, Lady Kye.” Lestia smiled and something came to mind. “Lady Luma, if I may, I’d like to have a condition on my end.”

Luma blinked, unsure of what she could want. “Uh, well, okay. What do you want?”

“Would you return to our village?” She met Luma’s eyes, her own pleading for what she asked. “At least to visit. It’s not exactly a village now, it’s a full-fledged city.”

“I-I see.” Luma frowned, not wanting to remember a certain detail. “I don’t know... I have kept up with the tribe’s advancements, but I... I don’t think I’d be welcome. They believe we died a long time ago.”

“Please, Lady Luma,” Lestia pleaded. “The librarian is the oldest person in our nation, and she claims to have met you.”

Must be Luma’s mother.

Kye placed a hand on Luma’s shoulder and nodded at her. “You should do it. I think you have a lot to gain out of it.”

“Okay, I’ll think about it.” Luma then quietly reapplied her illusion magic and prompted Lux to do the same, who reluctantly agreed and also returned to her weapon form. Lestia nodded and smiled.

“Oh, and just in case...” Kye handed her a magic bracelet enchanted with an emergency teleportation spell. “Any time you are in trouble, use this. It will transport you to the nearest Church of Elysium cathedral by default, but you can choose other destinations.” She showed Lestia how to adjust the destination. “It will respond to your mana so that you can teleport with no physical interaction, such as if someone bound your hands, but it will not transport you unless you intend to be transported.”

Kye also added Lestia to a system group that can contact her directly whenever they want. Lestia nodded and said, “Thank you, Lady Kye. I will give it sincere consideration, and I very much appreciate being offered this opportunity. I’ll message you once I’ve had some time to think. A few days, maybe.”

“If you need anything in the meantime, feel free to contact me.”

“Or me,” Luma added.

“Or me,” Alethea added, finally speaking for the first time, earning a raised eyebrow from Kye, Luma, and Liliana. Aliana didn’t as much as blink in response. “What?”

“Nothing, you’ve just been really quiet.”

The pink girl shrugged. “Eh, you were talking shop. I didn’t want to interrupt unless I had something meaningful to add. You know how I am.”

“Fair point.”

Kye smiled at her lover and received one in return.

So far, so good. Lestia is gifted, and I would love to see her grow. She is smart and I’m sure she’ll do well at the Slayer Academy. She mentioned a little brother during some small talk earlier. I wonder if he’s gifted, too.

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