Chapter 6: The Journey to the Academy

  Two days later, on a clear morning, in front of the cool city gate of Rosais, Suka faced the two children who were about to leave, with an unbearable reluctance in his heart.

  The children have grown up and it's time for them to choose their own path forward.

  "You have chosen to participate in the entrance examination of Beross Academy, so I won't stop you."

  "Miss Lianzi, I'm troubling you to take care of my two children."

  Tears streaming down her face, Lian hurriedly supported Suka: "I will do my best to protect Xiao You and Xiao Yan."

  With Tear's promise as a super strong LV5, Suka felt more at ease.

  But she didn't know that Tear could only exist for a month, and because she had stayed two more days, Tear would leave this world in twenty-seven days.

  Although it was only twenty-seven days, within those twenty-seven days, no one could possibly harm the object that Lui wanted to protect.

  Seiya looked at Ska, who was still reluctant to part with him, because of that inseparable bloodline, Seiya had always been considered as Ska's child.

  "Don't worry, I'll take good care of Xiao Mu on the way."

  Xingyou, Xingsu, Leizi just boarded like that, a wind-driven carriage.

  Si Ka silently watched the carriage leave until it disappeared from his line of sight.

  Actually, Suika has one thing that she is extremely concerned about, it's been three whole days since Hoshi Yūri recovered from her injuries and summoned Namida.

  Although Xing You helped himself swallow the entire Blood Lion Mercenary Group, he never called himself a father.

  Regret welled up in Skye's eyes, unable to be concealed.

  Summoning a demon of that level means that the stage representing one's own child cannot be just a mere Rosais City.

  But this is still the home of those two children, a warm home that can provide them with comfort when they encounter difficulties.

  As a father, all I need to do is protect this warm home.

  In the carriage, Xiao Mu leaned on Xing You's shoulder and fell asleep soundly. It was a big effort to wake her up early in the morning, really tiring for her.

  Suka didn't notice that as he saw off Sei Yuu leaving, Sei Yuu was also silently watching Suka's gradually shrinking figure.

  Xingyou's heart is filled with a faint warmth, and it turns out that what remains unchanged is not only the boundless starry sky, but also the unforgettable family ties.

  Maybe one day, I can call out those two words from the bottom of my heart: Father.

  Tears looked at Xing You who was still in a daze: "Is it that you're reluctant to leave Luoyi City, or is it that you're reluctant to part with the people there?"

  Xing You is not a proud person, extremely frank: "He is a good father, but I am not a good son."

  Tears didn't say much more, playing with the two long silver ponytails of Xiang Xiang sitting between Starry and Tears.

  She unknowingly formed a bond of friendship with these two people.

  Seiya looked at Tear with a somewhat bored expression: "Sorry, it's been three whole days and I haven't taken you to have some real fun in Rosais City yet."

  Tears actually didn't mind at all: "It's okay, when we get to Berth City, you can take me around again. I'll try and see if I can bring back some small souvenirs for Mikan and Hatsuharu."

  I recalled early spring, Kuroko and Mizuki. Akane's eyes sparkled with a faint glow, her mouth curved into a faint smile.

  Sei also wants to know what Mikan, Hatsuharu and Kuroba would be like from Tsubasa's point of view.

  As Xiao Xuan slept soundly, Xing You and Lèi Zǐ chatted about the scandal between Hei Zi, Chū Chūn and Měi Qín.

  They approached Berros city little by little.

  But even if you start from Rusayl City, it will take at least two days to reach Beross City.

  In between, there is a small transit town, Nastatown, where you rest for one night before heading to Beross City.

  From morning till sunset, I sat stiffly on the horse-drawn carriage, jolting along for almost a whole day.

  Xing You, Lei Zi and Xiao Qing were all dizzy from sitting, it wasn't until dusk that the three finally arrived at Nasta Town.

  The three people who got off the horse cart all had a somewhat dizzy and uncertain vision.

  Xing You leaned against the edge of the carriage: "Has it finally arrived? Even with wind-powered acceleration, carriages are still more comfortable than trains and planes."

  Tears of incomparable recognition nodded in agreement. Having lived in the academy city for so long, she had grown accustomed to all sorts of advanced equipment and found it difficult to adapt to a more primitive way of life and tools.

  "Alright, let's go find an inn to eat and rest. If we set out early tomorrow morning, by tomorrow evening, we should be able to reach the city of Velos."

  When it comes to food, Tear's eyes light up, although Tear isn't a big eater like Index.

  But here with magical flavor spices and dishes, let Luffy extremely like, have to fall into the signs of foodie.

  Seiya gazed at Tear who was overflowing with expectation. This woman who had been summoned by him, she had never made any demands of him before.

  If even such a simple expectation as Ren Tsuruga's cannot be fulfilled, then this Master is truly too incompetent.

  Xing You waved his hand and led the way into the town of Nastar: "Wait until we find an inn, then I'll let you eat your fill!"

  Leizi pulled along Xiao Yun's small hand and followed Xing You into this seemingly decent-sized town.

  As the entrance exam of Beross College is about to begin, most candidates from all over the country have set off. The town of Nastas, as a transit station in the south of Beross City, is bustling with people and business during this period.

  The cries of vendors from various street stalls and peddlers are continuous.

  Tears and Xiaoming were extremely excited about that small ornament shining with colorful magical lights.

  The two may not be stunning beauties, but they are rare beauties and have become the focus of attention on the street.

  Xing You, being pulled by two beauties and asked questions left and right, endured it helplessly, under the deadly gaze of the vast FFF team.

  Squeezed between two excited shopping girls, Xing You helplessly spaced out.

  However, his line of sight was attracted by something on a street stall, and he actually found a hair accessory that emitted a faint blue light under the sunset.

  It's surprisingly similar to the five-petaled plum blossom-shaped ornament on Ryūgi's hairpin.

  Xingyou walked up to the street stall and picked up this ornament and a rabbit plush toy.

  "Boss, I'll take these two things."

  Dong Momo and Xiao Qing were suddenly surprised to find Xing You crouching in front of a street stall.

  Luo Zi came to Xing You's side and looked at the doll and hair accessories in Xing You's hand, slightly surprised.

  "You actually like this kind of thing?"

  Seiya handed over the hair accessory in his hand to Namida: "It may not be anything precious, but I hope you like it."

  Tears took over in front of her eyes, that hair accessory emitting a faint blue glow was clipped onto the hair beside the original ornament.

  "Thank you, I really like this accessory."

  Xing You handed the rabbit plush toy to Xiao Qing, stroking Xiao Qing's little head: "Give it to you, this is a must-have equipment for sister Qing."

  Xiao Qiong is holding a rabbit plush toy, with a puzzled expression, is this a must-have equipment for Qiong's sister?

  Tears gazed at the two siblings who were quarreling and fooling around, gently stroking the hair ornament that Xing You had given her.

  A faint smile spread across his face, had he actually become the first man to give himself a gift?

  Will this ornament leave with me on the day I leave?

  The three people who were satisfied with their gifts finally entered the crowded Lirien Inn in the almost overcrowded town of Nastas.

  As the entrance exam of Beiros Academy is about to begin, almost all the inns in Nastya town are fully booked.

  Xiao Qing hugged the rabbit plush toy in her arms and looked at the noisy inn, which was almost fully booked.

  "Brother, what are we going to do now? Are we going to sleep outdoors again?"

  Leizi, who had been searching for a seat all along, finally found a table with only one person sitting at it in a corner of the inn.

  Tears of joy beyond compare: "Little You, you open a good room. I'll take Little Xuan to fight for the table and occupy the position first."

  As a bank responsible for payment, there is also Xing You who is struggling to carry luggage.

  "Then, two ladies, please take a seat first, I will handle everything right away."

  A little hungry and tired Tui and Xiao Qing excitedly walked towards that empty table.

  However, it was found that the passersby around seemed to subconsciously keep a distance from this table.

  On this table sat a handsome young man, behind whom stood an old man like a butler.

  Although the old man was just standing there respectfully, he emitted a chilling aura that made people dare not approach him.

  In front of the young man swaying his tea cup, Leizi pulled Xiao Qing and sat down beside him with a big smile.

  "Sorry about this, is it okay if we join tables?"

  But behind the young man, the old man with eyes narrowed into a line suddenly opened his eyes!

  "How dare you! What qualifications do you have to sit together with Master!"

  But before he could even finish speaking, the young man raised his hand and interrupted him.

  "No big deal, it's an honor for me to sit with two beautiful girls."

  Xiao Xiang let out a sigh of relief, but then discovered some small things that Xiao Xiang couldn't find.

  At the moment when the old man opened his eyes, Lian felt a thread of fearful pressure.

  As an LV5 player, Lian'er surprisingly spat out a sentence that Xiao Qing couldn't understand: "That old man is very strong."

  Ley's intuition told him that this old man was on a completely different level of existence from those miscellaneous soldiers in the Blood Lion Mercenary Corps.

  Just as both of them fell into an eerie silence, Xing You finally finished handling things and arrived here.

  Just heard what Lianzi said, that old man is very powerful.

  Having watched A Certain Magical Index, Xing Yu knew just how powerful an LV5 was.

  Even Tear said that old man was very strong?

  The one who can be called strong by LV5 is perhaps only LV5 itself! That old man, is he really such a terrifying existence?

  Xing Yu subconsciously thought of something: "Could you be a young master from a wealthy family or a prince from some country?"

  Although Xingyou's words were buried in the noisy tavern, the people at the table in front of him heard them clearly.

  The young man and the old man were stunned at once, Xiao Qing covered her mouth, unwilling to believe.