Arcane Academy: The Divine Extraction Legacy - #539 - 539 Invitation

Two weeks had swiftly gone by. Eustace and Constance had stayed put in Kirkham City, rarely venturing out except to grab a meal or to test their spells beyond the city limits.

After all, even with Constance’s barrier, they had to find a larger field to fully exercise their Spell’s effects.

Meanwhile, in the city, Hamlet, a member of the Enlightened Threads, roamed the streets in search of a young male summoner with a black grimoire. According to what they’ve learned, this young summoner might be accompanied by a young woman with blue hair. She was possibly a descendant of Storm Knights or an Elementalist with a profound affinity for the Water Element.

“Nerissa, what took you so long?” Hamlet exclaimed upon seeing his partner returning with a bag of groceries.

Nerissa, the girl with the long braids who had previously questioned the Torrent Squad, explained her side.

“It’s been two weeks, and headquarters hasn’t assigned us any other missions. They just don’t want us to slack off. Don’t take this mission seriously anymore. The threat is gone, and we’re just waiting for new orders at this point.”

Hamlet sighed as he clearly understood her point.

“That’s probably true. But we should still be prepared, just in case.”

He also sensed that the headquarters might be aware that their mission was unlikely to yield results and was possibly waiting for movements from other factions.

As they were contemplating their next move, Hamlet’s eyes widened as he spotted a handsome young man with a grimoire on his waist purchasing some skewers on the street.

“A young summoner?”

Although the young man may not be the person they were searching for, it wouldn’t be too bad to meet a fellow Summoner in this area.

After all, there weren’t many of them in this part of the kingdom.

He already felt a sense of connection even though they hadn’t officially greeted each other. Being a fellow Summoner, he felt a special bond with them.

“Hey, Summoner! Are you a student on a mission? I’m looking for a Summoner around here, I hope you can help…” Hamlet asked as he approached the young man.

The young man looked at him in surprise as he finished eating the lamb meat skewer in his hand.

“I’m not a student, Sir. I learned Summoning Arts through luck. How may I help you?”

“Oh? A Rogue Summoner? That’s amazing. It’s difficult to get a summon without the environment provided by the Academy; you must be really lucky if you have three or more Summons in your Grimoire…” Hamlet remarked as he paused to observe the young man before continuing.

“Are you the Summoner who dealt with the Evil Entity that could absorb life force and Arcane Energy two weeks ago?”

He directly asked, surprising Nerissa who was following behind. She thought that Hamlet would get to know the young man first before going to this topic.

In the meantime, the young man’s eyes widened at the mention of the Evil Entity.

“Yes, that was me and my partner. How do you know about that?” Eustace replied, stunning Hamlet and Nerissa in surprise.

They hadn’t expected Eustace to admit to it.

Weren’t they hiding for some reason? The two exchanged glances, taken aback by his direct response.

“Uhmm… You fought with the Evil Entity that the Torrent Squad failed to capture?” Hamlet asked.

“Yes… It was a battle with my partner.”

“Does your partner have blond hair?” Nerissa inquired.

“No, I’m sure she has blue hair…” Eustace replied. Nerissa knew the lady had blue hair but wanted to confirm it with Eustace.

“I think we should talk elsewhere…” Hamlet interjected as a few people started looking in their direction.

Eustace didn’t mind this as he followed the two.

Initially, Eustace and Constance had left the scene without a trace two weeks ago due to the many questions they would have to answer and their inability to find the traces of the enemy.

This meant they wouldn’t be earning any reward from the guild so it wasn’t worth it to stay in the place.

However, after over two weeks had passed, Eustace had a lot of free time to waste and no longer cared whether he received the reward or not.

“We can continue here…” Hamlet said as he pointed at the shop.

They seem to have brought Eustace to a Tea Shop to make him feel safer. Well, Hamlet was worried that Eustace might think he would get captured, so it was better to talk to him in a place that wasn’t too secluded.

After introductions, Hamlet immediately broached the topic.

“So, Eustace… You defeated the Evil Entity but after it died, its traces disappeared, including the person that it possessed.” Hamlet repeated the story he heard from the young Summoner.

“That’s what happened.” Eustace replied.

“Then, this possessed man you mentioned, was Theodore a cobbler who made a request to the Arcanist Guild before about the spirit that was bothering him every night.” Nerissa added.

“That’s correct. You can confirm this in the city’s Arcanist Guild.”

“Then, why did you disappear after defeating the entity?” Hamlet asked.

“It was too troublesome to deal with the aftermath, and we also had something else to do at that time. You see, I gained some inspiration in the battle and thought that my Spells were about to advance to the next stage, so I had to quickly leave.” Eustace explained.

This reasoning was flawless since they wouldn’t want to be interrupted when they were in the state of enlightenment. It was such a crucial moment for an Arcanist as enlightenment wouldn’t come so easily. Normally, it would only happen in special situations that were hard to replicate.

Eustace’s life-and-death battle against the Evil Entity might be the trigger for it so it wasn’t too surprising.

Nerissa listened silently as she looked at Eustace carefully. He seemed quite young but he had plenty of battle experience. Even if he wasn’t showing his Summons, she could guess that he had contracted with strong Summons that worked perfectly well against the entities with Malevolent Force.

“Then, would you mind if you join us? The Order of the Enlightened Threads?” Nerissa suddenly asked, surprising Hamlet on the side.