Chapter 829 - Reunion
Even though Ery only knew the man for a few weeks during his second year in the Magus Academy, the man had quickly cented himself in his life and beca a very important figure for him and his friends.
"Ery! What an unexpected surprise!"
The man was so happy that the next thing he did after breaking the hug was to start talking to his invisible friend.
"Look who's here, Ekindu! It's our boy, Ery!"
Seeing how excited and friendly their commander was, it confird that Ery was not a threat, therefore all the people standing in the hangar quickly dispersed, leaving only those who had actual business in this place.
One other figure remained standing still. It was the female magus, who Ery imdiately recalled where he had t her after seeing Lord Izta. She's one of Lord Izta's wifes, the one called Rosia.
After bantering with the always invisible Enkidu, Lord Izta turned his attention to Ery again and scanned him from top to bottom. A cheeky smile appeared on his face after he did the inspection.
"You have definitely improved a lot since the last ti I saw you. That aside, now tell why are you here? Shouldn't you be at the academy at this ti?"
Ery quickly introduced Annara, who was still shocked by what she had just seen. She couldn't believe there was such a coincidence in the world. Fortunately, her thoughts quickly returned to her and the two then began to explain their situation.
"So will you let us go, Senior? We really need to get back to the academy as soon as possible," the red-haired girl said, anxiety showing on her face.
"Let you go? No, absolutely not! I absolutely cannot allow that!" Annara's facial expression turned pale, when she heard Lord Izta's words, but it quickly changed when she heard his next words. "I haven't seen my junior in such a long ti! How could I let him off so quickly?!"
After saying that, Lord Izta patted Ery's shoulders and told the two of them to follow him.
As the two were led through the battleship by its commander himself, Ery saw that the interior of the battleship was actually not as he expected. There were so many surprises that for a mont he even doubted he was inside a ship.
Inside the battleship looked like a massive military base, with heavily ard fighters moving around the various parts of the battleship.
Ery and Annara walked past the training hall, armory, living quarters and, finally, Lord Izta brought them to a place, where the security should be of the highest level: the command center.
When the group of three entered the command center, Ery's gaze was imdiately drawn to the two figures emitting an aura as strong as Lord Izta and one grand magus among the others present.
Lord Izta introduced the two, who were as strong as him, as soone of the sa rank as him, a commander. A middle-aged man dressed in a classic military suit whose body exuded authority was introduced as the captain of the battleship. anwhile, the grand magus was introduced as the guardian, who was deployed by the alliance to safeguard the battleship.
"My friend, let introduce two young friends I have here. They are privileged acolytes of the Magus Academy." Patting Ery's shoulder again, Lord Izta smiled broadly. "This particular one is my junior from my holand, while this one beside him is… err…"
Annara quickly continued Lord Izta's words by saying, "I am his girlfriend, Senior. I am Annara Vermont"
Lord Izta beca visibly surprised when he heard that. He imdiately let out a cheeky smile. "Hoho! Junior, why didn't you say so earlier?" Turning to Ery, the man continued, "I really thought you were loyal to that Egyptian beauty… Well, I guess you are trying to follow my path… I approve!"
Ery was caught off guard by Annara's unexpected words. But he quickly understood why she did that. Claiming to be his girlfriend would definitely put her in a favorable position in Lord Izta's eyes.
Not willing to make it more awkward than it already was, Ery decided not to respond to Lord Izta's teasing and just stayed silent.
After another round of teasing, Lord Izta proceeded to carry out his reason for coming here. He displayed a projection of the battleship's current location. Ery watched as he had a discussion with the captain about their destination - to the point of forcing the ship to alter course, all so he could stay with Ery longer apparently.
"Done!" Lord Izta smiled broadly, as he turned around under the captain's helpless gaze. "We will take you to one of the main outposts, which is a day away from our current position. There you can access the main portal gate."
With his status of privileged class' acolyte, Ery could use the portal to imdiately return to the academy.
"This ans I get to keep you for 24 hours," Lord Izta said with a smile.
This was certainly good news for Ery. Not only did he get to hang out with Lord Izta, they could also return to the academy faster than they previously thought.
"Are you feeling hungry, Ery? If so, let's go and eat sothing. Of course, your girlfriend is more than welco to join us." Lord Izta bead a wide smile.
Inwardly, Annara was happy seeing her little sche seed to be working. On the other hand, Ery nodded his head at the man's offer, as it had been several days since he had a proper al.
They, under the lead of Lord Izta, quickly made their way to what seed to be a lounge. Ery's guess was proven correct when Lord Izta explained this place was usually where he and the other commanders ate.
The three of them were having a pleasant al with many exquisite dishes being served, when Ery suddenly thought that he couldn't waste 24 hours ti like this.
When they finally finished eating, Ery quickly looked at Annara, "I am sorry, Annara. But I really have important things to discuss with my senior. Can you please give us so privacy?"
When Lord Izta heard this as he wiped his mouth, he was quite surprised.
"Oho! A man who knows to separate work and pleasure, I see you have grown up, Ery."
After Annara begrudgingly left the place, the pleasant eting between senior and junior quickly turned into a serious conversation.
Ery proceeded to tell Lord Izta about what had happened, not only in the last 4 months when he was in the Ouroboros Planet, but also from three years ago when they separated ways from each other.
The first thing Ery talked about was obviously the attack that took place on the Magus Alliance headquarters, which left the proposal regarding the caretaker of Earth hanging as the one who said to support it - Headmaster Altus Dreyden - was kidnapped.
The second significant matter was about the situation with the Nephilims on Earth; his eting with the Abbot and King Fjolrn and the last ti he managed to stop Hades' plot.
The third was the situation he and his four friends were in now, with him successfully entering the privileged class.
And finally, a recent matter about the faction invitation offered to him, which had honestly been on his mind ever since the incident with Ouroboros. Ery even showed Lord Izta the [Soul Contract] that was still with him.
"Lord Izta, did I choose correctly?"
The renowned combat magus did not right away answer. The man was silent for a while, before he suddenly stood up from his seat, "Let's see how much you have improved first."
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