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Chapter 354: Somewhat Teaching
🕑 Added 2021-09-24 16:06:02 +0000 UTCHolding out the half-sphere relic, I imbued a small amount of aether into it. The relic flared to life, burning with a quicksilver glow that coalesced around the zone’s exit portal. The opaque field of energy rippled and became clear as glass. It was like looking through a window into my rooms at Central Academy.
I gestured for Caera to go first.
“I’d call you a gentleman but I know you’re using me as a test rodent for your new toy,” she said with a smirk before disappearing through the portal, immediately becoming visible again on the other side.
Walking through it was as seamless as going through a door. There was no discomfort or sense of vertigo, as people sometimes felt when using the teleportation gates around Dicathen. It felt strange to move so smoothly from the Relictombs into my clean, mostly empty rooms at the academy.
Caera was standing in the middle of the room, her scarlet eyes tracking my every movement as I bent down to deactivate the ascension portal. When both of the pieces were pressed together, they made a faint click and reconnected, forming a perfect sphere. I stored the Compass in my dimension rune.
“I’m sorry it didn’t work, Grey,” she said finally, her gaze softening.
“It’s fine,” I grunted. “It will, eventually.”
Caera gave me a tight-lipped smile and waved a hand across her body, which was covered with spatters of dried blood and black gore. “Anyway, I better go get cleaned up.” She glanced out the window, where light was already creeping across the campus. “Looks like we were in there for most of the night. Class is soon.”
“You should probably clean up here,” I pointed out, gesturing toward the bathroom connected to my bedroom. “It might raise a few eyebrows if anyone sees you roaming the building covered in blood.”
Caera looked at the ceiling as if charting a path from my room to hers. “Good point.”
After handing her a fresh towel, I sat down at the Sovereigns Quarrel board and mindlessly prodded the pieces.
‘Maybe it didn’t work because Sylvie is an asura and we were in the Relictombs?’ Regis asked, picking up on my own half-formed thoughts.
No, I thought. It felt the same as before, just after I’d formed the aether core. Except now, instead of putting buckets of water into a lake, I’m dumping lakes into an ocean.
With my aetheric reserves having grown ten-fold by fortifying my core with a second layer of binding aether, I had thought for sure I could break the second seal within Sylvie’s stone. I was wrong. Instead, I had watched as all the power I had gathered—both from the Relictombs itself and the seed of Three Steps’ dried-fruit toy—disappeared into the vast depths of the runic framework, draining away like sand through a sieve.
But you’re right, I continued, closing my eyes and letting myself sink into the soft mattress. We shouldn’t try it in the Relictombs again. We don’t know what’ll happen if a full-blooded asura emerges from inside.
Caera appeared from the bathing room a few minutes later, scoured clean of the grime and clad in fresh clothing. “It just occurred to me while I was in your shower that my leaving your room in the early hours of the morning, freshly bathed, might start just as many rumors as if I were covered in blood,” she said matter-of-factly.
“Less damaging rumors,” I said.
She frowned down at me, one brow raised. “For you, perhaps. But then, you are not a highblood lady with a reputation to maintain.”
I tilted my head, holding her gaze. “Do you want me to open the portal so you can cover yourself in blood again?”
Caera deflated and wearily waved my words away. “Have a good day in class, Grey.”
When she was gone, Regis’s voice filled my head. ‘It’s impressive, you know?’
What? I asked, sensing some trap in his words.
‘How you can be so good and so bad with women at the same time.’
***
It was obvious how much the mood within the Melee Enhancement Tactics class had changed as I walked down the steep stairs of the room.
After it was established that they would be competing at the Victoriad—in front of retainers, Scythes, and Sovereigns—students began to arrive early, even those who had mocked the idea of learning to fight without magic only a few days ago were eagerly waiting with their peers.
Enola and her subservient friend, Laurel of Named Blood Redcliff—Professor Abby’s niece, I found out—had taken up most of the training platform, while the rest had paired up with one another and were spread throughout the classroom, sparring awkwardly.
‘What…are they doing?’ Regis asked, disturbed and unsettled.
My brows furrowed in confusion as I watched the students.
These were mostly highbloods from powerful houses—including several from Vechor, where young men and women were trained to be soldiers from the moment they could walk—but only a couple of them seemed to have any idea of what they were doing.
Their punches and kicks were lacking, like they were play fighting with a toddler. Of the entire class, only Valen, Enola, and Marcus of Highblood Arkwright looked like they were actually sparring.
I let out a scoff in realization. “They’re not using mana.”
Alacryans awakened as mages earlier than Dicathians, so it made sense that the majority of their training before attending Central Academy relied on mana to fuel their movements and attacks, rather than muscles and technique.
“Professor Grey!”
I turned my gaze to see Mayla scurrying up the stairs toward me, brows lined with sweat.
“You’ll be teaching today, right? Seth has been showing me some of the exercises he read about in a book to help us warm up for your lesson!”
“Seth?” I felt a small pinch in my chest at the name, my face involuntarily scrunching into a grimace.
I had kept Seth far back in my mind. It was easier to ignore his existence than continuously trying to convince myself that I was justified in despising him for his sister’s actions during the war.
After all, it had led to countless elves being enslaved and eventually the decimation of Elenoir.
Who cares if it wasn’t directly his fault.
His family got what they deserved…
‘Even if Seth was personally the one that charted the path to Elenoir instead of his sister, let’s not forget, you did some terrible things as a soldier in the war. too,’ Regis said, his voice tinged with annoyance.
I know that… I know. Just…
I rubbed my temples, walking past Mayla. My eyes shifted away from Seth, who was struggling to do push-ups. I made my way toward the office, ignoring the stares of the students I passed until I was stopped by a figure standing in front of my door.
Enola had her arms crossed, eyes staring icily at me even as sweat rolled down her face.
“Is there a problem?”
She lowered her arms and let out a scoff. “It’s been days since it was announced that our class would be in the Victoriad, and you haven’t done anything besides tell us to exercise our bodies.”
I raised a brow, jerking my head over my shoulder. “It looks like you all are doing more than that already. I don’t think sparring was part of the regimen.”
Enola clenched her hands tightly as she stepped forward. “Because we’ll be fighting in the Victoriad for Vritra’s sake! We have to do something!”
“And you’re free to do whatever you want,” I responded coolly. “This facility is at your disposal. I’m not holding you back.”
“That’s…that’s not what I meant.” The Frost blood’s heir lowered her head, her shoulders sagging. “Train us. Show us how we can fight like how you did against Valen’s tutor.”
I hesitated, looking away from her pitiful display when my eyes caught sight of Seth once more.
Annoyance and resentment flared as I turned my head back and stepped around Enola. I opened the door when I felt a small tug at my elbow.
“Please,” Enola whispered, her voice quivering faintly.
I waited, silently hoping that Regis would crack a joke or just remind me of the justifications I had made before that were eluding me right now. And for once, he didn’t have anything to say.
I looked back, regretting it immediately. Regretting having to see how the students all looked at me with hopeful eyes, Valen even going as far as bowing slightly along with his friends. Seth stood and peered from the corner of his eye, too afraid to look directly at me, while Mayla smiled meekly.
‘You made the right choice,’ Regis thought.
Who said I made a choice, I replied, gently removing Enola’s hand.
‘That stubborn brain of yours,’ my companion responded with a chuckle.
I shook my head and faced the class. “Everyone on the training platform!”
The kids dropped everything and rushed to the elevated platform, Enola somehow being the first one there despite the fact that she had just been next to me.
I made my way toward the crowd, scratching the back of my head and trying not to think about whether or not I had made the right choice.
Inside the ring, Enola had sat down with Laurel while Valen, Remy, and Portrel were close behind. One by one, my eyes scanned the rest of the students, recalling how they had sparred with each other.
Marcus and Sloane, both Vechorians, had been training together with similar styles, a close-in form of combat utilizing hard-hitting knees and elbows. Another of the students from Vechor, Brion of Named Blood Bloodworth had been sparring with the kid he was sitting next to now, a tanned, blonde boy from Etril named Linden.
Linden looked more like a farmer than a fighter and his swings were messy and wide compared to Brion, who had obviously had some level of training.
Out of all of the students watching me eagerly like baby chicks, only Deacon seemed uninterested sitting next to Yanick in the back, his face hidden behind a book.
I let out a sigh. “What would you get if you injected babies with the muscles of a veteran warrior?”
Raising my right hand, I pointed my finger at the class. “You.”
This statement was met with a mixture of responses, ranging from confusion to annoyance and even anger.
‘That’s one way to get them fired up for class,’ Regis responded.
“Simply put, you guys might as well be punching with your wrists,” I said, demonstrating with a flick of my own wrist. “And the only reason why it’s been working is because you have enough mana to make even that hurt.”
Enola bolted up to her feet, her mouth already open, but I cut her off. “I’m not here to stroke your ego or make class fun and exciting,” I said. “I’m going to be teaching one thing today. Whether you choose to listen is up to you.”
“Throwing a punch takes your whole body, starting not from the swing of your arms, but from the ball of your feet.” I swiveled my right foot slowly and pointed to my hips. “Like a tornado, you generate momentum from your leg, rotating your hip and letting power build up as you turn your shoulder and explode your fist forward. Any questions?”
To my surprise, it was Valen’s hand that shot up first. “Can you show us a demonstration using a target?”
“No,” I deadpanned. “Pair up and demonstrate on yourselves.”
***
Two days later, when I entered my room for the next class, I was surprised to find half the students already waiting for me. Rafferty, head of the Melee Combat Department, was also there, sitting in the row closest to the training platform.
Enola was standing in front of him, throwing the same punch I had shown the class last session.
“—starts in the foot, legs and hips, like this…” I overheard her say as I made my way down the stairs. Her eyes lit up as she made her way to me.
“I’ve been practicing the punch you taught us, and you were right! The force score on my impact gauge artifact more than doubled after reading my punch, and it’s continuing to improve,” she said excitedly while showing me her battered knuckles.
“I-I see,” I responded, caught off guard by her excitement. Turning to Rafferty, I gave him a small bow, only glancing at the stack of parchment in his hand.
“Just here for a standard inspection, nothing to worry about, Professor Grey. Miss Frost here was just filling me in on your last lesson,” the department head said with a cough.
I gave him a hollow smile before heading to the bottom of the bleacher-style seats. While I waited for the rest of the students to arrive, I listened to the din of conversation coming from the class. Mayla was sitting halfway up the bleacher-style seats between Seth and Linden, the only other student in Melee Enhancement Tactics who was from Etril.
“Do you think you’ll get a second rune during the bestowal?” Linden was asking Mayla. “It’s still hard to believe you got an emblem as your first rune…”
Mayla looked down sheepishly. Although she was confident and energetic toward classwork, she seemed to struggle when it came to communicating with the other students.
“I don’t really know,” she finally answered. “Everyone who hears about how I got the…rune is always so surprised. No one has ever heard of it happening like that.”
Linden was shaking his head, his mouth slightly open. “You’re so lucky. On the verge of being unadorned, then wham! Emblem.”
Mayla twirled a lock of hair around her finger absentmindedly. “Yeah…”
Marcus leaned back in his chair and looked over his shoulder at the pair. “My first rune was a crest. Personally, I’m hoping for a second one during this bestowal. Not as impressive as an emblem”—he gave a little nod to Mayla, who blushed—“but if I can get a second one early, it’s realistic that I could have a third rune while still at the academy.”
“According to my grandfather,” Valen interjected from several seats away, drawing the attention of nearly everyone in the room, “fewer than ten percent of students manage three runes before graduating, but that’s still higher than nearly any other academy in Alacrya.”
Marcus shrugged nonchalantly, as if he didn’t find these numbers troublesome in the least.
“I already have my second,” Enola said, taking a seat in the front row. “A crest during my first bestowal at the academy.”
Rafferty cleared his throat, and all eyes turned toward him. “Remember, the bestowment ceremony is a time for introspection, and your bestowal is a reflection of your effort to master both mind and mana. Focus less on what you will receive, and more on what you have done to earn it. Professor Grey, please start.”
My eyes swept over the students waiting for me to speak. “Last class, I taught you how to throw a proper punch. This time, you’ll work on how to properly dodge.”
A hand went up. It was Mayla.
“I’m sorry, Professor, but is it possible to review your lesson from the last class? I want to make sure that I’m doing it correctly,” she asked with her hand still up in the air.
“No. Ask your classmates, make some friends,” I replied as Yanick slipped through the door, the last to arrive. Before he could take more than a couple of steps, I waved him down to the floor. “Yanick, good timing. You’re up first.”
He frowned with concern, but made his way down the steps to stand beside me.
“I’m going to throw two punches at you. A straight right at your face, then a left hook at your ribs,” I informed him.
“Huh?”
I raised my fists. “Dodge.”
Stepping forward, I threw my right fist straight at his face. Despite his initial surprise, Yanick was still able to step back away from my reach.
Pivoting on my right foot, I swung my left fist in a wide hook.
Yanick took another step back to dodge.
I turned back to the class, who were watching from the bleachers. “What did Yanick do wrong?”
“He had too much wasted movement,” Valen answered promptly.
“Correct.” I turned to Yanick once more. “Again.”
My little sparring partner nodded seriously, readying himself this time.
I punched again, limiting both my speed and power. This time, the young Alacryan leaned away from the cross rather than jumping back, then parried the hook.
“Faster.”
I repeated the exercise, and Yanick’s response was the same, lean back before parrying the hook. The third time, his jerking lean back forced him to take an unplanned step, and he only barely got his hand down in time to intercept my hook.
My fist landed solidly in his side on the fourth repetition, just hard enough to knock the wind out of him.
The boy let out a cough as I turned to the rest of the class. “Learning to dodge effectively means that you not only cause your opponent to miss, but also create an opportunity for you to attack at the same time.”
The students looked at me with renewed interest; even Deacon had put down his book to pay attention.
“Who would like to go next,” I said, waving Yanick away. The boy’s braids bobbed as he hopped off the platform before taking a seat.
A couple of hands went up, with Enola practically waving her hand to be picked.
“Valen,” I said, turning toward the highblood.
Portrel let out a cheer, but Valen’s cool look quieted the larger boy.
“You understand what to do by now?” I asked, adopting my stance.
Valen nodded as he slid back into a stance I recognized as the Vechorian guard stance from my short duel with his tutor, Drekker.
When I threw my cross, he leaned forward, and his elbow fell down to block the hook.
I took a step back. “Take note of how small Valen’s movements are. By leaning into the first punch, Valen is setting himself up to both block the hook with a smaller movement than Yanick’s parry, and to be inside my guard for a counter.”
I raised my fists. “Let’s see if he can do it faster.”
Valen and I went several more rounds, with each combination coming quicker and quicker. Finally, his initial in-step was too shallow, and my cross clipped him on the cheek, nearly knocking him to the floor.
Despite seeing the headmaster’s grandson get hit, Rafferty seemed unaffected as his pen continued to blur across the parchment as he took notes.
“Everyone pair up. Go back and forth, trading off as attacker and defender. Attackers, start at half speed and work your way up.”
“Thank you for the lesson,” Valen said with a bow before walking away.
‘It’s so boring now that the kids are so obedient,’ Regis groused.
Are my lessons too basic for the mighty god weapon of destruction? I asked with a chuckle.
‘Yes, as well as anatomically useless for me. So unless you’re going to start teaching your students to fight on all fours, I’m going to take a nap,’ he answered as his presence faded.
The rest of the session passed quickly, and most of the students seemed genuinely surprised when I announced their dismissal.
“Get out of here,” I shooed impatiently.
“Thanks, Professor,” Marcus said as he led the way up the stairs. A couple of the others nodded. Mayla flashed me a wide grin and waved as she took the broad steps two at a time.
Rafferty was on his feet, his papers tucked beneath his arm. He quickly adjusted his black and azure suit. “Your teachings are…unusual, but effective. It looks like I won’t have to worry too much, Professor Grey.”
“Appreciated,” I said as the head of the Melee Combat Department marched up the stairs and out of my classroom.
I made myself busy putting things away and shutting everything up. I was almost done when I felt someone watching me.
“Were you going to announce yourself, or just stand there acting all creepy?” I mused, closing and locking my office door.
Caera was leaning against the doorframe.
“I was just a bit stunned watching you clean,” she said with a hand over her mouth. “I am unaccustomed to you looking so domestic.”
‘Domestic indeed,’ Regis chortled.
I sighed. “If you’re going to poke fun, at least help while doing it.”
“I’m here for something else,” Caera said, straightening. “With the bestowment ceremony starting tomorrow, classes are suspended for the next few days…”
“I know,” I said, feigning nonchalance. “I’ll finally have time to do those errands that I’ve pushed back, along with some other domestic chores.”
Caera rolled her eyes. “Don’t be a tease. We’re going in, right?”
A smile formed on the corner of my lips. “Of course.”
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Comments
Demian Buckle
Thank you for the Chapter.
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I like the idea, but with how well Turtle has been writing up till now, I'd prefer what he has planned already even if that means Grey isnt able to control mana again. That said, if he gained absolute control over aether so that he could use each form the asura could, that would be just as cool. (Time manipulation, etc.) It seems that's possible with the runes he's received so far. What were the 'forms' of aether manipulation that were mentioned by the asura before?
The thought that somehow these comments about mana control after aether may change the storyline Turtle already has in mind is somewhat...
Scythe Seris at one point did say it was like mana was being drawn towards him. I don't imagine why that would be said without reason. Maybe one of the core layers he forms will be a mana one or eventually he can control mana with aether. If aether is the cup and mana the water... There's too much foreshadowing about this for him to not get his mana back. Maybe when he does, that is when he becomes godly like Seris hinted at.
It will be cool when literally every member of Grey's class gets an emblem at the bestowment ceremony tomorrow :D Also suspicious to onlookers
EA
I think I figured out how aurther will get his magic back. I think when he returns to dicathen he'll receive the ring from virion and regain his mana that way. Back when that talked about the origins of mana they said the rings where responsible for allowing them to use it. I also don't think it will happen untill Arthur reconciles the 2 parts of himself (grey and aurther). As far as the new love interest i think the author will more than likely put that to bed soon. Just a hunch. And I think we'll find out that Cecilia was actually in love with grey not Nico. Which is why they erased him from her memories. And when she fully regains them she'll forfeit tessias body back to her.
So I understand that but my issue is that he hasnt been asking around for a way.. for all we know just like he talked to his parents when he was a kid via the fortune teller reana im sure if he asked he could find a way.. its the fact he is forsaken his family and friends and loved ones to seek power thats making me feel this is more of grey then arthur.. Also i hope we dont lose the tess aruthur thing.. this poor princess lost her kingdom her parents her ppl and to now lose the man she loves or she herself be killed off.. thats just to sad of a ending after all the death we seen so far
so i understand where this is going.. But im still not understanding one thing.. This man spends over 250 chapters training from birth his mana core.. becoming the top mage in the world. being able to do all these things with all these abilities to now just say after so many chapters that hey well sorry guys he lost it all. :( I mean controlling aether is nice and i hope he can use that at some point to fix his mana core and tame both these abilities but if he doesnt then it was years of his life spent uselessly :(( Finally the mans been MIA from his people for months now.. like wtf.. he now doesnt care about tell or his mom or anyone.. all he wants to do instead of asking around for a way to get a message back to his home land.. he just wants to train and find the fates rune... idk but i feel like the current Arthur isn't the same one i been holding hands with for the first 250 chapters of the book.. Regardless great work and will keep waiting for new chapters :)
BloodStorm
3 in one day? Probably one of the best Friday’s I had in awhile
Aya Ryuo
man i love turtleme's writing i finished all 3 chapters that cam out this week in 30min and now feel empty because i have nothing to do
Arthur travels to the Victoriad. Proceeds to dispose of all the scythes and retainers there, we got 10 chapters of pure fighting content or. Arthur goes to the victoriad sees Scythe Series and talks to her or her retainer either seems likely probably not the whole fight and blood bath thing though would be coool would be….. but regardless I can’t wait to see what happens at the victoriad 🤤 I’m hoping he runs into seris and since caera will most likely go with the class to the Victoriad it seems all the more likely that he would run into seris there and then a real plan will be formed for the fall of the Vritra, ahh I can’t wait for that to be a chapter title ‘The Fall Of The Vritra’ or ‘The Fall Of The Asura’s’
Is it Friday yet…
That doesn't make any sense. Victoriad is a tournament that happens every year and its pure luck that this time the class that Grey teaches will be taking part in it. If Granbehls would really have enough political power to interfere in something like this they would simply kick Grey from academy. And if Grey would really be someone's target in this tournament why Ramseyer would want to replace him with someone else?
That’s interesting but I feel like they don’t have that much power maybe? They are only a named blood. But if what you say is true I see a blood bath coming!
i have a feeling that the ones that are pulling the strings from behind the scenes are without any doubt the Granbehls....they have chosen Grey's class to partake the tournament because they never gave up on the idea to get rid of him once and for all. In chapter 350 Caera said "after your trial, the High Hall had no interest in pursuing you, and the Granbehls left their Relictombs estate and returned to Vechor, where they’ve been pretty quiet". While in chapter 353 the director Ramseyer said "As you likely know, Vechor will host the Victoriad this year. Melee Enhancement Tactics has been selected as one of the classes to compete". It's easy to get what is going on here. Instead Grey accepted the invite because he wants only to do a couple of things measure his new level of power against the strongest warriors in Alacrya and get the chance to get close to Tess/Cecilia's vessel. That's what i think...
Bernardo De Cabrio
Idk, seems like a lot of steps to handle the person that poses the second greatest (if not the greatest) thread to Agrona's plans. More so considering Grey is currently in Alacrya and Agrona could simple send over one of his "sovereign" aka an actual asuran Vritra to capture/kill him immediately without having to worry that by the time the Victoriad is held that Grey has potentially grown powerful enough to fight asuran elite fighters.
Chris Chelette
Damn this author man just never ceases to amaze!
I feel like either Nico or Agrona intentionally picked Arthurs class for the tournament even though it said it was picked through a raffle. Once they learned the name of the mystery ascender that has been causing a commotion was named Grey and seemed to come out of nowhere and is extremely powerful it was not hard for them to put two and two together. Now they are using the tournament to "smoke" him out or expose his identity with a lot of Scythes and retainers in attendance where Nico/Agrona thinks Arthur is not powerful enough to handle them all at once.
Breamson 𒉭
duuuuuude, although I don't think that will happen, that would actually be so sick. Like we don't know what happened to the lances and we know that Nico fought with Varay, so it could be fitting. I gotta say I really like the idea and that Arthur saves her and kinda "easily" kills a scythe. That would have everyone shocked and I would just love it
Breamson 𒉭
you are right and I think that the pacing in the recent chapters was really good (new relict, tournament arc coming up with the scythes and now a new ascent), but I can understand the ones who just want Arthur to finally shit on a scythe (and maybe have Sylvie back). I know that that the world building is really important and I also love the other POVs, but my impatient ass just wants Arthur to kill the first Scythe for a statement (hopefully at the tournament)
Michi
Yo I’m just spit balling here but what if alacrya is in custody of one of the lances that are missing? Like Varay for instance they could bring here out for the victoriad as and opening act against one of the scythes. That would be so interesting and Arthur/Grey would be livid if they were mistreating the lance. Either way TOURNAMENT ARC!!!!
Some folks are complaining about the pace of the book. Listen, one day this story will finish and we’ll wish that something similars around to keep that hunger we have for a good fantasy series. My point is to jus enjoy the ride while it’s still here!
Agree, he is trying to revoke the tease/relationship that has been built up since Relictomb. Regis doesnt even have similar joke. Kinda sad. He shouldnt ignite a romance flame with flawless character since beginning.
Carth
Definitely feeling turtle trying to steer us clear of any caera x arthur thoughts 😭. Nonetheless loving the recent chapters and I can’t wait for the relictomb adventure. Thank you for the extra chapters!
Next goal: 10k patrons for an extra 10 chapters by 06/01/2022 :P
No one said thank you for the extra chapters so... Thank you very much for the 3 chapters released yesterday! You have made my weekend. Keep up the amazing work!
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I can't wait for what happens next. Come on TurtleMe don't be such a tease. haha
100%. Regis is hilarious and also pretty good at pointing out Arthur's hypocrisy at times. He is like Sylvie but with jokes
Arthur is being way too hard on himself and should be happy. "Lakes into an ocean" is pretty damn impressive. Like, the progress he has made with his aether core is staggering. Its crazy to imagine how much stronger he will get after he does more ascents.
Corie
TurtleMe these extra chapters are so long! Can't wait for next week!
Ali
Nowaaaay suuuper disagree
Ezekiel2517
I think it would just set everyone on edge since the artifact wouldn't have a mana core to interact with.
Will Blank
damn im really for caera and not tess she's so much more likeable. at least some sexual tension between the two would make the duo even more interesting then they already are hahaha. great chapters turtle
SimpBaka
Turtle is getting real good at writing banter with regis and arthur
What do you think will happen if Arthur takes part in the bestowment ceremony? I mean he is incapable of utilizing mana but arent all alacryan children the same in the beginning? Do you think he may get his mana abilities back like this?
27 ooze
“Are my lessons too basic for the mighty god weapon of destruction?” i’m acc dead 😭💀😹
Well, Arthur was a king, he probably has better long term vision of things than most. His family may be in danger, yes. But he needs to find fate before Agrona, he needs to do it in alacrya, and he needs to be a professor to steer clear of suspicions in alacrya. That being said, I don't know what's keeping him from going back home since he has this new relic, he is probably aiming to get more relics
Bernardo De Cabrio
Uhh... *looks at both the Destruction and the God step rune* sure. He only unlocked "one" on his own.
Assuming this to be true then it is yet another reason for Arthur to run away, besides Nico learning about grey at the high hall and the asuras
Oh my god. Are Art's students going to the bestowal ceremony? what happens when everyone comes back with a regalia?
Jon Chefitz
Art x Tess forever
Jon Chefitz
Wow another great chapter, I love to see Art warming up to the students, even if its in his own weird way. Good character development is always important and its awesome seeing art grow. This was yet another great chapter today, god bless the three chapters in a row. Thanks so much Turtle and I can't wait till next Friday!
Where's the next chapter :*( Such a good read, thanks.
Polyester Bandit
I might have an unpopular opinion... Don't get me wrong I love the new chapters... but I feel like Turtle is spending too much time at the school and runes instead of the actual life and death battles that are happening.... It's kinda like he forgot that he has family back home and that every day Alacryans might have killed her..... wouldn't that motivate him a bit more than just goofing off teaching Alacryan brats or hanging out with Caera...
carson
Really hope Grey gets a new Godrune soon, it's been an insanely long time since his last one was unlocked and that was only through the assistance of an artifact. Really he's only ever managed to unlock 1 on his own.
Michael Liogky
The relictomb chapters are always my favorite. I feel as if Grey will soon find some OP artifacts in the relictombs or uncover some hidden secret. Then he will be able to fight even the Gods.
AntiMatterDynamite
this would have been torturous if it took 3 weeks to get to here... but now we can hopefully get straight to more arthur X caera goodness in the depths of the relictombs next week!!!
Hi Its Fire!
3 chapters!!!!! Today was great cant wait for another chapter next week. The long 7 day wait comes again sadly.
Ezekiel2517
I don't think she knows about Sylvie, just that Art was trying to do something with her relic stone BUT the fact that he was willing to try it in front of Caera is a big step forward in trust!
I think turtleme is trying to steer us clear of making us think Arthur and Caera will be romantically involved since we haven’t gotten any hints at it from Caera’s POV or Arthur’s Unfortunate I was hoping Tess would be dropped as the main love interest. Regardless thank you for the early Christmas Turtleme!!!!!
Awesome string of chapters. Grey/Arthur making it a point to actually teach is an interesting development in his attitude towards the Alacryans.
Bernardo De Cabrio
Given the circumstances I think Grey wouldn't have much success in teaching his students when he immediately murders them in their first lesson about dodging. Especially infront of his supervisor.
Jesse Gibson
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! I’m so hooked! Thank you for the three updates! Ugh that was so good and I’m so hooked I binged through them so quickly. I feel like rereading again!
Bernardo De Cabrio
So. Does Caera know about Sylvie now (or vaguely what the stone is), since she said at the beginning that she is sorry that it didn't work? Because it feels like that's what she ment when she said it.
Guys lets start grinding towards 6k! Who else wanna get spoiled with some sweet, extra chapters from turtle again?!;)
Ezekiel2517
Grey is a hell of a lot more gentle in his approach to training than Kordri was. Pretty cool chapter but I am really looking forward to seeing the havoc Caera and Grey will raise in the relictombs. Fun thought, this direct portal allows them to escape notice of Cecilia and Nico for a while. Nice touch that!
TUXEDO MAN 69
We being spoiled here
TUXEDO MAN 69
Still Holy hell 3 chapters
Even though I was nervous at the start, this school arc has been very entertaining turtle and the pacing has been great, good work as always
Evankhell
not impressive when you comment before reading the chapter
Loving this arc at the school! Thanks for the chapter turtle!! ❤️❤️❤️
SouperRiskyyy
3 Chapters. F-ing christmas already ?
Again… thanks to everyone who held out and got us to 4k…
Chickita Banana
LETS FUCKING GOOO 3 CAERA/ARTHUR CHAPTERS
first again
