I have a Synthesizer

The two arrived at the corridor where Klein had fought before.

The constant flow of people, the intact ground and walls, showed no signs that a battle had taken place here.

"Are you sure this is the place?"

"Yes."

Lilith nodded. She didn't doubt Klein's words; she was just asking to confirm.

She strolled along the corridor, pondering the reason behind this.

"There are two possibilities!"

"Tell me about them."

"The first is that you entered a battle within a virtual mirror created by an illusionist. The actual battlefield isn't this place. Only by dispelling the illusion can you return to reality."

Klein pondered for a moment and shook his head.

"No, after the fight, I took care of things briefly, then went upstairs to change clothes and returned to the cafeteria to find you. The whole process was clear, with no sense of illusion. What's the second possibility?"

"The second is that a master erased everything."

"Erased?" Klein was a little surprised and couldn't quite imagine it.

"Where were the places where you destroyed the terrain during the fight?"

"Here, here, and over there too." Klein pointed to the places where magic had caused damage.

Lilith nodded, following the direction Klein pointed, touching the walls and ground, carefully examining something.

"Indeed, the hardness and dust, although very similar, are different. Klein, someone is helping you."

Someone helped him erase everything? Klein didn't speak, his mind quickly searching for any masters he knew.

Father Esmond? He's away doing research and isn't at the academy right now.

Mother Katie? She's already returned to the military, too far from here.

The world of Telera is full of magical beasts, and communication costs are too high. Klein couldn't contact his parents for the time being.

Even if he did, it's unlikely they could return in a short time.

Then who else could it be? Thinking about it, Klein suddenly thought of a guy.

【You really are impolite!】

【I especially hate your father; I think he's not good enough for your mother.】

【Precise and elegant!】

【The key was given to them by me, surprise? Unexpected?】

"The dorm manager, Kahn John?" Klein muttered to himself.

"How could it be him? Didn't he give the key to the people from the Skull Society? Is he helping me or harming me?"

Thinking of this, Klein became even more confused.

Unable to figure it out, Klein could only put it aside for now. He didn't have the strength to pursue the truth yet.

……

In a mage tower within the academy, a man in a gray robe played with two magic orbs, listening to the report from his subordinate.

"Joe's progress is okay, but Klein's progress is too slow, or rather, there's almost no progress."

"Sir, what should we do now?"

"Issue him a combat summons. It's reasonable to have a summons after not having a mission for several months."

"Should I go?"

"No, arrange for Davis to go."

"Yes."

After arranging the mission, the gray-robed man sat back in his seat.

"Heh heh, your own second brother personally issuing you a summons. You must understand, public is public, private is private!"

……

Just as Klein and Lilith returned to room 502, a knock suddenly came at the door.

Klein and Lilith exchanged a glance. At this time? What's going on?

"It's me."

Klein could tell that his second brother didn't seem to like talking much, so he didn't bother with small talk.

"Second brother, is there something you need me for?"

Davis took out a document and placed it on the table, speaking solemnly.

"Klein-Alex, you have been summoned."

"Summoned?" Klein and Lilith exchanged a glance.

Klein knew about the summons. Joining the academy meant you could avoid participating in frontline battles.

But when you received a summons, you had to respond, no reasons, no conditions, no choices.

Even if you were the general's own son, you couldn't be exempt. The only exception was the royal family.

Almost all academy students would receive several academy summons during their years at the academy.

A large part of the Royal Academy's mortality rate was contributed by these academy summons.

This kind of thing sounded fine, but when it came to him, it seemed a bit sudden.

Adding to the fact that he had just been attacked by the Skull Society, Klein felt that he was having a particularly unlucky day.

……

"What is the specific mission?"

Davis opened the document next to him and handed it to Klein and Lilith.

Mission 7-41: Assist the city of Leshas in clearing out the Fireblade Sect's stronghold.

Estimated mission difficulty: Tier 1-2

Mission details: The Leshas City Security Department has suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Skull Society and is unable to clear out the Fireblade Sect. It is now requesting military support from the Royal Academy.

Mission members: 10 Combat Department students.

Logistics summons: 1 Arcane Mage.

Latest time: 3 days.

Completion reward: Basic 500 Tyr/person, the local security department will provide additional rewards.

After showing the mission, the teaching assistant spoke again.

"There are quite a few mission personnel in the Combat Department, but basically no Arcane Mages are willing to go on combat duty.

You haven't been on a mission in the three months since you joined the school, so this time, I'm sorry, student Klein, you've been selected."

Klein nodded. Originally, he had already broken through and no longer needed to go on missions to fight.

But this summons that appeared at this time disrupted Klein's original plan.

Fortunately, it was a clearing mission, not a war mission.

If it was a war mission, even a small-scale one, if the mission failed, then the result would probably be the end of the book.

Just as Klein was about to say something, he suddenly felt a vibration from the synthesizer.

【Event - Annihilate the Leshas Fireblade Sect】

That's interesting. This is the first time he's encountered this kind of long-range triggered event. It should give a magic item.

Thinking of this, he looked at Davis.

"Understood, second brother, I will go as soon as possible."

Davis nodded.

"Klein, be careful. Clearing missions are always dangerous."

"Thank you for the reminder, second brother. I will be careful. Lilith, can you help?"

Lilith frowned, looking at Davis, not rushing to answer Klein.

"Lilith? What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing. Let's do the mission together."

"Thanks." Klein said sincerely.

After Lilith agreed to Klein, she looked at Davis again, feeling a ripple in her heart.

"This summons… did he do it?"

Davis seemed to feel Lilith's gaze and naturally met it.

"What's wrong? Miss Lilith?"

"Nothing."

Lilith withdrew her gaze and looked at Klein.

"Hopefully, it's just an ordinary summons."

……

Arriving at the academy's mission hall with Lilith, the place was simply packed with people.

It seemed that various missions had launched summons, and Klein wasn't the only one summoned.

The Royal Academy's graduation rate of half wasn't because half of the people weren't strong enough to graduate.

Being able to get into the Royal Academy, with four years of teaching and atmosphere, most people could still advance to become professionals.

Excluding those who really didn't work hard enough, or lacked talent and couldn't advance, a large number of the remaining people died during the cultivation process.

They may have died in battles with magical beasts, they may have died in dangerous magical research, or they may have died in temporary mission summons.

Davis had said before that the academy didn't lack combat personnel, only logistics personnel, so that's why they issued the summons.

So, the two's purpose was relatively clear, which was to have Lilith take on the Fireblade Sect's combat mission.

Soon, Lilith found the mission regarding the Fireblade Sect's encirclement.

Mission 7-41: Assist the city of Leshas in clearing out the Fireblade Sect's stronghold.

Estimated mission difficulty: Tier 1-2

Mission details: The Leshas City Security Department has suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Skull Society and is unable to clear out the Fireblade Sect. It is now requesting military support from the Royal Academy.

Mission members: Combat Department students 6/10

Mission reward: Basic 500 Tyr, Leshas will give additional rewards.

Latest time: 3 days.

"Found it."