Magic With You

"B-Big secret ...?" Krad asked while gulping hard. He doesn't know why but he felt that this secret that the Head Master is talking about is bigger than what he can imagine

"Yes, a secret that only a few people in the universe know. But of course, after this, you'll forget everything that I will say. I just want to know if your will is strong enough to be with 'Noom'"

Krad stared at the little girl and the nervousness in his heart continued to grow. "Strong enough to be with Noom?" Krad doesn't understand that

Kence is a hero in the realm after what he did and the Royal Family of Cold Blue Kingdom is even backing him. The number of people that will offend him and his guard is low

As for Krad, his situation is the same as the one that Noom has, he can surely live a carefree life under his master's influence

"Kence, Calter, Noom, all of them are special but you are not" the Head Master said in as a matter-of-fact tone and that hurts Krad's pride a lot. But no matter how hurt Krad is, he'll never dare show any defiance to this girl that can take his life away

"Please explain things to me" Krad said and the Head Master smiled at him

"Look around you" The girl said and Krad did as what he was told and once again looked at the colorful lights around him

"We are in the endless void of space and the lights you are seeing are from the countless realms in the Universe"

Hearing that, Krad's heart trembled. He knows that Rank 4 Mages and above can enter the space but he didn't think that the Head Master can do it this easy and he was even with her too

"Those lights mean that the realms are alive. Those who don't have even just a bit of life are either dead or their inhabitants had a mass extinction"

"There is an uncountable number of realms now 'again' but there was an era before wherein the number of surviving realms are low. Extremely low"

"As for the reason? It was connected to your master, Kence, and Noom"

"In that era, wars were fought countless of times. Beings that can destroy an entire realm with just a wave of their hands are countless. Every single war participant has that kind of power at their disposal. Some even use the realms themselves as weapons "

The more that Krad listened, the more his heart trembled. To destroy a realm and even use it as a weapon, just how much strength was needed to do that? Even hundreds of thousands of Grand Knights won't be able to that

The Head Master continued explaining things that happened back at that time and the reason why it happened to the point that it causes Krad's mind to malfunction

Secrets after secrets were revealed to Krad and he now knew who or what Noom really is

"The past war didn't have a clear winner and the second part of it will soon happen in hopes that there would finally be a winner. The side of the Heretic and the Heavens will continue to negatively affect the universe until one of them managed to fully destroy the other "

"The two sides would surely do things that will continuously affect the universe as long as one side wasn't destroyed. That is why I am speeding up the cultivation of the four seeds. We need them to reach their highest potential in the shortest time possible if not, the universe wouldn't just have another mass extinction. It might be the end for all of us .... "

The Head Master finished her lengthy explanation and turned his head back to Krad that now has an extremely pale face

"Are you doubting if you are suitable for Noom after knowing what he really is?" The Head Master asked with a smile

Krad's body trembled at that. After knowing who Noom really is, Krad can feel how low his existence really is. The things that he learned today are too shocking and he didn't know if he will ever recover

"Do you want me to erase your memory now? Don't worry, even if I think that you are not worthy, I will never stop Noom from being with you. It's just that, in the future, you surely won't be able to continue being with him "

Those words cause Krad to shudder again. He'll not be able to stay on Noom's side? Krad doesn't want that! He will never let that happen!

Krad repeatedly took a deep breath before looking back at the Head Master. "Can I ask a few questions?" Krad asked and the girl nodded her head

"Since Noom is that special, why was it that easy for him to be with me?"

"Instead of answering that, let me help you temporarily recover your real memories" the Head Master puts her hand on top of Krad's head and flashes of memories appeared in Krad's head

Krad's memory back at the Enchanted Star Realm was finally remembered by him again. And that with the things he learned today, he now knew why Noom even grew some attachment to him

"It was actually just because of that ...." Krad thought bitterly before shaking his head

"I have a second question. If one side needs to win, why does it seems like you are staying neutral? You can deprive one side the chance to cultivate while giving as many resources as you can to the other side"

The Head Master smiled at that. "For a mere mortal, you surprised me. Not only did you manage to calm yourself but you also realized some things"

Krad doesn't have the mood to be proud of that and continued waiting for the Head Master's answer

"I can only be neutral and that is because of Noom" the Head Master answered. "Are you ....?" Krad asked and the girl nodded her head

"I am with my Master Calter's side, don't you think helping me will stop you from being neutral?" Krad asked and the Head Master starts laughing

"Hahaha! You are really smart!" The girl praised while shaking her head. "Noom is special to me and I just want to see if you are worthy of him. Conservative and close-minded beings at my level might look down on you for being a weak mortal but I am not like that. I only care about if you can make Noom happy, that is the most important thing to do"

"My help won't actually be much of a help. It'll only help you a bit to reach the peak of Grand Knight as for passing that level, Calter will surely help you since you are his most trusted underling. The point of all this is just to see if you have enough mental strength, if you can't even recover after knowing this much, I'll really be disappointed "

Krad sighed at that. He was of course still shaken until now after he learned the things he learned today but his love for Noom is the most important thing for him. If he's not special and worthy of Noom then he will become special and worthy!

After that, the Head Master sealed all the memories of Krad related to the Universe's History and sent him back to Noom before she appeared on top of Kence and Calter that just finished eating

"Hi!" The Head Master greeted and the two were only a bit shock after seeing her. They are already used to this girl's power and her appearing out of nowhere is not that surprising to them anymore

"Head Master" the two greeted while bowing their heads and the girl smiled at them

"I have a reward for both of you! You managed to discover a God's believer in the Escardon Realm and that is a heroic deed!"

At normal times, Calter would surely be more than happy to receive such a reward but Calter wants to continue staying and spending time with Kence. Calter is sure that because of the reward, both of them would be busy again

"Eh? Why are you not excited?" The Head Master asked Calter

"U-uh n-no ... I-I'm excited" Calter answered awkwardly before the Head Master gave him a teasing smile

"Heh ... don't worry this reward won't take you away from Kence. In fact, you'll be with each other for some time!"

Her words cause the two to be embarrassed and they both lowered their heads shyly before looking at each other. However, since they sneak a glance at each other at the same time, their eyes met that causes them more embarrassment

"Hihi how cute!" The Head Master commented with a childish giggle. "Stop being sweet with each other first, we have somewhere to go!"

The Head Master waved her hand and the surroundings immediately changed

The two looks around them and saw countless floating bubbles

"I will help the two of you become a Grand Knight in the shortest time possible without ruining your foundation as a reward!" The Head Master announced and that made the two extremely happy