Chapter 423 Ancient Threats
?“Seriously, why is the Shire Continent being so troublesome lately?” Professor Rinehart sighed as he looked at the Chesmire Cat, who was sitting on top of his table.
There were two other people inside the room aside from him and it was none other than Professor Barret, and the Grand Archmage of Eastshire, Edmond Bousborne.
“I can sense that a new era is upon us,” Chessy replied after licking its paw. “An era that will not lose to the time when the Demon Lord is still active. Perhaps, what will happen next will make that old man’s actions look tame.”
Edmond had a solemn expression on his face because what the Chesmire Cat had reported was truly serious.
Fortunately, he had decided to come to the academy, or he wouldn’t have personally heard Chessy’s report.
Professor Rinehart, Professor Barret, and him were talking inside the Headmaster’s Office when the mischievous cat appeared.
As if dampening their good mood, it spoke of the latest news that it gathered from Midgard.
“The Fir Bolg and the Fomorians,” Professor Barret sighed. “These are indeed troublesome times.”
Although the Eastshire Continent was quite a distance away from Midgard, all of them couldn’t help but feel pressured.
The reason?
Because the Shire Continent was a good place to create a foothold.
As long as the Fomorians manage to set their foot in one of the four Shire Territories, it would be very hard to repel them.
Eastshire had Wizards and Witches.
Southshire had the Beastkins.
Westshire had the Elves and Fairies.
And last but not the least, Northshire had the Dwarves.
These four territories were strong in their own right, and had protected their Domains against foreign invasions for hundreds of years.
But, the Fomorians, was not something that a single race would be able to defeat.
Also, there were the Fir Bolgs.
This was the group of people who had fled the conflict in Midgard because they sensed that troubled times were approaching.
Of course, not all Fir Bolgs escaped, but those that did settled in Eastshire and lived peacefully with the inhabitants of the land, since they were peaceful in nature.
“Oh? Did you find something or someone interesting, making you extend your stay?” Professor Rinehart asked.
“Yes,” Edmond replied. “The Gremories have produced an exceptional Wizard and Witch.”
“Um, sorry to pop your bubble but Ethan is an adopted child,” Professor Barret said.
“I know,” Edmond commented. “I investigated him three months ago. How can I possibly not investigate someone who is able to cast a Partial Resonance? The King has also been paying attention to the boy ever since the news reached him.”
Professor Barret nodded in understanding. “Then, did you manage to find out his true background?”
“Of course not,” Edmond answered. “Do you really think it's easy to find the parents of a baby that was abandoned on a farm?”
“You disappointed me, Edmond.”
“Shut up, Barret.”
Profesor Rinehart chuckled after listening to the exchange of his two friends.
Truth be told, he had also tried to investigate Ethan’s origins, but was unable to do so.
However, he did know that there was a Catkin guarding the young man from his shadow, and he had turned a blind eye on it.
He had shared this information to Professor Barret, which the latter found quite amusing.
Since the Catkin wasn’t doing anything bad in the academy, the Ex-Magistratus also decided to turn a blind eye to it.
While the three people were discussing things of utmost importance, Ethan was inside his room, lying on his bed.
Luna and Lilian decided to give him some time alone because Ethan said that he needed some time to think.
However, he did promise that he would love for the two girls to sleep with him the next day, which made both of them quite happy.
Of course, Ethan didn’t do anything inappropriate in the Dorms of Dud Manor.
At most, he would just kiss and hug his two beautiful lovers to sleep.
Ethan was waiting until midnight when most of the residents of the Manor were asleep. After that, he would descend to the library and check whatever secrets were hiding under the Manor that he was currently residing in.
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(A/N: Happy Chinese New Year everyone. I didn’t really get a lot of rest these past few days, and the exhaustion of my vacation has finally caught up on me.
I have also been coughing a lot as of late, and frankly I just feel burned out. Tomorrow, I will be flying with my author friend to another destination, and I might only release one more chapter during that time.
I will resume regular chapter releases after two days because I feel that I need at least two days to fully recover. Thank you for understanding, and I’ll see you all in the next chapters!)