Isabella and Alice exchanged glances, their eyes filled with a mixture of awe and respect. "If Master Yato is your mentor, Lucas, you're on a path to greatness," Isabella said with a sincere smile.
Alice nodded in agreement. "Learn all you can from him. It's a rare opportunity."
'Wait. Are you telling me...'
Was she so out of it because of seeing Yato here?
I remained silent for a while.
And then exploded into laughter.
"HAHAHAH."
"Gods... oh gods! Isabella is a fangirl! What the heck, that's too funny..."
That was just too hilarious!
As I was dying from laughter, both Alice and Isabella glared at me with difficult expressions. However, I just couldn't stop. My laughter only died down after I began wheezing.
"Sorry, sorry. I just... didn't expect it. From you. Ha! Oh, gods."
I tried to compose myself, wiping away a tear from the corner of my eye as I looked at Isabella and Alice, who were still giving me a disapproving look.
"Isabella, a fangirl? That's a side I didn't see coming," I said, grinning.
Isabella's cheeks flushed with embarrassment, and she crossed her arms, trying to regain her composure. "I-I am not a fangirl. It's just... Yato is, you know, famous. Everyone knows about him."
Alice nodded, her stern expression softening into a smile. "Well, it seems you've got quite the mentor, Lucas. Yato's reputation is not to be taken lightly."
Yato, who had been silently observing the situation, couldn't help but chuckle. "It's always amusing to see the reactions of those who hear about me for the first time."
Isabella, still slightly embarrassed, turned to Yato. "I apologize if I seemed, you know, surprised. It's just... I didn't expect to see you here."
Yato waved it off with a smile. "No need to apologize. It's only natural to be curious and surprised."
Alice, now more relaxed, joined the conversation. "Regardless, Lucas, you're under the guidance of a truly remarkable individual. Make the most of it."
Dereck's eyes narrowed as he processed the information. "You? Taking an apprentice? That's a first."
Yato grinned mischievously. "Well, Lucas here showed promise. Plus, it's nice to have someone to pass on my legendary wisdom to."
Lucas tried to stifle his laughter, but a few chuckles escaped. Dereck, on the other hand, wasn't entirely convinced.
"Legendary wisdom, you say? I hope you're not filling his head with nonsense."
Yato feigned innocence. "Me? Never."
Dereck sighed, knowing Yato's antics too well. "Just don't lead him astray. He has a future to uphold."
Yato saluted playfully. "I'll make sure he becomes the most legendary apprentice there ever was!"
Isabella, who had been listening to the exchange, couldn't help but speak up. "Well, Lucas, it looks like you're in for an interesting journey with Master Yato."
Lucas chuckled. "Seems like it."
"By the way you didn't answer me when did your older daughter wake up from a coma? A silence settled in the whole area as soon as those words left Yato's mouth.
Dereck glanced at Lucas who just nodded his head back at him.
Letting out a quiet sigh, Dereck said, "You can ask Lucas later I'm sure he will explain to you what happened here anyway." Lucas nodded his head when Yato glanced at him and didn't say anything for a moment.
After a moment of silence, Dereck again said something, "Also don't tell anyone about Alice waking up from a coma. I don't want to let the World government about this."
Yato's eyes narrowed at that and nodded his head as understood the hidden meaning of the word.
"Anyway, let's go. It's getting let for Nova Academy Isabella." Lucas said to Isabella and started to walk toward the teleportation portal.
However just as taken a few steps he found himself rooted on the spot. Turning his head back he found that Yato had placed his hand on his shoulders and he couldn't move from his grip.
"Where do you think you are going?"
"T-To Academy, Master."
"Oh! no, you will not go there. instead, you will be going on a training trip with me."
'WHAT?'