Chapter 199 A Reward.

Chapter 199 A Reward.

"Vaan Astra Vesta." A man called out and Vaan who was sitting in the waiting room stood up, the man smiled, "Headmaster Octavius is waiting for you." Vaan nodded as he walked into the room the man had just come out of. The moment he walked in, Vaan froze. "F-Father...?" He stuttered, not expecting to see his father here. "W-What are you doing here?" Vaan questioned. Orion, however, just glanced at his child with a wide smile on his face and, "You didn't think that you could get away with going to the Vesta House to be excused from the training and leaving Elara behind to convince me, did you?" "Father... I promise you that it was important, I was not trying to be lazy and avoid the training..." "So the 'important' thing just had to be discussed right when I was supposed to train you, huh? It couldn't be adjusted before or after the training, correct?" "A-As if you leave me in a condition to do anything after training." Vaan tried to defend himself. "I clearly remember you trying to play around with that girl after my training." "Elara is different. I don't have to expend a lot of energy when I am with her and she usually takes of me when she notices that I am tired, those Vestas wouldn't be doing that and you know it as well. You can't compare the two things." Vaan was quick to reply and hearing his words, Orion turned silent. "So even your son is a fool for the girl he loves?" Suddenly, Octavius who had been silent this entire time and was only observing the situation spoke up. Vaan momentarily turned silent as many questions popped into his mind, Who was this old man? Why did he not see him before?

A Civilization where Magic saw its peak, a Civilization where Magic Artifacts were in abundance and Magic Engineering was at a level now deemed impossible. And the Ancient Ruins, are what's left of this Civilization. An opportunity to enter and explore the Ancient Ruins wasn't just something that would reward people with 'experience', exploring these ruins allowed the explorers to gather Ancient Magic Spells, Artifacts, and Instant Spells. It gave them the chance to trace back to the powerful Ancient Civilization and become a completely different person. That is, of course, once you pass its Trials, However, "Aren't most of the Ruins already explored? And all strong powers fight over the Ruins that are unexplored. How would the Academy give me the access to an unexplored Ruins? Even if it is the Academy, wouldn't one want to monopolize the ruin instead of giving it to someone else?" Vaan questioned. "Well, that's because the Ruins we allow you to enter is a special place, A place that you can very much call the heart of the Agresia Academy. A place due to which the Agresia Academy was founded in the first place.

A Magical Ruin that never runs out of treasures." n/)O/-v/)e-/1..b/(1/-n