Chapter 5: Unexpected Incident

Chapter 5: Unexpected Incident

"Alisha... Sorry, is it appropriate to call you by your name?" Nathan scratched the back of his head.

"You can call me or other familiars by our names unless there's an agreement between you and the said familiar." Alisha explained. Her voice sounded soothing.

"Is that so? Then, Alisha. Is there a marriage between a human and a familiar?" Nathan asked.

"There are. It's just that there won't be any child due to the difference in our races."

"Oh!" Nathan didn't know whether he had to be disappointed or not. He looked away while explaining, "Sorry, it must be an inappropriate question. I couldn't help but ask it when I saw such a beautiful woman."

"Fufu, thank you." Alisha chuckled, somehow the atmosphere brightening around her. "Still, I'm surprised that Mistress Vivian chose to get a disciple. There are numerous people who want to be her disciples, but she has never accepted anyone. Of course, this is a compliment. You must have a quality that she treasures dearly. Please don't look down on yourself. At the same time, don't be too complacent. If you want others to respect you, you have to earn it. It's not given just because you're Mistress Vivian's student. Understood?"

"Yes." Nathan nodded with a solemn expression. "In that case, do you mind if I ask you a few more questions?"

"Sure. I'll answer it to the best of my ability."

Nathan started asking a few trivial questions. He couldn't be too direct and gave away his identity as a transmigrator. At the same time, he was gradually learning about this world.

...

In the school's main entrance, Selena Ashton was reading a book underneath a tree. She was the same student who ended up sitting next to Nathan during the test.

Her focus was on the book when all of a sudden, a familiar voice distracted her.

"So that's how it is."

She couldn't help but raise her head, looking at the source of that voice and finding Nathan walking with an elf.

'Is that the person who summoned a wolf during the test?' She asked inwardly, her face remaining expressionless. 'But the one walking with him is an elf.'

"That's a good question. The theory shows a possibility, but no one has ever succeeded yet."

"Is that so?" Nathan looked dejected. It might not work, but it might be different for Fenrir since he was a divine beast instead of a humanoid familiar. "Well, he has low-tier basic quality."

"Ah!" Alisha smiled wryly. "I believe that you will grow stronger."

"Thank you." Nathan smiled back. He added inwardly, 'Well, he is a divine beast, so I believe I'll get stronger. Besides, I have gotten a safe place for my early development. Since this is my new reality, I'll be bold but careful at the same time. I don't want to die in a stupid way again.

'Let's see. Based on my experiences in reading novels, the academy arc will usually start with a practical lesson, bullying from upperclassmen, or a brain-rot young master syndrome challenge.'

Nathan had to prepare for those three possibilities within a week, while hoping he wouldn't be the target.

That was what he thought until Alisha's expression turned grim.

"!!!" Alisha turned her head to the academy's gate, finding more than twenty people suddenly barging into the academy. Each of them was covered in black, leaving only their eyes.

"Stop!" The guards summoned their familiars, which were an orc and a kobold.

However, both the guards and their relatives were suddenly slashed by several people, instantly killing them.

"Students in sight!"

"Capture them!"

Alisha stepped forth as if trying to cover Nathan. She noticed a spider mark on the neck of one of them. "Stand back. They are terrorists."

Nathan was taken aback, his heart felt like it stopped for a second. Just after thinking that the situation would be calm for one week, it turned out everything began with a terrorist attack.

'I almost forgot that not a single day has passed. This is my unluckiest day, isn't it?'