2025-06-16 08:15:15# **Chapter 5: The Interrogation
## **The Headmaster's Wrath** The air in the Headmaster's office was thick with tension, the scent of aged parchment and burning incense doing nothing to mask the hostility radiating from the gathered professors. Headmaster Aldric sat behind his massive obsidian desk, fingers steepled, his piercing silver eyes locked onto Ethan. To his right stood Professor Yvrelle, her thin lips pressed into a disapproving line. To his left, Professor Dain—the combat instructor—crossed his arms, his scarred face unreadable. **"Let us begin,"** the Headmaster said, his voice like rolling thunder. **"Ethan Gale. You cast two Supreme Tier spells today. Spells that require decades of study, spells that even some of our senior professors struggle with. Explain."** Ethan kept his expression carefully blank. He had anticipated this. **"I don't know what tier they were,"** he said, feigning confusion. **"I just… remembered them."** A beat of silence. Professor Yvrelle's eyebrow twitched. **"You *remembered* them?"** Ethan nodded slowly, letting his gaze drop to the floor as if recalling a painful memory. **"Last night, I had a dream. My father—before he died—he showed me two spellbooks. The Holy Knight Shield and Heaven's Descent. I didn't think much of it, but when Rolan attacked me… the spells just… came to me."** The professors exchanged glances. Headmaster Aldric leaned forward. **"Your father? The man who abandoned you as an infant?"** Ethan clenched his fists slightly—just enough to sell the act. **"I don't remember much. Just flashes. But in the dream… he wasn't the man people say he was. He was strong. A mage. Maybe even…"** He trailed off, letting the implication hang. **"A high-tier spellcaster,"** Professor Dain finished, his voice gruff. **"Impossible,"** Yvrelle snapped. **"The Holy Knight Shield is a sacred spell of the Astral Order. It hasn't been taught outside their temples in centuries!"** Ethan shrugged. **"I don't know about that. I just know what I saw."** The Headmaster's eyes narrowed. **"And you expect us to believe that after two years of being unable to cast even the simplest Spark, you suddenly mastered two Supreme Tier spells from a *dream*?"** Ethan met his gaze. **"I don't expect anything. But it's the truth."** A heavy silence settled over the room. Then— ## **The Mind Probe** Headmaster Aldric's staff glowed ominously. **"We shall see."** Before Ethan could react, a surge of foreign energy **speared into his mind**, tearing through his thoughts like a blade. The Headmaster's magic was relentless, searching for deception, for hidden knowledge, for any trace of dark arts or stolen power. Ethan gritted his teeth. *"System. Can you hide the Infinite Point System from him?"* **[Affirmative. Deploying mental barriers.]** The pressure in Ethan's skull lessened slightly as the System erected an impenetrable shield around its presence. The Headmaster's magic scraped against it, finding only what Ethan **allowed** him to find—fragmented memories of a dream, half-remembered images of a man who might have been his father, and the raw, unfiltered terror of facing Rolan's flames. After what felt like an eternity, the Headmaster withdrew, his expression unreadable. **"Well?"** Yvrelle demanded. Aldric's fingers drummed against the desk. **"He believes what he's saying."** Dain frowned. **"That doesn't mean it's true."** **"No,"** the Headmaster agreed. **"But it does mean he isn't lying."** Another tense silence. Then— ## **The Verdict** Headmaster Aldric stood, his robes billowing. **"Ethan Gale. Until we determine the truth of this matter, you are hereby forbidden from participating in unsupervised spellcasting. You will report to Professor Yvrelle daily for evaluation. And you will **not** use those spells again without explicit permission. Understood?"** Ethan bowed his head. **"Understood."** **"Dismissed."** As Ethan turned to leave, the Headmaster's voice stopped him one last time. **"Oh, and Ethan?"** He glanced back. Aldric's smile didn't reach his eyes. **"Sleep well tonight. I'll be watching your dreams."** --- ### **The Shadow's Gaze** Ethan stepped into the moonlit hallway—and immediately sensed her. Lirien Veyne leaned against the far wall, her silver eyes gleaming like daggers in the dark. **"A dream?"** she mused, pushing off the wall. **"How… convenient."** Ethan didn't stop walking. **"Believe what you want."** She fell into step beside him, her voice a whisper. **"I don't believe in coincidences. And I don't believe in *dreams* that gift Supreme Tier spells."** Ethan smirked. **"Then I guess we'll find out who's right."** Lirien's fingers brushed against his arm—light as a spider's touch, but laced with something **cold and dangerous.** **"Oh, we will,"** she promised. **"Sweet dreams, Ethan Gale."** Then she was gone, vanished into the shadows. Ethan exhaled. The game had just gotten **a lot more complicated.** --- ### **Next Chapter Preview:** - **The Nightmare Watcher:** Headmaster Aldric invades Ethan's dreams—but what he finds **terrifies him.** - **Lirien's Hunt:** Rolan's sister begins her own investigation, and she **plays dirty.** - **The System's Warning:** Upgrading spells has consequences… and Ethan's body is **starting to rebel.** **End of Chapter 5.**
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High in the sky, Ethan suddenly came to a stop, hovering silently. His sharp eyes scanned the vast stretch below.Beneath him lay an expansive grassland—wild and untamed. The grass here wasn’t ordinary. It rose as high as small trees, swaying gently in the breeze like green waves.And hiding within that sea of grass… were wolves.They were pitch black from head to tail, with gleaming emerald eyes that cut through the shadows. Their teeth were jagged, their claws like blades. From above, Ethan counted at least fifteen of them sprawled lazily, completely unaware of his presence.But one stood out.In the center of the pack rested a massive beast, easily twice the size of the others. Its muscles bulged, its fur darker than night, and a faint aura of dominance radiated from it.> That must be the Alpha.Suddenly, a glowing red rectangle appeared above each of their heads—translucent panels flickering like holograms.> “Huh? What’s this? Another function of the system?” Ethan muttered.He
Chapter 20: The Sky Above, the Shadows Below
Sophia stood frozen, her eyes fixed on the rapidly shrinking silhouette soaring through the sky.Ethan’s figure streaked across the horizon like a comet, leaving behind a faint shockwave in the air.> That speed… and he’s flying freely…Her brows furrowed in disbelief.> To fly without a mount, one must be at least a High Knight or an Archmage… But he’s far too young. There's no way...She shook her head, trying to make sense of what she’d just witnessed.> He must have used a spell. There’s no way a real Archmage would be this young. Not in the entire empire.In the Veylan Empire, Archmages were treated as national treasures—beings of immense power and reverence. None were under the age of forty. For someone Ethan’s age to have reached that level?Impossible.Sophia exhaled slowly, masking her unease, then turned to her party.“Let’s move. We’re already behind schedule.”---High Above the GroundEthan shot across the sky like a falcon unleashed, the wind rushing past his ears as he
Chapter 19: Shocking Sophia and her Group
Ethan walked steadily toward the East Gate of the city.There were four main gates in total—North, South, East, and West—and each served as a vital artery for the city's trade, travelers, and adventurers. The East Gate, closest to the nearby forests and wilderness, was especially busy.As Ethan approached, he found the area swarming with people. Merchants hauling carts, farmers delivering goods, adventurers departing on missions, and travelers streaming in and out. Guards stood on both sides of the gate, keeping order and checking documents.Just as Ethan reached the gate, one of the guards stepped forward.> “Kid, where are you going?” the guard asked, blocking his path.Ethan calmly reached into his pocket and pulled out the mission slip he had accepted from the Adventurer’s Guild, displaying the guild’s insignia.> “Sir, I’m heading out for a mission,” he said politely.The guard glanced at the paper and then at Ethan. Seeing the official seal and Ethan’s respectful demeanor, the m
Chapter 18: A Mission of Their Own
Back in the Adventurer’s Guild hall, silence lingered for a moment after Ethan’s departure. Loe, the red-haired boy, kept staring at the door for a beat longer before scoffing. > “Tch… Who does that guy think he is?” Zade, the black-haired youth leaning casually against the wall, chuckled without looking up. > “The guy who beat you up with one spell.” Loe’s face instantly turned bright red. > “Zade, I dare you to say that again!” > “What are you going to do? Cry to your brother?” Zade shot back, smirking. > “Y-You… How dare you!” Loe’s hand went to his hilt, drawing half his sword from its sheath as his eyes turned sharp and dangerous. But before things escalated further, a cold voice cut through the tension like ice. > “Enough. Both of you.” Sophia’s voice was calm, but the authority behind it made both boys freeze. She stepped toward the mission board without another word. Both Loe and Zade instinctively backed down, their earlier fire snuffed out like candles in the wi
Chapter 17: Go out to Complete the mission
The receptionist stared at the two mission slips in her trembling hands, then looked up at Ethan—this time as if seeing him in an entirely different light.> “These are both A-Rank missions,” she said, her voice low and urgent. “Normally, only elite adventurers or academy graduates take these… Are you sure?”Ethan nodded without hesitation. “Yes. Process them.”She paused, searching his eyes for even a sliver of doubt. Finding none, she gave a small nod.> “Very well. I’ll register them under your name.”As she turned to her ledger, the low hum of the Adventurer’s Guild began to shift. The murmurs grew louder. The clatter of mugs and boots slowed.> “Who is this arrogant kid? Does he think an A-Rank mission is that easy?”“He’s really taking both?”“Is he trying to get himself killed?”Ethan ignored the whispers. He was used to being underestimated.Just as he turned to walk away, a sharp voice rang out behind him.> “Wait.”He stopped.At the entrance stood a group of five young adve
Chapter 16: Two A rank Mission
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