Chapter 2: Time to leave the nest for another one
Time passed again in my life, with the help of training and study, I managed to make time pass quickly apart from the fact that I received a little help taking care of my little sister who was born when I turned 10 years old, my parents accepted with their arms open to the idea of me babysitting my sister, although I never asked to be one, having nothing else to do and knowing that I would stop seeing her after I entered the academy, It made me not want to part with her while I could.
As for my older brother, Arthur, he has come over the vacations to ask my parents for advice and to train a little with Rudolf's help, although it was only a little since my older brother can use magic because his genes came out more than side of my mother and that's why the curse didn't affect him, the same happens with my little sister Alice.
By the time I was 12 years old, Arthur returned to the mansion because he had already finished the academy and he was now back to finish his apprenticeship under my father's care so that he learns everything about how he should maintain control over the family lands, except mine and Alice's.
As I will receive some lands a little away from the Crimson kingdom, the customs of how we treat other lands don't affect that land and therefore I learned the basics and a little more about how to take care of my lands.
Something that I started doing since I turned 12, every 3 months they send me a record of what happened in Dranfire and some documents about projects that require my acceptance to be carried out among other files that help me to know what kind of place Dranfire is.
A land with a few small towns with a mansion for the lord of the lands that is looked after by the citizens of Dranfire.
Speaking of Arthur, my relationship with him is a bit cold and that is due to his sense of superiority that he has achieved since he returned from the academy... I suppose he was influenced by bad people, but he knows how to keep his behavior under the gaze of my parents and Alice who adores me so much for the things I have done for her in my dull moments.
I made some toys for Alice, while some others I paid to be made with the money that my father gave me every month, I made a 3x3 cube for Alice and another for myself just to pass the time in small moments when I study, I just I did because she asked me for one.
As for other toys, these were a mini mansion with wooden toys treated by the best carpenters and magicians so that they could follow voice commands, therefore my little sister made her own fantasies with her toys when she couldn't play with me... until she started making strategy games with other toys that were mine... I just have to say that Alice has a talent for strategy and it was entertaining to watch her matches against herself.
Returning to reality... today is the day that I am heading to the kingdom academy, the RedFang school in honor of a hero who called himself that way.
Now their descendants are the princes and princesses of this kingdom, but leaving that aside, it is the first time that I will have to interact with people of my age since I never went to the meetings of the noble families where they invited my parents or my brother, even Alice received invitations, although it was only because she is a girl and many people are planning to marry their children to Alice in the future to make a relationship with my family.
I am grateful for Arthur for attracting the attention that I don't want to receive during that time, now I don't care, since I had special classes for my mother so as not to be silly in the future.
Right now I am in a family carriage that has our family symbol in almost every space... something of the custom of noble families... I don't like this custom as it only attracts the attention of annoying people... like the group of bandits that is now blocking my carriage with a paltry group of 14 people and none of them have awakened their aura.
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"Haha, we detained a big fish without his guards, Today we celebrated after locking up the stupid who dares to travel without his guards!!" Shouted the leader of the bandit group as he raised his spear with vigor as his minions responded with the same spirit, while some of them looked with total desire at the maid who was trembling in her pilot seat of the luxurious carriage.
Laughter was suppressed when a slightly tired voice came out of the carriage, the laughter was silenced as if it were not important.
A handsome boy with reddish hair and purple eyes slowly got out of the carriage, he was wearing the uniform of the RedFang school, but he had a handkerchief that indicated that he will go to the military section and not the noble one.
The uniform consisted of a white shirt with a red stripe on the sleeves, above the shirt there was a sleeveless vest of light brown color with large buttons with black tie, pants, and boots, but on the waist of the young man, he carried a handkerchief reddish with a simple magic symbol.
"I still don't understand how you can be afraid of these people when you can break a tree just by hugging it... I guess one can't change the nature of someone's personality" The young man gently touched the shoulder of the maid who already had tears on her face from the fear she feels.
"But Master! They are so ugly!" The maid pointed to the group of bandits who looked a bit proud to learn that they managed to make the maid freak out and ignored what the young man said because they thought he said something idiot that only an idiot would say that travels without guards according to their logic.
"Now, I know they are ugly to the extent that when they were born their mothers turned their backs on them because of how horrible they are" The young man's words seemed to reassure the maid.
"Wipe your tears, Gisel, this will end quickly" The young man walked away from the maid after giving her a handkerchief that he pulled from his chest like a true gentleman.
"Yes, Master Ethan" Gisel nodded vigorously while staring at his master.
Ethan calmly walked towards the group of bandits and without giving them a chance to speak, Ethan invoked his aura and performed a simple blow.
The bandits could not react when they all received a powerful blow to their thorax, they were all marked by Ethan's Aura since he summoned it and connected his aura strike with that connection, something that would not be possible against another Magic or Aura user since they would cut that connection from the moment it was attempted.
It was a special attack for people who don't have an aura, apart from that Ethan managed to save himself the trouble that bandits are.
Ethan did not stop there since he snap his fingers when he retreated towards the carriage, the snap of his fingers was signaling to leave for Gisel, but it was also an attack for the columns of the bandits, it was a punishment that Ethan decided to impose on the bandits who had depraved Gisel who is his personal servant and also for attacking a noble.
Now those men would be invalids and Ethan couldn't care if they had families that depended on them as some actually did and it was normal for bandits.
It was not very strange that there were villages hidden in the forests and that these villages were pure bandits.
"6 years... to be able to awaken my aura" Ethan observed his aura that had a gray color, but he took his attention away from his aura and concentrated on the way in search of any threat or annoyance like bandits.
The journey was uneventful when they reached the capital of the Kingdom where the ancient palace and academy are located.
"Master Ethan, I will take the carriage to the family estate, your things are already in your room as you ordered, everything was done by the servants of the estate, so please indicate if you want to change something since that is why I am here" Gisel said before driving off in the carriage in the direction of the family estate where the carriage will be kept or will be escorted back to the family mansion.
"Check the room and wait for me there until I get back" Ethan left with a little salute when he entered the entrance door of the military section of the academy where many commoners were already walking with their uniforms on or even with their normal clothes while carrying their suitcases like other people.
Ethan should have entered from the noble section, but he found it a hassle to deal with those people who always have more than one face and he could see them coming from the noble section to the military section as they strutted.
The difference between the Military and Noble section is the type of student and for what purpose they are there, the noble section is more a place to socialize although it is learned almost the same as the military section where the teachers are military or ex-military and therefore, They treat their students as equals and they don't discriminate because of their social rank, that is where there are more noble families who like the idea that in learning, they are all equal or where they send their other children who are not the heirs of their family.
It is also where commoners are given the opportunity to study in a great school by showing that they have the ability to attend or be diligent.
Aside from other unspoken facts like talent hunting, nobles watch and try to get talents for their connections or their lands, but this was only Ethan's opinion about the school, some people saw the place where the youngsters have their first adventures and learn about life.
As for the royal family, the princes or princesses are the ones who choose which section of the school to attend, there were cases where everyone attends a single section or both, in this generation there are in both and by good or bad luck, Ethan is in the same generation as Prince Gilbert and Princess Anabel, both in the military section, something that was barely announced on the day of entry when it is no longer possible to change courses, all so that people don't saturate with applications to the school with the such to be in the same class as princes.
Ethan walked through the entrance smoothly when he sent a little warning signal towards the others and that caused them to avoid him naturally, thus Ethan walked unhindered through the crowd of students.
No one seemed to awaken his aura yet as they couldn't avoid Ethan's trick or have a high level as a magician.
The RedFang school did not have an entrance ceremony for the new generation, not after many times there have been attacks on princes, orchestrated by other princes.
"I expected to have a quiet life in the academy" Ethan observed with annoyance the nobles who are looking for the princes to introduce themselves, some asked the students or, rather, ordered them to say where the princes were.
"Hmm... nice trick" A feminine voice snapped Ethan out of his thoughts as he walked.
On his left side, a girl walked at the same pace as Ethan while at the same time using him as a shield to protect her face from the nobles who were watching like eagles on the side of the corridor.
"Thank you, Your Highness" Ethan replied politely despite the annoyance he felt emanating from the person on his left side.
Ethan did not have to put up with the princess for long as she left as soon as they were inside the school facilities, she went in search of her brother or whatever her reason had.
"T-That was the princess!" Another girl almost screamed when she watched everything from afar and decided to approach Ethan while exclaiming instead of asking.
"Yes, maybe if you chase her, you can catch up and say hello" Ethan got rid of the girl by answering in a short way and continuing on his way to his classroom, instead of exploring the place like many others are doing.
'I am not surprised that they are like that, they almost never leave their homes, all this must be new for them' Ethan thought as he saw how some students who were not from his building were wandering through the corridors as if they had an adventure, some were simply looking for the classroom of their friends.
* Ringing of Bells * The bells rang throughout the school after some time, indicating that it is time for the students to be in their classrooms for the teachers to enter the classes, after 15 minutes according to the indications that came in the guide from school.
Ethan simply took a seat at the edge of a table by the window so that he could appreciate nature when he was bored or needed to think.
The structure of the school was a bit modern due to the magical devices used to facilitate classes, such as holographic crystals, enchanted books that store more information than they should logically be able to, automatic doors, speakers in the corners of the room. for important announcements.
The room consisted of a desk together with a wooden lectern on top of a podium a little higher than the class floor, the students' tables were divided into 3 columns with space for 3 students per table.
People were filling the room with the passing of the seconds until it was completely full, Ethan planned to continue enjoying the silence that surrounded him until a voice forced him out of there.
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