“My request is quite simple, please look for my great grand nephew.”

We quietly wait for Eminos to continue, if it’s something simple like looking for someone, surely we as beginners should be able to find them, although it is a Dracoren, a race which lives often in solitude and adults travel or study under different mage masters in different places.

“He was a unique child, you might have trouble finding him but this is by no means an urgent request, so you can take your time. The problem is my grand nephew had ask me to find him since he hasn’t heard from the boy since he finished school at the Dracoren village. Usually Dracoren children leave the schools at 18 however we Dracoren are not qualified as adults until the age of 30 and often stay in touch with our parents until that age. The great grand nephew whose name is Marcos, immediately left the village after school but did not undertake study with any mage master that we elder mages know of.”

“A run away from home situation?”

Daami asked Eminos after a pause in the description.

“Not in particular, allow me to explain. My great grand nephew Marcos is actually a natural born genius, he reached maximum magic capability at the age of 16, so he has a very young appearance. Perhaps it was a curse of being a genius, it also felt like Marcos never grew up mentally, as if he still has a mental age of 16. But this is not completely correct either, he does show some maturity for his current age, in which he should be 20 as of this year. But his maturity does not come in abundance like many other people at the age of 20.”

This guy, or kid? Sounds like a pain to deal with... is that like a child stuck in an adult’s body kind of thing? Or like the version of Daami when she is dejected.

Either way just imagining having to deal with two Daamis would be tiring.

“Worry not,”

Crap was it showing on my face?

As if reading my mind, Eminos pauses and interjects his explanation.

“It is not what you think,”

I shouldn’t be rude comparing this Marcos with Daami.

Ah Daami is glaring at me too, wait how does she know I’m thinking about her? Is she also reading my mind!

Now now, calm yourself Aras, stay calm, it’s probably just a coincidence. Right. Right?

... although I cannot see my face right now, I think I have escaped suspicion by adjusting it to a reaction of ‘hmm yes do go on’ kind of attitude.

“Marcos as I said is a genius, he was interested in combining magic elements and have researched on this topic all by himself since a very very young age, it was discovered by my grand nephew at the age of 11 but he thinks Marcos have researched all by himself as early as the age of 8. We believe he simply have locked himself away somewhere detecting in researching the combination of two elements. Since he has my family’s bloodline, he should have wind compatibility, and his other element is believed to be water, as he reached the max capacity at age of 16, he could only use wind but he somehow researched a way to use a new type of magic by applying the previously compatible water element. Although he could not use the original water type spells, the new spells appling water element features could be used.”

“That sounds amazing.”

I agree with Daami, that does sound amazing, as expected of a genius.

“Indeed, perhaps Aras, if or once you meet him, you could learn to combine the different magic element affinities you possess.”

“That would be extremely interesting! I’m kind of looking forward to it now.”

Muahaha perhaps if I combine fire and dark to make dark flare magic or light and fire to make god flare magic! I'll become a hero! ahahaha I'll get to wear a cape and a mask and appear at the last seconds of every major event and save the day! I will become captain god magic! Ahahahaha

"Ahm,"

Daami glares at me with a cough, no way was it showing on my face? or was she actually reading my mind! not good not good my childish instincts took over, although I feel like it has something to do with a certain slime...

"Eminos, could someone with a single element learn to use a mixed element?" Milia had asked while I was in thought.

"It might be possible but I am no excpert in that area, afterall it is a new discovery made by Marcos. So your best bet would be to ask him in person."

"I see, then I will look forward to it as well."

“Hohoho, I take it you youngins might be interested in taking up my request then?”

“Yea sounds like fun!” (Daami)

Of course everything sounds fun to you.

“Hohoho very good. Anyways, it is believed the most likely place left that he would go to is one of the 3 great magic universities on this continent. Of course there are magic institutions on every continent due to the world being magic-centric, however I was asked to check the ones on this continent but I have not yet gotten around to all of them, I’m taking it as a holiday trip you see. On the other 4 continents of the world, various magic institutes and research facilities have being checked by other family members, just the ones on this continent are left to me.”

“These magic institutes or magic universities as you would call them, are they a place to study magic? Similar to how Milia and us will train using the book you have given us?”

I mean the word University is familiar to me, with the otherworld knowledge it appears the person I gained the knowledge from had attended one of these ‘University’ places for a year, he was simply studying there on something related to other languages I believe.

“Well that is a simplification but it is not wrong. Magic Universities are a place where anyone from any background with excellent potential and tenacity to become stronger in the magical field should attend. A good example is many of the top ranked Adventurers are actually graduates of the various magic institutions around the world. We Dracoren sometimes attend these Universities to find our masters as well, many of our race end up teaching there in the latter stages of life, including me, I once taught at one of the Universities but that was centuries ago, Hohoho. Well, you will learn more about these Magic Universities in the future, for now I will introduce to you the 2 Magic Universities you should check, I have already being to The Grand Western University in Darmak Kingdom and there was no news of him there, the remaining two that I have not checked are Naturia Institute of Magic in Egolasta Country and Academy of Manifiesta in Veckrox Union.”

“Veckrox Union? Isn’t that the next country after Kingdom of Becrulo that we are in right now?”

Millia seems to have knowledge of these newly mentioned countries.

“That is correct young lady, that would be the closest location if you were to start looking. Veckrox Union is smaller compared to the other 4 countries on this continent however the country it self is not to be taken lightly. The country was born several hundred years ago from smaller countries, originally formed by rich merchants, so it is a fairly wealthy country. Soon after the country was created, the Academy of Manifiesta was founded and is now like I said, one of the 3 largest magic institutes for studying and training magic on this continent. The country however only has one large city, it is its capital. The academy is in the heart of this very capital, in fact the academy takes up the majority of this capital city, almost as if the capital city is built around this institute of magic.”

“That does sounds interesting, but are you really ok with giving this ‘family request’ to us?”

“Yes it is fine, you are my old friend’s disciple and this request isn’t an urgent one, simply take your time like I have.”

“Wait then how come you are unable to continue the request yourself?”

“Oh no! Perhaps…”

Daami seems to have come to a negative sort of conclusion as to why Eminos is unable to continue the request.

Well I don’t blame her, he is relatively old even in Dracoren race perspective, but before I continued on thinking the same as Daami, Eminos replies with a serious look on his face.

“Nothing of the sorts young lady, it’s just…”

…

“I can’t be bothered, the cheeky little brat is a pain to deal with afterall.”

“...”

Seriously?