Seeking Identity
8. Lantern Academy

When the sun had just set, Zigen saw a residential area surrounded by walls and Jigur's entourage was seen stopping in front of a gate guarded by 2 people.

Before anyone saw him, Zigen immediately put his eagle mount into the Reversing Mirror Room and jumped down to them.

Seeing Jigen land, Jigur said "Welcome to Lantern Academy, come in" Jigur said,

Zigen walked after Jigur and the other nine Swordsmen, while their tiger mount was carried somewhere by one of the gatekeepers.

Entering the Lantern Academy, Zigen saw a building whose shape was the same as the shape of the building that was where Zigen came from, while in the houses and also on the side of the road there are crystal balls in which there is a fire that serves as a light.

Looking at the shape of the lighting device that illuminates the Academy area, Zigen said in his heart "It's the same shape as a light bulb, but there's no power cord" zigen said in his heart and remembered his life while in the Reversing Mirror Room that only used a torch as a light.

After being in front of the minimalist-sized house, Zigen followed Jigur into his, while the nine Swordsmen entered the two-story building next to him and there was the inscription "Guard Hall" who hangs over his entrance.

After entering the room with only a few chairs and a table, Jigur said "Junior Zigen, I'm sorry, you wait here for a moment, I want to go report" Jigur said,

"All right, I'll be waiting for you" Zigen said,

"Thank you, later I'll ask someone to bring you a dish" Jigur said, leaving Zigen's room,

"HM... The old waiting address" Zigen murmured while sitting down.

Confused about what to do, Zigen invited Barda to chat, but before saying anything, Barda's voice sounded.

"You must not show yourself" said Barda,

"I mean.?" ask Zigen.

"You shouldn't have to face the Demon Spiders alone, because it would be a danger to yourself" Barda said and advised Zigen on various matters,

"I see, I'll hide my abilities" Zigen said and said "why should you be so surprised to see a Demon..?

"A few thousand years ago, the Demon Race invaded Earther Nord and a war ensued" Barda said.

The hundreds of years of warfare were won by the inhabitants of the Earther Nord and the powerful men of the various Races, who combined forces to destroy the Portal where the Demons had sprung up, since then, there has never been another demon in sight.

Zigen listened to Barda's story while eating the fruit served by someone, and said "If they manage to open the portal again, why don't they attack right away..? Ask Zigen.

"It's your job to find out for yourself" Barda said and explained her plan to Zigen,

While discussing the plan, suddenly the door opens and Jigur looks into her, and enters,

When he arrived in front of Zigen, Jigur said "Sorry to keep you waiting a long time, Ayok came with me, the Head of the Academy wants to see you"

Zigen did not reply, as he was still talking to Barda, only nodding and walking following Jigur towards the Meeting Hall Building.

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Meeting Hall.

Inside the Meeting Hall, Zigen saw the middle-aged man sitting on the throne like a king, who was, while in front of his right and left were middle-aged men and middle-aged women numbering around 20 people,

Zigen and Jigur walked towards the middle-aged man who was sitting on the biggest chair and stopped in the middle of the room, the middle of the room,

"Academy Head, this is the Swordsman I told you about" Jigur said,

"Thank you, you may return to your place" said the Head of the Academy, Lunor,

After Jigur had already sat on one of the chairs that was in that place, Lunor turned his gaze looking towards Zigen, and said.

"I'm from the North" Zigen replied.

"North is wide, exactly where" said Lunor.

Before Zigen answered, A middle-aged male elder said "Hey boy, as good as you answer correctly the Chief Academy question, otherwise

Before the elder finished his speech, Lunor said "Elder please calm down" Lunor said as he looked at the elder who was on his left, and not long looked back at Zigen.

Zigen only glanced at him and ignored him, then said "I'm just a traveler, who has nowhere to go" Zigen explained.

"Do you have an identity" asked Lunor, Zigen shook his head and said "doesn't have one"

Lunor then took out a crystal the size of a round ball, in which there was light, like the sun in a glass.

Directing the crystal ball towards Zigen, then saying "This is the name of the Light Crystal, if you have just a little bit of Dark Energy as well as Death Energy, then say, "This is the name of the Light Crystal, if you have just a little bit of Dark Energy, then you will burn when you touch it a little" said Lunor.

Before saying anything, Zigen sensed that there was a turbulent flow of Spiritual Energy, turning to the right and left, Zigen looked at the elders present as if they were preparing, ready, ready, jigur did the same.

Lunor, who saw Zigen's gelagat, said in his heart "This child is very sensitive to the situation around him"

"I'll do it" Zigen said.

"Please" Lunor said as he gestured, asking Zigen to come forward.

Zigen stepped forward to approach her, then placed her hand on top of the Light Crystal.

Zigen refrained from absorbing her, despite being very eager because the Light Crystals were very beneficial to her Life Leaf.

After a moment of no reaction, they all breathed a sigh of relief and Lunor said "Pardon us if our welcome is impolite, this is only a form of prevention because there have been many Black Flow Swordsmen who were caught for disguising themselves"

"I understand" said Zigen, then Lunor invited him to sit down.

After Zigen sat on one of the chairs beside Jigur, Lunor said "I want to recruit you, are you interested.?.

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested" Zigen said, declining politely.

"If there are supporters behind you, it will help your development" Lunor said.

"I want to be free to explore the world" Zigen said.

"Well, I won't force you" Lunor said.

"The empire is issuing a rescue operation mission for civilians kidnapped by the Demon, are you interested..? Lunor.

"Sorry, I'm not interested" said zigen, because after this will run the plan described by Barda.

"There will be a fee for participating Travelers, maybe there you can get information about the existence of the Teleportation Portal" said Lunor.

Zigen did not answer him immediately, but asked Barda's opinion first, a few breaths later, Zigen said "Alright, I'll come along" Zigen said,

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