Extra Pages: The Author's Odyssey

As I walk away from my classroom, my smart bracelet vibrates. I looked at my smart bracelet and saw that it was a message from Nova Academy staff.

A holographic screen pops up in the air as I read the message.

[Cadet Lucas DarkHeart, you have a visitor. The visitor's name is Dreack Evergreen. If you like you don't have to see the visitor if they are not parents. If you want to meet the Visitor please come visitation room.]

Why would some like Dereck Evergreen, Father of Isabella want me? Is it related to Samuel somehow? It must be, after all, I was also there with his daughter.

The message said that I could decide whether I agreed to meet that person or not, as they weren't my parents, but I wasn't someone brave enough to refuse to meet someone like the Dereck Evergreen.

I'm weak against the strong, after all.

I went to the main lobby of Nova Academy. From there staff took me to a visitation room and disappeared. He said that this was a visitation room, but it was completely unlike what I imagined. It was just a colourful reception room.

"Are you Lucas?"

"Y-Yes."

He was a middle-aged gentleman wearing a black suit, and a black fedora. Rather than a most powerful mage, he just looked like an ordinary, neat aristocrat.

"It is an honour to meet you, most powerful mage of the east continent Dreck Evergreen"

I didn't know the proper etiquette used for greeting nobles, so I just went with that.

"Sit down."

"Yes."

I sat across from the Dereck Evergreen. He didn't even have to make a single gesture for a teacup to float towards me, and it was slowly filling up with black tea as well.

No matter how I looked at it, magic sure was convenient.

He didn't say anything else to me, so I was just sitting there while he stared at me. Was he thinking that he was gracious enough to even let me sit across from him like that?

"Pardon my instruction but why would sir Dereck want to meet me?" I asked him, to tell you the truth I was very nervous to meet him, but can you blame me I was sitting with Number 7 Hero in the human domain.

"Oh, I'm just here to kill the fly that's been hanging around my daughter that's all," Dereck said, with a pleasant smile on his face.

What?

"W-What?"

Did he call me a fly? And wanted to kill me. What the hack is this daughter-con problem?

"Khukh! No, it's nothing." He fakes coughs but it doesn't matter I already hear him loud and clear.

"I heard you were also in 'that' incident with my daughter. Is that correct?" He said and changed the subject to instance.

"Yes."

It was rather rude, but it was a good thing for me.

Because he was such a powerful person, I didn't want to deal with him for an extended amount of time. He was rather dry but not overly aggressive.

"Well, actually I came here to say thanks for saving my daughter."

"I just did what I had to survive sir, you don't have to thank me."

"you don't need to pretend in front of me, Isabella told me everything."

What? Why would she do that? I told her not to tell anyone what she heard, wait! The main question is did she tell him that Samuel's main goal was to kidnap her?

"She said that you were rather brave and did not run away from there even if you chance to do so."

Oh, that's all. A sigh was released from my mouth at that.

"It's nothing that great to be mentioned sir, anyone would do that if they were in my position," I replied to him as humbly as I could.

"No, you are wrong. If anyone else would be there they would prioritise their life instead of others."

Well, he is not wrong for that one point but I have to get involved myself because I don't have any other options at that point.

There was not Adrian, Emma, Noah or even Aric could work. If any of these people were there at that time I would never involved myself.

"She also said you are a weirdo who stalked her everywhere she goes." When he finishes that sentence there is a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"She also mentioned your name a few times in our daddy-daughter talk."

What the heck Isabella, you big idiot. Why would she do something foolish like this? Does she have a grudge against me or something?

"So, does Isabella like you or something? Or do you like her?"

"I-I don't know about her, but that wouldn't be the case for me!"

What was he doing now?! It's a completely different conversation than I expected from Dereck.

"You don't like her? How does that make sense? Do you perhaps have some problems with your eyesight…?"

'How could you not take a liking to my daughter!', that was how the Dereck Evergreen was looking at me. He sure was startled.

What was with that guy's sudden change?

He was just someone completely crazy for his daughter, after all!

And then

-Bang!

"D-Dad! What are you talking about!"

Isabella, whose face was tomato red, barged into the reception room.

Having eavesdropped from outside, her face was completely shrivelled up. She then pointed towards the door.

"G-Get out! You, get out! Wait there!"

"Wait! Wait just a moment! Please wait, Lucas! Let's talk more!"

"Y-You're loud! Dad, please be quiet!"

I left the reception room, leaving behind the Derecak Evergreen, the continent's strongest mage, and his daughter.

-I'm so embarrassed! Why did you have to come here?! Why did you ask him that?!

-N-No… Sweetie. What I meant was…

-I don't care! Get out! Don't stay here any longer! I told you not to come!

-I just wanted to know who this Lucas kid is that's all…!

-Aaaaaaaah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Don't say anything anymore! Just don't!

Ah! Ah!

I could hear Isabella screaming from inside the room and Dereck Evergreen just stuttering, not knowing what to do.

…I was quite the fool worrying about getting harmed, I guess.

She grew up under such a father, so it was no wonder that she turned out the way she did.

"Sigh…"

-I hate you, dad! I hate you! You're so annoying!

-N-No! I just did this all for you…!

-I don't care!

Like that, I also got to know how Isabell was usually talking with her father.

I didn't want to be involved with either of these two anymore, so I ran away.

Fortunately, the Dereck didn't look for me afterwards, thanks to Isabella's admonishment.

***

Outside of Academy Gate, Dereck was walking in a depressed mood, He didn't have much time to spend time with his daughter because of his profession as the strongest mage.

After the recent incident, he thought that he would spend some quality time with his daughter but she is been talking about Lucas all the time.

So he just came here to check on him, that's all. But things turned south and now he was hated by his daughter.

"You can come out now, I already know you were following me," Dereck said to know one but soon something changed.

-Swosh

A Silver-White hair guy appears out of nowhere, his deep blue eyes look at Dereck and soon his mouth starts to twitch and

"Hahaha, I don't you were the daughter-con. The strongest mage is the daughter con. Wait until Headmaster Hera knows."

"Don't you dare tell her anything Yato or else?" The man was Yato, and he had been following him since Dereck came out of the reception room.

"And besides I'm not a daughter-con. I just care for her so much." Yato's shoulder still twitched even if Dereck tried to justify himself.

"Y-Yeah, I get it. So don't explain it anymore." Yato said as he covered his mouth and tried to not laugh.

"So tell me the real reason you came here," Yato said to Dereck, all of his relaxed expression leaving his face and there was a dangerous blue glint on his eyes.

Dereck just sighed as he watched Yato's behaviour. "You should be polite with me I'm at least 15 years older than you."

"I don't care," Yato replied as a matter of fact.

"Tsk, I know that as well. Anyway since you asked I'll tell you. I'm here to see Lucas really and nothing more." Dereck replied to Yato, whiteout showing a hint of nervousness. After all, Derck held the title of strongest mage.

"Like, I ever believe you."

"It's up to you whether you believe me or not," Dereck replied and started to walk away from Yato.

Seeing him walking away Yato says one last thing to Dereck. "Hey Dereck I'm going to send a gift to the World Government headquarters will you come with me?"

Dereck pauses and looks back to Yato and said

"I am not crazy as you do whatever you want."

And walked away from there.

"Oh, then I guess I will have some fun myself alone then," Yato said to himself.

-Swoosh!

With that Yato flow toward headquarters of the World Government.