<strong>11th Epoch, Jan 1, 2020; Death Clan;</strong>
The elders and the clan leaders were shocked to see the black lightning ball in Azzy's hand.
The Death clan head, Qridus Garcia was extremely happy that his successor received such a powerful Arcana spirit during his second awakening.
Kylan Crescent, the leader of the crescent clan, clenched his fist and tried to suppress his frustration as he felt their precious Arcana spirit was stolen by the son of the branch family's traitor.
The other clan leaders congratulated Qridus. Before, they didn't acknowledge Azzy as they thought his progress was too slow for someone who was selected as the successor.
But, now, looking at the black lightning ball that's been recorded as one of the top tier Arcana spirits of the continent, they can't help but agree with Qridus' decision.
Meanwhile, Barbara Crescent, Kylan's granddaughter, was filled with excitement to find her cousin awakened a second Arcana spirit.
"Way to go, cousin." She cheered from the sidelines as everyone just clapped.
However, all of a sudden, she saw the black lightning ball suddenly started to behave wildly.
Azzy started to roar in pain while an hourglass appeared before him. The black lightning ball covered Azzy and started to become bigger.
Suddenly, the stadium fell silent. Even the clan leaders were clueless about the phenomenon. They wanted to observe more.
She didn't know what took over. Before her brain processed the situation, her body already started to dash towards him.
All of a sudden, everyone around there was frozen except for Barbara.
"What the hell…" By the time she came to her senses, she saw her surroundings were changed.
She was standing on top of some grassland… "Where the hell am I?"
<strong>Back to Present;</strong>
<strong>November 23rd, 1993; Aclein Academy;</strong>
"Azrael?" A loud cheerful sound from nearby made Azrael turn his head. He wondered why this voice sounds so familiar.
When he looked at the source of the voice, he was taken aback in shock. "Barbara? How?"
"What… what are you doing here?" Azzy asked.
Gideon and Claire were surprised to see Azzy, who for the first time, stuttered while talking to someone, although his tone was still plain and no expression was seen on his face.
"It doesn't make any sense..." Azzy mumbled to himself while his eyes widened.
It was a person from his past, more like the one from the future that wasn't supposed to be here. Actually, it wasn't the first time he saw her in this timeline.
By sheer coincidence, he saw her during one of his trips to the Arcana world. Back then, he just thought she only looks similar and due to only a short moment of acquaintanceship with his cousin, he threw away the absurd thought.
But now, looking at her in person, Azzy was clearly frozen in shock. Who wouldn't be in his position… It's not like he wanted to travel to the past. According to the Reaper, it was because of the mistake.
It can be explained with Azzy as he possesses a deity-level Arcana spirit. But what about Barbara? He knew that her Arcana beast is a mere purple grade and she hasn't awakened twice, either…
It made him wonder whether he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and also pinched himself to check whether he's in a dream. When he found out that he isn't, he asked the Reaper to check whether someone performed an illusion.
In response, the Reaper replied, "it appears that somehow she was also affected by your exploding aura back then, and time traveled along with you. And No… You aren't put under any illusion. This is reality."
Right then, Barbara left the table and stood before him with a big smile on her face, "It's been a while."
"You shouldn't be here," replied Azzy as he took her handshake before he asked, "How this is possible?"
"It's a long story." She sighed. "Anyway, you are free, this afternoon, right?"
Azzy nodded in response.
"Then, let's talk after lunch… We have a lot to catch up on… Oh, by the way, join us at the table. Let's eat together."
She then glanced at Gideon, who was curiously looking at her. He finds her awfully similar to someone he knew. Thinking that it might be his homesickness, he quickly threw the thought away.
Meanwhile, Barbara simply bowed to him as greeting and returned to their table without talking. As a princess of the Crescent, it's normal that she wouldn't know every member of the branch family.
"Who is she?" Gideon asked in a whisper.
Azzy replied vaguely, "someone I know."
While he continued to stand in the line, Barbara, who returned to her seat, was asked by a boy from her school, "so, that's the guy who you were so dying to meet with, for the past year."
"Yes, third senior brother." She nodded, maintaining her smile. "I should actually thank master for finding him for me, so soon. And don't you think it's also fate that Aclein Academy was chosen as a host for this year's champion league and I meet him, here of all the places…"
Listening to her words, Claire's face was only darkened. She didn't know why but she doesn't like this girl. Along with her, she found out that even her Arcana spirit seems to hate her in the same level it hates Azzy.
She wondered whether this girl is also of extremely powerful dark attribute like him. She knew that her sword spirit only expressed a dislike to dark attributes but it's just a dislike, not such hate.
With Azzy's possessing a platinum grade beast, she realized maybe, it's due to the grade difference.
Claire theorized that this girl from the Moon Academy is also a possessor of a platinum grade beast, or else, her soul rank wouldn't be higher than her when she's only in grade-7.
Just when she was about to ask how they know each other, she heard a shocking statement from the Moon Academy team's leader, who is a 15-year-old tenth-grade student and yet, a mid-rank-6 Arcana Master.
"Not bad, he's already a rank-5…" Her senior was satisfied with her choice, misunderstanding their relationship. "Should I recommend him to the instructor to scout him?"
As Claire heard his intention of taking away Azzy, she felt her heart rate increased all of a sudden. She wanted to say that the principal won't let Azzy leave the academy until graduation.
Thankfully for her, without her opening the mouth, someone else interrupted.
"Prince Vann, please think over again." Another tenth grader from the same academy reminded him that the academy only gave them ten slots to recruit. So, he cannot waste as he wishes.
However, thinking about the Prince's position, his friend further suggested that it's better to see Azzy's skills before he proposes it.
"Hmm… well, it's just only two days, anyway. We can see his performance in their annual tournament." The Prince of Hildegard agreed with him.
Claire sighed in relief. Meanwhile, her friends were also feeling the same, although for a different reason. Previously, they were envious of Azzy who attracted the attention of such a top academy.
Now that they heard that they'll see his skills in the tournament, they felt that it's good. After all, it is known to them that Azzy was banned from sparring with humans.
So, even if these foreigners knew about it, as long as Azzy was banned from sparring, he can't show his skills. With his terrible personality, he won't be scouted either. With such thoughts, they felt more ease in their minds.
As for Claire, she felt uneasy. She felt that this girl would surely take him away if she kept still. Now, all she was hoping for her sister to arrive early.
At the same time, she also decided to ask Gideon's help to make sure he stays away, especially from this group.
Meanwhile, Barbara was clearly displeased by his interruption. She snorted, "I'm sure Azrael will win the tournament."
"But, I wasn't registered for the tournament, Miss Barbara." Suddenly, she heard his voice from her behind.
Azzy wanted to address her with her surname but then, after thinking about Gideon and her circumstances, he decided to call her with the first name.
"Eh?" The people from the Moon Academy immediately stopped eating and stared at him.
"Oh! You are here." Barbara turned her head and then, asked her schoolmate to sit in the empty seat of the adjacent table. "Here…"
Azzy remembered their encounter. Almost 1 year ago, she did the same, back then. He felt that her princess attitude hasn't disappeared at all.
With no other seat available, Gideon sat at the behind table while Azzy took the seat beside her.
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