The Joint Military Headquarters of the Semi-Allied Nations

  Year 2851 | Month 1 | Day 13

  Cassandra Belle stands stiffly in front of a table full of over a dozen Class A magicians. With each of the Class A magicians representing the different nation amongst the semi-alliance. One built more on the promise of not interfering with each other rather than genuinely aiding each other.

  “If even you say the immortal magician is real then it must be true…” the Warrior General in charge of the Republic of Arcania’s military while their Chairman is fighting the other Class S magicians for supremacy mutters while rubbing his thick beard. Meanwhile the other Class A magicians of the war council all look down at the table in thought.

  But something tells Cassandra that they’re all just plotting about how they can personally kidnap and experiment on the man she met on the battlefield. The immortal, Undying Magician, Nathan.

  If she’s being honest with herself, if her battle with Nathan hadn’t been seen by thousands of people serving Natra, she would’ve just kept his existence secret from the higher ups.

  That wasn’t possible though. Not with the fanatics of Natra seeing the battle, and not with the Undying Magician’s own lack of interest in stopping the fight.

  All keeping it from them would’ve done was lower her own trust in their eyes after they figured out the truth themselves. Which would’ve caused her problems in the end.

  The Warrior General raises his head and declares, “I believe we should mark this ‘Undying Magician’ off as a Class A level threat, even if he is only a Class B magician.”

  “Agreed,” the current Class A king serving as the figurehead for the Collective Kingdoms says while nodding his head. “A Class B magician with enhanced strength and speed and the inability to die is worth at least that much.”

  “But is he really immortal?” one of the council representatives from Entaria asks with a frown on her face. “For all we know he could simply have an incredible regeneration spell activated.”

  The intelligence officer of the White Kingdom shakes her head at the council representative as she answers, “Unlikely. I’ve gotten reports of a vampire traveling from one battlefield to another that seems completely unkillable. Even when you erase them from existence entirely, they simply reappear before putting on more clothes and armor.”

  A very light blush spreads across Cassandra’s face as she remembers seeing Nathan naked after that very thing happened to him during his fight with the Class B magicians. But she quickly shakes that thought out of her head since he’s the enemy. No matter how curious and nice she may find him.

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  “What I find more questionable is why the vampire has equipment from the Republic,” the intelligence officer states while staring straight at the Warrior General. “Care to explain that Warrior General Haax?”

  “What?” “From the Republic?” “Why haven’t I heard about this before?”

  Everyone in the room turns to stare at the Warrior General, making the man in question frown at them.

  Even Cassandra finds herself looking at him out of curiosity. Because she knows the equipment Nathan was using was from the Republic. Specifically the Arcadian Metal swords.

  And she’s sure he had two of them, despite his only using one of them during the battle.

  One doesn’t simply obtain two Arcadian Metal swords. Especially not in the Kingdom of the Fallen.

  The Warrior General just shrugs and says, “I don’t know where he obtained them either. Very few people in the Republic even have the ability to purchase them, so if you want to ask someone, go ask the forgers of the Arcadian Metal.”

  That answer just pisses the other Class A magicians off, seeing as they all know they’ll never be given a chance to ask. Which also leads several of them to – based on the looks they’re sending the Warrior General that Cassandra can see – begin suspecting the Republic of working with the kingdoms to stall for their leader in hopes of the Chairman’s victory over the other Class S magicians.

  “Enough about the vampire,” the Soul General of the Republic of Arcania declares, bringing everyone’s attention to him. “Send two Class A magicians to capture him and bring him back here. We can then decide on who can take him from there.”

  “Impossible.” “Not happening.” “Do you think we’re stupid?”

  “If only two Class A magicians hunt him down, do you really think we’ll just trust that they’ll bring him back here instead of taking the spoils for themselves?” the intelligence officer of the White Kingdom asks while looking at the Soul General with disdain on her face. “I propose we all send one Class A magician to act as a force against this ‘Undying Magician’ and take him back here to let every nation experiment on him together. They will also be able to prove whether he is truly immortal or not during their overwhelming attempt to capture him.”

  Cassandra holds herself back from grimacing as the other Class A magicians all vote to accept the proposal. Because it means Nathan won’t be in a very promising position soon.

  And while a part of her wonders why she’s so worried about him, another part knows she doesn’t want him to just end up captured and turned into a labrat for these people.

  She lightly grits her teeth even as the Class A magicians of the council – a council she isn’t a part of despite being a Class A magician herself – all move on to the next topic. Which is to discuss who will take over the territory whose nobles managed to defeat the attacking forces. Deciding who will attack in their stead and claim the territory afterwards.

  Eventually the council is dismissed, leaving her standing in the chamber alone with her fist clenched at her side.

  Fuuuck… this isn’t going to turn out well.

  After several seconds she unclenches her fist before finally leaving the chamber herself while deciding to ask for some time off from Juan. The Class S magician of Natra.

  Which won’t be a pleasant conversation.

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