Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 145 : Outing (2)

It was truly a magnificent sight.

The children's mouths dropped open at the unbelievable scenery unfolding before their eyes, and their eyes darted around ceaselessly.

"It's really, really amazing!"

Pola let out an unadorned exclamation of admiration for the first time in a while.

"What on earth is that over there!"

Skir shouted, looking at the various creatures swimming by.

"Oppa, this place is full of water spirits."

A broad smile appeared on Nella's lips.

"You've come."

A Siren who was on guard duty approached.

"A Siren?!"

The children also knew of the Sirens they had once seen in a book.

"Hahaha! Yes. That's right. I am a Siren."

"Gasp! Then if we stay here..."

Skir took a step back, as if he had remembered the terrifying rumors about Sirens.

"Don't worry. Most of the rumors about us are not true."

At that, the guard smiled brightly and reassured Skir.

"Now, let's go in."

As they entered their castle, exclamations of admiration erupted once again.

A castle in the water! That was amazing enough, but the barrier that enveloped it like glass was even more magnificent.

"Woooow~!"

Hearing the children's exclamations, Lucas's heart swelled with pride.

'They're enjoying it like five-year-old children.'

The children following Lucas chattered ceaselessly.

"Unni! Look over there!"

"It's so pretty. Nella, look over there, over there too!"

"I've never seen such a color in my life."

"Me neither. It's beautiful."

The beautiful, colorful fish swimming outside the barrier.

They were things created by the Siren kingdom located in the deep sea.

Living in groups in this place where not a single ray of light reached, they showed the meticulousness of creating light on the sturdy barrier that enveloped the castle and even controlling the water pressure in the vicinity.

Moreover, they had even set up a barrier to prevent deep-sea monsters from approaching the area, so this place was a paradise.

"It's truly amazing. To think there's a place like this in the sea!"

"And we even met a Siren. It's really amazing."

The children couldn't hide their excitement, repeatedly saying it was amazing and incredible.

"Please enter. The king is waiting."

At that, the children's eyes grew even wider.

"The king?"

"If you mean the king, the real king of the Sirens?"

"Are we having an audience with the king right now?"

A sense of bewilderment appeared in the eyes of the children as they looked at each other alternately.

"We don't know the court etiquette of this place! What if we commit a discourtesy?"

"That's right. The king... I'm scared too."

"It's okay, so let's go in."

Lucas, who had smiled faintly, opened the door and entered.

"Ooooooh!!!"

At that, as expected, Giestio began to welcome them enthusiastically.

"Please come in. To have you come all this way to this distant place! I don't know where to put myself."

At that, the children fidgeted behind and bowed their heads.

"W-we greet the king of the Sirens."

As Skir first greeted according to the etiquette of the land, Nella and Pola also awkwardly bent their knees, following him.

"Hohoho! There's no need for this. My name is king, but I am also just a Siren who borrows the sea to live."

"Thank you for your hospitality. These are the friends I mentioned. This is my younger sister."

At Lucas's greeting, Giestio made eye contact with the children in turn.

"I can feel your spirit! You are surely people who will do great things."

The children's faces turned red at Giestio's generous compliment.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Giestio Arda. I lead the Sirens."

Giestio introduced himself first.

"Ah, my introduction was late. I am Skir O'Neil. On land..."

Skir chose his words for a moment.

"I am studying magic."

And he finished his introduction without mentioning his ducal family.

'He's grown up a lot.'

Seeing the humility shown by Giestio, who was in the position of a king, he seemed to have realized something as well.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Pola Pelleve. I'm learning magic too."

Pola also finished her introduction brightly. It was just like Pola not to be bound by formalities, even though she had learned etiquette.

"Hello. I am Nella Rodrigo. I am learning magic."

As Nella also finished her introduction, Giestio's eyes curved like a bow.

"Hahaha! As expected, my eyes were not wrong. You are all wonderful. But I feel the energy of a spirit from Miss Nella, do you perhaps also practice spirit arts?"

"Yes. I like spirits."

At Nella's answer, Giestio's fins shook violently.

"Miss Nella, you think of spirits as friends. Truly...! I am moved."

Most spirit masters tended to think of spirits as their subordinates. But since Nella had answered that she liked spirits, Giestio, who loved nature, was so pleased.

"Hahaha! Today is a really good day for me. When was the last time I felt this good! Now, please eat. I have prepared a banquet for you all, as well as a thorough tour."

The children smiled brightly at Giestio's words.

"This is exciting!"

As Pola first clapped her hands and jumped up and down, Skir and Nella also did not hide their anticipation and were delighted, following her.

Even as they headed to the banquet hall, the children began to ask Giestio all sorts of curious things.

"Really? Wow! That's amazing too."

"Hahaha! Let's talk about the rest while we have our banquet."

As the doors of the banquet hall opened, the children let out another exclamation of admiration.

"Wooooow!"

"I tried to prepare without any shortcomings, but it may not be as good as on land. Still, I hope you will enjoy it."

A Siren who had approached guided the children and said.

"What on earth is that? It looks so delicious."

The children licked their lips as they looked at the prepared banquet. The variety of the banquet was diverse. From types of fish they had seen on land to things they couldn't tell what kind of creature they were.

Moreover, the various dishes cooked with colorful seaweeds stimulated their appetite just by looking at them.

"Please eat."

As the meal began, the children focused on eating without a word.

"Here, try this too."

Pola put some delicious-looking dishes on Nella's plate, and Skir, sitting next to her, broke off a large octopus leg, cut it into bite-sized pieces, and placed it on Pola's and Nella's plates.

'Cute things.'

Lucas smiled contentedly as he watched them.

"K-kyang! It's so delicious."

Pola, who had put a piece of fish dish in her mouth, tore at her hair as if she were going crazy from how delicious it was.

"The chef will also be happy today that you are enjoying the food we prepared so deliciously."

At Giestio's words, Pola, with her mouth full of food, nodded her head vigorously.

"It's reawy, reawy dewicious (It's really, really delicious.)"

"Po-Pola! It is against etiquette to speak with food in your mouth."

At that, Skir chided Pola softly.

"Shut up! (Shut up!)"

But all that came back was a loud rebuke.

"Hahaha! It's alright. Here, there is no need for etiquette or anything, so please just stay comfortably."

"It's really so delicious."

Nella also sat calmly and praised it, constantly putting food in her mouth.

"Thank you. Thank you so much."

At that, Giestio was so happy that he was even on the verge of tears.

As the storm-like meal came to an end, the children patted their full bellies and gasped for breath.

"I can't breathe..."

Pola said, panting, as if to show how much she had eaten.

"But I have to eat that."

And yet she reached for a dessert.

"Didn't you say you can't breathe? You should stop eating..."

"Shut up."

Pola, who had curtly dismissed Skir's words, took a big bite of the tart.

"I have a question."

Skir, who had finished his meal, asked.

"Please ask anything."

"Isn't this place underwater? But I'm curious as to why we can act like we're on land like this. Is it all thanks to this necklace?"

"Haha. Yes. You could say it's thanks to that necklace. Of course, we have cast a spell to lower the pressure here. We also find it much more comfortable when the pressure is lower."

At that, Skir nodded his head.

"I see. I was surprised that not a single drop of water entered my mouth. And the food also doesn't float in the water and is like this, as if on land..."

"This is all the power of magic. We also researched for countless ages to make it like this."

"Ah."

At that, Skir let out a small exclamation of admiration.

"You have a high passion for learning. In that case, how about you meet our Siren mage? I think it will be a new exchange."

"Ah. But since I'm a buffer, I don't know if I'll be of any help..."

Skir's voice trailed off. Although Lucas had told him about the importance of buffers several times, he still seemed to lack confidence.

"You're a buffer?! You must be a truly amazing person."

But as Giestio raised his voice, Skir's face lit up.

"Haha. Not at all. It is still a meager talent."

Lucas clicked his tongue softly as he watched the simple-minded Skir.

'What a vain little kid. The one who should acknowledge him first is himself, not others.'

As Skir's shoulders rose high, Pola, sitting next to him, tapped his shoulder.

"See. Rookie told you several times that buffers are amazing."

"Ahem!"

Skir coughed dryly, as if he had been hit where it hurts.

"In that case, it would be good for you to meet the best Siren buffer. What do you think?"

Giestio asked, looking at Lucas.

"We would be grateful for that."

It was truly a grateful thing. To meet a mage of the same type of magic, and a higher-level one at that, would be a great help.

"In that case, Miss Nella, may I ask what kind of spirit you handle?"

"It is the spirit of water."

At Nella's answer, Giestio clapped his hands.

"As expected! What I felt was also water, but I asked just in case. In that case, the spirit you can summon now is...?"

"It is an Undine."

At that, Giestio's eyes widened.

"No, you seem to be of a young age...! You are amazing. Very amazing. In that case, how about you meet our best spirit master? He is also a water spirit master. He can call three high-level spirits, Endairons."

At that, this time Nella's eyes widened.

"Really?"

A skilled person who can call three high-level spirits!

That level of skill could be called the best even if he went to the surface.

"Yes. Of course."

Nella's face was full of anticipation.

"In that case, Miss Pola, what kind of magic do you study?"

This time it was Pola.

"Um~ I'm best at lightning magic, but I actually want to learn ice or water attributes too. I know how to do them, but not as well as lightning."

Pola first brought up other magic, perhaps because she thought it wouldn't be good to summon electricity in the water.

"Hahaha! You don't have to worry. We also have a high-level expert in lightning magic."

"Yes?! Lightning magic here?"

"Of course. If we didn't study lightning magic, we would have been wiped out thousands of years ago."

He was right. Since Sirens were beings who lived in the water, they were naturally weak to lightning magic.

Therefore, they first found a way to counter lightning and ice attribute magic.

Of course, it was a rare event for them to be attacked by others.

'A wise race.'

Lucas thought.

"If you have all finished your meal, shall we go for a tour?"

The children stood up with excited expressions at Giestio's words.

Lucas now felt like he wanted to shower Giestio's cheeks with kisses. He had come with the hope of cheering the children up a little, but Giestio was doing even more than that for the children.

'This is truly a very grateful thing.'

A smile never left Lucas's face as he followed behind them.

[End of Chapter]