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The female finally introduced herself. Ian committed the name Elizabeth to memory. The woman who was supposedly Tohru’s apprentice said they were in a pocket dimension. Will we be likewise protected at the academy? The “shield” here seems to be already falling apart – that explains the way she keeps rushing us. And it seems unlikely that the Japanese academy could have a stronger magical shield. But I hope it does.

In his excitement of finally finding out something new and wondering what the academy would be like, Ian forgot to memorize the names of the people who subsequently introduced themselves, though he felt like they were only two of them. He did note that Shuichi was much more serious about his belief that this could be a kidnapping or an evil plot than Ian had initially thought and he re-evaluated his opinion of the boy being somewhat carefree. He admired the determined girl who disagreed with Shuichi. She seems someone worthwhile knowing. Too bad I don’t know her name.

One of the things Elizabeth mentioned that some kind of magic council officials would go to their guardians. Well, River already knows as much as I do. They better offer her some protection! All the gathered people were to leave – either through the castle’s gate to be teleported to the academy or to the forest to go back home for their belongings. Ian looked around and noted that there were many who had not packed and would have to go back first. How many will decide to come back?

Shrugging his shoulder, Ian tightened his hold on all of his belongings – traveling case, suitcase and backpack – and made his way toward the castle entrance. Raven tightened his hold on Ian’s shoulder and clicked his beak in annoyance several times, but stayed where he was, even when they were transported once again. In a blink of an eye, they arrived in Japan. Not like I would know that if we weren’t told… He felt the powerful magic, and it was better even better than the sight of the beautiful if old mansion ahead of him. Ah, as magnificent as magic is, it must remain in the world!

Luther raised an eyebrow and smirked slightly. They were going to Japan? He held back a chuckle as he remembered the many times his brother geeked out about Japan and how he wanted to go there one day. Kept on going on about how much cool stuff they have there and how much fun it would be to move there. Luther even tried to save up for a trip there as a birthday gift for him, but sadly it was around the time their neighborhood had a streak of home invasions and robberies. Of course their apartment was hit and almost everything was taken, the only thing that wasn't taken was the couches and beds. They never did find their stuff, but that was a few years ago and they've recovered, though Luther is still sad he couldn't give his brother his trip. Luther shrugged it off and buried his hands into his pockets as he walked towards the castles entrance. At least he can finally see what the big deal was.

Luthers body slightly tensed up as he felt the strong sudden surge of magic do its job and pull him across the world towards the land of the rising sun. His vision was a bit blurry, but it was quick to clear up as he finally reached his destination. He stumbled a bit and straightened himself out as he took a deep breathe. Honestly he's not a fan of the whole teleporting thing, but he kept quite and rubbed the back of his neck as he took in his new surroundings. He was a bit taken back once he felt the strange new magic that filled the air around him. He noticed that it was coming from the rather large mansion that seemed to be nearly over taken by natures foliage and vines. Luther rolled his shoulders as he appreciated the scenery and picked out a few potential spots to nap in later, but stopped as he noticed the blonde haired man standing in front of the mansion with his cane. Luther quickly remembered why he was here and returned to his unwelcoming look before crossing his arms. He could nap later, it was time to get down to business.