Thomas “Grandmother, y-you can’t—” “Hmm? Are you trying to say something, my sweet Thomas? You, who have failed miserably at chasing her on your own all this time?” “T-that’s too cruel to her, is it not?” “Cruel? There’s nothing cruel about it! After all, I know you’re going to take care of her just fine. You really do love her, …

Hugo We rode like the wind, barely taking any breaks or rests. I would fall asleep while still on the horse, trusting Mother to keep me from falling off. It was rough, if I were to be honest. My body ached all over, especially my bottom. Thankfully, Mother would periodically use her healing spell to hear said aches, or else …

Alincia When I first took note of Marina’s disappearance, it was at lunch. She wasn’t at her usual table. I never saw her take a different one except when it was already occupied by someone else. I didn’t see her at breakfast either, but I thought she just had her breakfast earlier. Sometimes she’d do that as she liked to …

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood. I write this to tell you that your daughter, Marina Greenwood, has been kidnapped, taken against her will by none other than Vera Marjoram, the witch you have met one and a half months ago. She is currently being kept at the witch’s home, the Ice Palace, smack-dab in the middle of her territory. If …

We departed back home the next morning, since there really was nothing else for us to do here. Not to mention that Father was unwilling to leave his post for long. He’s the kind of honest guy that would never like getting paid to do a job he didn’t do well. Unfortunately, Marina couldn’t see us depart, as she had …

We departed back home the next morning, since there really was nothing else for us to do here. Not to mention that Father was unwilling to leave his post for long. He’s the kind of honest guy that would never like getting paid to do a job he didn’t do well. Unfortunately, Marina couldn’t see us depart, as she had …

We spent the rest of the day sightseeing around the city. Apparently, that was it. That was the supposed meeting between us and the teachers. Marina told us that Vera had essentially “hijacked” it, telling the professors that Marina “belonged to her” and that no one else should give her future job offers than her. Naturally, they could only obey …

When I returned, Father and Mother were thankfully still inside their room. Judging by the rush inside when I knocked, they probably just had sex and were still cuddling on their bed naked. Haah, can’t leave this two alone on their own at all. Once Father opened the door, all dressed up of course, I immediately told them of my …

Our trip to the Academy was done using, what else, a carriage, although this time around we rented the entire thing, unlike Marina who had to share it with strangers. That made it quite a lot more expensive than the usual cost, but it was totally worth it. It wasn’t like we were wasting our money and time going back …

Marina My fourth and fifth year at the Academy were relatively uneventful, except for a couple of occurrences that I shall note in this little monologue of mine. First, my tutoring of Alincia ended up bearing fruit, as she ended up reaching Master-level just a couple months ago. Just as I had predicted, she reached it by learning how to …