With Vahn’s arrival, Circe, he had been squatting down, petting the head of a lamb, turned to look back as she rose to her feet. Her wings flittered just a bit, revealing the golden sheen of Magic Circuits on their interior as she whispered in a gratified tone, “You came…” Though Vahn himself wasn’t required for the ritual, and could …

In a dark chamber that was nearly three-hundred degrees Celsius, the sound of rhythmic hammer beats resonated. If there had been any observers, they would have seen pulses of heat radiate out with the sound of each strike, the oppressive heat expanding outward as it intermingled with the shock wave accompanying each blow. Curiously, the rhythm almost felt ‘natural’, comparable …

Between completing Quests, helping others complete Quests, and making preparations for his future course of action, Vahn spent more than half his time training with Scáthach and researching with Da Vinci. With Da Vinci making startling progress on her own, she was the most suitable advisor within the castle when it came to ‘exploiting’ the Quest Board. Though this didn’t …

Though the Mage’s Association had three primary branches, it was actually comprised of several other factions and affiliated families. While two of the three branches were located in Europe, with the Atlas Temple being located in Egypt, they had branches of influence spread throughout the entire world. After all, it would be impossible to form a united front of they …

Though it didn’t immediately take off at first, it wasn’t long before the introduction of the Quest Board became one of the most discussed topics within the castle. Not only was it a good way to alleviate boredom, but it was a sure-fire way to gradually increase your strength by accepting tasks that were within your capabilities. This became notable …

With everyone else benefitting from his Quest function, Vahn felt a lot less self-conscious about taking advantage of it himself. During the period where everyone was discussing how to help each other complete their Quests, he went through his own list to accept a few he had been on the fence about. Most of these fell into the category of …

Following a rather relaxing rest period with the three girls, Vahn decided to strike while the iron was hot. Now that he knew there was even more to the Quest function than he had previously realized, the first thing he did was organize a gathering with everyone to explain his ‘revelations’. This also included Da Vinci, even though he had …

After a few schedule adjustments, both for the sake of progress and his mental health, Vahn had designated a period during the evening where he would continue treating the remaining Homunculi. As was often the case when he was happy, Vahn’s intuition had caused a lingering feeling of ‘danger’ in the back of his mind that he couldn’t ignore. To …

Though they was somewhat difficult to track, and would invalidate their identities and passports back outside, things like birthdays obviously couldn’t be overlooked. This was especially so for the younger generations that would reside in the castle as it was important for their development to have a day where they could quantifiable mark their growth. A person’s perception of themself …

After a rather humorous incident where Sakura awoke to find herself drooling against his side, Vahn helped her prepare for her evening lessons. He had already talked to Rin about having Sakura first pursue the path of a Knight and, as her Od was already expanding at a much faster rate than normal, there shouldn’t be any difficulties in her …