Supreme Magus novel Chapter 298

"Can you help me discover what Silverwing’s Hexagram does?" Lith asked.

"Sure, no problem." Yurial was happy to be finally able to repay his friend of all the help he received in the past, even if it was for a fool’s errand.

"I’d also like to see those impossible arrays you mentioned earlier." Lith was sure to have struck a gold mine. Having true arrays in his arsenal was an opportunity he couldn’t miss.

Lith kept the Hexagram active, making it possible for Yurial to perform a series of experiments and spells to determine the newfound array’s properties. While Yurial studied it from the outside, Lith could perceive from the inside the changes in the mana flow each test produced.

After a while, they compared notes about their initial findings.

They were still discussing the details when Lith received Phloria’s call.

’Ugh, I wish I knew how much time has passed. I have to make myself a damn clock or something.’ Thirteen years after his third birth, Lith was still unable to tell the time without looking at the sun.

It frustrated him beyond reason.

When he went to pick her up, Phloria was wearing her uniform, just like him. She wore her waist long black hair down. Her wavy hair reflected the academy’s light, giving them a silky look.

Phloria emanated a delicate flowery scent that Lith found surprisingly relaxing. Even before he obtained an enhanced sense of smell, Lith had always found perfumes to be too strong. Their sweet scent was nauseating for him, just like a man using too much cologne.

She wore little make up. Just enough to make her features appear more delicate and her eyes bigger. Her lips shined under the effect of lip gloss.

"How do I look?" She asked with an expectant look.

"You look gorgeous." Lith honestly replied.

Lith took her to the lagoon city of Vinea that he had visited during the fourth year’s house calls. With its many small canals and boats, it was the most romantic place he knew.

It reminded him of the Italian city of Venice he had seen in many movies back on Earth.

Also, it was located quite far from the academy, so the odds of meeting someone they knew were very low. Lith wanted some peace and quiet. They chose a restaurant with outside tables to enjoy the scenery. Being still early spring, the air was a bit chilly.

It took Phloria just a wave of the hand to warm the air around them and make so that the heat wasn’t dispersed. Lith took care of the lights, summoning small silvery moons around them.

The poor waiter assigned to them was so flabbergasted by their uniforms and display of power that it took a while to manage to order some food.

"Not to complain, but this is not like you. Taking me outside the academy, in a romantic city instead of ordering food from the canteen and eating it in one of our rooms. What’s wrong?" She asked extending her hand across the table to take his.

’Am I really such a cheapskate?’ Lith thought. Solus’s silence spoke volumes about the matter.

"I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but there’s something you need to know." Lith told her about the hostility he had perceived from Wanemyre and the other students.

"It’s no coincidence, all of them wear accessories that give me a bad vibe."

"They wear matching items? How did no one notice them before?" She was surprised, it was quite the dumb move on their side. It made them recognizable.

"Not matching, but I’m positive they have the same properties. I want you to be wary of all of them." Lith gave her the names and a physical description of those he had identified.

"Then how do you know they are linked?" She asked.