Chapter 220: Amendatory Arcanics - Part 1
,"No one signed up for my class?!" Kir was incredulous as he stood across from Lumin in her office. It was still in her manor, but now her manor was at the very edge of the promontory where the school had once been.
Moving the structure had been quite the spectacle for the city, and even Kir wondered at the sheer tonnage being floated. He would learn later that the manor had once served as the Academy in the beginning of Norneau’s history, and had been moved to make way for the towers that had replaced it.
"Don’t feel too bad," Lumin said. "Everyone’s still getting their feet underneath them with the new Academy, so it wasn’t unexpected. Oh, but I suppose I should have phrased it better. Not enough students signed up for your class. I could hardly justify having you teaching only Kordia and her friend."
"You said I would be teaching special students. There aren’t that many around in the first place."
"I did, didn’t I? But I think you fail to grasp exactly what I meant," Lumin reached under her table and pulled out a stack of papers. "These five students will be the ones you are teaching. They are from different years, and each has developed unique problems with their magic. I am hoping your unique insights will help them come out of their issues to function normally. You should also know about them before the, ah, previous teacher in your position tells you his opinion. Since we’ll be dining together before the semester starts."
Feeling like he didn’t have much of a choice, Kir flipped through the pages. Second from the top, he recognized one name. "Daisy Della Recca. You want me to teach Daisy the Destroyer?"
Months ago - though it felt like years at this point - Daisy had challenged Kir to a duel over Rainier. She’d wanted Rain’s attention and something akin to "saving" him from having lunch with a demonkin like Kir. Suffice it to say, Kir had spanked her in the duel.
"I’m aware of your previous history with Miss Recca, and her disposition towards Kir Gale. I am also quite aware that you will be teaching under the name," she sighed, "Kiryu Nasumi. So I see no reason for animosity between Professor Nasumi and Miss Recca."
"I haven’t even accepted the job," Kir said.
"You will," Lumin said.
"Why, because you’re going to threaten me?"
"No, because I’m going to pay you. I would never threaten you without due cause, and you’ve been most cooperative."