Chapter 19: Robert’s Magic Academy
It was a beautiful dawn.
"Who are you?" one of the knights asked, crossing their spears to block the massive double doors.
The knight studied the two of them and, noticing their ragged clothes, thought, "What is a peasant doing here at Robert’s Magic Academy?"
One of the figures pulled back his hood. It was Jin Claye—the student who ranked first in the trials of Robert’s Magic Academy.
The knights immediately lowered their spears and opened the doors. Behind them stood an iron portcullis, serving as extra protection. They turned the windlass, and the portcullis slowly rose.
Gabby led the march, still riding the walking horse. As he approached, the knights crossed their spears to block his path. One of them said, "Show me your identification card."
Gabby lowered his hood and tossed the card into the air. It spun midair before one of the knights caught it and examined it.
The knight looked at the name and thought, "Jin brought his fiancé? But the name sounds like a boy’s..."
He then said aloud, "You may enter, young lady."
Gabby continued forward on his horse, unfazed. He didn’t care that he had been misgendered—again.
Gabby thought to himself, "After four days of riding, we’ve finally arrived at Robert’s Magic Academy. We passed a few Magic Towers along the way, but he never once mentioned his land of barony."