Red cheeks

Time passed by and it was finally time to join the magic academy.

The magic academy was located between the only two continent of the world, the MIXED RACE CONTINENT and HOLY CONTINENT,  on a island surrounded by water from every side.

The HOLY CONTINENT was located on the left side covering the other 1/3 area. It was not connected to the island by any ground while The MIXED RACE CONTINENT is connected to island by 2 route of ground, 1 from the upper most part and one from the lowest part of continent. Route by sea were also available, the ships  sailed from the middle point from where there was not any route by ground.

Hiakru and yuki took the ship route because the ship port was close to Etus region (where the village was) than the ground route.

At ship port

"Have you packed all the things?" Asked Miss melli

"Yup, some clothes, food and the sword we used for training " said hikaru

"You should buy a new one there, it looks Like it will break in 2 or 3 swings "said sana

" are there shops for these on the island?" Asked hikaru

"There are, all the part of island is not the academy. The academy is only located at the upper part. There are shops of everything and people also live there" miss melli replied 

"Then I will look for it there" 

"What about you yuki, you didn't forget anything right?"

"Yes, all set"

Someone shouted from the ship " the ship is going to sail in ten minutes "

"Then see you later and if aki amke a scene at academy send me a letter" said miss melli

Aki got his body back during winter time.

"I will not" replied aki

"Then bye" said hikaru and they went on the ship

The ship covered half of distance to the island, yuki and sana were looking in sea. They saw another ship going to the island, it was not as much crowded as their ship.

" That ship is not crowded as much as ours" said yuki

"look closely there are guards on the ship" said sana

"ya, there are guards there. May be a important person is on the ship"

" That's probably the reason why is it not crowded or either they are transporting some goods"

A woman came up on the deck 

"Look there is a women there"said yuki

"she is wearing some high class clothes, looks like the ship is sailed for some important person" said sana

'brother look at that ship it.....ehh? what happend to you two?" asked yuki while looking at aki and hikaru

" This ships driver doesn't know how to dive it bwhaaaaaaa" hikaru was sea sick and so was aki

"ships doesn't have driver, its not his fault for you sea sickness" said yuki

"h...how are you two not affected by it" asked hiakru

"lucky!" smiled and said yuki

"Eat this sour candy and try to distract yourself with something else may be that will help you" suggested sana

Hikaru and Aki tried as Sana suggested, Hikaru and Aki felt a litter better.

"Look at that ship, look like some Nobel person are riding it" said Yuki while pointing at the ship

"Don't point towards them " said hikaru

The person on the ship saw them at waved at them. Yuki and sana waved back. Another woman came out on the deck and started talking with the guard.

'I dont want to interact with them, i dont know the laws of the world what if they got mad because a commoner pointed at them' Thought hikaru

On the deck of the nobel person-

"Hana" called Mahiru

"Oh! Mahiru are you here to also enjoy the view" said Hana

"No, i was here to inform the guard to keep check of the surrounding, your father said that some dangerous sea creature are seen here in recent days, usually this area is safe but not for some days" said Mahiru

"Oh ya they did told us about it" Replied Hana

Mahiru saw the other ship "there is other ship sailing with us huh"

"Ya, i saw someone pointing toward us show i waved hands at them and they waved back"

"That ship is sure crowded"

"By the way how much more time is left to reach the island" asked Hana

"Around 2 to 3 hours more the guards said "

"Still a long way to go huh"

" Long way or not, I have to go there" said Hikaru witha serious face

"Now now ,Put that aside and look at beautiful sea with me"

At Hikaru's ship-

"Are there more sour candies" asked hikaru

"You both finished all already, there isn't even a piece left stop asking" said yuki with anger

Aki was layed on the deck looking almost dead, hikaru saw him and thought i better distract myself with something.

"Yuki.....help me stand up " requested hikaru

Yuki helped hikaru stand up and take him toward the edge. Hikaru's hair were annoying yuki. They were neither washed or cuted.

"You should cut these Hairs, who keeps this long hair for a man?" Said yuki while being annoyed

"Sorry, i didn't had much time i was busy in Henth region while training with sana, those were some harsh days of winter. I had to train full day bathing was not even an option"

"Atleast Wash them when we reach the island. You look like the classic ghost woman with her hair covering the face."

"Okay..... I remembered something"

"What?"

"I heard there that the person incharge of Etos region, our region was killed the same day when we were attacked. They kept the information from leaking out maybe it was also nefrim doing"

Yuki stared at the other ship and said " we need to stop him"

"I will stop him" said hikaru and then he "bugghhhhhhhh"

"You need to stop throwing up first" said yuki while holding her head

Hikaru land his gaze behind the other ship. Hikaru saw a big shadow approaching that ship.

"Yuki bring me the sword from my bag"

"Why? You want to swing the sword?"

"We might need it and be on alert mode " said hikaru while pointing at the shadow.

Yuki gave the sword to hikaru and started looking around thier ship.

"There isn't one around ours" said yuki

"It's good, but dont let your guard down"

The shadow disappeared. Hikaru still looked around for a minute but nothing happened.

"Looks like we are lucky, i didn't want make a scene here between all these people.  We have to stay low" said hikaru

"But still I will guard a little longer" said yuki

Hikaru nodded in agreement. The other ship went ahead of them. Yuki was looking at the back of their ship. Peoples on the deck were chatting like usual

"That ship looks Like of someone nobel or rich person"

"It is of a rich person, i saw two women on deck. I want to mary one of them, then i can be also rich"

"Like they would marry someone like you"

"Who knows may be they would fall for me on first sight. Want to try hitting on them when we get off the ship"

"If you promise Your face first when they slap"

"It won't happen"

"Ok then i will join you "

'Have you never had an encounter with woman in real life?, I will pray for you to return in one piece' thought hikaru while listening to them.

Yuki came back after a round around the deck.

"Looks like nothing is going to happen" said yuki

" then you can rest until we reach the island, i am still somewhat dizzy so i am going to distract myself with the other ship"

" Are you going stare at those women on the other ship?

" I rather stare at aki's face "

"Where are those two?" Asked yuki

"They are sitting on the bench inside the shade,  sana is looking after aki"

"Then i am also going there if you see something then call me"

"okay"

A few minutes passed, hikaru was still looking for that shadow and fighting with his own sea sickness. The other ship picked up more distance, the gap between the to ship was becoming more and more and more. 

The waves in sea started getting stronger and stronger, dark clouds appeared out of nowhere and rain started. It become harder to see the shadow of any sea fish or other thing on the surface of sea.

" I am already at the verge of passing out please have mercy on me waves" said hiakru and "barwwwwffffff" did it again

Hikaru tried his best to not to pass out. He Looked towards the other ship out of curiosity to look how they were doing. One of the guards had the same condition as hikaru, Hiakru saw it and thought ' Look,s like ship doesn't matter huh'

while looking at their ship Hikaru caught a glimpse of some skin of something approaching that ship. Hikaru without wasting time to confirm it called yuki

" Yuki!! throw me towards the ship on something and do something here"

" Okay" yuki understand what he mean.

yuki made a clone of hikaru with her spell and blasted a fireball in opposite direction of the other ship. All people of the boat gathered at the back side yuki went toward hiakru and made a flat board of ice with magic, hikaru climbed up on it, yuki attached hikaru's feet on it and launched it with a certain speed so that hikaru wont fall of it.

At the same time when hiakru saw the skin of someone, on the other boat-

" The weather took a sudden change" said Hana

" ya... But its too sudden" said Mahiru

one of the guard started feeling sea sickness and was throwing, Hana went to help her and said

"sir you should come inside, it could become worse. please take a rest inside" and take him inside.

Hana came outside and looked for the health of other guards.

:Booooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmm:

" What was that" both Hana and Mahiru get's surprised and rushed to look bacl toward the ship on which hikaru and yuki were. guards attention was also there.

:splash:

A creature whose body was flat with all pair of fins like 10 to 12 on upper surface came out of the sea, it was a Dren a creature related to Sea Dragons. They are like cat and tiger, where Dren are the cats and the Sea Dragon are the Tigers.But both sea dragon and Dren are not simple creatures without any power.

The Dren started flying in the air and approaches the ship. Its starts preparing for an attack. Drens can attack with a high pressure water concentrated at a point with his or her fins.

Mahiru, Hana and the other guards attention drawned toward the Dren but they were late and can't counter attack or defend on time. 

Mahiru's eyes caught a thing coming towards them from the other ship.

Its was Hikaru on the ice board, hikaru lowerd himself a little bit, pulled the sword back, fixed his eyes on the Dren.

With a great speed hikaru sliced through the Dren, The sword breaked the point it sliced dren.

Dren was not a weak sea creature but it was fixated on attacking the ship that made it easier to kill it.

Hikaru went flying until he escaped the field of vision of the people of sea.

Mahiru couldn't properly see the face hikaru but due to his long hairs, Mahiru and Hana mistook him for a woman.

"She saved us" said Mahiru 

Mahiru saw another dren coming towards them.

"Guards there is one more dren in the front"

Some guards were swordsman and some were magician. Two guard were protecting Hana because she cant use magic but she was taught swordsman by her father.Due to absence of sword in her hand, guards protected her.

Mahiru had powers, they different from magician. Luce had powers and he can control ice to a great extend.

These powers are very rare and nit commonly found. It is said that it was becausw of death of one of the 7 mosters who ruled the world, that some people gain these.

Those who wield thes pe powers are called Jokers

Mahiru Was also a magician at Advance level. In this world its not normal to master two things.

But Mahiru tried not to rely on them too much and mostly used magic spells. 

:splash:

The dren jumped out of water and went towards sky.The rain drops shape changed in thin needles and the speed of them falling also accelerated.

"Put the defence barrier" a guard shouted

The magician cast a defence barrier spell covering the whole ship. Some water needles break through the barrier and damaged the ship.

Mahiru didn't have her wand with her. 

The dren came towards ship from the sky preparing to use water cannon. As the name suggest it throws water with high pressure.

Mahiru casted a lightning spell on the dren. It worked, it did some damage but it was not enough.

"Someone bring me my wand" shouted Mahiru

The sick guard who was inside yells 

"Miss Mahiru here!!" And throwed the wand towards Mahiru

Mahiru catched it and said

"Now be gone"

Mahiru slayed it with air cuts using her wand.

Mahiru and hana sigh in relief.The ship started sinking.

"What we do now?" Hana asked

"Come on this ship" Someone shouted from behind the ship. The other ship caught up to them and sana was the suggested to jump on the ship.

"All guards and hana go on the ship behind "said Mahiru.

Yuki vanished hikaru clone because of all the commotion. If th clone get involved with anyone of people they will find out about it so she decided to do it.

All the people safely get on the ship and the other ship sinked. Some of the guards manged to get all the luggage. Mahiru and Hana scolded them for that action but in the end all were safe.

"Thanks for your help" said Hana and Mahiru

"No problem, is everyone from that ship is here" replied sana

"Yes. once again, we greatly appreciate your help once " Mahiru and sana

"It's okay, now get some rest" said yuki

The waves settled down and dark clouds went away. Mahiru and hana were being checked by healers from thier deck.

"I shoot brother a little to far away." Said yuki while agonizing and holding her head.

"That sure was a funny scene. When he didn't get off the board and went far away, i laughed hard" said sana while laughing.

"May be i fixed brother's leg too hard on the board" said yuki

"He will be fine, we will look for him after getting of the ship" 

Mahiru came towards yuki and said

"Thank you for helping us before"

"I said it already it's not a-"

"I am not talking about that."

"Huh?"

"I was talking about when you launched someone on that thing to kill the first dren"

'Awww.. she saw it' thought yuki in her head

"Can i thank that person also, I don't that person on the deck"

" I will thank that person on behalf of you don't worry"

"Okay thanks"said Mahiru

'The stance of that woman was so beautiful. To hold a sword with a posture that completely spells win in one strike. I was fully captivated by that scene. I fell in lover with her sword style. I want to meet her again' thought Mahiru in her head. She still thinked that person was a woman.

The two person who were thinking of hitting on the women-

" Hey buddy, its like a miracle, the heaven is with us. The two lady we were talking about are now on our ship"

"You are right"

"We should try hitting on them when we get off the ship"

"I think we have chance"

The ship reached its destination. People started getting of the ship. Yuki , sana and aki get off the ship first. 

The first thing Aki did was kissing the ground. Sana and yuki started looking for hikaru from the coast. Sana saw someone in the sea swimming towards the coast.

"Is that hikaru?" Sana said to yuki

Yuki takes a looks and says

"I can't confirm it, lets go check whether is he or not"

They all headed to where he was coming to. When came a little closer they started to see his face clearly. It was hikaru. You can see the look of exhaustion on his face.

When hikaru reached the coast yuki helped him climb up, while aki was laughing while rolling on the ground.

"Sorry I freezed your legs to the board a little to hard" apologized yuki

"A little?" Said hikaru while panting.

" sorry"

" But you managed to keep up with the ship and reached the island around same time with ship. You are a great swimmer " said aki while laughing 

" shut up!"

Yuki and aki dried hikaru's cloth by a small fire spell

Hukaru calmed down a little.

"Let's go to the academy for filling the form of teaching there"said sana

" I will come there after sometime, you can go first. I mind is still dizzy. I will take a little walk first" said hikaru

They went ahead first. Hikaru was taking a walk, he could barely walk. Everything was shaking for him and he was exhausted also from all the swimming.

Hikaru hear loud noises. He saw that some guard were holding two men.

'Those guys...... those are the one who were going to hit on those women. Did they really did it?' Thought hikaru

While the guard were dealing with those two men,Hana and Mahiru were walking towards hikaru.

"Is he drunk?" Asked Mahiru to hana while looking at hikaru.

Hikaru still couldn't walk properly.

"May be. He looks like he is drunk" said hana

The distance between them decrease little by little between them. 

:Thuddd: 

Just when they were going to cross each other, hikaru fell upon them. Hikaru lost all of his legs strength.

'Ah... what? I fell but the ground is not that hard. Wait! Why it is soft? This feeling... my hands are between something. Ah! I remembered i was crossing by two women's dont tell me.no no no I am dead now' thought hikaru in some split seconds 

:slap: :slap:

Both cheeks of hikaru were red.

" He was a drunk pervert. " said Mahiru and both hana and mahiru went to their destination with the guards.

"I, both hate and fear woman. old ladies are the only woman i can get along with." Said hikaru while looking towards horizon.

Hikaru walked a little more then went to the academy. Which is located at the upper part of island.

When reaching there hikaru saw yuki, sana and aki came out of academy.

"Did you fill the form?" Asked hikaru

"Yeee- what happened to you cheeks" asked aki

"Slapped. And on the both side, may by two women." Said sana with anger

" wait what did you did brother. Did you hit on a woman. I can't belive you" said yuki

"It's all your and ships fault"

Then hikaru explained everything to them.

Sana felt a little relieved.

"You have great bad luck today " said aki while laughing 

"Sorry" apologized yuki

"Well what happened can't be changed. Did you fill the forms?" Again asked hikaru 

"Ya we did.we also filled your form they accepted it.The exam and interview is in 3 days" replied aki

'Wait there is an exam? Nobody told me about that"

"That much is obvious. You can't just simply go in the academy and say i want to teach here and they will accept you"

"Whats the syllabus "

"Did you hit your head or what? They will ask question related to the field you are going to teach and if swordman they will do the fighting test"

"Oh right. Looks like i lost common sense. So what are we doing now?"

"We are going to buy a house here" said yuki

"Really!!!"asked hikaru in excitement 

 "Yes" answered yuki

"I want a house with big bathroom" said hikaru

"We have to stay in budget "said aki

They went to buy a house on the island while discussing about which type of house and what they want in the house.