I Just Inherited The Arcane Emperor's Legacy

"You are the most irresponsible student I have ever-" Maria was very close to getting fired up on Leo when she saw him but Asher stopped her.

"What is your aura level?" He asked him, cutting right to the chase.

Leo smiled while Maria's expression contorted into astonishment. She and Asher realized that he was hiding his aura level from them, which was astonishing.

Only a few students knew how to do it and that was because their families taught them to do that. But they also knew that hiding aura only worked when the aura levels were very similar. If they weren't able to look through Leo's level as 4th Circle Aura Knights, that meant there was a high chance that he wasn't a 2nd Circle Aura Knight anymore.

"I recently broke through, professor. I am now a 3rd Circle Aura Knight," he said.

A thousand questions circled through her mind but she wasn't able to ask a single one. The relationship between her and Leo was very shallow, so it wasn't in her place to ask him how he was able to break through that quickly.

Leo released the aura that he had been hiding which validated his statement. Asher's expression remained cold as he stared at him.

"Your power is more than enough to get you back on the team. But your lack of discipline makes you a bad candidate. We gave you a month and you took two. If you pull stunts like not showing up in the Phoenix Trials, then we will not consider you the next time.

Remember, next year you have a chance to go as a real team member. You might be a 3rd Circle Aura Knight, but the chances of you getting past the reserve members tournament is very slim. If you lose next year's chance, then you will miss out far too much," Asher warned him.

Leo nodded his head in acknowledgment. His anger was justified since he had taken too long.

"Thank you, sir. Where should I be for when we are leaving?" He asked.

"We leave in the morning. Be at the front gate by 7 AM. If you are even a second late, then you are out," Asher replied. He was done with Leo's unpunctuality.

"Definitely, sir. I will be there. Thank you for giving me the chance!" Leo said and slowly backed out of the room. The minute he left, he let out a breath of relief.

He was able to get onto the team even though he only showed up the day before they were leaving. That was very lucky.

The minute he left, Maria looked at Asher, her eyes filled with hope.

"A 3rd Circle Aura Knight?! And he was able to hide his aura! He is a lot more talented than I thought." She said.

"I know. You did a good thing reserving his place, but we need to keep him in line. This is the best shot that a commoner has had in a long time. He might get past the reserve stage at such a young age, which means he might win eventually."

"Win?" Maria was shocked.

"Yes. Win. How old do you think he is?" Asher asked her.

"16?" Freshmen were generally 16, so she thought he was that age too.

"No. He is still 15 now. He can go next year and the year after that. Two years from now, he will be able to get to the 4th Circle if he keeps growing strong at this rate. A 4th Circle Aura Knight! He will smoke the competition!" Asher was starting to get excited.

"I didn't think he is so young," she whispered to herself. "Do you think he will be safe among those many nobles? What if he gets into any trouble with them?"

"That thought crossed my mind. If any noble sees his talent, they will want to take him for themselves. And everyone else will want to snip a bud before it blooms. We need to find him a strong defense."

"Is there any ally that is a noble?"

"Yes, there is. One of the allies is a Viscount. And a 5th Circle Aura Knight too. Under her protection, Leo will be safe," Asher said.

Meanwhile, Leo was busy walking back to his dorm. It was the dead of night so there weren't as many people around. None of the few people walking recognized him since it had been months since his last fight.

He got to the building and climbed up the stairs to his dorm. The door to the dorm was unlocked, so he pushed it open. There was a faint light that illuminated the otherwise dark place. He entered but didn't see anyone immediately. The door to Roland's room was slightly open, letting some light leak out.

There was some sound coming from inside as well, along with the flow of magic that he could notice. He closed the door behind him softly and walked to his door. Inside, Roland was practicing his magic potions.

"Hiss."

The bottle in front of Roland was a clear liquid that had just turned blue once he added a green herb. He shook the bottle a little and set it on a stand. The stand had multiple such bottles, all colored blue.

Once he did that, he took out another glass bottle and was about to start the process again. As he was about to do that, he heard a knock on his door. He quickly jumped up and looked back to see who it was.

A familiar face greeted him. It was Leo.

"Leo?" Roland asked with doubt. It had been a very long time since he had seen him and that made him fear for the worst.

"Hello, Roland. It's been a very long time," Leo said.

Roland got up and quickly went to the door. He hugged Leo tightly. Even though he was a year older than Leo, he still came two inches short of him.

"I missed you too," Leo said.

Roland let go after a second.

"I thought that the worst happened. Marcus said you would be fine, but Lyra and Madison thought differently like me. I am so happy that you are here, completely fine," he said. .

"I will be talking to them today morning. What are you doing so early in the morning, though?" He asked.

"Marcus asked me for a few healing potions. Since they are more expensive when you buy them at the Thousand Treasure Tower, I am making them for him. He gives me the ingredients and I make them for practice. They will be useful for the Phoenix Trials." He said.

"What about pills?" Leo asked. "Are there any healing pills?"

"No. Pills are generally made with aura. Magic is better for making potions. They both have the same effects, but pills are more portable."

"I'm good. I won't need any healing potions, but I appreciate the offer. I will leave you to your work. Once I come back from the Phoenix Trials, we can properly catch up."

"Oh right. You are going too. I completely forgot about that," he replied while turning back. He turned back again to look at Leo.

"In case I don't see you, good luck there. I think you can win."