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AmonthafterthejoyfulreturnofRantoArashi，suddenlyalltheproteagicfortheacademymalfuned，andmagicattacksrainedontheacademy.Studentswererunningineverydireforproteaswellasinattemptstoescape，whilefacultymembersweredesperatelytryingtofixtheproteeism.

Istayedputoopfloorofthelibrary.Abovemewerethecellor’soffidthesecurityrooms，wherelotsofteagstaffweretryingtoreactivatespells，andbelowmeweretheofficesofswordinstructors.Iwasfairlysafe.Iheardexplosions，shouting，yelling，running，andevenafaintcryofababyamidstallthechaos.

Afteranhour，thingsquieteddownoutside，andIwaitedslightlylonger.Ididn’tleavethelibraryuntilIheardpeopletalkingatnormalspeedandreasonablevolume.

Ihadtotalktoafewpeopletouandwhathappenedduringthelasttwohours.

Theelderstriedtointercedetheattacks，withvaryingdegreesofsuccess.Arashiwasabletoswingherswordfromthegroundandcutapartthefloatingmatrixthatgeedtheattacks，whichwereboltsofelementalenergy.

Justwhentheelderswereabouttobreatheasighofrelief，shadowfiguresappeared.Theelderswentouttomeettheenemy，buttheopposwerenotengaginginbattle，andsoontheeldersweredispersed，tryingtocatchtheinvaders.Sensingthatsomethingiswrong，ArashiwenttochethealchemyworkshopofHide’o，andfoundtheplaceempty，withbloodeverywhere，andherhusbandobefound.Arashigotafeelingofwhattheenemymightbeafter，andrushedtothehathadbeeupbytheacademyforherdaughter.Shesawstudentsandservicestafffighttothedeathtoprotectherdaughter，andshesawshadowfigures，veryskilledassassins，tryingtokidnapthechild.Arashitriedtokilltheassassins，butshecouldnotinflictdamageontheshadowfigures，whereastheirsharpclawscausedArashi’sclothestobedrenchedinblood.

Arashididnotwantherchildtoendupbeingcapturedbytheenemy.HoldingRantightlytoherchest，Arashidashedforthewestcliff，andsheleaptoff.Rightatthatmoment，theprotespellswerefixed，andtheshadowfiguresvanished.

Irandownthemountaintothefootofthecliff.Itwasdifficultterrain，andquiteafewmembersoftheacademywereinthemiddleofasearch.

Ijoihem，auallyIsawthebroochIhadgivenArashiontheground.Ilookedup，andsawArashi，withRanwellprotectedbyherarmsandhands，caughtupbetweentreebranches，unscious.

WecarriedArashiback.IthinkAkishiwasholdingontoRanforamomentlonger.

Them，AkishiinformedmethattheacademyhaddecidedformetotakeRanoutofKageyama，andhideinfarawaymountains.Theywouldnottellmewheretohide，andIhadtodecideformyself，buttheideawasthatwhenviewedfromHimeyama，Kageyamaandmyhideoutshouldbeinapletelydifferentdire.

TurnedouttheattackswereinitiatedbyHimeyama.Thecellor’sbestguessafterthefactshadein，wasthatHimeyamawaocaptureArashi’sentirefamily，probablytoductreseartoRan’sspecialcase，andmaybetoharhepowerofaurasfortheirowngain.

AkishishouldnottakeoaskasshewasrelatedtoRan，andbeingthecellor’sassistant，peopleknewherlikeness，soHimeyama’sintelligeworkcouldeasilytraceAkishi.TheyebecauseIhadbeenstayinginthelibraryforthepastmanyyears，andIwasnotasnoticeableasamereeveningingperson.

Iagreed，andaspecialbasketwasmadeformetthebabywithme.Itlookedlikearegularpiichamper，buthadalchemymaterialandmagicspellsinthestruprocess.Babywouldsleepfortablyduringthejourneyasiftimefroze，andmagicbarrierswouldblockoutthetransferofsoundandsmellinandoutofthebasket.Ifsomeooexamihetents，theywouldevenseeamirageofhalfeatensandwiches.

Itooksomemoney，food，clothes，andsomebooks--forbiddentitlesatmyrequest--aKageyama.ItraveledtowardHimeyamainaslightlyoffdireandfoundasuitablequietvalleyinaverymountainionofthelandamonthlater.

Iwasnottoldwhentoreturn，butwhenIheardnewsabout‘KageyamaTown’sFirstAnnualFireworksFestival’，thatwouldbemycuetoreturn.

NowasIamwritinginmyjournal，IwonderwhyHimeyamadidnotjusttaketrolofmeandbringRantothem.MaybetheyneededbothArashiandRan.MaybetheythoughtiftheyusedRanasahostage，ArashiwouldchargeatHimeyamaandfighttoherdeathinsteadofturningherselfin.OrmaybeHimeyamajustthoughtthewholeplanwasunnecessaryandtheyjustdidnotbother.IguessIwouldneverknow.

Iopehehamperaftersettlingin，andfoundRanperfectlyasleep，asifthemonth-longtravelingdidnoteve.Onemonthwasthemaximumlimittheycouldmaketimefreezewithalchemy，andIusedthattimeallotmenttothemaximum.

ItookcareofRan，andboughtafewgoatsformilkfromanearbytown.Ididnottrytogotovillages，whichwerenearer，asIworriedthatvillagerswouldbealertedbyastrangerintheregion，andHimeyamacouldfindmyhideoutasaresult.

ImadedollsforRanwithhersmallinfantclothesasshegrewup.Lifewasratherpeaceful.IspentalotoftimereadingasRanplayedhappilyonthegrassandonthemoss.IthinkIgotmybreakthroughatgettingabilityinmagic，butthepricewasgreat.

Icouldobtainmagicbysacrifigmyphysicalbody.ThemoreIsacrifice，themoreceofsuccess.Icouldsacrificemyspiritforthemagictobepowerful，andthemoreIsacrifice，thegreaterthestrength.IfIsacrificemyentirephysicalbodyandmyentirespirit，Iwouldbeunstoppableandinvincibleforoainattack，andwouldafterwardsdisappearfromtheworld.

Therewasanothercatch:Ioenvisionmyownmagic.Icouldnotuseaingspellsormatrices.MymagicabilitywouldoifIimagiience，somethingthatthisworldhadneverseen.

Ranstartedlearningtotalk，andItriedtogethertotellmewhensheogopotty.Dayspassedinseeminglyendlesssuccession.Iwashappy.

Laterthatyear，Iwentintotownformymonthlyshoppingtrip，andheardthatthetownbythefootofKageyamawasgoingtohaveagreatfireworksfestival.Regularcraftsmen，alchemists，magiswereallioshowtheirtalents，andeverytoostersadvertisingtheevent.Ranhadturwo，andshewouldreturntoArashinow.

WepackedupandItriedtotravelonlyduringthenight.Rannolongerfitinahamper，besidesIdidnothaveanotherspecialhampertouseformyreturntrip.Ihadnotalentinalchemy，anditwouldbeimpossibleformetocorrectlyactivateitforareturntripthatwouldtakeplaceatanunknowntimeiure.

Aftermuchdifficulty，afterpeoplestartedgoingbacktotheirowntowns，talkiedlyaboutthefireworkstheyhadseen，ImaoreturntoKageyama.

IsawArashistandingatthetopofthemountainpath.Iwavedtoher，andsherandowntheroad.Iwasgoingtogreether，butshejusttookRanoutofmyarms，gavemealetter，anddashedoff，disappearingintothedistance.

Quitefused，Istoodtherespeechlessforashortwhile，auallylookedattheletter，anditwasaddressedtothecellor.

Ideliveredthelettertothecellor’soffidleft.ItwasnotuntilaweeklaterthatIfoundoutaboutwhathadhappened.

Arashiwokeupfromheraabouttwomonthsaftertheattack，andsheimmediatelyaskedforthebaby.Treatdismay，theschooladministrationtoldherthatthebabywasbeingcaredforinsecrecyoutofsafetys，andshewouldnotgetacetoseethebabyuntilsherecovered.

Arashikeptherangerinsideandtriedherbesttainherhealth.Itwasnotuntiltwoyearsaftertheattack，thatshecouldprovetotheacademythatshehadregainedallherstrength.Arashiaskedtobereunitedwithherdaughtertheverymierherdemonstrationofstrengthandability，onlytobetoldthattheschooldidnothaveRan’slocatioher.Theyhadtoadvertiseafestivalasacodeforthebabytobebroughtback.Sihen，Arashihadwaitedeverydayatthetopofthepathwaitingforherseparationfromherchildtoend，andeveryeveningshewentbacktoherroomfumingwithrageanddisappoi.

Whenthelastdayofthefireworksfestivalpassed，ArashiwrotealetterningKageyamafortheirinsiderateplansandtheirself-righteousness，thatshewasnotsultedbeforetheyfinalizedtheirplans.Shewasinsultedbytheir“wediditforyourowngood”

attitude，andshehadseveredalltieswiththeacademywheterwouldbedeliveredtothecellor.ArashiwasnolongeraffiliatedwithKageyamainanyway.