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Chapter 381
🕑 Added 2025-02-17 02:00:04 +0000 UTCThe next store that Anton and Anna went to sold items for men. They only spent a few minutes there since after buying a couple of clothes and shoes, Anton told his sister that he was satisfied.
While he was trying out the clothes, Anton thought of why he didn’t try putting enchantments on clothing. He decided then that once they were back on the Amelia, he would try doing something like that, and if he was successful, he would put magic on his family’s clothing to ensure their safety.
It was already around five in the afternoon when they stepped out of the store that sold men’s items. They were thoroughly enjoying themselves, and they both did not want the day to end, so instead of returning to the hotel, they decided to find a nice place where they could eat.
While they were walking, they went through an alleyway trying to find a nice restaurant or a café, and if they were normal people, that alley would have been a huge mistake. As expected, the attendant of the owner of the art store, together with four other people, accosted them at that place.
The attendant of the owner of the art store and two others appeared in front of Anton and Anna, and a couple of other men appeared behind them.
Anna cast the spell Grease beneath the three men at the front, causing them to stumble then she immediately confronted the two men at the back of them. She activated her magic belt, causing three spell armors’ magic effects to appear.
Anton’s sister then cast the spell Fire Bolt on one of the men at the back, causing him to fall. Because of her spell casting and the effects of the three armor spells, the second man behind them became extremely fearful, causing him to run. Anton and Anna let him go, and then she confronted the three men who were still stumbling from the Grease spell.
Anton experienced a mild shock when Anna cast Fire Bolt toward the Grease spell without hesitation, causing the area to be covered in fire. After a minute of horrible screaming from the three men, Anna cast the cantrip spell Control Flames and caused the fire to disappear.
Now, the attendant and his two assistants and the one behind them who were lying down, injured by the Fire Bolt, were horribly disfigured from the fire. Anton immediately added the men to his party system and activated his auras, causing the attackers to be healed.
After a couple of minutes, all the men woke up, and when Anna saw them fearfully looking at her, she cast the spell Fire Bolt but let the spell hover in her hands.
“Are you still planning to remain here?” Anna icily asked the men, causing them to immediately get up and run from them.
Anna dispelled her Fire Bolt spell and turned off her defensive magic item. Anton clapped his hands.
“Anna! I’m so impressed! You didn’t even need to use your wand of Ice Bolt.”
“I know, and my defensive item wasn’t even touched at all, saving me a lot of mana,” Anna smugly said.
“You didn’t even hesitate in burning those men!”
“I did attend several classes, and in one of the lectures, the novice mages were informed that a wrongly placed mercy had caused the deaths of even some of the most powerful wizards. Even if they died, I wouldn’t regret it. They planned to rob us and possibly kill us to cover their crime. I’m still thankful that you healed them, though.”
Sooner or later, Anton knew that his sister would need to learn how to kill to defend herself and everyone dear to her, but Anton was glad it was not that day. At least, the enjoyment of their shopping experience would remain unspoiled.
Anna critiqued herself while they continued looking for a restaurant, and even Anton learned a little bit about what his sister had said that she could have done better.
When they got out of the alleyway, they saw a nice café by the street, but suddenly, a group of men who looked like they were officers because of their uniforms arrived, and behind them was the attendant.
“That’s them, officers! They’re evil wizards!” That attendant of the owner of the art store shouted.
“You will have to come with us!” One of the officers said.
Anton became so irritated by the nerve of the vicious attendant, and it looked like the officers were somehow in cohorts with the evil man. He didn’t want to entertain their corruption, so he immediately activated all of his auras and defensive spells, making sure that the effects were visible, and started flying above the heads of the officers using his Telekinesis spell.
“I’m Archmage Anton, one of the passengers of the ship Amelia. That man who was accusing us tried to rob us when he saw that we’re wealthy, and I see that you’re all corrupted!” Anton shouted, then he captured all of the officers and the attendant using his Telekinesis spell but left one police free.
“You! Lead us to your headquarters!” Anton shouted.
At first, the free soldier shook his head, but when he saw Anton’s glowing eyes, he succumbed and started leading Anton and Anna to their offices. Anton saw that his sister activated her magic belt, causing her to have a magic defensive glow as well. While she did so, she told Anton that his shout made him sound like a little kid pretending to be a wizard, causing Anton to stumble a bit.
Anton and Anna followed one of the officers while the other soldiers were held by the Telekinesis spell, including the attendant, and were floating behind them, following them. After ten minutes of walking, they arrived at a huge official-looking building. Suddenly, a huge number of people burst out of the building and confronted Anton and Anna.
“Sir Mage, how may we help you, and may I ask why are you detaining my men?” The man said.
He was probably their commanding officer, and based on the clothing that the men wore, he was probably a high-ranking mage, maybe even a High Wizard or an Archmage.
“My name is Anton Sunders, and this is my sister Anna. I’m an archmage, and we are passengers from the ship, Amelia. Earlier, we bought a lot of art pieces from a shop, and this man was one of the attendants. Then he tried to rob us, but because of our mercy, we didn’t kill him and his companions, but then he brought these…soldiers who tried to arrest us while accusing us of being “evil” wizards,” Anton said.
“My name is Chief Ambrose, and I’m a High Wizard, Sir Archmage. I would like to apologize for the behavior of my men and assure you that justice will be served. I also want to thank you for your mercy and wouldn’t have faulted you if you had killed all of them,” The man who called himself Chief Ambrose said.
Anton released all of the men, including the attendant, and with the chief’s signal, the officers behind him captured everyone. All of the soldiers were glaring at their colleagues, and Anton could see the blame in their eyes as if they were saying how stupid of them to accost an archmage. Even the attendant looked severely depressed when he realized he tried to rob an extremely high-ranking wizard.
Chief Ambrose's men brought the other officers that Anton captured and the attendant inside the building while the chief offered to lead them back to their hotel himself. Anton agreed, and he turned off the special effects of his defensive spell, and Anna did the same.
