-No One's P.O.V-

Right now, you and Elaina arrived at a nearby city and the two of you began walking down to explore...

Suddenly, Elaina's eyes landed on something in a nearby cart filled with blue books.

(Y/N): What are you looking at?

Elaina: *Picks up one book* Look at this, "The Adventures of Fran". I wonder if it's like The Adventures of Niké?

(Y/N): *Uncertain* Can't know for sure, but we should check its contents.

Elaina: *Opens the book* Maybe it's the name is the same as Miss Fran's. I feel like the face here looks like her, too...

(Y/N): *Raised eyebrow* Now that's surprising, and the drawing matched the same as the real one.

As you two were reading the book, both of you remembered a country you two stopped by six months before. It was a big country, far away from here. It was called Royal Celestria.

-Flashback, 6 Months Ago-

Back a while ago, you and Elaina went to Royal Celestria to continue your travels together. Upon landing in the town, the two of you were in awe of the street performers who are mages, entertaining the civilians.

(Y/N): *Smiles* Now, this town is quite amazing.

Elaina: *Nods* Yeah, it's quite lively.

Soon after, the two of you would find a peculiar building which is called Royal Magic Academy.

Elaina: I didn't know they had a place like this...

(Y/N): *Nods* Same here, but they train mages for their spells and such, just like us.

Elaina: *Looks at you* Maybe different ones?

(Y/N): *Shrugs* Who knows?

That is when a mischievous, yet uncertain glint would appear in Elaina's eyes and said...

Elaina: I wonder if it's okay to go in?

(Y/N): *Bemused* That's just called breaking and entering. Besides, *Looks at the gates* We don't know if anyone is guarding it, let alone with the gate closed with magical vines.

Elaina: *Pouts* I can see that.

(Y/N): *Sigh* Still, we can't just come in. I don't want to get fined for this mess if we trespass.

???: Hey!

The unfamiliar voice of a man spoke out as you and Elaina turned to the source of the voice and said...

???: What are you two doing near the gates?

The man, or more likely to be the guard, asks until he recognizes your attire with a gasp.

Guard: Oh, I'm sorry. You two are mages? *Bows* Please excuse my rude behavior.

(Y/N): *Waves hand dismissively with reassurance* Don't worry about it.

Elaina: *Polite* Excuse me, is it okay if we enter this academy?

Guard: Why?

Elaina: Just want to explore a little bit.

Guard: Ah, sorry. No one is allowed inside without permission.

(Y/N): Not even mages like us?

Guard: *Shakes head* No.

...

Elaina: He could've at least let us look around a little bit...

(Y/N): *Sighs in relief* At least it ended off well without any trouble. So, what's our next move?

Elaina: Guess we'll look for a place to stay.

Upon landing close to the ground, but the two of you hear "Excuse me!" from behind, promoting you and Elaina to move out of the way. The two of you only see a mage carrying newspapers in her bag, nothing much. However, the two of you looked around to see more mages flying in their brooms. Two male mages carrying boxes like delivering packages together and the other were female mages riding together on one broom.

Elaina: *Awed* The mages in this country are...

(Y/N): *Interrupts her* Elaina, ahead of us.

In front of you two, two mages riding on their brooms. One was a guy with blonde hair and the other was a female with long brown hair with the strands of her her resting on her shoulders.

(Y/N): *Polite* Greetings, fellow mages. What can we do for you?

Blonde Mage: Hello. *Looks at Elaina* You're the Ashen Witch *Looks at you* And you're the Ebony Wizard, right?

Shy Brown-Haired Mage: W-We're students at the Royal Magic Academy.

You and Elaina exchanged glances upon hearing the academy's name.

Elaina: Are you students from the school we were at earlier? What business do you have with us?

Shy Brown-Haired Mage: U-Um, will you two come with us without asking any questions?

(Y/N): *Skeptical* Uh...we would like to, but your request is suspicious.

Shy Brown-Haired Mage: I-I said without asking any questi-

Elaina: *Interrupts her* That doesn't justify your request.

Shy Brown-Haired Mage: Eek!

Blonde Mage: Why not?

(Y/N): *Crosses Arms* We can't come without any explanations from you two. It's best to be honest between us, and we won't have any trouble.

Blonde Mage: *Dramatic* Come on, please? Just trust us and come with us, please.

The Blonde Mage says with a starry wink, only for Elaina to smack it off before she eventually turns to you.

Elaina: (Y/N), I've known you for a long time as my rational guy, right? Do we trust these two?

You glanced at Elaina and then back to the two student mages. You close your eyes and think of a decision whether to trust them or not.

Within a few moments, you made your decision.

(Y/N): Very well, we'll trust you both.

Blonde Mage: Hehe~! Glad you made your decision~!

Shy Brown-Haired Mage: *Sighs in relief* Thank goodness...

(Y/N): *Stern* However, if you intend to double-cross us, we will force ourselves to fight back, understand?

Blonde Mage: *Confident* Don't worry, we won't~!

Elaina: *Floats closer to you and whispers* (Y/N), you sure about this?

(Y/N): *Whispers* Yeah, I don't sense any malicious intentions coming from those two. Just stick close to me, and I'll use Teleportation Blink magic in case something goes wrong.

Elaina glances back at the two mages skeptically before quietly responding to you.

Elaina: Alright, I trust you.

Blonde Mage: *Yells out* Okay, everyone! It's all clear.

Confused by what the blonde mage said, a group of students from Royal Magic Academy would appear out from the ground with their magical brooms.

(Y/N): *Sigh* Goodness me...

-Time Skip-

Eventually, the two mages or perhaps brought their friends with them to take you and Elaina back to the Royal Magic Academy.

On the way inside, you and Elaina were in awe of the interior until the blonde mage and the shy brown-haired mage led you two to an office. The Shy Brown-Haired Mage knocks on the door as she shyly announces...

Shy Brown-Haired Mage: U-Um...the Ashen Witch and the Ebony Wizard are here...!

???: Ah, let them in.

Both the Blonde Mage and the Shy Brown-Haired Mage pushed open the two doors, revealing a person with their back turned until they said...

???: You two are now dismissed.

Both the Blonde Mage and the Shy Brown-Haired Mage bowed and left the room, closing the door behind you and Elaina.

You and Elaina began to look at the person behind the operation until they turned around, revealing to be none other than Fran herself with a smile on her face.

Fran: Hello again, you two.

Elaina & (Y/N): *Surprised* Miss Fran?

Fran: *Giggles* Nice to meet you two. Been a while, hasn't it?

Elaina: *Nods* It's certainly been a while...

(Y/N): *Curious* You work here at this school, Miss Fran?

Fran: *Nods* Yes. The king asked me to teach here. Let's not stand around and talk all day. Please, have a seat, you two.

...

Fran: As part of their extracurricular lessons, I told them to bring you two to me, even if they had to use some force. But I'm glad nothing harmed had happened.

(Y/N): *Surprised* Seriously?

Fran: *Nods* Yes, my apologies.

Elaina: How did you know that we were in town?

Fran: You two tried to come into the school, didn't you?

-Flashback-

Guard: A young with with ash-colored hair and a young wizard with raven-black colored hair tried to enter. They might be spies from another country!

-Flashback End-

Elaina: A spy? He really jumped to conclusions...

(Y/N): *Sigh* How did it come to this...?

Fran: I knew right away that it was you two. Then, I just couldn't sit still, so I used my students to find you two. I thought it'd be hard to find you both in such a big country, and it would be good training for them. It's too bad that things went smoothly that I hadn't anticipated.

Elaina: *Playfully nudges* It's all thanks to (Y/N) here.

(Y/N): *Sheepishly chuckles* Yeah. If I hadn't trusted your students, we might end up getting chased around or something.

Fran: *Understanding* I don't blame you two.

With a sigh of relief, you and Elaina took a sip of your cup of tea until...

Fran: You two have traveled a lot, haven't you?

Elaina: Yes. You knew that we were traveling?

Fran: Of course. I heard from Elaina's parents.

Elaina: *Confused* You met my parents?

Fran: *Nods* They were worried about you you know. If you are ever near your hometown, you should go visit.

You and Elaina exchanged glances before one of you spoke up...

Elaina: I guess it wouldn't hurt too bad. It's been a while though.

Fran: *Acknowledges* Oh, good.

You were in deep thought about the conversation about visiting your parents again until Fran noticed your contemplation...

Fran: *Smiles Gently* It's okay to visit them from time to time, (Y/N).

(Y/N): *Snaps out of your thoughts* Oh, right. Yeah, I should do that too, hehe.

 Fran: *Clears throat* So, why did you two want to become travelers?

(Y/N): For me, similar to Elaina. I was reading one of the traveling books until both of my parents were discussing with me what traveling is like. Plus, Dad was also a traveler before I was even born, he gave me all the ups and downs.

Elaina: And for me, it was mainly because of a book called The Adventures of Niké, which I read when I was young.

Fran: Is that so? I read that, too. My favorite is the last story, "Foula, the Apprentice Witch."

Elaina: That's my favorite, too! It's the story of how the witch, Niké, takes on the apprentice witch, Foula, and helps her grow. In the end, Nike lives in the countryside as an ordinary woman, and Foula becomes the new traveler as the curtain falls on Nike's adventures.

Fran: That takes me back.

Elaina: *Confused* Huh?

Fran: *Realizes* Oh, I was talking about this book. Just between us, I loved The Adventures of Niké so much that I wrote a novel as I traveled.

Elaina: Is that so?

(Y/N): *Chuckles* No need to be ashamed of it, Miss Fran. Embrace the writing of your novels.

Fran: *Smiles* I appreciate that, (Y/N).

Suddenly, Fran starts to lay back on the couch and says...

Fran: After I hit about a hundred pages of manuscript and went back to read it, it was so pathetic that it made me write on the floor.

Elaina: *Acknowledging* Huh.

Fran: I didn't take it out of my travel bag after that and forgot about it, but when I was in a certain country, I sold my bag. Apparently, that bag was the bag of a legendary traveler.

(Y/N): *Curious* A legendary traveler's bag?

Fran: It was a cheap bag I'd bought in a pawnshop, though.

Elaina: *Bemused* So you just left your manuscript in that bag?

Fran: How did you figure that out?

Elaina: Who wouldn't have been able to figure that out?

Fran: *Covers her face* I remember it occasionally, and it makes me so embarrassed. What if someone found the manuscript and read it?

(Y/N): *Sigh* Miss Fran...

Fran: *Sits back up* Anyway, it's something I can laugh about now.

Elaina: So what was the point of telling us about it?

Fran: Isn't it obvious? A lot of things will happen to you two as you both continue on your journey. Someday, I'd like to hear stories of your fun memories. Please tell me lots of stories about your travels. That's what I wanted to say.

You and Elaina exchanged glances and smiles before saying...

Elaina: *Nods* Very well.

(Y/N): *Smiles* I shall share my stories as well. *Sweatdrops* Even though, Elaina and I ended up having similar writing with each other's diaries.

Everyone let out a little laughter in the room before Elaina said that it was all true

-The Next Day-

Right now, you and Elaina are seen outside the courtyard of Royal Magic Academy.

Fran: Everyone, I believe you met them yesterday, but let me introduce these two again. This is the Ashen Witch, Elaina.

Elaina: *Slightly bows* Um, hello.

Fran: And here is the Ebony Wizard, (Y/N) (L/N).

(Y/N): *Nods* Pleasure to meet you all.

Fran: They'll be special guest lecturers today. Does anyone have any questions for them?

One student raises their hand which comes from a short dark-green hair boy.

Dark-Green Haired Boy: I do!

Fran: Go ahead.

Dark-Green-Haired Boy: *Points at (Y/N)* Is he your boyfriend by any chance?

You and Elaina exchanged bemused glances before Elaina spoke up.

Elain: No, we're just best friends traveling together.

Dark-Green Haired Boy: *Teasing* Sounds like it is~!

(Y/N): *Deadpanned* It isn't.

Fran: Please keep it questions about magic.

Shy Brown-Haired Girl: Um...Wh-What kind of magic are you two good at?

Elaina: For me, there isn't one specific type. From attack magic to transformation magic, I feel like I have a good handle on all kinds of magic.

(Y/N): I, on the other hand, focused on Offense and Defensive magic with my staff. I also have an additional skill called "Meandweaver", whenever I touch that is broken, the magic itself will repair itself back to its original state, but it takes focus to repair the said item, even buildings. *Internally* (Except for that one time I used concealing magic...)

Shy Brown-Haired Girl: I-I see...

Blonde Mage: *Dramatic* Of all the countries you've ever visited, which one is your favorite?

Elaina: I like this one best.

Suddenly, Fran raises her hand, much to you and Elaina's notice.

(Y/N): Something wrong?

Fran: Are you just trying to flatter us?

Elaina: *Smiles* I really mean it.

Female Mage with Glasses: *Raises hand up* Where are you two from?

(Y/N): *Polite* We're from the Peaceful Country of Robetta.

Random Female Mage 1: Is it fun being a traveler?

Elaina: Yes, very!

(Y/N): *Nods* Indeed, but there are many ups and downs during your travels, so it's not that easy to carry.

Random Male Mage 1: I've got a question for Elaina! What about your panties? What color-

However, that Random Male Age got thrown away before the question was spoken, even though it was already clear.

(Y/N): *Sigh* So embarrassing...

Elaina: Agreed...

...

Eventually, you and Elaina began to instruct the students alongside Miss Fran. Right now, the mages are seen using their staffs and wands in an attempt to lift the water out of the bucket.

Fran: The flow of your magic is going wild. Calm your mind more and stabilize your magic.

Female Random Mage 2: Yes, ma'am!

Fran: Hey, stop playing with making your water into the shape of a sword.

Blonde Mage: Miss Elaina. I can't get my water to form a clean ball shape. What should I do?

Elaina: You're using too much excess magic. Try relaxing your power a bit.

Blonde Mage: *Nods* Right...Relax my power...

As soon as he said that, the water just splashed back into the bucket as if it didn't work.

Elaina: You relaxed too much.

While Elaina is helping out with the other students, they also turned to you for their help as well.

A young female mage approached you, nervously gripping her staff. 

Young Female Mage 1: Uh, excuse me, (Y/N), do you think you could help me? I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.

You offered a reassuring smile. 

(Y/N): Of course, young one. Show me what you've got so far.

The Female Mage 1 took a deep breath and raised her staff. A small ripple appeared in the water, but it quickly dissipated. She frowned, looking disheartened.

(Y/N): Patience, young lady. Focus on the connection between you and your staff. Feel the magic within, and let it flow into the water. Imagine the sphere taking shape.

Young Female Mage 1: *Nods* Got it.

Suddenly, another male mage approaches you seeking guidance...

Young Male Mage 1:  Hey, (Y/N), mind helping me out? I can't seem to get the staff to cooperate.

You began to observe the young male mage's attempts...

(Y/N): You're doing well, but try to channel the magic with a bit more finesse. Feel the ebb and flow, and guide it into the water. Picture the sphere in your mind, and let your staff be an extension of that vision.

-Time Skip-

Later, it was now sunset after teaching the students at Royal Magic Academy how it is done.

Right now, Elaina, Fran, and you were flying to a secluded area where the three of you could talk privately, which is a high view to look around the city up top.

Fran: This is my favorite spot. I wanted to show you two before you left again on your journey. I love this view.

Elaina: *Awed* It really is a lovely view.

(Y/N): *Nods* Mm. So it seems. The bright beautiful sunset is staring right back at us...

This earned a little chuckle from the two girls until Fran spoke up.

Fran: You two will leave tomorrow morning, right?

Elaina: Right.

(Y/N): *Nods* Mm.

Fran: Too bad. I think the students really like you two. I'm sure they'll be sad.

Elaina: It's just unusual to see a young witch and wizard.

Fran: Of course, I'll be sad, too.

(Y/N): *Chuckles* It may only be a day, but it was quite fun to teach them.

Fran: Yeah, you're right...

Elaina: *Curious* What will the students at the academy do once they graduate?

Fran: They'll work.

Elaina: *Confused* Work?

Fran: *Nods with a smile* Yes. Delivering packages, flying people around...There are many different jobs.

(Y/N): *Nods* That's the part where life gets them sooner...

Elaina: Are the street performers who use magic also graduates of the academy? Are they getting paid?

Fran: Not very much, but I'm sure they are. But you know, they're not showcasing their magic because they want money.

(Y/N): *Smiles* Is it because they like it as a hobby?

Fran: *Smiles and looks at you and Elaina* Close, but yes.

Elaina widens her eyes upon hearing that.

Fran: I mean, you both travel because you like it, right? It's the same. They're doing it because they like making people happy.

(Y/N): It's all about talents, isn't it?

Fran: *Nods* That's right.

Elaina: Making people happy...talents...

Elaina began to think to herself about the street performances and the people smiling down the streets from yesterday.

Fran: Speaking of which, what are some things you two like?

(Y/N): What do we like?

Elaina: Why are you asking that all of a sudden?

You and Elaina glanced at each other until you spoke up.

(Y/N): Well, all I like is about...

Elaina: For me...I think it's about books.

Fran: Anything else?

Elaina: What's this all about?

Fran: Nothing, I was just wondering.

Elaina: *Eagered* Are you going to give us a parting gift?

(Y/N): *Bemused* Elaina...

Elaina: What?

Fran: Yes, you could say that.

(Y/N): *Confused* What?

Elaina: *Backpedals* Actually, no, you don't have to do that.

Fran: Don't say that. For example, do you like flowers, Elaina?

Elaina: *Skeptical* That's a leading question, isn't it?

Fran: *Insisting* Well, what about flowers? Oh, butterflies are nice, too, aren't they?

(Y/N): *Chuckles* Isn't that what you like, Miss Fran?

Fran: You got me, but still...

Elaina: *Raised eyebrow* They're okay.

Fran: *Smiles* I see. You like them. So what about flowers, then?

Elaina: *Dumbfounded* Oh, you're back to flowers.

(Y/N): Just tell her what the flowers you like, Elaina.

Elaina: *Looks at you* You've known me since we were best friends. You should know that (Y/N).

(Y/N): I was studying back then...

Fran: *Gets close* How about it?

Elaina: Well, I do like them...

Fran: Okay, so Elaina likes flowers. Let's meet at the city gates tomorrow.

-The Next Day-

Morning rises, both you and Elaina are seen standing together at the city gates, but Fran is nowhere to be found.

Elaina: She's not here...I honestly thought that Miss Fran was probably planning on giving me flowers.

(Y/N): Let's be patient. She'll come.

Elaina: You know...

(Y/N): Hm?

Elaina: Remember that one country and met the woman with the flowers?

(Y/N): *Nods* Yeah, I do. What about it?

Elaina pauses before saying...

Elaina: No, it's nothing. I'm just imagining things...

After a bit of waiting once again, the two of you would notice flower petals would come out of nowhere.

Elaina: A flower...?

(Y/N): *Smiles* Hey Elaina, look up.

Both you and Elaina looked up to see the students from the Royal Magic Academy, including Fran, who were riding on their brooms, and they were throwing petals and butterflies from their baskets that were hanging on the brooms.

(Y/N): *Amused* Well, this is surprising.

Fran: Elaina, you and (Y/N) chose to become travelers yourself, so I didn't have the right to stop you. This is all I can do for you two.

Elaina: Miss Fran...

Fran: Did it make you happy?

Fran asked until Elaina looked at you, and you gave her a nod with a smile.

Elaina: *Smiles* Yes, very!

Fran: The students and I are cheering for you two from the bottom of our hearts. Please do not forget that.

Elaina: I won't forget you all, either!

You, on the other hand, decided to stay silent with a nod and a smile as a reply.

Eventually, everyone said their goodbyes until you and Elaina summoned out your air vehicles aka your Flying Nimbus and Elaina's magical broom to fly away to another country.

...

(A/N: That's that! Stay tuned for more~!)