Chapter 3828: The Unicorn Misses

After summarizing their respective gains, Luvia then asked everyone about their return arrangements.

The Church arranged for Yi Lu Na to return to Tobesk before next weekend, after all the Tobesk diocese also needed her very much.

As for Luvia herself, the Prophets Association planned to arrange for the prophets who had come from across the Old Continent to support them to also return to their respective origins one after another next week; it was said that the prophets from Tobesk and the surrounding areas might travel back together aboard the Church's steam airship.

"However, I heard the Association is going to pick some of the branch prophets who performed very well this time and pull them to the headquarters for half a month of training. I'm not sure if my name is on that list."

Luvia added.

As for Xia De, he had little left to handle on the island, and since he still needed to prepare matters related to going to Mount Karas, he planned to leave Fatumuster Island temporarily after next week's victory banquet.

"Tomorrow is another new Monday. I plan to go visit little Beren. Yi Lu Na, do you want to come along?"

Little Beren had been resurrected by the angel feather and inherited the name of Sister Beren, so although she had not spent much time with Xia De, he still wanted to go see her again.

Yi Lu Na thought for a moment, then shook her head with some regret:

"Tomorrow I've been assigned to enter the island's underground with the team to clear out monsters. Xia De, go on your own. I'll find time to visit her too."

"Where is the child now? The church or her parents' home?"

Luvia asked.

"At Limingjiaotang. Her parents made a deal with the snake, and the Church doesn't agree to let them raise little Beren afterward, but they can visit that Miss once a month."

Yi Lu Na then took it upon herself to handle the liaison:

"I'll go back tonight and inform the Liming Sect that the 'God-Summoner' is coming to visit. Xia De, around what time tomorrow are you going?"

Xia De shook his head:

"No need to have the Liming Sect make special preparations. I'll probably go in the morning, the time isn't fixed."

"Who will go with you?"

Luvia also asked. Xia De never met with official bodies like the Xiadehe Sect alone.

"Let Claire come with me. The weather's been quite nice these past few days; I hope tomorrow is good too."

The witches were still wrapping up the aftermath of the War of Fate, but they wouldn't let Xia De intervene in this matter, so he didn't need to go out for new battles.

Luvia and Yi Lu Na still had things to say that they didn't want Xia De to hear—the so-called "best-friend talk"—so Xia De temporarily bade them farewell and, taking little Xiao Miya, wanted to find Ellie for another chat before dinner.

Ellie no longer lived in the Snow Mountain Hall now; she had moved back to the Ice Snow Castle, planning to stay there until she went to Saint Byrons to study.

Only when Xia De arrived at the Ice Snow Castle did he learn from Winnie that Ellie had "gone out to visit friends" and should be in the elven camp at the moment.

"Ellie was very polite; she went to the ship's kitchen and asked for a bag of fruit before setting off. I wanted to go with her, but Ellie said she could go on her own."

Winnie smiled as she spoke of this, and Xia De, picturing the scene of Ellie in human form carrying fruit to find little Liana, smiled as well.

After the Coronation Ceremony, most of the elves living in the hidden corners of the material world had already left. The elves who had come to support the War of Fate and the representatives of the Nine Great Elven Clans were still here, but they too were preparing to return to their respective homelands.

The unicorns were all still here at this time. When Xia De, led by a beautiful elven maid, arrived at the habitat specially set aside for the unicorns in the camp, he found that on that little stretch of grassland kept green by sorcery, Ellie was sitting on a large rock beneath a verdant pine tree.

She sat up high, holding a book and reading haltingly. Little Liana, transformed into human form, sat beside the rock leaning against Ellie's swaying legs, while several hundred unicorns of varying sizes lay around the rock and the tree, quietly listening to Ellie read.

"What are they doing?"

Xia De curiously asked the elven Miss leading the way, who shook her head apologetically, saying she didn't know.

Fortunately, someone answered Xia De's question next:

"Ellie is reading fairy tales, and at the same time getting familiar with the common script of the Sixth Epoch. Somehow, both she and little Liana can actually read the script; with a little practice they can master writing proficiently."

Amelia and Dac Dac Nisi walked over together, so the elven maid temporarily took her leave, and the remaining three stood at the edge of that little grassland watching the unicorns in the distance.

"The unicorns being able to like Ellie puts my mind at ease."

Xia De said softly, and Dac Dac Nisi said:

"You actually don't need to worry about that at all. These unicorns all respect Ellie very much now. They may not fully understand what a Chosen One is, but they can sense the greatness of the ancient gods."

"Ah!"

While Dac Dac Nisi was speaking, Amelia suddenly let out a small cry and pointed at the unicorns.

Xia De and Dac Dac Nisi looked over and saw, among the lying unicorns, as a patch of white light flared, a Miss shorter even than little Liana, not quite used to standing on two feet, rise to her feet.

She too wore a white robe, and the robe also bore the crest of Saint Byrons Comprehensive Academy. And the feature distinguishing her from Ellie's highlighted fringe at her brow and little Liana's "Amelia Badge" on her chest was a unicorn-shaped hairpin clipped in her hair.

One glance told Xia De this was a unicorn foal even younger than little Liana.

"It's little Safi!"

Amelia, no longer bothering to talk with Xia De and Dac Dac Nisi, ran quickly toward them. The young, pure-hearted elven maidens responsible for looking after the unicorns also immediately walked over from outside the grassland—these too were students of Saint Byrons.

"A third one already?"

Xia De was quite astonished. After Amelia left, Dac Dac Nisi rather affectionately looped her arm through his:

"Of course it's because of Ellie. Wasn't Ellie just reading stories to them?"

"I don't see the connection between these two things... well, the power of Fate really is wondrous. So, when does the academy plan to arrange for Ellie and the others to enroll?"

Xia De asked again, and the red-haired sorceress answered:

"The paperwork will be done next week. When the time comes, we may need you to go to the academy. Principal Professor Pigeman has already decided that all future little unicorns will enroll in the Chemistry College specializing in Herbology and Potion-making, but he will also offer them one chance to change majors in their third year. Of course, the prerequisite is passing the exam."

As she spoke, she glanced at Xia De again:

"Ellie is facing a trouble that none of the academy's unicorns have—Ellie's surname. When registering for enrollment, it can't be just a given name."

"Do the academy's unicorns have surnames?"

"Of course they do. Amelia and her predecessors were quite keen on naming every unicorn. For example, little Liana's name is actually Liana Sparkle, the surname meaning twilight, so little Liana's full title is 'Liana Sparkle of the Unicorn Clan of Saint Byrons Comprehensive Academy.'"

Previously Amelia had asked Ellie about the surname issue, but Ellie said that in the Fifth Epoch Northern Continent's custom, a unicorn could only be given a surname by a witch after coming of age, so she had no Fifth Epoch surname.

So the sorceress deliberately asked:

"Then when registering at the academy, how about letting Ellie use your surname? Ellie Hamilton."

Xia De shook his head:

"Let's use Chloe's surname instead—Ellie Marks."

Dac Dac Nisi smiled and nodded:

"Very well, I will report this name. Although Ellie has already reached the Ninth Ring, she will start in the first year for now, receiving general education alongside the other young unicorns. Her grade will be assigned later based on the exam results."

"That is good. I will arrange for Winnie to visit her frequently, and I can see her often in the library as well."

"What about me?"

Dac Dac Nisi asked, and Xia De winked at her:

"We are going to Mount Karas; it is impossible to leave without staying even one night there, is it?"

The sorceress curled her lips, then spoke in a low voice:

"Very well, I shall prepare the tent... Today is Sunday. I will do my best to tell you the specific departure time within a week. A week is enough time for me to finish my affairs there. Moreover, the ritual you gave me to make the Curse-Eroding Tree bear seeds is also ready (Chapter 3102)."

"No problem. You arrange the specific travel plans; I am free at any time."

The two then walked together into the grassland to check on the unicorns. Xia De thought about what would happen at Mount Karas, while Dac Dac Nisi pondered what style of tent to choose.

Although searching for the teacher's traces and causing the teacher's soul to return from the tree was also very important, the tree was hidden in Mount Karas and could not run away, whereas Xia De could run at any time...

"In that case, I still need to prepare some suitable inner layers. While Sylvia has not left yet, I can go to her to purchase some."

The unicorn girl, whom Amelia called "Little Sophie," was far more introverted than Ellie and Little Liana. She did not understand why she had turned into a human form. When Ellie and Little Liana walked over and took her hands, she looked at them in confusion.

And when the true "humanoid beings," namely the elves, humans, and Xia De, walked over, she shyly hid behind Ellie, who was the "tallest," as if being seen transformed into a human was a shameful thing.

In short, the appearance of the third unicorn mastering the "Human Transformation Technique" completely confirmed that Ellie's joining the herd allowed more unicorns to master the "Human Transformation Technique."

However, including Ellie, the current three unicorn girls were not of great age, so Xia De began to suspect whether only unicorns of young age could master this ability.

"Most of the unicorns coming to this island are adult individuals of the academy; there are still many underage unicorns in the academy who have not come out. Once Ellie goes to the academy, she will know how many of her 'peers' there are. This is not a problem."

Dac Dac Nisi seemed very optimistic. Compared to the fate of unicorns enrolling in the academy, she valued the academy gaining another recruitment channel more.