At first he was treated as a suspicious person, but a chance encounter with Kite, who is now a professor at this academy, allowed him to get permission to stay safely.

　The head of the Red Academy hasn't changed since then, and he's a well-built old man - Redra.
　He welcomed me as well.

''How's that Leon guy doing?''
He hasn't changed at all. You look exactly the same.
'Right. Tell him we'll have a drink or two sometime when he's free.

　It seems that my father and I were classmates when we were students at the academy, and Redra asks me for help with a look that reminds me of the past.
　I don't know if he'll comply, but since it's a cheap order of business to tell him, I nodded my head.

''But I see, that guy has grandchildren.......he's a complete old man now.......''

　Looking at Ark and Layla, Redra muttered sincerely.
　He's in his fifties, but apparently he's still single.

''Come to think of it, I heard a rumor that the Demon King's army attacked us, were you okay?''
Of course they did. When they saw we were no match for them, they ran off with their tails between their legs.

　Apparently, they've repelled it.
　Because it's a city on a lake island, it's hard to attack and easy to defend.
　I'm sure there was such a geographical advantage, but as expected of a magical city.

"Papa.
Hmm?

　Leila pulled on her clothes, probably bored with me and the dean's talk.

　Then, taking the twins with me, I looked around the Red Academy for the first time in a long time.

'Dad, Dad!　What is that? What are you doing?　What's over there?

　School is a rarity for Leila to begin with, and she is curious about lectures and labs.
　Ark is quiet as usual.

''Maybe these kids can become wizards like their mentor in the future!

　Kite says excitedly.

'Yes!　There's a training facility that just opened recently. Would you like to take a look at it?
Hmm, that should be interesting.

　The building that Kite took me to was certainly not the one that was in place when I was in school.

'This place is built for more hands-on magical training.

　I was surprised when I walked in.
　Most of the training grounds were just empty spaces.
　However, this place had a field that was designed for actual combat.

'There are three types of fields. The first is the urban area. Then there is the forest and the river. And the last one is the palace.

　Many of them will go straight into teaching or research after graduating from the academy, but it is not at all uncommon for students to join some country's magical knights or become adventurers.
　And the actual combat they would experience would be rather rare to occur in a place like a training ground.

''Just now, it looks like the students I'm teaching are in training too.

　Each field is separated from the corridor we're in now by transparent glass, but it's low enough that you can see the situation from above.
　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get a good deal more than you think.

　But flying around were red magic and blue magic.
　This is supposed to be a red academy, but...?

Hey, it's not Kite.

　I turn towards the voice and a strong-looking woman walks towards me.

''Hi, Kufa. Oh, so you're fighting with a student in your place right now.
'Yes, I do. It looks like my students have the upper hand at the moment. If he keeps this up, he will win.
'They don't know yet. Unlike your place, which focuses on numbers, this one has powerful magic that can turn things around.
That's already taken care of, by the way. And what about those people you don't see, by the way?

　Is Koofa, or is it, you know, that?

Master, Master!
'Master...?　Don't tell me that you call yourself 'unemployed', that doesn't make any sense!
I didn't call myself that.
'Why are you here?

　After all, she's one of those three, and she seems to be the twin-tailed girl who entered the Blue Academy.
　As expected, her hairstyle is different, and she's made up well, so she's become much more mature, but her personality hasn't changed much since then, apparently.

　It is said that she is currently also a professor at the blue academy.

Huh. In other words, you stopped by on your family vacation with your wife and child?
No, it's not just a trip. It's for training you two.
Training? You haven't even been blessed yet?

　As we talk about this, it seems the mock battle is over.
　In the end, it seems that Kite's students won in an upset, and Koofa is frustrated.

''This is the Red Academy, right?　Why is there someone from the Blue Academy?
The head of the academy called for more cooperation among the academy heads to cooperate with each other. In the past, the exchange between the colleges was limited to the Magic God Festival, but the deans called for more cooperation between the colleges, so joint research and joint training has become more and more popular.
I see.

　It's true that at that time there was no connection between the schools.
　No one even noticed that I was attending six of them at the same time.

It was all because of my teacher.
Me?
'I don't know the details, but Dean Redra told me that the deans have come to terms with their mentor,'
"Hmm?

　It doesn't sound right when you say it.

'Wait a minute, Ark and Leila aren't here?
It's true.

　Laina looks around as if in a panic.

'You've gone away again through the cracks.
"Maybe it's because you taught him an extra skill...
Even I can often lose track of them if I'm not careful.
Don't sound so happy about it!

　Well, with those two, there's nothing to worry about.
　Aside from Leila, Ark is solid, too.

　Doh-oh-oh!

　Then a loud explosion sounded.
　Hmm, it looks like we've entered the city center field.

"...What?

　For some reason, Kite and Kufa were rolling their eyes.