Magic Academy's Bastard Instructor

Chapter 120: Dullahan [2]

Chapter 120: Dullahan [2]

It had to be noted that timing the Grandmaster spell—Magnitude—to activate after singing a specific song was only effective on the first night. 

The cycle wasn't consistent each night, and with the Thirteen Eclipses, six of which weren't even visible, timing became impossible as conditions shifted continuously.

Margaret, however, had been waiting every night.

"...."

Waiting to see if she would hear him sing again.

That moment had truly taken her aback, and the image of Vanitas Astrea singing had imprinted itself in her mind like a memory she would never forget.

It wasn't his mezzo-soprano voice or the technique he displayed that left her astounded. It was the lyrics. His tone.

Margaret knew Vanitas had lost his mother at a young age, just like her. And only recently, he had lost his father too. 

Yet, he never spoke of it. 

In fact, she clearly remembered how he used to avoid the topic of parents altogether back in the day.

But that song…. the lyrics…. the emotions behind them.

She wasn't sure who it was meant for. But for a man like him, maybe it was simpler than she thought. 

Maybe he was just a man who missed his parents. 

A man who, through his song, had expressed that if the world were ending, he would rather be next to a certain person—or perhaps, certain people.

It wasn't hard to guess who.

His sister was likely part of it, but Margaret could make a solemn guess that the song was meant for his parents.

She had always suspected why Vanitas had been so distant in the past. His mother's death had taken away the bright boy Margaret once knew. 

The one who used to smile so freely despite the catastrophe surrounding him

"...."

Wait, no.

Maybe she was overthinking it.

'He did look at that heirloom Karina gave him….'

Wait, wait, wait—what if the song was for Karina?

'I….'

The thought had crossed her mind back then, but she pushed it aside, focusing on the bigger picture instead.

"Margaret?"

"Yes? Are you going to sing?" she blurted out.

"Huh?" Vanitas blinked, giving her a blank stare, and she quickly snapped out of her daze.