DxD: As A Fox In The Land Of Milk

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"So, before we get sidetracked, what has you in such an excitable state?"

Leon finally noticed his still twitching extremities and made a conscious effort to stop their movements while driving straight to the point.

"I want to test out of academics."

Freyja blinked once with a nonplussed stare as she processed his statement.

"You… want to… test out?"

Leon nodded.

"I'm pretty sure I lost brain cells forcing myself to sit through those classes. I can't waste my time staring off into space for hours to pretend like I'm a normal kid. I could probably qualify for a mortal's advanced education degree with all the raw data I have sitting up here." He tapped his temple a couple times in emphasis. 

Freyja remained silent for a few more moments, then sighed and massaged her forehead.

"Okay. We'll have you start the exams tomorrow. You'll have to take the exams for each year sequentially. No matter whether you can skip to the end or not, we have to have the paperwork and exams on file." Leon simply shrugged in acceptance. 

Spending a day doing something, however trivial or tedious, was leagues better than becoming a braindead zombie for hours.

"Alright, with that taken care of I have something I want to discuss with you. You're missing the foundational knowledge necessary for Nordic Runic magic. Most Asgardian children, but especially aspiring Valkyries, begin learning the basics of our runic system from the time they can talk." Leon saw where she was headed and decided to cut to the chase.

"So you want to assign a tutor to me in order to catch me up before releasing me into the world of dangerous magical explodey things."

Freyja chuckled.

"Yes. Exactly." She stood up, walking towards the door. "Follow me, we'll go introduce you to the girl I've picked out for you." Leon shot her a suspicious glance at her wording, but only a twinkle in the goddess' eye gave anything away.

Leon followed along a pace behind the woman, her own stroll leisurely enough for him to keep up with little effort. 

In a far corner of the academy they finally stopped in front of what looked to be an unused practice room. 

Cracking the door, Freyja gestured for him to take a peek into the room.

Its sole occupant stood in the middle of the area, all of the tools, dummies, targets, and other things having been pushed to the corners out of the way. 

The pair watched through the door as the girl, no more than ten or eleven, took to drawing runes through the air. 

Rapidly scrawling the magic, her runic letters, symbols, and design of the casting floated about the girl. 

Two concentric circles were suspended before her as the drawings began funneling towards the construct, the components snapping into place.

The finished product was equal parts artistic masterpiece and magically engineered marvel, the concurrently casted spells layering their effects multiplicatively, producing a shield that had Leon's hair and fur standing on end from the magical presence it was emitting. 

The girl held it for several seconds, sweat beginning to run down her face before a sound like a gunshot echoed out and the shield shattered, the girl falling to her knees while gasping for air.

Freyja took this time to fully open the door, strolling in with the clicking of her heels announcing their presence. 

Leon followed, stroking his fingers through his ear and tail fur to smooth out the fluffed hair. 

The two waited for the girl to get her bearings and catch her breath, though she only left them standing there for a few short seconds, quickly standing and bowing while attempting to slow her breaths.

"Headmistress, to what do I owe this honor?" Her face was expressionless, eyes unfeeling as Leon observed her. Walking a circle around the girl, he looked her over from head to toe.

"Freyja, why does one of your students look and act like a doll? She's very pretty, and obviously incredibly talented, that shield was amazing, but it's like there's no life in her."

Freyja frowned at him.

"Leon, mind your manners. That was rude."

He simply puffed his cheeks out, pouting slightly like the child he was.

"I'm just calling it how I see it, my goddess. No kid should look so burdened."

Freyja sighed and rubbed her forehead with the tips of her fingers, the girl in question watching the byplay in front of her in stoic silence.

"Leon, this is Rossweisse. She's the best student at the academy with Nordic Runes. Rossweisse, I'm sure you've heard of Leon by now. I'd like to ask you to tutor him in our magic system. He's brand new, and I don't have anyone else I feel I can trust with this task." Rossweisse glanced between the two, taking a moment to survey Leon, her eyes tracking subconsciously to his ears and tails while Leon smirked. After a few quiet seconds, Rossweisse nodded in acceptance.

"Yes, Headmistress. I understand. I will teach him." Freyja nodded with a satisfied expression.

"Excellent. Thank you, I'll be sure to excuse you from your class. I know you're already more than competent enough to pass the senior exams, so consider this an equivalent graduate project." Rossweisse nodded in acceptance.

"Yes, Headmistress." This time Freyja simply sighed in response, shooting Leon a glance that said more than all the words exchanged within the room combined. He simply winked with a smile in response, his left tail tip flicking back and forth.

"In that case, I'll leave the two of you to it. You'll be meeting here from now on during normal class times." Rossweisse gave a bow to Freyja's retreating back, Leon giving a lazy wave.

"See ya at home, Freyja." She closed the door behind her with no response, though Leon could have sworn he saw an eye roll accompanying a small smile as she turned away. 

Leon turned back to Rossweisse, a bit intrigued to finally be meeting one of the main cast. She was about as much as he expected from her backstory, though her teaching competence at age ten would remain to be seen.

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