Radiant

Monsters called Nemesis bring disaster.

The only ones who can fight these dangerous foes are the sorcerers.

However, the sorcerers are considered tainted beings and feared by most.

A Paradise of Wisdom and Hope -Artemis-

"A Paradise of Wisdom and Hope."

Hey, you're way too excited about this.

Well, I mean...

Hey, what's that?

It's a magic circle of inspection.

It checks to make sure no one brings in anything illegal or dangerous.

Are all these ships owned by sorcerers?

They sure are.

Aren't they all gorgeous? Not at all like Doc's dinky little boat.

Lay off!

Don't worry, Doc. I like your ship!

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Okay, everyone off.

Right!

What's this place?

A security checkpoint.

You have to go through the entry procedure before you can get into Artemis.

Why me?

Oh...

Is this your first time here?

Yeah!

All right. Are you with someone from Artemis?

Yeah! I'm with Doc!

This sucks. This absolutely sucks.

This gentleman is your guardian, then?

Are you planning to register as a resident?

What do you mean?

To work as a Hunter or accept any of the academy's services,

you have to register as a resident.

I'm just here to find Yaga. I don't really want to be a resident.

A resident?

That's it!

Yes! You should do that!

Yaga won't agree to meet you if you're not a resident!

You should register right now!

O-Okay...

When's the next admission ceremony?

I think it's just about to start.

Well, we can't hang around here!

Let's go! I'll show you the way!

Doc?!

Come on, move it!

Wait for me!

Ah... Wait!

So was Doc actually his guardian?

Oh, well.

A-hup!

Wow! This really is a city of sorcerers!

The only one in the world. People call it the Sorcerers' Paradise.

Does that mean people here never suffer just for being sorcerers?

I could get to like this place!

I'm glad to hear it.

Hey!

You guys are gonna miss the admission ceremony.

It'll be weeks before they have the next one.

You wanna find this "Yaga" fast, don't you?

Oh, right. That's what Alma told me to do.

Seth, the admission ceremony is held above this place, in the castle.

Okay! Well, let's go, Doc!

Huh?! No, I'm not...

You're the only one who needs to go.

C'mon, I'll give you a lift!

I told you, I'm not—

We gotta hurry, or I'll never hear the end of it from Alma!

Wait for me!

Did he say "Alma"?

Artemis Academy Majestic Castle

Well, we managed to get here in time.

Ladies and gentlemen!

Thank you for coming to this welcoming ceremony for our new comrades!

Without further ado, it's time to bring out our awesome leader!

Are you guys ready to scream and clap like never before?!

I give you the founder of this crazy academy!

His name is...

Master...

Lord...

Majesty!

Headmaster of Artemis Academy Master Lord Majesty

Majesty! Majesty! Majesty!

A yellow cat?

People of my academy!

Today, we see the ranks of our comrades grow once again!

They will live with us at the academy

and complete missions with us as fellow sorcerers.

With all of your cooperation,

we can surely eradicate the curse that causes us such suffering!

"Eradicate the curse"?

That's Headmaster Majesty's goal.

Yeah? That cat's pretty incredible.

Now, new members!

Come on up here!

Go on, get moving.

R-Right!

I welcome you, new comrades.

As members of Artemis, you will have access to all the academy's facilities.

And you may attend lots of lectures and speeches by renowned sorcerers!

To do all that, you'll just need to sign this contract.

Here! Here! Here!

But I don't really...

Come on now! It comes with lots of bonuses!

I'll even lend you my own pen to sign it with!

Go on, go on...

Quickly! Quickly!

Okay!

The contract is complete.

A warm round of applause, please, for our new comrades!

What's this?

Promissory note? Pen for signing...

Th-Three thousand dimes?!

And four thousand for the ink?!

Why do we have to repay all this?!

It's all in the contract!

Each of you now owes a massive debt to the academy!

What?!

You will henceforth take part in missions as Artemis Hunters to repay that debt.

What?!

Good luck, newbies!

We've all been there!

What?!

This concludes our 854th admission ceremony!

Bye, now!

He ran off!

Hey! Wait a minute!

Hold it, you jerk!

Don't be mad at me.

The kid's gonna be so busy, he won't know up from down!

That means I won't have to see him anymore!

You are that boy's guardian, Doc, correct?

Huh?

Per academy rules,

the guardian assumes equal responsibility for the debt incurred by the ward.

You've gotta be kidding! Why does this fall on me?!

Now, then, do your best to repay that debt.

Huh? What's the matter, Doc?

D-Doc?

Th-The kid's bad luck.

"Don't trust the yellow cat," huh?

Now I know what Alma meant by that.

This debt... This debt...

Did it happen to you, too, Melie?

Yes...

But I'm not so good with such formalities, so I left it all to Doc,

and then I forgot about it.

Well, I guess it doesn't matter.

It's not as if we have to do what that swindling cat says.

That's true!

No, it's not!

That debt's on me, too, you know!

Sorry, Doc. It was all my fault.

Oh... So you do understand.

As soon as I track down Yaga and find out where Radiant is, I'll leave!

Huh?!

Uh, that would just leave me with all the debt.

All right! Strike while the iron's hot, as they say!

Hey...

You can count on me to help, of course!

Hey! Wait... Wait a...

Thanks, Melie and Boobrie!

Just you wait, Yaga!

This is sort of exciting!

You guys! Wait just a minute!

The sorcerers' paradise, which floats in the sky. It has rows of various facilities to break curses of infected people.

So, where is Yaga, anyway?

With all the intersecting alleyways here,

it's so hard to find our way around.

Well, for starters, I guess we should just walk around.

Right!

Huh? H-Hey!

If you do that in this town...

We'll start over there!

Hey!

The road splits here.

W-We should go this way!

Pay

Free

This way!

Wait up, Seth!

Debt:

Dimes

Wow! We don't even have to walk!

This makes things much easier!

You fools! That costs money!

Huh?

Debt:

Dimes

You're really sweaty, Doc.

Here, use this.

Oh, thanks!

Here, Doc. The nice lady gave it to us.