Ninth Chapter - New Life

Summary1

 * A year after the revolution, Rei and Claire have settled into a peaceful lifestyle in the outskirts of Bauer with their children, twins, Mei and Alea.
 * The family dynamic is split when they learn that Mei is the second ever quad-caster while Alea has no aptitude for magic.
 * Rei and Claire are now teachers at the Royal Academy and students Lana, Eve, and Joel are introduced.
 * Their lifestyle was peaceful and full of joy until Claire is selected by the Bauer Kingdom to be a foreign exchange student with the Naa Empire.
 * At face value it was gesture of good will when in reality, it was a political decision to keep the peace by sending Claire as a diplomatic hostage.
 * Claire agrees while knowing the full details.
 * Rei and the Twins are saddened at the idea of being left alone to which they all agree to go together.

1: Summary adapted from Jingle's Summary Until Eleventh Chapter.