156 – School Opening Ceremony
The day of the school opening ceremony, which seemed far away, has arrived. The banquet hall at Transcendence Academy was full of students, and as always it was noisy, buzzing, and full of human warmth.
I had a different feeling when I took out the school uniform that I had stashed in the closet for two months. It wasn’t just the feeling that the special day of the school opening ceremony had created.
My body, which changed significantly during the vacation, boasted a clear muscular presence even without pumping. Thanks to his muscular body, he changed into a smaller shirt.
I sat at the table designated for each department and waited for the opening ceremony to begin. As you go to the academy, the number of faces you know even if you don’t know the name increases.
That doesn’t mean I’m familiar with them or remember who they are. There was only the perception that they were students of the same academy, and most of them passed by without saying hello.
Still, I saw some familiar faces. During the vacation, everyone felt a little bit, but definitely changed.
I felt a little strange. They’re obviously adults, so they’re not in their growth phase.
As I was thinking about such unproductive thoughts, I suddenly remembered the entrance ceremony held here.
As the saying goes, time is relative, the entrance ceremony that seemed like a few weeks ago is already half a year ago. The unfamiliar academy is now like home.
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No, now it really has become a home. The members made a really great house. It was a house that I sincerely wanted to live with Luna for the rest of my life.
When I first entered the school, I had a nervous breakdown and couldn’t sleep well because my stomach hurt every night, but now I can sleep comfortably on the sofa in the club room. After all, are humans animals of adaptation?
“It’s been a while, everyone. There are many faces I missed.”
The banquet hall, which had been noisy, fell into silence at the sound of a clear voice suddenly whispering in my ear. I smiled in delight.
“Looks like everyone got a lot of sunshine during this summer? But people don’t grow like plants. Be careful if you are a very tall person. It could be a plant in human form… !”
Everyone with an awkward expression said, “hahahaha….” Nelson, too, was a sly old man with a sense of humor.
“The second semester will start tomorrow. Classes will continue the same as in the first semester, but next month we have the highly anticipated Academy Triathlon.”
At Nelson’s words, the banquet hall became noisy again. I turned my head and looked at my face, and the gaze of the people around me made my face sting. I pretended to be nonchalant, ignoring the attention focused on me, and fixed my eyes on Nelson.
I already know why attention is focused on me. The conditions for participating in the triathlon were the top and bottom grades in the grade. And since I was in second place in the first year, it was only natural that the eyes of the people around me were focused on me. The lycans standing behind Nelson smiled at me, so I slightly averted my gaze.
I know what kind of image my freshman classmates see me. The crazy guy who burned the island in the grade test, or the dangerous guy. I guess that might be it. Well, it could be worse.
“Oh, and in this triathlon, the entire grade will be rewarded with exceptional results.”
At Nelson’s words, the table next to him stirred up an uproar. As if they were trying to erase their mistakes in the first semester with shouts, they enthusiastically shouted the names of the class chief and the chief of the Ministry of Magic.
““““Ellie, Ellie, Ellie!!!!!”””
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Not to be outdone by this, suddenly an unknown classmate next to me shouted my name in a loud voice.
“Loos!!!”
Even before I could ask not to scream someone else’s name desperately, everyone in the 1st year combat team sitting at the table called out my name, like oil starting to catch fire.
“““Ros, Ros, Ros!!!!!”””
I scratched my cheeks in a strange sense of shame as I watched the comrades in the Combat Division screaming so loudly that tendons protruded from their necks as if they were competing with the Ministry of Magic. I feel good, but it was quite embarrassing to be called by my name.
Don’t let the passion of the 1st year, the 2nd year stand up from their seats and shout the names of Roel and Ilia. Everyone laughed at the sight of Roel waving his hand skillfully, like a candidate on a campaign trail.
The 3rd graders went up to the table and shouted their names, and the 4th graders thumped the table with their palms and shouted their names. It seems that I was not the only one who was ashamed that everyone except for Roel had their heads down.
“Good, good. It’s a very hot school opening ceremony.”
As Nelson clapped his hands, the heated atmosphere began to subside in an instant. Also, the principal doesn’t seem to do anything. Maybe Nelson is simply brilliant.
“For the three days of the triathlon, a mobile building will be set up in the backyard of the academy and in the vacant lot next to the training grounds to accommodate students from each academy. I hope you will kindly welcome them with the best academy students on the continent.”
The triathlon was held at the academy that had won the previous year. And Transcendence Academy has never missed a win since the triathlon was held.
The match at the home of the winner was bound to be advantageous. As long-distance portal magic became popular, not only triathlon participants came to the academy, but all students came to the capital to cheer on the portal.
It was not an event hosted by Transcendence Academy, like the senior class match, but an official festival that brought together the famous academies of the continent under the power of the imperial family.
It is an opportunity to show the power and wealth of the imperial family to everyone, an opportunity to notice young talents for nobles, a long-awaited event for merchants, the joy of festivals for citizens, and competition, growth, and experience for students. It was a festival for
“The triathlon involves the top and bottom of each grade level, and according to their performance in the triathlon, they will get a high score in the promotion test at the end of the semester.”
This is the reason why the grade test at the beginning of the semester is so important. You can participate in a duel only if you get a good score in the grade test, and you can participate in a duel. Even the finalists of the duel will be able to participate in the triathlon. This was the reason why everyone risked their lives in the grade test of the first semester.
After the triathlon, a promotion test is waiting for you to evaluate what you have learned during the year. Students not participating in the triathlon had to study hard to avoid repetition.
Unlike the relative evaluation grade test, the promotion test is an absolute evaluation. Those who do not reach the minimum standard are once again given a paid exam, and if they fail there, they are expelled as well. It was set up that about 5 students would be expelled in a year.
Even if Ross, who was admitted to the academy thanks to Roel, did not die and continued to attend the academy, would he not have been expelled after failing the paid exam? It was a non-issue because Ross was going to leave before that anyway.
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Nelson drew his wand from his bosom and raised it. He heard the sound of an unknown comrade sitting next to him swallowing his saliva in anticipation.
“Okay, this is the end of the opening ceremony speech… Let’s begin the long-awaited banquet!”
As Nelson swung his staff at the ceiling, the marble ceiling turned into a cloudless blue sky. The maids began to pile up all kinds of delicious-smelling food on the table, and the picture on the wall of the banquet room moved and played beautifully.
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After the banquet, Lakar and I first waited for the members by the entrance of the banquet hall. As I was watching the people leaving the banquet hall, someone suddenly pulled my clothes from behind.
“Wait, can I talk to you for a minute… ?”
When I turned around, for some reason Estelle, her face stained red, let go of my clothes. It was Estelle who wouldn’t even think of meeting me without a mask. I wondered if something was urgent, so I leaned over and brought my face closer.
“What happened?”
I whispered in Estelle’s reddened ear, lest the people around her hear it. After trembling for a while, Estelle spoke in a small voice as if whispering.
“Em, Amber is back. With her brother….”
It seems that Amber, who left for Ludwig, has returned. She hadn’t heard from her in the meantime, so she was a little worried, but she was fortunate that she returned safely.
“I will visit Modest at night.”
“Ugh, yes… !”
At my words, Estelle smiled happily. She looked at Estelle’s back as she often disappeared among the people with her small stature, and then she turned around again.
Lakar, who was crossing his arms, looked at me with a strange gaze, and let’s face each other. She turned to the people coming out of her entrance again.
It’s a strange situation to explain something, so when I was looking at the entrance without saying anything. Someone said hello to me
“Ross!”
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Navier was a beauty with silver hair that fits the word neat. I reflexively raised my hand in greeting.
“It’s been a while.”
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Navie replied with a smile.
“A month is not a long time. More than that, I will cheer you on for the triathlon! If you need my help like last time, you can ask for it anytime. If I’m with you, I think it’ll be fun.”
Any help without conditions is welcome. After smiling and thanking her, Nabië waved her hand and disappeared with her unnamed friend.
Because I decided to stand here for no reason, I feel like I’m meeting a lot of people. As I was sighing at the wrong choice, I saw a female student passing in front of me. She was an acquaintance, but I didn’t have to worry that she would talk to me.
That’s true, too, we couldn’t even see each other anymore. As she turned her head away from Ellie, who passed by me and left behind a sweet scent of strawberries, she met La Carre’s gaze.
Lakar put on a worried expression for a moment, then, without saying a word, he slipped away from my gaze.
I felt like I was misunderstanding something, so I hurriedly excused myself, but Lakar silently patted me on the shoulder.
With her words, she doesn’t know why she has a heavy mouth.