Episode 27. entrance ceremony (1)
The biggest reason Dante chose Stella was that the campus was located on a ‘floating island’.
Wasn’t the goal that BS told Dante to be entering the Floating Island? I wanted to get a little bit closer to that goal.
“hey. What kind of school uniforms do you have so many?”
“You don’t have to buy them all. But it would be nice to buy them all.”
First of all, there is only one design for the basic uniform jacket and bottom. The others seemed to have five sets of different designs.
“No, what ten kinds of shirts are there? It’s all the same.”
“Same. Look Carefully. Regular collar, stand-up collar, round collar, tab collar, button-down collar, in order from the front… … .”
“okay. Regular is the default, right? I’ll buy three copies of it.”
Ties, T-shirts, hoodies, hooded jumpers, zip-up jumpers, tracksuits, hats, and more. If you do, there are hundreds of types.
Alicia encouraged Dante by stabbing him in the side.
“Are you going to buy them all? At school, you can only wear the products sold here. If you think about it that way, there are not too many types. is not it?”
“Then what about shoes and bags?”
“You can bring in personal items such as sundries and accessories.”
“But do you really have to buy them all? I’m still growing, so I might have to adjust again next year.”
Dante is right.
seventeen.
He was still old enough to grow up.
However, he failed to convince Alicia.
“Then you can buy it again next year. what’s the problem?”
“… … Yes, buy them all.”
“exorcism! Good idea.”
Dante had a reason for this decision. It was because of the conversation I had with Grace the other day.
” dormitory? Of course it should be full option. Otherwise, what would people say? The Versailles Institute would scold at the best for selecting scholarship students and not properly sponsoring them. is not it? 」
Grace is the ‘stuffy, conservative group headed by a miser, the Versailles Institute!’ my father created. I wanted to break away from the image.
As long as Dante is sponsored by the Institute. Their demands also needed to be properly accommodated. Besides, that request is money-consuming. There’s no reason to refuse, right?
Now you have to slowly adapt to the sponsor-guardian relationship. In that respect, Alicia was very helpful.
“how much is this?”
“All in all, it’s 123.57 million won.”
“… … .”
crazy really
The reason why the price is expensive is because it is made of natural fibers.
I wondered if I had to use expensive natural fibers, but to some extent I understand.
Since it is one of the top 5 prestigious families, it must be the mindset that the fabric is of the highest quality.
“Are you going to take the conquest with you? Would you like to take the rest of your things with you, or should I put them in the dorms?”
Alicia answered instead of Dante.
“Please put me in the dormitory.”
If you order like this, he said that Dante will even organize the closet in the dorm.
I left the school uniform shop with only the uniform in my hand for the entrance ceremony.
Dante asked.
“hey. But if it’s this expensive, how do poor kids go to school?”
“Such kids can go to AA. What are you worried about?”
“Then there must be almost all poor but talented kids in AA?”
“You can see that. Why, there is a saying in an old oriental proverb. It is said that dragons fly from Gaecheon. say these days They say AA is a dragon.”
There are three ways for poor kids to get into Stellar. Get a sponsor, get a scholarship, or go into debt.
I heard that there are quite a few children who go to school with debt. Once you graduate, you pay off billions of dollars in debt. The problem is if you can’t graduate.
Dante opened his mouth again.
“In tuition fees, dormitory fees, school uniform fees. It costs at least 1 billion to enter. But half of them give up after one semester?”
“You don’t know when you enter. Who is entering to drop out? I enter with the mindset that I will survive to the end no matter what. Still can’t stand it.”
“If I drop out, will you give me a refund?”
“Will you? Let’s stop talking nonsense and go home and put on our school uniform. hehehehe!”
* * *
In the meantime, I became very close to the guy on the 75th floor, Xian. The boy was very sorry.
“Then, from now on, I will have to exercise alone again… … .”
“I’ll call you when it comes out over the weekend.”
“huh!”
What is a shapeshifter?
The doubts he had for Xian had long since disappeared. He is an innocent and kind child.
On the day of the entrance ceremony.
Dante has not been contacted regarding the oath of admission.
I didn’t even expect it anyway. I felt sad for some reason.
‘Who will do it?’
Dante got on the subway wearing only a backpack in his school uniform. I was on my way to catch the shuttle to school.
The eyes pouring out are different with just one school uniform.
‘Come to think of it, today is the entrance ceremony day.’
‘The school uniform seems to be less than the real Stella’s.’
‘i envy you… … . I was crazy about Stella.’
proud and excited
Effortlessly averting his gaze, Dante looked at his phone.
The main portal was covered with stories about the prestigious academy entrance ceremony.
[ Roger Meyer. Oath of Admission Following Jeremy Meyer? ]
[Agras National Academy. A gathering of talented people who have overcome the greatest competition in history… … ]
And one familiar phrase.
[ Where is the genius boy chosen by the Versailles Institute? ]
‘oh… … at las!’
Dante quickly clicked on the article and entered.
As Grace said, Dante’s real name was not mentioned in the article. In her words, she aroused curiosity and revealed it at the right time.
Although his name was not mentioned in the article, I feel good.
[The next station is Central Station. Central station station. Drop off is on the right. ]
About half of the people on the subway poured onto the platform. Dante, too, stepped into Central Station among the crowd.
Central Station.
It is the center of transportation that all means of transportation in Agras pass through.
Dante checked the notice from Stella once again.
‘Platform 10 on the 50th floor of Area A.’
The guide map was so good that I found the platform quickly.
Area A, 50th floor.
As a place to get on and off public transportation, platform 10 was crowded with children wearing the same school uniform.
Since the campus is not accessible by private airship, even children from prestigious families must use the shuttle.
Dante stood at the end of the line and observed the students. These are children who will be motivated. There was nothing wrong with keeping a close eye on it.
[ Detect Mana Pattern ]
Is it because they are still young superintendents?
Students who could perfectly control mana were extremely rare.
Students giggled at someone at the front of the line.
“Isn’t that Roger Meyer?”
“Total goddess. So damn pretty.”
“So is Jeremy. Isn’t that family a gene cheater?”
“Is he going to take the admission oath as well?”
Even Dante was quick to recognize the person in question. Silver hair with a bluish tinge to pure white skin. A woman who shines just by looking at her back.
Roger Meyer was boarding the shuttle.
‘I guess he’s the younger brother of the big brother?’
Meyer family.
Dante knew how great the family was thanks to the book Alicia had given him.
The shuttle felt like a large cable car with a capacity of 50 people. All the kids who got on first took the window seats, so Dante was stuck in the middle again and spent 10 minutes.
‘I should see the city right after I get off.’
But I couldn’t.
What kind of a school is this big?
The shuttle landing pad was in the middle of campus. After getting off, it was difficult to tell whether this place was a sky island or a ground island.
‘The campus is so pretty… … . Do you get tuition and use it all to build a building?’
The exterior of the building resembles a Rococo department store.
A large lawn and gorgeous harmony. The main roads were paved with marble, and clear streams of water gushed from the fountains.
Anyway, when I came here, I thought it was worth the expensive tuition.
‘and… … They seem to use floating stones for streetlights here too.’
The identity of the chunks of crystal floating along both sides of the road was a street lamp. It looked very beautiful at night.
Freshmen followed the guide and moved to the auditorium. Shuttles, carts, bicycles, kickboards and more. Even the means of transportation within the school were diverse.
Stella Academy Auditorium.
It feels more like a gym than an auditorium.
There were seats and podiums for freshmen on the floor, and seniors who had arrived in advance sat in the stands.
A public announcement is heard.
[ New students, please take a seat quickly in the empty seat. ]
There are many children sitting in groups of threes and fives and chatting. I felt somehow left out.
‘It’s just like the beginning of a new semester.’
Dante’s school had about 60 students per class. Population density is high and space is small. So, I couldn’t afford to build several schools.
Whether it’s a school, a street, or a residence, chicken coops are basic.
At least that was the case with Station Charlie.
The boring congratulatory speech is over.
It was time to take the admission oath.
The eyes of the students naturally turned to Roger Meyer.
The presenter’s voice continued.
“Next, there will be an oath ceremony for freshmen. Freshman representative ‘Dan Ji-gu’ is forward to the podium.”
The quiet hall is agitated.
‘Just nine? Who is he?’
‘Have you ever heard of the Gu family? Are you of Chinese descent?’
‘and… … They said that they were chosen fairly according to their test scores, but that must have been true. How can Roger Meyer be pushed?’
The one on the podium was a short girl with black hair.
Between people whispering. The girl took over the microphone with trembling hands. It could be seen even from far away.
‘You must have been very nervous… … . Do you have stage fright?’
It makes me sad just to look at it.
His mentality seemed so weak that he wondered if it was true that he had come in first place.
“All standing.”
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At the guidance of the presenter, all the freshmen stood up.
only nine.
Technically, she was of Korean descent.
Gudanji in Korean.
“line! Sheh!”
Even the vocal chords were tense, and the beggar blew out. A burst of laughter broke out here and there.
“What is he? Totally funny. oops.”
Even while reading the declaration, the ridicule continued.
“Doesn’t he speak English? Damn the accent.”
“He is by no means from Agras.”
“Look at the shivering. The teachers at this school are crazy. If this gets on the news, it’s the biggest disgrace ever in the history of Stellar establishment.”
In the end, the child named Danji almost cried and finished the oath. She went down the podium, wiping her tears with the tip of her sleeve.
Iron pudduck.
But didn’t he fall down in front of the entire school? It seemed that the stairs were difficult to see because of the tears.
Now all the students are smiling. There were only a few children, including Dante and Rosé, who did not laugh.
Jeremy, who was standing near the podium, jumped out and raised the jar. Jeremy Meyer was the student council president, so he was on the floor, not in the stands.
“Are you okay?”
“… … .”
Jeremy took out a handkerchief and wiped Danji’s face.
“come with me.”
Dante watched the scene and thought.
‘Even if you feel it, you’re a good child… … .’
Some male students were already cursing Jeremy, saying it was show manners.
Whether it’s a show or not, it doesn’t matter.
To a child named Danji, Jeremy must have felt like a savior.
At the end of the ceremony, Alicia texted me.
[Geum Taeyang: Where are you stuck? It’s so damn ugly that I can’t stand out. It’s just. Listen carefully when you go on a school tour. See you later in front of the dorm, baby♥ ]
‘In front of the dormitory?’
Oh right.
Didn’t you say you were going to attach your admissions report card?
I thought it was a lie, but it seems to be real.
After the entrance ceremony, the freshmen were divided into 25 groups of 25 each. He said he was going on a tour by taking the campus shuttle.
Dante’s 3rd. He was in the same group as Roger Meyer.
In the meantime, a nickname was attached to the club.
Iron pudduck.
I thought things would change drastically when I became an adult and a college student. It was no different from when I was in high school.
On the tour shuttle, one professor went up together. The name and purpose of each building, evacuation tips in case of emergency, etc. were informed.
There were a lot of kids who smoked, but Dante even recorded it and meticulously listened to it.
It was because of a text from Alicia.
‘Because I could take a test with this.’
Didn’t you say it was more than anything you could imagine? Dante was very curious to see what bizarre ways this school would bully students.
All the students who finished the tour got off at the same place. It was in front of the freshman dormitory. The men’s dormitory was on the left and the women’s dormitory was on the right, centered around the plaza with the fountain.
It was in the form of ten buildings surrounding a circular plaza.
As Alicia said, there was a large electronic display board on one side of the plaza.
Not only freshmen, but also middle and senior students all flocked to it, so it was very crowded.
“Oh, it floats, it floats!”
The screen switched to the end of the Academy commercial featuring Jeremy Meyer.
Dante quickly found his name and rolled his eyes.
‘My name is… … It’s over there!’