The temperature of the capital had started falling in October. Early in the morning, a chilly wind was blowing through the Hevenlit Magic Academy. Dekan was unable to stop himself from yawning.
Dekan got out of his bed earlier than usual to put on his uniform.
The uniform had a simple and neat design. It was similar to the uniform Dekan saw Theresia wearing.
The main difference would be the Knight College’s color scheme -- scarlet red. It made the uniform appear quite eye-catching.
Dekan stood in front of the mirror examining his appearance.
“Not bad.”
Hoho, I’m quite handsome.
Today marked the first day of Dekan's path toward becoming rich.
……
There were one hundred and seven individuals that passed the Knight College’s entrance exam this year. They were split into classes A to D, four different classes.
The way they were allocated to different classes was very simple -- by their exam scores. Naturally, Dekan was placed in Class A.
The classes for the incoming freshmen were located on the second floor of the Knight College’s school building. Following the map, Dekan was able to find his classroom very quickly.
There were many students inside the classroom by the time Dekan arrived.
As the classroom was a vast lecture hall, it seemed quite empty.
When the students in the classroom noticed Dekan, they all revealed a look of ‘found a rare creature.’
Seemingly because they didn’t know what sort of personality Dekan had, no student rushed to strike up a conversation with him.
What if he had a vile personality? If his attention was to land on them, they would end up suffering hell the next three years.
‘Cultist.’ That was what all the students believed Dekan to be.
Dekan seated himself near the back and took out the materials given by the college. He began to read them with no concern for the other students.
More and more students started entering the classroom. This continued for several minutes…
“Good. Morning.”
A delicate yet stiff young female’s voice suddenly sounded from beside Dekan.
Dekan turned around only to discover eye-catching red hair.
“Good morning.”
Dekan nodded before turning back to read his materials.
Cornelia had seated herself beside him.
It was most definitely a blessing for one to have such a pretty girl decide to sit beside oneself during the first day of school.
But, Dekan was very worried that she would accidentally touch him.
Perhaps a careless wave of her hand could leave him with broken bones.
In the end, he decided he should first talk with Cornelia.
“My body is extremely weak. If you were to accidentally hit me, I might die.”
“Under. Stood.”
“Thank you.”
“Welcome.”
……
When the students in the classroom discover that the ‘cultist’ and ‘valkyrie’ were seated together, they were unable to help themselves from looking to the back row.
“Those two knew each other?”
“What are they talking about?”
“Are they planning to get rid of the professors together?”
The students were whispering.
All the students had arrived at the lecture hall. Thus, it was quite clamorous.
Apart from Dekan and Cornelia, all the other students were seated in the front-center of the lecture hall.
It was as if there were two distinctive regions in the classroom.
After the bell rang, an individual resembling a homeroom teacher entered the classroom.
When the tall and robust individual walked in, the students discovered that it was Professor Arnold.
Professor Arnold noticed Dekan and Cornelia seated in the back. He couldn’t help his eye from twitching.
Why are those two getting along so well?
Are they plotting something?
Originally, he was worried that those two would try to destroy each other on the first day of school.
But now, it would appear that it was completely opposite from his imagination.
After two light coughs, he turned his gaze to the majority of the students.
Professor Arnold began his speech.
“Everyone, I will be your homeroom teacher for the coming year. My name is Arnold Zerlett, it’s my pleasure to meet you all.”
“Firstly, we will be holding an entrance ceremony. It is to congratulate you all on successfully entering the Knight College. Relax and enjoy yourselves. Once the ceremony is over, return to the classroom and we will go over the lesson plans…”
After a simple introduction, the freshmen were led out of the classroom by Professor Arnold. They proceeded to the auditorium near the campus entrance.
Soon, they arrived at the gathering place.
“Welcome!”
A joyous laughter steeped out from behind the entrance.
The upperclassmen were passionately welcoming the freshmen.
The freshmen from the Knight College were not the only people present. The freshmen from the other three colleges were also present.
The ornaments on the walls and ceiling of the grand auditorium were shining brightly. Their light reflected off the fresh flowers and balloons.
It was not only Dekan, even Cornelia who followed him were bewildered by the scene. She couldn’t help but rub her eyes.
It was unexpectedly gorgeous and surpassed their expectations.
Dekan looked around. A pleasant feeling of relaxation filled his heart.
Eh?
Why is she following me?
Dekan suddenly realized that Cornelia seemed to be automatically walking beside him.
“Why are you following me?”
“Easy.” You’re the only one I can easily communicate with.
“Are you taking me as your translator?”
“......”
Cornelia grew quiet for a while. With great difficulty, she gathered her words, “You are fr-fr-friend.”
“Oh…”
Dekan felt only pure goodwill from her words.
Since that was the case, he decided to get along with her.
Confidently, he faced Cornelia and extended his hand.
Although Cornelia’s expression remained unchanged, her movements became much more agile upon seeing that.
She wanted to immediately hold Dekan’s hand.
However, Dekan was suddenly on guard. Cold sweat emerged on his body as he rushed to draw back his hand.
Dekan: “Strength.”
Cornelia: “Sorry.”
Cornelia seemed to be extremely excited to hold Dekan’s hand earlier.
If Dekan didn’t pull back his hand right away, he would likely be suffering from bone fractures now!
If Cornelia was to accidentally ruin his hand, his life’s career might be ruined!
Cornelia seemed to be afraid of using any strength now and only extended her hand toward Dekan. She decided to have Dekan hold her hand instead.
After sighing in relief and calming his nerves, Dekan extended his hand again and grabbed the little hand extended in midair.
The friendship between the two had gone through some small twists and turns. But in the end, their friendship eventually formed.
It must be said that Cornelia’s hand was awfully soft.
Dekan cannot understand exactly where that terrifying strength capable of causing shivers run down his spine from afar came from.
……
“Welcome to Hevenlit Magic Academy!”
Lively music echoed through the magnificent auditorium as soft silk deep-red curtains gently separated.
Emerging on the stage was an elderly.
“I am the headmaster of the Hevenlit Magic Academy, Lydersen Alsou. From the bottom of my heart, I am overjoyed by your enrollment.”
“I hope that you will remain steadfast in your bright and hope-filled life. Utilize your three years here to learn to your best ability. The future of the kingdom depends on you.”
“Well then, I’ll stop being wordy. Everyone, enjoy yourselves today!”
Headmaster Lydersen gave a very brief speech to the incoming freshmen.
“Ohh! Ohh!”
The freshmen started to cheer loudly.
A youth resembling a host ran out from the left curtain. He brushed past the headmaster before loudly declaring: “Begin entrance ceremony!”
Under the students’ cheers, the atmosphere of the entrance ceremony reached its peak.
