In a shopping mall in Soran, two women were chatting with each other.
"Oh, did your son also get selected for World Academy?" A brown-haired woman spoke to the woman standing beside her.
"Yes, he did. I was so happy for him," the woman replied.
"Although I am worried about him. He is very careless," the woman spoke.
"Yes, so many big names are attending the same batch this year," the brown-haired woman spoke.
"Exactly, I had to remind him many times to stay away from any trouble with those people," she replied.
Many others like them were talking about the same thing. It was February but the weather was not too cold because there was no snow, and this was the time when most academies, including the world's best World Academy, did their admissions. Although normal people had to go through the World Association, and they would test them if they were qualified to study at the World Academy.
This process made sure no weak person attended the World Academy. If they wanted to learn, they had to enroll in other academies.
"Welcome to CXN News. We are filming the arrival of all the elite families in Soran," the reporter was reporting outside the teleportation gate.
"Most of the elite families have arrived, and only some of them are still not present in Soran," he spoke.
"This is the first time when so many talented people have almost enrolled in the same batch, and according to the World Association, even the chosen candidates are no joke this year!" he was speaking as the Teleportation gate started shining.
"It seems that the next family has arrived," the camera turned towards the teleportation gate.
Out of the teleportation, many people wearing black suits arrived, surrounding some people who were in the middle. After a while, when the security scattered a bit, between them, a beautiful girl and a man with a majestic aura could be seen.
Both the girl and the man had black hair with golden eyes, and their presence alone depicted their majestic aura.
"As you can see, the Royal Family of Halcyon has arrived!" the reporter shouted as the man and the girl went past and sat in their luxurious cars and left the premise.
"It seems that the King of Halcyon himself is coming with the princess, and it seems that the Allister and the Everett will arrive tomorrow. For more such news, stay tuned," many reporters were saying similar things.
Almost all the media channels across the world had their eyes on this batch of students in the World Academy. Some of the normal candidates were nervous and excited that they were going to meet people they could never meet normally.
Inside a villa in Soran,
"Haha, I am sure you will win the representative tournament of this year," James Rothschild laughed as he talked with Kevin.
"It seems not all the people are participating in the representative tournament," Elena spoke.
"There is a lot of politics involved, sweetheart. Not all the elite families want to showcase their kids in a public event," Filia Rothschild, the mother of Elena spoke.
"I don't know, but so many talented people in one generation will make your batch quite interesting, unlike ours," James said while sipping tea.
"I am sure they will be no match for Kevin, who is already an E Rank hunter," Elena cheerfully spoke.
"Oh come on, Elena, you are E- Rank yourself. I am sure you or Eva will be winning your tournament this year," Kevin spoke.
"I am not so sure. Amelia would be a tough candidate as well," Elena said, but the mood got a bit tense with the mention of Greville.
"*Cough* You guys should eat and rest and prepare yourselves. I have heard that the normal candidates have some strong guys as well," Filia spoke.
Kevin clenched his fist as he remembered the day when Elena and Asher dueled. However, as Filia changed the topic, he did not comment on it. They finished their dinner and left, and Elena and Kevin went to their room as well.
"James, I think we should let the matter between Elena and that Greville boy go," Filia spoke as they were moving in the hallway to their room.
"That was partially Elena's fault, and although that boy took it too far, you should not go after them blindly. It is not like the matter with the Garcia Family," Filia continued.
"I know, but it's not just us that wants the Greville's downfall," James stopped.
"It's just that the old monster is still alive, and nobody wants a fight with him yet," he turned and looked at Filia.
"James, I don't want another bloodshed like the one with Garcia, and I absolutely don't want to involve my only daughter in it." A frown appeared on Filia's face.
"Sigh, okay, I will not interfere in this matter until the Greville's make another mistake like the last one," James lightly smiled at Filia.
"Promise?" Filia questioned James.
"Promise." James hugged Filia.
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Inside the Greville Estate at the Dinner table,
"So, any updates from Ash?" Arthur asked Sylvie.
"He told me last time that he will come before the tournament starts," Sylvie replied.
"But I was surprised that he would participate in the representative tournament." Amelia spoke.
"I told him to relax last time, but he seemed a bit off," Sylvie sighed.
"I think he had reached E-Rank or E Rank already," Amelia said.
"Yeah, but rumors are some of the powerful candidates this year will not participate. They do not want to reveal their cards for the trials," Arthur spoke.
"They can do whatever they want, it's not like they can hide themselves forever in the academy." Amelia spoke.
"You speak as if you have already won the tournament," Arthur smiled at Amelia.
"I don't think anybody would be able to beat me, and as far as I know, the princess of Halcyon is not participating." Amelia confidently spoke.
"Yeah, Big Sis is very powerful," Livia cheered Amelia.
"Thank you, Liv," Amelia smiled back at Livia. She was happy with Livia's compliment.
"Okay, we know that your sister is powerful, but don't get overconfident," Sylvie said.
"I know, mom," Amelia said with a serious face.
Sylvie looked at Lucas, who was quiet during the whole dinner and seemed a bit dull. He was missing Asher, who was outside raiding dungeons and increasing his strength.
"Lucas and Livia, do you guys want to go with us to watch Asher and Amelia's tournament?" Sylvie asked Lucas.
"Really?!" Lucas looked at Sylvie with excitement.
"But bringing them-" Arthur was interjecting, but Sylvie kicked his leg under the table.
"Ahaha, it is fine, you guys can come with us," Arthur awkwardly laughed.
Originally, Sylvie would not have taken the twins to the tournament, as too many eyes would notice them. However, seeing that they might gain some confidence and experience from watching both Asher and Amelia compete might be beneficial for them. She also wanted to cheer up Lucas, who looked very gloomy these days.
"Yay!!" Livia hugged Amelia as she was happy that they could go with them.
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At World Academy, inside the Principal's office,
"Professor Arman, make sure that the barriers are set up properly and no mishaps happen during the tournament." The authoritative voice of an old man said.
"Yes, Principal," Arman replied with utmost respect.
A bunch of documents started flowing around the room, all of them consisting of profiles of the new batch of students that would arrive at the World Academy.
"It seems that the Academy will get rowdy once again after a long time," the old man said.
"It's inevitable with so many children with their elite backgrounds gathered in one place. Their egos are bound to clash," Arman replied.
"Well, it would be better for them to understand as soon as possible that inside World Academy only their talent matters," the old man spoke.
"I wish someone worthy of my heritage would appear this time," the old man said.
"Well, the boy from the Whiteheart family is a good candidate and so is the one from the Allister family," Arman replied.
"I'm getting old, and it's time I decide on a successor who will take my mantle," the old man spoke.
"Umm, Principal, you will probably live longer than some of the students who will attend our academy," Arman said.
The old man raised his eyebrows at Arman and looked at him. At one point, Arman thought that he had made some kind of mistake, but as nothing happened, he was a bit confused.
"Professor Arman, you should take a break and enjoy the environment sometime," the old man said.
"But you rejected my leave application last time yourself?" Arman was confused.
"Sigh, Professor Arman, I think you should go check if everything is alright in the preparations once again," the old man said.
"Uh, okay. Have a good day, Principal," Arman respectfully left the room.
