Chapter 16 – 15. Admission
After that night, a few days passed and the academy’s entrance ceremony arrived.
ㅡRoaring.
As he went inside, Arthur could see the noisy interior due to the large number of people and the chairs installed on the left and right.
When I read the notice handed out earlier, the chairs on the right were for new students in the Magic Department, and the chairs on the left were for new students in the Knight Department.
Arthur headed to the chairs in the front row and was able to find a chair with the number 2 written on it.
Because the academy was based on merit, even the order of these chairs was differentiated based on the ranking of the entrance exam.
As she sat down in her seat, she looked at the chair on the side of the knight department and saw Aris sitting on the chair with the number 1 on it, waving at her.
Arthur, looking at the front again, adjusted the appearance of the school uniform she had received this time.
“Huh…”
As Arthur relaxed and waited for the entrance ceremony, he heard the voice of a man he had never heard before.
“Is it you?”
“…?”
A man who spoke as if he knew him and then naturally sat down next to him. Naturally, the number engraved on the chair the man sat on was 1.
“Uh. Hello.? “You are the chief.”
“Okay. “Thanks to someone, I became half a senior.”
The man seemed angry and tried to say something, but when the entrance ceremony started, he clicked his tongue and started looking ahead again.
After that, boring speeches followed, and Arthur, who was tired from Aris recently, listened to them with his half-closed eyes.
Arthur, who was dozing alone, heard Aris’ voice in his ears.
When she opened her eyes and looked ahead, she saw the man who had spoken to Aris and her, reading the oath as a representative of the school.
ㅡClap clap clap!
When the reading ended, a lot of applause was heard, and Arthur clapped along, recalling the name of the man he heard at the end of the oath.
‘Fabian Schneider…’
As far as Arthur knew, the only people who could use the surname Schneider were the ‘Schneider Dukes’, the most famous magic family in the empire that always produced outstanding magicians.
‘Seo… Could it be that I was taken by the duke’s son?’
Arthur, sensing an ominous energy, came down from the podium and began to sweat as he looked at Fabian sitting next to him.
As I spent time paying attention, the end of the entrance ceremony was already approaching.
“… We sincerely congratulate you on your admission.”
As soon as the woman who appeared to be her president finished speaking on the podium, applause broke out again.
‘Now that I think about it, I heard that this president is a retired former horse tower owner…’
‘Ah! Right. That’s not what’s important right now!’
When the entrance ceremony was over, Arthur saw students getting up to leave and quickly extended his hand to Fabian next to him.
“Now… Please take care of me. Let’s get along well from now on!”
However, Fabian frowned at her and headed outside, ignoring Arthur’s words.
Arthur, who failed to become friends with Fabian, stood still with a tearful expression on his face.
“Arthur. Should we go back now?”
Arthur, who came to his senses when he heard Aris’ voice next to her, went outside with Aris and walked toward her dormitory.
The academy’s dormitory was the best in the empire, with rooms provided to each individual. There were two buildings, so men and women were separated, but there were no restrictions on entry as everyone was an adult.
After the long entrance ceremony that lasted from morning to afternoon, Arthur felt her tired and headed to her room to prepare for her class starting tomorrow.
ㅡJump, jump, jump.
ㅡJump, jump, jump.
The sound of her footsteps following him reached Arthur’s ears. When I looked behind her, I saw Aris smiling.
“The Aris women’s dormitory is over there.”
“I know.”
“?”
Then she suddenly put her Arthur’s arm at her side and started to go to her Arthur’s room.
Arthur, who was being dragged by her to his room, turned her head and saw Aris’ face, and with her red face, he could see Aris tasting her again.
“No way. Again?”
Arthur, struggling to get out of her side, quickly opened her door and entered, but she was about to close it before Aris entered.
ㅡTuck!
Looking down, I saw that Aris’ foot was blocking her door from closing.
“No! “Absolutely not today!!”
“No. Arthur? “I know what to say”
“What the heck!! “I’m having such a hard time these days that I feel like I’m going to die!”
“Now I have to take care of my studies, so I only do it once every two weeks!”
Then the smile disappeared from Aris’ face.
“Arthur? “What kind of nonsense is that?”
“What doesn’t make sense!” “You don’t know moderation!”
“No, it’s your fault, Arthur, who keeps tempting me!”
“Why is it my fault!!”
“Huh… Make it 3 weeks.”
“What? “Arthur, are you kidding?”
“4 weeks.”
“…”
“I understand. Let’s make it 2 weeks…”
Eventually, Aris gave in to Arthur’s pressure and agreed to two weeks, then removed her foot from blocking the door.
“See you tomorrow, Aris~”
As I saw her off with a bright smile on my face, I saw Aris walking away muttering to herself.
“Arthur. Make up your mind in two weeks. Even if I cry and pray, they won’t listen.”
However, Arthur did not hear what Aris pledged to get her revenge.
…
The next morning.
Arthur put on his school uniform and went to the classroom to take her first class, Basic Theory of Magic.
She sat fairly close to the front, and the classroom quickly filled with students.
ㅡTurdging.
Then I heard the sound of shoes. Looking ahead, a woman who appeared to be in her 30s came in, and the classroom quickly became quiet.
“Nice to meet. “I am Professor Serena, in charge of the basic theory of magic class.”
Arthur felt relieved after hearing the professor’s simple self-introduction. This is because special rules are enforced inside the academy.
That rule is ‘equality’. Therefore, neither students nor professors can assert their identities within the academy.
It was clear that a professor at the academy came from a famous family, but looking at what he didn’t say, you could tell that the rules were being enforced well.
Of course, if you treat a noble like a friend from the beginning or start an argument with him, problems will arise, so you just have to act wisely.
“Today is the first day, so we will do a light orientation and proceed tomorrow.”
“First of all, considering that it is a theory class, we will evaluate theory and practical skills at a ratio of 8 to 2…”
The professor continued his explanation, and the class, which was originally supposed to last 3 hours, ended in 1 hour.
Arthur looked back and saw the students leaving the classroom, talking to each other, wondering when they had become friends.
‘Okay! Because it’s still the first day. I’ll have friends later too!’
With her self-justification, Arthur packed her luggage. Of course, she saw several people in her field of vision who didn’t have friends yet, but Arthur, who was not sociable, didn’t think to approach her first.
…
At that time, there were beings surrounding the round table in the dark interior.
Someone broke the silence and spoke.
“It’s been a long time since the Demon King died. I think it’s time to elect a new demon lord.”
“I agree. “I can no longer feel the devil’s energy in this world.”
“Hmm… So even the demon lord disappeared in the end?”
At that time, someone knocked on the desk and said.
“Quiet. “I recently found the demon king’s soul.”
“Have I finally gone crazy? “I know that you are the devil’s loyal servant, but if you tell any more lies and taunt us, you will not be safe.”
The atmosphere quickly becomes scary. But the voice came again.
“Okay. I made a mistake. To be precise, I found a fragment of my soul.”
“Fragments of soul? “What does that mean?”
“That’s literally it. So far, we have tracked down the soul of the ‘intact’ Demon King.”
“But I couldn’t find it because the soul that would have been in the Demon King’s essence had been used by the empire for something and had been destroyed.”
“So what does ‘fragment’ mean?”
“Recently, I found out that the empire performed a ritual with the Demon King’s essence. And I found out that there is a human who is still alive even though he has partially accepted the Demon King’s essence.”
“Right. If that is true, does it mean that the Demon King can be resurrected?”
“Yes.”
At that time, someone hit the desk hard.
ㅡBoom!
“Whew… I see… But that person can’t be seen with my eyes. What is he doing here?”
“By any chance… You couldn’t catch a single human?”
“Calm down. “I was already going to talk about that.”
“That’s funny. Speak quickly. “Send my men to get him right now.”
“You think it’s funny? That person appears to be in the capital of the empire right now.”
For a moment, the interior was engulfed in silence.
“Right now we don’t have the manpower to infiltrate the imperial capital.”
“Okay. “One of us will have to go to make sure we get the job done, and if we clear the line, ‘they’ will notice?”
“What about sending your men?”
“No matter how weak the imperial people are, they cannot be ignored when they gather together. “This matter must be done clearly.”
“Then let me go! Kidnapping is my specialty.”
“Now then, tell me how, Demon King’s loyalist No. 1! “Isn’t that why you brought it up this time because you figured out a way?”
“As expected, you are quick-witted.”
“Half a year… Yes, if you give me about half a year, I can create an opportunity.”
“If you want to fool those guys, you have to invest that much time. If you do it too hastily, there is a chance of getting caught.”
After hearing the answer, he seemed satisfied and started laughing, and the sound of laughter echoed throughout the room.
Haha! Great. “It’s been half a year… I’m really looking forward to that time, right?”
“Oh! “What happens if I kill you?”
“You must never kill. There must be life.”
“Then if you resist, I can at least cut off your limbs, right?”
“It doesn’t matter as long as I don’t die.”
“I hope that day comes quickly~ haha!”
In the dark room, only Inyoung could be seen grinning with an ecstatic expression.
