[ Episode 183. Entrance Ceremony and Fame Name]
The season when the still chilly wind pierces well-groomed collars.
However, inside Rodlen Academy, a new craze created an exciting atmosphere.
“I’m nervous…….”
“When will the seniors come?”
Dietrich, who had come to this faraway place for the first time without a servant, had entered the dormitory a few days before the entrance ceremony and had made friends.
His family, Baron Peter, was so proud of him that they held a festival in the village for a while when they heard that Dietrich, the eldest son, had been accepted into Rodlen Academy.
It was only natural that Dietrich, the son of a baron, required great talent and skill to enter Laudelen Academy, unlike the children of high-ranking aristocratic families.
“Ah, Phione came too.”
“As expected, he is the freshman representative.”
Pione Ardi, who arrived at the auditorium a bit late, stood at the front, clutching the speech from the freshman representative in her hand.
Since she was a student at the Knights Faculty who had already made her name known from Monas Academy and the daughter of the prestigious Marquis of Ardi, there was no objection to becoming the freshman representative.
Marcus, who was next to him, called to Dietrich, who was staring at Pione.
“Dietrich.”
“huh?”
“Are you interested in Fione?”
“What what? What are you talking about, how could I have such feelings for Lady Pione…”
Seeing him blushing and denying it, anyone could see that he was in love, so the students around him laughed hysterically.
Dietrich also noticed the atmosphere and lowered his head in shame.
“I’m also from Monas, so I’m just saying hello. Shall I introduce you?”
“Ma Marcus! Okay, stop teasing me now.”
As the tension eased for a moment, I heard the sound of the second floor door opening.
thud thud thud.
Hearing the sound of a large number of people coming in, the new students tensed up again and looked forward.
The second floor is a space for current students who can be called their seniors.
It was the first meeting with those who will spend 1 year if it is short and 4 years if it is long.
“Hey chicks. Let’s get along!”
someone shouted frivolously.
However, the shout made the freshmen very nervous.
“It’s nice to see you looking fast!”
“Hey Jamal. It’s pitiful, so don’t be so downhearted.”
“Killing? Can’t you see I’m praising you?”
The distance from the second floor was quite far, so you couldn’t hear them unless you shouted loudly, but they were so loud that their voices reached the ears of the freshmen.
“Well, if it’s Jamal…”
“Jamal Hammington, the leader of the Knights Faculty’s Four Heavenly Kings?”
The new students of the Faculty of Engineering began to be shaken by the appearance of the big man.
In fact, before entering the auditorium, they talked about which of the current students would be watching the entrance ceremony.
However, I did not expect that Jamal Hammington, who will be in the 4th grade this year, will come.
“Then, did the rest of the Four Heavenly Kings come too?”
“Hey, we’re starting soon, so let’s stop talking.”
The fact that current students have entered is a sign that the entrance ceremony will soon begin.
They stopped chatting to impress their seniors.
‘Four Heavenly Kings… how strong are they?’
Dietrich barely suppressed his upward gaze.
I was very curious about the appearance of the seniors called the Four Heavenly Kings even within the great Rodlen Academy.
‘Come to think of it, there’s even a graduating class, right? It was a tough academy to get into, but the world is so wide.’
The graduating class had a strong sense of being outsiders, so it was not mentioned well, so it felt like the four kings, who were now in the 4th year, were no different from the real power of the Knights Faculty.
rattle!
“iced coffee. Now, the entrance ceremony will begin soon, so please be quiet to the current students on the second floor.”
The professor who entered through the door in front of the pulpit spoke using magic.
Then the second floor, which had been noisy for a while, became quiet.
Soon after, the academy professors and principal appeared one after another in the auditorium, and a student representative appeared to welcome the new students.
“Diene Alven…….”
The winner of last year’s tournament and the son of the famous Duke of Alven.
Dietrich, who had only heard about it and had never seen it in person, felt an atmosphere he could not touch from her.
“That person is the pinnacle of this academy.”
“It’s not the pinnacle.”
“what?”
When Dietrich asked back at the tackle that suddenly came in, Marcus smiled softly.
“I’m not campaigning because I’m from Monas, but there are real monsters in this academy.”
“Diene Alven is the tournament winner. But is there someone stronger?”
“It’s quite famous in the capital, but I guess you haven’t heard of it yet.”
“So who is he?”
“That’s…”
Beep-
thump.
“iced coffee. We will begin the 112th Rodlen Academy Entrance Ceremony from now on.”
The conversation was interrupted by the professor holding a voice amplifier.
And at the entrance ceremony that started right away, Dietrich looked up at the auditorium, unable to resolve his curiosity.
‘The academy’s monster?’
It was something he did not know because he had lived all his life in a remote country.
The winner of the tournament, Dienne Alven, the runner-up, Vivian Belokan, and the rest of the prominent figures only knew the information of their seniors from the same Faculty of Engineering.
Then, is that monster a senior from the Faculty of Magic?
“Welcome to all freshmen.”
Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap –
but that doubt is short-lived.
Dietrich completely forgot about the ensuing event.
**
“Hello, I’m Serena Estial, a sophomore in the Faculty of Engineering. Nice to meet you.”
The freshmen, who clearly showed signs of nervousness at Serena’s greeting, bowed their backs.
“Thank you, senior.”
“You don’t have to be so rigid. take it easy.”
Despite Serena’s wry smile, the freshmen couldn’t relax.
That’s also true, Serena was not an ordinary senior, but a person who had already made a name for herself in Monas, in addition to being the son of a prestigious swordsman, the Marquis of Estial.
The freshmen looked at her with envious eyes.
“Today, I will briefly introduce the facility. After the introduction, you can freely use the facility, so you can look forward to it.”
“Thank you, senior!”
Serena, who served as the daily guide for the new students, soon began touring the grounds of the Faculty of Engineering, leading them.
“Now, this is the restaurant and you will be eating most of your meals here. It’s open 24 hours a day, so you can use it if you’re hungry during early morning training. Instead, the price comes with late-night surcharges, so keep that in mind.”
“All right!”
“The next place is a common gymnasium… Huh? Louis!”
Seeing someone, Serena waved her hand.
Then Louis, who was approaching just in time, responded with a smile.
“It’s hard, Serena.”
“no. What did I do because I wanted to?”
While the two were talking, the freshmen couldn’t breathe properly and looked at the suddenly appeared character.
‘Lou Louis Atman…….’
Dietrich was also a person who had been told to come into the academy and had a scab on his ear, so he looked at him intently when he suddenly encountered him.
“Senior Louis Atman?”
Then someone opened up.
“uh? Oh, it’s late to say hello. My name is Louis Artman, a sophomore in the Faculty of Engineering. Good luck, freshmen.”
“Do you remember me, senior?”
“Pione Ardi. Long time no see.”
“I became the freshman representative. I’ve been working really hard to catch up with my seniors.”
“Congratulations.”
“Senior…”
It wasn’t surprising that Fione knew Luis, but Dietrich felt awkward. I felt alienated because I thought that everyone but myself knew each other.
However, more explosive remarks than that came out of Pione’s mouth.
“Can you fight me?”
“Pione!”
The motives she was with became contemplative and stopped her.
But Lewis nodded lightly.
“You should ask Serena’s permission instead. You know that Serena is taking some personal time for you right now, right?”
“ah! sorry. Senior Serena. Because I was excited, I stopped rude.”
“no. are you okay. rather good Since we were still going to the gymnasium, shall we all watch our senior Louise’s skills there?”
Everyone let out a sigh of relief at Serena’s words.
And soon, with eyes full of anticipation, he followed Serena and Louise.
Some people have seen Lewis’ skills since Monas Academy, but I couldn’t help but wonder how much he has grown after spending a year at Rodlen Academy.
“This is a common gymnasium.”
The gymnasium that arrived soon after was huge.
In the place where the big pillars were erected, some students who were already sparring stood out.
“what? Didn’t the chicks bring this?”
And one of them was Jamal Hammington and Klusoh Hidan, who were called the Four Heavenly Kings of the Faculty of Knights.
“Hello seniors.”
“Oh yes. Does this daily guide look like Serena?”
“yes. I came out.”
“Hehe. It’s the first junior I’ve ever had, so there are times when I want to give strength to my shoulders. Did you come to introduce the gymnasium?”
“yes.”
“Louis Atman. you also?”
When Jamal asked Louis, who was with him, Louis scratched his head awkwardly.
“I met flexibly. Then, they promise to sparring.”
“Dalian?”
Jamal smiled broadly and looked at the freshmen.
“Hey chicks. Do you want to see Louis’ sparring?”
“Yes yes!”
“OK. Then I will deal with you.”
Everyone looked puzzled at the unexpected development, but Jamal began to warm up and gestured to Louis.
“Call me when you are ready.”
“……All right.”
It was ambiguous to refuse, so Louis said to Pione with an awkward smile.
“I’ll do Dalian next time.”
“are you okay. I’ll wait for you, sir.”
Soon after, an unexpected sparring between Jamal, the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings, and Louis, the divinity of Monas, took place.
To be honest, for freshmen, this was more interesting than Pione’s sparring, so I turned on the light in my eyes and looked at the gymnasium.
“Who will win?”
“No matter what, senior Jamal is in the 4th grade, and he is also the Four Heavenly Kings.”
“Ah, I look forward to it.”
After warming up in a tense atmosphere, Lewis grabbed a sparring sword.
Jamal, who had already sweated with Clusoe once, was preparing with a gesture saying that he was always happy.
“Is it okay?”
“It’s done.”
“The observer is Serena. Since there is no assistant instructor level observer, only swordsmanship without mana. Understand?”
“Has confirmed.”
Confident Jamal immediately glanced at Serena.
Then Serena stood in the middle of the two and said.
“Then let’s start sparring.”
“OK.”
Jamal immediately ran at Louis.
Louis lightly relaxed and took a step back from the sword that flew wildly as if he was going to crush him in the first half.
Tadak!
Although it was said to be for sparring, the steel sword made a sound as if a wooden sword had collided with it.
Even after that, the sparring was done with Jamal’s one-sided attack.
Tadadak!
“wow. As expected……”
“Senior Jamal, aren’t you crazy? Is that just a student level?”
“Lewis sunbaenim is still blocking it leisurely. The level is really different from us.”
Lewis blocked Jamal’s attack and counterattacked little by little, taking the defensive.
In his mind, it was not the Jamal in front of him, but a certain boy who had been sparring before.
A wacky boy who used to carry multiple swords.
However, Benjamin Anarchius was not at all erratic as much as his skills.
‘Compared to that time…….’
The boy, who looked five years younger than himself, fired a tremendous swordsmanship that was much more difficult to handle than this.
No, rather than swordsmanship, it was just a swing close to instinct to kill the opponent.
It was a tremendous talent worthy of the talent that Adrias chose.
“Hey Louis. Aren’t you paying attention?”
“sorry.”
“Did you think I didn’t notice that you were swinging your sword around like you were looking down on me from earlier?”
said Jamal, stepping back, seemingly offended.
Lewis also acknowledged his rudeness and bowed his head.
However, Jamal’s words that followed immediately created a quarrelsome atmosphere.
“Use mana.”
“……There are no observers.”
“doesn’t care. Even if you don’t use it, I will.”
In the suddenly heated atmosphere, the freshmen looked at each other and stamped their feet.
“What should I do?”
“Suddenly it’s in the mood for a real fight?”
Soon, an aura bloomed from Jamal’s sparring sword.
Seeing her using her aura for real, Serena stepped out.
“Seniors. I think you’re a little bit emotional right now.”
“Move!”
Jamal went out with a question-and-answer dance.
Louis backed away, trying not to run into him.
“What! Are you okay? Where did that great skill go?”
“Seniors. If this happens, both of us will be suspended.”
“What? Do you have the confidence to face me? You should take care of yourself before being suspended.”
Jamal’s movement using mana was markedly different from before.
In the end, Lewis also circulated mana and blocked Jamal’s sword.
visor!
“haha!”
Chaejaejaejaejaejaejae!
Louise, caught up in an instant, was frustrated and tried to convince Jamal.
“Seniors!”
“Noisy!”
“You are louder.”
Everyone turned their heads at the sudden voice of a third person.
When I realized the approach and its existence that no one felt, an unknown goosebumps ripped through my whole body.
“Ah, senior Adrias.”
Serena called out to him in a panicked voice.
Adrias took a look at Serena and slowly approached Jamal and Louis.
“You you…!”
“you?”
Adrias frowned as Jamal blurted out the word in embarrassment.
“Oh no, Adrias-senpai…sir.”
“It’s sparring using mana, even though there are no observers…”
“This… I’m sorry.”
Jamal lowered his head hastily, trying to make an excuse with the energy that oppressed his whole body.
Shocked by the sight, the freshmen watched the situation with their mouths open.
“Louis Serena.”
“yes!”
“Did you call?”
Adrias said, and the two reacted quickly.
“Are you busy?”
When their names were called at Adrias’ question, the two looked into each other’s eyes and nodded.
“I was guiding freshmen right now.”
“freshman?”
Only then did Adrias’ gaze move to look at the students lined up on one side.
The freshmen who met his eyes stood like wooden stones, unable to even breathe, overwhelmed by the atmosphere and momentum that they dare not express in words.
“……Is today the entrance ceremony?”
“yes.”
“I get it. Do you have time tomorrow?”
“yes! there is.”
“Come back tomorrow.”
“Oh, we’ll see you…….”
Adrias disappeared without answering.
When he disappeared, the energy that covered the gymnasium completely disappeared, and the freshmen exhaled heavily.
“Who the hell is that person…?”
After experiencing such a shocking experience, Dietrich muttered with barely able to breathe.
His best friend, Marcus, answered his question.
“That person is the real monster of Rodlen Academy.”
Dietrich’s mouth opened slowly and he followed Adrias with his eyes as he disappeared.
“I’m Adrias Cromwell, a senior at Rodlen Academy.”
[Episode 183. Entrance Ceremony and Prestige] End
