"Welcome back big sister!" A small male and female youth said as they both ran over to Maria once she had came back home.
"Hello there Gin and Lily, did you behave today?" Maria said as she patted them.
"Nnh! Today grandma taught us how to read and write!" Lily said as her eyes asked to be patted more by her beloved older sister.
"Yeah! Today grandpa taught me how to fish! The fish hates me though! They never bite onto my hook!" Gin said with a depressed expression.
"Well don't be too depressed over it. You'll get it eventually." Maria said as she hugged Gin.
"Un." Gin said as he stopped being depressed and wanted to go back in.
"Big sister carry~" Lily said as she looked at Maria.
"Alright then Lily. Upsie Daisy~" Maria said as she lifted Lily and carried her inside the house.
"Yay~" Lily said happily as she held onto Maria.
"Welcome back Maria." An old woman said as she laid back onto her rocking chair.
"Im back grandmother." Maria said.
"Wheres grandfather?" Maria said as she didn't see her grandfather around.
"He's in the back slowly fixing the fishing rods." Maria's grandmother slowly replied.
"How'd you do on your entrance examination by the way Maria?" Maria's grandmother asked her.
"Easy! I for sure passed~ I made four friends today too!" Maria said with a happy expression.
"Who are your four friends?" Gin and Lily asked her.
"Sit, I'll tell you about them." Maria said as she put Lily down and told the both of them to sit down on the couch.
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"Son so you've come back. Now tell me, how did you do on the examinations? I want every single bit of information." A big and muscular man said as he looked at the big boy that was scared out of his wits when looking at the man.
"F-father I am guaranteed a pass!" Sam said meakly.
"Ha? I can't hear you can you say that again?" Sam's father said as he leaned in closer towards Sam.
"Father you're scaring older brother." A tender female voice said from behind him.
"Tch, if he gets scared of this how does he expect to be a man in the outside world." Sam's father grunted as he got back to his chair and sat down.
"Now tell me Sam, what happened during the examinations?" Sam's father said normally this time but was looking at him sternly.
"Uh, many things happened father. But listen to this! I made four friends there!" Sam said excitedly as he remembered Lance, Elise, Maria, and Sylvie.
"Did I ask! I asked for your results!" Sam's father got annoyed as he didn't want to hear about making friends but his results.
"Uh, easy pass! For sure easy pass!" Sam said as he really didn't know.
"..." Sam's father just stared at him like he was an animal out for view behind a cage.
"Really! It really was an easy pass!" Sam said he started to sweat.
"Tell me about your friends." Sam's father said as he changed the subject before he would actually beat his son to death.
"Oh so there's these 3 girls and 1 boy that are crazily overpowered! They gave me so many bruises!" Sam said as he remembered the injustice he had received from the 3 girls and started crying.
"..." Sam's father had no reaction but his face grew a big grin.
'You deserve it.' His father thought to himself in his head as he continued listening.
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"Father I am back!" Lance said as he cupped his hands together and greeted his father.
"Welcome back son. Have you brought pride to us? Or have you dishonored us samurai?" His father said as he looked at his son.
"I have brought pride to us guaranteed father! I was ranked either second or third for the physical exam and either 2nd or third for the magical examinations. For the knowledge examinations I knew about half. That should rack me 70 points out of the 150 we could get. I also have 30 guaranteed points anyway so I should've been able to get in the academy without any problems." Lance said as he bowed to his father as he spoke.
"Good job son. You have brought honor and pride to us samurai lineage. Now tell me, you've gotten second or third on your magical and physical examination. Who are these monsters that beat you?" His father said as he stroked his white beard.
"I'll tell you all about them. They're my friends, and future party." Lance said as he told his father about Sylvie, Elise, Maria, and Sam.
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"Mother I am back!" Elise said as she hugged her mother from behind who was currently sewing clothes.
"Welcome back Elise. How'd you do on your examinations? Probably well due to your expression and mood right now." Elise's mother said as she hugged Elise back.
"Un! The knowledge questions and answers you drilled into my head helped! And father's bow magic skills and combat skills really helped me!" Elise said as she let her mother give her affection.
"Oh yeah mother! Listen to this! I made four new friends! They're all monsters in their own aspect!" Elise said as she started telling her mother about Sylvie, Maria, Sam, and Lance.
"Is that so?" Elise's mother said as she listened to Elise calmly.
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"Honey. Where is our daughter?" Claude said as he did not see Sylvie come home.
"She's probably torturing Ria again. Should we go check?" Laura said as she was concerned about her daughter.
"Yeah let's go check. The carriage driver isn't back either. I worry if she got into some big trouble." Claude said as he opened the door and went outside with Laura.
"Mr. Claude! Mrs. Laura! Terrible news! It's about Sylvie!" Mr. Cain said as he drove his carriage in front of them.
"What happened!" Both Laura and Claude suddenly releasing bloodthirst.
"Sylvie, a physical education teacher brought her back home! She's going to do *(#@% and $*(%@$ to her!" Mr. Cain said as he panted.
"Oh, I'll go ask for a video or picture later then. Right Claude?" Laura said as she went back inside the house.
"Right, if the teacher is keeping her at her house, that means she probably passed anyway." Claude said as he also walked back in.
"Wait! Aren't you leaving your daughter behind!" Mr. Cain cried out.
"If she has a teacher on her side while she's in the academy it's for the better." Both of them said as they closed the door.
"Traitorous parents…" Mr. Cain mumbled.
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Female Teacher : HEHEHEHE
Sylvie : HELP MEEEEEE
Female Teacher : NO ONE SHALL HELP YOU
Sylvie : MAMA PAPA SAVE MEEEEEEEE
Female Teacher : Look here, your mother already sent me a message.
Laura : Hello there sweetie~ Just bear with it. Oh yeah, please send us the video and pictures to thank you~
Female Teacher : did you hear that? Now wear this for me!
Sylvie : NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
*poof*