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Chapter 49 - THE OLD FRIENDS

{June 12, 2113}

At school, all the first-year students were gathered inside the academy's stage hall what they called Rose Gymnasium for they are all attending the Entrance Academy Ceremony. Each student had been organized by their insignia class which is based on their uniforms. For females, they wear inner golden yellow long sleeve with collar, black fitted blazer, golden yellow female ribbon-tie, black pleated mini skirt with golden striped hem, black high-cut boots with black and yellow striped long-legged socks. For males, they wear inner yellow short sleeve, Black overcoat double-breasted trench with golden yellow striped in every edges or hemline, and golden yellow buttons.

Golden yellow necktie, black flannel trousers with golden yellow lined on both sides that covered the sewed part and black shoes. Both have the White Rose Logo on their Uniforms and IDs. For classifying the students Insignia Form Power, the first-year class 1-A are the students who have the 12 Insignia Form and they wear black and golden yellow uniforms, class 1-B are the students who have the 11 Insignia Form and they wear black and red uniforms, class 1-C for 10 Insignia Form and wearing black and blue uniforms, class 1-D for 9 Insignia Form and wearing Black and green uniforms, Class 1-E for 8 Insignia Form and wearing black and violet uniforms, Class 1-F for 7 Insignia Form and wearing black and magenta uniform, for class 1-G they wear black and orange uniform, for Class 1-H they wear black and brown uniform, class 1-I black and yellow-green uniform, class 1-J black and rose pink uniform, Class 1-K black and cyan uniform and lastly class 1-L black and grey uniform.

As the familiar old man judge is now walking in front of the stage, uncovering his face in front of all the first-year students, his appearance looks like an 80 years old man with a full cover Gray cloaked with an image the Academy's White Rose Logo, matching with his lightly tanned skin and black-brown sandals. having gray balayage hairstyle and gray long mustache, He has blue-gray eyes with thick gray eyebrows and eyelashes, long and big nose, and thin paled lips.

"Ahem... Good day, new first-year students of White Rose Academy! My name is ALATAR EBION, the Academy's Dean." The students then clapped their hands. "I congratulate all of you for becoming part of our Academy from today and so on. And so today will be your first day inside the academy, as you can see, there are only 1,000 of you new students that have been enrolled this year but I hope it will still the same next year and the year to come...." Some students were whispering and others were clapping and listening to him his speech.

"Okay, now I will count how many students per class who will be attending, so if your class was called, please stand up and greet everyone. Now, let us start with the Class 1-L with 205 students.... Class 1-K with 155 students... Class 1-J with 280 students... Class 1-I with 20 students... Class 1-H with 32 students... Class 1-G with 30 students... Class 1-F with 63 students... Class 1-E with 187 students... Class 1-D with 10 students... Class 1-C with 14 students... Class 1-B with 3 students... and lastly Class 1-A: 1 student..." As Dean Alatar told them and explained why they have that kind of Academy uniform, They then realized.

"And now, before we end this ceremony, we must acknowledge our new top 4 genius students this Academy year..." The students then clapped their hands while the four walked into the front stage. "Student Leroy of the Giant continent! Student Shiena of the Mythia Continent! Student Yuri of the human continent and student Blaike of also the Human continent! A round of applause everyone!" The four's uniform has the same for their perspective class Insignia type, but they have a golden star badge shown from their left chested part on their Collar.

everyone inside the Gym was all shocked and felt amazed by the four, but the most starstruck and their attention was Blaike, for wearing his uniform with the moonstone necklace, Granny's scarf and also his cold and mysterious appearance. "And now our Top Four First-Year Genius Students will have something to say to every one of you, so please listen up. First up is students Shiena....." Shiena and Leroy gave their 5 minutes speech and all the students heard and clapped to them. "Thank you student Leroy, now let's move on to our top two students, the next one got the 2nd position, it's Student Blaike! Please, Student Blaike.." He then walked into the microphone, a lot of girls and boys got so excited on his voice while blushed and cheered for him. Blaike felt so nervous but Yang told him before coming to the Academy, that he must withstand his nervousness and act as cool as a man with posture. "Good morning everyone, I'm Hwan Blaike. Hoping for us all to have a wonderful year, study and work hard, and make yourself proud. Thank you, my fellow students." He then walked back to his seat.

The students got kind of shocked for a mere second but they then started screaming and cheering up for him so very loud. "His voice is so cute?!" "He looks really like a girl!? with a cute boy voice!?" "He is from our class?! I'm so lucky!" "I wanna be friends with him too!?" "I think I'm in love!?" The girls and even boys shouted his name. Blaike felt so embarrassed and happy about it, but the one next to him got feeling so irritated and annoyed by him. *I don't understand this daughter of Vice President? What's with her? Did I do anything wrong or something? She always makes that face every time we see each other, am I bad?* *Hhhmm?... He just gave a very small speech but still, the crowd loves him, what a nice feeling having so many supporters... Well he can't help it, He got a very wonderful physique after all... hehehe..* Dean Alatar got surprised by the crowds to respond on Blaike.

"Now.. Now.. Students be quiet, please be quiet... Hhmm..." He then suddenly raised his hand, then all the students suddenly stopped talking. "Good, now we still have another last Genius Students who got the first rank position in this Academy year so please help me welcome her, student Yuri." They then clapped and also cheered for her, since she is also one of the most beautiful girls in the land. "Hello everyone! My name is Park Yuri and I am the daughter of White Sand City's Vice President! So all of you must know and respect me! I don't care who you are or where you came from, but you must always know your place....."

Yuri's speech took 5 minutes. She was just having her arrogant words and feeling like she was very famous and all, the students just cheered for her and clapped their hands while others were so scared of her, and never wanted to be friends with her. "Now first-year students! Have a good year, study harder and Train your butt off! Enjoy every day you have to spend and make use of your time! I am now congratulating all of you for becoming the First-year outer students in White Rose Academy and Welcome to White Rose Academy!"

Dean Alatar told all the 1st year students to go to their perspective dorms and they can also tour themselves inside the campus. So as Dean Alatar ended their ceremony, they then walked out from the academy main hall. But the four genius students stayed with him inside the main hall. "Since the four of you are now the new top genius students, don't be so confident and cocky about it and chill yourself having that Star Badge, because being a top student in White Rose Academy will your life become very hard from now on. You have a role to protect your badge, keep and hold it for it has so many benefits from this academy. You have so many advantages that you can do that other can't. You have access from every corner of the academy, except the holy island. You have the access to go through the library's third and fourth floor and borrowed books there, you can eat anything and everything for it is free and also invite your friends to eat what they want. You can also have your room from the private house, you can also skip class for a week or even months. But the problem is that all the outer students from 1st to 6th year will be eyeing on your badge and soon they will take your position for that, and you will become just like a normal outer student. Do you understand what I am saying?" "Yes, Dean Alatar!" The four responded.

"and I almost forgot, you can also request anything that we can provide, so do you all have some request right now?" He asked again. "Sir Dean Alatar, I would like to request for a video game." Leroy requested, "sure, I will send my guard to deliver it into your room right away." "Uhmm... I would like to request for some flower pots please." Shiena also requested, "sure sure, I will also deliver them immediately." "Dean Alatar! I would like to have a bigger room than anyone else, with an owned bathroom, Walk-in Closet, table, and chair in the balcony and a big master size bed." "Huh?" "What? You can't grant it?" "... Ahem yes yes! I will work on that immediately."

Dean Alatar got surprised by her request because he knew that there's no room just like that for students for the room the same as that were only for the teachers and staff members. He then looked at Blaike and waiting for his request, but Blaike made a blank face. "What about you, student Blaike? Do you have any requests for today?" "Hmm... Grandpa Dean, I am so sorry but I don't have any request right now." "Just request for some simple things, like toys, weapons, items crystal energy. Anything." "Hhmm... Oh... I forgot.. I would like to request myself to go home every day since my house is just located near the Academy. will that be okay?" "Hhhmm?... Well, the problem is that if you got in danger, the Academy will no longer be responsible for your aide, any accidents, or tragedy events will no longer be our support for you." "It's okay Grandpa Dean, as long as you have accepted it.." "Ohh?"

*That's okay but why does he want that? Maybe we wanted to be with his family every day. Hoho... Such a good kid, maybe I'll make him another request.* "Hhmm... Anything else besides that? Since it's not a request." "I really don't have, thank you, Grandpa Dean." The Dean never forced him again and they then walked out from the main hall. "Little Blaike! Little Blaike!" "Stupid Blaike! Look here!" Two familiar voice coming from behind him while running, he heard them, so he immediately looks back and saw them. "Noona-Maria? Big noona-Liang?" The two then hugged him so tight.

"Blaike-kun! Who are they?" Shiena asked him. "Ohh... They are my big sisters, She's Sung Maria, my childhood close friend and she's Big sis Yue Liang, my co-worker friend." "Uhmm... Hello, I'm Shiena Jones, nice to meet you, big sisters. Sorry, I'm so very shy, I hope we can be friends too?" "Hahaha, that's okay! Don't worry about it and we can be friends too!" Liang responded happily. "Since we are done introducing ourselves, why not come along with us and let the two of us tour you both around," Maria added and guide the Blaike and Shiena around. *Wait, Why am I the only one guy in this group?!* Blaike felt so ashamed to have no guy friends.

"I missed you so so much! You left without telling me!? And it took you one whole year! Where have you been?" Maria asked in a very worrisome yet mad expression. "I was atually having a vacation with my Auntie, that's why we spent a year for that, sorry." "Uuhmm... What do you mean by that Blaike-kun? So are you also rich?" "Hmm? of course not, for I lived in a small village back then. It was just my Auntie who is rich, not me." "Come on let's go and get something to eat! I'm starving right now!" Liang changed their topic, so they then proceed to the cafeteria together. While they're eating, all the students at the cafeteria are all kept staring blushingly and mesmerized by Blaike's appearance. Blaike felt so embarrassed while the three laughed at him. "Anyways what happened with you two? How did you both meet?" Blaike asked. "Well actually, we met because I was the one who delivered your gift for her and I was also the one who accompanied her during her birthday. And then we met last year's entrance examination too and also a lot had happened.." Liang explained and she then stopped for she wanted Maria to continue.

*Is there something happened back then? Why are they hesitant to explain?* Blaike felt something wrong about it. "Noona Maria, what's wrong? You can always share that problem with me, right? I'm one of your brothers now, remember?" "Sheesh! Since you really wanted to know it, then I don't have a choice. Actually I was also one of the Genius Students just like you last year, but... But my brother took and betrayed me... When we met before, I thought brother Mario just wanted me to train and have to share our skills together, but he was actually aiming for my Star Badge... He humiliated me in front of his friends and even chased me away... He is such a horrible brother now than before." She felt so embarrassed and disappointed in herself when talking and small tears came out from her eyes. Blaike got upset when he heard what Maria's experienced with her brother back then.