Nobody has any idea what happened, including me. Everybody is quiet not doing anything.
"Okay, everyone! This was just a small demonstration, so now get down here and try to visualize your armament. As for you Aisha, you're dismissed. You have free time until your next class." (Ms. Higgins)
Everybody walks down the stairs, I just jump down using wind step. That really got me pumped to get my armament out. For which element should I try to take it out for? I get to Ms. Higgins first.
"So, Ms. Higgins, you probably know of my situation, which element should I start with?"
"Before that, why don't you learn to get along with your classmates. It's your first day of school and you've already antagonized everyone in your class."
I sigh.
"Well, I didn't exactly start this."
"So you say, but Vanessa isn't the type of girl that would do such a thing as threaten anybody."
I sigh again. "Have you ever heard the phrase, love is blind."
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Nothing, just putting it out there. So, which should I work with?"
"...Your element with the highest affinity should be your go-to."
"What exactly should I visualize though?"
"Try to imagine, what exactly you want out of the element, and little by little it will form in your head until it will finally appear in your head. Careful of the mental and magical backlash though, try to hold out until the end of the period."
"I understand."
I walk away and make sure to maintain my distance from the group. Highest affinity right? So healing magic? But it doesn't do much for attack purposes which is kind of what I want. Should I think of an attack armament for healing? No, that's just stupid, something that will protect me then.
I sigh, I close my eyes and sit down. Something that will protect me... So it should cover my whole body... No, not full-body, I'd want to preserve mobility. Then, it should be something that I'm already used to wearing and will cover most of my body in order to protect myself.
"Alright, Luis. Class is dismissed"
That was fast, was I too focused? I stand up and open my eyes. It looks like everyone left already and when exactly did she get next to me?
"Ok...where is everybody?"
How come I didn't sense any of them leave?
"They all left already, didn't you feel anything?"
"Not really, is there a reason for that?"
"The more likely answer is that you're already close to taking out your armament."
"I see. See you, next class, then."
"Bye, hopefully by then you can get along with your fellow classmates."
"Yeah, yeah."
Next class is in the training facility if I am not mistaken. I head to the training facility, it looks like I am the first one here. I sit down and put my hood over my eyes and close them. This day has been too full of things, there's the-
"Luis! You're in this class too?!" (Samantha)
This is what I'm referring to. An underclassman with red hair and green eyes approaches me. I ignore it and continue to wait.
"Who're you talking to." (???)
"The guy down there with a hood over his eyes, I know that he can hear me."
"What did you say his name was again?" (???)
"Luis."
"He's the new transfer student... Sam, lend me your ear for a second." (???)
Is she going to whisper something to her? Let me amplify my hearing.
"Isn't he the guys who threatened Allen and was asking about the three sizes of the light princess."
I chuckle, shit, that was unintentional. They look over to where I am sitting... they go back to whispering... That was close. So, I've been painted as a pervert who likes threating people. I wonder if he said anything else about me.
"...I don't know, let me try asking him." (Samantha)
"It'll be too late once you get close to him." (???)
"I'm only going to ask him, don't worry Erika."
They have a small staring contest.
"Fine, it's hard to convince you when you're like this anyways."
"Hehe."
She starts walking towards me and sits next to me. Honestly, this girl's objective, I can't tell what is it that she wants from me.
"I know you're awake, just answer."
"Yeah, yeah. What do you need?" I say keep the same position as I did before.
"... Could you hear us?"
Is she talking about the whispering thing?
"What do you mean by that?"
"I heard you giggle when we were talking so I thought that you could hear us."
"So, me giggling while you two were whispering corresponds to me being able to hear you. In case you haven't realized I'm waiting for the beginner class to start. How would I be able to do something like that?"
"..."
She is not wrong in that sense, my espionage skill is way better than most thanks to these last couple of months. Now, can she leave me alone? Isn't she worried that people may think badly if her classmates see her?
"...If that's all you need then scram."
"Aren't you too mean?" she says jokingly.
I sigh.
"So what other business do you have with me?"
"I was just wandering, are the rumors about you doing that to Allen true and asking Allen other things true?"
"Every single one."
"...The more I look at you the less that seems to be the case."
"Really now?"
"Yes."
I sigh, what should I do to get her off me? The best way would probably be...
"What if I said that Allen is a lying and calculative prick. Would you believe me?"
"...That's... a bit hard to swallow."
"So then, all you have to do is believe him don't you think? People find it easier to go with what the crowd says. All you have to do is follow along with what they say, don't you think."
"NO! Sometimes what the crowd follows is completely wrong!"
That freaked me out, did I hit some sort of switch? By now a lot of people are watching our interaction. If this goes on this is going to be annoying for both of us.
"... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"(Samant
I sense a couple of powerful presences approaching, that's probably the teachers. I stand up and she stops what she's saying
"Class is starting, we better get going," I say as I walk away into an inconspicuous corner of the group.
"...Ok." She walks towards her friend.
This will probably become another rumor. I wonder how it will turn out to be. The teacher arrives at the lobby.
"Alright everyone, I am Mr. Anderson and these are my assistant teachers."
She points to 10 women who are following behind
A male magic teacher huh. This is the first one I see.
"I'll be your Beginner's class magic teacher. Today you will just do your own thing in the training facility. Put the settings you may want or whatever we will evaluate what you're capable of and based on that we'll be giving you a different training menu depending on your capabilities. With that said, I'd like for us to get started. Form a single line and I'll assign you each a room number."
Everybody did as he said while I waited. I don't mind being the last one on the line or rather I'd want to be. We each got out assigned our room numbers and headed to our own training rooms.