"Door of Recognition?"
Philip asked as he didn't know why the door was called like that
"Yes, Door of Recognition. As its name says, if a person is present in front of it, the door will decide if they should be worthy to enter the Core Academy. It will recognize a person if they have latent spirit and potential or some whatever reason, the door will glow and that person will be able to open the door. It will however reject the person if they are not worthy enough to enter the Core Academy. It will not glow and it will shut itself and they won't be able to enter it"
The Headmaster explained why the giant door is named as the Door of Recognition to Philip
"There's a catch, right? If they are recognized?"
Philip caught on to something that the Headmaster said
"Yes there is! The recognized person will be able to push the door based on their spirit and origin. Meaning, if your spirit is weak, you will have an incredibly hard time to open the door, the same as origin. If you have strong spirit and origin, you will be able to open the door with a push of a hand or two. Machines are unable to open this door, the person must open it by themselves"
The headmaster explained further as he was proud of the creation and concept of this door
"I see... Can I see a demonstration first?"
"Very well."
The Headmaster looked at Yuze, indicating that she should go ahead and enter first
"We'll meet you at my office"
Yuze nodded and proceeded to go in front of the door. The door glowed as it recognized Yuze. She placed two hands on the door and pushed it without effort. The door split in half and opened half way, enough for Yuze to enter. She entered through without looking back and the door closed shut behind her
"See? Yuze easily opened it."
The Headmaster had a smug face as his favorite student easily opened the door
"But she was able to open it half way?"
Philip stated the obvious and tried to get back at the Headmaster
"Ha... You're right"
The Headmaster drooped as he knows this fact
"Well, she was the only one who could open this door by that much"
"There are others in here??"
"There are! They're in Genesis Class 1"
"Genesis Class 1?"
"I'll explain everything to you in the office!"
"Well, you keep saying new things that I don't understand!"
"Haha! My fault, my fault"
"By the way, if she has been here before and the door just recognized her, does that mean that the person must be recognized everytime they tried to go inside?"
"Yes of course! We don't want any slackers or people that lost their edge to enter now, do we?"
"That's true... Does it reject evil people or criminals?"
"Not at all! The Door of Recognition does not discriminate!"
The Headmaster said with full conviction as he believed that even amongst evil people or criminals, there are some of them that have incredible powers or have the chance to change for the good. Besides, he also believes in himself that he can stop any evil doers that are doing somehing fishy in his academy and he can snuff out all of them
Philip was surprised at this and he began to like the Headmaster. He believed that evil people or criminals didn't chose to be what they are, they were forced to do those kind of stuff due to the intervention of the world and the society. He always believed that they have a goal and a purpose in their lives
They have their own perspective anyways and they differ from other people because of how they approach certain situations
What he hates the most are people who are stupid enough to exist in this universe, no matter how good willed or bad willed they are and he wanted to kill them if he can
Philip erased these thoughts in his head as he deemed it troublesome and irritating. He decided to move on and face what's in front of him
"So, should we go in?"
"After you"
The Headmaster gestured as he extended his right arm in a polite manner towards the door. He wanted to see how he would open the door
~~~
As Yuze entered the Core Academy, she went the usual way towards the Headmaster's office at the peak of the castle
But before she headed straight towards the office, she decided that she might well visit her class where she should be at right now, if only a new transfer student didn't get abducted
She walked through the hallway below the floor where the Headmaster's office is located and went to her class. She was met with the chaos that is ensuing in the classroom
There were a bunch of them that are chasing each other in a game of tag and are using their mystical powers and abilities to zoom and confuse the 'it'. There is a group of girls who are chatting loudly at each other while laughing and cackling beside the windows. There is a group who are having a jam session at the back of the room. There is someone who are flying around and a person who floats as he is reading a book with one hand
There are others who are also quiet like a long haired pretty boy that is holding a sword and hovering while his eyes are closed. There is a boy who is isolated in the back seat as he stares at the window with a deliquent girl sleeping with a book covering her eyes and her legs resting above the desk
There is also another blonde pretty boy that are hitting on other girls but gets rejected everytime. There is a boy with white hair covering his eyes like some other genre's protagonist sitting in the front close to the door. There is also a boy with a gentle fierce glare sitting at the back of the room like he was some sort of a schemer. There is a girl who seems to be very scared and has eyeglasses and cowers in the middle of it all with a normal looking girl that is eating a lollipop and reading a book
Finally, a chaotic class is not complete without the entitled one that is standing in front of the classroom and reprimanding everyone to behave themselves and to be peaceful as well as someone who keeps placing their index finger in the bridge of their eyeglasses like he's some sort of a super genius. There's is also a girl who is gloomy and reeks of depression as her fuzzy and messy hair blocks half of her face
Yuze was about to tell the class that a transferee will arrive in several minutes but she changed her mind as she could not be bothered by the chaos that is happening inside
She left before she could enter the classroom and went to the Headmaster's office. A few people in the classroom noticed her presence particularly the blonde pretty boy, the schemer, super genius, floating boy, and deliquent girl
~~~
As Philip walked in front of the Door of Recognition and stood still, there was pause and then there was silence
The Headmaster was surprised that the door didn't glow and didn't recognize Philip, it was unfortunate as he said it to himself
But then, the door glowed bright, brighter than Yuze's. It might be even brighter than his. Then, before Philip was about to lift his hands, a sound was heard
The door split in half and opened by itself all the way through. The Headmaster's jaw dropped upon seeing this, who would have known that it's possible to open the door without touching it? It was like the automatic doors in malls and this made the Headmaster smile wryly
"So, does this mean that I was greatly recognized by the door?"
Philip put emphasis on the word "greatly" and added salt to the wound as he talked to the professor
"Yeah yeah yeah! Brag all you want! Now go in!"
The Headmaster stomped as he raised his voice towards Philip
"Okaaay"
Philip took his time to enter the door and walked slowly. Later, the door then closed and it's the Headmaster's turn
"Unbelievable"
The Headmaster shook his head in disbelief as he witnessed something extraordinary
As he faced the door, the door glowed, it was dimmer than Philip's but that doesn't mean he will have a harder time to open the door
"You may have a brighter glow! But I still win in terms of difficulty in opening the door!"
The Headmaster walked forward without raising his hands
The door did not automatically open and it was just closed and didn't budge. The Headmaster walked through the door like it was nothing and the door started to dim. The Headmaster emerged from the closed door to the other side where the Grand Hall is located that has several corridors leading to somewhere
~~~
From here on out, the Headmaster has complete power inside the Core Academy since he is the one who manages it. He is nigh-omnipresent and nigh-omniscient inside the Core Academy
This means that the Headmaster can feel, see, and hear everything that is happening inside the Core Academy. Since the Headmaster is a decent person, he doesn't want to "see" everything that's happening inside and give them privacy
He can also teleport instantly around the insides of the Core Academy and reach a destination in a blink of an eye. He can immediately stop a fight or a brawl if he heard it happening
"Looks like the Genesis Class is having the time of their lives once again"
The Headmaster shook her head as he heard the noisiness that is happening in a classroom
"You go ahead, Philip, and follow the directions to the Headmaster's Office and I'll be joining you in a moment"
As the Headmaster urged Philip to go by himself, he quickly disappeared from his sight without a trace. Philip looked around and found directions towards the Headmaster's Office
He arrived at a Core Academy map that is posted on a glass board on a wall, at the end of the Grand Hall just around the corner. The map was unexpectedly holographic which makes the layout of the floors overlap each other. The layout can be dragged and move to examine each floors and separate each other
"Damn, this is annoying..."
Philip said as he saw the complicated routes and hallways displayed on the map. He was amazed at first since this was the first time he witnessed a working real hologram. He became annoyed as he saw the complex paths and corridors, the stairs are also very far from him and he just found out that the Headmaster's Office is at the very top of this academy
"This is really annoying"
Philip began to furrow his eyebrows and about to get angry
He fully analyzed the easiest path on the first floor and couldn't be bothered to memories the second floor. He just assumed that their is another holographic map once he reached the next floor
He began to walk through the hallways and about to turn a corner. He bumped into someone as he turned the corner and the one he bumped into fell backwards by the force since the person was running
Philip reached for the person that was about to fall backwards and grabbed her left wrist. He pulled it with his right hand and he subconsciously reached for her right waist with his left hand. Fortunately, he stopped midway and the girl held on to his sturdy left arm for support since her balance was thrown off when he pulled her. Her pink hair fluttered as she went to a sudden stop
Their face went close to each other as if they're about to kiss, good thing Philip didn't pulled her hard enough and the girl stopped his momentum when she held his left arm or else their faces would touch
Their eyes met for what seems to be a few seconds but felt like several minutes. Philip was mesmerized at what he saw. He saw the color of the girl's eyes and he immediately like it
Her eyes are of an Aquamarine Sea Blue in color with certain lines that go across the iris and curve around the top part of the pupil. The pupil is shaped like a teardrop and it's rich in color
"Beautiful eyes!"
Philip commented out of nowhere as he was sucked in by the strange yet extraordinary eyes
"Wha-?!"
The girl was flustered when she heard his comment about her eyes. She released her grip on his left arm and forcefully pulled her left wrist. She then fixed her pink hair and bangs to cover her eyes in a shy manner
"I'm sorry I bumped into you"
She said in a high-pitched cute voice
"No, it's alrig-"
"Also thank you!"
The pink haired girl didn't let Philip finish his words and thanked him. She then ran away towards the oposite direction from where Philip is supposed to go
"Hm, interesting"
Philip shrugged his shoulders and placed his hands in the front pocket of his gray sweater. He then continued walking towards the stairs to the next floor