'This girl sounds too bossy.'
Anon was irritated with the tone of Fern who was talking like he was insignificant.
"Are you sure you don't want to come with us?" Lilia asked Anon who was already leaving.
"Yes, Lady Lilia. see you tomorrow."
"O-okay Anon."
after Anon left, Fern asked a question to Lilia who is still looking at the back of Anon.
"Who is that guy Lilia?"
"....." Lilia seems to be lost in her thought.
"π€π°πΆπ¨π©... π€π°πΆπ¨π©..!"
"Huh? uh-uhh, what did you say?"
"I was asking, who is that guy."
"Ah, he is Anon. I met him back in maple town."
"So, he is one of your people?"
"Hmm... yes."
"Are we going to eat dinner or not?"
"Ah, yes let's go!"
the two of them walked side by side on the crowded street.
"This city is almost a paradise to me, whenever the academy's opening ceremony is near, people crowd this place, and it's so nice to see this place so lively." Lilia started a conversation.
"Yes, it feels like we are home."
"By the way, are you going to join this year's tournament Fern?"
"Yes, this year I'll be sure to become the number 1 mage of the academy."
"I love your confidence Fern. I hope I can do the same."
"You can do it, Lilia, just believe in yourself."...
Lilia and Fern continued to walk until they reached a restaurant with an elegant and cozy ambiance.
"Please come in ladies."
they are welcome by a man dressed in formal attire.
"Thank you, can you please guide us to a vacant seat?" Fern replied to the man.
"Follow me, ladies."
they were guided to a seat in the middle of the restaurant.
*People murmuring*
"Have you heard about the man who beat Mr. Blight?"
"Yeah, I hear rumors about the scarlet blade that they are in full pursuit of that man."
Lilia and Fern overheard a conversation between two men.
"Hey, Lilia. what do you think of this man who attacked the leader of the scarlet blade?" Fern opened up the hottest topic in the city right now.
"He must be crazy right?" Lilia replied with a worried look.
"Yeah, who would want to be on the blacklist of a platinum ranked group?"
"I bet he is hiding like a rat right now."
"But still, not everyone can punch a man of that caliber with just using pure strength. maybe that man is somehow capable of using martial art."
"Hmm... maybe you're right Fern. good luck whoever he is, I hope the scarlet blade can never find him again."
"Mhm." Fern replied nonchalantly
then she ponders for a second.
'I wonder, what rank can I reach if I apply to the adventurers guild?'
Fern was thinking of different things while Lilia is busy waiting for her food.
_ _ _ _ _
*Fantasy background music*
"Today is the grand opening ceremony of the Farmas Academy. I want you to know in advance that I, Gustav Enchriso the Headmaster of the Farmas Academy, Refer to you, Lord Raeven, Commander in charge of the Imperial Knights the three notable graduates worthy of a knight promotion. first is the successor of his excellency duke Hemera, who is a genius with the sword, and also a good strategist. the second is a commoner from the rowald town in the far eastern lands, he is very well-disciplined in his fighting habits, and he is also adept with the imperial combat techniques which had left me speechless for our first meeting. and the third one is the daughter of Lord Khaleb, commander of the imperial security, she is good with the sword, but her innate talent lies within the spears, she is impressive and has a lot of potentials. the three of them made remarkable performances throughout the years of their stay in the academy, and I came to acknowledge their talents....."
after sometimes.
in the headquarter of the Imperial Knights of the Marbas Empire.
"Is that all the contents of the letter?"
"Yes, My Lord."
'I see, it is true that Pova is striving for a knight position, I'm so glad to hear that.'
then Raeven murmured to himself.
"Like father like daughter huh,"
"What is it, Lord Raeven?"
"Nothing. take a break, I'm in a good mood right now."
"Yes, for the last report. there are a lot of refugees from the kingdom that has been rejected and sent away to the nearby small countries."
"Hmm..."
"That concludes the reports for today."
After his assistant has left Raeven continued to talk to himself...
"The son of the duke is much expected, but a commoner from a faraway land..."
'Things are getting interesting...'
_ _ _ _ _
π π’πΈπ―...
After stretching out, Anon immediately grabbed his towel and took a bath.
it is still 6 in the morning but it seems like everybody is already heading to the academy.
Finishing his preparations, he headed out.
'Why are they moving this early in the morning.' Anon has no idea that it is because
the Farmas Academy is the only academy of the Marbas Empire. it annually holds its opening ceremony for the incoming students. many people from different parts of the empire attend its ceremony. it is like a sacred festival. it is also a highly regarded celebration because of the high-ranked nobles and officials that take part in it and of course, the once in every year appearance of the Headmaster of the Academy.
'This crowd is too much, it feels more like a festival than an opening ceremony of a school.'
everywhere he looks, people converse while they walk.
some wear a uniform. some wear formal attire and dresses. some wear casual clothes.
Anon followed the flow of the crowd until he arrives at the entrance of the academy.
'There sure lots of people gathered here.'
Families, groups, friends, companies, and even some mercenaries and adventurers.
all of them attended the event to witness this year's grand opening.
From the opening remarks of the student nominated for this year to the announcement of the officials, and the appearance of the celebrities. they are all expectant.
Meanwhile, Anon decided to ask a guard for direction.
"Excuse me, where can I find the Hall for the ceremony?"
the guard replied in a friendly manner.
"Just walk straight until you get to the next guard post, and on the left side you will see a large building, there you will see the Ceremonial Hall."
"Ah, thank you!"
"You're welcome." the guard man replied.
Anon continued to walk until he was greeted by the scents of flowers. everywhere he goes smells like he is in a flower garden.
'Is this what fantasy banquet smells like?'
the fragrant coming from the flowers made his mood lighter and better.
then he noticed that the event is about to start.
He finds a spot among the student rows. he found an empty seat in the middle part of the hall and took a sit.
then someone poked his side.
"Hi, are you a new enrollee too?"
Anon looked at the guy, by his looks he seem like a commoner.
"Yes, this is my first time attending here too," Anon replied with a humble tone.
"Ah, don't worry, we are just the same. this is my first time here too. by the way, sorry for bothering you, I just want to make friends right before the start of the school year."
Anon didn't give a reply.
*White noise*
"Greetings to all our visitors and guests. good morning. today we will be conducting our yearly opening ceremony for our prestigious academy. for the first guest today..."
the boring part continued...
Meanwhile... Anon secretly peeks at everybody and is using his skill [true insight].
he is doing it to further understand the world's level so he could not accidentally make trouble for himself.
'Most of them are below level 10, some are 14 and there are a handful of people that is level 17. I don't know who is who are the students and adventurers here, but all of them are much the same.'
Anon then looked at the forefront.
'Then they must be the professors of the academy.'
He glanced at them and stopped at one particular person.
'This guy has the highest level of them all.'
Anon didn't know that the man he was looking at was the Headmaster... suddenly
"And for the closing remarks. please welcome our dear headmaster, Gustav Enchriso!"
*Applause*
the entry of the headmaster was welcomed with a round of applause.
_ _ _ _ _
All of the people present respect the Headmaster by his reputation. his name alone weighs so much. his achievements for the Empire have accumulated over the years. he was once an Imperial mage directly under Plaradus and now he was the headmaster of the farmas academy. his reputation comes from his service in the imperial court and the reputation of the academy itself.
"Good morning everyone."
The headmaster spoke in an optimistic tone.
his first words were contained with dignity as he was conveying his speech to the heart of the people.
"First of all, I would like to thank every one of you for joining us in this year's opening ceremony. we wouldn't make it this grand without you. as you have heard earlier, our school is continuously expanding and improving in terms of quality. every year, we provide candidates and talents to further strengthen and improve our beloved country. and for this year, we will have three candidates for knight promotion."
The headmaster glanced at the three.
"Please welcome our future Imperial knights, Jericho, Kyle, and Pova."
the crowd erupted in cheers and applause. they were happy that this year, three knights will be added to their army. there are times when only the economy class has graduates. so it was right for them to celebrate and be joyful. those in the knight class who did not succeed in the knight promotion were being drafted into the army as soldiers. and in the research facilities as alchemists or as a scholar if they are in the mage class and failed. this is how the academy works. once you finish the 4 years course your future will be certain.
"Here I present to you the best students of the knight class!"
the joy and happiness were etched on the headmaster's face.
'A new exciting team was formed. a genius successor of a dutchy, a very talented commoner, and a girl with a prestigious lineage. I have so many expectations of you three.'
Headmaster Gustav continued to stare at the three candidates while thinking about their bright future.
Fireworks started to fill the sky, followed by the roar of the people.
the piece of orchestral music that was being played fits the celebration well. it was a festival.
after that, the ceremony came to an end...