My sister shut up for a bit before glancing up at me with a determined smile.
"I am determined to become the head," She said while raising her entire body, standing up tall and revealing her almost imperial-like suit.
Her simple blue mask hung at her side, and as she continuously looked at me with such eyes, I couldn't help but back down a bit.
"Fine… you have four years. If you can't fix the family in four years, then I'll take the spot from you…."
"Thank you, so please try to stay out of trouble," My sister responded before walking up to me and kissing my forehead lightly.
It was warm and comforting.
"Will you visit my school occasionally?" I asked as I still wanted to see her from time to time in order to make sure she didn't die on me.
"Of course. I will also be assisting this daycare from time to time,"
"Okay… Well, see ya… I guess,"
"Do not go to that dungeon again until you're strong enough. I know you think you're strong, but it's not enough right now, so just study up at school and come back,"
"Sure…"
Just as my sister was about to leave the room, I dashed over to her, ignoring the soreness in my body and hugging her tightly.
"Don't die," I muttered.
"Fufufufu… Finally, worried for me? Don't worry. Your sister is the strongest… I'm a war hero in several other cities, so my reputation is amazing as well,"
Finally, my sister left the orphanage without a trace, and just as I thought I would get to relax a bit, Amelia came dashing into the room with an acceptance letter.
"Cyrus! Look! Look at this! All four of you made it into the Academy of Blades! Isn't that amazing!?" Amelia exclaimed, and I just sighed before hopping back onto the bed.
"When do we leave?"
"T-Tomorrow?! G-Get your stuff packed and make sure to leave a great impression on the students and teachers! Also, please try and investigate what happened to Jake. I'm so worried about him,"
"*sigh*... Sure,"
That night, we had an incredible and delicious feast to celebrate our achievement, and all the kids were happy, so I was pleased as well.
…
The very next morning, we were picked up by a singular man in knight-like armor, holding a longsword sharp enough to cut through an entire tree with one swing.
He was strong… much stronger than all of us combined.
"Byeeeee!" We all shouted as the knight led us down the small hill with a warm smile.
"Your family seems nice," He said, and Mari began to pour tons of information on him about all the kids, which I'm sure he didn't need to listen to.
But nevertheless, he wasn't rude and tried to understand our large family.
"Interesting… Your family is pretty diverse… Also, I must inform you because you four seem too innocent but never let your guard down. Kids at this school have an influence on teachers, kids, and even some of the guards, so never anger them unless you have a higher position,"
"Yes, sir!" Petra surprisingly shouted, and after realizing what she had done, she blushed before covering her face, utterly embarrassed.
"Don't worry. You can still have fun because it's not like everybody there is a jackass. Some of the wealthy descendants are nice, and pretty much all the poor ones who came here through the scholarship program are extremely nice,"
"Thank you… We'll keep your words in mind,"
…
We walked for-- I'd say-- about half a day across the entire slums and inside the city, where my siblings all gawked with their jaws practically hitting the floor.
"This place is so cool! I-I want to stay here forever!" Asger shouted.
"What about Amelia? Amelia is not here," Mari said, and as if Asger had come to a dreadful conclusion, he dropped to his knees.
"Th-Then I'll just kidnap her,"
That's… not necessarily the best solution, but okay. You do you, kid.
We had finally reached the academy, which was massive with white pillars, and a beautiful front gate, and everybody was in an imperial-like uniform.
"Why does this seem so familiar?" I muttered as I stared at the black uniforms that everybody was wearing.
Wait… don't tell me.
As soon as we entered the place, we received hundreds of stares, and whether they were good or bad, we just ignored them.
I had trained my little siblings well… *sniff*... I'm so proud of them.
"Since you're part of the scholarship program, you'll meet with the headmaster first. Prepare yourselves as just being in his presence is crushing,"
We soon reached an office that was overly decorated with golden items, furniture, and accessories.
"You may exit the room," A man with a long gray beard and long gray hair said, his voice having so much authority that I felt like kneeling down.
The knight who brought us here quickly exited the room, fear coursing through his body like adrenaline.
Hmmm… beside the headmaster are some unfamiliar faces and familiar faces.
"Welcome to one of the most prestigious schools in all of Elpol. Here you'll study magic, combat, and theories. You may pick your classes right now,"
All of a sudden, three papers surrounded by golden light were shot towards us.
As I read all the classes on the paper, I was very satisfied with my school choice as it had everything I could ever want.
This academy also had a high school program, so if I wasn't bored of this place by my third year of middle school, I could continue to learn here.
"Alright. Please announce your classes,"