"You must be Ken Granfold? meow" The old beastling asked
"Yeah I am, and who are you old man?" Ken asked
"My name is Silva, not old man. I'm your Dorm Master!" Silva replied as he hopped out of his rocking chair
"Dorm Master?" Ken replied confused
"Yes it means exactly as it is, I'm the master of this dorm meaning I own it. From today you are a part of my dorm" Said Silva. Pulling out a key, Silva continued to say "Here is your room key, and your room is 7" Silva explained before handing Ken his key
"Do you greet all your new members with a golem?" Ken asked as he took the key
"Yes, it's somewhat of a tradition here. I saw your performance at today's welcoming assembly, with that kind of guts and recklessness, you will fit right in at this dorm"
"Well I'll be looking forward to meeting my new dorm members, I'm looking to make more friends than enemies….altho with my speech that's not going to be easy"
"I'm sure the other RisingSun members will be eager to meet you, your speech had all of them railed up. Getting along with them shouldn't be a problem, but don't take them lightly either"
"I hope that's the case" Ken replied with a soft smile
"Now, do you have any questions about the academy that you would like to know about meow?" Silva asked
"Exactly how big is this academy? And why is it so big?"
"The very land we are standing on was once ground zero for an old war that happened here. The land goes on for about more than 200 acres and is vastly an open forest. The main area of this academy is called 'Academy Square' which is as big as 50 acres, and it's where all the main facilities are built, like educations centers, cafeterias and multiple in school shops, as well as other entertainment buildings''
"And...what about the rest of the land?"
"Well the rest of the land, is made up of a vast forest with multiple buildings located everywhere, most of the buildings are abandoned buildings from the war but there are buildings inhabited by students, some are even built by students, which are considered private buildings"
"Hmmm, why is the academy set up like that? Why not just run it like any other normal magic academy?"
"This way students have a sense of freedom and adventure, as well as comfort to study how they want, which is something the school values. Altho the academy still does have the traditional day to day classes, none of the students are forced to attend the classes, but not attending your classes can lead you to fail. As, if a student doesn't have enough academic points they will fail and the only way to earn academic points, is to attend classes and do the work and assignment given out by the teachers"
"That's an interesting way to run an Academy. Well thanks, old man" I smiled before heading upstairs.
"Another rascal added to my dorm" Silva chuckled to himself
Making his way up the wooden stairs, Ken arrived at the top floor of the dorm and walked straight until he arrived at his room. Walking inside, His room was a good-sized space with one bed, one desk, two draws as well as a basic alchemy table and a closet.
"Woh, that's an Alchemy table!" Ken gasped rushing toward the table "Altho it's an old model, still very cool!"
Neatly packed onto his bed, was the academy uniform.
"Yeahhhh, definitely not wearing that"
Ken took a seat on his bed and was ready to relax, after such a long day.
"Holy shit, this bed is super comfortable!"
It was so comfortable that Ken rolled around in it like he was a five year old, he rolled around for at least a good ten minutes. After enjoying the comfort of his new bed, Ken sat up and grabbed his student cell out of his pocket and opened it. On the screen were eight different symbols
1. Contacts
2. Camera
3. Gallary
4. Map
5. Messages
6. I.D
7. Bank
8. Guide
"This device looks like one of those cell phones sister Vivian and the others had back on Zen Island, except these don't seem to have games and other fun apps like theirs did, but thanks to the similar design I should know my way around it"
Ken clicked the contacts symbol and once it opened, as expected it was empty with only two numbers, which were Cell service and main office. Ken clicked the search bar and typed in
"How strange," Ken thought to himself out loud
Once Ken clicked the add button it turned into 'Pending Request'
"I guess it's set up like this to keep people's privacy and give people the option of who they want in their contacts"
Ken gently threw his cell onto the bed, before laying down and looking at the ceiling.
"Man, today was only the first day and I'm already eager for tomorrow, I don't think I've ever been this excited in a long time. I don't think I'll be able to sleep"
As Ken daydreams, Suddenly his cell chimed, once he opened it, he was met with a notification.
-Hanako Sakura, Accepted Request-
"Oh, Sweet"
Before Ken could do anything, his room door slammed wide open to the point where it looked like it was going to fly off its hinges. Quickly sitting up and looking at the door, all he saw were 7 students walking into his room.
Seeing the Students, Ken's eyes opened wide and his mouth dropped a little. He didn't know if this was pure luck, or the gods giving a sign, but one of the students was none other than Hanako Sakura!
They came into Ken's room with a bunch of food and games. They carefully placed the food on the floor including the games.
"You guys could have knocked you know!" Ken said, still annoyed by his door almost flying off
"What kind of welcoming party would it be if we knocked?" One of the boys said
"...It would be a normal party" Ken mumbled
Everyone took a seat on the ground, making a big circle.
A boy with Gentle blue eyes and Blond Hair introduced himself "My name is Louis, and we welcome you to the RisingSun Dormitory Ken!"
On Louis' right was another male student, his hair was orange and resembled that of a lion's mane. "I'm Leo, and judging from the speech you gave this afternoon, I feel like me and you will get along just well"
Sitting next to Leo was another male student, his body mass stood out the most, with his muscular build. "my name is Drew, your speech and display of your mana release had me all fired up! so I can't wait to see what you are capable of!"
Next to Drew, was another male student, who had midnight black hair. "...Krow…"
Next to Krow, was a female Rabbit Kin'ma, She had creamy white hair, and her bunny ears were the same color as her hair. "Ouuuu, it looks like we have another cute face joining us. I'm Koko''
The Girl next to Koko also had long hair, but her hair was maple orange "The name is Mira, it's always a pleasure to have a powerful mage such as yourself join us, welcome to our family"
"My name is Hanako...we have met before...but it's good that we are in the same dorm"
The final student had her face down reading a grimoire, isolated from the group. She had short dark purple hair with cat ears
Nudging the girl, Koko said "Introduce yourself, Kate"
The girl looked up from the book, and looked at Ken before letting out a deep sigh "My name is Katherine…"
Once Katherine introduced herself, All the other students, including Hanako, started to clap and say "Good Job"
This irritated Katherine but she held it in and just continued reading her grimoire
"...At least they seem to be lively…" Ken thought to himself
"Alright! Now that we all know each other, let's get this party started!" Koko shouted
With that signal, Foods were opened and shared around, board games were set up, and Ken's once-quiet room was now filled with laughter and joy