Aside from mine, Mother got to the podium and made her speech. Being a ruler now, Mother would probably not be able to make a speech again for political and security purposes.
The entrance ceremony took an hour to finish. After that, the students exited the auditorium and then went to the class buildings to find out their respective classrooms.
But in spite of how discreet I was, some students still approached me, making acquaintances. Dealing with them was a pain in the ass, but I fortunately managed to deal with them, and I barely arrived at the first-year classrooms in time.
Even though I didn't want to be stalked, there was one student who was following me all the time. Before going to check where my classroom was, under the shade of a tree in the academy's courtyard, I decided to confront that person.
"So... why are you still following me around, Iris."
