"Alright, has everyone settled down?"
The nerdy woman said, moving her head left and right, waiting for the students to reply.
"Yes…" Some students replied almost simultaneously.
While some students chose to remain silent.
Still, the nerdy woman smiled, showing her braces as she clasped her hands together. "Good, and now that everyone is all comfortable in their seats…"
The nerdy woman paused, she pointed at each student as she continued, "let's do a one by one introduction to get to know each other!"
"Sounds fun, right?" The nerdy woman said, laughing to herself.
However, the students remained silent as they all just stared at her with different expressions. Some students are looking at her weirdly, scrunching their nose as they stare at her. Some students openly yawned, looking at her with sleepy bored eyes.
While the students on the front row look either indifferent or excited. Kendra is the former while Faye is the latter. Meanwhile, Cliopatra seemed to be only interested in Faye as she stared at the girl with dreamy eyes. Emilia, on the other hand, is curious with this as she needed to gather information for the rebel army.
Awkward silence floated in the air inside the lecture hall, making the nerdy woman's laugh fade along with the silence.
"Ahem, anyway, each student needs to tell everyone about themselves, you can talk about anything about yourself, you can talk about your hobby, you can talk about anything, and of course, last but not the least; tell me your expectations in this class, to me, and to your new classmates, does everyone understand?"
"Yes," some students replied energetically, and others just vaguely mumbled in response. The remaining students are still silent.
Yet, the nerdy woman still nodded satisfied, smiling as she showed her braces on display. "Well then, let's start with me…" she mumbled as she straightened up, gesturing with her hand to herself.
"My name is Francesca Vonjour, and I'm known to most students as Professor Frank. I don't know why they started calling me that, but anyway, I specialised in the physiology of the human body. I started teaching in this academy because it's my alma mater, and I have been teaching students here for almost 8 years now. And I promised, for the duration of this whole semester, I will teach each of you about the anatomy of the human body to the best of my ability, that's all, thank you."
The students started clapping their hands as Professor Frank finished giving her introduction.
"Alright, students in the back row, we'll start at the last student to start the first introduction," Professor Frank said, looking at the back row of the amphitheatre seat.
As soon as Professor Frank said this; students glanced at the last student in the back row.
The last student slowly stood up and started introducing herself. "Uhm, h-hi, I'm Ga–Gabriela Maya Silang," she said shyly, looking down as she fidgeted with her fingers.
Her long black hair covered half of her face, so only half of her face can be seen.
"Well hello there Gabriela, can you tell us about yourself, your hobbies, and your expectations for this class?" Professor Frank asked in a friendly tone.
Gabriela smiled, still looking down shyly as she nodded her head. "Mm, there's nothing interesting about me in particular, but I love making weapons because my father is a weapon smith, and he is also a graduate in this academy, so I want to follow in his footsteps…"
"Who cares about this?" A spiky red haired boy said boredly, yawning as he interrupted Gabriela.
Taken aback, Gabriela stopped talking as she glanced at the spiky red haired boy beside her, then to everyone. Seeing the uninterested expressions on most students, Gabriela looked down as she said, "I, I'm sorry…"
Silence enveloped the room again. Gabriela just stayed still standing up as her eyes remained looking down dejectedly.
The blue haired boy glared at the spiky red haired boy as he scolded, "You're being rude, Axel. I'll tell your father about this if you don't fix that attitude of yours."
"Heh, I dare you Leon!" The red haired boy Axel said, glaring back at the blue haired boy sitting beside him.
The blue haired boy named Leon shook his head as he said, "definitely."
Axel gritted his teeth as he lash out, standing. "Why you…"
"Settle down both of you," Professor Frank mediated, looking at the two male students in the back row.
"He started it!" Axel exclaimed, pointing at Leon.
Leon rolled his eyes at Axel, propping his elbow on the wooden desk as he rested his chin on top of his palm.
Professor Frank stared at Axel with squinted eyes. "Boy if you don't calm down, I'll have to kick you out of my class," she said in a threatening tone.
Axel gulps as he slowly sits obediently, nodding his head at Professor Frank.
Professor Frank smiled, showing her braces as she turned to look at the dejected girl. "Gabriela, dear, please continue and don't mind what others think because I'm interested to know every single one of you," she said in a comforting tone.
Gabriela looks up, meeting Professor Frank's glasses. "Really?" She said, fidgeting with her fingers.
"Of course, dear," Professor Frank replied as her smile deepened, making her look like a crazy maniac, but among the students; only Gabriela seemed not to notice as she smiled back brightly starting with her interrupted introduction.
Kendra, on the other hand, stared at Gabriela with a calculating mind. She knows who Gabriela is. Including those two male students sitting with Gabriela on the back row.
In Kendra's original timeline, Gabriela Maya Silang raised the first beta uprising in the capital, and she helped many commoners, especially omegas and betas.
However, seeing Gabriela's personality right now, it seems that there is still a long way to go for Gabriela to realize who she will become.
Still, Kendra does not know how Gabriela managed to develop to become such a figure back in her original timeline, but during their academy days in her original timeline; she hears rumours that Gabriela had a secret lover with an alpha professor.
Afterwards, Gabriela Silang disappeared after graduating, and the next time Kendra saw Gabriela was the time Gabriela raised an uprising against the kingdom.
Looking at Gabriela's shining red eyes, staring at Professor Frank as she continues with her introduction; Kendra could only assume that the rumoured alpha professor in her original timeline is Francesca Vonjour.
She doesn't know how these two will become lovers, but if this is what will develop Gabriela's personality, then Kendra will not stop it from happening. Instead, Kendra will even support and further their relationship. After all, this is all for the sake of Kendra's future grand goal.
While those two male students, on the other hand, are also included in the beta uprising.
Kendra doesn't know how these three will become allies considering how they started now, but she remembers that these three people will become a trio to be reckoned with in the near future.
When the first class ended, Kendra bid farewell to Faye, walking towards the sophomore building.
Since every student can choose what classes to take, Kendra also chose to take an advanced class from each level, so she could sooner meet and acquaint higher students.
This kind of thing is not possible for other freshmen students, but this is what Kendra got as a reward from Penelope.
Kendra requested the dean master, Penelope, to let her have advanced classes, and Kendra discussed it together with Penelope when they left the infirmary building the other day.
Of course, Kendra did not have an easy time receiving this reward because the dean master herself tested her again.
This is to test if Kendra is qualified enough to take advanced classes, and Kendra passes with flying colours because Penelope even offered a special course to Kendra which Kendra agreed to.
This special course will only take place every weekend, so Kendra can still focus on her main course. When Kendra received her rewards, she immediately registered for the advanced courses.
There are four levels of degree and courses in this academy. First level is called Novice which is about studying the fundamentals, and it's a stage for most freshman students hence the term greenhorn.
Second is the Intermediate level which is about practical application, and sophomore students at this stage are referred to as average.
Third is advanced theory which is called Proficient level, and junior students in this stage are finally called experts.
Last but not the least; the mastery level where a senior student will finally be recognized, and this is the moment where the student graduates as a master of that specific knowledge.
As Kendra walked to her second class, she felt the call of nature, so with a hurried pace; Kendra walked to a public restroom on the seventh floor of the sophomore building.
Kendra entered the public restroom, then she opened one of the small compartments inside, afterwards, she undressed her pants then sat in the cubicle.
When she finished, Kendra fixed her pants first.
As Kendra is fixing her uniform; she hears the door opening and closing. Kendra ignores it as she thinks that it's probably just one of the sophomore students. Although, as far as Kendra remembers, no one really goes in public bathrooms since each room in the dormitory has their own restroom together with the shower room. In addition, it is much safer to use the private bathroom in those dorms, so not many go to the public comfort rooms. Mostly, the stalls are all empty, and it is rare for people to occupy it.
But Kendra just shrugs as she was about to open the door in her compartment.
However, just a few seconds after that; Kendra soon heard two voices faintly moaning, and as soon as Kendra heard this; her eyes widened as she had no idea what to do.
Kendra hesitates in her mind between opening the door of the compartment she is in, then just straightly comes out, surprising those two that there is someone here.
Or Kendra can just pretend that she doesn't exist and painfully wait for it to end.
Considering her future reputation at stake; Kendra chose the latter as she waited for those two to end with whatever they were doing.
With a deep silent sigh; Kendra sat in the cubicle again, covering her ears, but no matter how much she covered her ears; Kendra still ended up hearing their moans and faint gasp.
Kendra felt her blood surging up in her head as her heartbeat thumped from embarrassment.
Slowly, the moaning stopped and a feminine voice started to speak. "Haah, it's been, haah, so long I felt so young again, Lilith, my love…"
"Zelda, to think that you also return to the past, I can't ask for more from our chief deity of the underworld, Sitan."
Hearing what these two familiar voices just said; Kendra widened her eyes again. She knows who these two are.
In her original timeline during Kendra's academy days; Zelda Kikimorah is one of those few friends she has in the academy.
Zelda is a year ahead of Kendra, and after Zelda graduated, Zelda Kikimorah disappeared and never showed up again, so Kendra has always wondered why Zelda suddenly disappeared.
On the other hand, Lilith Salvador always appeared in the kingdom as a knight, but later on, she revealed herself as a loyal worshipper of Sitan.
Ever since then, Lilith Salvador has always been a cult member of the house of the underworld, God Sitan, so Cliopatra exiled Lilith from the Maple Kingdom, however, Kendra never knew that Zelda is also a cult member of this house.
What's more, it seems that these two are also like her, a time-traveller.
Kendra's heart in her chest pounded nervously, continuing to eavesdrop on what they were discussing.
"Right, speaking of Chief Sitan, Lilith my love, I have something to tell you, and this is also related to why Sitan also made my soul time travel back to the past," Zelda said.
"What is it?" Lilith asks.
"It was reported that the other gods and goddesses sent souls back into the past again," Zelda started.
"And?" Lilith urged.
"And there is a report that there is also another soul wanderer like you in those souls. Chief Sitan said that this soul might also be like you," Zelda replied.
"You mean? This soul also came from earth?" Lilith asks in an excited and expectant voice.
"Chief Sitan is not sure, but it seems that this soul is not yet affiliated to any houses of gods or goddesses yet, so Chief Sitan wants us to persuade this new soul wanderer to enter as a cult member in Chief Sitan's house of hell," Zelda explained.
"I see…what is the name of this soul?" Lilith asked.
"Unfortunately, Chief Sitan only managed to discover that this new soul wanderer is also here in this academy as a freshmen," said Zelda.
"Looks like we're going to be busy then," Lilith replied.
"For sure, and additionally, Chief Sitan gave me the same mission again like before," Zelda said, sounding irritated.
"What is it?" Lilith said in a curious voice.
"Don't you know?" Zelda said, annoyed.
"How would I know? We have so many missions, Zelda," Lilith said in defence.
"Hmm, you have a point, well, you know Kendra Salamanca, right?" Zelda said.
"Of course, Kendra was the first light-bringer, well, what about her?" Lilith replied.
"I have tried to kill that slut many times, but that cockroach always manages to survive for some reason, fortunately, Nasrin Urduja, that crazy obsess omega was always harassing that slut Kendra, and that's why no one manage to discover my real identity as a cult member because all blame went to that crazy cunt Nasrin."
"I see, but how did you manage to kill Kendra then?"
"Try to guess…"
"You…did you seduce Queen Cliopatra?"
"Correct, and everything after that is a piece of cake, moreover, Cliopatra is a womaniser to begin with, so it was so easy to seduce that alpha," Zelda said.
"You are so wicked my love," Lilith said, chuckling.
"And you love it," Zelda replied enticingly.
"I do," Lilith said.
Smooching, kissing, and moaning sounds echoed inside the restroom, reaching the compartment of where Kendra is.
However, this time, Kendra did not bother covering her ears as she stared on the floor in a trance.
[They must be lying, right?] Kendra thought to herself. She can't believe that Zelda is a person like this, and what's more, it turns out that this person is the reason why she and her sister Lory died.
Kendra narrowed her eyes as she remembered how Lory and her died in a blazing fire. She wants nothing but to rip Zelda into pieces right at this moment, however, Kendra controlled her emotions as she decided to investigate further.
Kendra also wants to know why she and Lory return to the past. At first, Kendra thought she was the only one who returned to the past, and it made her think that the heavens chose her for a grand reason.
However, discovering that Lory also returned to the past; Kendra was proven wrong, so she agreed to what Lory plans, and that is to take revenge against everyone who abused her.
Yet, Nasrin is not the same Nasrin, so Kendra was proven wrong again. It means that Kendra can't get her revenge, because the person responsible for it seems to be not the same person in her original timeline.
Her talk with that weird Nasrin in the flower field made Kendra reflect on what she should do. That weird Nasrin said that everyone has a purpose, and Kendra just needs to look deeper into things to find it.
That's why Kendra started to plan again and continue her original goal, and that is; to help her fellow commoners, omegas, and beta friends.
Furthermore, Kendra thought that perhaps the heavens would answer her if she did this, so Kendra's grand goal in the end is to find her purpose. To find the reason why she returned to the past.
Kendra raised her lips with her thoughts. Kendra did find some truth about her purpose of why she returned to the past, but it also opened more questions and mysteries in her head.
Her eyes narrowed again as she remained in trance, thinking deep in thoughts.
Recalling what Zelda and Lilith said; it seems that there is something more about this, especially if Sitan is related in this whole bizarre situation.