"Welcome students to Aequalitas Academy!", the headmaster spoke firmly into the microphone.
The headmaster's body was in-between bulky and slim. He had; a great upper body and charming smile, his hair and beard were well trimmed, worn grey suit and red tie, it would've been hard to believe that he was even in his eighties; he looked twenty years younger.
"I'm your headmaster, Granton, who is pleased to welcome each and every one of you. As you already know, this academy's purpose is to nurture future heroes who will protect the innocent."
"Our school has..", the headmaster continued his speech.
'Haa.. how boring. Why does this old fart speak like this despite knowing that everyone is bored to death by his speech- wait a minute.', Archehon observed his face a bit more.
His expression looked joyful as he spoke but seemed clueless to the students uninterested attitudes.
'Don't tell me.. does he.. not know that everyone is bored? Is he just so clueless to the point where he doesn't even realize that? How can a principal who is that strong not be able to read their expressions?', Archehon's eyes widened but go back to normal after a few seconds of processing everything.
Ten minutes later...
"And so, I am happy to bring you all today as a result of that!", the headmaster finally finished his repetitive speech.
"Now, these talented individuals behind me are some of your future teachers. I'll hand over the position to speak to Mr. Snake.", the headmaster smiles and walks back to his seat behind the microphone.
The teacher walks up and surprises everyone by his amazing looks. He had long black hair, crystal blue eyes and pale white skin. He also wore a black cloak and a black clothes underneath. Despite wearing such gloomy clothes, he still looked fine. He was the definition of an Idol.
He stood near the mic with his serious expression which surprisingly, didn't look intimidating at all.
"Hello, students. As the headmaster has told everyone, I am Mr. Snake. I work as the Practical Experience teacher which helps students experience real battle and how to overcome it, what types of tricks you may need to fight against and so on.", the long black-haired man finished his introduction.
"So, for the purpose of my speech, I'd like to give information on how the school system works."
He clicked his fingers and a hologram appeared with the information on it.
"You can choose different kinds of subjects depending on your Od ability or specialty. Of course, you can choose a subject that isn't recommended for your specialty, but in my opinion, it's better not to do that.", he put more emphasis on the 'not' and paused for a second.
"Now, as for the points system, you will earn points based on your performance in each subject. The higher the points, the better the privileges you will receive. That's all there is to say. Any extra questions, you can ask your teachers on the first day.", Mr. Snake walks back to his seat and sits down.
A couple other teachers speak about information only useful for the second and third years. Once all the teachers are finished speaking, the headmaster walks up and speaks into the microphone.
"Okay students! That will end this entrance ceremony now. I want all of you students to line up next to the following teachers on the side. They will all give you a tour of the school. The teacher who will guide you will have your name so make sure to go register.", the headmaster points to the side.
Every first year student walked to the teachers whereas the second and third years walked away themselves. As for the fourth years, they didn't attend the ceremony.
Archehon followed Mr. Snake as his guide with a bunch of other students. But for Xavier, he was placed with a nobody teacher.
'This guy is definitely strong. I need to be careful around him and don't get spotted as if I do.. he'll focus all of his attention on me.', Archehon thought as he looked at Mr. Snake.
"This area is your practical section.. this area is the cafeteria.. and, lastly this area is the school office, where you can choose which department to go to.", Mr. Snake finished the tour and stopped.
"You can choose between four different departments which will decide your dorm rooms:
The Weapon Department - mainly focuses on people who have Martial Prowess.
The Spiritual Department - mainly focuses on people who use Spirits in battle.
The Wanderer Department - as for here, this is for people who maybe haven't decided yet on what they primarily focus on.
And Lastly,
The Magic Department - this is definitely the least popular as most people rely on their Od abilities a lot more than Magic. But this department is used for people who mainly focus on Magic, as told by the title.
I hope that explains everything and everyone knows what they will pick as their department. I look forward to hearing from a 'couple' of you.", Mr. Snake looks at Petyr who was also in the crowd for a few seconds but walks away.
"...", Petyr also stared at Mr. Snake for a few seconds before walking out the crowd, to the office to pick his department.
Archehon walked out the crowd to the office.
At the office, there were multiple lines. Archehon lined up and got to the front.
"Hello, first year. Which department would you like your dorm to be at?", the staff member asked as she was behind the glass wall, like an airport receptionist.
"Weapon Department.", Archehon replied.
"Here's your Dorm section and number.", she slides a badge with the details under the glass wall.
Archehon takes the badge and walked away as he said, "Thank you".
While he walked, he looked at his badge number and walked around after memorizing the layout of the school.
After a few minutes, he arrived at the Weapons Department Dorm which was crowded with plenty of first years. To say the least, the dorm was definitely the most popular out of all the dorms.
He scuttled his way through the dorm fill and found his room which had a pretty big door.
He opened the door and saw a familiar person already.
"Oh, wait. You're Archehon! I never thought we'd meet like this.", Atif smiled as he looked at Archehon with a hint of surprise.
'Oh? How lucky. I didn't know I'd get my 'next' future subordinate already.', Archehon smirked in his thoughts.
"Wow, I didn't think we'd meet in the same dorm! We're very lucky in that regard."
"Yes, we are. Also, I'd like to thank you again for helping me last time. Nobody usually helps me because I'm quite weak, haha.", Atif looked to the side with a slightly sad look while smiling.
"Don't let negative emotions cloud what you're capable of. I'm sure you will become a really strong individual in the future.", Archehon placed his hand on Atif's shoulder with a serious look.
'Well, with my help that would be a walk in the park.'
Archehon looked in satisfaction as he saw the Relationship status go up on the pink screen.
Click!-
Another boy entered the dorm. He placed his suitcase to the side and ignored Archehon and Atif, sitting on the side of the bed.
He had light-blue hair and was arrogant. He didn't even bother to act like Archehon and Atif even existed.
Despite that, Atif attempted to speak with him but was ignored right away.
'Hm? Where have I seen someone act like this before?', Archehon stared at the boy hard.
'Huh? What's this clown's deal?', the light-blue haired boy looked at Archehon's face which looked extremely creepy.
His face emitted its own dark energy with his eyes widened until it covered half of his face.
The boy blinked for a second and Archehon suddenly appeared an inch from his face.
"What the- aah!"
"What's your name?", Archehon looked at him like he was trying to solve a puzzle.
"uh, i-it's none of your business. Get lost."
"..."
"L-Lloyd.", he blushed.
'Oh, I got it now. It's the same as the old man.', Archehon saw an imaginary face of Vulcan next to Lloyd.
Archehon turned away and walked to the dorms exit.
"Are you coming, Atif?"
"Ah, yes. Let's go."
'Th-that piece of shit..', Lloyd thought angrily.
Both Archehon and Atif left the dorms and walked.
"We need to pick our classes today, right?", Archehon looked at Atif.
"Yes, I'm pretty sure classes start in two days and the deadline for picking the classes is today."
"We should hurry then."
They both speed up and go to the same area for picking subjects. The line for them was opposite to where they just received their dorm rooms.
"Hello, have you decided on what to pick?", the staff member looks at Atif.
"Yes, I want to pick: General Weapons Class, Od Training, History and Practical Experience."
"Okay, I've registered you for the classes. You should know that you will have a Home Class teacher for one period, at the beginning of every day. If you want to know where to go, it will be shown on your timetable."
"Thank you.", Atif walks out and waits outside the line.
"Hello, what would you like to pick?"
"I want to choose.."
Two days later..