"My lovely, adorable, cute, smart, strong little students, I have a special announcement for all of you!" [Merlin]
"It can't be good..."
"Chill... I already have the chills..."
"She's going to throw us into an ocean"
"Or a volcano..."
"How rude! I won't do that yet!" [Merlin]
"Yet!"
"Please calm down everyone, it's just a camp like last year" [Tiara]
"We are doomed..."
"Let's be a team again!" [Diana]
"Agree!" [Neloufa]
"That is boring, so I'll decide your team from the beginning!" [Merlin]
"EEH..."
"Don't worry, or... shall I make it more extreme... How about no team, just you and yourself?" [Merlin]
"Please don't change the plan all of a sudden" [Tiara]
And so today's announcement to all the students of my year was made by your truly. As usual, she loves to surprise us all, and what's even more surprising
"And this is the last form from your parents. Don't worry, they've already signed it, so you'll all be leaving today" [Merlin].
"Wait!" [Marianne]
"What!?" [Kara]
"Wait a minute..."
"Master, are you serious?" [Diana]
"Why is this the first I heard of it?" [Tiara]
"Because it is. It will be boring if only the students are unprepared. Teachers have to share their suffering too" [Merlin].
Even the teachers are surprised. I can tell that we are all stunned. The only one who's still smiling out of happiness is Master Merlin. Some of them are smiling because they don't know how to react to this ridiculous situation. As for me
"Let's go, go, go!" [Diana]
"That's the spirit! I know my apprentice will get it!" [Merlin]
"That's not okay!"
"I have a holiday tomorrow!"
"Your parents already agreed" [Merlin]
"But I have to visit my grandparents tomorrow!"
"Here is your grandparents' signature along with your parents' signature. I even added some magic that will allow you to see their wishes for you to grow up strong" [Merlin]
"Thank you...?"
"Anything for my little adorable cuddly students" [Merlin].
"She even went so far..." [Mara]
"I'm impressed" [Adnan]
And so, without warning, we all rush to the cafeteria to get something to eat, but unfortunately, Master Merlin has already made sure that the cafeteria won't sell us anything. Nothing at all. Luckily, I have some food and drink in my item box magic, but once again
"Do you really think I would let you do that, my dear apprentice?" [Merlin].
"You really are a powerful space magic user. I can't even open my own item box" [Diana].
"Don't worry, I'm not that cruel... YET" [Merlin]
This gives us all a chill. The weather is hot and without a carriage, our first mission is to walk to the dam. Oh! The same dam where Marianne's older brother kept his illegally imported pets and monsters. It's quite a walk, but since I can levitate without using much mana, it's not too hard for me. As for the other
"That's not fair" [Stacy].
"I envy you at times like this" [Auger]
"At least it can't get any worse" [Tio]
"Oh, do I hear someone who wants more challenges?" [Merlin]
"NO!"
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!"
"Too bad, space and gravity magic, add 3kg to their clothes" [Merlin]
"NOOOO!"
"Phew... only 3kg" [Adnan]
"Made it 10kg for those in the knight family!" [Tio]
"Hey!"
"That's not funny!"
"10kg it is!" [Merlin]
"NOOO!"
"Made it 20kg for the teachers!" [Tio]
"Tio, don't make it worse" [Mara]
"20kg it is... Maybe more for some" [Merlin]
"Master..." [Tiara]
"Well, teachers have to share their students' suffering" [Merlin]
As we pass through the gate, the guards standing by are startled. They hadn't been told, and when Master Merlin showed them the letter from the school, they were confused. This must be very sudden even for them. Not only for them.
"This is really sudden, you know!" [Dana].
"I agree, although it is good for both the students and the adventurers, hence, why Guild Master Akela and I agree" [Khamisah].
"Make it 30kg for the adventurers" [Tio].
"30kg of what.... WHAT!! Why do I feel heavy... My clothes!" [Kat]
"Tio, you little devil" [Marianne]
"It's funny though" [Tio]
"Someone's got my sense of fun" [Linda]
"Only 30 kilos? Well, I have to set an example. 100kg" [Khamisah]
"Are you serious?" [Dana]
"And for the two of them, make it 60kg for Dana and 30kg for Diana" [Khamisah]
"WHAT!?" [Dana, Diana]
"Alright sure" [Merlin]
"Just how big is your mana reservoir master..." [Tiara]
"Bigger than you think, although this is draining my mana, so a long overdue exercise for me as well" [Merlin].
"It's harder to float... Sylph! Help me!" [Diana]
"I'm surprised you still have what it takes to float" [Randy]
Master Merlin also gets the Adventure Guild. This time, the number is a little smaller than last time. Again, it must be really sudden that not many adventurers want to participate. Still, I'm glad that most of the adventurers I know are here.
With most of the students struggling to adjust to the weight, our already slow walking pace makes it so that we arrive at our destination a little late in the evening, maybe about 2 hours before dusk sets in. There aren't any major problems on the way, although some need to rest more often than others because they feel unwell. At times like this, I'm glad that the teachers and adventurers are able to perform quick healing spells. The healing fairy, Syifa, still won't help me until I learn the basics of healing. There aren't any in the curriculum as far as I know, and I feel lazy to learn in the church or hospital, but now... Maybe I should at least think about it before the Succubus Festival.