California, USA
I'm Back"
"Oh, Kurai, welcome back! Kale said that you brought a sample of drugs on your last mission."
"Here Edmond."
"Then I will analyze it."
Edmond leaves the room. Kale and I left the room.
"How was your last mission, Kurai?"
"Nothing Special."
"As usual with your short-word reply,
"Where's the Commander?"
"He was at his office; go talk to him."
I nodded and walked towards the Commander's office and knocked.
"Pardon my intrusion."
" Enter."
I entered the office and saw a middle-aged person with gray hair and a slashed mark on his mouth sitting in front of me.
The middle-aged person named Roger Firasga is one of the pillars of this world and one of the strongest soldiers who fought in the last war of Calamity Rampage 20 years ago.
"You want to talk to me?"
"Yes."
Roger looked at me and said:
"Do you have plans regarding your future?"
"None."
"Why? Do you have the desire or want to do things like have a vacation and travel many places?"
"No. I don't have any."
"(Sigh) Here I am, thinking what reward I can give to you."
"What do you mean?"
"After nine years working for us, you need time to relax and live a normal life."
"Normal life, huh?"
I muttered. I don't have any idea what kind of things a normal person does.
'I-."
Roger interrupted me.
"Then I will choose for you. You will go to the academy this year."
"Academy?"
"Yes, you see, my old friend of mine is the new Headmaster of that school. I talked to him weeks ago if you could attend his academy, and he agreed.
"But my absence will cause major problems in the city, and the crimes and activities of demonic humans will increase."
Roger looked at me smiling and said, "Don't worry about those things; I will handle them. I guess it's time for me to do some work again."
With my surprise at his words, I didn't know that he would come back to the frontline.
"Really now, huh? "
"Yes, I need to stretch these old bones of mine. So what was your decision?"
"I.."
Even though he returned to the frontline, there's no guarantee that the activities of demonic humans will decrease, but I am curious what a student is doing in the academy. There's no choice but to accept the offer.
"I accept the offer, but," I stopped, "I will restrain my power to 20% to not standout." i added.
Roger looked at me sourly and asked, "Why? Do you not want to show your ability to others?"
"Yes, it will be better to hide my abilities to not reveal my identity and not gather any unnecessary attention.
"Is that so? Then deal."
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""So you are going to the academy, huh?"
"Yes."
Kale was talking to me and became curious about my going to the academy.
"So what is the name of the academy?"
It's named Solaria Academy."
"Eh? Really?!"
"Yes. Why are you shouting?"
"You didn't know? she asked. "That school was in the Top 1 prestigious school in the world! "She added
"Really?"
"Yes! Among those who graduated from that school were famous heroes like Harold Weimer, Marco Gonzales and Yu-Harin
"I don't know who they are."
"(Sighs Heavily) No wonder you didn't know the school you would enter was the most prestigious school."
"Why was my school at the top, by the way?
"There are three academies in this world that can utilize the students skills."
Kale explained the three academies. The first is the Solaria Academy, the most prestigious academy among the three. The academy teaches about the principle of being a hero and utilizing their skills to their limits. The Filisha Academy came in second place. The difference between the two academies is that the students at the Filisha Academy are all girls, and they teach proper etiquette and follow strict rules.
Lastly, at the Gordolf Military Academy, the difference among the three was that students were not trained to be heroes but to be soldiers. The training regiment was so harsh and strict that many students were forced to drop out.
"Do you get all that I'm saying?"
"Yes."
"Good luck on your journey. You are 17 years old. Now you need to blend with others who are the same age as you."
"Thank you very much; I'll keep that in mind."
Kale was smiling at me as I left the base to go to the Solaria Academy.