Regarding his unique mark, his parents still enrolled him in a school far from the home he knew. They journeyed to a distant village, searching for a suitable place for their son to live.
"This is far enough from that cruel village," Gureus remarked, hope lacing his voice. "I hope no one will threaten our son now."
"This will be our new home now, Kizuya," Elaris stated with a reassuring smile.
"Mom, will I also study here?" Kizuya asked eagerly.
"Yes, Kizuya," Elaris replied, her voice filled with warmth and joy.
With determination in their hearts, they ventured into the new town's bustling townsquare, determined to find a suitable house that would become their haven.
"With all that settled, your house will cost a total of 500 gold," said the house seller.
"Can you make it 450 gold instead? I only have 700, and if I pay the full price, this won't be enough to survive the whole week for us. Plus, I also need gold for my son's school registration," Gureus requested.
"455," the seller countered.
"Thank you very much!" Gureus gratefully responded.
"So this is your new home. It's quite decent for a family of 3, with 2 rooms, an attic, and a basement. Necessary rooms are also included," the seller explained.
"Thank you very much, mister... Mister, may I ask? Where can I enroll my son for school?" Gureus inquired.
"That will be uphill at the Hanok Academy. Children aged 5 and above can enroll there for sword training and other skills," the seller informed.
"Thank you again!" Gureus expressed his gratitude.
As the hours passed, night descended upon the village, casting a shroud of darkness over their new beginning.
The night had passed, the sun was now shining upon Kizuya's room.
"Good morning, Kizuya," Elaris greeted.
"Good morning, mom. Where is dad?" Kizuya asked.
"He went to the townsquare to find a job... Oh, by the way, today is the day you will go to school! Your dad said he will enroll you before he went off," Elaris said with joy.
"Is that so? I can't wait, mom!. *𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺* Kizuya thought to himself.
Kizuya was now prepared, and he and his mom were walking to the academy.
They reached their destination.
*𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?* Kizuya thought to himself.
"Well then, I shall go back home now. I will come to get you later. Be good, okay?" Elaris said.
"Yes, mom," Kizuya replied.
Upon entering the room assigned to him, a group of kids approached him.
"Look what we have here, another scum entering the class," Daniam sneered.
"Hello, I am Kizuya Ikuyo. I am looking forward to making friends with you. It's nice to meet you-" Kizuya began.
Daniam abruptly slapped Kizuya.
"I don't do friends with such a scummy kid," Daniam spat.
"It's not nice, you know?" Kizuya responded.
"So what? Gonna cry about it?" Daniam taunted.
The whole class burst into laughter at Kizuya's expense.
Kizuya clenched his fist, then aimed his hand at Daniam and...
"Wind Surge!" Kizuya cast, surprising everyone.