After arriving at the academy, she admits that everything is a familiar sight despite never actually set foot in it until now. The reason is because of the manga. It gave a clear visual view of the academy. Whatever photographic knowledge of the story she received since arriving in this fictional world has never felt more real.
Viola fell asleep on her bed after dinner and begs Amy to stay with her for a bit. Viola's sharp sixth sense has a downside as it results in her inability to relax in an unfamiliar place so her room was modified in mind and Amy helped remodel her room to resemble her old one.
The dorm building is made up by two wings, separated by gender, and it has its own ballroom, study rooms, garden and lounge. Unlike regular students, she and Viola are nobles so their dormitories are a bit on the luxurious side. They have their own bedroom, private bathroom, study and it is located on a separate building than the usual student dorms. She will also unfortunately share this building with Rufus and Leon; two people whom she does not want to associate with. Having them as roommates will be a nightmare.
Amy looked at her own schedule to see what she will be doing for the rest of the year. Amy had to take a series of tests to test her knowledge and strength. While she had to hide most of it, she didn't hide the fact that she is smarter than a typical eleven year old. Her academic studies that she worked hard on for her entire life is to skip most of her non-magic studies to save time for herself because most of it is irrelevant to her plan.
She will be taking Potions 1 class, Introduction of Magic, Grade 4 mathematics, modern language and Social studies, Grade 3 literature and History, Ancient Languages 1, Physical Education, Magical Artifacts 1, Horticulture 1 and Introduction of Magical Creatures.
That's a lot of classes. Amy alarmingly thought, At least they are not all taken on the same day.
Then she looked at Viola's schedule. All of her classes are basically the same except that they are all Grade 1.
Then there was knock at the door. "Hey, you here?" Sabina then poked her head in to look around.
Amy swiftly put a finger to her lip to silence her. Sabina immediately noticed Viola and motioned Amy to come over.
After quietly leaving the room, Amy noticed that it isn't just Sabina but Melissa too.
"Do we share the same schedule?" Sabina asked and they compare schedules much to their shock.
"What? How come you get Grade 4 and Grade 3 classes?!" Sabina exclaimed to Amy while looking at Melissa. "You only got Ancient Languages 2." Her schedule is basically the same as Violas'. "I only got Grade 1 classes." she pouted. "I can't catch up with you geniuses."
"At least we share the majority of the same classes." Melissa comforts her.
"What about the others? When will they arrive?" Amy asked.
"Nate and Theseus will arrive by morning. Their territory is quite far from here after all." Sabina said.
"So almost all the first years share the same schedule then." Melissa murmured then spoke up, "Rufus and Leon are not arriving until the entrance ceremony. They are gonna go out in a bang." Melissa says while hand motioning an explosion. "They still think that we're unaware of their enrollment." she shook her head in amusement.
Amy was reminded of a particular scene in the manga where Leon made a dramatic entrance with a carefree expression. The students were amused while the adults aren't, especially Nathaniel who always has a serious disposition. His idea of a fun prank or dramatic intro is destructive and reckless so he might destroy an entire building or burn a garden for fun again.
"I am kinda scared of what he might do." Amy commented as her face cringed with worry.
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The next two days were quiet and uneventful but they were waiting for Rufus and Leon to arrive. Then the awaited day came and everyone is lined up at the Grand Hall where the first years gather. Everyone is wearing black school uniforms with golden shoulder pads and buttons. There is a small black badge on their shoulder which is blank. There is something awfully familiar about these outfits that she can't put her finger on.
Viola looked around with Amy. "Did you find Leon and Rufus yet?" she whispered.
Amy shook her head. "No, I don't see them at all."
Viola then sighed. Amy can't tell if it was from disappointment or relief. "Well, I guess that means we were wrong about their enrollment to the academy."
Theseus then tapped Viola's shoulder which got their attention. "I guess we should expect that our school life will be normal and peaceful then. But if I were to be honest, I would very much prefer if they enroll here. It would be boring without them."
"I'm not!" Nathaniel snapped quietly, "I think I speak for all of us when I say that we need some time and space from them after their incessant behavior for the past two years."
Amy has to agree. Both Leon and Rufus are insufferable about their pranks, constant nagging, request for training and duels, complaints as well as the stream of invitations almost every day and the random visits to their home. What's worse is that Leon can teleport now. He once ruined her grandmother's birthday party just by his unexpected visit alone. It is invasive, intrusive, inconsiderate and inappropriate.
Everyone who knows him personally all think so. Even the social butterfly and attention loving Sabina is feeling the same. If Sabina is considered attention-loving then Leon is an attention whore with Rufus as his lackey.
At the podium, appeared a row of people who she reckoned are the professors except the approaching figure at the podium.
"Welcome, First Years to Solin!" The figure says in a friendly elderly tone. "You young minds have come all this way from all over the continent to expand your minds to learning about magic. I am the Headmistress of this establishment; Martine Zoe!"
Martine Zoe, she is the headmaster of this school even in Aron's timeline. She has bright green eyes, impossibly thick white hair, height over six feet and has pointy ears; an elf. She seems younger than what she sounds but is at an advanced age even among her kind. Only another elf can tell her real age. She is Leon's mentor when it comes to mastering his power because she has the true ability to conjure up illusions but has a talent for bluffing people into thinking they are real. She isn't easy to impress despite her gentle demeanor and is the first person to notice the connection between Aron and Violet. She is an extremely powerful mage as she is helps strengthen the barriers around the capital. In the end, she survived but is heavily disfigured which forced her to retire.
The House of Zoe is the only non-human noble house made entirely by elf descendants that have been around for five generations since its founding around six hundred years ago because of their life expectancy.
Elves in this story are considered angel descendants like her.
"As for-"
The headmistress continues her speech and it was unsurprisingly boring.
Suddenly, there was rumbling.
"Hey! What is going on?"
The noble kids all stare at each other flatly knowing what this is.
"We really spoke too soon." Viola says, speaking for all of them.
Then the stained glass windows shattered and Leon and Rufus flew while riding a griffon. The shattered glass turn into flower petals and there are now fireworks in the Hall.
The professors are freaking out as they duck and cover until the boys land in front of the podium.
Leon's voice booms in the hall. "Hello, First years! I am Leon! Crown Prince of Solin! Who on earth wants to hear this boring speech when instead you can pay attention to me!" He yells excitedly and everyone started cheering. Rufus punched a fist in the air with the same vigor.
Amy watched as Leon and Rufus made a flamboyant first impression to everyone. He also made some enemies today. She and the others just stood there while every other first year cheered them on.
Theseus can't help but laugh at Nathaniel. "You owe me a new pen." he said which resulted in a grumble.
"Well, this year is gonna be exciting." Sabina laughs.