"Now, please welcome Tilan to the stage to give her speech."
Inside the great hall of Edith Academy, a sea of students stood, arranged in neat formation, easily numbering over ten thousand. An opening ceremony as grand as this had never occurred before.
Previously, only new students were required to attend, while students of other grades did not have to participate. But this year was exceptionally different.
Despite the surprise at such an arrangement, no one objected, and when that girl in the black gown took her place at the front of the stage, the entire hall instantly fell silent.
