with a calm expression, i walked inside the academy. there were curious stares all over me as i kept walking in. it's obvious though, my clothes were slightly disheveled while i was captivated temporarily after the school destruction, i had a cloth tied up in my eye, and i was sticking out with this man, while he pulled me a bit closer with his hand on my wrist. i didn't bother, as usual, although i felt slightly uncomfortable. passing by the curious stares, i walked into a room which is completely enclosed with decorations and was clean. i took a seat as i was told so, and looked around the room.
the man accompanying me handed me a uniform specialized for the academy. i took it and raised it up. the uniform was like a knight suit, with a turtleneck for the inside and a coat which had a metallic strap on the collar. it had a crimson red colour for the coat, which i find it perfectly contrast for the insides. "please put it on." the man insisted. i took a glance at my uniform before glancing back at the man, and nodded my head.
"could you guide me to the dressing room?" i insisted. i looked around if there was something similar to one after responding. The man nodded and pointed to a door near a few bookshelves. i stood up from my seat and walked over to it, and pushed the door slightly. It actually was one, i was a bit surprised and walked inside, closing the door behind me.
i took off my clothes, and hung it on the hooks provided. i put on the shirt first. It was quite tight, and i had to struggle a bit while putting it on. i blowed a sigh of relief, as i finsihed my struggle of putting it on. it was almost attached to my body, showing muscle lines which could easily be shown off accidently if i wasn't aware. That would be embarrasing, if i think about it. i let that thought aside and continued wearing the other clothes, and adjusting my coat a bit.
i came out of the room, with a new look which gave me a bit of confidence in myself. The man waiting for me smiled a bit, and greetly welcomed me into the academy. Something was bugging me for a long time; Right, i did not know his name. i responded first, "what's your name?" The man was slightly puzzled, and spoke out nonchalently. "I'm allen, i'll be present by your side from now." I was puzzled as well, a man who took me in is my supposed butler? i kept my calm demeanor, and smiled a bit, "glad to have you then, allen." i replied. allen bowed at me like a butler, and walked towards the door for any visitors. i felt somewhat a different feeling now that i'm being treated as a royal member. i was given a new set of eyepatch and books specifically for sorcery.
i felt excited, that i'm going to learn real magic like in isekai shows i used to prefer a lot. i realized i was showing off a bit too much of my excitement and cleared my throat, and i procceded to remove the current cloth i had in my left eye, replacing it with the new eyepatch i was personally given. then i packed just a few books and stepped near the door. before steepping out, allen spoke out, "once you're done with today's schedule, please return to the same hall." i nodded, and quickly took it into my mind that this could be my appointed room.
i walked out then, taking a glance at my surroundings and try to adapt with the new atmosphere. i was given an ID card, which had all my details and my class allotment. i read it out in a faint voice, which almost no one could hear, "hideyoshi izumi, class 1-B...." then i looked around, searching for my class allotment. "class 1-B...class 1-B..." i mumbled out, like a idiot. my eyes glint up, as i found my class allotment, finally. i knocked the door first and opened it. the eyes of the entire class landed on me, i felt a bit embarrased since i drawed out too much attention. everything seemed new, as i look at different faces for the first time, it's typical for someone entering into a class as the newest member.
i tried to avoid those gazes, and sat on my alloted seat. since the homeroom teacher wasn't here, there was a bunch of chatter inside the classroom. first i took a glance at the classroom atmosphere. it was purely white, and there was a smartboard in front of us instead of a regular board. the benches were designed with ceremic and metals, which looked modern and simple for a facility. i did hung my bag on the hook in the side of the bench.
The first person to come up to me was a boy, who rested his hand on the desk and leaned towards me, eyeing a curious look on me. he was quite tall, and had a hue of black and yellow in his hair, which were spiked up a bit. he had eyelashes which were longer than the upper one. he responded first, "what's your name?" i didn't hesitate, obviously, and responded. "i-i'm hideyoshi." i stuttered a bit, and it felt awkward. the guy raised his eyebrows a bit, "japanese huh?" he replied. i went back into my thoughts, this could be a facility where people from various countries enter here, so it's not just the people from japan here. i replied again, "what's your name?" the guy perked up, he seemed a bit excited. maybe he hasn't heard a question like this.
he responded, "i'm antony, pleasure to meet you." i nodded my head and responded back, "pleasure to meet you as well." the guy was stunned a bit, as if no one has ever asked this before. i was present there, completely perplexed now. i asked him, "i-is there a problem?". antony responded, after a moment of silence, "n-no, it's a bit unusual to get a reply." then i went through my thoughts, questioning myself about this facility and what type of environment it holds.
"i get it now, i just have to look at the atmosphere a bit more before i adapt into it", i thought to myself, remaining calm and steady-minded as usual. i nodded my head back to antony and lowered my head a bit. antony find it weird and retturned back to his seat, hanging out again. as i collect my thoughts progressively, i took a deep breath, and was ready to activate my own senses at last, to get a better persepective of this academy, inside a facility in nowhere. then i sighed awkwardly to myself, i felt like a protagonist wannabe doing these things.