Chapter 5 Hollis Academy (2)
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[Hollis Academy Hall]
"Phew" I let out a sigh of relief. I cursed my weak and pathetic body, just running for a bit and I felt like shit. I couldn't take it anymore.
Who would have thought that I would meet one of the main characters before even entering the academy.
'It feels like my heart is about to jump out'
As a 25-year virgin, meeting a cute girl at close range was a critical hit to me. It made me feel extremely embarrassed.
Don't be so quick to judge me! I know she's underage okay? But how could I stop the reaction of a growing male's body.
"Haizz..." I let out a long sigh, rubbing my forehead with furrowed eyebrows.
'What a headache...'
I slowly dragged my tired body to the hall where the entrance ceremony was held.
Entering, I was once again overwhelmed by the wealth of Hollis.
'How rich is this academy?'
The advanced equipment, the strict security team exuding a powerful aura, the ridiculously large capacity. I was truly speechless at Hollis's generosity.
'It is truly the best academy on the continent.'
After a moment of exclamation, I regained my composure and moved to the rows of seats. I searched for the row of seats belonging to class 1-A, my class.
"Here it is."
Finding my class's row, I quickly headed to the seat with the number that had been announced via text message.
"Seat number 25... found it!"
Happy to have found the seat, I sat down, leaned back in the chair, and let out a breath.
My job now was to wait for the opening ceremony to begin.
"Let's see... it's 8:28 now. Only 2 minutes left."
While waiting, I closed my eyes and started to think about random things to relieve my stress.
Suddenly, everyone around me became noisy. Hearing the names that some people shouted, I opened my eyes wide. As soon as I saw the two figures that had just passed me, my brain almost stopped for a moment. My heart skipped a beat and started to speed up.
'Oh fuck, it's really them!' My mind had just calmed down a bit, and this event stirred up my emotions once again.
"Karen!!!!" xN times.
"Briar!!!" xN times.
Karen Alethea, the protagonist of "The Fateful Magician". A magic genius, the darling of the world, the possessor of an immeasurable limit of talent, and many other titles.
She had long, silky, shiny black hair. Her face could not be described with the word beautiful. It was ridiculous splendid and charming. Paired with that face was a pair of clear blue eyes like autumn water, her gaze seemed to see through the essence of a person. Standing before her gaze, one felt as if they were naked, no secrets could be hidden from her blue eyes.
Apart from that charming face, she also had a super standard body, plus a height of 1m72. Her skin was white and smooth, without a single flaw. She looked no different from a supermodel, even many supermodels felt inferior and had to give up after seeing her.
To be honest, I also didn't dare to stand next to her. She was 2cm taller than me... Well, I didn't plan on approaching her, so standing next to her was just an illusion in my head.
Paired with her beautiful appearance was a cold, distant aura. The aura around her seemed to signal "don't come near me". People also call her the Ice Princess. It is said that Karen Alethea never smiles. A smile is the last thing one would expect to see on her face.
And Briar Sharron is Karen's close companion, who is in the main character group. He has great talent second only to Karen, his limit is scary high. But his most special point is probably his ridiculously high luck stat. If Karen didn't exist, I'm sure he would be the main character of this world.
I mean, look at him. His red hair is like a blazing fire, neatly trimmed. His blue eyes are almost the same as Karen's but with the darker shades, but he has a pair of sharp pupils like a big tiger, bringing fear to any enemy who dares to look into his eyes.
A ridiculously handsome face, perfectly matched with his muscular body. Any boy standing next to him would be helpless in terms of beauty. Well, except for one person, but I won't mention that person now.
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After the two of them settled down, a powerful voice echoed throughout the hall. Everyone immediately fell silent when that voice rang out.
"Alright, be quiet"
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A figure of an old man stepped onto the podium. He had a long white beard, long hair of the same color was neatly combed behind his back. His body was bent under his loose clothes. He looked like the kind old man next door, friendly and warm.
But his eyes did not have the appearance of an old man, a pair of green eyes like two precious emeralds. The eyes were stern and determined but also passionate and wild. It was a gaze that could make anyone wary, respect or fear him.
He was the principal of Hollis, Raymond Harris, one of the rare SS-ranks of the Vedast continent. Ranked 3rd between the human Rankers. He was currently at the rank SS. It was rumored that his limit was SSS-.
His voice was very loud even though he did not need a microphone to amplify the sound. I knew it was because of his masterful manipulation of the mana particles in the air. Well, the original novel mentioned it, so I knew.
Seeing that everyone seemed to have calmed down, the principal began a long opening ceremony.
Honestly, the content wasn't much different from my previous world's school. I felt very bored.
But Raymond's eloquent tone made me unable to not focus on his speech. Looking at the people around me, I guessed that everyone felt the same way as me.
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"...And lastly, welcome to Hollis Academy!"
After a while of listening tensely, Raymond's speech finally ended.
I felt like my spirit was about to be exhausted. It was extremely uncomfortable.
"Sigh... it's finally over"
I scratched my head, exhaled, and stood up, moving along with my class and leaving the hall.
'I need to rest'
That's right, I need to rest now. I can't continue doing anything with my current spirit. My weak body makes my spirit weak too.
I quickly dragged my body back to my room.
*Clack*
Opening the door, I threw my bag aside, took off my shoes and jumped straight into bed.
"Let's get some sleep"
After saying that, my eyes grew heavy and I slowly fell asleep.
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