"Hurry up! Today is the day for admission. If we are late, it will be over!"
The streets of Akademi have never been busier than today with people coming and going. Rachel carried her bag and dragged her friend who had passed the test together, squeezed into the crowd, and hurried towards the college.
As a student on the first day of school, she couldn't be late.
Rachel is only seventeen years old this year. She is the daughter of a blacksmith. She lives in a remote town in Carites and has never been exposed to magic before. A few months ago, news about the Magic Academy had just spread. She had a fight with her father, so she took her friends and sneaked out of the town and hid in the nearest city.
By chance, they joked with each other and went to the admissions office of the magic academy to take a test. But what she didn't expect was that this test would almost change her life.
At that time, in the dimly lit small room, the testing mage smiled and said that both of them had good talents, especially her. She has A-level mental power and B-level elemental affinity. She can be trained intensively after enrolling in school.
Rachel was stunned.
In her concept, the mage is a mysterious figure who only exists in legends. He can swallow ice and spit fire and is omnipotent. Maybe there are some rumors that someone in the next village has been favored by the mage and can learn magic from him. But... she never thought that this kind of thing would happen to her.
It's like a dream come true.
That same day, she ran back to town and shouted loudly at home: "I don't want to marry that ugly guy, I'm going to be a mage!" At that time, the stunned expression on her father's face also made her feel unprecedentedly happy.
Although her family members kept saying things like "Are you a liar?" "It's dangerous for girls not to travel far away" and "This kind of school must be very expensive and we can't afford it", Rachel was determined.
She didn't want to stay in this town anymore.
"Don't worry, I'll write to you when I get here."
Leaving such a note, she ignored her father's request for a copper coin, so she and her friends set out from the town at night and came to Akademi.
Of course, the mage at the admissions office gave them great help. He not only hired a carriage to send them to the place with more than ten other teenagers, but also told her that even if they were penniless, they could still learn magic.
Rachel was so excited that she almost cried. Therefore, she signed the "coin-for-work" contract without hesitation, determined to become a great mage and impress her relatives in her hometown when she returned.
Therefore, with such a mood, today has become particularly important to her.
"Don't worry, aren't there many classmates here? If so many people are late together, the teachers at the college probably won't punish us..."
The friend Rachel was holding with her left hand spoke at this moment, speaking in a broken voice.
"How can that be done? The admissions teacher said I can get into the top class. If I can't get in because I'm late, then I'm doomed!" Rachel said decisively immediately.
However, after being reminded by her friend, she looked around with her peripheral vision while running.
There were many teenagers like them around, with different clothes, full packages, and hurried and excited expressions... Everyone was heading towards the dream academy in the center of the town, and no one dared to slow down, as if If they are half a step too late, the mage's dream will be missed.
It is true that many students are right, but... not only does the tension not go away, it actually becomes more intense!
Originally, she wanted to retort to her friend, but because of the atmosphere, she chose to keep her mouth shut and continued to push forward.
For them, this day is so important.
—The academy established by the legendary mage who saved Freden and Carites. As long as you walk into it, your life will become completely different, right
If it were normal, it would only take half an hour from their hotel to the entrance of the college. But there were too many people today, and they were all squeezing in that direction. Rachel and her friends squeezed for a full fifty minutes before they finally saw the college that symbolized their dreams.
"It's already past nine o'clock, now we may really be punished." Her friend said with a flat mouth after asking a passerby for the time.
Rachel's heart felt cold, and she was so heartbroken that she didn't want to speak.
"Quick! What are you waiting for? Take out the transcripts and identity documents that will be sent to you after you pass the test, complete the procedures, and you can enter the dormitory."
Suddenly, the mage at the gate patted their shoulders and urged them.
Rachel was stunned and said, "We... don't have to be punished?"
"Of course not. There is no time limit for admission. You will be punished if you are late for class." The mage smiled at them and said, "Hurry up and sign here, there will be many people waiting in the future!"
When Rachel heard this, she perked up and nodded vigorously.
It took them about half a minute to complete the formalities, and rushed towards the dormitory carrying the assigned pillows and quilts. When you walk into the college, everything you see is busy. The students were running around carrying things, and the teachers were even more busy.
Rachel and the two hurried to the dormitory, greeted their future roommates, unpacked their luggage, and arranged their beds... They came to a new environment, and they were busy with one thing after another. They were all confused. , and there is no time to think about what the college life will be like next.
When they had almost finished tidying up the dormitory, another mage knocked on the door and walked in and said, "Um... I need help tidying up the college's auditorium. Are you free? You can get extra points."
Rachel was stunned for a moment, and then immediately raised her hand as fast as she could.
"I'm going!"
However, she discovered that she wasn't even the quickest to raise her hand. Half of the people in the dormitory raised their hands faster than her. At that moment, she felt like she was lost at the starting line.
Just like that, they had just tidied up the dormitory, and before they had time to take a breath, they were led out of the school building area by the mage and hurried towards the auditorium to prepare for the opening ceremony in a few days.
Following the team, Rachel suddenly felt a little dazed.
Is she really already a student at the Magic Academy? That magic academy that’s being discussed all over the continent
It feels like a dream.
"Wait... where is this?"
Recovering from her trance, Rachel was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that she had lost track of the team. Another group of mages passed by them just now. She didn't pay attention and followed another group. And the team of mages she was following used flying skills after a while and disappeared.
So, she arrived in a completely unfamiliar place. The surroundings are much deserted, completely different from the bustle near the gate. It may be an unknown and remote corner of the college.
Oops.
Rachel wanted to cry but had no tears left. Why was my first day of school so rough
No, calm down...
She took a deep breath, turned around, and looked around while trying to retrace her steps. Fortunately, after a while, she saw a young man with brown hair in the shade of the trees on the roadside.
Suddenly, Rachel cheered up and mustered up the courage to walk over.
"Hello, um... I'm sorry, are you a new classmate too?"
Hearing this, the man turned around with a very surprised expression: "Ah... classmate? Do you mean me? No, no, no, I am not a student here."
Now it was Rachel's turn to be surprised: "I'm sorry, are you the teacher here?"
"Teacher..." The man scratched his head and hesitated for a while before saying, "It doesn't matter, just take it as such."
Rachel couldn't help but take a deep breath.
So young... It feels like the other person is a little older than me, but he is already a teacher at the magic academy. Thinking of this, she felt the pressure on her shoulders getting a little heavier.
After calming down her nervousness, she spoke again, "Okay... Teacher, I accidentally got lost in the college. Can you tell me how to get to the auditorium?"
"Auditorium? Are you going to help prepare for the opening ceremony?"
Rachel nodded.
Hearing this, the man seemed to be in a good mood: "Very responsible, not bad. Since you don't know the road, then I will send you there!"
"Ah...that..."
Rachel was still hesitating when suddenly a hot and humid wind enveloped her and took her flying into the air. At that moment, she almost screamed.
However, after taking a few more deep breaths, she found that the wind holding her was extremely stable. Gradually, curiosity outweighed her fear, and she opened her eyes and looked down. Everything on the ground quickly shrunk, and after a while, the entire academy's territory appeared in front of her eyes, which made her feel particularly novel.
Okay, so awesome, is this the magic of flying
And the college's auditorium is just around the corner in the blink of an eye.
The confusion of the academy that I just entered also dissipated at this moment. If before, she just wanted to make her father think highly of her, now, she really wants to become a mage.
—She wanted to have incredible power to create such warm and magical moments.
Magic is an amazing thing.
"Teacher, thank you..." She turned her head and wanted to thank the young man. However, she found that the man did not fly into the sky together, and his figure could no longer be found.
Already gone
Rachel suddenly felt a little lost. Although they only met briefly, she had an inexplicable feeling that the other person was powerful. I don’t know what this teacher teaches and whether I will encounter him again in the future.
However, this teacher is awesome and easy to talk to... he is really a good person!