The next day.

  "So you and Irene decided to join Elevrad yesterday, Rid?" Charles asked.

  "Yeah, you've already joined before. I also want to gain experience in that organization," I said.

  "Well, that's great, Rid. Let's work together in Elevrad," Charles said.

  "Yeah," I said.

  "What about me? I didn't get an invitation, so I can't join Elevrad either," Noa said.

  "Do you want to join Elevrad too, Noa?" I asked.

  "Since you all joined Elevrad, I want to join too, because we can spend time together," Noa said.

  "So that's your only reason for wanting to join?" I asked.

  -

  After our daily match that afternoon, I, Charles, Chloe, and Irene went to the Elevrad room because Senior Vyn suddenly invited the four of us to go there. When the four of us decided to go first, Noa seemed normal and didn't seem sad about being alone. Maybe it was because she was with Lillian and Kotaro. When we arrived at the Elevrad room, we saw a lot of people gathered there. There were familiar faces and unfamiliar faces. It seemed they were all Elevrad members. I saw Enzo chatting with Princess Amelia, and it seemed my suspicion was correct that he was an Elevrad member. Enzo looked at us.

  "You guys?!" Enzo said.

  "So it's true that you're Elevrad members," I said.

  Then Enzo approached the four of us.

  "Sorry for hiding it all this time. I'm an Elevrad member, but I haven't been here long. Maybe only about a month or two," Enzo said.

  "I see," I said.

  "I heard from the president that Elevrad would be getting four new members from the first year, and it turns out it's you guys. Well, I'm not surprised," Enzo said.

  "That's it, sorry if we just joined to accompany you," I said.

  "It's okay, just relax," I said.

  Suddenly, Senior Vyn approached us.

  "You four are here. So, let's start the event," Senior Vyn said.

  "Event?" I thought.

  "Sorry for inviting you all here when Elevrad isn't currently busy," Senior Vyn said.

  Senior Vyn began walking toward the center of the room.

  "After a long time, several Elevrad members and I tried to invite them. Finally, they agreed to join Elevrad. Today, I will introduce four new members from the first year."

  Then Senior Vyn stopped in the center of the room and looked at me, then gestured toward me with his finger. I walked over to Senior Vyn. As I was walking toward him, Senior Vyn said something.

  "First, this person's name is Rid Archie. Probably all the members of Elevrad already know who Rid is. He ranked first in the academy entrance exam and achieved perfect scores on all three exams. He's currently the strongest student in the first year," said Mr. Alan.

  After Senior Vyn finished speaking, I approached him. After that, I bowed.

  "Nice to meet you, my name is Rid Archie. I don't have any experience working or managing something like this in Elevrad, but I will try. Therefore, please help me," I said, bowing.

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  The other members applauded, and with that, my introduction was complete. Then, Irene, Charles, and Chloe followed suit, taking turns. And so, the introductions for the new members were over.

  After that, we chatted with the other members.

  "You've finally joined Elevrad too, Rid. That will make my duties a little less demanding," said Senior Gretta.

  "But you still have to do your own part, Gretta. Don't leave all your work to your juniors," said Senior Alisha.

  "I know that," said Senior Gretta.

  Then a man with a gold badge approached me.

  "Nice to meet you, Rid Archie. My name is Florian Randall San Minerva, and I'm the current vice-president of Elevrad. I saw your match against Amelia earlier, your performance was truly captivating," said Senior Florian.

  "San Minerva? If this person has a region name after their name, that means they're the son of Duke San Minerva," I thought.

  "Nice to meet you too, Senior. Thank you for the compliment," I said.

  Besides chatting with the other members, we also got to know some members we hadn't met before.

  Then, Senior Vyn began explaining about Elevrad. We all sat down at the large table in the center of the Elevrad room.

  "Regarding the invitation to new Elevrad members, we're only inviting the top five from the academy entrance exam. So, those we're inviting are Rid, Princess Irene, Prince Charles, Princess Chloe, and Enzo,"

  "But if you've already joined Elevrad and want to invite your friends to join, that's allowed ?even if members of the top 5 have already joined. For example, the top 5 from the first year, from Rid to Enzo, have already joined Elevrad. But if one of you wants to invite a friend from the same year to join Elevrad, that's allowed. But the other Elevrad members and I must first assess the friend's worthiness. If the majority of Elevrad members agree they're worthy, then they can join," said Senior Vyn.

  We all nodded our heads in understanding.

  "So, that's it. Only five of the top 5 will join through a direct invitation from Elevrad. The second year has five members, who are likely to be in the top 5, but the third and fourth years only have four members. It seems like one of the top five in the third and fourth years declined the invitation to join Elevrad," I thought.

  "And as for our duties as Elevrad, we plan activities like the academy tournament and the academy festival, from the theme to the planning and funding. Not only tournaments and festivals, but we also plan other activities within the academy. We are also sometimes asked by the Academy to do things. Furthermore, Elevrad is also responsible for maintaining order within the academy. If there is a violation of the rules within the academy, we must prevent it, even if it means using force. Once we have resolved the violation, we must report it to the academy so that the academy can process the punishment. Because only the academy has the authority to punish such violators."

  "Since you are new to Elevrad, you will only be performing a few Elevrad duties, such as maintaining order within the academy and helping with some of the administrative work we do,"

  "When we have an event, I and several senior Elevrad members usually meet with certain individuals to propose relief or assistance, such as funding or other things, to make the event a success. We sometimes meet with Her Majesty the Queen and other members of the royal family, the Dukes, nobles, and other important figures,"

  "Perhaps some of us can invite you to accompany us when we meet these figures, to broaden your experience," said Senior Vyn.

  "So, Elevrad is an important organization in this kingdom, huh? We even have the opportunity to meet Her Majesty the Queen, even though I've already met her," I thought.

  "Since you're now members of Elevrad, I'll give you this," said Senior Vyn.

  Senior Vyn took something from his pocket and handed it to us.

  "A brooch?" I thought.

  Senior Vyn handed me four gold brooches. The brooches resembled two wings attached next to the word 'SFA'. SFA seemed to stand for San Fulgen Akademiya. The wings didn't look like bird wings; they resembled the angel wings on the statue in front of the academy lobby.

  "This brooch is proof that you are now members of Elevrad. You are not required to wear this brooch on your clothing, but you can show it to any academy rule violators you encounter."

  "Because usually when you reprimand or deal with violators as an Elevrad member, there are times when the violators don't believe you're an Elevrad member. If that happens to you, you can show this brooch. Plus, it can serve as proof of your Elevrad membership when you need to meet with other important figures to submit proposals or other matters," said Senior Vyn.

  "So that's the purpose of this brooch, but I don't see any other members wearing it. Enzo wasn't seen wearing it either. It seems they don't want to show off as Elevrad members by wearing this brooch all the time and only show it for specific matters. Then I'll follow suit," I thought.

  "Since you've received the brooch, from now on you are officially Elevrad members and can now carry out your duties as Elevrad members," said Senior Vyn.

  Senior Vyn and the other members applauded.

  "Do you have any more questions?" asked Senior Vyn.

  The four of us looked at each other, but it seemed none of us wanted to ask.

  "No questions, huh? Okay, but don't hesitate to ask again if you have any questions. Since I have nothing more to say, let's end our meeting for now. Sorry for interrupting your time," said Senior Vyn.

  "It's okay, leader," said the other members.

  And with that, the meeting between Elevrad members ended. And from now on, my life at the academy as an Elevrad member begins.

  -To be continued