“Wow! This looks so fancy and expensive! And look how many people are here!”

  Her eyes are wide open as she sees all of this, her golden eyes shine with excitement as she experiences this new sight. All of these people seem rich and elegant from how they dress. Some of them seem roughly the same age as Kiana, however you can also see younger people and older ones easily. Quite diverse in that sense, but moving on. In front of her there are the gates for the Academy, ones that are huge in size and they also seem quite sturdy thanks to their steel look, however I can tell you that they are somewhat protected with magic. Wait, I can see that? Does that mean that I can either use my Magic Sense skill or my Magical Eyes? Huh, what changed from a few moments?

  People talking!

  The noise quickly draws her attention, people are talking left and right. Some of them are laughing loudly, others are having normal conversation and so on, the place is crowded and you can easily see and hear that. But even then, you can still hear a strong firm voice telling anyone that it’s here, to form a single line. Amidst all of this chaos and confusion, there is a single security guard taking care of the situation, a tall, strong looking man is doing so. He’s also checking the ID from those who want to enter the Academy. Once Kiana understood that, she got in line after all, she wants to get in. Though things seem to be rather slow. Who could’ve guessed from the sheer amount of people that are here? Not me of course.

  People talking!

  One by one.

  People talking!

  The security guard checks the IDs, telling them where to go. However, he only does so after checking a list first.

  People talking!

  And because of this, he sure is taking his sweet time. However, the goddess of luck seems to be sending a bit of her charm towards Kiana as 15 minutes later it’s her turn. For some reason a group of at least ten people left the line and went to god knows where. Either way, once it’s her turn, she gently greets the security guard, right after that she gives him her ID. He then quickly checks the ID comparing with the list afterwards, one that upon being closer to us, it seems more like a notebook filled with names and the place said names have to go to.

  Security- Good morning miss Eris, it seems everything is in place. Please go to the gym, you will be told what to do once you’re there.

  I wasn’t expecting this from a big man like him, but with quite the soft voice he says all of this, not only that, he gently gives her ID back. A gentle giant it seems, but whatever, moving on, it seems Kiana is a little confused with his instructions.

  Kiana- Erm, can you tell me where it is? It’s my first time here, so I have no clue where it is.

  Security- Of course Miss, it’s over there. Just walk forward until you see a sign that says “gym”, after that, just follow the arrow that the sign has on it. You will get there in no time.

  She quickly thanks him not only that, she also flashes a smile at him as she thanks him, leaving him beyond speechless as he didn’t expect it. Let’s move on, Kiana will do that in this case as I still can’t move a single centimetre… Oh well, after a minute or so of walking she arrives at said sign. Though she sure took her sweet time, just how big is this place? A minute or so of walking is easily between 100-200 meters. That’s not a short distance at all, especially in an Academy. Whatever, the sign points to the right and the moment you look right you see a somewhat big building further down the road per say. It seems to be at least double the distance from the gates up to the sign. It’s not like she has much of a choice, so she keeps on moving until she’s there, something that she does in exactly 3 minutes and 25 seconds in case anyone wants to know.

  People talking!

  As she gets closer to the building, the sound of confusion starts to be heard. Several people are inside of the building, the gym in this case, as right in front of it, in a massive plaque, it’s written “GYM” on it. It does make it easier for anyone to know where to go thanks to it, but way too big. From all the noise that she can already hear it’s easy to say that the gym is packed with people as I said before.

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  Kiana- Well, this seems to be the gym. I just hope it’s not as crowded as at the entrance. I sure was getting squeezed out there!

  Yep, since she’s for the small size, the taller individuals end up not seeing her, bumping into her, squeezing her and so on. All of it by mistake and without any ill intentions but, it still is quite uncomfortable for her nonetheless. Throwing that experience into the void and forgetting about it, she keeps on walking to the entrance of the gym and as she was about to enter it, she’s greeted by an older man. I would say between 50-60 years old and from his attire, he seems to be a teacher.

  Older Teacher- Hello there young lady, would you mind showing me your ID?

  His voice is as old as he looks, however, from how rough it sounds, it seems he smokes quite a bit. Without questioning anything at all and with an innocent look on her face, she happily shows him her ID. With the ID in hand, he quickly checks it, giving it back a few seconds later.

  Older Teacher- I’m a teacher here, it’s a pleasure meeting you, Miss Eris.

  With a gentle look on his face, he greets her. Responding to his kindness, Kiana greets him back and with quite the excitement behind it, actually, way too excited as she is not only slightly louder than usual, she also has a smile that goes from one side of her face to the other.

  Older Teacher- Haha, quite excited you seem! But, keep that excitement to the minimal for now. You will be entering the gym and you have to be quiet in there. You can have a seat once you’re in there. There will be a speech followed by a few activities, though, those activities will be outside, the gym is not big enough for all of you unfortunately.

  Kiana- Ooo! That sounds nice! But how do I know what I need to do? I’m new here…

  Older Teacher- Don’t worry about that, there will be several teachers around here giving instructions to all of you, myself included. Just carefully follow their instructions and you will be fine, but in case you need help don’t be afraid to ask! We are here for that after all!

  “Thank you!”

  With another big smile on her face, she loudly thanks him for his instructions and help. He’s taken back a little bit by her reaction, seeing someone this bright full does bring you a smile to your face. Without any time to waste, she finally enters the gym and she’s greeted immediately by an unfamiliar sight.

  “Oh… There sure are quite a few people here…”

  She looks around as she says this, as she sees all of the people inside of here. Some of them are sitting down, patiently waiting for what’s about to come. Others are standing up talking to their friends. They laugh, they speak loudly, they play, these people are enjoying themselves as they wait. As I said before, this is an unfamiliar sight to her, it more than seems she has not experienced these types of events in the past, making her excited and of course happy at the same time. Another thing that surprises her, is the sheer size of the gym itself. It’s easily over 100 meters in length and another 30 or so in width, in other words, 3000 square meters. Right and the end, in front of Kiana to be precise, we have a small stage that is a meter or so from the ground, allowing anyone in the audience to see the speaker clearly.

  A microphone stands right in the middle of said place and as the older teacher said before, someone will be giving a speech, and I would guess it will probably be the principal of the Academy. In front of the stage or behind it, depending of the perspective we are seeing it from, we have hundreds of chairs, neatly organized in several lines, ones that go in both sideways directions, left and right and of course, from the stage almost to the entrance, leaving just enough space between them so that you can walk and or easily sit in any of them. I did say that some people were standing up and that still stands however, what I didn’t mention is that the number of chairs is less than the people who are here and unfortunately for Kiana, she will be standing up. To make things worse for her, she will be right at the back as the chairs are completely filled with people.

  “Erm… Will I even be able to see anything from here? These people are way too tall for me. Or am I too short?”

  She moves around slightly, trying to figure out the best place so that she can at least take a peek at the stage, but after a few attempts of doing so, she’s unable to do so. Not only that, a few mere moments later-

  Phump!

  Someone picks up the microphone, giving that characteristic “Phump!” sound, just like as we have heard. Everyone quiets down with it, those who were up and near a chair, they quickly sit down. Everyone turns their faces and attention towards the stage and of course Kiana included, although she will be only using her ears for this. Fortunately for her, there are a few speakers around the gym, allowing anyone to clearly hear the person who will be giving the speech.

  “Good morning my fellow students!”

  A strong voice, one that easily propagates throughout the gym. If before your attention wasn’t towards the stage, with this voice it will easily grab said attention towards it. It’s a confident tone of voice, one that tells anyone who hears it, that this person is assure of himself or should I say, herself? A woman roughly the age of Kiana is the one who will be giving the speech to everyone that is here.

  Kiana- (Shame I can’t see anything... Oh well, at least I can hear it quite well! Whatever magic they are using, even though I don’t sense anything, it sure is effective!)

  Erm, that’s an odd remark, but it’s not magic Kiana. Anyway, even though Kiana cannot see anything that does not apply to us, right?