"Whizzzz*!”

After I return to my sense, I just I found myself at the entrance of the church then turn around.

I return to Era Manor and see her,

"Sister Era how's your speech at scholarship exam?... " I

"Nothing just speaks some word, so are you prepared? we are going to leave today, so you better stay here with sister Dina" Era

"As if… I have things here to forget?” I

After a while, we go to a carriage to leave the City of Denoso with Dina and Nina

The carriage horse is a monster beast, a giant green lizard and there's some strange rune which gives a wind resistance for more comfortable travel.

The travel is smooth and at least the speed is twice its take us a week to reach the Syntaria Central Academy.

There’s a lot of youth here and most are in a group. They have different clothing but most of them are rank1 and 2, I knew because most of the lining in there left arm.

Two-line color black = rank one, not free scholar most of rank 1 look around 15-16 but there's a rank two who already 25years old, it’s already noon when the carriage stop...

"So you go, to that blue building and registered first, they will accommodate you so long as you show your badge, and as a free scholar so you don't have to worry your food and place to stay, it’s been a week so remember on the end of the month entrance ceremony will be held so should be there...

Sister Dina and Nina, you bring one helper to you and bring our baggage to my place, I will need to report first, in the academy office.

Jack! Remember to visit me when you're not busy with your studying, I gotta go..." Era simply waves while we nod.

I also said goodbye to Dina and Nina and wave my hand to them, after I directly go the blue building for registration, there are many students but most are not a scholar.

There's 5 line of new students.

"Hi, Miss is this where I can register for the academy?" I said while smiling

"Yes.. but, you... I mean it cost 3 gold to, registered here as a student and the minimum is 10gold per year, depending on the dormitory ..." she said while I interrupt her.

"Don't need to worry I'm a free scholar so I don't need to pay" I

"Huh*!.." almost all around me student look curiously,

"So thanks so I think I'm gonna line up here," I said not minding them whispering.

After around 10 minutes is already my turn I see a human guy around 17, normal build, with 1 lining grey color on the left arm as a receptionist

"oh kid... You’re here to register?" he said

"Yea, and don't worry I got badge here." I show him my scholar badge and after

"This.. is unusual to see a kid pass the scholarship... hold this stone and what's your name?" He points the stone in my front of his table except for some paper book and his pen there a stone in front.

"I'm jack, just Jack," I said it and I place my hand on the stone.

"Buzzzz*!" it shows a pale black color

"You're a rank 1, it’s a rank identification stone, you depend on your level, it will change the color, I can sense it but it was mandatory to always do that," he said

"By the way I’m Miko, I also pass as a scholar here and most of the scholar has a side job for financing their daily life, there are free dorm and food but doesn't mean they will prepare luxurious food for you, here's a simple shirt freebies of the school other doesn’t want to wear because it’s too simple but it help scholar for uniform.." Miko

He gives me 3 shirts with one black lining in the arm.

"Oh thanks, I'm thinking where I can look for this, you solve a problem Hehehe," I said laughing

"Well, it’s weird because you’re earlier a week than expected..." Miko

"What do you mean expected?.." I said

"Well you know scholarship exam should just finish and traveling time will take at least a week" Miko

"Oh, I pass scholarship 2 weeks ago, by Sister Era..., I mean lady Eraldine Hilaros" I

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"Huh!"

"Well, It’s a… I mean congrats welcome to the Academy, Here takes this card and drop a blood here, you will give it to the instructor of your class choice,

Well just remember here once you start a class and show it to the instructor it will appear a small circle here it shows that you're the first year, every year it will add to another one on it and when... well you will know it later the lineup will not gonna move if explain it to you. So just see around and ask other it will help you have friends there...." Miko said because of the next person in my back, looking at us irritated....

I wear the free uniform then

After I go out to the building, I saw a group of youth around 10- 16 and a middle age guy around 35 years old.

They stand there waiting for a carriage and I heard them talking about conquering the dungeon,

After a couple of minutes, a carriage stop at they’re front and they enter at the back of it.

I simply walk to the driver then ask "Hi mister driver can I sit down here, with you, I like the feeling of air flowing to my skin"

He simply nods then I saw Miko on the entrance of blue building like he is looking for someone, then I wave to him, he waves back to me then driver simply thought I belonged to the group so we continue to travel, after talking with the driver, which is almost 6hours.

We talk about the life, at first I'm the only one question but after 3 hours pestering him, he also starts talking about his self.

When he asked me, about the group inside the carriage, I just say that I'm a new student I don't know them too well so I can’t say whose good at study or not, I always say were on the same school but I never said directly that was one group.

It takes 2 more night before we arrived at the dungeon so I’m gonna spend two more days with this group...

After the around 7 Pm, the carriage stop and e group of student start to set a camp....

Since there is a river nearby I caught fish I get 12 big after I clean it, I get dry wood and three balances stone, prepared a fire.

One of the boys go near to me and ask I'm doing o said I'm creating fire to cook, one trick I learned is sending Nature Mana to fire and concentrate it imagine how it increases the fire.

It was same with the way I'm doing to body enhancement skill I need to start up the skill then support it with nature spirit.

After I create a fire, I put frying fan above the stone,

"So my name is Nick Vilason, is the driver of the carriage is you're relative?" Nick

"Ahmm. No he's my acquaintance and I'm jack, nice to meet you" I said while I put the oil.

"I'm Hilda Vilason, this is my brother, is he bothering you" a girl around 14, speak

"What's bothering where talking here nicely, stop accusing me. right jack?" Nick said while I put the fish and seasoning.

"Yeah, nothing to worry so you’re going, to the dungeon ... are you mages?" I look at her ask

"Yea I'm a fire magician, even there’s a lot of element there I like fire, I can even use wind and this is the first time I'm gonna go to dungeon I'm gonna conquered it" Hilda

'So mage can use multiple elements but most focus on what element they like' I

"Stop daydreaming, you’re not even rank 2 yet, you want to conquer it... tsk"

"You're always like this, we should pursue our passion and everything we can do, to achieve want we want so dreaming is not a problem is a path to success," Hilda said and felt proud to her statement

pfft* pfft* I giggle and they look at me, I turn around the fish I'm frying, I like this than grill it.

Then the smell of my cooking starts to spread because this two is near to me they can't stop smelling

"Hehehe you two look really close hehehe," I said

We start talking and after 25 minutes, I'm done cooking the 12 fish, I give them each and then I give the driver 1, I go back to sit with the two then

Hilda eat 3, me and Nick 2 the driver 2, I plan to hide 3 to storage but it will be obvious I hide one

When I do that, Nick says

"Hey Jack, you cooked deliciously, I eat two whole even though we already, eat dinner" Nick

"Yea this is the first time I eat fish this good, I even eat three pfft pfft*" Hilda

"What? You eat three?.... He cooks 12 I eat two and jack eat two he give driver two don't try to joke with us you eat four

Look there's only one more left" Nick

"No... I . I only eat 3 you.. idiot.." she flushed

Laugh****

The two look at me

"No... I eat three ..hehe you just didn't notice hehe" I

"See I don't eat four... you ... jack….can I have the last one..." Hilda smile at me

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After that we slept then after two days, I cook rabbit meat because it's available, give the driver, nick and Hilda arrive at the market before the dungeon.

I even get some notes from Hilda basic incantation of her fireball, some of her important notes on her class, like lightning wind ice water

Nick thinks I'm a mage, after that...

"Well, thanks for a ride. " I said goodbye to nick, and Hilda and the driver,

When I wave my hand I heard e driver asked the instructor of the group

"Is he in your same group?" driver, Hilda, nick and their instructors shook their head

"I thought you and that kid is one group..." The instructor said

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The most difference between here and the academy is there are so many middle age men was wear Sir armor walking around,

Thankfully I resupply my seasoning and spicy when I'm at Era's manor

I look at the market and looking for two-handed sword, I have crude sword in my storage but I decided to use two-handed sword

I see one of the stalls, there selling two-handed sword but need 4 gold

I only got 100 + silver so it’s not that big.

I saw a one hand steel sword and buy it, 50 silver and look for some cloth, I buy some normal set of clothes.

I try to buy map but it cost 30 silver 20 silver per floor so I buy paper and pen ink, I'm planning to draw most of the floor I'm gonna visit even just a rough lining, I spend 40 silver

After that I walk to the dungeon there so many looking at me, I just in my normal civilian cloth. I talk to the receptionist.

"Hi, Ms. beautiful..." The receptionist blush

"Hello I’m Kimiru, what it is little man," Kimiru

"I'm planning to enter a dungeon what should I need to do?" I

"Oh big courage, I thought your here to smooth thing out" Kimiru smile playfully

"Well you're beautiful, I can smooth thing if you want.. " I

"pfft* you kid.Well you need to register first are you alone I may not allow you" Kimiru

"No I have my companion they buying something in market so, I just got here first, look here is my ID" I

"Oh you're a student in academy, I get I thought you're alone, as receptionist, we are allowed to judge if someone is just trying to suicide inside, your jack, 12 years old scholars in academy"

She writes things in the paper to record it, and after that, she gave me a card.

"Ok here's your pass be sure to be careful inside the dungeon It’s not a kid play inside understand?" Kimiru said while like lecturing me.

I nod then wave to her then turn around, I wait for her to talk to someone then I sneak to the entrance, I give the passed to the guard there then continue entering.