Chapter 13: Opening Ceremony

In the dungeon, there lies a hidden grotto. Monsters long ago began to avoid the area. The parental monsters tell their cubs to never enter that area.

Because it was the territory of Medusa.

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In a small cave lies a beautiful girl. The girl is young, about seven years old. She has long black hair that reaches to her face, and eyelashes that would make many jealous. As she awoke, her blackish-purple eyes look around.

...and yes it is our main character Soula.

"Somehow, I feel like Rudy is saying I'm a girl again. Oh, when I meet him, he's gonna get it."

(AN: I apologize Rudy, but even a fictional character can scare me.)

(Elsewhere, a cat beastman male sneezes. He has a premonition that he should lock the doors tonight)

"Oh yeah, I need to check my status. Show Full Status Window. Show Full Skill List." thought Soula, completely forgetting about the system update.

-/- Error -/-

System Updating...

Mentally cursing himself, the boy starts to walk out the grotto.

"Time to go to school. Man when was the last time I said that?"

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Sekaikoa Academy. Built by an eastern man, it means "World Center" representing the interaction of all pillars of the continent. Today is August 1st, 9997, the first day of school. Students are put into grades determining their status. There are no age restrictions for grades. So no matter what age, all first grade students must go to the opening ceremony.

At a secluded alley on school grounds.

“"WHERE IS HE!!!” yelled a young girl. The girl had blue eyes and blonde hair that went past the shoulders. She was wearing the deep red school uniform that looked quite well on her. She was also young, the same age as Soula. Currently her face was switching from anger to worry, and back again.

"Now calm down Ruka, I'm sure he might just be lost." said a girl who was the exact same as the one she referred to as Ruka. If her uniform wasn't dark blue and instead deep red, then the two girls would be undistinguishable.

"Ruka, calm down. You're drawing attention," said a boy that looked similar to them, except for the cat ears and tail he had. He also looked like the same age.

These children were the triplets Rudy, Runa, and Ruka. They were currently waiting for Soula, who they have not seen the whole month. When they discovered that he had left them, they thought that they might meet at the opening ceremony.

"But he's still not here. The opening ceremony is going to start soon. How hard is it to find a beautiful eastern boy," complained Ruka.

???: "Quite hard when everyone thinks I'm a girl." Turning to the voice, all three of them see Soula. He was dressed in the same clothes from one month ago, washed and ripped the whole time in the forest. His clothes made him look like a beggar, albeit a cute one.

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"Soula, you're here."

"Where were you? Did some perverted noble set his eyes on you?"

"Finally you're here."

Meeting with his friends again, all four childhood friends were finally reunited. Although Rudy, Runa, Ruka, and Soula were slightly more mature than others their age, at heart, they were still children. So it was great to have their friends together again.

"Hey, where's your uniform?" questioned Runa. Heaving out a sign, Soula answered, "They ran out of male uniforms for the crafting students. The male to female ratio makes it hard to get a male uniform."

"So does that mean you'll wear a girl's uniform," an excited Rudy asks.

"NO!"

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There were no classes this day; those would start the next day. Today was meant to go and listen to the rules of school management and have a tour of the school. This group consisting of children to elderly filled the auditorium. When the ceremony concluded, all of them happily departed.

Touring the school, Sekaikoa Academy lies at the heart of Academy City. Having a reputation as one of the best schools, money was not a problem for them. While the city had a wall, the school had a maintained magic barrier with enough buildings inside for a large village. Several industries such as a general store or a cafeteria were spread around the academy. People could live on school campus and they would have no need to leave.

After the tour, the four children went to find a place to live at during their school year.

"Hey guys, our student I.D. only has 1000 credits each. Lets go find an inn to stay for a while and worry about living conditions when we earn more credits," explained Soula.

On campus grounds, items were purchased with credits. You can earn credits in various ways, but without it you are no different than a beggar. 1 credit can buy you a drink. 100 credits can let you stay at a nice hotel for a day. Basically a credit is worth around a U.S. dollar on earth.

“"Why can't the school just use the common currency,” complained Rudy. The common currency for the whole continent was the copper-silver-gold coin system. With the 100 ratio, a copper is about a dollar while a silver was about 100 dollars.

“The school wants to minimize contact with real money from the students because it can be involved in shady dealings. Plus, the credits can only be used with a student card, and only the owner can use the student card," explained Runa.

While talking, the four children walked into a wooden inn to check it out. Renting out a single room, they started to decide who sleeps where.

"Ok, there's only one bed. Only two people can sleep on it. So who should it be?" Soula asked.

"Let the ladies have the bed, Soula and I will move to that corner over there and sleep together," replied Rudy.

"I don't like how he phrased that, but ok. Goodnight everyone."

"GOODNIGHT!"