Chapter 6 : Opening Ceremony
(This is...) (Sin)
(The academy's infirmary.) (Woman in white coat)
A soft voice entered Sin's ears as he turned to the lady sitting on his left side. He felt like his breath was taken.
<(What a dreamy body....)> (A.I.)
! ! !
You! A!> (Sin)
<(Yup! Your one and only guardian, A.
I will be around often from now on.
Do you think you should be lying around?)> (A.I.)
(I know my body is charming but, you don't have to be so charmed by it.) (Infirmary Staff)
The charming infirmary staff, Layla, teased Sin after seeing his shocked face after seeing her.
<(Calm down there. Just ask what happened and what did you missed. She is only half misunderstanding the situation.)> (A.I.)
<(I am half you and basically at this moment, I am you.
With some extra knowledge though.
Nevermind just ask away and you will fun life with her in it. Rise and shine, "me"!)> (A.I.)
Sin sighed before he rose to sitting position.
As he is moving around to rise, Layla shows her concern.
(Don't force yourself. He will blame me if something happened to you.
He said you had exhausted your magic power yesterday. You went too far.) (Layla)
Her concern turning to a lecture as she goes.
(Urgh... Sorry...
By the way, rrrrrr, miss...?) (Sin)
(What a cute boy... You have to steal my heart from the Holy Flame to have me.
You can start by calling me Goddess Layla.) (Layla)
A short exchange between the two men inside has made the little boy's emotion to be unstable. From confused to even more confused then to embarrassment that is somehow embarrassing that he almost fainted once more while having a little self rebuttal.
(Ahn... So cute....! Is this why the Silver Blade is backing and protecting you?) (Layla)
Layla is shaken as if some switch flipped inside her as she put her hands on the back on Sin's neck and pulled him to her soft watermelons.
(Boohooo.... Sin is such killjoy but, your lava lamp like bright red shy face is good.
This goddess forgive you.) (Layla)
Layla has released her hug and moved her hands to his cheeks as she separated their bodies, only to be greeted by Sin's flustered red face. She played his cheeks for some time before stopping.
(So cute. You even not hiding and let it bare for me to see and embrace it.) (Layla)
<(Oi, oi, oi.. Who are you retorting to?)> (A.I)
Sin finally covered his embarrassed face with his hands.
But....
(Kyahn....) (Layla)
Layla raised a sexy voice which leading to Sin opening his closed palms too let him peek out.
(You little pervy... ) (Layla)
(Ah em wowwyy... wit was nuot wuon wuerwose. Wowwess iaia, way ah em were? waat yas uyahennn?) = "I am sorry... it was not on purpose. Goddess Layla, Why I am here? What has happened?" (Sin)
As if noticing what she has missed, Layla stopped her cheeks pinching and stood up. The now free Sin directly starts rubbing his cheeks.
(No time for that! Change your clothes and go to the main hall where you take your magic test and attend the opening ceremony.
You didn't plan on skipping it, did you? That's not a good decision to make you know.) (Layla)
(What happened? You are not telling me anything, miss Layla.) (Sin)
(Be a man, change up and go. No need to think too much. You wont be popular if you think too much.) (Layla)
Sin is still hesitating on what to do. The impatient Layla hit her limit and just
*Swoosh*
As if she doing a quick draw step slash, she has moved from her original left side of the bed to the right side of the bed. What changed? Sin has changed clothes, from his messy clothes to a good looking white uniform.
(You have to take responsibility of me. I has changed your clothes for you. Be a good boy and steal me.) (Layla)
<. . . . . ! My clothes changed!> (Can you tell me which department I am? Do I failed to be in the magic department?) (Sin)
(You failed to be a student backed by his own department teacher indeed.
. . . . But, you are the first one being backed by the other department teacher, nonetheless the Silver Blade. *giggle*) (Layla)
Sin was dejected when she said he failed. Her little pause before the contradicting words and when the famous nickname he heard that day, Silver Blade, is mentioned, his face couldn't hold it in and changed along with his emotion.
(Does it mean I am in magic department?) (Sin)
(Of course you are. White uniform is the mark for magic department while combat department wears black uniform. Now go already!) (Layla)
(Yes, Goddess!) (Sin)
Sin run out of the infirmary to the main hall leaving Layla with big smile from ear to ear in it.
After a quarter hour of running he finally arrived at the main hall. There are students getting in and teachers standing outside near the entrance.
(Name...?) (Teacher in charge)
(Rita Von Miller) (Rita)
A black uniform girl with green hair got in after injecting some magic to a similar orb like in the magic test with smaller size.
(Name...?) (Teacher in charge)
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The process has been repeating as Sin is queuing in the formed line patiently. Finally, his turn.
(Name...?) (Teacher in charge)
(Sin Ya Sin) (Sin)
The teacher in charge looked at the boy standing in front of her before continuing doing her job by cuing her colleague to instruct him on the next process.
Sin is inside and guided by teacher inside after to go to his row on the most right where the first years are. White, black, blue, red, yellow, green, colorful of uniforms are standing there waiting, chatting or sightseeing.
Not long after him joining his row, the ceremony begins.
The ceremony started with the vice principal giving out a few words here and there for a half an hour before passing it to the guest of honour, the Holy Flame, Sovelein Meta.
(My generation was said as the strongest generation of all. This year, it will replace that and me personally, will call it the miraculous generation. I hope the halo of this miraculous generation will shine and enlighten the others outside the generation.
The next era depends on the next generation!) (Sovelein)
The first head of the Meta Duke Family left the stage as he went back to his seat. His short speech has riled lots of people of all factions.
(Let's welcome this year best first year, Origin from magic department.) (Teacher in charge)
The in charge teacher continued the agenda to the next one by calling Origin as the best first year.
Origin separated from the first years row and walked to the stage towards the mic magic device on stage.
(I wont dare to receive the words of the Holy Flame. It is dependent on each individual on the generation itself.
BUT...., I will enforce the tradition of the academy. Its true principle has to be followed. We are students and of the prestigious Neutral Academy on top of that. We are the next generation and we are the new era. Let's build the new era together with our own hands.
We are equals here. Add outside factor and you will disappear with or by that factor.
I annul my protection of the newbie here and now. Come with what you have got inside the academy or you will regret it.) (Origin)
Without opening his eyes since he in front of the mic magic device, Origin had done a speech with flat tone as if he was reading a script with his eyes stayed closed the whole time until he done his whole flat toned speech and left the stage to return to his original standing position. He has his eyes opened only after that.
A plain speech with ambitious and overbearing words within it.
The audience was somehow silenced by the speech until a clapping sound starting to filling the whole hall with it. It was coming from the Holy Flame himself.
None dared to speak nor intrude as the strongest man of the humanity is clapping with enchanced sound in each clap of his. The Silver Blade only smiled as he is sitting with his hands above his elbows.
The clapped stopped, replaced by the clapper's voice,
(A new era! I will enforce it as well.
We are called Neutral Academy for reason.
We are neutral! And neutral means we reject outside influences! A first year student has dared to weave his protection off on his first day in and in front of the whole students. I will ensure this tradition is permanently enforced if we got this best first year promoted to the second year!
By that time, you will be facing me instead.) (Sovelein)