Chapter 18: The End and The Beginning

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Chapter 18: The End and The Beginning

next day*

Days?: It's time for the Academy Part 2

(Mistral: Mistral City: 80th Floor Area: Sanctum Academy: Fieldhouse: Training Room/Temporarily Physical Testing Area)

"Ugh...why it has to be a written test?" I heard Momoyo mumble to herself and find out she is standing behind Pyrrha on my right.

"Why the long face? Bad at taking written test?" I ask Momoyo before I realize that [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] managed to influence my thoughts right after I heard Momoyo talking to herself.

Momoyo looks at me with a surprised look, then let a smirk appear on her face a second later.

"Oh? Now, you're going to talk to me? After you ignored most of my questions?" Momoyo looks at me with a sharp glint, and sound excited for some reason.

"Because I don't have the answers to those questions of yours?" I answer Momoyo's question, but sound more like a question instead of an answer.

"Uh huh." Momoyo didn't believe me one bit, but let this go for now and return her attention back to the front as the staff continues explaining to everyone; the 21 kids including my group, about the rules while taking the written test.

Like regular school's test taking rules, so there was no need to pay attention at all; however, what did catch my attention. Are the cameras on the walls in this Training Room we're in.

'Guess they don't want to give anyone the chance to cheat.' I thought dryly at the fact the people in the Sanctum Academy would go a bit further to make sure no students would cheat on their test.

I let out a sigh as I follow the rest of my future classmate towards the desks are and feel a little depressed that I can't switch out [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] for my other two [Persona].

Since Shigure told me the joints in my right leg still need more time compare to my hip joints and shoulders. After all, I did use my right leg as my finishing move against the previous staff member, who left with the failed families' kids.

4 hour later*

The written tests, yes tests in plural, as there was another written test after the first once; and the second one being on everyone's knowledge about the history of the Remnant.

Luckily, there were two breaks in between the 4 hours of taking these two tests, with each test taking at least an hour and 30 minutes while each break is 15 minutes.

"My brain turned to mush..." I heard Momoyo groan out on my left and behind Shigure this time. I could tell even Shigure is a bit mentally tired from all the writing portion tests.

"Ugh! My brain hurt!" Pyrrha cried out, as she held her head with both hands in the hope it would make the headache go away.

"Huh? Our parents didn't teach you other subjects that not related to combat?" I ask Pyrrha a little surprise, since I know we're home school and all, but we should at least know a few basic subjects; like math, science, history, and English.

Then again, I'm pretty much cheating with my previous life's knowledge and one of my new [Skill], [Basic Processor Mastery], to improve my mindset.

[Basic Processor Mastery]:

Description: Giving the user's brain the capacity and processing power to bypass the limit place on it. Gaining knowledge about everything around them and will be able to precisely understand and process how things work just feeling or looking at them. 10% effect increase in combat analysis, perception, reaction time and information gathering.

Training Methods:

Gather new combat related knowledge: (8/100)

Gather new [Technique]: (6/100)

This [Basic Processor Mastery] cost me [2100 System Points]; just too bad this [Skill] is more towards combat related instead of general stuff. Not that I'm complaining since this [Skill] pretty much help me recreated the two styles for [Official Unarmed Strikes Mastery], and I'm already working on recreating 2 more right now.

"They did, but I had loads of stuff on my plate and I'm surprised I could remember anything they taught me." Pyrrha mumbles to me, as she lay her head on her desk.

"I swear if they making the last test another written one..." Momoyo growls out; scaring a few of the closer kids near her. Plus, seeing Momoyo going toe to toe with the staff tend to bring fear to anyone, who saw the fight.

Before Momoyo continue her threat; the staff came back in the room with a single piece of paper and walk towards until they are in front of all 21 of us.

"Alright, the test's results are in and surprisingly all of you kids managed to pass the 2 written tests. Congratulation." The staff didn't look like they're that amaze and continue speaking in a bored tone, "Now, since the 2nd test was just added this year and doesn't have anything related to the physical tests. But, we require to and should help us lessen the deaths by doing these written tests I guess. By seeing how smart you kids are, to know when to fight and when to retreat."

All of us; just blankly look at the staff in shock of what they just said; well, most kids that still half asleep or about to fall asleep from the long written tests.

"Now, that the 2nd test is done; there is the 3rd and final test before among you 21 are accepted into the Sanctum Academy and the 3rd test will be a survival test." The staff reveals what our 3rd test going to be.

I glance at my twin sister and fiancee, then look at the staff with a complete focus of my attention.

"Also, because this is a survival test; making it an outdoor testing phase and all 21 of you will be staying in the forest nearby for a whole day. But, if anyone wants to give up. Now is your chance." The staff stop for a moment to see if anyone among us 21 would give up right now.

Slowly, some of us look at one of another, but Momoyo just looks more excited instead of being nervous like the others while Shigure and I didn't look like this going to be hard at all. Since about 3 years; our group would sometimes have to camp inside a forest to save up [Dust] and hiding away from the pursuits.

Pyrrha on the hand, look like all her training from the trip may pay off more than she thought and feel a little grateful for her parents for training; a little though, not really grateful enough to trust her parents with her own life. After all, her parents were the one that forced her to be separate from her twin and couldn't be taken along for the training trip.

"Don't worry about grimm attacking you, because we made sure to clear out the grimm inside the assigned forest for the survival test. Now, the explanation is done, all families have a few minutes to talk to your kids before we take them to the forest to begin their survival test and can be picked up tomorrow in the afternoon." The staff finish speaking to everyone and walk over to the side of the stage; waiting for all 21 kids to get off the stage before they flip the stage back to the original state.

few minutes later*

"So...I'll be honest with you 3." Grandpa Viridian sound a little tired, "I did not expect there to be a written test at all and don't worry about that first staff. I've already talked the high up about this, so don't worry about them coming after you, Enma." Grandpa Viridian gave me a smile while patting my right shoulder in comfort.

"Oh yeah! What was all that about?" Pyrrha look confused about the reason why the first staff changes their approach when it was her older twin's turn and wanted to know what that was all about.

"Let just say, I'm going to have a long talk with your parents." Grandpa Viridian answer Pyrrha's question, with a hint of steel in his voice, but didn't continue answering further.

Pyrrha puffs her cheeks out in annoyance and Grandpa Viridian just smirk, then poke Pyrrha's left cheek, causing Pyrrha to yelp from the sudden action from her Grandpa Viridian.

Grandpa Viridian chuckle at this, "Anyway, good luck on the survival test and here a tip; make sure to stay in a group and don't wander off alone. Trust me. You would pass much easier on this test if you stay in a group." After Grandpa Viridian finishes speaking with us and said his goodbyes, then left the Training Room along with the rest of the other family.

"Bye Pop! Bye Mom!" Momoya shouted to her parents, then walk over to my group with a big grin on her face.

All three of us just stare at Momoyo for a few seconds until Momoyo got annoyed by the silence between us.

"What?!" Momoyo shouts at us, as she scowls at us for not speaking to her at all right now.

"Nothing. Just wondering why you with us and not your friends." I answer for both Pyrrha and Shigure's places, while looking at Momoyo with a blank expression.

"Hehehe...yeah about that." Momoyo looks away from our gazes and look a little nervous, "None of my friends are enrolling into this academy and mostly belong to a civilian family."

Both Pyrrha and Shigure nodded together at the same time in understanding Momoyo's feeling while I continue staring at Momoyo with a blank expression.

'Momoyo's friends are civilians and didn't join with her to the academy to become Hunter?' I thought with surprise at this fact, but just throw it in the many things that just this world's logic when I've already met up with 3 characters from 3 separate series that shouldn't belong in this world; well, not like I could talk when Pyrrha shouldn't even have an older twin brother.

"Wait, you said this academy." Pyrrha look at Momoyo a little curious, "Does that mean that some of your friends are enrolling in a different academy?"

Momoyo widen her eyes a little in surprise, "Caught on that huh? Well, more like any Hunter Academy and more in a different Academy of career choices for them. One of them wanted to be a police officer." Momoyo helplessly shrugs, since none of her friends wanted to become a Hunter.

"So why us? Don't like the others?" I pointed out that Momoyo didn't bother to go near the other kids, that successfully passed the first and second tests.

"Why bother when there is a chance of them failing the last test, while at the same time, I know for sure you three would easily pass this so called survival test with ease. So I thought, why not, and wanted to see if we can become friends as all of us enroll into the Sanctum Academy." Momoyo gives us a big smile and Shigure just tilts her head to the side at this display.

Pyrrha twitches a little since another girl is taking away more time belong to her bonding time with her twin, but kept her cool; since it would be rude to tell Momoyo to go away when the girl trying to be friendly with us.

I blankly stare at Momoyo and shrug, "Good enough for me. Welcome to our group, I guess?" I didn't bother trying to compare this Momoyo to her canon part, with the stuff I deal with both Shigure and Izaya already broke my thoughts about comparing them to their canon.

I'm not even going to bother to find out what the difference with this Momoyo to her canon and just waits for Momoyo to show me the difference when it's time. Now, I'm just wondering if she going to build herself a mecha-shift weapon or go weaponless like her canon.

"Are...we...going...to get...our weapons...back...any...time soon?" Shigure looks uneasy right now from not having her [Nodachi] at this moment and even Pyrrha feel nervous once Shigure reminds everyone that they never got their weapons back from the staffs.

"We better or we're going to have a problem." I frown a little and Shigure nod along with me while Pyrrha just narrows her eyes around the place, but still kept on glancing at Momoyo a few times.

"You guys depend on your weapons too much; well, I don't know about you Enma. But, I'll like to see how you fight with your weapons." Momoyo grin at me, but feels more curious about how well I use my weapons after she saw me throw a grown man easily enough and wonder how much damage I could do with my weapons.

Of course, neither Shigure or I would tell Momoyo that even without our main weapons; actually more of Shigure's case than mine, since I got more spares of [Pistol] and [Combat Knife] for me to use.

Shigure on the hand, could still use all kind of different weapons hidden away on herself, but feel better with her [Nodachi], which she took care of for 3 years now compared to the rest of her weapons she used for sneak attacks.

"Let's just wait for a few more minutes and see if they remember or not." I said to the girls, "Also, Momoyo, did you train in any weapons?" I just wanted to make sure if this Momoyo would go weaponless or not.

"Nope!" Momoyo didn't look like she bother about lacking a weapon, "Been training in my family's fighting style and that's enough for me." Momoyo looks proud the fact she learns her family's fighting style more than learning how to use a weapon instead.

"Again. Good enough for me." I shrug at this when Momoyo didn't go further into what kind of fighting style her family use; since it no one, but Momoyo's business at knowing this.

Pyrrha just rolls her eyes at me, but nonetheless, she didn't want to keep on talking about Momoyo or her family anymore and she is starting to get irritated when the staff didn't say anything yet. And so far, all the families already left the place; leaving the 21 of us waiting on the staff, who just checking something on their scroll this whole time.

30 minutes later*

It has been half of an hour already and the staff is still going through whatever they're doing on their scroll and among of us 21; some of us look outright mad while others are too scared of the staff, that they would fail them before they could take the last test and didn't want to take the chance.

As for the rest of us; being my group, including Momoyo, we're pretty much bored. Well, Momoyo looks like she about to punch someone really bad, with the staff as Momoyo's target of frustration.

Shigure and Pyrrha has a much easier time to deal with the waiting time, where Shigure got her medical notebook to go over while Pyrrha decided to take a nap and save her energy for later.

Leaving me to myself, which I used the time to switch my [Persona] back to [Accelerator] in order to increase the [Synchronize] between me and my [Persona]. So [Accelerator]'s [Persona's Rank] would rank up.

The more I use the [Persona]; the higher the chance my [Persona's Rank] would raise and seeing how [Amakusa Shirou Tokisada] already reached to [Persona's Rank: 3] just last month. After equipping [Amakusa Shirou Tokisada] for the whole during my fighting against the [Training Dummy].

Of course, I could just equip and let the [Synchronize] raise itself, but by fighting with the equipped [Persona]. I have a higher chance increasing the [Persona's Rank].

Sadly, I can't find a way to figure out how my progress is going with each [Persona]'s [Synchronize] and know which would raise a rank next.

Now, I just continue doing a sit-up until the staff finishes whatever they're doing at the moment and if the staff going to waste my time, then I may as well do some workout to improve myself further.

"Okay! Everyone gather around!" The staff shouted out of nowhere, causing almost all of us to jump out of our skins out of fright.

"Do they have to yell? We're not even that far from them." Momoyo feels annoyed by this and she isn't the only one that hates the staff for wasting their time, even though this could be lessening the time needed to stay in the forest.

Once everyone gathers around the staff and recounting how many there are among, then after that was done. The staff nodded to themselves, "Alright, I've contacted my fellow colleague and they just finished clearing out the grimm in the forest. Now, I shall take you 21 back to the Armory Room, to get back your weapons."

The staff walk out through the door, which should lead to the Armory Room that should contain our weapons.

over an hour later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 80th Floor Area: Sanctum Academy: Unknown Forest)

It only took 10 minutes to reach the Armory Room and for everyone to get their weapons back or at least to those who train in using a weapon.

After everyone got their weapons; the staff led us to a bunch of Bullhead to take us directly to the forest instead of walking there, much to some of the kids' relief.

Luckily, Pyrrha, Shigure, Momoyo and I managed to get on a Bullhead with all us in one group while the other kids would go to a different Bullhead to make save up room. Since the Bullhead can carry at least five passengers and a moderate amount of personal equipment.

Though, I could have swore some of the boys nearby were glaring at me for being alone with Pyrrha, Shigure, and Momoyo. I'm pretty sure none of the boys are into girls right now, but more like wanted to know the girls because of the display they showed during the first test and wanted to make some connection between them and the girls.

Well, that's what I'm thinking is the reason why some of the boys glared at me when my group took a Bullhead for ourselves.

It took around an hour for all the Bullheads to reach the forest nearby the academy and I'm pretty surprised the fact there is a big empty grass field in the forest.

After letting all the kids get off the Bullheads; the staff explains to everyone that we only need to stay in this open area for the whole day until they pick us up.

Of course, much to everyone's annoyance when the staff didn't explain further and left with the Bullheads; leaving all 21 of us alone in this unknown forest.

I could already see that the group already formed, with 5 in a group, but there was one group that has an extra being the 21st kid to pass the first test, among their group.

"Well, that was a thing." Momoyo said to everyone, as we watched all the Bullheads disappear from our sights.

Silence last for a few seconds until Pyrrha realize something important, "Aren't we suppose to have some survival gears given to us during the test or something?" Pyrrha looks a little worried right about now, because none of us carried any survival gears beside our weapons on us, and Momoyo has its worst since she doesn't have anything but the clothes on her.

'Another thing I should put down on my list of "lack of common sense" belong to this world. Which is the lack of adult supervision once more. At least, the first month Shigure, Izaya and I got Ziarre to join us and was in her early adulthood.' I thought dryly, the fact we lack adult presence in the middle of the unknown forest, even if the staff cleared the forest of grimm.

Shigure just shrugged at Pyrrha since she doesn't have an answer for her question on, why didn't we get anything related to a survival gear for us to use.

But, both Shigure and I know that neither of us would have to worry about that, thanks to my [Inventory].

'Maybe there hidden cameras spying on us; like how Ozpin do for his academy.' I felt this was the correct guess, even if I have some doubt on this, but nonetheless, the maybe hidden cameras could just be out of my detection's range.

So I decided not to take anything out of my [Inventory] in the open, where anything could be watching us.

"So what now?" Momoyo asks us, mostly towards me since it looks like I'm the leader of this group.

"Hmm. How about we just move away from this open field and just stay near the outer later of this open field. Because I have a bad experience staying in an open area and don't feel like jinxing myself." I didn't bother to think much about it.

After all, there were countless times where either I'm alone or with someone in an open area. I get ambushed by an enemy every time; well, most of the time since I would be wearing my alter ego disguise, even if I hated wearing it thanks to [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] causing me so many problems. Every time I fought a strong opponent or a female.

But hey, can't have other people discovering my real appearance, if it's a little bit extreme of going out in disguise all the time. Helped me out lots of time when I just change my appearance to something else to escape in plain sight.

I'm pretty sure the people who chased after me are mostly dumb grunts that can't tell the difference, even when others could just easily tell by looking at my body size and just check if there I'm someone's kid or not by asking the adults around me.

So yeah, being known as a pervert, battle manic and a greedy bastard for anything worth a value that I could exchange with my [Persona System] for more [System Point].

'Lucky me, Shigure knows the real reason for my changed personality.' I feel so much better and felt great, that I told Shigure about my [Persona System], but knowledge about my previous life is a secret I shall never tell anyone and will take it to my grave.

"I don't know." Pyrrha looks a little unsure about stay at the edge of the open field, "Don't you think it is easier for us to stay just a bit in the middle to have open views?"

Momoyo didn't know which is better and didn't feel like thinking too much about it, "I'm okay with whichever help me sleep at night."

"How...about...we...just...stay...here...for...a few...minutes to...see how...it goes? Then...we can...decide if...we should...change...location...or not." Shigure finally gives her input and Pyrrha feel a little happy someone agree with her, even if it is Shigure who agreed.

"That's good and all, but what about sleeping bags for us to use for the night?" Momoyo pointed out another thing the staff never hand out for us kids.

'I have a few in my [Inventory], including a mattress as well.' I thought to myself, 'Of course, I'm not stupid enough to bring them out in the open like an idiot. This would reveal to everyone of my [Inventory].'

I didn't even bother to think the pros and cons of rather making my [Inventory] act as my semblance, because I've already picked my [Earth Magic] to act as my false semblance for the 3 years already.

'Too bad I can't use my "semblance" at all right now, when it became my alter ego's "semblance" and even Pyrrha "know" about it. I guess I have to find a different way to use my [Magic] without having other's notices.' I thought carefully about losing my ability to use [Earth Magic], but didn't regret it at all. Plus, with everyone, besides Shigure, thinking my [Earth Magic] is my semblance would help me plant false trails.

"Sleep...on a...tree?" Shigure offers an option in a replacement for a sleeping bags.

"And how do we sleep on a tree?" Momoyo asks Shigure, with an eyebrow raise while folding both arms across her chest as she looks at Shigure.

30 minutes later*

Shigure is sitting on a tree's branches that large and durable enough to hold her weight, while staring down at us. Also, Shigure is using a rope to keep her from rolling over during her sleep.

'Huh...I guess I'm too paranoid for thinking this would be some kind of a dangerous test. Keep forgetting all of us are kids and this is more of a camping trip than a survival test.' I thought dryly, as I continue looking up at Shigure.

"I'll repeat myself." Momoyo let out a sigh, "How do we sleep on a tree? As in us, Enma, Pyrrha, and myself. Sure, you could sleep up there, but what about us?" Momoyo look like she getting irritated right now and it's close to night time.

Furthermore, I notice that the other kids around us are already using their jackets as a blanket to sleep on; well, those who wore a jacket before coming here.

Shigure looks like she thinking about Momoyo's question more carefully for a whole minute before she gives her answer, which is just a helpless shrug; making Momoyo more irritated than before and was the point of just smashing the tree down, with Shigure on it.

However, Momoyo took a deep breath to cool down before she does something she would regret.

"Well, I guess that's one way for among us to sleep for the night." Momoyo look tired and was close to just forget about finding a good spot to sleep, and just sleep on the ground.

Pyrrha look around the area to see if she could see anything useful that could be used to sleep on or anything useful at all.

I roll my eyes at them, then use a bit of aura enhance to boost my legs and jump a few meters high as I land on one of the tree's branches just close to Shigure.

Momoyo blankly stares at this display and slap her hand against her forehead, for not doing the same thing when she saw Shigure just climb the tree instead of using aura enhance.

Pyrrha blinks a few times, "I can't sleep on the tree." Pyrrha frown because she carrying both her [Sword], [Spear], and a [Rifle] on her back and there isn't a good spot to place her weapons beside the ground near the tree. Also, another factor on Pyrrha's part is that she wears an armor, even if it's a child size version armor. It's still heavy and could lead to breaking the branches if she picks the wrong one to use.

"Hmmm." I glance down at Pyrrha and Momoyo, then at Shigure for a moment, "Shigure you stay up here to watch over us while the rest of us sleep next to the tree for the next 2 hours, then you could switch with me. Afterward, it would be Momoyo. Actually, Momoyo can you see well in the dark?"

I look at Momoyo to see if her eyes could adjust a little in the dark; not to the point of having night vision, but enough to see a few feet away from the tree in the dark.

Momoyo raises an eyebrow at me, but nodded nonetheless, "Yeah, but not too far though. I could see about a couple of feet away from me. Unless you're going to make a campfire, then our eyesight is pretty much limited to the moon's light."

Then, a sudden heat appears out of nowhere and light coming behind Momoyo.

"Yeah, just like that." Momoyo pointed at the newly made campfire behind her, without realizing what's going on behind her back.

"Done!" Pyrrha said in a cheerful voice, causing us to look at her direction and to our surprise. Pyrrha made a campfire without us noticing; actually it mostly Momoyo and myself that is surprise because none of us noticed someone was already building a campfire.

Shigure is next to Pyrrha on her right while sitting next to the campfire to feel the warmth of the campfire, to keep her warm at night.

I jump down next to Momoyo as both of us look at Pyrrha and Shigure in shock, because neither of us notices either of them made the campfire.

"Did I zone out again or something? Because I only look away for a minute or so." I look at Shigure more than Pyrrha, because I know for sure Shigure was still on her branch and the next thing I know. Shigure sitting in front of the campfire, which Pyrrha was the one who made it and Shigure maybe help out when I wasn't looking in her direction.

Momoyo was speechless at this since she didn't even see Pyrrha gather a bunch of dry wood for the campfire and made it so close to her, that only after the campfire lit up did she feel the heat and that was when she mentions the campfire part in her response.

"Okay then. Anyone carrying anything we could eat, because if not, Shigure should still have some [MRE] for us to eat." I said to mostly towards both Pyrrha and Momoyo, while Shigure took out 4 [MRE] hidden on herself.

And while I could have took out the [MRE] I put in my [Inventory], but I don't have anything on me that big enough for me to use as a cover for my [Inventory].

The only reason Pyrrha not questioning where Shigure hide the 4 [MRE]. Is because she seen Shigure hide large amounts of weapons on Shigure's body and seeing 4 [MRE] being taken out isn't fazing her one bit.

Momoyo on the hand, is once more speechless right after I ask her if she had anything, then watch Shigure take out 4 [MRE]out of nowhere.

"Okay, now I'm glad that I decided to pick this group." Momoyo ignores the urge to ask Shigure on where she hid those, but just smile and thank Shigure for the [MRE] as she happily takes one of the [MRE] from Shigure.

Pyrrha just rolls her eyes at Momoyo and thank Shigure for the [MRE], then sit next to me on my right.

While Shigure hands me the [MRE], then sit on my left while Momoyo is happily eating her [MRE] and sitting next to Pyrrha.

I ignore the stares we are getting from the other groups nearby us, because I don't know them and don't have to provide anything for them, when they should have carried some kind of rations with them just in case.

Well, I don't know about Pyrrha or Momoyo, but I got the feeling Pyrrha would mostly just hunt for her foods and seeing the campfire she easily made just prove my guess on her hunting for her food.

Momoyo, I have no clue, but I know for sure Momoyo would find a way to get her own food, if Shigure didn't bring out her supply of [MRE].

As we enjoy our dinner while ignoring the other groups near us, we talk among us about what we could do in group fights and other topics to pass the night.

1 week later*

Days?: First Day of School

(Mistral: Mistral City: 80th Floor Area: Sanctum Academy: Unknown First Period Room)

After the so called survival test and more like a camping trip instead. I could pretty much say, that my group is the least likable among everyone that pass the tests this month.

Because everyone that's done the tests with my group, including Izaya, who did his a day after mine. Would find out about how well my group is prepared; well, in the last test mostly, where Izaya carry [MRE] on himself, along with a sleeping bag once I contacted him over my scroll to let him know about this year Sanctum Academy's enrollment test.

So, Izaya was mostly by himself at the time and picked Shigure's idea of sleeping on a tree, but including a sleeping bag with the rope.

Leaving the other kids to be jealous of Izaya for having a meal to eat for dinner, breakfast, and lunch, along with something to sleep on.

Making my group the least popular group out of the rest, once the other kids realize Izaya was in my group, then the other kids would tell those who wanted to know why they hated our group.

This leads to rumors among our year, which make the rest not be friendly towards my group. Of course, my group didn't care at all and I feel like this is the part where Pyrrha would have more friends right about now before she became famous due to her winning 4 times in a tournament.

Also, I discover the reason why the staff made us wait so long at the time and it was because there were already other kids using the camping spot for their last test and was waiting on the other staff to pick them up before it was our turn to use the camping spot.

Afterward, when my group successfully enrolls into the academy and find out only less than a hundred had successfully passed all the tests.

Well, that is what I think when I counted the number of students in my classroom right now and don't know if there more students in my year is in a different classroom or not.

"Okay, class. I want you all to introduce yourselves and don't talk over among each other. Got it?" The teacher in front of us said to everyone, causing a few among us to groan a little.

Lucky for me, Pyrrha, Shigure, Momoyo, Izaya and I are in the same class, but don't know about the next classes, though.

"This is going to be long school years." Izaya growls a little, as he places his against his desk.

"You're telling me." Momoyo let out a sigh as she continues to listen to her classmates introducing themselves to everyone, with a bored expression.

"It...will...be...fun?" Shigure didn't look like she is going to enjoy coming to this academy for Hunters.

"Come on, guys. Maybe something interesting will happen during the school years." Pyrrha had an awkward smile on her face and even she didn't like she believes her own words.

'Just remember about the mecha-shift weapons.' I continue to repeat this thought to myself, to keep me motivated in going to school once more.

I look at the current student that introducing themselves, then look behind that student and see more students that needed to introduce themselves before it's my group's turns.

'I hate having to come back to school.' I mentally slap my forehead, but kept on remember that the real reason for coming to this academy was to be there for Pyrrha.