“You're Next!”

"Ayatsuji Ayase"

"Yes."

She stands up and goes to the teachers with resolute to her eyes.

Within the silence, she broke it with her command:

"Turn scarlet and open a rift from where the sword emerges."

Right after she said that she manifest a red shirasaya that has a scarlet blade out of nowhere as she twirl around.

[A shirasaya (white scabbard) is a plain wooden Japanese sword saya (scabbard) and tsuka (hilt), traditionally made of nurizaya wood and used when a blade was not expected to see use for some time and needed to be stored.]

The name of her device is Hizume.

It can be described as redder than sunset and more vivid than blood.

"Magnificent!"

One of the teachers said.

"Congratulations Ayatsuji-san, starting tomorrow you will transfer to the mage knight department."

The instructor said happily.

Ayatsuji thank the instructor and go back to the student area.

However, instead of going to the girl's side, she goes to the boy's side.

Everyone is surprised but what shocks them is when she gets close to Aoto.

The boys around him decided to give them a distance.

"What is it, Ayatsuji-san?"

Hearing the way he called her, she sighs.

Knowing that he has amnesia, she decided not to mind it.

However, this is not an excuse for him to forget his promise so no matter what happens, she will help him to remember everything.

While the recruitment is ongoing, they started a conversation.

"I have passed."

Ayase said.

"Yeah."

Aoto instinctively answered.

*Silent

The atmosphere is not great but the surrounding boys are blind by their jealousy so they couldn't sense their awkwardness.

Meanwhile, the girls are busy in their gossip session.

Now that he thinks about it, this sort of atmosphere is good for the people who got rejected in the recruitment.

Despite having a general education department, the real reason why these students didn't choose a normal school and stay here in this mage knight school is that they don't want to give up their dream to become a mage knight despite the lack of talent.

If there is a chance to get transferred to the mage knight department, they're gonna grasp it.

'It seems that the previous me is the same.'

He couldn't help to think about this.

'Anyway, since the chance is here, might as well become a mage knight.'

Despite the lack of memories, he can feel that in his past life, he is a powerful one.

'It must be.'

He is trying to believe since he knows these cliche stories are true and he must be one of those people who has a past life.

While he's still in dreamland, Ayase tap his shoulder and she said, "You're next."

He didn't know if she meant it or not but she said it like she was going to kill him.

This made him tremble all over his body but force himself not to shout because his classmates might look at him weirdly.

He already has weird friends but he doesn't want to be labeled as a weirdo too by startling them.

After calming down, he stands up and goes to the teachers.