[ 15] House

There was not much time left before the academy started, so Louise and Lucas started to familiarize themselves with the book, and alongside Louise, Lucas started to teach Raftaliya baking.

Raftaliya was a smart girl with a good cooking foundation and learned everything pretty fast. If there is a problem, Lucas can always correct it. Lucas is better at cooking and baking than Louise. It's just that he is lazy when it comes to doing so.

While Louise and Lucas were busy summarizing the books, Raftaliya started to do household chores.

While all of this was going on, Louise didn't forget to arrange the shop. It took a lot of time and effort for him to finish it in just two weeks. Though the result was quite satisfactory,.

Lucas and Raftaliya loved the way the shop worked. Lucas was excited to work as an independent shop worker for the first time, while Raftaliya was excited to make lots of cute pasteries and buns.

The first day of the opening of the shop was just two days before the official start of the academy and Lucas's school.

On the first day of the shop, it was a little deserted at first. But soon, people started to come. People were impressed by the taste, especially when two cute Omega's were serving you.

The flow of people at night was obvious. Although there were a lot of people coming and going, it wasn't that hard to manage with three people. Especially when two of them are quite experienced in the field.

They earned a total of 550 Crimson Crescents. Which is absolutely not low. Looking at the Crescents in his hand, Louise was sure they would eat and drink nicely.

One day later, after the opening, it was finally time for Louise to go to the Magic Academy. Although it didn't look like it, he was a little nervous.

They decided that Raftaliya would be working full-time while Lucas would work half-time at the shop. Because at noon, he would have to go to school.

Both Raftaliya and Lucas had no complaints about it. 

Louise was already near the flying bus.

He hugged Lucas before getting in it. Lucas's eyes got teary. It was the first time his brother would leave him for this long. Louise waved and smiled at him before the Flying Bus left.

Seeing the flying bus leave, Lucas couldn't control his tears anymore. He finally sobbed. It only lasted three or so minutes because he was in public. He didn't want to embarrass himself. He wiped his face and started to walk towards his school. 

Unlike Magic Academy, his school was in the middle of it. Magic Academy was very big because while Alazar Country's unlocked magic people go to study there, it couldn't be established in the middle of the city with an estremated 10 kilometers of whole. (Not too small, right?)

It is on the side of the city. Crystal City is also two times bigger than a normal city. 

The flying bus stopped in front of the Magic Academy. Today was the day of admission, and a lot of students were coming through the bus. 

I followed the crowd. As I got nearer the academy gates, I noticed students lining up in service lines before entering. 

I also line up in the line. Everyone was wearing normal casual clothes, like me. I could feel their gazes on me, but I ignored them and patiently waited for my turn.

There were three lines according to different genders. There were fewer students in the Omega line, so my turn came quickly.

I looked at the teacher; it was a gentle-looking Omega with black and white robes and clothes. 

I looked at her, and she nodded at me before saying, "Place your hands on the crystal ball and chant the divine spell."

I nodded. A divine spell is a special one that novice or magicless people usually use.

If there is any spell you are learning and it's hard, Divine Spell helps to make it a little easier. 

It could also be used by those who are not too good at magic and by priests in the Holy Church. The more mana and faith you have in Goddess Aurora, the more powerful this spell will be.

It is naturally used for inspecting the magic.

I calmly placed my hand on the crystal ball and said, "In the divine name of the goddess Aurora, please lend me power, Magic Identifia."

The ball glowed a pale blue color.

Looking at the pale-blue color, the teacher nodded and registered it as the ice magic.

After that, I went inside; we were still in a line. My turn came soon. This time there was a good-looking Alpha teacher. Some Omega blushed upon seeing his face.

He smiled at me too, and I politely nodded. I showed him documents proving my first-class admission. His eyes brightened, and he nodded towards me.

He took out a standing white robe, which everyone was given. I put it on, and it transformed its shape into my size. 

Seeing that I was done with my uniform, the teacher said, "You will wear a white shirt and black pants with it, which you can buy inside." I nodded. He continued, "Now wear this ring and say, Identifia!"

I wear the beautiful moonstone ring in my hand that the teacher gave me.

I looked at the moonstone ring and chanted, "In the divine name of the goddess Aurora, please lend me power, Identifia!"

The ring glowed in faint white light. Although there were not obvious changes in the ring, it does seem that his spell worked.

The teacher smiled at him, "Good, you have done it for the first time." 

I politely nodded and waited for him to explain the spell and ring.

"This ring is used for your identification. If any teacher or student asks for your identity, show this ring and chant 'Identifia'. It will show your identity details."

"Remember, this ring is very important. You will have to pay a big fine if you lose it. Every year has rings made with different materials. Your seniors have a citrine ring, while your first-year students have a moonstone ring. So don't go around pretending to be a year older.

I nodded at his words. I noticed, unlike me, that most people are not given much information about their iqwupment, must I have first-class admission perks? Others might get the information later.

People were going to the student hall; I also followed others. There were several teachers and students sitting on their seats. Some students were maintaining order. 

I sat and sat down on the seat, my ring pointed. I was in the second row, near the stage. 

I don't like attention, but I guess I have to sit according to the order.

Finally, after 2 twenty or so minutes, an old white-haired and white-long-bearded wizard wearing light blue robes with golden stars at the end came.

Everyone started to clap. He was Elias Vision. One of the most powerful and respected people in the whole country.

When Professor Vision raised his hand, everyone stopped clapping and looked at him carefully.

I was also one of them. I naturally ignored the Alpha's around me. There was only one Omega other than me in the first-class admission seats.

There were also five Betas, but they didn't look that friendly. As for Alpha's, they were even more unfriendly-looking.

The principal started to speak with Eunthansum. "Hello, dear students and teachers. I hope new students are happy to join this academy."

"We hope your next year's will flourish. Now let's start the House dividing."

Three people came to the stage wearing different colored robes: two men and one woman. A woman probably looks like an Omega.

One of them took the lead; his clothes were red with a small light-blue hue at the end. 

He smiled at us. I could not guess his gender due to a lot of people being here; the smells are too much to find the problem here.

"Hello students, You can call me Rooi. I am in charge of House Lionden." I said it excitedly.

"Hangse, in charge of Nightgale House. It's good to see  you." His voice was a little cold and distant. He was wearing a golden robe with a faint brown at the end.

"I'm Rosa, in charge of Arden. It's a pleasure to meet you." Her voice was gentle but distant at the same time. She was wearing a pink robe with a faint green at the end.

After the last teacher's introduction, they said this together: "Welcome to The Magic Academy. We have gotten your magic results."

"Whoever you have to go throw one more test, everyone according to the number shown in your rings and the magic board."

Suddenly, the screen behind teachers lit up. It showed a lot of candidate names. It is estimated that a total of more than 2000 students have come this year.

Suddenly, a small but old-looking sky-blue dragon came on stage. He was very small, almost twice the size of a human. But the teacher seems to be respecting it quite a lot.

"You, little students, Hurry up and get in line. I will determine your house." 

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[Red in Afrikaans: Rooi]

[Brown/Yellow in Chinese: Hangse]

[Pink in Spanish: Rosa]