"Hurry up! It's the date of school, in case we're late, it's over!"

The streets of Akademi are bustling with people and have never been more lively than they are today. Rachel carried her bag and dragged her friend who had passed the test with her, squeezed into the crowd, and hurried in the direction of the academy.

As a student on the first day of school, she couldn't afford to be late.

Rachel is only seventeen years old, the blacksmith's daughter, who lives in the remote town of Carretus and has never been exposed to magic before. A few months ago, news of the Academy of Magic had just spread. After a fight with her father, she took her friends and snuck out of town to the nearest city.

By chance, they joked with each other and went to the admissions point of the Academy of Magic for a test. But what she didn't expect was that this test would almost change her life.

At that time, in the dimly lit small room, the test mage smiled and said that both of them were very talented, especially her. She has A-level spiritual power and B-level elemental affinity, which can be focused on training after admission.

Rachel was stunned.

In her concept, the mage is a mysterious figure that exists only in legends, swallowing ice and fire, and can do anything. There may be some rumors that someone in the next village has been favored by the mage and can learn magic from him. But...... She never thought that this would happen to her.

It's like a dream shining into reality.

On the same day, she ran back to the town and shouted at home, "Don't marry that ugly bastard, I'm going to be a mage!" and at that time, her father's stunned expression also made her feel more happy than ever.

Although after that, the family kept saying things like "is it a liar", "it's dangerous for girls not to go far away", "this kind of school must be very expensive and we can't afford it", but Rachel has already made up her mind.

She didn't want to stay in this town anymore.

"Don't worry, I'll write to you when I get there. ”

Leaving such a note, she didn't care that her father asked for a copper coin, and together with her friends, the two of them set out from the town at night to Akademi.

Of course, the mage at the admissions point helped them a lot, not only hiring a carriage to take them to the place with more than a dozen other teenagers, but also telling her that she could learn magic even if she was penniless.

Rachel was so excited that she almost cried. Therefore, she did not hesitate to sign the contract of "Labor Token", determined that she would become a great mage, and when she returned, she would definitely impress her relatives in her hometown.

Therefore, with such a mood, the meaning of today has become particularly important for her.

"Don't worry, aren't there a lot of students here? If so many people are late together, the teachers of the academy probably won't punish us......

Rachel's friend in her left hand spoke at this point, in a staccato voice.

"How can I do that? The admissions teacher said I could get into the top class. If I can't get in because I'm late, I'm doomed!" Rachel said immediately and categorically.

However, being reminded by her friend, she also looked around with her spare eyes while running.

There were many teenagers like them around, with different costumes, full of packages, hurried and excited looks...... Everyone was in the direction of the Dream Academy in the center of the town, and no one dared to slow down, as if they were half a step too late, and the mage's dream would be missed by them.

It is true that many students are right, but ...... The tension didn't go down, but it got worse!

Originally, she wanted to refute her friend's words, but she was infected by this atmosphere, so she still chose to keep her mouth shut and pull people to continue to squeeze forward.

For them, this day is too important.

- The academy founded by the legendary mage who saved Fredon and Carretus would make a completely different difference in his life if he walked in, right?

If it was usual, it would only take half an hour for them to walk from the hotel to the entrance of the academy. But there were so many people today, and they were all crowding over there, and Rachel and her friends squeezed for a full fifty minutes before they finally saw the academy that symbolized their dreams.

"It's past nine o'clock, and now we may really be punished. Her friend asked a passer-by about the time and said with a flat mouth.

Rachel felt her heart feel half cold, and her heart hurt so much that she didn't want to speak.

"Hurry, what are you waiting for? Take out the transcripts and identity documents that will be sent to you after you pass the test, complete the formalities, and you can enter the dormitory. ”

Suddenly, the mage at the gate patted them on the shoulder and urged.

Rachel was stunned for a moment and said, "We'...... Won't you be punished?"

"Of course not. There is no time limit for admission, and you will only be punished if you are late for class. The mage smiled at them and said, "Hurry up and sign here, there are many more people waiting in the future!"

Hearing this, Rachel perked up and nodded vigorously.

It took about half a minute for them to complete the formalities, carry the allocated pillows and quilts, and rush to the dormitory. Walking into the college, everything you see is busy. The students were running around with their things, and the teachers were even more busy.

Rachel and the others hurried to the dormitory, greeted their future roommates, unpacked their bags, and set up their beds...... Coming to a new environment, things are busy one after another, and they are all confused, and they don't have time to think about what the next college life will be.

When they were almost tidying up their dormitories, another mage knocked on the door and walked in and said, "That's ...... The auditorium of the academy needs someone to help tidy up, do you have any time? ”

Rachel was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised her hand as fast as she could.

"I'm going!"

However, she found that she wasn't even the fastest person to raise her hand. Half of the dorm room raised their hands faster than her, and at that moment, she felt like she was losing at the starting line.

In this way, as soon as the dormitory was tidied up, they did not have time to catch their breath, and they were led out of the school building area by the mage, and hurried in the direction of the auditorium to prepare for the opening ceremony in a few days.

Following the group, Rachel suddenly fell into a trance.

Is she really already a student at the Academy of Magic?

It felt like a dream.

"Wait...... Where is this?"

Coming back from her trance, Rachel was stunned and suddenly realized that she had lost the team. Just now, another group of mages passed by them, and she didn't pay attention, and followed the other group. And the team of mages she was following used flying skills after a while, and flew away.

So, she sent to a completely unfamiliar place. The surroundings were also much more deserted, completely different from the bustle near the gate, probably some unknown remote corner of the academy.

Oops.

Rachel wanted to cry without tears. Why did you have such a rough first day of school?

No, calm down......

She took a deep breath and turned around, looking around as she tried to go back the way she came. Fortunately, after a while, she saw a brown-haired young man in the shade of a tree on the side of the road.

Suddenly, Rachel perked up and mustered up the courage to walk over.

"Hello, the ...... Excuse me, but are you a new student too?"

When the man heard this, he turned around with a very surprised expression: "Ah...... Do you mean me? No, no, no, I'm not a student here. ”

Now it was Rachel's turn to be surprised: "I'm sorry, are you the teacher here?"

"Teacher......" The man scratched his head and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It doesn't matter, you should be it." ”

Rachel couldn't help but take a deep breath.

So young...... It feels like the other party is a little older than him, but he is already a teacher in the magic academy. Thinking about it, she felt the pressure on her shoulders a little heavier.

Calming down her nervousness, she spoke again and said, "Okay...... Teacher, I accidentally got lost in the academy, can you tell me how to get to the auditorium?"

"Auditorium, are you going to help prepare for the opening ceremony?"

Rachel nodded.

When the man heard this, he seemed to be in a good mood: "Very responsible, not bad." Since you don't know the way, I'll send you there!"

"Ah...... That ......"

Rachel hesitated when suddenly a hot and humid wind enveloped her and flew her into the air. At that moment, she almost screamed.

However, after taking a few more deep breaths, she found that the wind that held her was extremely calm. Gradually, curiosity overpowered fear, and she opened her eyes and looked down. Everything on the ground shrank rapidly, and in a few moments, the entire academy appeared in front of her eyes, which made her feel particularly new.

Okay, so powerful, is this the magic of flying?

And the academy's auditorium is also close at hand in the blink of an eye.

The confusion of the academy that I had just entered also dissipated at this moment. If before, she just wanted to make her father look up to her, now she really wants to become a mage.

- She wanted to have incredible power to create such warm and wonderful moments.

Magic is such an amazing thing.

"Teacher, thank you......" she turned her head to thank the young man. However, she found that the man had not flown into the sky together, and his figure was no longer to be found.

Already gone?

Rachel suddenly felt a little lost. Although it was only a brief encounter, she inexplicably had a feeling that the other party was very powerful. I don't know what this teacher teaches, and if I can meet him in the future.

However, he is powerful and easy to speak, this teacher ...... He's really a good guy!