Astral Academy/Story

Chapter One
‘Asahi Niyada, you’re invited to Astral Academy! Please come to [REDACTED] on August 1!’

That was what the letter said.

“I… I’m really invited here, huh? Astral Academy…” Asahi thought to himself. Asahi was a 14 year old boy with psychic magic. He never thought that part of him was that interesting… interesting enough to get him invited to a school like this.

“Will I be able to meet brother here?” Asahi thought out loud. Surely, he will be able to. He couldn’t deny it.

It was July 31. Tomorrow, he had to go to the place specified in the letter. Would he let his mother know about this? He didn’t know.

He continued reading the letter.

‘School dress code is a blouse. Any blouse, any color. Boys have to wear shorts and girls have to wear skirts (for nonbinary people, you can wear both). You can also wear sweaters, jackets, hoodies, etc, but it must include a blouse.’

“Oh… that’s a simple dress code. I’m wearing a blouse right now, so maybe I can just wear this to school.” Asahi smiled. He continued to read the letter.

‘Before you head to the rollercoaster, every (new) student is handed a map. It shows the location of classes, dorms, etc.

Sneaking into the Great Hall is prohibited.

Please pack any items from home into a suitcase. (They will be stored under the rollercoaster).

Every item needed from school will be provided.

The ride takes about 5 hours.

If you have any questions, please contact Kosui Kaori, the student council president. He will be at the rollercoaster.’

Asahi sighed. “That’s a long letter…” He checked the time, and it was 8pm. He had to make it to the rollercoaster at 9am, so it would be wise to sleep now. He took his most valuable items: a book, a plushie, a ring, and a treasure box- and stuffed it into a suitcase. He was going to enjoy tomorrow.

[time skip]

Asahi opened his eyes. The clock displayed 7 am… 2 hours until the rollercoaster starts.

He picked up his suitcase, which was next to him, and changed out of his pajamas. He wore a white blouse, with a gold rose attached to it. He also wore a gold belt and black shorts, accompanied with knee-length white socks. He put on black mary janes, and exited his room.

His mom was still asleep, which was good. Asahi didn’t tell his mother about Astral Academy yet, and it would probably be better if she didn’t know. He didn’t want his mother to be worried, but whatever.

The route to the station wasn’t that far. To get there, he had to find a hidden tunnel near the abandoned amusement park in the city. The tunnel led underground, and the station is located there.

When he walked in, he saw a bunch of other students chatting.

“Welcome, please show your school ID, and give me your suitcase.” said a person with long purple hair. They wore a cape, and a crown. Judging by the shorts the person was wearing, Asahi assumed he was a guy.

Asahi showed his ID to the man, and handed over his suitcase.

“...Asahi Niyada, a first year. Go over to the purple rollercoasters.” The long-haired boy pointed at a group of rollercoasters at the back, which had a purple stripe.

Asahi reluctantly walked over there, and picked a seat. He was next to a person with seafoam green hair, and a long ponytail. The most interesting thing about the person was the fact that there was bright green fire surrounding them, the same color as their hair. “Um, hello,” Asahi said, trying to initiate a conversation.

“Hi,” said the person. “I’m… Akihiko Takumei. Male, first year.” Asahi smiled. He liked meeting new people.

In front of him, he saw a girl with red hair. She had crystals at the top of her hair, and also had crystal-shaped low pigtails (crystals attached to those as well). It was a strange hairstyle, but in a unique way. Other first years began to fill the spots. Asahi and Akihiko were sitting in the back together- there was room for two other students between them.

Suddenly, they noticed a boy twirling and dancing, gracefully jumping into the spot in between them.

He was unique. He had messy, dark brown hair, and wore a black blouse and bow with brown shorts, and a brown coat. Accompanied with white socks.

The most unique thing about him were the things on his back. They were floating arms made out of bone.

“Why are you staring at me?” the brown haired boy asked. Asahi looked away. “Sorry.”

“Don’t apologize,” said the brown-haired, moving closer to Asahi. “I’m Sayu Kurunu. Serial killer. It’s nice to meet you. And you’re cute,”

Serial killer?

A serial killer?

Next to him?

Thinking he’s cute?

“I- um… thank you.” Asahi blushed a little.

“Flirting,” Akihiko muttered out loud, causing Asahi to blush more. Sayu laughed. “It’s not like that, Akihiko-san!”

“Notice: The train will start soon. Please make sure your seatbelts are fastened.”

Asahi gasped a little. The train will start now, he thought. He saw a glass dome/roof/whatever its called being put over the train, and then he felt like he was moving.

“Ooh!! It’s starting!!” Sayu exclaimed.

Asahi already felt sick. The roller coaster train was moving pretty slow. The gray haired kept looking at the floor, towards the rails. 5 hours of this.

“Notice: At 12pm, every student will be handed a meal of their choice. If you want a menu, please raise your hand.”

Lots of hands shot up, including Sayu’s. It seemed like every row would be handed one menu.

A lady, who Asahi assumed to be the lunch lady, began walking down the rows and handing each row a menu. Asahi watched the lady and felt dizzy. She threw Sayu a menu, and then walked back to the front.

“Hm…” Sayu thought out loud, gripping the menu in his hand. “There’s some pretty good food here. Pizza, pasta, macaroni and cheese, salad, fruit, sandwiches, cheeseburgers, fries…”

It seemed pretty standard, but it was a lot. ‘I might order the macaroni and cheese,’ Asahi thought to himself, looking out the window. He felt the train starting to go upwards, like it was climbing a hill. It was still in the station… Asahi wondered how big the station was.

The train exited the station, and it was now floating on the clouds. There was no ground, only the set of rails beneath them. Akihiko started panicking. “Huh- we’re- in the sky??” said the green-haired, out of confusion. He seemed to be breathing heavily.

“Are you okay? Yeah, we’re in the sky. You scared of heights?” Sayu asked, looking at Akihiko. The boy just looked away from him and didn’t bother to answer.

This attracted the attention of a few people in front of them. A guy, who had brown hair (Lighter than Sayu’s, by the way) turned around to face Akihiko. “Hey, wait, you’re… Akihiko, aren’t you?”

Akihiko nodded.

“That’s so cool! I didn’t expect to meet you here. We were close friends a year ago, weren’t we?”

Asahi just stared at the person in front of them, not saying a word. It was sort of entertaining to eavesdrop on the two.

“Oh, yeah… Mizumi Shakkuri, was it?” Akihiko asked. The other person nodded, before hiccuping. The three people next to Mizumi gave him some looks.

Asahi noticed that he was near a lot of boys. A lot of them. Not like he had a problem with that, but there were lots of boys near him.

“How’s your brother doing? Zenya Takumei,” Mizumi inquired. Seeing the two converse was a bit weird, considering that they knew each other a year ago. But Asahi didn’t speak that thought.

“He… I haven’t seen him.” Akihiko murmured. “He shut himself in his room, and I haven’t seen him since.”

Really? Despite not knowing Zenya, Asahi hoped the guy was alright. “Well, we can talk again later when we get to school,” Mizumi turned around after he said that.

The ride continued on, but rather slowly. Asahi found himself getting bored quickly, and it was only 11 am. Lunch was in an hour.

“Notice: Lunch is in 30 minutes. The lunch lady will come soon, and ask for your order.”

He felt so tired. He really just wanted to sleep. From the corner of his eye, he noticed the lunch lady walk the rows, asking students what they wanted. Slowly, she made it to Asahi’s row.

“I’d like some pasta and a smoothie,” Akihiko said. He pointed at Asahi, signaling that it was Asahi’s turn to speak next.

“Um… a pizza for me, and a lemonade.” He turned to Sayu.

“I can have anything.” Sayu stated, resting on Asahi’s shoulder. The lunch lady nodded, wrote their orders down, and hurried to the front.

The gray haired boy pushed Sayu off his shoulder. He heard people in front of him muttering things like “this is so cool!” or “i’m so scared”.

“God, this train ride is so long.” Sayu complained. “How long until we get there? 2 hours?”

Suddenly, there was a loud noise and conveyor belts appeared. On both sides of the train, and in front of every row.

“W-where did these come from?” said a person from the car in front of them. Plates of food appeared, and went down the conveyor belts. In about 5 minutes, each students’ order appeared right in front of them.

It was all normal, until Sayu’s meal arrived.

It was a cheesy pasta, but it was red.

And it had eyeballs.

“What. is that.” Akihiko asked (more like stated), showing clear disgust. “Pasta.”

“I can see that, but is that f/cking blood and eyeballs?” Sayu nodded. Akihiko sighed. Asahi didn’t know Akihiko could act so mean. They both proceeded to eat their food.

“Notice: Lunch ends at 1 pm, and the conveyor belts will disappear at that time too.”

Asahi tried to stay away from Sayu, especially because of what he was eating. Who… who would eat eyeballs?

“Huh? You don’t eat eyeballs regularly?” Sayu asked, like he read Asahi’s mind. “Who would eat eyeballs regularly?! You’re crazy.” Akihiko scoffed. Sayu pouted.

The hour passed rather quickly. When they all finished eating, they sent the empty plates through the conveyor belt, towards the front. It was 12:50.

Asahi couldn’t stay awake any longer. He fell asleep…

[time skip]

“Notice: We have reached the destination. Please get out of your seats, and retrieve your suitcase.”

Asahi woke up, and he was in a station. It seemed like a few people had already left.

He got out of his seat, and got off the train. He… was really in Astral Academy, huh. This was Astral Academy.

The real Astral Academy...

Chapter Two
The walls were brown, illuminated with lanterns. Over to the side, there was a long staircase.

“Here’s your suitcase,” said the purple haired boy from before. Asahi took his suitcase, shaking. “Go to your dorm first. You’re in dorm A, by the way.” The gray haired nodded and walked over to the staircase, before being stopped.

A girl with long straight black hair was holding papers. “P-please take this,” she stuttered, handing Asahi a map. The boy stared at the map for a moment. Wow, this map is big, he thought to himself. He rushed up the stairs, still looking at the map. It seemed like he had to use a teleportation device to make it to the dorm?

When he reached the top of the stairs, he saw he was in a sort of courtyard. There was a fountain in the center, seats and benches, and small restaurants there too. Asahi noticed the light in the restaurants were on, and saw some people eating. The most eye catching thing about the area was a huge sign saying “New students go here!”, over by the wall. There was 4 crystal-teleportation systems there as well.

Asahi walked towards it. The red haired girl he saw on the train earlier was next to him.

“Hm… I think these are the teleportation systems to the dorms,” The girl muttered. “The student council president said I was in dorm A. I’d assume this one is the right one,” she pointed her finger to one labeled with ‘A’, and walked into it. She vanished.

Since Asahi remembered the man saying he was in dorm A as well, he did the same thing as the girl.

He appeared in a room that resembled a living room. There was a table and pillows (for chairs) in the center, and the floors were hardwood. “Oh, there’s another one,” said a pigtailed girl. Asahi shuddered. There was a lot of people.

Behind him, a boy emerged, jumping out. He ended up falling on the ground, making a loud noise. Asahi remembered he was the boy next to him from the train ride… Sayu, was it? The serial killer who called him cute.

“So loud…” Someone muttered. After that, the student council president- the guy with purple hair- walked in. “There’s 14 people here now. That’s everyone, right?”

“14…?” Asahi looked around, and could only see 11 people. Why did he say 14?

“Yep, that’s everyone. Well, I think it’s time for us to do introductions,” the president told them. “It’s easier to get introductions done first.” Everyone nodded in agreement.

A girl with red hair, the one Asahi saw before, spoke up first. “I’m Arefure Ari. First year. It’s nice to meet you all.”

“Nakigoto Akira, second year.”

“Sayu Kurunu, first year!”

“Liz Tsuri. Second year.”

“Kanegari Seito, second year.”

"Namida Kagami.. second year? I think."

“My name’s Shinai Seito.. I’m in second year.”

“Niyada Kira. Second year… fufu, there’s a lot of second years in this dorm.”

Wait, Niyada?

Niyada Kira? There’s no way...

“My name is Zanai Mirukream!! I’m in f-first year!!”

“Takumei Akihiko… first year…”

“Shakkuri Mizumi, and I’m a- first year, yeah.”

“Most people should already know my name, but I’m Kosui Kaori, a second year.”

It was finally Asahi’s turn. He felt oddly nervous.

“Niyada… N-niyada Asahi.”

Mirukream gave him a look. “Aren’t you gonna say what year you’re in?” she pondered. “O-oh wait- I’m in first year!” Asahi said in the end, looking away. Kosui laughed. “So there’s two Niyadas, huh? Niyada Kira and Niyada Asahi. Do you two know each other?” asked the council president.

“Mhm, he’s my brother. We haven’t seen each other in years though,” Kira said. “Where were you, Kira?” Asahi asked his brother. He was hoping for answers. The older brother simply shook his head, refusing to answer.

“You said there were 14 people in this dorm, but there were only 12 introductions.” Akihiko pointed out. “Where are the others?”

Suddenly, a pale boy with blue hair appeared. There was gears attached to his hair and a clock above his head, and a bandage on his right eye. That must be the 13th person, then.

“This is Resatto Erizu.” Kira explained. Everyone looked at him in surprise.

“Hello,” Erizu said, slowly waving a hand. Asahi waved back.

“Anyways,” Kosui said, “does anyone have any questions?”

“Can we use our phones?” asked Ari. Kosui looked to the side for a second, before answering the question.

“Yes, you are allowed to use your phones, but the only app that you can use is the Astral Academy app. Sorry for the inconvenience.” Kira scoffed. “It won’t let you open any other app or site.” The shorter-haired boy added.

“President, do you really have to act so professional all the time? Lighten up a little.” Liz told him, looking away.

They sat in silence for a while, not knowing what to do.

“Notice: The dorm rooms have nameplates on there. Go to the room you're assigned to.” said a voice from above. Asahi couldn’t recognize it, and he didn’t even know where it came from. But he obeyed, getting up and walking to the rooms.

Akihiko and Mizumi are here, Kira and Erizu are over here… Asahi walked down the hall until he could recognize his name.

“Me and… Sayu.”

Why Sayu?

Asahi took a step back. He had to share a room with the serial killer. He sure had terrible luck…

The room next to him was Kosui’s room, along with the names Solar and Lunar. Who were they?

Asahi didn’t want to wait any longer, and he opened the door.

The dorm was rather neat, and simple. Two beds, two dressers, two lamps, a carpet, and a window behind them (the beds). Asahi put his suitcase down next to a bed, and rested.

He thought he could finally have some peace and quiet, despite the sound of talking outside the room. Suddenly, right when Asahi was about to drift to sleep, Sayu opened the door quickly, making it hit the wall. Asahi was shocked awake, and he was staring at the serial killer with perplexed eyes.

“Oh, I’m sharing a room with you!” Sayu exclaimed. He was super loud, which was the opposite of what Asahi wanted in a roommate.

Sayu used one of his spider arms to shut the door, and threw his suitcase across the room.

“Why do you make so much noise?” Asahi mumbled, but the other didn’t hear.

The white-haired watched Sayu jump into the bed. He was so active and lively… which is annoying.

“I’m glad I’m sharing a room with you,” Sayu said, moving his body to face Asahi. “I wouldn’t want to share one with someone like Liz or Namida.”

So basically you’re saying you don’t like women, The other boy thought.

One thing Asahi noticed was that both Sayu and Liz have these… spider legs on their body. Sayu’s were attached to his back, while Liz’s were attached to her hips.

“Hey,” Asahi said. Sayu tilted his head in curiosity. “Speaking of Liz, both of you have spider legs attached to your bodies, right?”

Sayu seemed surprised at this question. “Liz has spider legs attached to her body?”

“Y-yeah… You can see them peek out under her skirt, but her skirt is relatively long...”

“Asahi.”

“Hm?”

“You look under girls’ skirts?”

Asahi blushed, and hid his face in his pillow. “I don’t!” he denied. “Sure, sure~” Sayu teased.

“Shut up!”

---

The time was 11 pm.

Asahi was staring at his phone. His brother was right- the only app he was able to open was the Astral Academy app…

Putting his finger on the app, it opened up, and led him to a homepage. With a combination of black, gold, and blue, it was very aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

There were various sections, like classes, the map, rules, FAQ, and more.

“Magic History, Astrology, Alchemy…” Asahi read in a quiet tone, trying not to wake Sayu (who had already fallen asleep). The lights were off, so it made Asahi’s eyes hurt a little bit.

There was also a “School Notice Board”, which showed news, announcements, and updates for the school. It seemed like Kosui posted something there earlier today.

“August 1 20XX: The first classes will start on August 5. Use these free days to spend more time with your friends.”

After a few minutes of playing with the app’s features, Asahi grew tired and fell asleep.

Chapter Three
“Asahiii!”

The gray-haired opened his eyes, and saw Sayu standing by his bed, wearing nothing but a towel. “Take a shower.”

He looked surprised. Checking the map, the dorm A shower was just across the hall.

Sayu kept standing there and giving Asahi a weird look, so the gray haired boy tried to get out as fast as he could. It was embarrassing, walking to the shower room with only a towel. He had to take a shower next to other boys too? Seriously embarrassing..

He arrived at the shower room, and he saw that Akira was taking a shower at the same time. Asahi's face turned red, but he entered his stall silently.

Taking a shower was easier than he thought, even though he was in the presence of other people. However, when he went back into his room...

Sayu was staring right at him. "U-um...!!!" Asahi stuttered out, not sure what to do. How was he supposed to get changed back into his regular clothes when Sayu was watching him? Sayu would tease him for the way his body looks, his sensitive skin, his... everything, really. That red blush went back to his face again. "What's with that blush? Do you like me or something?" This caused Asahi to blush even harder, covering his face with his hands. "Hey hey, there's no need to get all embarrassed, A~sa~hi. There's a closet next to your bed. You can change over there." Asahi muttered a small "thank you" and ran in there with his clothes as fast as he possibly could.

When he exited the closet, Asahi made sure to walk straight out of the room and into the main room in order to avoid Sayu.

Asahi noticed that Liz and Shinai were playing cards together. "I'll totally win this, just you see," Liz smirked. "Don't get too cocky." Asahi, however, had no idea how cards worked, so he let the two do their own thing.

Right now, it was 11:50 am. According to the schedule, lunch starts at 12pm, where students have to get out of their dorm and enter the Great Hall.

He saw Kosui come out of his room and go to the door. "Everyone, line up," he said. The students in the room complied. Asahi watched Kosui fiddle with his phone and then he heard a loud noise in the hallways. Students got out of their room a few seconds after the alarm, including Sayu, who was running really fast.

The dorm leader opened the door, and instructed the others to go out. There was that teleportation crystal there again.

kosui put his wrist on the crystal and evryone transported there and theylanded in the courtyard from earlier SORRY I LOST THE STUFF I WROTE EARLIER SO THIS IS SHIT QUALITY

asahi could spot people from other dorms and the people who stood out the most to him was a boy with bunny ears and a girl with long silky silver hair. kosui pointed a finger at a group of buildings. "those are the club rooms," he said, then turning around again. he walked towards a large door that had lots of light coming out of it- asahi assumed it was the great hall.

asahi took a peek at the room and it certainly lived up to its name. chandeliers illuminated the hall, and he could make out more than a hundred seats. this school is really something grand, isnt it.

Since it just reached 12:00, students were crowding the door and were rushing to get in. Sayu grabbed Asahi's arm and dragged him through the horde of people, finding a seat for the two of them. By 12:05, he was seated next to Sayu and Namida and across from Akihiko, the bunny boy from earlier, and the silver-haired girl that he saw before.

Conveyor belts, similar to the ones on the train, came out of the walls and started serving food. The food travelled across the seats, so Asahi and the others had to just wait their turn.

"Your hair is really messy," Namida said to Asahi, which is something the boy didn't notice- and didn't want to admit. "Ah.. really?"

"I could brush it for you later, if you'd like me to." Namida continued, keeping that same polite smile on her face. Asahi wasn't used to conversations like this, so he was unsure how to respond. All he did was nod silently. "Al-alright..."

Asahi spotted pasta going down the conveyor belt, which he grabbed. The others who were next to them also grabbed a food of their liking, Akihiko letting out a sigh of relief when he saw the food that Sayu had gotten. This ended up having Sayu respond in a confused manner.

"Glad you're eating something normal and not. Eyeball pasta," Akihiko had said. "I could totally ask the chefs to make me an eyeball pasta if I want to!" Sayu argued, standing up (probably to make a point). "You're just going to cause a problem for them. You should stop," the boy across from them said, eating fried rice.

Sayu sat down when he heard that, and huffed. After that, they continued eating normally, as if nothing had happened. It was pretty relaxing.

"Sorry if this seems out of place, but could we introduce ourselves?" the boy asked. Again, Asahi was bad at these kinds of conversations, so he just nodded his head. "Ah, thanks. I'm Kuroi, and I'm the leader of dorm B. The girl to my left is Aurora."

"I've been seeing a pattern with these dorm leaders. They're all really formal," Akihiko thought out loud, not facing Kuroi at all. "bro wtf. i will report you"

Asahi often eyed Aurora when he ate, someone who wasn't present at all in their conversation. She had white eyelashes, and ice blue eyes. The scarf and cape she wore with her uniform also were really beautiful, and he could see the quality of the fabric she wears. Maybe he was staring at her a littlee too much? She reminded him of Namida.

Lunch period lasts for 40 minutes. A church organ was playing background music, which was easily covered up by the sounds of other students talking. Asahi could make out a conversation between Kira, Liz, Shinai, and Akira, who were sitting at the table in front of him.

"Mint ice cream is good!"

"What's with you? You have absolutely no taste at all."

"What's with YOU? What do you have against mint ice cream."

"Bro mint tastes like toothpaste i hate toothpaste"

"Im gonna tell your sister about this"

"What the fuck"

Time passed by quickly, Asahi eventually finishing his lunch and just resting on the table for about 10 minutes. He saw Akihiko get up and run over to another table, but he was too lazy to react. Apparently Mizumi fell to the floor due to hiccups? Akihiko, despite his rude exterior, is a softie at heart, isn't he-

Ring soud effect!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

All the students had to get in a line in front of their dorm leader. Asahi saw Kuroi and Aurora making their own line, and he followed Sayu to Kosui. Wait kosui and kuroi ahve similar names wait wait wiat

They (tried) walking in perfect line back to the teleportation crystals, but Sayu, Kira and a few others had gotten out of line more than once. Eventually, they reached it and teleportated back to their dorm.

When they were inside their dorm again, some people went back into their rooms. Actually, they just went wherever they want. Namida pulled out a seat and some hair supplies and waited for Asahi to sit down. Asahi noticed that Erizu was walking out of the dorm the moment they all got inside, which was odd since lunch just ended.

[I Cannot Write Hari Salon Thing Asahi got his hair brusehd i guess idk i donyt work in a hair salon]

"woww thanks namida" asahi said and he went back to his room. he made sure to check his hair in the mirror before entering.

Sayu was resting there, playing something on his phone. ... Didn't Kira say you could only use the Astral Academy app on your phone?

"He lied," Sayu said, not taking his eyes off of his game. "This guy must be a mind reader or something..." Asahi thought, knowing that he didn't say anything out loud since he got in. There's definintely something about that dude that he doesn't know..

Niyada spent the rest of the afternoon playing games with Sayu, until dinner time. For dinner, students had to go back to the Great Hall to eat. Knowing that 6 PM was nearing, he went back into the main hallway where most of the other students were at. He was standing next to his brother, and Asahi thought it was right to initiate a conversation.

"Big bro..." he muttered, but loud enough for the guy next to him to hear. "Oh, Asahi. It's been a while, huh-- Sorry for being away for so long." Kira laughed a little. After all, Kira had been away for a while.. They didn't talk more after that. Dinner starts in a minute, so that prompted Kosui to start walking. He heard Kanegari complain about how hungry she was..

There was a faint ring of a bell, which sounded like it was from a clock tower. Asahi didn't remember a single clock tower in the school, though-

"There's a bunch of clock towers at the side of the school, that might be where it came from," Kira said, Asahi looking at him shocked since they basically were thinking of the same thing. Kira ignored his reaction and continued muttering to himself. ".. but I didn't see any bells around.."

-- time skip, its 8pm now --

Asahi, Sayu, Namida, and Akihiko were meeting up in Asahi's room. The point of the meeting was to discuss their new classes.

"Potions, Alchemy, Astronomy, Pegasus Riding..." Namida listed, going through pages on a book in her hands. "... and then there's regular science, history, English, math, and biology lessons."

"Aaah, I thought it'd be more interesting~" Sayu sighed. "I mean, it's a school, so it does teach things you'd normally learn at school..." Asahi told him, who was yawning and lazily lying on his bed. "But, but!! It's a magic school! It should be more centered on magic, shouldn't it?!"

"There's no need to argue," Akihiko grumbled to himself, before looking Namida's way. "Is there anything else in there that we need to know?"

"This book was given to me by a third year, and it has a lot of random notes on it. For example, there's this: Watch out for the eccentric fortune-teller magician guy with a top hat and cloak. Wonder what that means."

Asahi was intrigued by the person's description, but didn't ask about it. Maybe they meant trouble?

"And, on the first day of school, students will attend an assembly and will be given bags," Namida continued. "These handbags mostly contain books needed for class. Students can pick a handbag, backpack, or whatever suits their needs..."

"We're all learning this last-minute.. The papers said nothing about this." Asahi said, which caused Namida to nod in response. "You're right We should stay together the whole time, since there's so much we don't know."

The moment she stopped talking, they heard a knock on the door. Asahi got up to open it, and it revealed the frail frame of Seito Shinai, the quiet second-year noble. "Hi... Sorry if I disturbed your talk."

Asahi smiled. "It's fine. What do you need?" Behind him, Sayu whispered to Akihiko about how Asahi is able to be friendly with everyone, even with someone that he's barely seen talk.