BXBX NOVEL Chapter 12: The Academy
A wild cheer erupted from the crowd. The kids who were formerly crying and scared were now galloping in excitement, even Kyle was not left out as he punched his arms into the air with pride.
The dean smiled as he watched the scene. He tapped his cane on the ground, drawing attention back to himself before continuing.
"We would use a space device to head to the academy. Do tell me when you\'re ready."
"We\'re ready," the kids immediately replied in unison.
Michael brought some stuff from space. A core, some poles and a chalk. He proceeded to draw a circle with the poles as nodes before placing the core in the center. After he was done with the setup, he channeled his mana through a pole and the whole circle lit up, before manifesting a portal in space.
"You all can enter through this portal," he said, pointing his cane at the already-formed portal.
Kyle was baffled by what had taken place, from the item summoning from thin air to the drawing of the circle. He couldn\'t help to want to ask but had to follow the instructions and enter as everyone was doing already.
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After Kyle entered the portal, he had a weird feeling of his whole body turning around. His mind was hurting from this process, even his stomach wasn\'t left out as he could feel its contents on the verge of leaving.
Soon enough, with a light thud he fell on the ground. No, it wasn\'t the ground, more of a lawn with neatly cut grasses.
Looking around, what he saw could only be described as Magical! From flying buses to floating buildings, the whole scene was nothing short of futuristic!
\'Here I thought the whole world was like Frulia,\' Kyle thought, his mouth still wide in agape.
His thought process was interrupted as a woman approached them saying, "Are you all the new academics?"
The kids affirmed her question before she continued,
"Follow me, I\'ll check you in."
Kyle and the other awakened and followed the lady silently to what looked like a large reception hall. It had a desk in a corner with a man manning it.
"Hey Linda, are those the new academics?" The man asked, sipping his coffee.
"Yeah, they just arrived. I brought them to be checked in," Linda replied.
"Sure, I\'ll get to that," The man said before addressing the awakened. "You all should take a seat. I have your names and I\'ll be calling you one after the other."
They all proceeded to have a seat as instructed. Kyle watched as names were called one after the other, the names seemed to be called in alphabetical order, so it might take quite a while before they got to him. Each awakened student spent some time with the man before either coming to meet up with their friends or leaving the place.
"Kyle Lin."
The man called out, it was finally his turn.
Kyle walked confidently to the man. He was asked for details such as his town and other stuff they already knew, probably to confirm things.
"You still have no clue about your element?"
"Yes."
"Take this comm," the man said while handing over the watch to him. "It is meant for you specifically. This would grant you access to some required places and can be used for communication and trading across the academy."
Kyle examined the watch. It was quite fashionable, it had a silver band and and came with lots of features. At the top left corner of the screen, he saw: Credits- 50
\'Hmm, credits? Must be the currency used around here.\' Kyle assumed before being affirmed by the man.
"You said something about communication?" Kyle asked.
"Yes, each of you has your student ID, which serves as a key for each of you, you can call another student through the ID!"
Kyle searched for his ID on the comm and eventually saw it. He memorized it as it only consisted of about 8 figures.
The man noticing he was done with examining the comm gave him his uniform. The uniform consisted of a a white shirt, a golden western bow tie, a black jacket, a navy black trouser and a white cloak that was adorned with golden edges and of navy blue when turned around.
"Are they my size?" Kyle asked after sizing up the uniform that was given to him without carrying any measurements.
"You do not need to worry, the uniform not only has a self-cleaning ability but can also adjust to the size of the user!" the man reassured.
"Your comm has a map of the academy. It should help you to navigate your way around as well as locate your house. Your house number is 88." The man concluded before calling up the next name.
Kyle immediately went over to the gang and informed them of all he had received. Except for Anne, who refused, he gave them all his ID to add him up when they got their comm.
After discussing for a while he decided to take his leave, reminding them to add him up.
\'I have to find my room,\' Kyle said inwardly as he adjusted the map to find his way.
Kyle found an area in the dorms that indicated, \'Year 1 Dorms\'. He began heading there, using the map to navigate his surroundings.
The dorms was quite near to the Reception so he didn\'t get the opportunity to explore the academy. Shortly, he reached the gate to the dorms, which only opened for him after his watch was scanned.
Entering into the dorm, he saw neat rows of houses lined up against a lawn. There was a very tall building at the center of the dorm, he saw some already checked-in academics going and coming out of the buildings.
As he walked past the building, he took a look through its transparent glass walls and saw some people eating. \'So this the restaurant, huh?\'
He entertained the thought of eating but left that for later as he was still full. Kyle walked past some more houses before eventually seeing his own, house 88.
It had the same look as other houses. It was a slender white house, with two floors and a porch that faced outwards on its upper floor. The houses were not enclosed in any way and were only aligned after each other.
Kyle looked at the large front door of the house that had the number, \'88\' written in bold. He scanned his watch through what appeared to be a peephole as instructed by the receptionist.
Entering into the house, he saw the fairly standard living room, with just couches for sitting.
Kyle took in a breath before muttering, "Hmm, this is my new home from now on. It\'s way better than the one in Frulia. Heck! It\'s even better than mine at Yurigur!"
He continued his exploration of his new house and set his eyes on the dining which was connected to the kitchen.
Except for the kitchen, living and dining room, there was only one other room on the ground floor. Kyle entered the room which was very spacious and empty. "Hmm, what will I do with this place?" Kyle wondered. "Maybe later. I\'ll figure out something."
After he was done with examining the ground floor, he climbed up the stairs to view the rest of the house.
The ground floor consisted of two rooms, separated by a passageway. He checked the two rooms, and they both came with a bed, wardrobe, a chair and table and a bathroom which came with a shower system!
He easily picked the bigger one before finally arranging his stuff. "What a long day it was!" he declared while taking off his clothes and heading into the bathroom.
After he was done refreshing, he decided to take a rest.
"Hey, System! Wake me up in 3 hours." he decided after finding out the time.