"My brother is so handsome! He made such an inspiring speech at the opening ceremony!"
As soon as I entered the club, Oyado came running towards me with stars in her eyes.
"Yes, lucky it was just a regular opening ceremony today. Otherwise, you would definitely be asked for autographs by everyone in the class," Klain nodded in agreement.
"Alright, stop making fun of me. I was so nervous up there, I was sweating bullets. If I accidentally said something strange, I could have been attacked by others," I explained.
"It wouldn't have mattered... Even if that happened, we could have just fought back and let them know how powerful we are," Bai said nonchalantly.
"Hey, why are you using that nickname to address me too? That's just mean," I retorted.
"Sorry, it just rolls off the tongue," Bai shrugged.
I sighed and sat down at the table.
"But seriously, is it okay for all of you to skip the opening ceremony?" I looked around the room. Except for Klain, who came in with me, everyone else was already seated.
"It's a problem if we attend the opening ceremony unless something urgent comes up," Princess Cher laughed.
"You know, apart from receiving the enrollment certificate at the beginning of the meeting, there's really no need to go," she added.
"Alright..."
Alright, talking to these people who don't care about studying is a waste of time. Let's skip the preaching and move on to the next step.
"Now that the new semester has begun, I just received the new regulations from the dean," I announced.
"New regulations?" they asked.
"The original rules were:
Academy War Rule 1: Battles must take place inside the [Battle Enchantment]. Any battles outside of it will be considered personal harm, and the offender will face suspension from the academy.
Academy War Rule 2: Once the [Battle Enchantment] is activated, the opponent can leave the enchantment within 30 seconds and the battle will end. It is not allowed to forcefully keep the opponent within the enchantment. The opponent can use the buttons on their own [Battle Enchantment] to break through the opponent's enchantment within 30 seconds.
However, with the start of the new semester, the following rules have been added:
Academy War Rule 3: Each camp can initiate a battle against the other camp only once a day. The winning side gains one point, while the losing side loses one point. Points will not be deducted when the score reaches zero. Escaping counts as a loss. Every three days, a three-person battle can be requested and the winning side gains 5 points, while the losing side loses 3 points.
Academy War Rule 4: Challenges cannot be initiated without the consent of the opponent."
"I see. So, instead of persuading people, we'll be engaging in direct battles now? But considering the strength of our team, we should be fine," Bai Yueguang scanned the room and said confidently.
"However, everyone has very little practical experience. It might not be advantageous to face those knights," I said.
"But we won't improve our combat skills if we don't fight, right?" Princess Cher replied.
"Well..."
Although that may be true, at times like this... Oh, well, since that's the case, we could have friendly matches when everyone's score is at 0. That might not be a bad idea.
"Let's take it step by step. We can always earn points during the battle that happens every three days," I suggested.
"Well, that sounds exhausting... It's better to have real battles," Bai Yueguang said.
Then I turned to Dale who was sitting next to me.
"So, have you gathered any more information?" I asked.
"Well, not much new information, but our profiles are now added to the databases of various countries. Especially yours, you're quite famous. The video of your battle during the age competition is a hot commodity among the intelligence traders, it can be sold for around 5000 gold coins," Dale explained.
"I know you have some in stock, sell them quickly, and remember to share the money with me," I said.
"Wow, I never expected you to have better business skills than me," Dale remarked in surprise.
At that moment, Lanya walked in."This year, the freshmen have bought a lot of things. It's great, it's the big sale that happens every year~"
"Really, if we win this time, it can be considered as the best advertisement for you. Let's hurry and prepare the recovery potions and magic props for me."
"Okay~ Don't worry, I'll prepare them naturally."
Looking at Lanya's confident expression, I believe in her.
However, at this moment, a strange sound suddenly came.
Ding~
【Black Prince】Kurans challenges 【Neet Tea Party】Hill.
Ding~
【Blue Sea Knight】Harris challenges 【Neet Tea Party】Annie.
Ding~
【Sweeper】Shel challenges 【Neet Tea Party】Fran.
"Oh my god, it's a magic broadcast! Those guys are really... efficient. It's only noon on the first day."
"But the current situation is not one where we can continue chatting, right? Although I'm not very clear, Fran should be fine, but as for the others..."
"Lanya, you and Taishi Xi go meet up with Fran. Bai Yueguang, you and Hei Luoli go find Annie. I'll go to Hill's side. That guy is at least my apprentice, I can't let him be bullied. Dale, you start monitoring all the networks in the academy! If you find anything, contact me immediately!"
"Understood!"
"Let's go!"
