From-DIDIDA Novels
"What did you say, student Rosie? Can you justify what you said?" Alby Dawson probed to find the truth. It wasn't a trivial matter to say if it was a joke or the like.
"En, that's one hundred percent true, proven by Bianca and me. Anyone can prove that by finding out where Elysia Avery lives. She lives in the 9AA dorm with Evelyn Mitchell." Rosie nodded her head, proving her point with a fact.
"Yes, Rosie and I have been there. It is indeed a silver card. Yesterday, I accidentally saw Elysia claiming a silver tier resource pack with Evelyn." Bianca confirmed Rosie's statement by strengthening the evidence.
"There is something wrong with that. Why did a talented student who should have been holding a platinum privilege card turn into silver? Alby you, you didn't give the wrong card, right?" The old senior teacher stroked his beard while frowning. He couldn't tolerate such injustice.
"I'm completely sure I didn't give Elysia Avery the wrong privilege card. I checked it twice before I gave it to her. She should live in mansion 1A, not 9AA." Alby argued that with conviction and confidence. He wouldn't have done something that careless.
"1A? Then, is that mansion inhabited by someone? Did someone steal that girl's platinum card? We have to find out about that." The bald senior instructors took that seriously.
"I have a little extra to say for that. Based on Elysia Avery's registration documents, why isn't there a mention of her talent grade? Then, is she really from Cuttexus City? I'm from there, and I've never heard of the Avery Family as a recorded aristocrat in the Cuttexus?Kingdom." Rosie added the things that bothered her last month for a whole week.
Despite her concern about Elysia's platinum card, which suddenly became a silver tier, she was more concerned about Elysia's origin.
"Well..." Alby just looked at the others. The note about the privilege card was not on the registration document.
Roughly speaking, academy privilege cards were not named for individuals. If it was used by someone else, then no one would know, but who would dare !?
"Hmm... Rosie girl, you reminded me of that. Our academy management system seems outdated. Our privilege cards don't store the owner's data, and trouble comes because of that." The other senior instructor nodded, reminiscent of something from the past.
"Ho-ho-ho, principal... Looks like we need to leave the old tradition to update a lot of things. Our academy system has always been the same since our predecessors, and it's time we changed it for the better. There is no point in maintaining the old rules." The old senior teacher turned to the principal, who was lost in thought.
"Sigh... The rules might change for the better, but the offender still needs to be punished if someone dares to seize another student's privilege card. An investigation needs to be carried out as soon as possible." The principal sighed.
He finally decided to change some of the things that had existed since the emperors before him. The academy needed to change little in terms of management so that no one would take advantage of the flawed system.
The current management was already good, but that was only because no one dared break the rules or take advantage of the loophole to their advantage.
Trouble came because someone was brave enough to test their luck. The principal, who honestly was reluctant to change the rules his great-grandfather had made, now had to overhaul several things.
The principal took the magic device and sent his command, immediately a response came from there. The look on his face became somewhat furious because there were students who occupied the 1A mansion.
So, Elysia Avery's platinum card had indeed been taken or something like that by other students. A student dared to snatch a privilege card from a girl who was most likely a disciple of the Goddess of Light. That was a problem.
However, what made the principal annoyed and furious immediately became worse when two emergency calls came from his trusted people. Yet, the emergency news they brought was similar, and both were bad news.
One was from his kingdom and the other from the academy. The first test organized for first graders was sabotaged. The students were confronted by a swarm of monsters that were way above level 30. Casualties had fallen, and 13 students had already been reported dead by the survivors. Reinforcements were urgently needed for the rescue operation.
The principal's expression grew darker and made the senior teachers, instructors, and the two student council representatives tense. They didn't know what the principal was reading on his magic device, but that was definitely not a piece of good news.
"Two bad news, one is Elysia Avery's platinum privilege card apparently used by a student named Serena Scott. And the second is that the first day's test for grade one has been sabotaged. Reinforcements are needed, and fatalities have been reported." The principal announced as he wrote his orders to the academy's headquarter and his Imperial Knight Order.
"The meeting is over. The emergency comes for the bad. Get into level three disaster alert. Some idiot individuals dare to challenge our Aeddoterra Kingdom!" After saying that, the principal rushed out of the room. He needed to act not as the principal but as Emperor.
"Wha-what? The test for the first graders was sabotaged, and the casualties... This is bad. Let's go, Bianca. Teachers and instructors, we excuse ourselves first." Rosie also immediately ran out of the room. She thought of Elysia and wished her good luck.
Bianca followed Rosie after saying goodbye to the stunned academy officials. They were so shocked by the two bad news. The Holy Central Region had been peaceful for too long. The sudden invasion that was so close to the Aeddoterra City was so disastrous for the Aeddoterra Kingdom.
Even so, they immediately walked out of there the moment afterward to do a few things as they could as quickly as possible. They used their authority to prepare for the worst. For the sake of the Aeddoterra Kingdom!
"Rosie, what are you going to do?" Bianca ran beside Rosie, but she didn't know where they were going.
"The first-year students are in danger, and Ely is over there fighting strong monsters. I'm going to the Hastterre Forest with the academy's elite troop. Will you come with me, Bianca?" Rosie could not force Bianca to go with her, so she had to ask for confirmation.
"Of course I'll go with you." Bianca nodded, and Rosie smiled at her. They kept running out of the building and headed towards the academy headquarter.
Not far from the academy area, Ella immediately carried out what was written on her talisman without delay. She asked permission to leave her class for an emergency shortly after receiving a message from Evelyn.
Bad luck for Evelyn, who had no method of contacting her family's fighting force and had to rely on Ella.
Evelyn told Ella what happened at the first-class test. The former asked the latter to send a request for reinforcements to the Mage Association on behalf of Evelyn Mitchell, Princess of the Northern Kingdom.
"I'm also going to the Hastterre Forest!" Ella voiced her wish after her emergency request was accepted. She joined the ranks of the mage who would depart immediately.
"Err... Holy Princess Gabriella, you must not go with us. It is dangerous for you." The mage leader of the troop felt helpless with this stubborn cathedral girl.
"I want to go there not to fight but to meet two of my friends. Let's go!" Ella raised her hand high with a cry as if she was the leader of the reinforcements.
"..." Not only the mage captain who was speechless but the other mages too.
Despite that, they allowed Ella to go with their troop because the time was too precious. Even if what the Holy Princess said was right, they still had to protect her.
Otherwise, the dispute between the Mage Association and the Holy Knight would break out. Or maybe the Pope who was meditating for divinity would come out just to punish them!
Everyone in the mage troop didn't know that Ella also told her grandfather what happened to first-year students. Because of that, in the Hastterre Forest. Holy Knights were also dispatched, even though some of them were only tasked with ensuring Ella's safety.
"Sigh... What kind of idiot would dare to put up a scheme like that. What kind of motive was behind the sabotage, hmm... Is this an opening drive to welcome something bigger?" Alexander muttered from a room on the highest floor of the cathedral tower.
He observed the Holy Knights and Priests who had just departed to carry out his orders. However, it wasn't the direct order he sent as Pope, but as Cardinal... His undercover identity.
"Did the thing I said back then really about to happen? Do the devils intend to attack the Aeddoterra Kingdom's capital city? Whatever, it's better to prepare for war just in case." Alexander walked away to prepare a few things.
At the same time, Aeddoterra City went into level three alert. All city gates were closed, and knights stood guard at their posts. Also, the city's security system was raised, ready to prevent any kind of harm.
Some of the knights didn't know the details and the reasons for it. Still, those guarding the eastern city walls wondered what was happening in the forest several kilometers away. Several elite troops headed there as if ready for a battle.