TEASER CHAPTER 8 PART 17
The Opening Festival
is both an open campus and a major event for the students of Solminati Academy.
During the day, the
school is open to the public, and various people from inside and outside of the
school visit the academy.
Although classes and
other activities are the same as usual, students are more enthusiastic than
usual because the event is open to the general public.
Among the various
activities, the main event is the party that will be held in the evening.
The party is attended
by the top students from each academic year and dignitaries from various
countries, where students can determine their career paths and scouts from
various countries can compete with each other to get the best students.
At the same time, this
is also a good business opportunity for Arcazam, as many important people from
various countries will be visiting the party.
This is because a
large number of people will be staying in the city to serve as attendants and
escorts for the dignitaries.
The whole city is
bustling with activity to take advantage of this business opportunity.
"Ugh, I'm getting
nervous..."
While the school and
the entire city were in a festive mood, Nozomu, dressed in a neat formal attire
given to him by Victor, was alone in the waiting room of the party participants,
holding his stomach.
Nozomu is currently in
a guest establishment next to the martial arts garden.
It is a place used to
entertain dignitaries who visit the school, but of course, Nozomu has never
been to this place before and had never paid any attention to it.
The first floor
includes a ballroom and a large hall for dinner parties, as well as a waiting
room for party participants.
On the second floor,
there is a salon and a recreational facility.
During the Opening
Festival party, it was the usual routine to have a meeting in the ballroom on
the first floor, followed by a detailed discussion in the salon on the second
floor.
Incidentally, the
waiting room in which Nozomu was present was reserved for the boys attending
the party, and if one looked closely, one could see a few familiar faces here
and there.
Perhaps because it was
built as a waiting room, there is a large magic-powered pendulum clock on the
wall.
"Nozomu-kun, are
you all right?"
Tom spoke to Nozomu,
perhaps upon spotting him with his shoulders slumped.
"Tom? I'm
alright... no, maybe not."
"I can't believe
you're the same guy who went on a rampage in combat training this
morning."
"It can't be
helped. I told you before, I've never been to a party this big before."
While stifling another
sigh, Nozomu's shoulders slumped in anxiety at the thought of the first battle
to come.
