After waking up, Ed made sure to check his equipment and put them in the Inventory while he wore clothes that were fitting for nobles. Ed went down and checked out of the inn, getting out Ed made his way to the palace. The specifics for the academy as in its name or its location were never mentioned. All what Ed knew was that nobles would meet the king of Scale country and they would hear from him.
Ed wondered if he should get some gift since he'll be meeting a king but decided that he would just craft him a weapon in case he actually needed a weapon. He would use the excuse of not knowing what weapon the king uses, and say he would buy him one. Either that or he would cook him a meal that didn't exist in this world.
Ed already knew the palace's location from his sightseeing yesterday and headed there. As he got to its location he was stopped by the guards.
"Excuse me sir, but we would need some sort of identification to let you through" The guard was trying to be as polite as possible, since if they offended some noble by mistake they might lose their life, and worse their family's life would be involved as well.
Ed remembered the letter his father had given him and took it out. He didn't pull it directly but instead made it look as if he took out of his sleeve. "This should be enough" He gave the letter to the guards. After confirming it, they let him pass and told him a maid would be coming soon to escort him. Indeed soon enough a maid came and he followed her to a hall inside of the palace. The hall was very huge and looked like it could easily hold 100 people. That should be the number estimated to enter the academy this year.
When Ed got in the hall he found only 2 other people inside, one of them was a man who had black hair and eyes and looked like he was Japanese while the other person was already someone he was acquainted with. It was Emilia who he had helped before.
"It looks like we meet again Miss Emilia" Ed went and greeted her since they already knew each other. Emilia looked like she was shocked.
"You never told me you were a noble" Ed indeed didn't mention that the last time he met her he was wearing his leather armor.
"You never asked if I was anyway" Ed smiled and continued making small talk with Emilia. Soon the black-haired man looked lonely and bored so he approached the two.
"Hello, my name is Hayato I'm from Ryuu kingdom. It's a kingdom far to the east. May I know who you two are?" Hayato seemed to be a nice mannered man and was looking to make some friends during his stay at the academy.
"My name is Ed nice to meet you"
"Emilia" The three of them made small talk with each other, mainly about hobbies and preferences. Soon the hall started filling up and Ed noticed a couple of unusual looking people. A group had animal-like characteristics while another one had small horns.
'System I thought humans were the only sentient race in this world' Ed asked the system about this matter.
[Host is mistaken many races exist. The ones you saw just now belong to the beastman race and the Oni race. Some monsters also have a certain degree of understanding such as dragons who are considered top-level monsters]
'I see. I still don't know much about this world after all' Ed knew his knowledge of this world needs to be improved, luckily for him, he was now in an academy the perfect place for it.
As Ed was deep in thought a voice that approached him knocked him out of concentration.
"Yo Emilia, so a leech like you made it all this way after all" Ed looked at the disgusting voice's origin and was immediately annoyed. It was the man who made his moves on Alice back in Claw city.
Before the man could continue Ed interrupted him. "We're having a peaceful conversation here please don't butt in," The man noticed Ed and his face showed a hint of fury in it.
"It's you again, I had a feeling we would be meeting here. So you're associating with scum now Emilia. I guess scum and leeches do go well together" The man was now attracting so much attention in the hall. Ed looked towards Emilia and noticed she was lowering her head in shame so he was now getting a bit mad, when suddenly.
"I would like to continue speaking with my new friends so please excuse us" Hayato seemed to be annoyed as well. The man was now embarrassed after being told off by two people. "You better watch yourself you failed prince and princess" After that he left to a corner of the hall.
"Thanks for your help Hayato" Ed thanked him for his help since it would have taken a long time to send off the man.
"No problem, he was being rude to anyway. Do you know him from somewhere Miss Emilia?" Hayato asked a question that Ed wanted to ask as well.
"His name is Norris. We come from the same country. I don't want to talk about anything more than that" Ed noticed that Emilia seemed to despise this subject so both of them didn't push her any further.
He also remembered what she told him on the carriage 'I'm not well liked' was her reason for being betrayed and now Ed was making a connection between that case and the man she hates.
After a while, the hall looked like it was full and a butler came inside and asked for everyone's attention.
"It seems that all the Sirs and Misses are here. Now then, will you all please follow me. We'll be meeting the king of Scale kingdom now!" The butler spoke and turned around indicating that everyone should start following.
Hello everyone! First chapter of the mass release, in case of any mistakes please point them out!
Everyone started following after the butler without lagging behind. Ed, Hayato, and Emilia also moved along and situated themselves in the middle of the group of people. It was always a better idea to be in the middle, not the end and not the beginning. After leaving the hall, the group of people moved in a straight hall that they could barely see the end of, however after getting to the end the butler spoke to the group.
"Everyone we're meeting his highness, Uther Scale Pendragon. Please be on your best attitudes" Ed finally heard the name of the kingdom's king. It was the same as the legendary king of Britain of his previous world other than the Scale part.
The doors opened and the group took a look at a hall that was spacious and had as many decorations as it could hold. At the end of it, an elderly man sat on a throne room while a young girl was standing next to him. After the group got to the middle of the room they stood still and bowed down in front of him. They all followed the proper etiquette since they were now representing their countries; they were also of lower status compared to the king in front of them.
Scale kingdom was very famous for its military power and its exploits. The guild system seemed to work very well for them and they had good relationships with most neighboring countries. It was foolish to try and pick a fight with such a county.
After looking at the group of people for a while, the king finally spoke.
"You can be at ease. Now then everyone! Will you all follow me to the courtyard hahahahaha!" Everyone was thinking why would the king bring them to the throne hall if he was going to take them to the castle's courtyard anyway? But after hearing his laugh they knew it was a silly joke of his.
The group could only follow quietly.
After getting to the courtyard they found a circular magic looking diagram. It was big enough to be able to hold all of them.
"Now then everyone, get in!" The king spoke and went to the center.
Ed was kind of wary and asked the system what the diagram meant.
[The magic circle should be a group teleporting device] After hearing the system Ed kind of figured out what was happening. The academy was not in the capital. It was in an entirely different place that no one knew about.
He got on the circle and after everyone was on, it activated and they were surrounded by blinding light which they couldn't help but cover their eyes while it lasted. Soon, they felt their bodies jolt and the light disappeared. Everyone other than Ed was feeling sick, he was spared since he was used to using space magic's short teleport. He was also prepared since he knew the function of the circle.
"Welcome to your academy everyone!" The king spread his hands to further increase the hype of the academy. It was on top of a hill surrounded by forests and deserts from all directions. No one knew the exact location of the academy but they knew it should still be on their continent.
"Now then without further delay! Everyone that is present should make about 99 people. Adding my daughter it should be 100 people" The young girl who was standing next to him suddenly moved and joined the group of people.
"You will all take a test that will determine the class you'll be joining. There are 5 classes: A to E from highest to lowest. Obviously, the test results determine your position" The king now had his hands behind his back while he was tracing up and down and speaking. "The test will be divided into three parts. A magic, physical and intellectual exam. Each of these exams will be overseen by people who excel in their respective fields so no one can object to the results!" After the king spoke he moved away from his spot and a man took his place instead.
"I'm the general of Scale kingdom. No need to know my name, for now, I'll be in charge of the physical exam so follow me" The man had a build that was comparable to Leonard. He seemed like he would excel in hand to hand combat so it was fitting to be the overseer of the physical exam.
After walking for a bit they were now in front of a punching machine. Ed looked like he was struck by lightning while also feeling a bit thankful. He wouldn't have to fight anyone but the thought that an exam would be decided by punching power felt too familiar to him.
"Everyone will come forward and hit this machine. You cannot use QI or you will be given a 0 without discussion. Your performance will decide how you will be ranked in school so remember not to hold back" The general explained how the exam would be rolling and stepped back. He pointed at the person in the very front and told him to come forward.
'So we won't be going in an alphabetical order. Lucky me' Ed was still in the middle of the group and was glad there were so many people in front of him. This way, he would know how much to hold back since he wouldn't want to attract any attention. Although people came here to represent their country, Ed didn't want to be any part of it, he was known to be a crown prince that lost his qualification to the throne because of how weak he was so it would be stupid to show off his power when he's supposed to be weak.
The young man, who was called to the front and without any questions asked, punched the machine as hard as he could and a mist was formed on the ball on top of the machine. It was showing the results of the test this way. A number was formed and everyone was curious how much it was.
The man's score was shown after no longer than 1 second but it felt longer for those who were present. His score was 1250. No one knew if it was considered strong or not but they would be finding out after the second person goes up.
Second chapter! Enjoy.
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