Chapter 4: Opening Ceremony
The venue for the opening ceremony was the first gymnasium of The Chishin Academy's high school division. The Chishin Academy was extremely large, like a small town, and there were more than ten different-sized gyms, which could be better described as training grounds rather than just sports arenas. Groups of students were constantly practicing their Magic here every day. The barriers set up here were at an extremely high level, and in the several hundred years of The Chishin Academy's history, only around ten students had been able to break them.
The first gymnasium was mainly used for school meetings because it was the largest sports arena in the entire school, followed by the second gymnasium, although most of the second gyms had been requisitioned by the student council.
The Chishin Academy was one of the five top academies in the entire empire, only admitting the elite of the elite. They had no shortage of talented individuals, and their expertise spanned various fields. I was fortunate enough to be able to enter, whether it was due to a miracle or the favor of the goddess of luck. Anyway, I got in through the academic route, although the school claimed it valued my Magic research. I didn't know if that was true or if it was just my foster father using his connections to open the back door for me.
My foster father, Lin Qing, was a very optimistic and carefree person. When I first arrived at their home ten years ago, I was very self-conscious and gloomy. He sat next to me and gently touched my head, saying, "Yang, do you know why people live in this world?"
"I don't know," I replied indifferently.
"It's normal not to know because people live in order to find the reason why they live. As early as 130,000 years ago, someone said, 'Heaven has given me exceptional talent for a purpose.' But where is our purpose? That is something we must find in our lives. Just believe in your own abilities. Every person is different. 'When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a man, it will always first frustrate his spirit and will, exhaust his muscles and bones, expose him to hunger, subject him to extreme poverty, undermine his abilities, and then he will be able to withstand anything.' Remember this, because you are currently undergoing a test."
"A test?"
"Yes, it's a test, and one day you will pass it."
Since then, I have been continuously studying Magic spells, but I have not yet realized my potential to become an elite.
As I was lost in my memories, I arrived at the first gymnasium. Many people had gathered, each finding their own seats and waiting for the opening ceremony to begin.
Just as I sat down, the host announced the start of the opening ceremony, and then a woman with pure gold hair and fiery red eyes walked out from backstage. She had a very mature and dignified air, almost giving off a feeling of a noble lady. She was our principal - Gufei. Don't let her appearance deceive you; she might be several hundred or even several thousand years old. Rumor has it that she is a Magic Grandmaster in the Demigod level. However, no one has ever seen her use her powers, so it has always been a legend.
"Welcome to our school, all first-year students," her clear voice echoed throughout the venue. "The Chishin High School has been established for three hundred years, dedicated to cultivating various talents such as Magic practitioners, Magic tool artisans, and Magic logistics professionals. As long as you have the ability, our school will never allow you to become useless, understand?"
"Understand~" Ah, I'm really excited! Having a beautiful and energetic principal like her will definitely make our entire academy different.
She then went on to give a lengthy speech, but I didn't have the patience to listen to it. However, one sentence made me almost spew blood, "You are welcome to duel on campus, as long as you don't cause fatalities. Do whatever you want, I can't be bothered."
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I looked at the frustrated expressions of those high-ranking officials and couldn't help but want to laugh. But then I thought about how if someone were to pick a fight with me, I would have to run throughout the entire campus, and I felt like crying. It seems being the little brother of Yao might be safer.
In addition, my status within the school was very low, determined by my lack of abilities. I was recognized as the "lamb to be slaughtered" and nicknamed "Little Fat Lamb."
Next, the student council president gave a speech and announced the list of second-year students selected to join the student council. I remember at the end of the previous semester, I was tricked into signing up for the student council. At the time, I thought it was a small department like the recreation club. Those bastards even bet with me that if I could get in, they would each treat me to a week's worth of meals. If I couldn't get in, then I had to treat each of them to a week's worth of meals. I thought I had it in the bag, but after I signed my name, I realized it was an application form for the student council. I wanted to slap myself with a brick. Because the student council represented our school's strongest fighting force and usually served as representatives in inter-school competitions.The president of the student council walked onto the stage from backstage. She had beautiful blonde hair and her eyes were also golden. She had a perfect figure and was the descendant of both gods and humans. She was Elena Brand, the dream girl of all the boys in the school and the noble sister figure in the hearts of the girls, a super popular beauty - Elena Brand.
"Now, I, Elena Brand, will speak on behalf of the students..." After studying for so many years, going to school for so many years, the opening ceremony of the school is still so boring, nothing new.
"For the list of students selected to join the student council, please gather after the meeting." Elena Brand continued reading amidst the enthusiastic applause. "For the second grade, Lilith, Qin Yin, Qin Yang..."
No way, did I not bang my head? I got in, I... I was selected. What does this mean? Is the trouble not over yet? This day is already so tiring, can't it be less worrying?
Everyone who knows me looks at me as if they've seen a ghost. That group of lying bastards and sarcastic friends, their bodies filled with magic, they stare at me as if I've killed their whole family, as if I've done something that offends both humans and gods, something unforgivable and utterly wicked. They shout at me angrily, "Tell us, Little Sheep, what illegal activities did you do? We've applied countless times and never succeeded, but you did it in one go. Maybe we can accept it if it was someone else, but we can't accept it if it's you. Tell us, was it bribery or seduction? Explain it one by one." Their tone is no longer that of classmates or friends, it's more like a judge interrogating a criminal.
But I can't blame them. The student council has been all-female for the past two years, and for some reason, since Elena Brand became the president of the student council, no male students have been able to join. However, in the end, we still have to face the president's personal test and decision for the final selection. It would be better if I don't get selected, otherwise I might be chopped into pieces.
"Xiaoyang, what are you thinking? Are you thinking about how to establish a harem in the student council?" Yǎo suddenly said next to me.
"Ah!"
"Oh!~~ I must be right, no thinking allowed, no thinking allowed, no one is allowed to think about it except for me."
"What... what are you saying?"
"I... I... don't misunderstand me. I... I'm just..."
"Alright, alright, I don't have the mood for it now." I still need to think about how to escape.
"Um~~" Yǎo pouted, looking annoyed, but also adorable.
Oh, just now, I heard a name, Qin Yin. He's also in it, I don't know what kind of person he is, whether he's round or flat, tall or thin, handsome or creepy, it's still not clear. Ugh~~ What am I thinking about, ah~~~ so annoying, so annoying. I walked out of the gym with a cloud of smoke and headed towards the student council...
