Chapter 84: Deacon Cla.s.s
The early morning quickly came and replaced the night, the sun began to rise on the eastern horizon. The two sleeping girls immediately woke up because of the alarm sound that woke them up.
They already understood that the morning cla.s.s for today"s cla.s.s starts at seven, one hour earlier than the usual morning cla.s.s. Elysia and Evelyn immediately got ready and changed into their uniforms, then after breakfast, they headed straight to the cathedral for the Deacon cla.s.s.
Meanwhile, Vanessa did her routine by playing and walking at a safe distance near her master.
Unlike the other courses, the Deacon cla.s.s was held not in the academy area but in the Holy Cathedral not far from the academy.
"Ely, look! There are many fish swimming happily right below us." Evelyn cheered, pointing towards the river below the concrete bridge they were crossing.
"Yes, the fish live in prosperity." Elysia nodded with a smile when she saw the abundance of fish in the river that separated the cathedral from other areas of the city.
The Holy Cathedral is the main cathedral and the center of all churches on the Human Continent, located in Aeddoterra City as a superpower who does not submit to anyone"s orders with a hierarchical structure that is different from all existing kingdoms, led by the Pope.
The cathedral was built so majestically on a single island in the middle of a river called the Serene River which is arranged to surround the small cathedral island then flow again as a normal river.
To visit the Holy Cathedral everyone must pa.s.s through the Holy Bridge as the only access road. The two hundred meters long concrete bridge is in harmony with the magnificent cathedral building.
Elysia and Evelyn continue their journey across the bridge to get to the Holy Cathedral. It was still morning and now many people would come to visit the cathedral to pray, wish for blessings, or seek treatment with healing magic.
The two innocent girls who had never come to visit the Holy Cathedral island were like two lost girls, they looked here and there looking for a special place for the students of the academy.
"Are we lost, Ely?" Evelyn pulled Elysia"s hand as she walked around the small island, all they knew was that the place for the Deacon cla.s.s was located near the main cathedral.
"No, let"s look for it first. I"m sure the place will stand out so that new students like us don"t get lost. Ah! There it is, the place we are looking for. Deacon cla.s.s, there are already a few students and priests as well." Elysia pointed to a small building just beside the main cathedral building.
"Yes, now we can"t be wrong."
The two of them immediately approached the building and greeted several students who were already present and the two priests who were on duty as pleasantries, then they chatted for a moment to wait for cla.s.s time to start.
The number of students who are interested in the Deacon cla.s.s is quite small. Apart from Elysia and Evelyn, only 20 other students and 4 girls they know have been counted among them.
Despite a different structure, the Holy Cathedral collaborated with the Deterry Academy of Magic to train students to become priests.
"Huff... Huff... We"re almost too late David. Uh, three minutes before seven, yes! Safe!"
"Yes, boss. We are blessed."
Brian ran full of sweat and was followed by David from behind, they got up late and in a hurry. This was also the first time for them to take this cla.s.s even though the two of them had been at the academy for one year. Brian joined this cla.s.s because Elysia and David only followed his boss.
"Oh my... Look at your sweat, Mr. Brian and Mr. David. Take this and wipe your sweat, we"re going to the cathedral."
Elysia gave two ordinary handkerchiefs to the two male students who were gasping for breath. It would be rude to enter a cathedral or church with a face full of sweat.
"Ah, okay. Thank you, Miss Elysia. I"ll return it after I wash it."
Brian smiled happily and somehow his mouth tasted sweet at this time. He took the two handkerchiefs and gave one to David, then he inhaled the scent of the handkerchief right before wiping his face from the sweat of the morning run.
His delusions and imagination began to take over as he inhaled the distinctive fragrance that smelled like tropical flowers in bloom. He felt Elysia was smiling at him and wiped his sweat gently.
"Hehe... I didn"t expect we got two more male students. So, we currently have four male students and twenty female students."
Evelyn"s chirp immediately startled Brian from his imaginary daydream, he saw Elysia who was wiping his sweat gently fading away and the real one was looking at him confusedly then she went back to chatting with the other four girls with Evelyn.
Brian turned to look at David who was wildly wiping his face with the holy handkerchief of the holy maiden, the handkerchief was mistreated and abused. Somehow he got annoyed and hit David"s back for no apparent reason.
"What"s wrong, boss?" David couldn"t understand what Brian was thinking.
"Nothing... Give me the handkerchief."
Brian took the white handkerchief David was wearing, then used the part that was not wet to wipe off his sweat. He put a clean and fragrant blue handkerchief in his pocket.
He was reluctant to stain the clean and fragrant blue handkerchief, although he still needed to return it later after washing. At least, he can enjoy the fragrance and impression given by his idol girl, right?
He didn"t know they were just two ordinary handkerchiefs and Elysia didn"t even think about them throwing away the handkerchiefs.
"What are you doing looking at us? I"m straight." Brian folded the white handkerchief back in and put it in his [s.p.a.ce Bag] while glaring at the two male students who were staring at him.
"No, it"s nothing."
The two male students looked away in another direction. The two of them were initially very jealous of Brian and David who were given two handkerchiefs from the most beautiful G.o.ddess in first grade, but they didn"t have the guts to approach her or as freely as Brian.
"All right, students. Once again introduce, My name is Emily, and beside me is Lily. We both are Priests who are in charge of guiding you in Deacon"s cla.s.s. Come into the room."
The friendly girl wearing the golden white priest"s robe gave an inviting hand gesture inviting everyone to enter, the girl beside her followed her movements.
They all entered the room like an altar with a stage and rows of chairs like a church in general. All the students sat in the front row benches and two Priests stood on the church stage.
"Before the Deacon cla.s.s will begin, let me explain the Deacon system. Do any of you know what the church system looks like and how it affects you?" Emily put her hands in front of her body, holding the back of the other hand.
"Please enlighten us, priest sister." All new students ask for answers, even those who already know.
"Lily, please." Emily looked at the girl next to her and the latter nodded with a smile.
"A Deacon will study directly from the Priest and study together as a study team. We are from the same academy as you, but we are from the fourth grade, once again nice to meet you. The church system may be more stringent than the academy which is still so loose, that"s because we protect all of you as members and not just as students. " Lily looked at the new students for a moment.
"Actually, the Deacon cla.s.s will teach you holy magic and various other branching lessons that you might only be able to find in the church. Some of the systems that have been used in the Human Continent are the result of the hard work of the church, we call it technology." Lily smiled brightly as she recalled the Holy Church"s achievements with an expression of amazement.
"Yes, that"s right. Apart from the Holy Library which is directly regulated by the Holy Cathedral, the entire hotel system, security, commerce, agriculture, and so on are the result of the church being implemented in life." Emily nodded happily.
"Priest Emily and Priest Lily, can I ask you a question?" Elysia raised her hand. She and Elena were already shocked at the word technology, considering all the things that seemed so advanced in this magical world.
"Sure, please."
"Are all magic items such as the [s.p.a.ce Bag], the system at the shop checkout, Luveeda, and so on are products of the church, Holy Church?" Elysia tilted her head slightly.
"Yes, those are the achievements of the Holy Church but not all of them. Magical Research from various places also contributes to building a better life and the academy is also included, the Holy Church only takes the lead."
"If it"s that amazing, why are there only a few new students attending the Deacon cla.s.s today?" Evelyn took part in the questioning.