Once they stepped on the grounds of Diamond Academy, Maria stuck close to her brother as she followed him to the Opening Ceremony for the Elementary Division. Diamond Academy was known to house three different divisions: Elementary School, Middle School, and High School, each with its own specific building and uniform.Maria was talking to Shirone and Kuroka, admiring the beautiful scenery of the academy as they bypa.s.sed a large gold water fountain in the shape of a fairy. They also pa.s.sed by many rose bushes and flower beds until they finally reached their destination. In a vast clear area was a large stage with a podium located in front of the ma.s.s of elementary students that were excitedly chatting with one another; some even brought their butler or maids, who were loyally standing by their young master"s or mistress"s side.
Soon a strict looking older lady stepped forward to the podium, and with one fierce look every student, including Maria, became terrified and stopped talking. Satisfied with herself, the lady opened her mouth to speak. "Welcome, both new and returning students to Diamond Academy. As most of you should know, this academy was built to ensure the prosperous future of Astral. Since this academy was built, we have produced nothing but great talent and will continue to do so. Diamond Academy is one of the most prestigious n.o.ble schools in Astral, and we will not stand for slackers."
The more the woman continued to talk, the more frightened Maria became. Back in her own world, Maria wasn"t the type of girl who had straight good grades but was the type that tended to slack off and barely got by. But it seemed now that she was enrolled in Diamond Academy, she would have to throw away her old habits.
The woman, who addressed herself as Ms. Cruella, continued to talk for a full hour before all the students were divided into their own individual grades and homerooms. Maria was glad to have found a seat that was close by the window, though also a little sad that Kurako and Shirone couldn"t follow her into cla.s.s. The only time she would be able to meet with them would be during her free period and lunch.
"Maria~!" Maria heard a familiar voice call out her name, feeling a warm body hug her. Turning her head to get a look at the person, Maria smiled when she saw it was Mai.
"Mai! It"s good seeing you again!" Maria was so happy to see Mai, seeing how deep down inside she was scared of having to endure this strange new school life on her own. For the duration Maria had spent in this world, she was aware that things here operated much differently from her original world. Especially now that she wasn"t the person who she once used to be...
No longer was she Madison Riverdale, a normal highschool girl and huge otaku who lived with her grandmother. No. Now she was Maria Rosendrey, an ojou-sama who now existed in a world of magic and fantasy. "If I want an easy life here, I gotta be careful," Maria rea.s.sured herself right when a young woman with long flowing tea green hair and an easygoing smile entered the room.
"h.e.l.lo, everyone~! I"m your homeroom teacher Ms. Nunnally, and before we begin I will call each of you up to place your hands on this here object." Ms.Nunnally pointed to the gold stand with a round clear crystal ball that was sitting on her desk.
"This magic item will help determine the type of magic each of you holds," explained Ms. Nunnally before calling out the first name on the list which belonged to a boy. Following "s instructions, he placed his hands on the crystal ball as everyone curiously waited to see what would happen. A few seconds pa.s.sed when suddenly a flame was lit and began swirling around inside the crystal ball.
"Congratulations~! It seems you hold fire magic. A form of Magic that revolves around the use of fire, allowing the caster to conjure, manipulate, and control that specific element for various purposes," she told him before writing down his results, calling the next name that was on the list.
For the next couple of minutes, Maria watched as different students got called up and discovered the type of magic they each wielded. After the boy had left, a girl got her name called and made her way to the front; after placing her hand on the ball a blast of wind blew in her face.
"Wind Magic. A type of magic which gives its user the ability to manipulate the air and wind currents around them," explained Ms. Nunnally as next to come forward shocked Maria, unaware that she shared the same cla.s.s with the Crown Prince who detested her. Making his way forward, everyone had their focus on him, some even murmuring things about him as he ignored the gossiping voices around him and placed his hands on the orb.
Seeing this, Maria was reminded about something she read in the novel of how it stated on Crown Prince"s first day that he left a huge impression on his cla.s.smates and teachers. Emerald eyes stared at the crystal ball that first lit a flame that swirled around when it suddenly changed into sparks of lightning that flashed inside; this caused a reaction from the other students, but it wasn"t finished just yet. After the lighting disappeared, the ball began emitting bright yellowish-white light before returning back to its normal state.
"Oh, my~! Never has anyone awaken their second, or even third for that matter, magic type at such a young age! It seems you hold Fire Magic, Lightning Magic, and even Light magic inside of you. Spectacular!" exclaimed Ms. Nunnally, the cla.s.s chatting excitedly among themselves though Alan said nothing, only smirked as if he expected such results from himself.
Maria followed him with her eyes and saw that he had taken a seat next to four-eyes from the banquet who also shared this cla.s.s with her. It seemed Alan must have sensed her eyes on him as he quickly shot a glare in her direction that caused Maria to instantly turned her head back around.
"You should be careful around that jerk of a prince. Something tells me that the more you hang around him, the more bad things will happen to you and... I really just don"t like him," Mai pouted adorably, causing Maria to feel both touched and the urge to pinch those adorable tan cheeks.
The next name that was called was familiar to both Mai and Maria who shared a shocked look with each other before having their eyes follow that dignified figure who gracefully made her way up to the front. Standing in front of the cla.s.s was none other than Elsa Snow. Placing her hand on the orb, a teardrop of water formed inside, though the teardrop suddenly transformed into a rose made out of ice, causing everyone in the cla.s.s, Ms. Nunnally included, to gasp, greatly confusing Maria.
"Why is everyone so surprised?" questioned Maria only to have Mai turn to look at her confusedly.
"Don"t you know that out of the nine main types of magic that exist in this world, ice magic is not amongst them. Meaning that ice-princess second magic type is a Bloodline Magic," Mai spoke seriously to Maria, who could barely recall the book mentioning something about bloodline magic.
"Those with bloodline are very rare in the world. Not only are they prized for their abilities, but they always have a great future awaiting them." Maria listened to Mai"s explanation as the majority of the students threw praises at the ice-princess who merely flipped her long snow-white and pale ombre hair and made her way back to her seat.
After the ice-princess, came a cute gloomy boy with dark purple and lavender messy hair, long bangs blocking his eyes. Which was probably the reason behind him tripping as he made his way up front. This incident caused some of the others to laugh at him. When Maria saw this she automatically knew this precious child was not going to have an easy school life ahead of him. He literally screamed "target" and "victim". He was a lamb literally just waiting to be slaughtered!
"Maria, are you okay? Why are your eyes suddenly all watery?" Mai worriedly began fretting over Maria who had her hands clasped together like she was getting ready to say a prayer.
"Hang in there, little lamb!" Maria mentally cheered on the purpled haired boy who was named Julian Chevalier. Literally shaking as he placed his hands on the orb, everyone was a little shocked when colorful music notes appeared and began playing a lovely melody that brought a sense of awe to the majority of the girls in the cla.s.s. While the music was still playing, something else appeared in the orb which was cute dancing and singing marionette dolls.
"It seems Chevalier-san wields Sound Magic and a type of Bloodline Magic as well. Very good~!" praised Ms. Nunnally. As Julian made his way back, some of the boys said mean, teasing words such as "weirdo", "girly" and even "lame". The timid boy said nothing but scurried back to his seat with his head hung low. Such a sight caused Maria"s heart to ache, seeing how her prediction had indeed come true.
"Maria Rosendrey, you"re next." Hearing her name being called, Maria pushed Julian"s issues to the side and made her way up front. "If I remember correctly, Maria wielded Earth Magic." Maria placed her hand on the orb, expecting the same results that she read in the novel. Only to have her eyes widen when she saw a black swirling vortex appear within the orb, before spilling out and covering the entire cla.s.s.
The black vortex reminded Maria of s.p.a.ce when suddenly shining stars of various colors of the rainbow appeared all over the room. This caused all sorts of reactions from her cla.s.smates. Even Maria and Ms. Nunnally were in shock, especially Maria who couldn"t help but think...
"Mayday! Mayday! Something is definitely not right here?!"