7 Flexing

Josh arrived at the academy 15 minutes before the assembly time. After passing through the gate, he parked his bike then walked again back to the huge courtyard in the middle of the academy. There, he saw boys and girls aging from 18 to 19. Chatters crowded the place that he found it hard to discern anything his batchmates are talking about. But, suddenly,

*Clap!*Clap!*

"Attention Everyone! Please stop anything you are doing right now and listen to me."

The voice, even though without the aid of microphone, got heard by all students scattered in the huge courtyard. The students looked up and saw a dandy man about the age of fifty standing in an elevated podium in the northern direction. His hair is a mix of gray and black strands. Although old, his face and body looked like that of thirty years old.

"Good! Let's make this short. The fourth-year graduates' dormitories will be your lodgings. It is cleaned to the brim and every room has a comfort room allocated for it, so you don't have to worry about hygiene. Everyone will have their own room, there will be no sharing. The path to your own room is messaged privately to your web portal; it should be in your inbox. At 12:30 pm, you are to attend your first class for magic. For those with two magics, prioritize nature magic first – another class will be held at 3:30 pm at all departments. Each class will have two hours every weekday, and your morning time will be for practical training and beasts familiarization. The guards will guide your lodging building. You may leave now."

The man got off the podium and walked back to the building behind him without caring about anything. The guards guided the students to their dormitory, then also left without saying anything. Josh brought out from his side pocket the public-free smartphone he got before with the letter of compulsory study. There, he opened the academy's web portal to see the map toward his room.

'5 storey building, huh… The first floor is for assembly and canteen. The other floors are for lodging… And my room is at the corner of the third floor. Neat!'

"Hey! Look at that guy… What's with his shirt, 'Aishiteru onii-chan!' Hahaha! And his get-up, damn! He looks like a degenerate nerd!"

"Hahaha! Dude, don't bother it maybe he's wearing a bulgy t-shirt to hide his beer belly."

"Right!? Hahaha! Good thing I only drink moderately. But, ain't his arms kinda muscular?"

"Ahh… It's normal for other fatties to have muscular-looking arms. Don't bother it. Let's go!"

A group of boys talked about Josh. In other groups, Josh also has become the topic of discussion. In one of the girls' group,

"Isn't that guy looking creepy?"

"Maybe he's one of those ugly bastards in H videos? Won't he force us to do it with him?"

"Kyaah! Gosh! Go! Go! Let's leave immediately!"

"Hey! Hahaha! Those H are just animations… You don't have to worry that much. Let's just stay away from him as much as we can. Hahaha!"

Josh thought as he heard some of his peers discussion,

'What? There is a creepy guy here? Where?'

Josh looked left and right but didn't see anyone fitting to be called creepy.

'Maybe he's on another side of the group?'

Josh got over it quickly, then walked to the path leading to his room without care. He did not notice it immediately but the crowd parts whenever he walked beside them. He's like Moses, parting the sea.

'Whoa! Aren't they so kind? But uncles told me that kids these days are quite bad… Maybe generation gap? Misunderstanding? ' Josh was amused and slightly grateful to have kind batchmates.

'Maybe I look so cool to them? Hahaha! Uncle Muscle's son has a really good taste for clothes. I should thank him properly some time.'

Josh walked proudly with his chin slightly tilted. He flexed his muscled downward sneakily, making it look like just him fixing his huge shoulder bag on his back from falling. He is grinning from the looks both the girls and boys giving him.

'Uwahh… Disgusting!' They thought as they see Josh's ugly grin that looks like that of a pervert.