The day at school did not go well

Today is the day Sophie will enroll at the magic academy, Mae asks her son to stay in the village to manage there. And she will go with Sophie to the academy. Just early in the morning, outside there were already noisy voices from the people. When I came out, I found out that it was a carriage with horses but no driver, looking quite scary, with the academy's mark on it. It came to pick up Sophie.

Many people in the village were very happy for Sophie when she was accepted into the famous academy, which made Sophie so shy that she had to pack her things quickly and leave as quickly as possible. Inside the carriage is very classic, the scent of ebony wafts in the air making the spirit more relaxed. Sophie and Mae sit facing each other, they look out the window to see Heli with his two wives and the people inside. The village said goodbye to them.

Sophie smiled slightly and waved to the people in the village. When the horse neighed, the wheels rolled away from the village. After a short distance, the speed became faster and faster. Suddenly the carriage shook, the wheels lifted off the ground and flew into the sky. The feeling just now was like sitting on a plane.

On the way there, Mae saw Sophie seemingly engrossed in admiring the scenery from above. In front of Sophie, she was a girl who had just entered her teenage years, with a very optimistic spirit and good teachers and friends. . Every day when Mae comes home from school, she sees Sophie always smiling brightly and telling her family what happened at school.

But with a mother's intuition, she knew for sure that her daughter was hiding something.

A moment later, the carriage landed on a white tiled road and then traveled by fairy road inside a castle, this place was the magic academy, a place to train potential young people in the future.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the door opened, revealing many people entering the castle. This reminded her of when her daughter was little, clinging to her and refusing to let go. It took a lot of coaxing before Sophie agreed to go to school.

"Why are there monsters here?"

"Is this a joke?"

"They are walking mushrooms, right? Can mushrooms also learn to go to school?"

"They probably just wandered here by chance."

The buzz of people around, everyone knows that walking mushrooms belong to the monster species, they are very harmless and very weak, the highest level that walking mushrooms can achieve can only be at A rank. So in the end, walking mushrooms have nothing to fear, they are not worth worrying about.

Mae glanced over at Sophie, her daughter looked like she was trying to look serious but still couldn't hide her excitement.

"Hey, you guys are in our way!"

A rude voice came from behind, it was a group of very noble teenagers, but Mae and Sophie didn't care and continued walking. Feeling insulted, a male student in the group immediately ran to block them.

"Hey! Didn't you hear what we said? Are you deaf?"

"Don't say that to them. If you say it, they won't listen, because mushrooms don't have ears."

"Why don't we deal with them here? They're monsters after all, right?"

While they were arguing about who would act first.

Sophie's hand grabbed her mother's bag, she was trembling, an image suddenly flashed in Mae's mind. In the past, Sophie also had the same behavior. Every time she asked about her, she would only smile very reluctantly. Occasionally, she would see a few groups of students constantly looking at Sophie with contemptuous eyes.

No doubt about it. This is a manifestation of school bullying.

Sophie was bullied so much at school that it left her psychologically haunted, which is why when Edward wanted Sophie to enroll, she showed signs of anxiety. How could she have been negligent in not realizing something bad had happened to her daughter?

Suddenly a teenager with slightly curly red hair approached with a disdainful smile.

"Stop it, stop arguing. Let me, Kairen Flamme, be the one to deal with these two mushroom monsters" - Kairen

"Truly the great Lord Kairen!"

"Please deal with them for us!"

The male student named Kairen immediately raised his hand to create a fire. Sophie saw it and hugged her mother in fear. The other students laughed happily.

"Ha ha ha, be afraid of the power of the Crimson family!"- Kairen

"Get away..."- Mae

"You can talk?! What are you saying?"- Kairen

"I said….Stay away from us!"- Mae

Suddenly a ring of fire appeared around the two of them, causing the other students and others to step back in surprise.

"What? A walking mushroom can also use magic?!"

"So that means they are higher than A rank, S rank?"

"Even if it's S-rank, it's still a low-level monster!"

A male practitioner used the power of water to shoot towards the fire. When the liquid touched the fire, it immediately evaporated. Realizing something strange was happening, the other students also used water magic to attack, but it was obviously ineffective.

Kairen saw the big walking mushroom looking at him with murderous eyes. Feeling insulted, he got angry and created a larger fireball, causing everyone to stay away.

"You low-class monster, I will show you how to be polite!!!"- Kairen

"..."- Mae

Mae didn't want to answer, or rather, she didn't care because the other person was just a teenager.

"Kgh, die, you monster!"- Kairen

As soon as he threw the giant fireball towards Mae and her daughter, Mae immediately raised her hand and flicked it and the fireball disappeared.

A strange thing happened in front of many people, they just saw a walking mushroom using its bare hands to evaporate a fireball.

"What?!"

"What nonsense is this?"

"Unbelievable!!!"

"Did that mushroom just make the fireball disappear?"

Kairen was shocked by what had just happened.

'So how is it? The walking mushroom just made my fireball disappear. It's just a low-level demon mushroom, how can it impersonate high-level magic?'- Kairen thought

Meanwhile, Mae is comforting Sophie, this scene of motherly love makes Kairen extremely itchy. He angrily raised his hand to create another fireball to attack.

"Kairen Crimson! what in the name of archdemon are you doing?"

A familiar male voice called Kairen's name, causing him to stop his actions. The students were surprised to see who had just spoken and immediately knew who it was. That man is Edward.

"Vice principal, I'm just teaching two monsters a lesson. They are too stupid to enter this sacred place" - Kairen

"Stupid child, did I teach you to act like that? Apologize to Lady Mae and her daughter immediately!" - Edward

The student was surprised. Did the vice principal force him to apologize to those low-class walking mushrooms?

"Why should I do that? They are the ones who should apologize for daring to set foot here. This place is where future magicians are taught, if monsters come here, they don't even deserve it. It's also a bad omen!" - Kairen

"Who says my opponent is not worthy?"

Another voice rang out, this time it belonged to a girl, a Kemonomimi, with half black and half white hair, horns and wings that seemed to be made from crafts.

"It's Ena, the academy's first year genius!"

"Hasn't she graduated already?"

"Maybe she was invited here?"

Ena then pointed towards Sophie, who was hiding behind her mother.

"That pink mushroom is my rival, she really deserves to be accepted here to study. From my feeling, I can't be wrong, she and her mother both have great magic" - Ena

"But it's a walking mushroom, belonging to the monster species. As a monster, what right does it have to be here?" - Kairen

"Silence!"- Edward

A shout from Edward silenced Kairen. Even though he is the brightest face of the academy, his personality is too arrogant. The vice principal walked past Kairen and glanced at him.

"The magic academy is a place where everyone is equal, learn and develop relationships. That is the meaning of why the academy exists. Those who only know racism, do not deserve to be here" - Edward

Hearing that, he could only grit his teeth, clench his palms and run away. Because of this student's conservatism, the vice principal immediately felt guilty and walked towards the mother mushroom and the baby mushroom.

"I sincerely apologize for Kairen's disobedience. I will teach him a suitable lesson for what he just did. Are you two okay?" - Edward

"We're okay, luckily you made it in time, vice principal"- Mae

"Please follow me, we will talk in my office. Ena, please show Miss Sophie around the academy" - Edward

"If you say so, I accept. My opponent, you will feel honored to come with me, let's go" - Ena

The daughter looked at her mother, Mae nodded slightly then Sophie took Ena's hand and left.

Mae walked towards Edward who was waiting for her there.

"Please allow me" - Edward

Edward used his cloak to wrap around both of them and when he opened it, he found himself in a luxurious and neat office.

Mae sat on the sofa and found the softness of the chair very comfortable, this thing must be very expensive. The tea pots and cups on the table have very sophisticated designs, proving that the vice principal is a responsible person. The vice principal placed the papers on the table along with a marker to sign. Mae took them and read them one by one.

"Okay, here are the admission documents for Sophie. I have to say, I'm really happy that you allowed your daughter to study at this academy" - Edward

"Anyway, my daughter is at school age, so going to school is obvious. We live in Kemonomimi village in the forest, never thought we would have the opportunity to go to school in a place like this"- Mae

"Don't worry, once she enters this academy, the principal and vice principal, me, will ensure that Sophie will become an excellent magician in the future" - Edward

"So I feel reassured, only partly. What I'm most worried about is "him"" - Mae

Edward placed his hands on his thighs and looked seriously at Mae.

"You don't need to worry, nothing like that will happen again. I swear on my honor" - Edward

"You should. If something happens to my daughter, it doesn't just stop at where I take my daughter" - Mae

The vice principal knew it was a warning, he could feel the terrible murderous aura emanating from that mushroom. Walking mushrooms are weak, defenseless monsters, but it seemed that the mushroom in front of him was a special case. Conscious, able to talk and use magic, if it is an Archdemon's follower, the possibility is very low, maybe even non-existent.

After signing the paperwork, Mae noticed five paintings on the wall, including a painting of Ira, the Archdemon of Wrath.

"Those paintings....- Mae

"Oh, are you curious? Those pictures are the Archdemons of this world. The red-haired child is the Archdemon of Wrath, Ira. The boy and the crows are the Archdemon of Pride, Super. The pretty girl is the Archdemon of Lust, Lux. The tired looking person is the Archdemon of Sloth, Acedia. Finally, the male teenager is the Archdemon of Greed, Avar. There are five people in total" - Edward

"There are only five people? No Gluttony and Envy?"- Mae

"There are none, there are only five Archdemons in existence. To be able to reach that position, many people have sacrificed their lives, in the end only five people can reach that position" - Edward

Mae looked thoughtfully at the five paintings of the Archdemon.

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After a few hours, Mae hugged Sophie tightly to say goodbye. Her daughter seemed very sad to have to leave her mother temporarily. Mae wiped the tears from the corner of her daughter's eyes and then gently kissed her forehead.

"Don't be sad, we'll see each other on the weekends. Try your best!"- Mae

"I understand. I will try!"- Sophie

Mae sat on the carriage and looked out the window. Sophie waved and she waved back. The carriage flew away when Sophie turned her head towards the academy, she put her hand on her mouth and gave a sinister smile.