Chapter-7: The First-High School pt-2

Erik entered the podium, looking forward he saw 400-student seats neatly arranged in rows and columns with most of the students already seating, enthusiastically waiting for the speech by the entrance exam topper.

He sharp eyes immediately noticed the strangeness of the seating arrangement. The course 1 student of both A and B sections sat in the front row while the course 2 students of both A and B sections sat on the back seats.

'Hmm....looks like the partial behaviour towards the course-2 students is rather strong currently...'

'No wonder Student council couldn't deal with this in the anime...'

The difference between course 1 and course 2 students, was the fact that course 1 student scored high marks in the practical test rather than the theoretical whereas course 2 student scored more in theory.

Apparently, practical had more weightage in the overall report card when compared to theory. Not to mention, the course-2 student didn't have the school emblem stitched onto their arm patch.

Causing the course-1 student to consider themselves superior when compared to their theoretical counterpart. The whole situation was pretty worthless and unnecessary since the First-High school wasn't known for creating elite combat magicians, rather it was famed for producing brilliant Magician Engineers.

But somehow the whole school forgot about this point and rather divided everything into two parts.

Erik simply moved towards the left-most column of the middle row, sitting alone rather than merging with the foolish teenagers who think of themselves as superior magicians.

A bit utilization of [Presence concealment] allowed Erik to have a moment of peace as he focussed on the stage.

The speech was about to begin soon, he also had to visit the student council room to report for duty as a [Public Morals Community Representative] for the first year course-1 students.

"Excuse me!, I believe the seats aren't occupied?...."

Erik looked towards the source of the voice without turning his head.

'Watanabe Mari huh?.....'

Mari was a young, beautiful woman of average height with short black hair and brown-gold eyes, though her features and aura caused her to be called a quite handsome, young woman.

Similar to Erik, she also wore the same school uniform with the school emblem onto her shoulder patch, signifying her status as a course-1 student, section A to be specific.

"Yes, the seats aren't occupied indeed...."

Erik replied in a calm and polite manner, befitting of a mannered young magician belonging to a rich family.

"Then I will be sitting here....."

Mari herself was bold and outspoken, she didn't care for flowery words or greetings and directly sat beside Erik.

"So why are you sitting here? According to the batch, you too belong to course-1...."

Mari was interested in knowing the reason behind the decision of the person sitting right next to her, curiosity was within her heart and she waited for his response.

"I am sitting here due to the same reason as to why you are sitting here?...."

Erik responded in a simple and straight manner without beating around the bush, he didn't want anything to do division between the students as it seemed like a lot of work, and he was on a vacation.

Hearing his answer Mari froze for a second before a slight smile surfaced on her face.

"Hmm....I should have guessed that much. My name is Watanabe Mari, from course-1 section-A, nice to meet you!"

"My name is Erik Saltzman, just call me Erik, from course-1 section-A, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance....."

"Erik-san, what do you think about the 'Blooms' and 'Weeds' situation?"

"Well, truth be told, I find the whole situation as a waste of time, Watanabe-san....."

"The First-High School entrance exam is said to be the hardest test when compared to the other institutes, it has been divided into two portions, one being Practical-test which basically is nothing more than a Calculation area check-up and as for theory portion, the second one, it is mostly a reality simulator....."

"The concept of 'Weeds' and 'Blooms', course-1 being the superior of course-2 is nothing but petty thinking and waste of energy..."

"The First-High School is famous for, and was created for producing talented Magician Engineers, and coincidently people who are Magician Engineers, they are a separate batch whole together...."

"They are neither 'Blooms' nor 'Weeds', rather they are the real production of the High-School....."

"So, I find the concept of division a bit lacking....."

"Hmm...now that I think about it through your vision, it does seem pointless...."

"Cause it is pointless indeed...."

"I agree with Erik-san's thought process...."

The voice of a third person resounded around Erik and Mari, both of them turned around only to see a behemoth of a man standing tall and proud near the seats.

'Juumonji Katsuto of the Juumonji clan....'

Katsuto was a rather big man, 185 cm in height with a thick chest and broad shoulders, with rippling muscles that are easily recognizable even while wearing a uniform. He also gives off an incredibly heavy sense of presence.

Mari and Erik could feel the heavy pressure rolling on this giant of a man. Mari was slightly effected by his presence but her intense training and her own strength were enough to put her on par with the direct descendants of [Ten-Masters Clan].

Whereas Erik directly ignored the pressure, he himself was capable enough to fight elite magicians and come out scratched.

"What brings you here Juumonji-san?"

Mari asks with curiosity over her face, she wanted to know the thoughts of the future head of the Juumonji family.

Will he discriminate against course-1 and course-2 students? Or will he agree with their point of view? He did say that his thought process aligns with Erik's.

"Just wanted some peace and silence...."

"Have a seat then, Juumonji-san...."

Once again, Erik politely invited the behemoth to sit down with them and focus on the upcoming speech.

"My name is Juumonji Katsuto....."

"I am Watanabe Mari....."

"Erik Saltzman....."

"You aren't from here Erik-san?..."

"My father was American but I was born in Japan....."

"Oh....Juumonji-san, you from section A right? Which club will you join? Or will you strive to become a member of Student council?...."

"My application for becoming a member of [Cross-field Club Member] has been accepted, I will strive to become a member of the [The Club Management Committee]."

"What about Watanabe-san and Erik-san?"

"I have been asked to become a member of [The Public Morals Committee], I strive to become a senior enforcer and maintain order."

"Hmm....I am required to report to the Student council as [The Public Morals Community Representative], along with the head of the committee...."

"Oh, that's nice! We will be working together it seems, it will be fun working alongside you..."

"Likewise...."

"Looks like the speech is finally about to begin, Watanabe-san, Erik-san..."

"Indeed Juumonji-san, let us now focus on what Ichihara-san has to say..."

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