BXBX NOVEL Chapter 775: The stage
The headmaster was giving his speech about how he was relieved to see us, how there were a loooooooot of things happening at the island when we were gone and things abouts things that we knew already.
So… we had our own little conversation going on.
[{ "Well, no one would look after working their asses off for three days straight. Do you know how much the headmaster works, man? It\'s fucking crazy!" }]
Cradle sounded genuinely frustrated at that moment. It was as if she had worked three consecutive full day shifts with only a little break in between a few hours, which was kind of funny considering she was smiling right now.
[{ "He perhaps knows how much that bastard headmaster of ours works, you know Cradle? I remember he was telling me about what the headmaster does a while back." }]
[{ "You aren\'t supposed to tell them that, dummy." }]
The headmaster\'s work was very private and confidential so aside from the presidents of the students council and a select few individuals in this world, there was no one that was supposed to know about the specifics of his work.
[{ "You two could get in serious trouble for knowing that, you know? Not that it matters anyway.
You two probably know much more about most of the things than most of the others in this world." }]
President Zodiac knew us pretty well now that we have spent this good time with each other.
\'We have practically risked our lives for one another and fight a war together so we have a special bond with each other, as I know.\'
All four of us do, apparently.
[{ "Well, forget that. Where were the two of you this whole time? We didn\'t see you after the tea party-" }]
[{ "Don\'t even ask, Uriel." }]
Now Cradle sounded angry.
[{ "This great great Great headmaster of ours first sent us all around the island as soon as we got back here with that long ass report, then when we were done with the shit ton of work we did in this place, he sent us to theocracy.
There we had to deal with a bunch of Rakshasas that were apparently not related to the demonic cultist in any way, so it was a waste of time.
And when we got back here, he assigned us all the work that he does." }]
She sounded a little sad as well… which kind of made her sound miserable, and pretty funny in a way as well.
\'Thankfully, she couldn\'t sense I was laughing at her from the inside like Rein and her Zoe or else she would have thrown a chair at me or something without worrying about this conference hall or the other students.\'
[{ "We were busy and we thought you\'d already know that so we didn\'t disturb you two since you also had all those things to deal with.
The ceremony in Lakmer and then the preparations for the conference from your side isn\'t something easy, as we know after seeing the headmaster going though all that." }]
[{ "True, damn. I have never seen headmaster that serious or tense. It\'s like he is so busy that even when he smiles there\'s this visible burden present on his face.
Just look at him right now, look how happy he looks. Anyone can tell it\'s completely fake!" }]
Not everyone present here can but yes, certainly all the teachers and a few of the students present here knew it only after seeing that look he had right now.
It was miserable, but it also indicated the degree of the problem.
\'If even the great headmaster was like this, the problem that he was deal with or the preparations he was working on were obviously not something that anyone could do in his stand.\'
It wasn\'t his own academy work or the work related to this island.
He was practically the central neutral authority that maintained the world balance in order to have a good number of students that could reach and attend this academy.
\'He was a great person when it came to his work.\'
A one of a kind altruistic person that cared for the others, especially the talented and ambitious or deserving individuals who needed this academy and his support.
He was the one that protected the future of this world, the maintainer of this academy and the enemy of every element that threatened the stability of this academy as well as the world where the individuals that attained this academy came from.
[{ "It\'s alright, this isn\'t the first time he is preparing for the grand conference but since the topics of the conference this time are so unique, he must be have a little hard time.
Though, he has some good pair of hands helping him so, he would be alright even if something goes wrong during the presentations." }]
His speech was finally ending and he was coming to the main point, which was obviously the point distribution for this time\'s event.
[{ "Lucifer, if he looks that much worse as one of the organisers of this event, how are you holding up on your end as the one that would practically guide this conference?
Are you alright?" }]
The president was worried about me… how thoughtful of him.
But no, I was doing well on my end, or at least I was doing pretty good to have a breathing room so, I just looked down at him on the stage and gave him a small smile.
Which was enough for him to understand the situation I was in.
{ "Alright then. You all must be eager to know how much your house scores are affected after this whole mess, hun?" }
The headmaster was starting in his end, so, the students\' attention was focused on him instantly.
Of course though, not everyone was looking at him when he brought up the matter.
{ "Good. Looks like everyone is looking forward to this, hun? It\'s good, good curiosity, good reaction.
On that note…" }
Some of the students already knew what was coming so when the headmaster looked in our direction, they knew what he was going to say next.
{ "You have a special someone among you all." }
A magical spotlight suddenly sparked three seats to my right, right on top of Miss Mia.
{ "Miss Mia Silver. First of all, congratulations on winning the most chaotic annual Lakmer alchemy competition in the history of this world, as well as becoming the youngest known Master Alchemist of not only some specific country, but this entire world.
You have brought happiness to this institution, and along with it, fame and glory as well." }
She won the alchemy competition by creating a \'theory\' that wasn\'t known or thought to be possible or was pioneered by anyone else, and earned the title of a master.
She created the first coreless golem known to this world as well and along with these achievements, she showcased the techniques and knowledge that I had taught her better than even I could have been able to.
\'She also received that strange potion to form that strange figure, but it was a matter that most people had already forgotten.\'
A [Law] was made since that event was just too unique so, individuals unrelated to this event throughout this world who had witnessed that strange figure and what it did would one day only remain in the secret historical records of some important countries.
But even if we ignore that, she had achieved something no one in the last few batches in this academy could.
She won the competition where even the world\'s best grandmasters participated, and not only did she get the title of master in her early twenties, she was also the creator of a coreless golem and a theory that was going to be very influential in the world that was going towards a new era of war and doom.
{ "Before the distribution of the house points, can I please have you on stage, Lady… Miss Master alchemist?" }
He smiled at her as he invited her to join them on the stage where only the teachers and the two presidents of the student council had stood throughout every single gathering.
-Ooooooooooong!
The house scoreboards was also summoned on each side of the room as well as in the centre right behind the place he was standing on, and the atmosphere had changed dramatically at this moment.
[{ "Cradle was the first one to be invited on the stage in our batch. The second was Julietta Roxana, and then Cradle once again for her unbelievable performance in the The great magic conference that\'s held every three years." }]
Even the president Zodiac himself was never invited to the stage until he won the Annual swordsmanship contest of Theocracy in his category.
And that was also almost by the time their first year had ended.
\'It was a great honour to be invited on the stage where only the teachers and those who were worthy of standing there, with those people, in that setting, could stand.\'
It was a special occasion for all the students who had earned a unique achievement during their academic years.
\'There are times when not a single person in an entire batch for all three years get invited to the stage.\'
Not even the student council presidents.
{ "Welcome." }
All the students knew it already, but they weren\'t surprised.
They already knew this was going to happen since the achievements she alone had earned in that competition was one of the best in the history of last century.
She deserved to be there. They had seen her and the others of her group, and they knew just what they went through to achieve that victory.
She was more worthy than anyone else in this moment.
{ "You were breathtaking." }
It was a special moment for Miss Mia as well.
Tears were rolling down her eyes as she stood on the stage along with the headmasters and the rest of them.
"Thank you…"
But, there was the brightest smile on her face any one of us had ever seen on her.
\'And yes… it looked pretty.\'
She looked pretty.
Undeniably.