Academy City

Allen was now at the magic ship terminal in Academy City.

"Allen, it's Academy City!"

Klena stepped off the magic ship, overcome with excitement. Cecil and Dogora were behind her.

Allen had come to Academy City with Cecil, Klena, and Dogora to take the entrance exam held in late March. If they passed, they would live here for three years.

The terminal was packed with students who, like Allen, had come to take the academy entrance exam. Nearly twenty thousand applicants came to Academy City from all across the kingdom.

So many students came to take the exam that, this time of year, even the magic ships that normally went via the royal capital adjusted their schedules and increased the number of direct trips.

The city's official name was Latashu Kingdom Academy City, but almost no one called it that. Everyone called it Academy City, and its population was reportedly in the hundreds of thousands—far greater than Granvelle's.

The terminal was spacious, and the city was enormous.

As they stepped off at the terminal, an announcement rang out.

'Applicants for the academy, please proceed to the station with the green roof. A magic train will take you directly to the academy.'...