Chapter 35 - Entrance Ceremony (4)

The entrance ceremony of Luminus Academy took place in the form of a banquet. It was different from typical entrance ceremonies where beautiful flowers flew through the air, grand music played, and families of new students came to congratulate them. Rather, it was more quiet and focused solely on current and new students.

So on the day of the entrance ceremony, there were hardly any outsiders on the academy grounds. Occasionally there were cases of overzealous parents or family members waiting until the end of the ceremony, but even those were very few. Compared to the day of the entrance exam when people were swarming even at dawn, it was a drop in the bucket.

It's nice that it's quiet.

Grace exhaled deeply as she walked through the academy grounds in the early dawn. The streets were dark as if life had not yet stirred. Although spring had come, it was still cold when the sun wasn't up. Her breath frosted in the air and her bones ached from the cold.

For an ordinary noble lady, the dawn scenery would be unpleasant enough to show clear displeasure. It was eerily quiet as if something might appear, and the occasional sounds of birds and insects created an eerie atmosphere. But there was no change in Grace's expression. She habitually tapped the sword at her waist and took out a memo from her chest.

[Sewers under Dupeide Blacksmith. Terrorism timed with entrance ceremony.]

A memo written as soon as she realized she had regressed.

Grace stuffed the paper into her pocket and changed her hair color to blue using an artifact. She subtly distorted her face and gave the illusion that the aura emanating from her body felt like that of a mage. After briefly checking her reflection in a mirror, she moved her steps towards the entrance leading down to the sewers.

Too much has already changed from the previous iteration.

Grace thought as she tapped her scabbard...