The Flower Petal Revolution Stage
3 - 06

After the first day of teaching and learning was over, I took a walk around the Academy with Anna.

The Academy of Nobles Caelum Flumen is located in a hilly area outside the city.

This 21st-century building has a green forest behind it, but still does not look in harmony with nature. However, this building looks rather modern.

Chairman Mikagami Sougen has the ability to speak, which allows him to get many companies and foundations to fund this school.

On the one hand, connection is the most important resource a person can have, because resources determine a person's value.

A person of high quality, like the "noble" this school wants to create, is as valuable as uranium or diamonds.

"This is the main building of the school . This is where we get our class. Next to it, there is a faculty building, which has a library and a gymnasium. To the north, there's a research building."

In addition to the teachers, the Academy also hosts many individuals working in HGG research.

As well as the students, the chairman and members of the directors, teachers and most of the researchers live in the school district.

"Ordinary students can't enter the research building, so don't get too close to it. The gates are heavily guarded, so you'll get in a lot of trouble if you get close.

"Hmmm...."

"I really don't believe that I'm going to say it, but I'm going to keep asking... Are you in a bad mood?"

Do I let my emotions show on my face? How careless I am.

I shouldn't have made my guide worry more than necessary.

"If you ask me, it seems like that question seems a lot more suitable for Anna than I do.

".....!"

"I'm not angry. I just feel a little disappointed."

"Do you have a problem with your first day here? You know that you are the one who causes the most trouble, right?

"The problems that Anna had in mind didn't mean much to me. The problem I have is much different."

"Actually I can't wait to go through some of those processes."

"The process you mean?"

"The Academy is researching Grace. They probably have some unique tests, don't they? Like an experiment where we have to guess a card without seeing it."

"What are you talking about?"

He seemed very unimpressed.

"Hm? You don't know? This was one of the old methods used by the United States and the Soviet Union to test the special powers of man during the Cold War"

"Don't equate 'superpowers' with Grace. But if your Grace had such a function, I imagine you would undergo such training."

Based on Anna's explanation, Grace is divided into several types that have certain names.

For example, Hui-ho is the "Julius Caesar Act 3"

"Julius Caesar" means type focusing on the physical area, while Act 3 represents the function that is being used.

There are four levels of Grace power: Spark, Glow, Blaze, and Radiance.

HGGs with Radiance classes were so rare that there were only six in the entire school. For the Academy, it makes us more valuable than any other resource on earth.

"You like to talk about history, don't you?"

He sighed and relaxed, unsure of what he was thinking. Rarely could she put on such a smile.

At first, I thought of her as a sword, but when she smiled, she looked like an ordinary girl who was up to her age.

"Alright, this is a good opportunity to inform you that the Academy has three main curricula. You have the same general curriculum as a regular school, and then a nobleman's program, where you are scouted on the idea of Chairman Mikagami."

"Like the special lessons given to the royal family?"

"Yes, that's the right comparison. Lastly, there is 'choreography', where they teach you how to use Grace properly. Grace is very sensitive. Until they are stable, they may have a psychological effect on you. That's what makes choreography so important."

"Anna, you have Grace too, don't you?"

"of course. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the right to join here. But I can't give you the details. As a general rule, students are prohibited from telling anyone about their Grace."

"Is it part of Grace's development assistance program? An attempt to train the mind to find the right answer as quickly as possible?

"More or less like that."

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The school yard is quite large.

Thus, it was not at all strange that a girl who led someone around the area for half a day became tired.

The time we had after school was very short, so Anna focused on the most relevant places, such as the main building of the school and the area where the students lived.

"It's a pretty exhausting first day."

"Did I just hear that from you?"

He looked rather surprised.

How disrespectful. I have a sensitive heart and like to be immersed in feelings.

"This is a very interesting place. Classrooms, lessons, teachers, students, crowded hallways... I would love to open my heart and show it, but since I can't, I can only lament that there's no way to express my joy appropriately."

"All that you can get in bia-ah school."

He seemed to realize that he had made a mistake.

"Don't mind that. Unfortunately, my life is much different from the student life in general."

"Pulse.. Kris..."

"Hm? What's the matter, Anna?"

He looks moody for a moment.

The afternoon sun shone on the side of his face. He tried to say something to me, but he realized that it would sound like sheer pity and sympathy.

No matter how miserable or cruel life is to others, I am the only person who has the right to mourn it.

And although I can never say that those days are fun, I admit that they are the days that make me who I am, so there is no sadness that I need to feel.

Anna understood that and did not say a word. If I had not tried to grieve on those days, his sympathies would have been humbling.

Anna Silenziosa is one of those people who really understands this.

Therefore, what made him smile at this moment was something different.

"Do you prefer me to call with a surname?"

"No, it's okay. You've been in different countries for a long time, haven't you? I understand that you are used to such things."

"I appreciate that understanding."

"If you don't mind, can you tell me where you live before coming here?"

"Are you interested in wanting to know?"

"About the same breed as I am interested in the types and origins of dogs in the world."

"I understand. If you're so curious, then I guess I should tell you. I left Japan when I was young. After that, I traveled to many countries. Russia, Africa, Central Asia, India... Many of the places I visited were quite dangerous."

I didn't know what she was imagining, but Anna furrowed her brows and was stunned for quite a while.

"It looks like you're thinking something indecent."

"I don't!"

"Indeed quite charming when a respectable student dabbles in thinking about obscene things, but it doesn't suit us students, does it? Our time at school is an important time to learn and have fun. We should enjoy it well."

"I said ngg--! Ughhhh... Being with you is exhausting."

"Did you say we were together?! Very awesome! But before that, we need to declare love and a kiss to seal our relationship, right?"

"Why is that the first thing that comes to your mind?!"

"Hm... Sometimes you often feel unwarranted annoyance. Are you suffering from chronic stress?"

"Who do you think this is...?"

"Alright, we've been going around to every important location. Now, we have to head to ..."

"Hmmm..."

"What's wrong?"

"Regarding that, Anna's connoisseur of fantasy is not as-"

"Call me like that again and you die."

"Hm... Regarding that, Anna is a beauty transmitter... To be honest, I was a little dumbfounded."

"Once again with a confusing thing..."

"It's a normal school, isn't it?"

"....."

He seems to understand what I mean.

"You've never been to school before, but do you know what a normal school really looks like?"

I had no experience with life in ordinary school, but I knew something else.

"Peaceful days and times can be found anywhere."

We can find moments of tranquility in war-torn countries and even in the saddest of worlds.

In many cases, they simply invite emptiness and pain.

Even so, those who can find those moments are much luckier than those who do not, no matter where they are.

After all, those who are honoured to get it will want even more.

"Although it sounds strange, I feel something similar in this place."

"You probably won't understand, but everyone here ends up finding the peace they've been looking for for so long. Each student has different circumstances, so only they know what happened to them in the past. In fact, they have obviously been through a lot. Not being normal tends to cause pain, sadness, and other unpleasant things."

The sky turned dark red. The blinding light made Anna squint.

"However, they can all laugh here, which is what I think is very important. I love the Academy. For many people here, this is a place where they really take shelter. I'll protect her no matter what."

He watched the color of the sky change as if there was something precious behind it.

"Hm.."

"What's wrong? This is the first time you've made a pensive face."

"Ah, I'm just enamored with you."

"Huh?! Again, you said something strange...!"

"Is something wrong? Your face is a little red. If you feel a cold, I suggest you go to the treatment room. Talking about the wind...In an area of India, a porters got sick. He soon returned home, but the next day, he was found shivering coldly in his bed. It doesn't seem to be just an ordinary disease."

"How should I respond to that information?"

"Academy created nobles, and you are the symbol of Radiance... Flowers that bloom above all others. I want to know what kind of person you are, but... Unexpectedly, you turned out to be an ordinary human."

"Is that in a sense unattractive?"

"It was a compliment."

"really? It doesn't sound like that."

"There is more to it than glory and beauty. You're so normal, and you're trying so hard to make it happen."

"....."

"It's so scary, it's also so awesome. Being an HGG means being abnormal. The abnormality cannot be separated from the normal. They are like oil and water. That's how most people are here, and that's why they want shelter. But you're perfectly normal. You're like a mysterious sparkling jewel that stands out in this den of abnormality."

"I don't think I understand what you're saying."

"Simply you're a grounded person."

"That was the first time I listened to that. And it was unexpected that it came from someone I just met yesterday."

"One takes time to understand others, but one's true nature can be seen at first glance. Those are the words of Indian police inspector Vijay."

"really?"

"Of course, it's just a joke."

"...."

"Don't you think that life isn't complete without laughing every day? You're usually so tense that it looks like a square cube."

"...A square cube."

"Hm... I seem to have to improve my language skills."

"should."

"Oh okay. This is just the beginning. Let's do what we have to do and enjoy our study time here."