"It's good." Ashton said as he took a sip of his tea.
Of course, he didn't miss the disappointed faces of the three due to his lack-luster response.
"...he's a wierdo, confird." Blake stated.
"Yep, I too confirm." Mary followed. Alice also nodded.
Ashton rolled his eyes and ignored that instead.
"It doesn't make sense bro. Auntie Rosie's Pastries are one of the best things life has to offer. Those who doesn't feel happy eating her products are either depressed or psychopaths." Blake added.
"Yeah, we don't make the rules sadly." Alice humd in agreent.
"I didn't say that it's bad." Ashton countered.
"Yeah, we know. But still, you reaction is so dull that it kind of kills the whole vibe you know. What's up with you? Is taste buds working properly?" Mary asked.
"They're working just fine." Ashton replied while smiling wryly, "I'm just not very emotive I suppose."
"Yeah, we figured." Mary nodded.
To be completely honest, Ashton wasn't really impressed. The food taste good but it wasn't mind-blowing. It tastes the sa as he rember it back in his old world and those were still fresh to his mories so he wasn't really surprised.
"Anyway, what's your next class after this?" Alice asked Mary.
"Archery for . 1-3pm"
Ashton could've sworn that he heard a thick dread on Mary's voice when she said that.
"Oh, I have Swordsmanship at 1-3pm as well."
"Shield Lessons for ." Blake added.
"White Magic, 1-3pm as well." Ashton replied.
"Oh, you're a White Mage?" Alice looked surprised. Blake too.
"Yes. Mary didn't tell you?" Ashton asked.
"No she didn't. That's surprising. We thought you'd be a Red Mage or a Black Mage." Blake shrugged as he continued eating his al.
"Ah, well. I only have an affinity for White Mage so I picked it. Also, it doesn't sound so bad and I was interested in it anyway."
"From what I heard, the White Mage classes are boring." Blake comnted.
"Yeah, my parents said that it's difficult and boring as hell. That's why many people failed the class." Alice added.
"Don't you worry about this guy. For all we know, that might just be right up his alley." Mary stated.
Ashton refrained from comnting and just smiled instead.
The four of them then spend their breaks together, talking about the most random things they could. Most of it ends up with the three of them arguing with each other while Ashton stood on the side and just nodded from ti to ti.
These three were so chaotic yet Ashton remained sane amidst of their argunts. They tried dragging him into their conflict but Ashton expertly deflects the topic sowhere else to escape from it.
Nevertheless, it was fun. Ashton didn't talk much but he had fun hanging out with these three. They're a little bit ridiculous and their never-ending argunts gives him headache but that's fine.
Eventually, their break is over. They went out of the shop and separated to go to their respective classes.
Since this class is about Specialization, Ashton wouldn't be with his classmates nor use their regular classroom.
The White Mage Class will take place in the Castle Main, more specifically at the area near the Academy Hospitals.
Following the directions, Ashton ca across several huge white tents near the clear lake at the back of the hospital building. At first he was confused but he discovered that the directions he followed truly leads him here, which ans that he's at the right place.
'WMA-1C' this is the classroom he supposed to enter. From looking around, he discovered that 'WMA' stands for White Mage Apprentice, and the tents erected here are truly where their classrooms would be.
He found the 1C tent and entered. He discovered that he's the first one to arrive so it was a bit boring. There's still ten minutes before the class started, so he used his smartwatch in the anti while waiting for the rest of his classmates.
Ti gradually passed and eventually, his alarm rang. At the sa ti, he sensed soone entering the tent where he's at.
A woman in her pri entered the tent. She was tall and curvaceous. She has a long blonde hair, a pair of soul piercing blue eyes, fair skin, plump lips and has a beauty mark at the left of her mouth. She wore a white doctors robe that has golden flas embroidered at he seams.
She looked kind, especially with that smile on her face. When she saw Ashton inside, she tilted her head and said:
"Oh, you're here. That's great."
"Uh..." Ashton was flustered but he managed to recover just in ti before he embarrassed himself. "Good afternoon. My na is Ashton West."
"I know, I got your profile with ." The lady chuckled softly. "My na is Jeanne Clark. I'll be your ntor for the White Mage Profession. Nice to et you."
"Nice to et you too, Professor." Ashton perford a curt bow. He then looked around at the empty seats beside him and asked: "I-It seems that my classmates are late."
"No, they're not Young Man." Jeanne chuckled. "You're the only one in this class."
"Eh!?" Ashton was shocked.
"Yes. You heard right." Jeanne adjusted her glasses. "I only have you as my student for this class. Surprising I know, but that's just the way how it is. Not many students pick this Specialization after all."
"Uhm...are there any classes aside from this?" Ashton asked.
"Yes, there is." Jeanne answered readily.
That made Ashton think. It didn't take long before an idea ford in his head which made him ask: "This is about being cursed, isn't it."
"My, how sharp of you." Jeanne looked pleasantly surprised. She nodded and said: "Indeed. It's because of your status as a cursed one. But don't take it to heart. Your curse isn't going to get in the way of you learning the duties of a White Mage."
Ashton nodded and released a sigh.
Well, this is weird. He wasn't expecting sothing like this to occur. Still, this isn't so bad. At least he'll get a one on one tutelage. He can use this to his advantage.
"Alright, let's get the formalities out of the way." Jeanne caught his attention. "Again, my na is Jeanne Clark. You may call Professor Jeanne or Professor Clark if you want. Teacher also works fine. Up to you."
"I am a Licensed White Mage and an educator here at the Academy. On top of that, I also work as one of dics in the school."
"Since it's just going to be the two of us here, I can give you my full attention so that you'll learn everything about this profession in the best way possible."
Ashton nodded in understanding. He's already expecting this.
"Due to our unique set-up, I decided that I'll teach in an unorthodox manner." She stated, "Don't worry, the work load isn't going to rise. We'll just use a different approach compared to how it usually goes when there's multiple students involved."
"This may hasten or slow down the ti it'll take for you to finish learning everything you can from . In the end, it'll boil down to your own efforts and since you're my only student, I offers no other choice than to observe your progress closely."
"I'll try my best to not disappoint you, Professor."
"Good. That's what I like to hear." Jeanne bead. "Alright, so first things first. I want to know what are your current thoughts about White Mages. Don't be afraid to speak your mind. There's no wrong answer."
Ashton thought for a bit before answering...
"It's a Specialization that suffered from common misconceptions." He answered.
"Care to elaborate?"
"Well...just before I went here, I was hanging out with a group of friends and when they learned that I was a White Mage, they were surprised. They then said that they heard that the classes are bound to be difficult and boring, that's why a lot of people tend to stay away from it. And those who did end up taking it, fails."
"I think these are nothing more than rumors. I don't know where they ca from and how legitimate it is, but it is visibly harming the image of the Specialization. At least that's what I think."
"Would say that these rumors are baseless then?"
"No." Ashton shook his head.
"Interesting. Can you tell why?"
"I an...as far as I know, White Mages are synonymous to Healers. That ans we dabble with life itself. One mistake could possibly bring us to the opposite spectrum of what a Healer should be."
"If we want to save lives, then we should know how it works first. The Human Physiology is already full of mysteries, add the fact that Healing itself is a sensitive topic that needs utmost care when being perford, I couldn't imagine learning it to be easy."
"So I wouldn't say that the rumors are baseless. It makes sense why they would say that. Still, that doesn't make it any better of course."
Jeanne bead happily and said: "It is exactly as you said. Great job. With your current ntality, it wouldn't be too hard for you to do what others can't."
"Co closer, I need to show you sothing..."
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