"How… long do you think they want us to wait? In our costus at that."
"Is it just , or are there a lot fewer than us since the entrance ceremony?"
"Bruh, you in denial? Most of your class were offed and so students joined the Dark Mille--"
"Uhm, I think what Hannah is trying to say is that there should be more of us, even after the incident."
A full day.
The students were advised to take a full day of rest after they got back from Canada after the incident. Of course, perhaps the term 'advised' was a little light, as all of the facilities, be it shops or training halls of the Academy, were closed; basically forcing the students to stay within their rooms.
No one complained, however. No one even stepped out of their rooms since almost all of them were still shaken from the events that had transpired just the other day. It wasn't until a school-wide announcent that told them to gather in the auditorium echoed throughout the entire Academy did most of them leave their rooms.
They were also strictly told to wear their costus.
But now, an hour after the first students arrived in the area, almost a quarter of the hall was empty.
"I don't think we can bla them for not leaving their rooms," Silvie then let out a sigh as she continued to converse with Gary and the others, "I was also having trouble getting up this morning… what happened the other day was just… it was just too much."
"h. People die every day. In our line of work, that should just be considered a normal Monday," Gary then said, "Also… I also had trouble getting up this morning, if you know what I an."
"Fuck, ew," Hannah quickly pushed Gary away, making sure to wipe her hands after her palms made contact with his skin.
"I agree with Gary."
"...You do?" Gary could not help but widen his eyes as soon as the words reached his ears. But as soon as he saw who it ca from, he quickly slouched down and sighed, "Of course you agreed, you're surely in the Potential Villain list."
"Birds of the sa feather," Hannah then let out a small smirk.
"I will not let so list define who I am," Gary then stood up, placing one of his feet on the bleachers as he covered his face, before splitting his fingers and exposing his eyes in between them, "For I am the Dragon Monarch, and there are only three people who could dictate who I am…
..., myself, and I."
"Hm," Silvie nodded several tis as she heard Gary's words. Hannah, on the other hand, only rolled her eyes before landing them towards Tomoe, who was sitting awfully close beside Riley, who currently had his eyes closed since he arrived in the auditorium.
"So… you and my brother, since when did the two of you beco close?" Hannah then asked.
"We… only lately, Ms. Hannah."
"You don't need to speak so formally, you know. Shit, we're just pretty much the sa age here. Except Gary, he could be a perverted 80-year-old man disguising himself as a young man."
"I can't presu to--"
"Ack, forget it. It's probably ingrained in you-- you're half Jap, right?"
"I am, Ms. Hannah," Tomoe said as she slightly bowed towards Hannah. Her tone, even monotonous, contained a hint of respect as she addressed her.
"You like my brother?"
"Y… what!? Y… well, no… What!?" Tomoe's stutters almost filled the entire hall, causing Hannah to montarily cover her mouth and shush her.
"Look, my brother can be quite dense and aware at the sa ti," Hannah then said, "But if you want to beco his girlfriend… you have my vote."
"W… what?"
"Hm," Hannah nodded before gesturing to Tomoe to lean closer and whispering to her ear, "You know Scarlet Mage, right?"
"...Of course."
"That predator has the hots for my brother. So it's better you than her. How old are you?"
"I… I'm 18."
"Good, from now on, you call big sister," Hannah then raised a thumb before leaning back to her seat, "Buy him so cutlery, he likes them."
"I… I will take a ntal note of that. Thank you, big sister," Tomoe then once again bowed towards Hannah, before also leaning back to her seat. Taking a glance at Riley from ti to ti, of course.
The group continued with their chatter until finally, Prophet appeared on stage.
"Good morning to all of you, students," and without even taking any ti at all, he proceeded to talk, "First of all, I know Whiteking had already done it on my behalf; but I still would like to apologize for failing each and every one of you. What happened then shouldn't have happened in the first place."
"Damn right!"
"Gary, what are you doing!?"
"What? I had to!"
Silvie quickly pulled Gary down as he once again stood on the bleachers. Prophet only looked towards their direction for a few seconds, before letting out a small sigh and proceeding with his talk.
"I know most of you are still in your rooms, that is alright-- this is being broadcast throughout the school so I know you could hear . But what I would like to also tell you... is that this is also being broadcasted throughout the country."
"!!!"
And as soon as Prophet's words reached the students' ears, they all could not help but let out gasps of shock and curiosity. The Academy had always prided itself with its secrecy, not even letting a single speck of the dia inside its premises… and now they are broadcasting live?
Most of them wanted to ask questions, but before they could do so, Prophet once again started to talk.
"Massachusetts was not the only one that was… attacked," Prophet continued, "Moscow, China, Japan, South Africa, England, and Singapore…
...7 Academies around the world were attacked by the supervillain organization who had made themselves known as the Dark Millenium. Supposedly, they claim that the leader of their organization is none other than Darkday.
But as of now, we do not know if there is any truth in that as Darkday himself had not yet made an appearance; but what we do know is that this organization is highly dangerous and is now on the governnt's top priority list."
"Shit… this was more intense than I thought," Gary whispered, "And here I thought they were just a bunch of goons. Attacking 7 ga Academies all at the sa ti? How did they manage that in different ti zones?"
"Shh, I can't hear him, and stop being a retard."
"What, I only--"
"The Dark Millenium will be handled by the governnt and the superheroes. But for now, I am here to address you, the students," Prophet continued his speech before Gary could react more, "You are the first-ever batch of students of ga Academy, all of you have a lot to learn… but so do we, so do the world governnt. We are going to make a lot of mistakes, and for that, once again I apologize."
Prophet once again paused as he scanned each and every one of the students present in the auditorium, "The Dark Millenium… has more than likely have information in so, or maybe even most of you."
Hearing Prophet's words, most of the students did not really react wildly. Only letting out a short but deep sigh as they looked at each other; after all, Prophet was only stating the obvious.
"But of course, the information the school has on you is also limited-- and therefore, the information they have should also be limited. Your family, where you live, your previous affiliations were all information we discarded as soon as we accepted you in the Academy. But just in case… we transferred all of your families to a secure location."
This ti, the students reacted-- either by a sigh of relief or crying.
"Secondly, since they have your information-- there is the threat of them leaking it to the public," Prophet continued, "I am afraid we can't stop this. The governnt may be able to filter most of them, but so will surface and scatter. So because of this, we, the mbers of the board of all the ga Academies in the world, as well as the world governnt, have made a decision; we may not be able to stop this cyber warfare…
...but we-- No, you can control what cos out. You will still not be able to go outside the Academy freely. But from now on, you will have access to smartphones and can connect to the outside world."
"Yes!"
"..."
"...Fuck," Hannah quickly sat back to her seat as soon as she realized she was pointing her finger towards Prophet; grabbing Riley's sunglasses from his pockets before wearing them and trying to hide beneath the bleachers.
"Is… this wise?" Silvie then whispered as she placed her hand on her chin, "Wouldn't more information leak to the outside because of this?"
"Stop being humble with your words, this is stupid," Hannah whispered, "But since we're going to have our phones back, I don't fucking mind."
"Does this an… I can continue my vlog?" Gary muttered.
"Knowing the governnt, the phones are more than likely bugged."
"Sadly, the devices would be monitored 24/7..."
"Told you so," Hannah then let out a sigh before returning to her seat, "But it's better than nothing. I have nothing to hide unlike Gary, who probably watches superhero porn every night."
"...How did you know?"
"What? Fuck, ew."
"Shh, guys!"
"...All of you might think this to be depriving you of your privacy-- that is exactly what it is," Prophet continued, "Take this as real-life training-- your actions will always be watched once you beco a superhero. You have the choice, of course, to take the smartphones or not-- but that is why we asked you to wear your costus today; because from now on…
...the only ti you would not be wearing them is when you are in your room."
"Fuck, now Gary is going to stink even more."
"You really have it out for today, don't you? I am starting to think you like ."
"No. I think my sister ant you just genuinely stink, Gary."
"What the!? What is with this brother-sister roast duo!?" Gary then dropped to the floor as soon as he heard Riley's words, "And that's seriously the first thing that cos out of your mouth, bro?"
"Shh, guys!" Silvie once again placed a finger on her lips as she gestured for the group to quiet down, "Prophet isn't done yet."
"Social dia accounts have already been registered under your superhero na; I suggest you use them safely. However, once again, if the information you share with the outside world is deed too sensitive, it will be instantly filtered out by the governnt…"
Prophet's speech continued on for almost an hour-- telling the students what they could and could not do. It might seem strict at first, but for the Academy to allow the students to use phones in the first place was already a huge leap of either faith… or utter stupidity.
Each of the students had their own opinions about this-- Riley, most especially.
The governnt is gaining more and more control over the future superheroes of the world; once again using a tragedy as an excuse to further monitor their activities. If ga Woman was here, sothing like this would definitely not co to pass.
"And lastly, I know you are all tired of hearing speak and excited to get your own personal fancy phones," Prophet was about to step off the stage, but he did not even take 3 steps before returning to the podium."
"Jesus christ, just how long is this speech?"
"There is another thing that we discussed with the other mbers of the board. Exactly a month and a half from now, a competition with the other Academies will be held right here on our campus."
"!!!"
"The event was supposed to be held sowhere else, but due to the recent incident, it was almost cancelled. But we have decided to continue with it, but continue it in the safest place possible-- right here. And so, in line with this; we are going to be selecting a group of students that would oversee the event, and any student events henceforth…
...A student council, if you will."
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