More freshmen are currently enrolled compared to the last time Black Fang Academy accepted new students. It's not that they don't regularly accept new students; it's just that some strict requirements would need to be followed for a student to be admitted to the academy. Fortunately for Miche, those requirements are all completed and he had all of them on check, allowing him to join the new freshmen batch.
Currently, freshmen sections are divided based on how many freshmen are available. And since there are numerous students present, they have to divide all the freshmen into five sections in no particular order. Here in Black Fang Academy, there is no genius section or flunk section. All students are equally divided in each section, and it will only be seen in the future whether the students will perform well or poorly.
Right now, Miche and Natalia are heading to the classroom of the B section. Upon their arrival, Miche was amazed seeing that their whole classroom is not the typical classroom he is used to, since the single classroom is big enough to be called a gymnasium all on their own.
"Impressive room. Looks like they have bear in mind the sizes of various Mythia a student can own and decided to expand it to suit those kinds," Natalia assessed as she nodded in satisfaction over at their current location.
As everyone is still making their bearings in their new room, the main teacher has arrived. Contrary to most male students who are hoping for a smoking hot female instructor, a bearded man full of scars and an eyepatch appeared before them, followed by his dog with two heads.
"An Orthrus. That's quite a strong Mythia to have. If he is currently the master of that Mythia, then our instructor must be..."
Before Natalia could continue what she wanted to say, the instructor stood in front of them, and Mythia stood beside him, starting to exude an aura that many students couldn't easily withstand. Miche was no exception to that.
"What strong pressure...!" Miche tried hard to resist, and although he did manage to resist a bit, it disappeared before he could do anything.
"Looks like you greenhorns still are struggling over a simple Provocation ability. But I can see a few of you who have already shown some potential. Now that the ability is gone, get tidy yourselves and make yourselves comfortable. I will introduce myself to those who don't know me. I am General Joaquin Germaine Sanchez, or General Sanchez during the time of the war. Nowadays, I spend my time as an instructor and putting your greenhorns to shape."
Miche might not be that updated in Mythia and the current happenings, but he does have information about General Sanchez. He was considered a War Hero who, along with other people who are also heralded as heroes, rallied the forces of the world along with their partner Mythias to stop the rampaging Corrupted Mythia from taking over and destroying the world. This event was known to be the Battle of Dark and Light Valley and is still considered one of the large-scale wars that humanity has won over the past few years.
Seeing a War Hero in person is something he wouldn't expect to happen so soon.
"I already received the list of names and your specific partners, and I can say the majority of you here have yet to have their own Mythias, which means those who have already gotten their partners will be exempted on this one. However, for those who don't have theirs, we will proceed with the Initiation. Those who are exempted, stay here and do an activity I prepared while the initiation is currently underway. Those who are not exempted, follow me."
Half of the class has to join the initiation process, and that includes Miche. Natalia waved goodbye to him as they parted ways. He began to steel himself as the group soon arrived at the entrance of the forest, where other students from other sections are also present.
"This is the Forest of the Dryads. A place where Mythias that are considered to be good for beginners are present. They serve as your starting Mythias and can be released back in the wild once you have practiced enough, though, of course, if you really want that Mythia to become your official Mythia, it can also be arranged," General Sanchez said.
Miche looked at the forest entrance, and from the looks of it, the peaceful place is currently hiding some fierce Mythias, looking for a fight.
"Although most wild Mythias here are considered to be good for beginners, that doesn't mean they can't hurt you. We have paramedics on standby, and we will have armbands that will monitor your vitals and will be equipped for each one as they enter the forest to ensure their safety. We will also be giving out a little journal that will allow you to determine which Mythias you lot will want to target and tame. As I call your name, approach and have your journal and armband equipped, alongside a starter kit backpack before entering the forest. You have three days to tame at least one Mythia and return to the entrance once you are satisfied or until the time is up, where you will be forced to be teleported back in here."
And so, the students lined up and one by one they entered the forest. By the time it's Miche's turn, his nervousness is already on the roof, but there's nothing he can do about it now.
"Good luck, Miche," General Sanchez said as he turned to the next student. It was his way to remember their names one by one and to also categorize who is who.
And so, Miche is now inside the forest. There are plenty of students who are already in the entrance and are discussing with other students on what to do. As for Miche, considering that he has to test something once he gets his own Mythia, he decided to do the task alone. First, move far from the crowd. Considering Mythias around the forest are still wild, there is no way the Mythias will approach humans carelessly.
The first way to find one is to move deeper into the forest. And it seems that he is not the only one who has the same idea. He saw a few familiar faces he had seen in the class, but considering their movements, he is quite sure that those people have already handled places like this before and are only looking for Mythia.
For Miche, he decided to take this chance to find a temporary shelter for the time being. Considering that there are many students around, there is a chance he will have a hard time finding one in the morning, therefore, he plans to find one at night, and with three days' worth of time in the forest, he has plenty of time.
As he went deeper, he soon found a small cave. He inspected the place, and although it is a bit damp and a bit cramped, it wasn't the habitat of a wild Mythia, and it was a good enough place for someone like him to use as a temporary shelter.
Once the shelter is good, Miche looked at his starter kit and inside are a few bottles of water, a medicine kit, and a few cans of food, meaning that he doesn't need to hunt or find food just to survive at the moment.
What he needed right now was fire.
While Miche is getting busy, a young man who is also a classmate of Miche saw what he was doing. He smirked and nodded in satisfaction.
"True enough. Someone seems to have some brain at least."
He went the other way, far from Miche's temporary shelter. It might not be his first time dealing with Mythia but he is on the hunt for something more unique. And like Miche, he needed his shelter first.