Outsider : Classroom Of The Elite

Chapter 1.4 - Archer

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The blaring noise of my phone's alarm system.

When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the unfamiliar white ceiling; different compared to the blueness I was familiar with when I used to wake up. It wasn't only the room structure that was different; the environment was different from my memories too.

The curtain of the window swayed gently. I could smell the humid fresh air with feint scents of the ocean near the school. The proximity that was mostly filled with blaring noises of vehicles and peoples' yelling in the past, were no longer there. That was the moment when reality completely sinked into me.

I took a deep breath and exhaled.

'So, yesterday wasn't a dream after all, huh?'

It wasn't a bad thing of course. In fact, I was actually glad. I didn't know when exactly I fell asleep last night. Probably some time early in the morning. But I do remember being a bit reluctant to sleep, thinking that I might regain consciousness back in the previous world.

Seeing how that didn't happen, I guess I finally have the right to sleep in peace now, huh?

I pulled the phone in front of my face and stopped the alarm. My body craved for more sleep, given how late I stayed up last night. But the four digit number burning on the phone's display made me reconsider.

It was sharp at seven, only two hours prior to the time we were told to be present at school. It wasn't as though I was late for school or anything. I just had a few things that needed to be taken care of. For example, I wanted to learn more about my body.

Yes, I'm aware of how weird that must've sounded.

Something I noticed yesterday was the fact that I could no longer use my magecraft. My magic circuits were either fried, or didn't exist anymore. My body had also slimmed down to a high school version of me. There was a small delay in my actions, as if my body couldn't keep up with what I commanded it to do. I was having a bit of difficulty adjusting because of it.

Either way, my physique changed significantly, and I needed to make peace with it, fast.

I got out from the bed and went to the office (toilet) to attend the daily business meeting (toilet). After I brushed my teeth, I jumped inside the school provided gym uniform and headed outside. My destination was the local track field I spotted yesterday when coming back from school.

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While jogging toward the field, I noticed a few students (who were most likely seniors) walking toward the main campus.

I went there to check what it was all about. Turns out, they were carrying tables, banners and other decorative ornaments and such. At first, I thought about looking at the contents of that banner. But it was neatly folded and beyond my vision. Judging by the instruments however, I could speculate what it was all about.

"Haff~!"

My gaze hovered over to a rough looking female senpai who was carrying a foldable table on one hand, and a handful of chairs on the other. She was panting heavily in exhaustion. It was apparent that she was having difficulty carrying all those instruments by herself. They were clearly too much for her. Her clubmates were way ahead of her too, carrying handful of stuff as well. I walked toward her.