A new year at Nine Petal Academy means a new crop of students, including a boy who can't control his magic, a thief, an angel, and even a suit of armor? Adela, Lei, and their friends are tasked with welcoming the new class of first years and helping...
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My siblings helped me get back to the dorm, with Kun sitting me down on my bed.
I smiled. "Thanks, big bro," I said, trying not to chatter my teeth.
He smiled back. "Don't mention it. That said, maybe you should take a warm shower first."
I sighed. I had enough of water for one day.
Kun ruffled my hair. "Is that kitty afraid of bathing?"
"Cats are fine with showers," I said.
Kun grinned. "Then you should be fine taking one, right?"
I sighed and tried to push myself up.
My brother grabbed me by the arm, supporting me. "Careful."
"I can walk myself." I rubbed my arms as I walked away from him. My upper body felt so cold.
I walked into my bathroom and removed my tattered clothes. Hopefully, hot water would flow out. The heating on this side of the dorm was as bad as the heating back home. One would be initially hit by a blast of cold water.
"Let me know if you do need help," Kun said from the other side of the curtain.
I sighed. I appreciated his help, but now it just felt like he was babying me.
I yelped as a blast of cold water did hit me.
"You okay, Lei?" Kun yelled, rushing back into the bathroom.
"No. Got hit by cold water," I said, trying to adjust the knobs.
"Sorry. Maybe it was a bad idea to have suggested a shower after all."
It really wasn't. Sleeping in those wet clothes wouldn't have helped me.
"Can you get me a clean pair of clothes ready?"
"Sure!" He ran out of the bathroom once more.
I looked up at the water and smiled as it started to warm back up. Honey tea awaited me after this ordeal.
My body felt warm after taking a shower. Maybe a little too warm.
"Think you overdid it with the water's heat," Kun said, putting a hand over my head.
I sighed as I rested my head on my pillow. So much for getting better quickly. Good thing my next match wasn't for a few days. I wonder if I would be up against Adela or if the two of us would tag team against Burai and Koharu. Her sound magic really was impressive. Come to think of it, sound mages made it to the quarter-finals this year among both the first and second years.
Too bad Yen hadn't made it. Yen, maybe I could've gotten an ability from her like how I got one from Kun. I only had six more slots, so maybe I needed to pick wisely. They appeared to be connected to the bonds I had with people. The stronger the bond, the stronger the power. Kun's really bailed me out.
