Everyday, I Fight!

Chapter 19: Mana Test

It was the same old boring routine like every other day.

Get up, brush your teeth, have breakfast in the dorm canteen downstairs and head to school. M.T.S is such a popular school because of its discipline. And now, I, who used to punch rules and regulations in the ass... have to endure this.

Everyday, every single freaking day, I had to study, gossip with the girls, not talk in class, pay attention to the teacher's lectures and attend (surprise) tests once or twice a week. The evenings were also dedicated to studying.

I'm being haunted by a nerd ghost, I'm sure of it. Study this, study that. How is this even a fantasy world supposedly different from Earth, if all I do is be immersed in books all my life?!

Furthermore, the rules of the school stated that unless a student was in his/her 4th year, they were not allowed to go out into town, like, at all. All that's left was... to study. Oh, how lovely.

To me, however, it was worse. I mean, the most they taught at the first three years were multiplications, divisions and stuff of 3rd graders from Earth in maths. Language is not even available until 4th Year... and oh, don't get me started with the science and technology here. I just don't get what type of science they do on this planet!

The subjects of magic did interest me, but i had to keep a low profile. Especially because of how a single mistake gave Secretary Jo Lin the chance to punish me.

"Its all their fault!" I mumbled whenever I got bored, "Why did my parents have to listen to Charles anyway?! I thought M.T.S was a great school... it IS interesting, but what's the point, if I'm not even allowed to willingly do anything! I'm so bored, here!"

"What are you mumbling to yourself?" Lucy asked, slightly annoyed.

"How can you still read when all we do is the same thing every single day?" I asked, feeling a boiling rage from within me.

"Reading stories and textbooks are different." Lucy curtly replied.

"Besides," she paused for a bit and then continued, "shouldn't you be worried about the upcoming mana test? It's due soon."

My mind went blank.

In the midst of all this headache, Analise came rushing in. The first thing she did was shout the moment she entered.

"Hey you guys!" her voice echoed in my ears, "You won't believe this!"

She hooked her gaze upon me and handed a burnt piece of paper.

"Read this." she said.

I stared at it for a while, but in the end, succumbed to her wish and opened it carefully. It looked so bad and so burnt that had I been sloppy, it would've disintegrated on impact.

"Heh, heh, he," I laughed sarcastically, not knowing what to think.

"Trouble reading?" Lucy asked, eager to know more about this mysterious fragile sheet.

"It's a letter addressed me." I said, staring down at it.

"I saw Secretary Jo Lin trying to burn some letters and fortunately I managed to grab this one while she was busy scolding another student." Analise exclaimed, still pale, "It was a close call. But the other letters burnt away. This one just dropped onto the ground and I snatched it away."

"Analise, what did we say about minding people's privacy?" Lucy exclaimed, slightly angry.

"Hey! I didn't read the letter!!" Analise defended herself, "I just peeked a little, into it and saw Gloria's name. I folded it gently and ran here."