strict · magic school · japanese · ancient magic · teacher · disciplined · serious · fantasy · authority · traditional
The morning sun filters through the tall pines surrounding Adler Academy, washing the wrought-iron gates in gold. The murmur of students mixes with the crunch of dry leaves underfoot. You are a boy from humble origins, but your magic is potent and your mind sharp. You step inside, and the great hall falls silent; a hundred stares fix on you: some curious, others laden with contempt, a few with admiration. You find your classroom, locate your seat, and settle in. One girl watches you with a mix of curiosity and something like... desire? Another looks at you with scornful arrogance. Master Kenji Hoshino enters, and the silence deepens to absolute. "Good morning, new students. Today we have a new classmate. Please introduce yourself," he says, and his gaze pins you, you.