2.5 Intermission:
Instructor Freya’s Diary
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Got a message from Big Sis today. Apparently she’s going to be staying in Gilbadia for a while. Something about discovering Dark element magic in the heir to the Gilbert house. I mean, come on! Like, I know that rare elements are amazing and all that…but she’s just so selfish! She’s always been this way, ever since we were kids. She’s usually so clever, but she always gets way too worked up about some things. Whenever a research topic catches her eye, that’s it! Nothing else matters. Like, she’s still living in my house and everything…
Not that that’s not okay! I mean, I bet she just thinks of me as a convenient servant anyway! Ah, it feels good to get this off my chest! Um…I guess I can also admit this here: I do get a little lonely sometimes. I’d never tell her that, though.
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I’m getting letters from her almost every day now, which does make me happy, I suppose…but why do they all say the same thing?! It’s all “Luke’s incredible!” and “Alice is amazing!” and “Dark magic’s seriously out of this world.” It never ends! I get it, okay?! Tell me a bit about how you’re doing, won’t you?!
Like, come on! This page, that’s mostly just the phrase “oh boy, oh boy, oh boy” over and over again, doesn’t even count as a letter! Come home already, you big magic-obsessed dummy!
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After around a year in Gilbadia, Big Sister’s finally come home. Hurray! …Yeah, to be honest, I’m pretty happy about this. I was lonely, you know? But, like…the moment she comes back, she starts talking about working as an instructor for the next three years?! What the heck?!
Like, wait a second now, this is all happening way too fast! Man…I’m her little sister, and even I’m getting tired of how free-spirited she can be. I mean, I get it, that Luke kid and his newly discovered Dark element are super interesting, I know that. But come on…she’s moving way too fast! Who even knows if he’ll pass the entrance exam or not?
It’s an amazing magic academy too. It’s not like you can become an instructor there by just walking up and asking nicely…but I bet Big Sister could do it, if she really wants to. I mean, she’s already managed to climb to the position of Magic Knight, which is amazing, given how lazy she is when she’s at home. I had to work so hard to get my Magic Knight position, so we’re nothing alike in that. Ah, Big Sister, you’re so focused on the things you like, and you never compromise on them… I gotta say, I do respect you for that.
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Today was the day of Aslan Magic Academy’s entrance exam.
Yep…Luke really was amazing. I did wonder, since Big Sister won’t shut up about him, but he definitely passed the exam with that performance. He settled every one of his fights in an instant during the practicals, so I was a bit disappointed I didn’t get to see more of his magic. Honestly? He’s just like my big sister in some ways. Both of them are the real deal with their immense raw talent. Yeah, Dark is a powerful element, but it’s not just that. If he didn’t have the magical aptitude to wield it effectively, it wouldn’t matter how good his element was. But he’s got a massive amount of talent… Both of them do. They’re special.
It’s just…those gifted kids who can do just about anything on the first try can be surprisingly sensitive. That’s what worries me… Which is why I’ve got to support him as one of his instructors, I suppose! All right! I’m starting to get fired up!
But, like…see…I love kids, but I always get super nervous around them and end up being strict instead…trying to play it cool, I guess? It’s such a shame…I’ve been totally pigeonholed at the academy as one of those mean teachers.
No! Don’t give up, Freya!
This is the year I’m going to get closer to the students! I’m going to be the one they turn to! The one they ask for advice about all their problems!
And so it was that I set in motion my “Cool Homeroom Teacher Debut Plan.”
JK.
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Finally, finally, finally!
I got the first-year homeroom teacher position! All right! I’m, like, super stoked about this! I’ve always wanted to be a homeroom teacher, so I really am happy about this. But…also a bit nervous.
This academy isn’t just a place for having fun… Everyone gets really brutal because of that rank-system stuff. Every single year, a handful of first years will inevitably transfer out…
Oh man, just thinking about all this is making me even more nervous! What do I do? Am I really going to be able to do this? Whenever the kids come talk to me, I panic and end up being super formal with them… Argh, I’m really in my own head about this. Like, I think I’m going to make a massive mistake somewhere. I don’t know if she’ll be able to help, but I should ask Big Sis about this later.
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Tomorrow…it’s finally the big day, when all the new students come in for their orientation. I’m so freaking nervous… I’ve been thinking about this so much. I’ve had this little stabbing pain in my stomach the whole day I’ve been here at the academy. It’s not like it hurts that much, but it’s more like one of those constant little torments. Like hell, I suppose. Oh, help me, Big Sis… I’m always so jealous of how well she seems to sleep. Be a bit more nervous about all this, won’t you…?
Like, even if I was being charitable, I wouldn’t say you’re much good at teaching people, Big Sis! Geniuses are the worst! They always get things instinctually and leave the rest of us behind. Ever since I was little, she’s been looking over my work and trying to teach me magic…but I never learned a thing from her, y’know? She overloads you with too much information at once…like so much background knowledge and advanced stuff that it makes your head feel like it’s going to explode.
She’s even worse when it comes to magic…just gives you a long stream of mouth noises like “You have to bwoosh here! Not like a fwsh-fwsh-fwsh!”
Seriously, I have no idea how she manages to write essays. I’ll never understand how geniuses feel so long as I live. Ah…but I guess thinking about her has calmed me down a bit.
Thanks.
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Oh boy… Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.