The main school building, as the students learned, is at the centre of the academy grounds. As Samson put it, the king will teach them the ways of the dimension warriors through training, and classes like those on Earth. They will learn about their classmate's dimensions to better defend them, and perhaps bond with them as well as learn about the enemy's weaknesses. They walked through the hallways, which have torches to light the way. Delmare asked Samson if they can peek at the classrooms. "Why not?" he said, "They're where you'll get yer education from." She looked through the door window and saw that just like the hallways, the classroom she saw has torches that light up the whole room. It has desk chairs and real-live universal stars on the classroom ceiling. "You will get your holographic textbooks in there. Be patient." Husdent said, adjusting his glasses. "We also have classrooms for those who want to have simple and easy lessons. You know who you are, and someday, you'll graduate to the big boys." He said, glancing at the other students. They went to the computer rooms, the science and medical classrooms, the Room of Peril, a holographic training facility for putting the student's knowledge to practice. They also went to the ArtHub, a building that has a theatre, a recital studio, a concert hall, and dance studios. It is connected to an art gallery. "For those of you studying the arts, this is where you'll be learning many of them," Samson said. "Maybe some of you are great at singing, dancing, acting or drawing. Your talents will shine like the stars here." They went out of ArtHub to the hallways.
Some students went to the restrooms for a break. King Athos told the rest that they can wait till they're done. After the toilet breaks, Samson told them that the restrooms they used are futuristic, in that they can adjust the temperature of the water by pushing buttons. Oh, and the soap there is made with natural ingredients. They went to the library, where Husdent explained the rules of borrowing to them and told them that students will have to clean it if they were found guilty of breaking the school rules. The library has electric light on the ceilings, floating chairs and reading tables (If you want to read in peace, just give the floating chairs and table directions, and they will fly there), clocks, and flaming torches for when blackouts occur. "How frequently do blackouts happen?" A crow tengu asked. "Once in a blue moon," Husdent said. Samson took out a storybook and opened it. The pages popped out pictures of soldiers like holograms. "Wonderful! That book's about the history of France. This thing's the battle of Waterloo. King Athos loves learning about the history of all worlds, including Earth's." He said excitedly. They went to the King's office, which contains a throne just like the one in his floating castle, and a sand floor. "I hope that you're not called here because you're causing trouble." Samson said, "But that because the king wants to commend you."
They went to the gardens outside the library. Exotic plants from other dimensions grew there, and Phrixus, seeing Chrysomallos there, brought Ranald to the fat winged ram to play with him. Bai Tu walked up to the ram and eyed it with caution. "Is he fluffy?" he asked, stroking Chrysomallos's sides. "Why yes of course. If you want, I can ask my mother back in Hellenos to knit sweaters for you and your friends." Phrixus said to the two boys. "You can grow edible plants there," Samson told the students. "And ornamental plants too. Some are weird, like this money tree." He reached out to the coins growing on the money tree and gave some to the students. "Of course, eating in the school dining hall is free of charge. Just be sure not to waste these coins."
One thing about the gardens is that it is in front of the library but behind the silver building which contains the Main Hall of AWCU. There are classrooms surrounding the Main Hall, and the domed building containing the Dining Hall is in front of it. The Main Gate and its garden are in front of the Dining Hall with its surrounding classrooms.
Ranald, Phrixus, and Bai Tu were having fun playing with Chrysomallos, when suddenly, a scream sounded in the air. Bai Tu freaked out and hid behind some pearl berry bushes. Phrixus and his pet stopped and looked around, then headed to the source of the scream. Ranald crouched on all fours like a lion and sniffed the air. He followed the shepherd and found a funny sight: An anthropomorphic tawny lion in armour hugging a tree branch, while a cockroach was crawling on the ground. Delmare who was admiring the flowers, saw the students laughing. "Poor dear, did this bug scare you?" she asked the lion. "I...I...I..yes...I...uh...fear no man or beast except...this blasted disgusting thing," he answered. "And you call yourself brave, Anbesa my big brother. Are you going to shame the Nemean family name?" A smaller lion sarcastically questioned. He has a black mane, greyish fur, yellow eyes, and wore a white cape with some leather armour on a grey jumpsuit. "Please, stop mocking me, Arye. Just remove this thing from me!" Anbesa screamed, hugging the tree branch tighter. Ranald glowered at Arye, who reluctantly caught the cockroach and placed it far away from the students. The big tawny lion fell to the ground and landed on all fours. Delmare took out a handkerchief with a dolphin on it and gently wiped his sweat away. Anbesa thanked her and hid behind his younger brother. The cockroach crawled for a while, only for the big black striped dragon to eat it. "Ewww...would you just... leave it be?" Delmare asked. The dragon turned into his human form and said, "I want a snack." "You aren't going to be sick, aren't you?" she asked in concern. "I have been used to eating bugs for a long time," he answered. Bai Tu emerged from the pearl berry bushes and asked what happened.
"Poor Big Brother is scared of a cockroach. Sad!" Arye exclaimed. Bai Tu looked at the armoured lion towering above both him and Arye and chuckled, "This is the king of the animals. How can this be possible?" Ranald having heard the boy's question asked himself if a lion-man scared of tiny bugs can even make a great mentor. "No-one's perfect. You said that you help children overcome their fears. Maybe you can help him overcome his," Phrixus said.
The students went to the school Dining Hall for lunch. In the Dining Hall, there is a lunch table in the shape of a ring, with gaps to allow students to come and go. The chairs float too, like those in the library, and at the centre of the ring-shaped dining table, there is a map of the dimensions the students come from. The students took their lunch and ate. When asked why he ate bugs instead of meat, the dragon spoke, “I was born to a family of evil dragons who steal and eat livestock and burn down villages with dark-fire breath just for fun. I was the only one who refused to participate in their deeds, so they disowned me and kicked me out of the cave. I lived in the forest feeding on insects and bugs, then I found this winged messenger bottle. And the rest is history.”
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