Minerva Cosmina Wyllt-Miryūshi

The following week leading up to my departure was mostly uneventful, I spent the time preparing the palace staff for my absence as well as saying farewell to all the residents. The capital held a massive festival to celebrate my departure, and I was left speechless, there were all sorts of food stalls, like pickled elkboar feet, udon, and ramen shops, but no festival in Mirini would be complete without Jollof Onigiri, and the best Jollof Onigiri in the capital was served at Babamaru's Merchant Guild Hall. The cooks in the hall were all from Ryūni and were hand selected by Babamaru and his father and had to go through meticulous training in order to gain employment.

Although the requirements are rigid, I'd be remiss to say that the food and service at this establishment were to die for. What makes the Jollof Onigiri so spectacular is the quality of the ingredients; according to Babamaru, the rice is grown in Miryudōra, the cooking oil and spices are imported from Dartaania and Sidhe, while the meat and produce come from Besteria and Jigoku; the dish is almost like a representation of the entire realm. I knew deep down that I would miss this city and all its glory, but I was even more excited to start a new chapter in my life.

"Attention," an LGIN window alerted me, "Pending Status… Pending… Pending… System is still unable to rewrite the Soultext belonging to Jamisha Pockets." I made it a habit to continuously check the status of my LGIN personal data and ever since I announced the formation of Tesseract, I walked this world as Minerva, not as Jamisha, and as a result, I'd all but forgotten the life that I had prior. I closed the system's window as we continued spectating the festivities, I didn't have a lot of time to spend, it was the day that I needed to take off of course.

"Pssst! M'Lady!!" I heard someone shout from a dark alley, it was Antoinette, "Come quick, we've got your carriage ready outside the East Gate!" She motioned me to follow her, which I did. I didn't want to stay too long at the festival, especially because I have a habit of overindulging myself and losing track of time.

At my carriage I was met by a very welcomed sight, "MINI!!" The doors of the carriage burst open revealing my dearest and best friend Renata, "Woah! Who is she?! She's stunning! Breathtaking! An Imperial Beauty!!" Renata continued to shower me in compliments.

"Nata! I can say the same thing about you!" I exclaimed, matching my best friend's energy, "Girl, you are too fine; I see you! Shoot, you look so good, I could take you as a bride!" The entire group erupted in laughter as we entered the coach. Inside the carriage sat Stellaphoña and Autumn Winters, two more of my old classmates would also be joining the Student Council.

"How do you do," greeted Autumn, "It's always a pleasure to share a space with you Princess."

"Oh Auto," I huffed, "You can drop the formalities, no one is around to hear us."

Autumn's face began to grow red, so much so that it almost matched her dark auburn hair, "But Mini! You have the highest rank out of the whole group; I cannot in good faith be so casual with you!"

"Lady Autumn," Ayosaki's voice cut through the tension, "you already spoke to the princess in a casual manner when you referred to her majesty as, 'Mini'." The carriage's atmosphere shifted to something rather uncomfortable, "However, seeing as everyone in this carriage can lay a claim to the status of 'Royal,' I don't see an issue, if it is done in private."

I leaned over Ayo shoulder and gave her a devious grin, "Oh Ayo, since when did you become such a softy!" Ayo rolled her eyes and returned the smile, the years have been kind to her, she was nowhere near as high strung as she was when we first met.

"M'Ladies, we're approaching the city's limits," Touka announced from outside the carriage, "the city welcomes you all back with open arms!" I opened the curtains of the stagecoach's window and was greeted by the familiar sights of magic shops, armories, and the trade market.

"It feels so good to be back," Stellaphoña announced with a gentle smile on her face, "like a second home, awaiting to be used for holiday."

When we made our way to the campus, I was enamored by the detail of the school's architecture; the school felt more like a castle than an institution. There were paintings of the staff hanging throughout all the hallways of the campus and those same halls felt as though they could go on for forever. There was one painting that caught my eye however, it was of a woman, a woman I'd seen from somewhere, but I wasn't able to tell you where though.

"You must be Princess Minerva," a sweet, unfamiliar, yet pleasant voice tapped my shoulder, I turned and saw what I initially thought was a Nightskinned Demon, however, their skin looked a bit different than the Nightskinned Demons I was familiar with. Their skin was more ethereal, the star pattern they had was complimented by an assortment of nebulous clouds that was reminiscent of vitiligo and they had a curly top haircut with fringed bangs. As stunning as they were, I was having a difficult time understanding their gender, perhaps they didn't have a gender at all. The Nightskinned Demon gave me a warm, breathtaking smile and stuck their hand out before continuing, "My name is Morrigan Lafayette, I'm our decade block's student body president, I've heard so much about you!"

Before I could reach for their hand however, Ayo inserted herself between us and began to size them up, "How come I've never heard of you? For all I know, you could be a Dartaani spy—!"

SMACK—!

"Ouch! Your Majesty!" Ayo pouted as she rubbed the back of her head.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Xadam President," I stated giving a modest curtsy, "I look forward to serving the Student Body as it's Secretary."

"Secretary?" Morrigan raised a brow and shrugged their shoulders, "oh I could've sworn I sent you an updated invitation, no matter. Since I have you here, I might as well just tell you, I'm making you, my Vice President!" The student council president stuck their arms in the air to celebrate, much to my confusion.

"What are you talking about," my question was genuine, "I'd only ever received the one invitation." It was weird, actually, now that I think about it, I only knew about the first invitation because I had to pry it out of Ayosaki's hands, that's it. "Ayosaki!" I sneered through my clenched teeth.

My right hand nervously began to sweat as she stood at attention, "y-yes, Your Majesty, how may I be of service—." Ayo was a very strong warrior, fierce and intimidating, but she paled in comparison to the rage I was currently feeling.

"Is there something you'd like to say?" I eerily whispered to my subordinate, "I'm sure you can think of some explanation as to why I didn't receive this update, well?" I'm sure I looked like some evil witch who takes pleasure in punishing her subjects, and that couldn't be further from the truth; however, this one requires "tough love."

"Let's all just calm down," Morrigan said softly, "no need to get all worked up. You're here now and I've given you the update; speaking of updates, the rest of the council is in the conference room, we'll do formal introductions there." We were escorted to our decade block's conference room, which wasn't too far from where we met the president. Inside the room sat some familiar faces; in total there were eight of us.

Morrigan walked to the head of the long table and stood before us all, "Welcome all to Avalon Academy; now that I have all the members of our block's Student Council, I'd like for us to get started. I've already introduced myself individually, however I find it pertinent that I do it again here, my name is Princus Morrigan Lafayette of The Twilight Quarter, your Student Council President. I would like to take the time for us to introduce ourselves and the roles you hold. After that, I'll lay out our expectations as members of the Student Council, and to end things, we'll hear a word from our Head Mistress to better prepare for our future academic career."

The seven of us gently applauded the president's words and they motioned to me to begin the introductions, "Konbanwa, ogenki desu ka? Good evening, how are you all, my name is First Crown Princess of Miryudōra, Crown Princess Minerva Cosmina Wyllt-Miryūshi and I will be your Student Council Vice President."

The other members applauded my introduction as I sat back down, motioning Ayo to follow my lead, "Konbanwa, my name is Minami Ayosaki, I'm pleased to meet you all, I'll be acting as the council's Disciplinary Committee Representative." Although Ayo can be temperamental, she did have some level of couth and was able to behave herself.

The next person to introduce themselves was someone that I was rather surprised to see, "Kowagwan, mi ah Mugen Yume, of the Twilight Quarter, and I will be this decade's Secretary." It had been many years since I'd seen Yume and Karenza, and the fact that both of them were here, let me know that that sucker Socodka was likely going to be a member of the Disciplinary Committee.

"Hiya, everyone!" Karenza jumped from her seat, "I'm Karenza Sadīvī from Tensura in East Sidhe, and I'm going to do my best as our Treasurer!" I looked over to Stellaphoña, who was clearly annoyed by Karenza's introduction, and I won't lie, it did come off as a bit fake.

"Greetings all," Autumn rose from her chair, "I am the Aquarian Ice Guardian; Autumn Winters, from the Faewelt Kingdom of West Sidhe. I'm pleased to meet you all and I will be the council's Committee Chairperson." It didn't dawn on me right away, but all the people in this room were all important to the future of this realm, and it made these introductions seem more serious than I initially thought.

"Buen noche, soy Princess Renata Timandra Faust-Bestahla from Bestalagro," Renata began as she stood up, "I'm excited and I look forward to serving the student body as its Historian." With the same poise that she had as she rose, Renata gracefully sat back down and immediately shot daggers with her eyes at Stellaphoña, who promptly got up to introduce herself.

"Hola, hola," Stellaphoña stuttered, "Buen noche, soy Princess Stellaphoña Griffonia-Fangala from the Kingdom of Fangalore, I'll be serving as your Parliamentarian, and I look forward to doing so." Once she finished, Stellaphoña returned a fierce glare at Renata, who wasn't too happy by it. Although the two were cousins, Renata and Stellaphoña have always viewed each other as rivals, Fangalore is the defunct kingdom of Besteria, after all.

Clap—, clap—. "Wonderful, that shall conclude our introductions," Xadam President interluded with a gentle clap, "I'd like for us to first understand what it is we'll be doing, like our responsibilities. As members of Avalon Academy's Student Council, you each will take part in bi-weekly meetings to discuss new regulations the academy set, as well as fundraising, event planning and much more. Tomorrow we'll get a chance to meet the rest of the Disciplinary Committee along with their Deputy Commander, I hope you can take this opportunity to get familiar with one another." Xadam President seemed like a very genuine person, and perhaps it was their smile, or the way they carried themselves; either way, Princus Morrigan radiated a beauty unlike I'd ever seen.

"With all that out of the way," Xadam President stood from their seat, "would you all please rise and welcome our illustrious headmistress, Mademoiselle Tepes!" As we stood, the door to the conference room opened and in walked the woman from the painting that I was transfixed on. The woman had jet black hair and fuchsia-colored eyes; her skin was pale; however, it looked soft and supple, youthful even. The headmistress wore a laced corset-dress that was black with a mermaid train, and to top it all off, she had a furless miniature lynx resting between her bosoms.

"Why thank you Xadam President," the headmistress' voice was surprisingly deep given her appearance, "you may all take your seats. My name is Mademoiselle Spinella Tepes, Head Mistress of Avalon Academy, and I am honored to have such esteemed students for this new upcoming class. As you may have already figured out, the enrollment window for new students happens once every ten years, and once enrolled, you'll be expected to live on campus as residents for the remaining eighty years. During this time, you will be able to hone your skills and better understand your majors and other academics."

Mademoiselle Tepes took the seat adjacent to Xadam President, from between her breast, she pulled out a fan, "the first thing I'd like for you all to do is to organize both the 'New Student Enrollment Ceremony' as well as the 'Welcome Festival.' You'll only be responsible for your Decade Block, so there's no need to worry about the upper classmen." The headmistress swung her fan open to partially hide her face, "tomorrow we'll meet here again to get acquainted with this block's Disciplinary Unit, and from there we'll tour, so you can better acclimate to the campus."

Once the meeting was over, Mademoiselle Tepes and Xadam President dismissed the rest of us; the student council were amongst the top students enrolled in the academy. Along with the Disciplinary Committee, the Student Council will be delegated to a manor on campus; the manor will be split between the two groups, and each of us were assigned our own private rooms.