Chapter 187: Another Event

After the countdown, all of the students of the Verrater Academy that were present in the New Year Festival decided to spend the next hours celebrating the dawn of the new year.

Kraftvoll and all the students of the 210th class enjoyed the celebration to their fullest. As students, it was their first time experiencing a festive activity like this one.

After two hours of celebrations, some of the students started to go to the building of their accommodations one by one. They already used up all of their energy partying all night, after all.

One by one, all of the stalls that were installed started to close as the students started to depart to their accommodations. The possible customers of the stalls were already going away so they had no reason to stay.

Even before the twilight came, all the students of the Verrater Academy were able to arrive in their home. After an exhausting night, they can finally rest for the dawn of the new year of the continent.

An hour before noon, Kraftvoll woke up from his deep sleep. The sun was already shining brightly in the sky. 

As soon as he woke, he felt a little dizziness in his head. Like everyone else, he was exhausted from all the celebrations in the event last night.

After getting up from his bed, Kraftvoll immediately went to his morning routines like his usual days. Although it was the start of the new year, his life as a seishin practitioner was still at the very beginning so he did not dare to slack at all.

Kraftvoll did not have any elemental classes this day because it's a holiday. Despite this, Teacher Kyleen told them that they needed to meet at their classroom at 1 in the afternoon. It was one of the reasons why Kraftvoll forced himself to wake up despite feeling dizzy.

After Kraftvoll finished his morning routines, he came out of his door. As usual, his two sworn brothers, Prince Aragorn and Godwin, were waiting for him in the entrance of his door.

As soon as his two sworn brothers saw him, they greeted each other. A moment later, the three of them decided to go on their way to their classroom without wasting any more time.

When they entered their room, they saw that all of their classmates were already there seated while waiting for their homeroom teacher's arrival.

When the other students of the 210th class noticed the arrival of Kraftvoll and the other boys, they greeted them a happy new year with wonderful smiles at their faces.

"Happy New Year, President!"

"Happy New Year, Vice-President!"

"Happy New Year, Godwin!"

After hearing what they said, Kraftvoll and his sworn brothers greeted them back as well before they decided to sit on their seats.

After a few minutes, Teacher Kyleen arrived in the classroom. As soon as she reached her podium, she started talking. She said, "Happy New Year, my dear students! It's a good thing that all of you are here. We can start talking about THAT thing."

Kraftvoll and his classmates greeted their homeroom teacher as well. They said in unison, "Happy new year, teach!"

Teacher Kyleen smiled after she heard their greetings. She said in response to her students, "I am very sorry for disturbing all of you on this holiday. I'm going to start orienting all of you now. I will make it real quick so that all of you can enjoy the holiday."

All the students of the 210th class started to quiet down after hearing their homeroom. After all of them quieted down, Teacher Kyleen decided to start orienting them to the 210th class.

Teacher Kyleen said, "I am sure that some of you already know of what I'm gonna announce this time but just to make sure that all of you know, I will tell it anyway. There will be another major event in our great academy. And all of the students are going to partake at this one because this event is grouped by class."

Only some of the students knew about this so almost everyone in the 210th class was pretty much surprised by this event. One of Kraftvoll's classmate raised his right hand to ask a question.

After Teacher Kyleen gives her cue to say what he wanted, he asked the thing that he was curious about. He asked, "What kind of event is this? Is this event mandatory to join, teach?"

The other students of the 210th class wondered about this as well so they turned their focus toward their attention to their homeroom teacher.

Teacher Kyleen replied to her student's inquiring saying, "Unlike the previous events, this one is mandatory to join. In the Verrater Academy, the first tradition of the new year is this event. This event is simply known, to the students and alumni of the academy, as the Treasure Hunt event."

Kraftvoll and his classmates' eyes suddenly filled with curiosity after hearing their homeroom teacher's announcement. Only a selected few knew about this event so almost all of them had the same reactions. 

Teacher Kyleen couldn't help but laugh to her mind after seeing their expression. She felt a little nostalgia because she had the same reaction when she first heard of it.

She continued what she was talking about after saw them being all very curious. She said, "The Treasure Hunt event is an event that is mandatory because this promotes not just team coordination but also the class' overall coordination. The Treasure Hunt event will be held at the Mt. Verrater like the Battle Royale competition."

In the academic year of the Verrater Academy, the Treasure Hunt event was one of the most awaited events of the academy. It was an even more anticipated event than the Fireworks event in the new year.

She continued explaining, "The only thing that all of you need to remember is that in this event, all classes will need to solve puzzles, some only needing some knowledge, some can be beaten with the right strategy, while some can be solved through sheer force."