[Next Day.]
[Dragon Academy — Grand Classroom.]
The scale of the Grand Classroom was imposing, designed to make every individual feel small in the face of knowledge. At the moment, a total of 250 students sat on each of their seats, the tiered rows rising high toward the vaulted ceiling. The air was filled with the scent of fresh parchment and nervous energy, with a notebook resting on every single desk, ready to be filled.
Standing before them, dwarfed only by the huge wide screen behind him, stood Hayatobi. He radiated a calmness that commanded silence without a raised voice.
"Now that everyone is done and gotten their points, let's start your studies." He moved his gaze on the faces sitting before him, scanning the mixture of anxiety and ambition, and smiled lightly:
