My Daily Life In Magic Academy's

Chapter 01 Family Discussion

I woke up from my sleep, the music I turned on was dead due to earphone safety mode which has the function of turning off the music if the user is asleep. With the advancement of technology, the earphon I was wearing had such a function.

I woke up when it was late afternoon. Looking towards the clock, I saw the time showing at five in the afternoon. I immediately got up from my bed, removed the earphones, then I went out of the room.

When I was outside the room, I went to the stairs, down to the bottom floor. Upon my arrival downstairs, I heard the voice of people conversing, a voice that was quite familiar.

"Tumben mom and dad are home." I muttered, walking towards the middle room where the sound came from.

The living room of my house, usually used as a place to eat, ranging from breakfast to dinner. All activities are done there. At this hour, usually the middle room is not used. Because in the afternoon like this my parents haven't come home yet, and then my sister and I won't have dinner at this hour. We'll have dinner after our parents get home around 9 or 10 p.m. For this reason, I was surprised to hear the voice of my parents filling the silence in the middle room.

"Dad, Mom, the tumben's coming home fast. Is the work in the office done?" Ask them when I get to the middle room.

"Ah. Mira, coincidence. There's something we want to talk to you about." My father did not answer my question, he instead told me to sit in a chair and listen to his words.

"What's wrong?" Ask me one more time.

From the look on the faces of the father and mother, they should not have any problems. I mean, there's no way they'll smile happily if they're having trouble. In that case, you can make sure they go home faster than usual, not because there is a problem in the office. From the look on their faces, and with my original guess, I can assume that they got something from their superiors...

Or so I thought...

"Mira, your principal contacted us this afternoon. For that reason, your father and mother are asking permission to the boss to go home quickly. If we don't discuss this with you as soon as possible, you will definitely reject the recommendation from the principal."

Aaaa... So, the reason they seem happy is not because they got a gift from their superiors, but because of a letter of recommendation from the principal yes... Haaa... It's something troublesome. I want that colossal principal to take care of himself!

"Daddy meant a recommendation to enter the magic academy?"

"That's right. Hows it? Do you want to go in there?"

"Yes. I want to,"

"then so-"

"But... I didn't want to get into that school because of the recommendation from the principal!"

A normal person would definitely gladly accept the recommendation from the principal. If I go to a top school with a recommendation from her, I'll get an achievement scholarship that will cover all my school fees there for three years. Not only that, I will also get a regular allowance every month, I also do not need to do an entrance test. If there are so many benefits that I can get, then why would I reject that recommendation?

The answer is simple.

I don't want the principal to step up because of me.

For information, the school where I studied junior high, is a school with B accreditation. It can be said that my school is not a favorite school, and it can be said that my school is a standard school in general. It was an objective view in terms of accreditation, but in reality from my own point of view, as a person who knew the intricacies of my school, he said, and as a person who has spent three years there, I can say... If my school.... Not eligible for B Accreditation.

Accreditation C! It was the right judgment to judge my school.

A lot of bad things happened at my school. Lazy teachers, unruly students, dilapidated buildings, and immoral events that often occur there. Even I had to question the results of my graduation grade, was it an objective assessment? Is there no biased value addition in calculating my value? Therefore, even though I graduated with perfect grades, it did not make me happy at all.

And even worse, the principal was stumped and did not know himself... Wanted to use me as his stepping stone.

Let me tell you a little more info... As the headmaster who leads the education system at the school, to be able to score a student who can even get perfect grades in every subject, and can enter the magic academy with a track of achievement, he said, my principal will be seen as a great person, and his position as a civil servant will rise, he can also ask to move to the education office. Even the teachers in my school would score high in the education department which would make their salaries go up!

They think they can use me for their own comfort!? The answer is sure! Nah!

It is better that I put in a lot of effort with my own abilities to enter that magic academy! Without carrying my principal's name.

I explained it to both of my parents. At first they were happy with the news of the recommendation from the principal, but after hearing my explanation, their happy faces disappeared.

"We didn't know your school had such a system. How could we not be aware of it?"

"It's all my fault. I should have told this to my father and mother from afar. But, I don't want to make father and mother worry."

"What are you saying Mira... " The mother who listened to me blamed myself, approached me and gently hugged me. "It's not your fault. It's our fault we shouldn't have put you in that school from the start, we were hooked on cheap tuition and put you in that bad spot."

"..."

This is the reason I don't want to tell them about my school problems.

The reason why I was able to get into that ugly school, was because I showed the enrollment pamphlet at that school. At first, the school seemed good, even at the time of the introduction of the school environment, there was no visible depravity of the school. I also to ease their burden, choose to go to school there because the cost is not to give burden to both of them.

The reason why my parents always work late into the night, is because they often overtime to get extra bonuses. Ironically, the current technological progress is so rapid, but the welfare of the community there is no progress at all, even can be said to have experienced a setback. The cost of living demands are getting higher, but the salaries of industrial companies are not growing at all.

From the outside, we look like a family, but actually... Our financial capacity is low. In order to finance my school and my sister, and also to make ends meet, my father and mother had to work three times harder than normal people.

"Alright Mira. If you want to, we will pay all your expenses while you attend the magic academy. It just so happens that we still have savings in our accounts."

".... Not necessary... From the beginning, I did not want to enter the magic academy. My words before her, just as an introduction to tell my father and mother about the rottenness of my principal."

"Mira... I know what you're thinking. You must have thought of not burdening us, right? You don't have to worry about that. It is our duty to support one hundred percent of the ideals of our child. If necessary, we'll work five times harder than usual to support you."

"I told you not to! Dad and mom savings just save for Mia's fees later. I'm going to go to regular High School."

"No! You must enter the Mira magic academy! Don't waste your talent!"

From the direction of the entrance of the middle room, I could hear my sister's voice which from the intonation of her voice sounded so upset.

I looked towards the entrance of the middle room, and sure enough, there was my sister who was puffing her cheeks, while looking at me with a sharp gaze.

She approached me, the mother who had from earlier released me from her embrace, watching the interaction between the two of us with a gentle smile. Ignoring that mother, my sister kept approaching me, when she was really in front of me, she plucked my forehead hard until I fell out of my chair.

Goddamnit! This kid used physical reinforcement magic to pluck me! It was fortunate that my bones had been strengthened with magic energy, so that his flick equivalent to the blow of an adult male did not mean much to me.

"You don't have to hold back Mira! This is what makes me hate you! You always try to bear a burden that you should not bear! We are family, right? If there really is a burden that you cannot bear, you can give that burden to us!"

"Mia´s... How long until you can memorize those wise words?"

"I'm serious! And I didn't memorize it either!"

Mom laughed at our little quarrel. "Mia's right Mira. We as a family must support each other, if there is a burden that we cannot bear, then we must leave the burden to the person who is able to bear the burden. Therefore Mira, don't hold yourself back. Do what you want, we will always support you with all our might." Mother said after finishing her little laugh.

Listening to my mother's words made me bow my head, contemplating my choices ahead of her... Do I have to accept the principal's offer? Even if it violates the principles I've been holding on to all this time? To reduce the burden on my parents... Do I have to do that...?

"Mira... "

In the midst of my contemplation, my father called out to me with his hoarse voice, yet it was so soft in my ears. Reflek, I looked in his direction, stopping my reflection. When I saw my father's face, his gentle smile greeted me. He opened his mouth once more, "For this time, do what you want."

".... Thank you mom, Mom, Mia... I have decided. I want to enter the magic academy without a letter of recommendation from the principal!"

...****************...

"Hmmm.... Over the years, why are there so many people at our academy?"

"Why do you feel that? Isn't the answer obvious, it's because a lot of people enroll in our academy, of course its admission quota adjusts the number of registrants."

"so... But I thought of another reason. Isn't the reason why many of us are accepted in our academy because the entrance examination we did was too easy?"

"I can't say it's easy, out of ten thousand people, there were only a thousand people who were accepted at the registration last year. From the data, there are only ten to twenty percent of the number of applicants who are accepted in this academy."

"Ten to twenty. That's a big number, in my old days, at most there were only five percent who passed the selection."

"You can't equate your time with the present."

".... Hmmmm... Tell you what, I want for this year all students who successfully pass the test will be free of all tuition fees, who pass will also get an allowance for a whole month."

"You serious?"

"Yes. Very serious. But I want the maximum limit of admission of new students this time around to only fifty people. This way, I can get a little entertainment. Fufufu...."