Midgar Academy is the Magic Swordsman Academy of the Midgar Kingdom, a famous academy for adults. (Sigh)
Milia has been working hard to become stronger during this time. In two years, her strength has advanced by leaps and bounds, second only to the Seven Shadows. Xi Nuo gave her a codename in Shadow Garden.
Omicron.
The names of the Seven Shadows are all taken from the Greek alphabet, specifically the first seven letters. Omicron is the eleventh letter.
Only those with outstanding abilities in Shadow Garden can have a Greek alphabet name.
Omicron sounded good to Xi Nuo, so he bestowed this name upon Milia.
Milia will also join Midgar Academy.
However, she will depart from Viscount Olba's territory to Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy.
Xi Nuo and Xi De traveled by train and finally arrived at Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy after one day.
At the opening ceremony, Alice, the First Princess of the Midgar Kingdom, spoke on stage.
"Welcome everyone to Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy. As everyone knows, the Midgar Kingdom is famous for its Magic Swordsmen. Everyone here will surely learn enough skills to become stronger!"
At this moment, a cute, white-haired girl jumped onto the stage.
"Is there something you need, student?" Alice asked, trying to keep her tone calm.
"Princess Alice, my name is Milina, and I want to challenge Lady Alice!"
Milina was Milia. To hide her true identity, she had to change her name.
"Lady Alice, accept her challenge! Let her see your strength!"
"That's right! Lady Alice, let us see your strength too!" The crowd below began to egg them on.
"As the champion of the previous Martial Heart Festival, Princess Alice shouldn't be afraid, right!"
Milia, with her petite body and cute, soft voice, spoke extremely arrogant words.
"I was afraid of hurting you, but since you're so insistent, let's do it here! No need to go to the training ground, it will be over very quickly!"
Alice was also a little angry.
She simply drew her sword.
She felt that this girl was a bit too presumptuous and needed a lesson.
Milia held her sword, carefully observing Alice's movements.
Challenging Alice in front of everyone was Xi Nuo's suggestion.
Xi Nuo said he wanted her to become famous on campus.
Since it was the command of the Phantom Lord, Milia would undoubtedly complete it without hesitation.
Milia was different from the other members of Shadow Garden. While others had tasks to perform, Milia's task was to be Xi Nuo's maid.
She wasn't sure how strong she truly was.
"Alice is the champion of the last Martial Heart Festival, I can't be careless!" Milia thought to herself.
Milia's eyes were imbued with magic, strengthening her vision to perceive faster speeds.
But she felt that Alice's speed seemed a bit slow.
To others, Alice's speed was incredibly fast, instantly disappearing from her spot, and the next second, she was less than five meters in front of Milia.
Alice suddenly felt a dizzying sensation.
She found herself rolling on the ground.
The surroundings were silent.
No one had seen what happened.
Even Alice herself didn't know what had happened.
As she charged towards Milia, preparing to strike, her entire body suddenly lost balance, as if she had been thrown.
Xi Nuo and Xi De clearly saw what had just happened.
Milia approached Alice with even greater speed, grabbed her arm, and threw her out.
"Lady Alice, thank you for going easy on me!" Milia said.
"Everyone might not know what happened, but in that instant, Lady Alice realized I was too weak. To avoid accidentally killing me, Princess Alice dodged, lost her balance, and accidentally fell!"
After Milia finished speaking, she stepped down from the stage.
"Wait!"
Alice called out.
As a strong individual, Alice did not want such an inexplicable victory.
"Is there something, Lady Alice? Do you want me to apologize to you?" Milia looked at Alice and said.
When Milia said this, she looked at Alice with the gaze of a strong person pitying a weak one.
Milia was not as innocent and cute as she appeared.
Five years of torment had given her a bad habit: looking down on the weak.
Milia's gaze at Alice was full of disdain.
Alice wanted to say something more, but everyone's eyes were fixed on Alice.
Alice couldn't speak the truth, the truth that she had been thrown without even realizing what had happened.
"It's nothing!"
After the freshman assembly, many people began to talk about Milia.
This bold, cute, white-haired girl.
At night, after confirming she was alone, Alice found Milia's room.
Viscount Olba was very wealthy, so Milia had her own room within the academy.
"Come in! The door isn't locked!" Milia's voice came from inside.
Alice pushed the door open and entered!
"About what happened during the day!"
"You are much weaker than I imagined!" Milia said.
"This... How did you achieve your strength!"
"I just trained hard and became stronger!" Milia said matter-of-factly.
"Alice, put down your pride. Losing is not shameful!" Alice thought to herself.
"Can I spar with you again? I was a bit careless last time!"
"Okay! Right here!" Milia answered without hesitation.
"Here? This is your room, aren't you afraid..."
"It won't take too long, and I'm in a hurry!"
"Begin!"
The instant Alice touched her sword, Milia's sword was already at Alice's throat.
"The sparring is over, I have an urgent matter! Remember to lock the door for me!"
Milia pushed the door open and left directly.
Alice remained standing there, stunned.
Having never experienced failure, she was a bit bewildered at this moment.
The first time was due to carelessness, but this time, even with full concentration, she still couldn't keep up with the other party's speed.
Her strength and the other party's were not on the same level at all.
Milia arrived in the outer city, where the children of rural nobles in the Midgar Kingdom mostly resided.
The rent here was cheap, but it was a bit far from the academy.
However, there was no other way, as rural nobles were relatively poor.
As for Xi Nuo's sister, Claire, because of her strong abilities, she was exceptionally allowed to live in the academy.
At this moment, Xi Nuo was handcrafting a necklace, intending to give it to Milia.
Among the Seven Shadows, only Beta and Gamma had received theirs. The others were already made but not yet given, as everyone was active around the world, and Xi Nuo hadn't seen Alpha or the others in a long time.
After Xi Nuo successfully made it, he immediately lay down on the bed.
Milia pushed the door open and entered.
"This is for you!"
Xi Nuo took out a handmade necklace.
"This is a purely handmade necklace by me. It can protect you when you encounter danger!"
Milia took the necklace and put it on her neck. It was very beautiful, and she loved it.
"Does it look good, Master?"
Milia said happily.
"It looks good!"
"Milia, do you know the duties of a personal maid?"
"I know!"
"Then are you willing?"
"I am willing!"
...On the streets of the Midgar Kingdom's capital, Alice was observing everywhere.
After Milia left, she immediately followed, but after chasing for a short while, she lost sight of Milia.
"What could be so urgent that she's rushing out so late at night!" Alice muttered to herself... Xi Nuo washed up and left with Xi De from the adjacent room, then boarded the train with You Luo and Jia Ka.
Because Xi Nuo and Xi De were brothers, he also joined Xi De's small group, turning the original trio into a quartet.
If Xi Nuo hadn't interfered, You Luo and Jia Ka would have needed half a year to become good friends with Xi De.
Xi Nuo interfered slightly, and the few of them instantly became good friends.
As for how he interfered, he treated them to a meal and then chatted about the women they liked.
Naturally, they became friends. It's really easy to become friends if you're willing to actively spend a little money.
The four of them had only known each other for one day but were already going to school together.
"Xi Nuo, have you heard about that cute little tiger?" You Luo said on the train.
"What cute little tiger?"
"It's that cute girl who challenged Princess Alice on the first day of the freshman ceremony! Many people call her the cute little tiger!"
"That child looks super cute, and she's super fierce too. She already has many admirers on the first day. She directly declared that if you beat her, you can be her boyfriend. As a result, hundreds of Magic Swordsmen were knocked out by her on the first day!"
"That amazing!"
"Of course! I bet she just hasn't met anyone she likes. If she met me, maybe she wouldn't beat me up and would just let me be her boyfriend!"
"That makes sense. Why don't we try our luck! If we lose, we get beaten up. If we win, we enjoy a happy life!" Jia Ka chimed in.
"How about it, Xi Nuo, Xi De, do you want to go together?"
"This... isn't this the ultimate background character, fantasizing about becoming a goddess's boyfriend and then getting thrashed by the goddess!" Xi De thought to himself, his eyes sparkling.
"I'm in, what you two said makes too much sense! Let's gamble and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!" Xi De said.
"That's right, maybe we can turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!" You Luo also said excitedly.
"I remember motorcycles aren't cheap. They seem to be Mitsugoshi Company products, 100,000 Zeny each! They only require a small amount of magic to travel a long distance!" Jia Ka said.
"Xi Nuo, you're definitely going too, right!" You Luo said.
"Of course! I'm definitely going to accompany my friends, even if it means risking my life!"