The academy city, Euler, as the name suggests, has many academies that educate children to teenagers, even adults are still studying.
Big Sister Wave shouted loudly calling me with Lunette next to her, "Luna! What are you doing? Come here quickly! We'll take a picture together since you're going to enter your first year of school, right?"
I immediately turned to her after hearing her say, "Yes, I'll be there in a moment!" I replied while running there.
6 years have passed since that incident, now I'm 12 years old with Lunette. My big sister is very kind, she takes good care of us both with just her income, even though we don't know what her job is. She has beautiful long blue hair and a slim body. The clothes she wears are also very nice. Every time we ask what her job is, she always denies it with "You guys are curious," and teases us.
We took a picture before entering the academy area. The academy is called Tyone Academy, one of the academies with a fairly good reputation in this city. Lunette immediately grabbed my hand and ran carrying me with her left hand, "Come on," she said without waiting for me. Her cheerful and enthusiastic nature never faded. I didn't hate her, but her nature sometimes gave me a headache.
We entered the training area and started the new school year entrance ceremony with quite a lot of students. The ceremony was quite boring because it only explained the rules and what to remember when in the academy environment. Honestly, Lunette even fell asleep while standing.
Once the ceremony was over, we did a little test to determine our class. There were several tests carried out, such as a magic test, a physical test, and a knowledge test. I felt a little nervous about the test, because I knew that my physical condition was quite weak compared to my older siblings.
"Don't worry, big sister has taught us everything, right? She told us to do whatever we want as long as it doesn't destroy the academy," she said while trying to calm me down.
"So destroying the class is still considered okay," when I asked her and she just nodded with a wide smile full of enthusiasm nonchalantly.
I could imagine Big Sister Wave saying that excitedly while making a "V" sign with his hands.
Once we started the test, one by one the students were called to be tested. There were students who were considered superior so they destroyed targets quite far away with their magic. For the first time I saw someone else's magic. Their magic was very varied, not just elemental magic. There are those who use arrow magic, magic that can grow scales, and even… Make paper appear?
The magic they used was very strange, but the paper they threw at the target easily split the target and there were even some papers that exploded as soon as they touched the target. The top person was indeed great, being able to get the highest points easily. Finally, it was Lunette's turn to step forward.
"Luna, look at me, I'll get the highest score with one attack," she said while stretching all her limbs.
Once she reached the front, the teacher began to assess her.
"Participant Lunette BlueSky, please give your best magic."
Lunette grinned as she said, "Oh? Can I do that? Then get ready for a big explosion!"
The class is underestimating and some looked at her with displeasure. I think she was just joking, I have known her longer than anyone else, especially since she is my twin sister. That's what I thought before I saw the shape and color of her pupils change. She was serious!
I tried to stop her by shouting, "Lunette, stop or you'll-"
But I was too late and Lunette threw a blue fireball colored towards the target. Most of them laughed because the fireball was said to be quite small and didn't look like it could have a big impact. But I knew what was going to happen.
Lunette shouted, "Phoenix flame," while throwing the fireball at quite a high speed. She didn't have to say it, maybe she just wanted to say it to look cool.
Without wasting time, I immediately used my magic to create an ice wall. As did I, my pupils and eye color changed too like the others, it turns into sky blue with snow and crescent moon in the middle. Unlike Lunette who had blue with a small, white three leaves clover like shape in the middle. Immediately a solid ice wall formed before the desired thing happened. When the room temperature dropped drastically, the students began to emit white dew from their mouths because of the cold and some even rotted. Some other students were surprised by my actions. Well, I guess that's normal, but I don't want any casualties on my first day at the academy.
A moment after Lunette's fireball hit the target, an explosion occurred, blowing away almost half of the students. As I suspected, a big explosion occurred. Luckily the ice wall I created was not easily destroyed even though it was not perfect. Hot and cold temperatures combined so that it became no space. Half of the room felt very hot like a volcano, on the other side of the room it felt cold like Antarctica.
Everyone was shocked. Those who were initially laughing were now speechless. Lunette just looked at me with a smile while forming a "V" with her hands. I think that was the pose Big Sister Wave used after she finished playing a prank.
The shocked teacher was silent and did nothing. She looked frozen, as did the other students.
Lunette came towards the teacher and moved her face closer to the teacher mischievously while saying, "So, how about my grades, Mis-ter?"
The teacher regained his senses and nodded to regain her composure. He wrote in his book before announcing it.
"The highest score today is won by participant Lunette," the teacher said with a slightly trembling voice.
Instantly, the highest point was won by Lunette. After taking notes, she turned to me silently, as if expecting something from me. I think she started comparing me to my twin sister.
"Now participant Luna, please step forward and cast your magic. You may hold back," she said.
"I'm sorry Mister, but I'm not as talented as my sister," I replied in a depressed tone.
The teacher looked at the ice wall I created and I immediately destroyed it by canceling my magic. I could feel that the teacher didn't believe me, but I was really telling the truth.
The teacher seemed to have high expectations for me, leaving me with no other choice. I immediately stepped forward reluctantly and began my action. Lunette just patted my shoulder and gave me encouragement. I guess our first day has already made some enemies and chaos.
I just randomly activated my magic and threw it at the target. The points earned were small because I didn't use flashy magic like Lunette. The teacher sighed as if saying, "Really," through his expression.
What do you expect? I'm not like Lunette who likes to cause trouble on the first day! Damn Lunette, if she didn't do something so excessive, I wouldn't have been noticed by the teacher in a negative way.
I could hear when I returned to my place, many people said that I was able to produce the ice wall because of luck. Honestly, I just don't resemble Lunette or Big Sister Wave.
After a while, the test was over. I only got an average score, you could say I was able to enter the best class with the lowest score in the class. I tried hard enough to get into the same class as Lunette but didn't make a mess, someone should praise me for that.
The first day of the academy was over, today was just class selection through a test. Lunette looked very cheerful after making such a conspicuous mess, a typical troublemaker. My head hurt quite a bit when I thought about what would happen next.
After the academy was over, we walked towards our house. In front of the academy gate, Big Sister Wave was waiting for us. Her eyes shone very brightly when she saw us and immediately waved her hand.
She shouted very loudly, "Luna! Lunette! I miss you guys! Come here quickly!"
I looked around us, everyone was looking at us. Honestly, I was embarrassed by my sister's actions. She did love us and appreciate us, but I think she was being too protective of us.
Lunette also shouted and ran towards him excitedly while saying, "Big sis! I missed you too!"
Ugh… Honestly I was really embarrassed by their actions. Why did they always have to be so excited? However, on the other hand I also envied them because they could express themselves freely, while I just walked behind Lunette with my shy nature.
Lunette immediately arrived in front of Big Sister Wave and put on a big smile on her face while saying, "Big Sis! I destroyed the target during the magic test! Then I destroyed the surrounding area at the same time!"
Big Sister Wave immediately laughed and ruffled her hair proudly while saying, "Good job, Lunette! I'm very proud of you! I look forward to the results of your work in the future."
I just sighed tiredly, "Big sis seriously said that to her," I asked her.
Big Sister Wave just replied, "Of course, I look forward to the results of your work too."
I answered her back in a tired tone, "That's not what I meant, Big Sis…"
I saw her ruffling Lunette's hair and Lunette enjoying it. I felt a little jealous of her, but I didn't dare to say it. Lunette was a very open girl and always said what was on her mind directly. Unlike me who was always quiet and kept everything on my mind.
Without me realizing, Big Sister Wave was already in front of me and was stroking my head too. Her touch felt very soft and warm, unlike when she messed up Lunette's hair.
"If you want something, just say it. I will try to grant it as long as possible. That's a bad habit of yours, you know," she said to me.
I could only stare at the ground while feeling her touch, "Sorry," I said.
Lunette hit her with a tone as if she wanted to tease me, "Luna is too much of a coward."
I felt a little insulted and tried to brush it off, "I'm not a coward, it's just you who is shameless."
"What did you say," she asked me jokingly.
Big Sister Wave immediately broke us up even though we were just joking, "Come on, Luna is just a shy girl."
Big Sister Wave was right, I was a shy and introverted person. Maybe Lunette's words about me being a coward weren't entirely wrong, but I didn't like it. I would beat her up later. But for now, maybe I would enjoy my big sis stroking my head. After a while, we immediately headed back home and looked for a place to eat. We deliberately took a detour because there were many restaurants that looked delicious.
"Luna, what do you want to eat," Big Sister Wave asked me.
Lunette just forcefully answers her, "I want a steak!"
Big Sister Wave just slapped her a bit and said, "Not you, Lunette. You always pick the food everytime we hang out. Now, it's Luna's turn."
Lunette just shakes her head and said, "Luna is my twin, what I want is what she wants. We shared our minds so we knew each other very well. And now, I want steak so of course she wants it too."
What the… What kind of logic is that? Maybe we are twins but we are two different persons. Her nonchalant behavior is completely on another level. I'm just tired of her behavior. Big Sister Wave seems tired as well as me. Lunette just shoots me a begging, hopeful eyes. She really doesn't want to let me pick the food, does she?
"Just steak," I answered after thinking for a few seconds.
Lunette looked at me with wide eyes and a big smile. I think she knew it would turn out like this.
Big Sister Wave came closer to me and said, "As usual, you always pay attention to your surroundings and adjust yourself to your surroundings. No matter how good it is, you should still think about yourself too," she patted my head again.
"Sorry, but I really want steak too, like Lunette," I replied with a guilty look.
I think she knew that I was lying, but she didn't want to drag this matter out. She just nodded and pretended not to know that I was lying. When she turned around, I could see a slight hint of sadness on her face. It was very fleeting, but I was sure I didn't see it wrong.
Lunette took my hand and dragged me alongside with Big Sister Wave. As usual, she looked very light on her shoulders. As if she didn't worry about anything or know that I lied about wanting steak.
A moment after arriving at the restaurant, we ordered a seat and sat down. The restaurant was quite noisy and full of people talking and playing. I think it was more of a bar than a restaurant. I guess that was the charm of the restaurant.
We sat down and ordered our food. The waiter was very friendly and meticulous in writing down our orders. Big Sister Wave put her chin on her hand and started the conversation by asking about our days.
"So, how was your first day of the academy? Was there anything else besides destroying the training area," she asked in a playful tone.
Lunette just giggled before answering, "Nothing, just boring academy rules. And I got the highest score in my year, everyone else looked very surprised when they saw me."
I could only calm my head and say, "She's right. She caused trouble by destroying the area on the first day."
I guess Big Sister Wave is very compatible with Lunette, knowing their similar natures and being close since we lived together. Big Sister Wave just laughed as if to say "good job" after hearing that Lunette beat the other nobles' scores on the magic test easily.
A few moments later, in the middle of our conversation there was a group of 4 people who started teasing Big Sister Wave.
"Hello, miss, would you like to have a drink with us," one of them asked.
Their appearance was quite disturbing, it seemed like they were hunters who stopped to collect money at a guild by taking quests or requests. That is, Big Sister Wave seemed to not notice them and continued to ignore them while talking to us.
They kept trying to get her attention until they got annoyed because they were ignored, "Miss, I know you noticed us. Now can you answer us, beautiful lady, will you drink with us? If not you will know the risk," said one of the hunters.
They walked behind me and Lunette and pointed their guns at us. Big Sister Wave who initially didn't care immediately stared at them with very sharp eyes. No good, Big Sister Wave is someone who is very protective towards us, I think they will all be in danger. On the other hand, Lunette just continued eating as if nothing happened.
Big Sister Wave said in a scary tone, "Take your guns away from my little brothers or you will pay for it."
Big Sister Wave who usually looked kind now looked very scary, as if he would beat them all up easily.
"Beautiful lady, I don't think you understand the situation you are in. We are the ones asking," he said while pointing his gun at her.
However, before the gun was pointed, Big Sister Wave immediately stood up and twisted his hand quickly like a professional. The 3 hunters were also shocked after seeing his actions.
"How dare you! I won't forgive you," he shouted at her loudly.
He tried to attack Big Sister Wave in anger, but she easily dodged his attacks quickly because of her light body. I still don't understand, what kind of job does she do that she can fight like a professional?
Suddenly, Big Sister Wave clasped her hands and muttered something, "Etheria Style Martial Art technique: Asteroid Smash," then slammed the hunter hard.
Etheria fighting style is a fighting technique that Big Sister Wave taught me and Lunette. The technique consists of various techniques, namely sword techniques, martial arts techniques, stick techniques, and shooting techniques. I didn't expect Big Sister Wave to be so skilled in fighting, she never said what her job was and only taught us what father taught her.
I saw her jumping here and there and avoiding all attacks from her opponent. She seemed to be playing around with the person because she didn't attack him at all. Her movements were very agile and there were no wasted movements. Even so, her opponent still tried to attack her.
Big Sister Wave began to lecture us while avoiding her opponent, "Listen, Luna and Lunette. So when you fight an idiot like this, you have to stay calm because their attacks are very monotonous and they are completely inexperienced."
The hunter who was her opponent became even more annoyed when he heard Big Sister Wave easily avoid his attacks while giving us advice. Honestly, I was confused about how she could do that.
Big Sister Wave continued, "So the way you fight this guy is to know his attack pattern. If your opponent attacks carelessly like a wild animal, you just step back a little and…"
She stepped back a little and kicked the guy quite hard, sending him flying backwards. The table that was in the way was messed up and chairs flew. It looked painful, as usual she did not hesitate in doing something.
The guy then immediately got up and said, "DAMN YOU!"
Then he ran towards her and prepared to attack him. Big Sister Wave was there smiling as if waiting for him to come. She immediately deflected it with the sword he had taken many times and attacked him.
"Etheria style sword technique: Star Cross," she said and attacked the hunter.
She slashed the hunter by forming a plus sign like a star with her sword. The attack she did was fast, as if she had fought many times before and ended in the blink of an eye. Indeed, it was one of the sword techniques that required speed and a high level of accuracy in the Etheria sword style.
The attack looked beautiful, but at the same time it looked scary because it was difficult to avoid. The hunter fell unconscious after Big Sister Wave re-sheathed his sword from his hand.
She looked at me and then Lunette and said, "How was my lesson? Did you understand?"
She stuck out her tongue mischievously. Her face was so cute when she put on a mischievous face like that. Maybe Lunette's troublesome nature came from Big Sister Wave.
Lunette is standing in front of one of the hunters and cleaning her hands from dustes. She seems to have already finished her part.
Then, she looked towards Big Sister Wave and said, "Yes, I completely understand what you teach me, big sister."
Big Sister Wave just gave her a thumb up then looked at me. During that time, I just avoided her attacks without attacking at all.
"What little girl? Can't fight? I don't think you're as strong as those two," said the fourth hunter who attacked me continuously.
I was confused about what I should do. The attacks coming from her looked very slow, but I still had to be careful. I finally decided to sweep his legs with my feet, making him fall. Of course that didn't defeat him, it only made her even more annoyed. He is so scary though.
The room was filled with cheers directed at me who was dodging every attack given. Some said, "Wow, that kid is really good," some said, "Maybe his opponent just gave in because she's a kid," but none of them came to help me. Did they still call themselves adults? Lunette and Big Sister Wave just smiled at me who was just dodging without attacking. They seemed to see me playing with the hunter. I'm not playing around and hurry up and help me! I really wanted to scream that.
"It's over, little girl," he shouted at me as he was about to attack me and started to activate his magic.
I, who felt in danger seeing the change in his eyes, immediately moved reflexively. "Etheria Style Martial Art Technique: Asteroid Smash," I muttered as I slammed him to the ground and locked his movements. The problem was solved, with the 4 hunters tied up not long after the incident. They were asked to pay compensation by the shop owner.
"Aren't you Neon? That famous idol," said one of the audience to Big Sister Wave. Neon? Who is that?
"No, you have the wrong person," she said to the person.
But one by one people began to seem to realize and said that Big Sister Wave was him.
The Guild Master came to him and said, "Wa- *cough*... Neon, long time no see. Want to take another quest?"
Big Sister Wave seemed unable to deny it anymore and took a deep breath, "Not this time… We just want to eat together…"
We were invited into his room and chatted a little. I could see a little through the gap in the door that the hunter who disturbed us was being dragged away to who knows where. I was a little surprised and worried about them. In the middle of the conversation, there was a scream that probably came from the hunter. I was very surprised and wondered in my mind "Why did they do it to them?"
Strangely, everyone in the room just kept talking as if nothing had happened. Big Sister Wave and the Guild Master acted as if nothing had happened, or maybe they were used to it. What is this? They are so scary. What kind of place is this?
After chatting, we finally found out what Big Sister Wave did. Big Sister Wave was an idol who was also a hunter with the alias "Neon". Neon was a girl who used music and voice magic with the ability of the top 5 strongest hunters in this city. We were both shocked, were we raised by a talented little girl who entered the top 5 strongest on the continent when she was 16 years old?
Big Sister Wave said, "This is the reason I didn't want to tell them."
At that time, Big Sister Wave told me about our parents while covering my ears. She knew that I was still traumatized from the incident and would have a relapse when talking about my parents. The Guild Master who finished listening was shocked by what Big Sister Wave said.
"They are my teacher's daughters," Big Sister Wave replied.
"Seriously?! They are the daughters of that person," asked the Guild Master.
"Right, think about it. Have I ever lied to you," Big Sister Wave asked. The Guild Master said to him, "Maybe you never lie, but you always cover up something troublesome. Your behavior is exactly the same as that person. You were already tainted the moment you became his disciple."
She let go of my ear and I was confused about what they were talking about. I really wanted to ask him, but I was sure he wouldn't answer.
I asked Big Sister Wave, "Big sis, who is he?"
She answered with, "He is the Guild Master, the person who takes care of the hunters."
Lunette opened her mouth and said, "Amazing," in a very excited tone.
Big Sister Wave just sighed, looking quite exhausted from this unexpected interaction.
The Guild Master ruffled Lunette's hair with a smile, "This young lady knows how to judge people, huh," he said jokingly.
"Of course, because I was taught by an idol," he replied while returning her joke, though she just knew recently that our big sister is an idol.
Unexpectedly, Lunette immediately became good friends with the Guild Master in a short time. They seemed to joke around like close friends who had been friends for years. Sometimes I felt jealous of Lunette who easily get along with other people. On the other hand, Big Sister Wave didn't seem to like the two of them getting close.
"Don't be such a weirdo like him, okay?" she said to me and patted my head.
I didn't understand what he meant by weird, but I just agreed.
A few hours passed, they seemed to grow closer each time and kept joking around. They shared various things like what they did or wanted to do.
The Guild Master asked "How about you both become hunters?"
The Guild Master asked both of us. But Big Sister Wave was surprised and looked at the Guild Master as if she didn't expect the question.
"Seriously? They're still too young for that, besides there are many other jobs than being a hunter," Big Sister Wave said to him after calming down from her surprise.
"Then let's just wait until they're old enough," she answered easily as if she was trivializing it.
Lunette said while giggling, "If I become a hunter, maybe I'll soon become a mainstay in this town."
"Oh? You want to challenge me, little miss?" The Guild Master said while raising his tone a little.
It seemed like Big Sister Wave knew things would turn out like this, that's why she didn't want us to meet her. I guess it was only a matter of time until we became hunters, because if Lunette was interested, she would definitely do it and drag me into it. We finally went home after a while from that place, I guess the time spent was quite a lot to find out what kind of job a hunter was.
In short, hunters are free people. They can do anything they want as long as they don't break the law and rules. They can go on adventures from city to city or even from continent to continent. They make money from the results of their hunts, be it animals or monsters, some even look for artifacts or other rare items. Lunette seemed very interested in this job and I was sure she would drag me along too.
The Guild Master said to us again, "You are Wave's younger siblings, and the children of that person, both of you will be great hunters. I want to make a request of you once you become hunters. Will you find that book?"
Big Sister Wave slammed the table and interrupted the conversation in an angry tone, "GUILD MASTER!! ENOUGH OF THIS!!"
We were surprised because Big Brother Wave looked really angry right now. However, the Guild Master also looked very serious and didn't want to give up so easily. They glared at each other. Book? What did he want us to find?
Big Sister Wave said to us, "Luna, Lunette, let's go now. Forget what he said just now, you didn't hear anything."
I was shocked and said, "But sis, that's not-"
Big Sister Wave interrupted me again firmly, "JUST SILENT AND DO AS I SAY!!"
We were instantly silent, this was the first time she had yelled at me in a long time. Tears flowed from my eyes, it felt very painful when she yelled at me.
As soon as she realized it, Big Sister Wave immediately realized it and lowered his head to match my height. She apologized repeatedly with great regret.
When we came out of the room, only Lunette and the Guild Master were left. I was still a little sad so I could only hear a little of their conversation from behind the door. They were talking about something related to the previous one.
I heard Lunette say, "So it's true, the book you want to find is the Book of Origin."
Then the Guild Master answered her, "Yes, I want you to destroy that thing. It's a legacy from the ancestors of the previous heroes and it's very dangerous."
The Guild Master told Lunette about the heroes who were reincarnated from another world very seriously. There, Lunette also listened to him seriously, it was very rare to see her like this. The aura in the room felt very tense and the air also felt heavy.
When she finished explaining, Lunette said, "I also have business with that book, so I'll look for it too. Then I'm also…"
I couldn't hear her clearly because of the sound of Big Sister Wave's footsteps coming towards me while bringing me a drink. She stroked my head and apologized again and again.
Although it couldn't be heard clearly, the Guild Master looked surprised and said, "So you're one of them."
Lunette also said, "Isn't it surprising? It looks very much like a fantasy RPG game."
What did she mean by fantasy RPG game? I didn't understand a single thing she said. The Guild Master didn't seem to understand what she was saying either, but somehow he seemed to make it seem natural.
After a while, Lunette came out of the room and we left the Guild. Her face looked as excited as ever. The serious and intimidating aura she gave off when they were talking privately earlier felt like a lie. We got into some trouble today, but I think I got to see another side of them. I better not make Big Sister Wave angry again.