I created my own system

Chapter 296 meeting the forgotten class

The silence that envelopes the class continues as the heavy presence fills the air. The energy of oppression that the senior gave no room for even the most chatty person in the class to speak. The young lady in front of them was a strikingly tall woman, her long dark hair cascading down her back, her black uniform blending seamlessly into the night. Blue eyes look down on them causing more silence to prevail. With the atmosphere not being good Alicia step and made a greeting.

"Good evening senior we would like to apologize for the late intrusion"

The senior then looked at the sky when Alicia mentioned the word late.

"Yes indeed it seems you did"

"Umm..." Seeing her expression was still neutral, Alicia was about to speak when the senior went on first.

"My name is Livy Riverland as you can see I am a fifth-year student"

With the talk smoothly progressing Apollo had intended to introduce himself and explain that they were fellow students in the same class —albeit first-years—but before he could utter a word, Livy glanced at their uniforms and smirked.

"There's no need to explain," she said, her voice smooth yet commanding. "Your uniforms already gave it away."

Apollo blinked, momentarily taken aback before remembering that the academy's classes had distinct uniform styles.

The Swordsman Class wore uniforms resembling knight training outfits.

The Magic and Auxiliary Magic Classes were clad in robes, though the colors are a bit different from one another.

The Combat Class had diverse uniforms inspired by various martial combat outfits.

The Military Class wore camouflage-colored green uniforms. The Middle Class had dark blue coats and shirts, a variation of the High-Class uniform, which was instead white and gold. And then there was them—the Lower Class.

Apollo and his classmates wore black double-breasted coats with high collars. The shoulders were adorned with orange fabric until just before the elbows, where the black resumed down to the wrists, decorated with gold cuffs and buttons. However, the senior Lower Class students' uniforms had lost the orange altogether, turning completely black.

Since their origin does not need to be explained, he decided to be a bit direct.

"If it isn't too much we wish to enter. We have something important to discuss."

Livy simply nodded, as if she had expected this. With a flick of her finger, the massive gate creaked open.

The group exchanged glances before following her inside.

Even the boldest among them remained silent under Livy's powerful presence. The air was thick with tension until Apollo and Alicia finally decided to break the ice.

"I am Apollo Lionheart."

"Alicia von Nyx."

Introduce themselves and expect their friends to do the same

One by one, the others followed suit.

"Alya Timberfalls, nice meeting you, senior." The little girl's golden hair and orange eyes made Livy how cute her junior was. Then, after her, the next person decided to speak as well.

"Braiden Timberfalls," he only managed to say, earning a laugh from Alya.

"Vesta Hexzon"

"Aaron Hexzon"

"It's our pleasure to meet you," they both said then they both bowed despite closely following Livy's pace.

"My name is Keith Frostfang senior"

"Jillian Frostfang please take care of us"

"We apologize for the intrusion I am Arabella Juanfonso"

"Samael Juanfonso"

"Casper Santiago"

"Matilda Santiago is my name senior"

"Niko Fernande"

"Agnes von Elysium," then the two made a courtesy bow. Livy smiled again, liking how respectful her juniors were. The last two smiled and energetically spoke.

"My name is Blair Longfalls"

"Gelo McKenzie, the most charming person in our class," he proclaimed then Livy spoke immediately, recognizing his voice.

"Are you the one who screamed a while ago"

"Yes it is yours truly"

Livy smiled even more, liking the atmosphere of the class, but soon her expression turned into a neutral mood. Wanting to see more expression she decided to continue her previous act.

After the introductions ended, Livy raised an eyebrow. "You're quite late."

The students exchanged confused glances but then realized the time they chose to visit was indeed very late already.

"We came in the middle of the night, we are sorry but—"

Livy shook her head. "No, not that. Typically, the previous freshmen of the Lower Class would seek us out right after the three-month isolation. But you guys," she then shifted her gaze and looked at them, then she continued. "It took you guys until the third period to finally come looking for us."

Apollo's expression turned apologetic. "Our class… was caught up in a lot of things."

"Many things," he added in his head as he thought of their travel from the eastern kingdoms to Nero's imprisonment. He couldn't even remember how many people they killed just to stay alive right now.

Though he didn't want to elaborate, Livy seemed to understand, so she just replied. "I see."

It was a very short reply but her calm voice made Apollo less nervous to talk to her.

As they stepped further inside, they finally got a full view of the Lower Class dormitory.

And they were left in awe.

The massive structure before them wasn't just a dorm—it was a palace.

Towering stone walls, arched corridors, and grand staircases decorated with intricate carvings surrounded them. The dorm looked like something straight out of the pre-empire era, an architectural design that is older than the empire and even used in the imperial palace itself.

Arabella gasped. "This place—it's like something from a history book."

Livy smirked at their stunned expressions. "Impressive, isn't it? This was one of the first buildings constructed over a thousand years ago, back when the academy was established."

Alya's eyes sparkled. "It looks like an ancient castle!"

"It actually looks like my palace before so does that mean our architectural design is that old?" Agnes said, causing Niko to chuckle at her words.

For Agnes and perhaps some of the class, the dorm is in similar situations to their home, but for McKenzie and Jillian, the place came straight from history and fantasy books they have read.

Even Keith, who rarely showed excitement, was entranced. "To think such a place existed within the academy… this is amazing."

Seeing their wonder made Livy chuckle. "Come inside."

With excitement, they followed.

Inside the dormitory, they finally met the seniors who had left the hidden notes and letters at the old shrine.

As soon as they saw them, a wave of emotions hit the first-years.

The notes—their words of encouragement, their messages of appreciation—had meant so much to them.

For a moment, none of them could speak. They remembered the time when they were suffering from many bad memories due to the monastery The short message and diary entries they read gave them hope to survive. The previous first years had no idea what kind of impact they had made. With all those memorable times, their emotion began to stir, and no matter what they could do, they couldn't control it.

The seniors, originally planning to tease their juniors, stopped when they saw their expressions.

Instead, they offered comforting smiles. "No need to look so sentimental. We're still here."

Slowly, the tension eased, and after another round of introductions, Apollo finally got to the point.

"Senior, do you know what happened last year?"

The atmosphere grew heavier, and under the fire from the chimney, the flames of curiosity began to ignite.

One of the seniors crossed their arms. "Are you referring to last year's Lower Class?"

Apollo and his classmates nodded.

But to their shock, the seniors shook their heads.

"We don't know."

Apollo frowned. "What do you mean?"

Livy sighed, leaning against the stone wall. "Dear juniors, the incident happened during the three-month isolation—a time when first-years are completely cut off from the rest of the academy.

So whatever happened that year… only the first years of that time can answer your question."

Silence.

The revelation shook the entire class.

For quite some time now, they had searched for clues, believing the seniors held the answers.

But now, they realized—

The truth was locked away with those who were no longer here.

"Now, this is complicated," Apollo can't help but say.

"Let me guess you don't know how many second years are still around since most of them have been expelled due to being linked to Edgar"

The senior named Ericson said, causing some students to be surprised.

"What? You really thought just because we are living here, we don't know anything? Of course not; we are up to date with the academy's latest news. We make sure we know what is going on you know"

"Having said that, we are sorry we can't provide what you really need, but of course, we can give you the things we know based only on what we heard," Ericson added, though he seemed hesitant.

"Remember, what we know is no different from a rumor we heard. We are not truly sure what happened because we weren't there to witness what happened," Livy cleared, trying to make the kids understand them.

"Now then shall we start the story," Ericson said, taking a notebook out of thin air.