Ms. Nancy was in a state of utter shock, lilac eyes glued onto that panicking girl who was just as surprised as her. 'Never has the Magic Delving Ball reacted this way... This girl... is truly unique.' Students had their eyes pointed towards those beautiful shining stars; one student was even about to reach out towards one of the glittering stars only to have the room suddenly return back to its normal state.
Calming the class of excited and chatty students with a fake cough, Ms. Nancy beamed a smile towards Maria whose mind was still in shock. At the sound of her teacher's voice, Maria was brought out of her thoughts. "Congratulations, Ms. Rosendrey~! The type of magic you wield is Celestial Magic. A special type of magic which grants the user the abilities to summon beings from the Celestial World and use them to their aid," explained Ms. Nancy, though she didn't speak of the downside that this type of magic holds for its users out loud.
Seeing the small group flee the area, Shirone's face returned back to normal, offering a kind smile to the boy on the ground. "You are safe now. Though the one you need to offer your thanks to is my ojou-sama. It was she who ordered me to come to your aid," gently said Shirone, returning the doll the three bullies dropped on the ground when they fled back into the arms of its rightful owner.Julian was surprised to hear that someone actually sent their maid to come to his rescue. Most people tended to keep their distance from him, labeling him weird and frowning upon his interest in dolls. "If you follow me, I can take you over there so you can express your thanks, and do not worry. Our ojou-sama is very kind and understanding," Shirone explained softly to the timid boy who began following after her to express his thanks to her ojou-sama.In just a few seconds, Maria saw Shirone making her way back over and spotted the quiverin
"Congratulations, Miss Dior, you managed to summon forth your light magic!" Ms. Nancy congratulated Mai as the blonde girl wore a proud grin on her face.It was a new day and the class was in the middle of a Basic Art of Magic lesson. Ms. Nancy was instructing and guiding them on how to summon forth their magic. So far Mai was the eighth person to have successfully summoned forth her magic; a bright yet small yellow ball of light could be seen floating in the palm of her hand."Let's see, next on the list is Miss Snow!" announced Ms. Nancy. Gracefully making her way forward was the famous Beauty of Winter.Standing in front of the class, eyes cold, taking no heed to Ms. Nancy's instructions, Eira effortlessly summoned a sphere of water to form in the palm of her hand. Students watched as the water transformed itself into an ice globe, showing off her Bloodline Magic which was Ice-Magic.
"Alright, students, for today's exercise you will be learning ways to defend and attack using your magic," said Ms. Nancy as Maria found herself standing outside with the rest of her classmates on a lush green field which diverged into a forest a couple feet ahead. The students were out of uniform and sported sweatpants with a matching jacket. Worn underneath was a plain white t-shirt with tennis shoes on their feet.It was now time for their Defense and Enhance Magic Training as the students listened to Ms. Nancy explain today's activity. "Combat is one of the best ways for one to learn how to utilize their magic which is why all of you after entering the forest will be facing off against a few cute golems that I have created for today's exercise! Those devices on your wrist will keep score of the number of golems you’ve defeated, and the one with the highest score will be today's winner!" cheerfully said Ms.Nancy. 
‘S-So this is a Celestial Summon...' Maria continued to stare wide-eyed at the floating pixie until a loud roar from the gorilla golem brought her out of her thoughts. "Since I'm your master, I order you to destroy that rampaging gorilla behind you!" ordered Maria."Your word is my command!'' The pixie seemed excited for the chance to do battle. A spiral of flames formed around her hands, summoning forth dual crimson and gold ornate fans."It's been a long time since I was able to unwind! Let me show you my power~!" With just a single wave of her fan, fire scorched the ground, lashing out and cutting the golem right in half. Its dismembered rock body fell to the ground as the number one appeared on Maria's watch.'Wow, didn't think it would be taken out so easily with just one attack.' Maria stared at the chunk of rocks lying on the ground before turning her attention o
Right when Maria heard those words she instantly responded with a clear, "I refuse!" There was no way she was going to face Diamond Academy's Beauty of Winter, the same person who just so happened to take out nine golems in the past fifteen minutes while Maria had to struggle to take out one! She knew when one was put in a losing situation and did not see herself coming out on top."Why do you refuse? Is it that you are too scared to face me?" taunted Eira, acting all arrogant as she stood proudly before Maria, who was going to answer with a 'yes' if a certain blonde didn't step up to defend her."As if Maria would ever be scared of you, Icy! Maria, don't let this Ice Princess get to you! Use your Celestial Summon and show her who's boss!" cheered Mai.'Mai, I love you, but please stop talking!' silently begged Maria, hoping the ground under her feet would just open up and swallow her and her frien
"That jerk! It was that Ice Princess who threw the first hit with her water magic. Maria only retaliated 'cause she had to! And when Maria was on the verge of winning-" In the midst of Mai's explanation, Maria couldn't help but think, 'I don't think I was on the verge of winning.'"That darn Ice Princess unleashed her Bloodline Magic on Maria, who used her Celestial Summon to protect herself! Maria is innocent and that jerk of a prince is lying!" fumed Mai, not caring about the words she used to describe the crown prince of their country. If anything, she wanted to punch a certain crown prince in the face. Stepping forward next, Julian, who was usually quivering behind others, stood firm on his feet."Both Mai and myself can testify to Snow-san throwing the first hit and starting the fight that happened between both herself and Maria. It was clearly self-defense, so please do not expel Maria!"Summ
"Look, here she comes again!""She's so heartless!""I guess you really can't judge a book by its cover.""Wait, now I know from where I remember her from! It is from the night of the banquet! The lucky girl who got to dance with Richard-sama!""No way; that was her?! Now I definitely detest her!"Walking down the school hall, these were the types of whispering phrases that were being thrown Maria's way. At first, Maria believed that after a few days or at least a month everyone would have forgotten the incident between her and Eira Snow, only to be proven wrong. Sitting at her seat that was close to the window, taking off her pink coat with white fur-trim, Maria was now in her second semester.Months came and left, so did holidays, and before Maria knew it, the season was in its last quarter of winter as the month of February had arrived. The c
Standing there shooting them a cheshire-like smile and a wave was none other than Akihito, dressed in stylish clothes that were suited for the cold weather. "Ohayo, Maria-chan and Maria-chan’s friends~!" cheerfully greeted the young raven haired boy, ignoring the dumbfounded looks the group were shooting at him, especially those who did not know him."Maria, do you know this strange boy?" Micheal bent over to whisper in his little sister's ear, feeling uncertain of this strange boy who suddenly appeared out of thin air."You can relax, big-bro, he's a friend of Richard-sama!" Maria reassured her brother, though once the crimson-haired Scarlet heir's name was mentioned, an irritable scowl appeared on her brother's face. 'Something about that Scarlet heir just doesn't sit r