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
After leaving the cafe, Akihito stuck close to Maria's side, not wanting to face his best friend's wrath. Mai was talking to Julian when something nearby caught her attention. Without waste, Mai took off in the direction of whatever had caught her eyes, and the rest of the group ran after her. The thing that had caught her attention was a game stand."All you gotta do is break this pinata and win the prize of your choice~! It's just that simple, folks! So hurry up and line up to win your special someone a prize of their choice," the man explained just as the group saw a guy throwing a small ball, that to Maria resembled a softball, towards the large pink heart pinata.The guy threw a great toss, though sadly it did nothing to the pinata, that didn't even have a scratch. From behind, Micheal narrowed his eyes and muttere
Maria sat in the carriage right across from her mother; Shirone and Kuroka were outside steering the griffons. Some time had passed since it was announced that her mother was taking her to go visit her grandparents. At first, Maria thought her mother was just kidding around, but then Spring Break arrived and Diamond Academy allowed the students a week of vacation.Now here she was in the carriage with her mother sitting across from her, humming happily. Maria was getting restless from the trip, seeing how her grandparents lived in the West Region of Astral, outside the capital. "Maa, it's been a long time since I last visited home. The last time your grandparents saw you was when you were a baby~!" There was a large smile on her mother's face as it was easy to see how eager and excited her mother felt about a visit to her old home again.
'Houston, we have a problem...' Maria thought to herself, face a little green as her small six-year-old body was constantly being thrown in the air only to be caught by her grandfather. Who fondly kept saying, "My little Maria is the most adorable being in the world~! No one can hold a candle to her cuteness~! How about you come and live with your grandpa? I will spoil you with pretty dresses and play with you every day!" Her grandpa wore a sappy goofy smile on his face, engrossed with the idea of seeing his precious granddaughter every day of the week.Immediately Maria found herself caught by a different pair of hands, a set of emerald eyes glaring in the direction of her grandfather. "Hey, Maria is my darling sweet little cub! She is not allowed to leave her Momma and Papa’s side just yet!" childishly yelled Maria's mother
Maria never expected that right after her grandfather's bold announcement that minutes later a low-level, {Class-Pawn: Water Horn Ram} would make its appearance. Without hesitation, her grandfather pushed her out in front, and immediately the Water Horn Ram locked its eyes on her. "Go get 'em, Maria!" shouted her grandfather, followed by a cheerful shout that came from her mother."Maria, mommy is here cheering you on!" Sitting down at a small table, which Maria couldn't help but question just where on earth it came from, sipping on tea, her grandmother shot her an airy smile. "Good luck, my adorable granddaughter. "'They clearly have no intention of helping me,' Maria thought with a blank expression, turning her head back to the Water Ram. Only to scream once she saw the
Right after the headmaster made his announcement, exams went underway and names were randomly called out in groups or pairs. The stage of the arena was massive enough to hold multiple matches. Once the students descended onto the stage, a magic spell would activate itself, summoning forth a caged magical beast; once released, the battle began. Throughout the process, there were those who were struggling and others who easily took out their assigned magical beast.There were a few matches that caught Maria's attention, such as the 4S Beauties of Diamond Academy. Despite their primadonna attitude, it was clear that they had talent, such as Natsumi who excelled in fire magic, ending her match with a large powerful fireball attack, earning herself a few compliments from the teachers.Lily was proficient with earth-typ