36 Preparation

"Will you enter our high school?" Elin asks.

"Well, I want to, but I don't know if it's possible because of my age..."

"Kuno, do you know if it is?" Dai asks.

"I'm not sure. I'll look for it on the Internet" he takes his phone out of his pocket and starts looking.

"Why high school and not university?" Elin asks me.

"As I said, I don't think I'm ready to go to college. I have a lot to get used to"

"I get it. Oh! The high school is only for xenons, I forgot to tell you"

"Oh? Kuno, the high school is called Lilynn? Zeev and you mentioned it" I ask Kuno.

"Yes. Magic is allowed only inside of it" he responds.

"Zeev? Commander Zeev?" Dai and Elin are surprised.

"Yes. When we were walking back..."

I tell them everything that happened in the alley.

"Kuno... You threw away an ice cream!" Elin says angrily.

"I know" responds indifferently while still searching for information.

"And it looks like you were letting yourself get carried-" Kuno interrupts her.

"I found it. Anyone can enter Lilynn Highschool regardless of their age, as long as they haven't finished a higher degree"

"But does it matter if I haven't finished the previous schools?"

Kuno searches through the page.

"It says that, if you are 18 or older on or before April 1st, you just have to pass the admission test"

"Awesome! Can I still register?" I get excited.

"Let's see... Yes, you have eight days" he replies.

"Yes!" I get even more excited.

"But, there will be a problem..."

"Hm?"

"Lilynn has multiple filters so that only xenon can enter" Elin says.

"Filters?"

"The first ones are simple. They ask you questions about why you want to enter that high school, how you found it, your previous education... but they end up with a little psychological test"

"Psychological test?"

"Yes. They start with questions about your life, your problems, your tastes, the Rorschach test... but from time to time they will ask you something like 'Do you believe in magic?' or 'How many dimensions are there?'" Kuno says.

"I understand, they never mention Xenon" I say.

"No. People who know about Xenon will answer quickly and confidently, while others will find it strange or absurd"

"Yes... But what happens if someone manages to pass those filters?" I ask.

"It has never happened and I doubt it will, but they ask you to prove your skills" Elin responds.

"Skills…"

"Many believe that they refer to an ordinary person's skills such as cooking or singing, but in reality they refer to-"

"Magic..." I say before Elin.

"Yes. You will have to learn something in eight days, even if it is very basic"

"Damn it... Well, I'll make an effort"

"You also have to study for the normal subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Geometry, Biology, History..." Dai says.

"Wait, that's too-"

"And don't forget the Xenon subjects like Energy, Skills, Classes, Support Magic, History... Alex?" Elin says to complement what Dai said, but I'm just overwhelmed by everything I'll have to study and I throw myself floor in fetal position.

"I'm lost~"

"Come on, Alex! The admission test will be in three weeks, you can do it" Kuno says to me, but I am floating in the abyss of perdition.

And so my death routine begins to prepare me for the test.

Wake up at five in the morning to exercise.

"Come on Alex! Your legs are starting to get firmer!" Kuno tells me as we run.

"Yes-! Why are you looking at my legs!"

...

"Your arms are already beginning to have muscle" he tells me while I'm lifting weights in the park's gym.

"Yes!"

Go home and try to control my Energy.

"You're useless... Don't imagine something too stressful, you will not be able to control it" Dai tells me as I try to imagine something stressful in the front yard.

"I already know it"

...

"Why do you always focus Energy on your chest?" Elin also helps me from time to time.

"I don't do it on- Why are you looking at my chest!"

Study all afternoon.

"What was the year in which the Grand Theft of the Academy occurred?" Kuno helps me in the living room with the Xenon subjects.

"That was... in the year 1490!"

"Incorrect"

"Eh?"

...

"How is it called the cell that generates Elemental Energy?"

"Xen!"

"Correct"

"Give me the cookie!"

Meditate during the night to try to control my Energy.

"Hm? Alex, what are you doing?" Elin asks me half asleep in our room.

"I woke you up? Sorry, I'm trying to meditate to control my Energy..."

"It's midnight, go back to sleep..." she covers herself with the blanket.

...

"Alex, what are you doing in the yard at ten o'clock at night?" Kuno is arriving from work.

"Meditate…"

"I bought cinnamon rolls-"

"What are you doing out there? Come in!" I'm already somehow inside the house.

Every time I have less nightmares and I wake up less tired.

*ring ring* *ring ring*

*tap!*

*yawn*

'I slept like a baby...'

"We should move the alarm clock to your side..." Elin says still asleep.

"You're right"

I get out of bed and grab my exercise clothes.

"Don't fall asleep" I say to Elin.

"Only five minutes..." begins to snore.

*click* I close the door carefully and go to the bathroom to shower.

*chirp* I open the shower.

*tsuuuuuu*

Aaaah... What a stressful days... But I feel really happy...

*pffff* I grab the shampoo and squeeze it out.

I have confidence in normal subjects, but in everything else...

I grab the soap and rub it on my body.

*boing*

I only have four days left to learn a skill, but I still can't control-

*knock knock*

"I'm almost done!" I say to who knocked on the door.

"Sure" Dai says.

"Dai? Why did you wake up at this hour?"

"I haven't slept yet"

...

*chirp* I close the shower and I dress.

I go out into the hall.

"Done, sorry for the delay"

"You should stop masturbating while you shower"

"I- I haven't done that!"

Not here…

"Then when do you do it?"

"And you! When do you do it!"

I don't know why I asked that...

"I have my room. Why do you think the door is locked all the time?"

"..."

That is something I didn't need to know...

"Whatever. Did Kuno tell you what he's going to buy for the party?"

"Party? Oh! I had forgotten... I will ask him right now"

"All right"

*click* he enters the bathroom and locks the door.

"By the way, I'll just tell you that you already touched my keyboard and mouse"

"What does that have to...? Ah-! Aaaaaah!"

Kuno and I are trotting towards the park.

"Kuno, Dai asked me what you will buy for the party"

"Oh? Well, Elin told me that she will invite three friends and I will invite three colleagues from work"

That's a lot of people...

"So there will be six guests plus the four of us... ten people"

"Dai will not invite anyone?"

"No, he's always locked in his room. He and I will go buy things when we return"

"Okay"

We do our exercise routine and return home.

I'm in the front yard, now trying to think of something else to stress me out.

*hoooooooo~* the only thing I hear is the wind.

The president of Xenon lies about me...

*hoo~*

But he already managed to kill dad...

*hooooo~*

I begin to feel a warmth in my chest, but I don't realize it.

Now that he's dead and I haven't returned, what has he told the people?

The heat stays constant.

That I died? That I am missing? Maybe he said I'm already there but I will not go out... Hm?

I realize the heat.

This... It's like what I've felt, but less intense-

"Alex" Kuno comes out the house.

The heat disappears.

"Oh. You had a very stable Energy... I distracted you! I'm sorry!" he kneels and bows.

"He- hey, calm down, it's not that bad-"

"Sorry! You've been trying for days and now that you've done it-!"

*pam!* I hit him on the head.

"Ouchouchouch... You have strength..."

"I told you it's not that bad. Also, I already have a better idea of ​​the feeling"

Kuno gets up.

"I'm glad. I came to ask you to go with me to the mall"

"You weren't going with Dai?"

"He doesn't want. And Elin is with Naomi"

"Yes, they spend a lot of time together"

"Yes, it's strange"

"Hm? Wasn't it always like that?"

"No. Although they know each other since a year ago, they didn't talk much, Dai was the one who presented her to us. Also, I'm pretty sure Dai likes her"

...

A memory comes to my head.

"What's up, Nao?"

"How are you, Daiuseless?"

"You only win me because I have things to do, you useless"

"Oh yeah? I will wait anxiously"

I'm not sure of that…

"I did n't want to bother you these days, but I could use some help"

"Sure, let's go"

"Thank you! We will go in my car to be able to bring all the things"

We got in the car.

I sit as copilot. Kuno barely fits in his seat.

"The seatbelt, please" Kuno tells me as he puts on his.

"Eh... yes…"

I don't know how to put it on...

*clack* Kuno is ready.

Eeeehh... Oh-

Kuno leans over to my side and grabs the belt.

He drags it across in front of me, but my breasts get in the way.

*boing*

...

Kuno stares at my breasts, each time getting more red.

I am about to explode.

"K- Kuno... you should let me do it..."

"Y-yes... I'm sorry..." he returns to his seat.

I place the belt underneath.

"Where do I put this?"

"Here" points to the side of the seat.

*clack*

"Le- let's go" Kuno says.

This will be uncomfortable...