Chapter 433: Graduation Ceremony
“Quiet down, all of you!”
Just as Jia Na was about to be drowned out by the enthusiastic chatter, Black Cat Belle, who was sitting on the magic crystal wall, suddenly let out an extremely impatient roar.
Although the apprentices’ gazes remained fixed on Jia Na, under the might of Black Cat Belle, they all closed their mouths.
“Jia Na, I’m over here—”
As the Magic Tower’s first-floor hall returned to silence, Malo-Haige, standing at the front of the second-year queue, also softly called out to Jia Na at this moment.
“Morning, Malo, thank you for saving us a spot.”
Because there were more new students this year, White Coral Academy’s ceremony was not held in the classroom this time, but rather in the hall on the first floor of the Magic Tower.
“Bei'er saved the spot, I just got here not long ago myself.”
Hearing this, Jia Na also smiled and nodded towards Bell-Moonshadow, who was standing to Malo-Haige’s right.
“Congratulations on getting the White Tower Trial qualification.”
Looking at Jia Na’s friendly smile, Bell-Moonshadow couldn’t help but purse her lips. Then, when she saw Vivian-Rose next to Jia Na, Bell-Moonshadow also nodded and congratulated the two in an extremely calm tone.
“Congratulations! You two are the pride of White Coral this time!”
Unlike Bell-Moonshadow’s calmness, Malo-Haige’s attitude was much more enthusiastic when congratulating Jia Na and Vivian-Rose.
“Thank you all.”
Jia Na politely expressed her gratitude for their congratulations. Vivian-Rose, sitting next to Jia Na, still maintained her cold demeanor, only nodding without speaking.
“Look, everyone!”
Just as almost everyone had arrived on the first floor of the Magic Tower, a startled cry suddenly rang out.
Looking in the direction of the sound, a massive blue and white flame, nearly four meters high, ignited without warning beside the magic crystal wall. Immediately after, led by Anthony-Black Sparrow, Grace-Eva, Mary-Margaret, Uta, and Lilith-Meg, emerged from the flames.
“It’s the Headmaster and the other professors—”
After recognizing the arrivals, the apprentices in the hall all breathed a sigh of relief. Especially the first-year new students, who had just enrolled and had never seen such an entrance, looked at Anthony-Black Sparrow and the others with excited faces.
“Hello, apprentices. Before the ceremony officially begins, let me introduce myself first—”
At this point, Anthony-Black Sparrow’s voice paused, and his gaze turned to the first-year new students.
“I am the Headmaster of White Coral Academy, Anthony-Black Sparrow. I am an Undead Wizard, and also a Lich—”
A Lich!?
Upon hearing Anthony-Black Sparrow’s words, many first-year new students, who had only heard the term “Lich” in some terrifying nursery rhymes, couldn’t help but widen their eyes, looking incredulously at Anthony-Black Sparrow, who clearly appeared no different from a human.
“The Headmaster isn’t human!?”
Unlike the new students’ surprise, the second and third-year apprentices’ expressions held more solemnity upon hearing Anthony-Black Sparrow’s self-introduction.
No one from the Turin Wizard Gathering Place would ever forget that terrible battle, which could only be described as a catastrophe.
At the same time, every apprentice of White Coral Academy would not forget how Anthony-Black Sparrow turned the tide in the academy’s time of crisis, sacrificing his human body to fight against the Blood Red Warlord as a Lich.
Of course, they would never forget the Six-Winged Seraph, summoned by Jia Na, radiating holy light in that battle.
“Because of my Lich identity, most of my classes will be scheduled late at night. You all need to be mentally prepared in advance.”
Looking at the new students’ incredulous expressions, Anthony-Black Sparrow continued to speak without changing his expression:
“Besides that, I have three more things to announce. The first is to congratulate Jia Na-Luo Lan for achieving first place in the Andrew-Gump Transformation Trial.”
Clap, clap, clap, clap—
As one of the top news stories recently, the news of Jia Na overwhelmingly winning first place in the Andrew-Gump Transformation Trial in the Element Soul Wizard Gathering Place had already spread throughout White Coral Academy.
Therefore, upon hearing Anthony-Black Sparrow’s announcement, all the apprentices spontaneously began to applaud Jia Na.
“And the second thing is to congratulate Jia Na-Luo Lan, Solo-Flame, and Vivian-Rose for successfully passing the Dordogne-White Tower’s preliminary assessment and earning qualification for the White Tower Trial!”
Clap, clap, clap, clap—
After hearing Anthony-Black Sparrow’s words, the applause that had just subsided erupted once more.
The three individuals named by Anthony-Black Sparrow also stood up at his visual cue, bowing to the apprentices around them who were offering enthusiastic congratulations.
“And the final matter is to congratulate White Coral Academy on officially completing its post-disaster reconstruction and safely overcoming the crisis!”
“Good!”
Upon hearing the last announcement, the senior apprentices, who had originally been seated, involuntarily stood up. While cheering loudly, they clapped vigorously with an excited sense of shared pride, their applause lingering for a long time.
Seeing this, the professors who had been standing next to Anthony-Black Sparrow also smiled and applauded.
“Alright, everyone, please be seated.”
Seeing the atmosphere grow increasingly enthusiastic, Anthony-Black Sparrow uncharacteristically showed a smile on his face, but in order to allow the ceremony to proceed normally, he still made a silencing gesture, indicating for everyone to sit down.
“Due to special circumstances, this year’s new student matriculation ceremony and graduation ceremony had to be held on the same day, and even the time was delayed until the last day of the year, disrupting many people’s plans to return home—for this, I deeply apologize.”
Saying this, Anthony-Black Sparrow genuinely bowed towards the apprentices below to express his apology.
“Next, I announce that the White Coral Academy ceremony officially begins!”
Swish—As soon as his voice fell, several white lights rapidly flashed in front of each apprentice. As the light dissipated, the academy’s standard wizard robes, representing different grades, appeared in everyone’s hands.
“I think the third-year wizard robes are the ugliest.”
Looking at the dark black wizard robe in front of her, Vivian-Rose, sitting next to Jia Na, couldn’t help but mumble softly.
“It’s not bad. Anyway, except for special circumstances, the academy won’t force apprentices to wear this wizard robe.”
Compared to the white wizard robes uniformly issued in the second year, Jia Na actually felt that the dark black chosen for the third-year wizard robe was most suitable for outdoor missions.
After all, black is relatively more low-key than other colors—
