Gilded Cage

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the tutor and let out a breath. Luckily the tutor could hear my voice

demy. From this day onward, the batch I was in became the oldest in the academy. We might even start receiving missions. Not

prentices like me it's not such a good situation. We'd seldom be given missions, but we also began to have more roles. Roles such as taki

u, began to assign

he hundreds of apprentices he taught. That's why the best jobs would certainly not go to me, I just hope he didn't assign me to babysitting

easurer for

na Court since I entered the academy. Luna Court and Mirror Court were located in opposite directions. I seldom went to that

t studied in the schoolroom for subjects such as literature, arithmetic a

f the two manors. Ivory Manor was one of the two, the other was Orion Manor. When choosing apprentices, masters usually chose applicants with powers that were suitable or could embellish on the techniques

worst nor the best. But as my mother said average was a good life attitude. You would neither be envied by your peers nor would you b

nhanced eyesight (one of the perks of my power), jumping sparks on my partner's wooden sword. I jumpe

e unleashing your new fire swirlin

n feel anything!" my partner, Lilian, said pouting. "What do you think of m

h after intense sparring. "Give your opponent a

n that my sword could not harm my opponent... Hey! Don't think

him'. If. Conditional. There is always

y belongings. I seldom stayed after to practice my swordsmanship, unlike s

me away? It's a new technique so

nd and then said, "Instinct. You sudden

here were hints giving me away. That won't

ut I was not allowed to tell others my real power. All my peers thought I had voice imitat

Court. She is assigned to be the Deputy. The two of us are go

to move to Mirror Hall as well, even though no one was helping me.