Chapter 177: New Year Festival

Three months had passed ever since their trip to the Central Vallyrie Forest in the center part of the Walkiria Kingdom. 

Now, the Verrater Academy entered its festive season. 

Some of the students of Verrater Academy decided to put up their own stalls. In the representatives of the 210th in the yearly tournament, Adele, Aredhel, and Sabina decided to put up a stall together.

Princess Kyomi, Belle, and Princess Gloriel wanted to go try every store at the festival so they refrain from doing so. These three girls liked eating very much that they decided to not join the other half of their team.

Kraftvoll and his two sworn brothers also did what Belle and the others decided to do. For them, it was more enjoyable to explore the whole area of the festival rather than managing a store.

After days of preparation for the new year festival, the day before the end of the year had finally arrived.

All of the students of Verrater Academy were all excited about the events at the night of the new year. The academy prepared many events for them but the one that they were excited the most will be held right before midnight.

Kraftvoll and his two sworn brothers spent the whole morning practicing for the competition. It was the one of the reason why they didn't put up their own stalls because they wanted to focus practising.

In the Holy Alliance, they have the traditions of showing fireworks in the sky after midnight of the new year.

These festivities were even more enthusiastic in the academy. In the middle of the history of the academy, they decided to create a competition each year. 

Kraftvoll, Prince Aragorn, and Godwin were all going to enter the fireworks competition in the evening.

The reason for their eagerness to participate was because they saw some of their seniors that were practicing creating some fireworks. They saw them senior of their while they were on their way to their accommodation buildinv.

After witnessing it just once, they could not help but try to create their own creation.

After the three of them tried doing it, they were immediately fascinated and later on, addicted it.

When the three of them heard about the competition for fireworks every year, the three of them decided to join without any hesitation.

After they joined the competition, the three of them were separately practicing this art of the fire element for the past two weeks now after seeing that scene.

As they practice of creating their fireworks, they became more passionate about this day after day.

The passion of the three of them came to the point where they were spending their whole morning for practice in the weekends.

Although they became quite addicted about this art, they still did not forget their main goal. While they were spending their morning for this hobby of their, they were still spending the latter part of the day in deep meditation.

When the darkness covered the world, various kinds of lights covered the Central Park of the academy. Various stands that were set up by some students of the academy stood in the Central Park of the Verrater Academy.

Kraftvoll and his sworn brothers, along with the two princesses and Belle, were exploring all these stands before they go to the competition before midnight of the new year.

They happily to the different store stands. They bought many foods. They also played some parlor games with some of those stands. At the end of their trip, they also decided to visit the stand that was put up by Aredhel and the others.

They bought Aredhel's special product in their food stand. It is one of the best sellers of their store. It was fried riped banana covered with sugar.

Godwin couldn't help but stuff his face with these sweet treats. While his mouth is full, he asked to Aredhel, "What (munch) do you (munch) call this food? (munch)"

Sabina couldn't help but be embarrassed by her fiancee's etiquette. She said, "Finish chewing your food first before you start talking!"

Her expression showed that she was embarrassed and at the same time annoyed by his fiancee's actions.

The others couldn't help but laugh after seeing these scenes. After giggling a little, Aredhel answered Godwin's inquiry.

She said to him, "That was a banana cue. This is one of my snacks from my hometown, Tagalog Village at the territory of Merseyside City."

Before Aredhel's elemental assessment, she was living peacefully in the Hamnoy Village. After she was assessed as a child with elemental affinities to three elements, her life suddenly changed.

She suddenly reached the stature which can only be compared to the higher part of the nobilities and the royalties.

Some big-shots from the nobility tried to adopt her but she refused their invitations without any hesitation.

She was not someone who would abandon her ties to her biological family just for that. Also, it was a pretty easy decision for her that time because she was just five years old at that time. After all, every child in that age couldn't bear to part with their family.

Since she was refusing their offers like that, a pretty powerful Viscount family decided to take her under their wings without any of those conditions. That's where she started to learn about seishin cultivation.

When the time for their competition was near, Princess Kyomi reminded them of the time. She said to the three of the boys, "I think the time for the competition the three of you have enlisted to is near. Why are the three of you still here?"

Kraftvoll and his sworn brothers glanced with each other. Kraftvoll said, "Can we go now to the venue of the firework event? I want to have time for some preparation so we better hurry."

Prince Aragorn and Godwin agreed to Kraftvoll's request because like him, the two of them also needed time to prepare for their entry.