The glances I kept receiving had me on chokehold.
I made my way to the podium even though each passing second seemed to get dragged.
My eyes darted through the crowd and I could see the other students silent.
Others were whispering in each other's ears.
I could already tell what they were saying.
"Who is he?..."
"Really, they picked him?..."
*sigh...I took in continuous deep breaths as I finall took out the piece of paper that Maya had written the speech for me.
For some reason as I got ready to speak, my eyes glances directly at Amy.
Her gaze was down but then looked up at me.
Her teeth were gritted and I could already tell that she was pissed by the whole selection thing.
'Me? Under a commoner like him?'
'Unacceptable!'
That was probably what was going through her head.
Then I looked at Maya, she smiled at me.
And that alone had me feeling warmth despite the cold glances.
So I proceeded to skim through the piecw of paper so that I could atleast get an idea.
It wasn't too long or short.
"Good morning, everyone...
First, I want to say that it's an honor to stand before you as the Blessed Sage and the head of the first-year student council.
I know that these titles come with a lot of responsibility, and I'm ready to take them on."
"I'm excited about what this year holds for all of us. We're all here to grow, to learn, and to push the limits of our magical abilities.
Noah was referring to those other individuals selected to be in the students council.
For a moment Noah seemed to grin.
To other it looked like he was happy to get the title but only he knew the reason.
The entire main cast was under an insignificant character like himself.
Ofcourse he would grin.
Xander Frost, Amy Bluerose, Rylan Voss, Seraphina Vale and Ariana Snow made their way to the podium.
The sun cast beams on them as they shone with aura clearly befitting their roles as the main characters.
And among them was Noah Ashbourne, an extra that couldn't impact the story in the slightest.
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After the First-year student council was made known to the rest of the students, the assembly ended and we were dimissed.
That was after being told we could access our timetables from the watches.
First period and second period ended in an instant.
And by the time it was third period,it was already afternoon.
I was sitted in class staring at the pocket watch I had.
The classes had been extremely boring and it felt weird and surreal at the same time being back in my school days.
One of the reasons was also because I already knew almost entirely everything to do with the syllabus.
Not all but most.
But even if I couldn't remember all the materials I was capable of recalling the magic concepts in general.
Noah sat at the back of the classroom, staring blankly out the window.
He hadn't been paying attention at all, lost in his own thoughts.
The professor, a strict but fair woman named Professor Evelyn Thorne, had just finished explaining a complex magic concept.
She noticed Noah's distant gaze and decided to call him out.