Editing Ancient Magic Arc Volume 1: Chapter 1 (section)

===Part 1===

''The blessing of winds and the sound of birds chirping give a completely false impression of the morning to come.

Of course, nobody is aware of the coming momentous events in the city of Sellion, a town that exists surrounded by nature.  The most famous thing about Sellion is its small, yet prestigious magical academy.  People don't exactly come from far and wide to study at the Sellion school, but a recommendation from the school is usually enough to guarantee a good job or entrance into one of the other great magical academies for further study.

Not far outside the East town gate, there is a forest that is encumbered by many forest spirits and monsters, which is part of why a small town like Sellion went and built a magic academy in the first place.  A small way inside the forest's edge, there stands a wooden house.  In this cabin, there lives a boy with black hair and equally black irises.  The boy's name is Kamito Toma, and he has been living there by himself since both his parents passed away, 9 years ago.''

The boy slowly opened his eyes to look out the window and see if it's already morning. Confirming it was, he rose slowly from bed and sauntered outside to the vegetable patch to pick some vegetables, went to the river near the house to catch a few fish and prepared them for breakfast and school lunch.

After finishing preparations to get ready for school, The boy left home. The boy has to leave the house earlier than most other students, because the school is located on the west side of town, the opposite of where he lives.  This is a everyday routine for me, walking from my house into town in the morning. The eastern side of town has a market which is often very busy in the morning, filled with people buying and selling their goods. 

"As always, this side of the town is crowded with people in the morning."

I muttered, as I walked inside the crowd while making sure not to bump into people. This could be considered good training for avoiding attacks. If people knew what I was thinking, they may have have thought I'm strange and be upset with me.

"Oi!!! Toma!!!"

A shopkeeper calls out from my right, upon hearing it I head toward the shopkeeper who called me.  The shopkeeper's name is Tanin, and he's the owner of this vegetable shop.  He's around 30-36 years old, but he won't tell me his exact age.  I sometimes sell vegetables that I grow to him to get money for my emergency savings.  He says I have a green thumb.

"Morning, Uncle Tanin."

"Mornin' Toma, how is it?  Do you have any vegetables that you want to sell to me?"

"Nothing today, but if I have some later, I'll bring them to you."

"Oh, that's great!  The vegetables that you grow are very nice, and they sell out quickly."

"Thank you, Uncle Tanin.  Most people won't buy my vegetables, Uncle's the only one who buys them from me and is the first person who started selling my vegetables in the market.  And you never say anything bad about the vegetables I grow. Even now, for that I am very grateful. Thank you."

"Hahaha, you don't need to worry about that. I like people who are hard workers and yet kind to others. I can also see how you grow the vegetables that you sell to me by the looks of them. They are very different from the other vegetables that everyone else sells to me. Those ones have been grown using magic to speed up their development, but you grow them by putting the seeds in the earth and letting them grow naturally by consuming the nutrients in the soil, right?"

"Yes, as you know I have quite the small magic capacity, so I can only hope for them to grow naturally."

"Hahaha, that's great! I think that vegetables grown naturally look and taste much better! I love the vegetables that you grow, so please bring some of them for me to sell in my shop next time, okay?"

"Okay, I get it. I will remember to bring some to you if I have a lot from the harvest. But I have to go to school now, so I'll see you later, Uncle."

"Ok, see you, be careful on your way."

"Haiiii......"

After saying goodbye to Uncle Tanin, I continue on my way to school, by walking inside the crowd of people until I arrive in the center of the city. In the heart of the city, there is a round fountain in the middle of the square, which has the statue of the Goddess of Nature and Life "Nymphs", who is represented as a young, pretty girl. 

The people in this town believe that the goddess Nymphs blesses them with bountiful harvests and the lush forests that encircle the town, and because of this, Sellion is renowned as the City of Gardens that has been given blessings by the Goddess of Nature. 

They say that this fountain was not only built as a token of gratitude by the people of this city towards the goddess, but also as a place for people to wish for a romantic partner in life.  Although, I think that last part is just a rumor, one that has been spurred on by the students of Sellion Magic Academy.

From here, it does not take long to arrive at the school.  By now, I start to see some of the students of Sellion academy walking to school with their friends, some of which have formed teams or partnerships with each other. 

Well, except for me, who is the lowest ranked student in the entire school, and does not have any team members or partners or even friends because of it.  It can't be helped, because I always bring down the others in the class during the exams.

"Hooo!!!" 

"Kyaaa!!!"

Not long after I arrived at the school gate I could hear the scream of students from Sellion academy, not only the girls but even the boys.

"Well, as always."

This kind of thing always happens in the mornings.  It usually happens because of one particular student.  Her name is Erina Lesage, and she is the highest ranked magician in the entire school.  She's also the only daughter of the noble family of Lesage, the rulers of Sellion. 

She's also the student who is going to be the Sellion academy's representative, receiving a scholarship to study at Rexform magic academy for high-ranked magicians.  Rexform Academy is the biggest magic academy for high-ranked magicians, and has been attended by many talented magicians from all around the world.  Everyone who goes there must have first graduated completely from middle-ranked magic.  Rexform is a big country with many talented magicians who attend the magic academy, located North-West from Sellion.  It is a dream for many magicians to have the chance to study there.  I admit, I'm also one of the many that dream of studying at Rexform magic academy.  But odds are, that's not going to happen without a miracle of some sort.

"Hooo!!!"

"Kyaaa!!!"

Another big scream from the students brings me back from my daydreaming.  As I look around, there is no path for me to walk into school, so I have to wait until the crowd dies down. 

As Erina Lesage walks away inside the school all the other students follow behind her.  It takes a long time for me arrive in the class room and sit down in my seat.  I have been in the same class as the highest ranked of the school, Erina Lesage, for 3 whole years.  Although I have never ever once been her teammate in any team battle.

"Ha...~, I am already this tired even though class has yet to start."

So I plan to take a little nap before class.