Yuu and Grim are sitting right next to Ophelia. He's nervous and excited at the same time to attend magic school. It's different from Naranja Academy but it's going to be a good experience for him to attend a magic school for a change. After all, magic doesn't exist in Yuu's world and he'll take this as an opportunity for the first time.

"It's a bit strange not to have Aileen and Crystal around." Yuu whispered to Ophelia while they were waiting for their teacher to come.

Ophelia nodded her head. "Yeah, I can manage without them around as long as I have Gardevoir by my side." She whispered back and Yuu stared at her curiously. He's curious to know what she means. "I have a seriously bad at directions. I always get lost and rarely get it right."

"That explains why the girls are worried about you." He wouldn't forget Aileen's expression at the thought of Ophelia being in a different class. "At least you're not alone." Yuu smiles softly at the blonde girl.

Ophelia returns the gesture. "Yeah." She's grateful to have someone who knows her in the same class.

"Jeez, who knew my henchman is bad at the direction." Grim commented and Gardevoir didn't like his tone as she flicked his forehead. "Myah!"

The teacher comes in and Yuu blinks his eyes in surprise. His hair is parted at the side, with the longer section colored white and the shorter section black. He has narrow grey eyes and wears silver studs in his ears.

Beneath a thick, black-and-white furry coat, he wears a tuxedo - consisting of a black dress shirt, red tie, a black-and-white vest, black dress pants, black dress shoes, and a black belt with a silver buckle, studs, and spiky sections. He also wears red gloves.

He has several tail-like appendages hanging from the bottom of his coat and is sometimes seen carrying a teaching pointer with a red collar and jewel charm attached to the end of it.

The teacher hums to see a new student join them with his two familiars like the girls. "Ah. You must be my new homeroom students." He spoke up and observed them. Humming as he examines Sprigatito and Grim's fur. "Hm, that's quite the unusual coat of fur. Make sure that you arrive properly groomed. My name is Divus Crewel. You may call me Master Crewel." Crewel introduced himself to his entire class. "Now, take your seats. Class is about to begin. We're going to start with the basics. And by that, I mean beating the names and distinguishing characteristics of one hundred herbs and poisons into your tiny brains." He readied his teaching pointer.

Yuu hides his shudder in fear for him. He didn't expect to be the type of person who would like to be called master. The blonde girl couldn't help but sweatdrop after accidentally hearing Yuu's loud thoughts about Crewel.

"The mycelia are another matter. But eventually, I'm hopeful you'll be able to take a walk without putting anything poisonous into your gaping maws." Crewel pointed out that the last thing he needed was to have a student in the infirmary to cure them with the help of his assistant, Aileen.

Crewel is amazed at her skills she heals sick people using potions without relying on her powers or Pokemon. She would bluntly throw the students out of the infirmary whoever pretends to be sick or checking her out. At least she has Greninja in case things get out of hand such as faking injury or asking her out.

"For now, I realize you have all the self-control of vicarious hounds." Crewel gives them a pointed look. "But I will not abide a single student failing this class. Expect to be drilled accordingly." Crewel will make sure his students won't fail his class.

"Huh. So... does anyone know what a mycelia is?" Deuced asked them curiously.

Ace shrugged his shoulders. "I've never been one for like, memorizing what things are, ya know?" The orange-haired boy hates memorizing all the herbs because it bores him.

Grim gives them a deadpan expression. "All I care about is how to tell the yummy plants from the yucky ones." He pointed out bluntly.

Ophelia shook her head in disappointment. "Some herbs are deadly if you're going to eat them. Looks can be deceiving, no matter how pretty they are."

Yuu nodded his head. "You guys are really hopeless." He sighs heavily at his friends except Ophelia. At least there is someone who has knowledge and common sense about it. "Mycelia is a network of fungal threads or hyphae. It often grows underground but can also thrive in other places such as rotting tree trunks. A single spore can develop into a mycelium. The fruiting bodies of fungi, such as—"

"Mushroom can sprout from a mycelium." Crewel finished Yuu's explanation and couldn't believe he had another one of the most promising students who knew about herbs. "Well, well, well, it looks like you know more about them."

Yuu smiles sheepishly. "My grandparents taught me about the herbs and lent me their book." He needed to study herbs to heal his Pokemon in case of ran out of potions.

"At least you and Ambrosius are the stars of this class." Crewel compliments them and the two ignore their envious looks. It pleased to have someone show interest in his class.

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After they finish their Potionology class. They have a history lesson together.

"I am your History of Magic teacher, Mozus Trein. And this is my familiar, Lucious." Trein introduced himself and the cat. "You are here to learn the rich history of magic, and how it was sculpted to the world which you now so easily take for granted."

Trein has the appearance of a tall elderly man with small grey eyes and greying, neatly combed-back hair. He wears a standard black suit beneath long maroon robes. Attached to his collar is a white jabot, which is tied off with a turquoise-colored pendant. He comes off as very stern-looking and unapproachable.

"Mrrooowww.." Lucius meowed.

Trein's cat, Lucius is a chubby, black long-hair with a white muzzle and golden eyes. He has white patches of fur on his chest and at the tip of his tail. He's often seen held in Trein's arms.

"I grade based on classroom behavior as well as the quality of work. Don't let me catch you sleeping." Trein warned them. "Now, let us open our books to page fifteen. This section concerns the magestones discovered in the Dwarfs' Mine..." It piqued Yuu and Ophelia's interest as they remembered the incident.

"Mrroooowwww...."

"As knowledge and awareness of magical energy began to spread across the glove from this point, this year is considered Year One of the Magic Era." Trein explained.

"Mrrooow..." Lucious suddenly yawned and some students copied its action.

Ace yawned and felt like going to sleep while Deuce was taking some notes. "Fascinating... Dwarfs' Mine... mhm, mhm... magical energy." The dark navy blue-haired boy muttered under his breath.

"Maaan... when do we get to the classes where we blow stuff up with magic?" Grim whined and didn't like his class.

Sprigatito flinched in shock to see Lucius sitting next to him. "Mrroow..." He meowed and snuggled the grass cat Pokemon. Sprigatito didn't mind and he smiled softly at the gesture.

Yuu smiles in amusement to see his partner is beginning to warm up Lucious. He pats their heads before continuing to write the notes. Trein saw his familiar interact with the black-haired boy's familiar and his lips twitch up in amusement. Lucius never shows any affection but only to the girls and their familiars. Grim gets jealous and gives Lucius a look to back off. Lucius doesn't care and whacks Grim's face.

"Myah." The grey cat whimpered in pain while Ophelia silently laughed in amusement.

"It seems like Grim has a rival." The blonde girl commented under her breath while the embrace Pokemon merely smiled.

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Ophelia couldn't help but smile to see Aileen and Crystal were having the same P.E. class lesson as them. "Lee-lee and Crissie it's good to see you join us~!"

Aileen smiled and nodded her head. "It's a miracle we have the same class together." She looks at the boys. "How's your first day, Yuu?" She asked the black-haired boy curiously.

Yuu laughs nervously. "Let's just say I'm beginning to have my own enemies when it comes to Potionology." Some of the students would glare at him for being the star of their class apart from Ophelia.

Crystal sighs softly before looking at Sprigatito. "Crewel is a wonderful teacher and I'm sure Sprigatito would protect you." She wouldn't understand why some male students would get jealous when it comes to praise.

"Don't you dare forget about me, Yuu!" Grim yelled and puffed his chest. "I, Grim the Great! Will protect Yuu."

Aileen chuckled in amusement. "At least you have protectors."

"How's your day girls?" Deuce asked Aileen and Crystal curiously.

"Same old and our partners scared the males away as usual." The black-haired girl answered and Ace snorted.

"Even if you have Lucario or not, you're still going to scare them away, gorilla." He teased Crystal and earned a punch on his shoulder. "Ow!"

"Hmph!" She looked away in annoyance while Lucario shook his head in amusement.

It's only Ace who would wind Crystal up and earn himself as a personal punching bag. Someone blows the whistle to catch their attention.

"I'm Coach Vargas, and physically educating your feeble little bodies is my responsibility." He introduced himself. Vargas is very broad-shouldered with a thick neck and thick chest. He has dark brown hair styled in a pompadour and small blue eyes. He also has a thin beard framing his face.

As the school's P.E. teacher, he wears a whistle around his neck. He wears athletic black pants and a red jacket with gold stripes; a golden stag head is pictured on the right side of his chest. He wears a golden curled arrow-shaped bracelet on his left wrist, which is a blood-like red at the point.

"Great sorcery behind with a great physique! Behold the muscles you can build with a diet of raw eggs!" Vargas shows off his muscle. "A great mage needs a great physical constitution! So gimme twenty laps, and a hundred push-ups!" He blows his whistle to start their tasks. The girls, Yuu and their Pokemon are starting to run without waiting for the others.

Ace groaned. "Bleah. The forced exercise is bad enough, but meatheads like this guy drive me nuts." He complained.

Deuce smirked as P.E. is one of his favorite subjects. "Finally! A subject I'm good at!"

Grim didn't like the idea of running or push-ups for the sake of passing the lesson. "Explain to me the appeal of runnin' around in circles! Do I look like a hamster?" He growls in annoyance.

Vargas glares as none of them are doing it apart from the girls, four creatures and Yuu are now doing the push-ups at the moment. "STOP DAYDREAMING AND START YOUR WORK! THEY'RE ALREADY WAY AHEAD OF YOU GUYS!" He points in their direction.

All of the students and Grim flinched hearing his angry tone. They all start running around.

Deuce: Who's that Pokemon?

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"Let's see, our next class is..." Deuce trailed off his thought trying to remember their next class.

Ace isn't impressed by the previous lessons they attended today. "This so-called magic academy feels a lot like a lame, ordinary school." He commented bluntly. The orange-haired boy is expecting they're going to learn new spells but it's different. "It's not exactly what I expected, but at least this collar won't be much of a problem after all."

Yuu hums while holding Sprigatito. "We should be grateful we're learning basics without using magic at the moment. I can tell they want us to brush up our knowledge before you guys go to the next level."

Ophelia nodded her head. "There's no shortcut route here. We need to learn it from the very beginning till we're ready." She lectured the orange-haired boy.

"Gardevoir (Grim's usually quiet.)" The embrace Pokemon noticed his silence.

"Where is the hybrid Meowth?" Ophelia squeals in shock to see Grim running away.

Deuce followed Ophelia's staring. He gapes in shock to see Grim climbing towards the window. "Look out the window! I just saw a ball of fur running across the yard!"

Grim looks behind at them. "No way am I puttin' up with this boring routine day in and out." He had enough of attending the lessons without learning any new spells. The grey cat decided to run away. "I'm Grim, Sorcerer Prodigy, and I don't need anyone to teach me how to blow my stuff up!" He blows a raspberry at them and runs off.

Yuu couldn't believe what he was seeing while Sprigatito's hissed in anger. "He's cutting class on the first day!?" He yelled in shock.

Deuce shook his head. "Boy, that guy is not a fast learner." He isn't impressed by  Grim's action.

Ace smirked at Yuu knowing he would get in trouble with Crystal if Grim ditched the class. "Not a good look to lose your only student on your first day. Want help catching him?" He asked the black-haired girl.

Ophelia laughs nervously. "I get a feeling there's a catch for it..." She muttered under her breath and Gardevoir nodded her head.

Yuu looks at him with a pleading look. He didn't want to face Crystal's wrath if she knew about it. "Yes, please!"

Ace grinned like a Cheshire cat. "I do love the chocolate croissants at the co-op." He said and wants something in return before capturing Grim.

Deuce smirked at Ace's plan. "I'd do it for an iced latte at the cafeteria." He's going to join Ace for the bargaining.

Yuu stares at them with a deadpan look. He looks at Ophelia and Gardevoir with a hopeful look. "Ophelia? Gardevoir? These guys are heartless." The black-haired boy knew they were going to plot something in exchange for help.

"Aye!" Ophelia salutes the black-haired boy with a wink. "I'll bring Grim back and Gardevoir stay with Yuu and Sprigatito please?"

"Gardevoir" Gardevoir smiles and stays with them.

"Crissie will not get mad for this, Yuu." She smiles at Yuu before disappearing out of his sight.

"How come she didn't include us?" Ace whined and Gardevoir didn't hesitate to whack his and Deuce's head. "Ow!"

"We kinda deserve it." Deuce accepts the punishment while hissing in pain.

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Grim smiles happily that no one chases him. "Hehe, those guys won't catch me!" He said gleefully and intended to go back to their dorm.

"Hello!" Ophelia pops out of nowhere and the grey cat screams frighteningly at her sudden appearance.

"Myah! Ghost!" He turns around and runs in a different direction.

Ophelia pouts. "That's rude, I'm no ghost, Grimmy~!" Her hands glow purple and stop Grim from running using psychic. "Hehe gotchu~!"

Grim hissed in anger and tried to release himself from the spell but hard to escape. "Mrrah! I've had it with these boring classes!" He whined.

The boys and two Pokemon managed to catch them up. Ophelia handed Grim over to Yuu while the black-haired boy held him. "Then you'll never become a great mage!" Yuu scolded Grim in a stern voice.

"Ugh! When did you get all bossy?" Grim asked Yuu angrily. Sprigatito doesn't like his tone talking to Yuu like that and slaps his face.

"I'm not being bossy. We're doing this because we care for you." Yuu corrected him. "Even the great mage needs to widen their knowledge because these lessons could help them in the future. "

Ophelia nodded her head. "Yeah! Think positive Grim~ in a few day's time... who knows? You might learn a new spell from them." She suggested.

Deuce patted her shoulder. "That was a quick move you'd done it." He compliments her abilities.

"I still have room to improve, Deuce. Thanks for the compliment." She thanked the dark navy blue-haired boy.

"Dang... there goes my lunch." Ace muttered bitterly. He sulked because Ophelia caught Grim for Yuu instead of him.

Deuce: It's Lucario!

Lucario: Rawr!