It was finally the first day of school. All that mess was done and over with… Who was he kidding? It would never be over, he just bailed while he could with nothing more than he was gone. When he left, Prin was still trying to wrangle one of the girls into her clothing after she leapt from a particularly cold bath. Micky simply stated he would meet her at school. She shouldn’t be too long, and she could escort the children to their own primary education.

This gave him some time to have a look around alone. It was hard to think that it would be his first time alone in… A long while.

Micky found himself face planting. Something warm and fuzzy had tackled and claimed him. He sighed, well at least she didn’t count. Though she was probably 250 LB of more estrogen than the rest of them combined except for his mother, she didn’t bother him near as much. Forcefully rolling onto his side, and forcing the [Monster] off of him he grabbed her and gave her pets. He was pretty sure the [Utility Monster] Squishy could take care of any threats at home should it be necessary anyway, and Prin is escorting the girls. He had no idea what Kux’s schedule was like. Hers was a ‘full immersion’ school anyway. He didn’t think he wanted to know what a full immersion school for assassins and spies would be like…

Ironically it was actually nicer than his own. Everyone was much nicer, and you knew they were plotting against you and trying to plant a knife in your back at the first opportunity. There were also fewer assassination attempts total, the pollitical manuvering was lower, and there was a smaller chance that one of your classmates would take down your entire house including their patron… There was also a lot more tea… Like, a lot more tea…

So micky enjoyed his mostly freedom. He was actually liking the big city life so far. Fewer people trying to kill him, a lot less violence towards him in particular. A body fell just in front of Micky which he smoothly dodged. The people around him seemed to glide around the body almost like they knew it was going to fall, Micky was jealous, he would get there. This was the hazard of taking the low roads, but it was much faster.

Yes, all and all he liked the city. The city was lovely. Masked sophonts and spiders and crawly things the size of horses landed next to the body with weapons out. They threatened anybody who came close and already sliced a small kid on the arm. They were currently holding up a large man and ordering his daughter to hand over all her valuables and strip. Nevermind, it was his wife. All this while they looted the body of everything valuable and tossed it over the side of the road. There it would eventually be hawked for meat before the bones were tossed down. From there… Well Micky didn’t know how the rest of the way down worked, but this was the basic ecology of the city, it was so beautifully natural and efficient!

Micky soon arrived at the school gates. They checked Pepperoni’s guard collar token. For her part she let them… so long as they gave her pets. A woman had her priorities, and if she wasn’t getting some, she wasn’t going to let a man… or the other woman, touch the goods for free.

Micky just rolled his eyes at his companion. He may need to rethink his plans for the future. Oh well, he was here now. He had his satchel slung across his shoulders and all the necessary scrolls and papers and parchments. He had a full supply of all the necessary writing utensils, some even color! He was about as ready as he was ever going to be…

So why did the doors look so intimidating…

Pepperoni rolled her eyes, she jumped onto his back with her front paws pushing him forward. Micky stumbled forward, and by then it was already too late. He could feel the stares as nobody started looking at him. But it was too late now, he was committed. Pepperoni continued to chuff in wry exasperation.

Micky found the other students. Prin would be by shortly, but as a guard/knight she had slightly different responsibilities and expectations. She would still be pissed that he left without her though. Maymay waved at him and he sat with her. This got him jealous stares, but she was his ‘knight’ so they could go suck an egg. He was a bit jealous that she was already popular enough for others to be jealous though, but he wasn’t a beautiful woman, so things…

Luckily, there were more beautties to occupy the class, and quickly there was a top five, of which Maymay was not. She was in the top twenty of the one hundred or so students though. Homeroom was quick and painless, it was mostly just a warmup for the day by going over the schedule… and making one. It was pretty important considering it was the start of management.

As his knight, Mayline could not take classes separate from his own, excluding a few electives. Similarly, Prin as his guard and knight, had both more and less freedom. She actually had more classes she could take away from him, but the times were different. So when he was going home, she would still be taking classes into the evening. At least if she choose those electives. Since Micky could not see her getting up in the morning to take the earlier electives that was her likely choice.

Micky quickly filled out a schedule. It was a bit ambitious but according to the instructor it should still be possible, if not reasonable. Maymay seemed a little worried, but also supportive.

Micky basically fucked his schedule. There was no way. Maymay seemed mostly fine with it, but Micky himself could not keep up with the introduction, let alone what actual classes would be like. He quickly thought of ways to reimagine his schedule… And realized he was already learning *jazz hands*!...

Mayline however, was consistent. She was a top earning student and was at least acting his secretary. He could already tell he would need her to tutor him. Prin ended up showing up… and then quickly being taken away by force. It seemed that the guard knights were forced to take the first week of school as a training exercise known as hell week. It actually sounded lovely, hiking through the most scenic environments. Lots of climibing from high to low on the buildings with some ‘wargames’ while they were climbing, slightly dangerous but fun sounding. Lots of sparing, like lots, which didn’t sound all that fun, but apparently was the high point. A ‘Healthy’ amount of exercise. Micky was confused at that part in the schedule, he thought it would be mostly exercise, he already trained more than a ‘healthy’ amount himself due to his ‘old’ habbits. And then there was the ‘hell course’ and class training. The hell course was just another obstacle course, nothing major. The class training was independent training with instructors on how to best use your class, skills, and proficiencies. It all sounded quite useful and reasonable really. Micky would later be beaten up hard for saying that… when Prin could move again.

Overall, school seemed to be fine and not ominous at all. He couldn’t understand why everbody seemed to think that it was a meeting of apocalypse beasts bent on destroying the world. At least till he was taken aside by the Baron’s son into a private meeting…

They forced Mayline to stay back and took him into a private alley he didn’t even realize was a part of the school until the baron’s son had taken him there. I mean, why the heck does the school even need back alleys? Like seriously, all the opulence and then, back alley!

These were not the thoughts of Micky when he was surrounded by a large group of muscular, but not armed, men. They escorted him around a corner and the path was clearly not well used.

“You may leave us now. I have words to speak to him.” Stated the baron’s son.