The sun was already climbing higher in the sky, casting a golden glow over the academy's pristine white marble paths as Orion walked confidently toward the Main Building.
Looking ahead, he saw the central plaza coming into view, filled with students heading in all directions. Groups broke off toward the dormitories to the northeast and northwest, while others went westward toward the combat fields.
Some newcomers glanced at their maps from time to time with furrowed brows, trying to find locations.
Orion, in contrast, looked completely relaxed, walking calmly on the pathway. His eyes occasionally shifted toward different paths and structures, matching them to the map he held loosely in one hand.
However, the crowd's whispers followed after him.
"That's him… the one with four affinities," a girl in red robes murmured to her friend, her voice filled with awe.
