After getting ready to pack, I went to see "Great Master" or Sirius' father.
I had to prepare mentally here, because I knew how that person's character was.
I stood for a long time in front of the door of his room, then took a deep breath and started knocking on the door.
*Knock-knock*
"Come in." The man inside answered, from his voice alone I could feel the tense atmosphere.
"It's me, dad." I looked down at him, while hiding the nervousness from my face.
That person, Theo Wolverine. The father of Sirius, he was a middle-aged man with a stern and cold face. With hair and eyes similar to Sirius, the atmosphere around him was very heavy.
"Sirius, what are you here for?" He asked, coldly.
"I wanted to greet you, Dad. Because I will be leaving for Siren Academy soon." I replied.
"I see. Then, go." He replied still in a cold tone.
She didn't even look at my face as she spoke.
Well, I don't care either way. Because maybe it's better, if I see his face I don't know if I can still be calm.
"Okay, Daf. Then, I'll leave now. Excuse me."
I bowed and quickly walked out of the room and headed to my room to get my luggage.
Heading to Siren Academy, I used my family's horse carriage. My impression? Obviously shocked because it was my first time riding this. This carriage was very luxurious, with the distinctive black color of the Siren family.
It would probably take all day to get to Siren Academy, so I would enjoy the ride for now.
"Young Master, we have arrived."
Already arrived? I think I just closed my eyes. So fast.
I got up and got off my carriage.
In front of me now, there is a towering tower. This, Siren Academy.
Siren Academy, the place I wrote about in my novel is in front of me right now, it's real.
Although surprised, I maintained my cold expression.
"That's... Sirius Wolverine," whispered someone, who seemed to be a student of Siren Academy.
"I heard, he entered this academy without taking any tests," whispered another.
"Of course, he and some of the people here got in without a test, because they are from a noble family that is quite influential."
"Even though his behavior is very bad, there are rumors that he has committed many crimes. But because of his family, he was able to enter the Academy." She said.
Well, I had expected this. Sirius Wolverine does have a bad reputation. It was because of his own behavior.
But, hearing this while I was in Sirius' body was a little upsetting.
"Wolverine, I didn't expect you to be here."
I turned around, looking at the person who spoke to me.
She, a girl with fiery red hair and a Phoenix emblem on her robe. I, know her.
Emily Vermillion, a young genius witch from the noble Vermillion family. And, she really hates Sirius.
"Miss Vermillion, it's none of your business whether I'm here or not," I replied with a cold sentence.
"That's the problem, people like you don't belong here. You're a hypocrite and a cunning person," Emily replied with her face showing deep hatred.
I had to be careful in my actions and speech, I had to repair Sirius' reputation after all.
"Think what you will, Miss Vermillion. I'm here because I want to learn, like any other student. Aren't you here for that too?" I replied.
"People like you? What a sickening lie," Emily said.
"Everyone is subject to change, and so am I. If it's no longer there, I'll excuse myself."
I turned around and quickly left.
But I could still feel Emily Vermillion's hateful gaze.
Perhaps, I should immediately quell her hatred for Sirius. Because that hatred, in the future, will be a factor in Sirius' death.
How, I will think about it later.
Now, I have to head to the dormitory first. On the letter I received, my dormitory is in the East. A dormitory that is only occupied by special students. Not just nobles, but students who are talented even if they come from common people will be placed there.
"The dormitory, here."
Arriving at the dormitory, I immediately looked for my room. Room number 12.
"This is it, my room. Let's take a look." .... Well, it's not much different from my room at home. It's very spacious."
After tidying up my things, I lay down on the bed. I can finally rest in peace.
The acceptance ceremony will start tomorrow, so today I can relax.
At first, I decided I wanted to rest. But I didn't. I decided to try doing some basic magic. Based on my memories, this Sirius Wolverine is very talented in controlling dark magic. But that's later, for now I'll try basic magic first.
There are four basic magics: fire, water, wind, and earth. Even so, there are also some people who master magic other than the four basic magics. One of them is dark magic, which Sirius has mastered. There is also light magic, the magic mastered by the hero in the novel's original story. The hero who killed Sirius in the original story.
Now that I think about it, he must also be attending Siren Academy. Well, I just have to avoid direct contact with her.
Right now, I will focus on trying some basic magic. As I recall, Sirius is proficient in dark magic but that doesn't mean he can't use basic magic.
The way to use magic in this world can be done by channeling mana and imagination.
I tried channeling mana from inside my body, and tried imagining fire magic. And, I succeeded.
For some reason, I managed to bring out fire magic on my first try. Maybe it's because of Sirius' body, even though I'm inexperienced but Sirius' body was able to make me do it.
Maybe.... Maybe I can....
"Alright, let's try it."
Since I could do basic magic easily, I decided to try dark magic this time.
The way to cast this dark magic is a little different from the usual way, because according to my memories when writing this novel, dark and light magic can only be cast under special conditions.
"Phew..."
I took a deep breath...
But before I could try it, there was a knocking sound from outside my dorm room.
"Who is it?" I asked.
"I'm your next door neighbor, just wanted to say hi." She said.
I opened the door, and saw a girl with silver-colored hair, and a swan emblem on her robe. Of course, since I wrote this novel I must know this girl. Siena Vanya, she also comes from a fairly influential noble.
But she shouldn't have interacted with Sirius at the beginning of the story, what's going on here? Wait, he's a pretty important character, but he's not involved with the factors of Sirius' death in the future. It might be a good idea to ally with her.
For now, I need to make more friends and allies as well.
"Hello, good afternoon Mr. Wolverine. Am I disturbing you?", she asked.
"Good afternoon, no problem at all Miss Vanya." I replied.
"I just wanted to greet you as a neighbor, since for the next few years our dorm rooms will be next to each other." She said in a calm tone.
Siena Vanya, her character is gentle and elegant.
"I see. Then, would you like to come inside, Miss Vanya?"
"Of course, thank you." She replied.
I invited her to sit down, and made her a cup of tea and some snacks.
"Please drink up, Miss Vanya."
"Thank you, Mr. Wolverine.... I'm honestly a little surprised now, I didn't expect that Sirius Wolverine to invite others into his room and serve tea. Rumors are not entirely true, huh."
Well, the rumors were not wrong. Because Sirius Wolverine was originally like that. But now, I will improve the image of Sirius Wolverine little by little. First of all, I must improve the good impression on Siena Vanya, the girl in front of me now.
"People can change at any time, Miss Vanya. Or perhaps the rumors about me are exaggerated." I replied with a faint smile.
"You're right. And I hope, the change is for the better." She smiled as she said it.
Her face, her gaze, for some reason it looked very calm and peaceful. There's something inexplicable about what I'm feeling right now, is it admiration? I don't know. Because this was the first time I chatted with her.
After that, we continued chatting for almost two hours. The chat with her was quite relaxing, until it didn't feel like it had been a long time.
"Perhaps it's time for me to excuse myself, Mr. Wolverine. Thank you for having me here." She said with her usual smile.
"Of course, Miss Vanya. Please come whenever you want to visit." I replied.
After that, she went back. About Siena Vanya, this might be a good thing. I didn't expect my conversation with her earlier to be quite coherent, so I guess that's enough for the first step. After all, she could be the bright spot of my goal of improving Sirius' reputation. This is just the first step.