The first years classes commence, starting with sword arts (the offline kind).
I did notice that instead of wands, our wizard analogues are running around with little daggers.
Thanks to Pete wanting to show off his knowledge, we learn theyre calledathames.
Chela does Oliver a solid and volunteers to duel Andrews so Oliver can duel Nanao.
She killed before, and not just one or two people.
Not even one or twodozen.
Between his magic and her swordsmanship, the duel ends up being quite a spectacle.
He decides to commit himself entirely to the battle, as she is.
Then Garland stops them, because broke the anti-lethality spell he placed on their blades.
She just wishes theyd been able to finish.
Notably, Oliver and Nanao are as physically distant from one another and not facing each other.
This sucks for Katie.
The teacher provides them with live magical silkworms and tells them to create cocoons.
If they fail, the cocoons turn black and deadly moths emerge that must be incinerated.
Oliver and Chela kill the moth for Katie, and their teacher docks points for helping her.
Oliver takes Katie to the infirmary to get her wound tended to.
That said, he also makes it clear shes not alone in her struggle.
The fact remains, however, that were not quite sure what Olivers whole deal is.
Specifically, the giant labyrinth beneath it starts to encroach on the upper levels.
But Chela and Oliver insist that theyll be okay: faculty and upperclassmen patrol the school at night.
Unfortunately, the trio comes across two of the lesssavorymembers of the upperclassmen, starting with fourth-year Ophelie Salvadori.
Her body secretes pheromones that can put others in her thrall.
Oliver and Chela are magically gifted enough to resist it; Pete cant.
