119 Into the Woods, Part 1

Note: Edited the previous chapter 21/07/23. Fixed the fight between Saga and the ice mage. Also edited the dialogue before the fight. 

2nd Note: This chapter's been edited 22/07/23.

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I was adjusting the round badge pinned to the breast of my dark blue robe, the same Karate Gi-like outfit all mage apprentices wore. 

Surprisingly, I didn't hate my mage robe anymore. Especially not since the robe's color matched my new bronze ranker's badge. And yes, that was my not-so-subtle reminder that I was now the 190th ranker of the Academy's novices. 

It was Tuesday, and I was back in my novice gear now that the weekend was over and my first day of electives was finally here. The masters who'd rejected me last week had changed their tune after my showboating at the arena the other day, and I was now welcome to join classes that were supposedly only for journeyman rank novices and above.