I Wanted A Typical Fantasy Isekai, Not This!-Chapter 84: Orientation…

The rest of orientation was full of random speeches by different teachers. It seemed like it was directed mostly at the second- and third-year students, trying to get them to pick their homeroom classes for the semester.

Headmistress Dorothy finally took over again and spoke.

"With all that out of the way, orientation has come to a close. Before you leave to get settled in, let me reiterate a few points. We do not condone bullying of any type here. I don’t care if you’re the daughter of a noble or a commoner, there will be no discrimination tolerated at our academy! Political, racial and religious differences are to be left outside this academy. Do not harass your fellow male students, you cannot force them into giving a spot on their quota. And lastly..."

Headmistress Dorothy looked around the room to make sure everyone was listening, and her face broke into a smile.

"Those who were late today will be on janitorial duty for a month."

The girls who had filed in after the seven o’clock starting time, all groaned.

Dorothy gestured for a teacher who hadn’t spoken yet to come up to the stand.

A woman with insanely wild red hair made her way over to the podium. She was tall and fierce. Her red hair was the same color that Violet had, except it wasn’t neat like hers. Instead, it was long and unkempt, plus tangled and thick.

She had on a tight crop top that showed off her impressive musculature. When she began speaking, James could see a sort of feral intensity in her grin. Her voice was loud too and echoed through the room.

"All right firsties! I’m Nadia Sirart, and I’m in charge of the first-year combat courses! Follow me, I’ll lead you to your dormitories!"

With a flicker of movement, so fast that James couldn’t even begin to understand how high her speed was, she disappeared and reappeared at the entrance to the auditorium.

James saw at the podium where she had stood, now had a crack in the ground, making a small crater.

’Holy shit... how high is her strength?’

Nadia saw that no one had moved to follow her and spoke just as loudly again.

"That wasn’t a request! If you’re a first year, follow me damn it!"

Slowly, one by one, confused girls stood and started making their way towards the exit. The girls on stage with him also started moving, as they were all first-year students too.

James was going to follow when a hand came down on his shoulder, he looked back to see Dorothy shake her head.

"Males have a separate dorm, I’ll take you there after the other students leave."

He didn’t really know what to do, so he just nodded.

After the first-year girls all left, another woman came to collect the second years. When the third years started leaving, the auditorium felt very empty.

The only people with James now were a few teachers and the headmistress on stage.

Each one of the women had a stable air about them, it was the confidence of someone knowing how to handle their business.

Headmistress Dorothy looked at him again with a smile and suddenly gave him two thumbs up.

"Good speech earlier! I bet that really motivated everyone to learn this year!"

James raised an eyebrow.

"Uhh.. thank you. Can I ask you something?"

The old woman nodded.

"What are these credits exactly? If I remember correctly, I’m supposed to get some for being a part of this."

Dorothy laughed and raised a hand to her forehead.

"Oh my! I completely forgot to tell you when we did the registration."

James heard the teachers sigh and shake their heads; it seems that they were used to Dorothy being scatter brained.

"Well then James, credits are what every student must acquire to pass each year at an academy. For most of the student body, the girls, they need ten at the end of the year. For you and the rest of the males, you only need five. Today, you earned yourself one credit meaning you only need four more to pass at the end of the semester."

’Good lord.. my sisters were right.. they really do let the guys have it easy here..’

He cleared his throat and asked how to obtain more credits.

"That’s pretty simple! For you, just attend the set first year courses and you’ll have all the credits you need to pass. In your second and third year when you can choose your classes, you’ll only need to pick five of them. Or just four, if you intend on coming to orientation again."

James felt his raised eyebrow twitch.

"So.. what you’re saying is.. that there wasn’t any point in doing this. Just great. What’s the use of having an extra credit if I’m just going to pass anyway?"

Dorothy gave him a sly grin.

"Well.. for most male students it would be a pretty useless endeavor. But for you, I think you’ll rather enjoy the extra credit. While students need credits to pass at the end of the year, there are various ways to earn them other than attending class. These extra credits can be transferred at the library for access to new skills or traded with other students for a spot on dungeon raids. While some things can be bought with gold here, most deal in credits only."

That piqued his interest and James grew excited.

"There are dungeons here!?"

Headmistress Dorothy crinkled her eyes and laughed at his enthusiasm.

"See, I told you that you would enjoy it."

She paused slightly before continuing.

"I have used [Identify] on you already and know that your level is very abnormal for a man. All the teachers have been informed of this as well and won’t question you on the specifics of how you managed to get to that high of a level. But yes, there are repeatable dungeons that the academy has access to. Not to mention there’s also a quest board here on campus that offer credits and exp in exchange for service."

James’s eyes grew even wider in his excitement.

"Quests!? Hell yeah! How many credits do I need to go on a dungeon raid!?"

She cackled at his increased jubilation.

"That depends on which dungeon you wish to enter. You see, for most male students, they will only do the bare minimum to pass. There are a multitude of ways to get credits as a male, but most don’t bother. For you, James, I wouldn’t worry about not having enough credits, I’ve heard of your escapades at the Cromwell estate. I’m sure you’ll be able to gather credits just fine."

James blushed a little. Talking with this old woman who seemed like a grandmother about his debauchery was somewhat embarrassing, so he tried moving the conversation along.

"So.. ahem... is there anything else I need to know?"

Dorothy tapped her chin thoughtfully.

"I don’t believe so... hmm.. oh! Be careful not to enter the girl’s dormitory for your own safety. While most know not to make trouble for a male... if you tempt them too much, you can only blame yourself. The students are all growing women.. so hormones tend to flare up pretty high."

James nodded seriously.

"Thank you, I’ll keep that in mind. Now uh.. when do classes start exactly... I wasn’t really paying attention earlier..."

The old woman threw back her head and laughed loudly, her floppy witch hat almost falling off her head.

"Ohoho! Your servants will be filled in on the details of your schedule later. Nadia is giving your fellow first years the rundown right now, so don’t worry, you didn’t miss anything during orientation."

James breathed out a sigh of relief and the headmistress grabbed his arm.

"Now then, let me take you to the male dormitory. Since you are the first male to arrive, you get first pick on your room!"

With a pop and a feeling weightlessness, James was dragged through space. A new sight flooded his vision now.

The headmistress released his arm and turned to him.

"This is as far as I go."

She palmed a shiny silver necklace and handed it to him.

"Make sure you wear this at all times; it’s the only thing that allows access into male only areas. If you forget to put it on, you’ll be given a very painful lesson by the wards surrounding them. Your servants will be given them as well."

James put on the neckless and looked at the building in front of him. It was far away from the other buildings and had its own fenced in area, something James hadn’t expected to see stood in the building’s doorway.

An old man sat on a bench eating a fruit, wearing a type of butler outfit.

"What the!? Is that a man!?"

Headmistress Dorothy laughed loudly again, catching the old man’s attention and he waived at the two.

"Yes, that is indeed a man. He is in charge of the male staff here at the academy, and also in charge of the male dorms. Go on now, he’ll get you settled in. Your servants will be done with the Nadia’s tour in a few hours, so you have plenty of time to make his acquaintance."

James turned back to the old woman and gave her a hug.

"Thank you, headmistress! I’ll be going then!"

The old woman was blushing and stumbled back as he started running towards the old man.

’Hell yeah! It’s time to meet my first brother in arms in this forsaken world!"