Usual stuff, Mana Khemia does not belong to me and be prepared for some or a lot grammar miss etc etc. And I notice that I make a lot of mistake in the last chapter, and maybe in this chapter too. I'll try to fix them later.

"We still haven't introduce ourselves, right? Like you what you already hear, I'm Anna Laemmle. I'm usually known as a swordsman even though I'm also an alchemist like you all. And you are..."

Anna trailed and waiting for any of them to start their introduction.

"I'm Ulrika Mulberry. I'm opened my own workshop at my hometown. And the dark one is my childhood friend, Chloe Hartzog."

Chloe seems like want to add something, but a glare from Ulrika and she choose to keep quiet… for now.

"Ennarcia Dysler. I'm doing order made weapon and mechanical stuff."

"I'm Ena's big sister, Etward Dysler! As what I'm doing… I guess I like to bug Raze and Lily!"

Ena is pissed that Et purposely introduce herself as his sister and actually not doing anything worthy. Raze just facepalmed and Lily sighed.

"I'm Lilianne Valendorf, a heir of Valendorf family. I'm learning to take over family business and also doing alchemic research whenever I'm free."

"Milady, are you sure it's only that? What about the me…"

Whim try to comment on Lily's introduction but Lily just cut her short with a yell.

"AND these two are my personal attendants. Water mana Whim and Razeluxe Meitzen."

"I'm lady Lily's mana, Whim. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"My name is a bit tongue twister, so please just call me Raze. I'm also doing mercenary work beside being milady's attendant whenever I'm free."

Anna looking at all of them one by one and smile again.

"Nice to meet all of you." and she realized that all of them looking at her in a strange way.

"Um… is there any rice grain in my face?"

"Umm…. no. It's just… right?"

Ulrika looking at Et who seems like the one who will just simply blurt out the words she failed to say.

"Yeah, it's surprising that a famous swordsman like you is actually an alchemist."

And Et do say it without any second thought just like what Ulrika expect. Anna looking surprised for a moment and start giggling.

"I do like to say the same to most of you. From what you say, it seems Ulrika-san is the only one who doing alchemy as her main job. And thrust me, it's actually not strange to see someone who do some random job to actually has a alchemist certification."

They looked at each other and start laughing. True to her words, out of all of them, Ulrika is the only professional alchemist among them even though there's still Chloe and Lily who is still questionable whichever it's right to call them a professional alchemist or not.

"It's a pleasure to talk with all of you, but I'm afraid that I have an urgent matter to attend. You can unpack and relax in dorm since you all seems to be tired from the long and hasty trip. Now, if you will excuse me."

Anna bow her body once more and run towards the school building in hurry.

"We should get to dorm and unpack while we still can move."

Lily gestured to Raze and Whim to follow her, which they did. Ulrika also trailing along.

"Ms. Fancy… no, Lily's right. I do hate to rummage through things when I'm dead tired."

And time stopped. All of them, Et included, staring at Ulrika with big eyes.

"What?"

"Well, you just called me by my name…"

Lily point out. Ulrika pouted and complain back.

"I just try to be polite here. What's so wrong calling someone by their name?"

"We should really get to dorm quickly. I'm feeling like about to faint now."

Raze massaged his temple and his face is getting paler.

"Count me in."

Chloe show no change in her expression, but it's clear that she also surprised by Ulrika's change.

"Don't act so childish! We're a full-fledged alchemist now, so please keep down these kind of childish attitude! And I tell you, it's NOT because I'm so ashamed with myself for keep being a meanie even though jerk… Raze was sincerely apologizing to me and Uryu."

And a chorus of relieved sigh filled the silence.

"So that's why…"

Ena sighed in relieve.

"I said that's NOT the reason."

"I'm with big sis. It's a good attitude to have, no matter what the reason is."

Pepperon proudly supporting Ulrika.

"Yeah, that's right. Tell them more Peppe… ron…"

Ulrika slowly turn her head back as soon as she realized that a big shadow loomed over her.

"PEPPERON!? SINCE WHEN!?"

"Just now. And I heard about big sis finally grow up and being a proper adult."

Pepperon said softly mixed with some glee.

"It's been awhile, young ladies."

Goto appeared from behind Pepperon's big body… still in his "pegasus" doll body.

"Even Goto! You got invited too? Even if none of you are students?"

Ulrika ask the two of them. Chloe and Ena joined her by her side.

"Of course it's because of my dandiness."

"Of course it's because of my cuteness."

Even though Ulrika start to be more sensible, the two of them still talking the same nonsense. Ulrika facepalmed at this. Ena and Chloe only could pity her.

At the other group, Yun also joined them. Looking even more tired than always.

"Yun, you came too."

Raze try to strike a conversation to him.

"Yes, and it's not only me…"

Yun looking to his back to point at a girl with big ribbon who already a few meters from them.

"Corona! I told you to wait over there!"

Yun yelled in panic, sounds even more tired than before. His yell attracted even Ulrika's team attention… who manage to see Corona and hit their trauma switch.

"That girl…"

Ulrika paled.

"The one from that time..."

Pepperon stepped back.

"I don't think I can handle that little lady…"

Goto stopped moving so Corona won't take any interest in (insulting) him.

"You took too long, so I went to search for you. Oh, Raze is also here."

Corona raise her head to look up to Yun. It should be a cute scenery if not for Yun's tired face and dreadful face some people showing by her mere presence.

"Hi, Corona."

Raze wave his hand to Corona slowly.

"Hi too. You come to work with us again?"

Corona replied with a professional tone. So unlike a kid her age.

"No, I'm here as lady Lily's attendant."

Raze mentioned to Lily, who try to hold her ground in front of this girl. Well, she was there when Puni-yo was eliminated by this girl. Corona stare at her looking up and down. Lily stare her back with every intention to declare that she's a more superior being than her. That went for quite a while until Yun broke them.

"Corona, just wait in dorm for now. I'll catch up to you later. Please?"

Corona stare at him for a few seconds and sigh.

"Okay, don't take too long."

And then Corona walk to the dorm. She stare at Lily again one last time, and Lily stare her back again with a lot of intensity. But then she just shrug Lily off and walk towards the dorm. No insulting words come out from her, but her action is already insulting enough for Lily.

"Tha-tha-tha-tha-that girl…..!"

Lily is already fuming from Corona's silent insult.

"Looks like another victim has fallen."

Ulrika come to Lily's side and gaze towards the dorm where Corona went to.

"Miss Lily! I'm sorry for her misbehave! I promise I'll do whatever I can to fix it!"

Yun apologize to Lily in panic. Lily close her eyes and calm herself down.

"Don't worry. I'm okay. It's just like bump… Ulrika-san said. We're already a full-fledged alchemist and thus need to act more adult-like. I'm not going to be mad at some little kid."

Lily said it more like she's chanting a mantra to herself. It's still clear that she's having a hard time controlling her temper. Ulrika, Pepperon, and Goto went to her side to help Whim to comfort Lily, as a fellow victim of Corona.

"What actually happened. You look extra tired."

Raze take the chance to talk with Yun properly.

"A few weeks ago, I tried to ask her to behave since I'm making money so she can live. But she replied that she never ask so and told me that she's thankful for what I did up until that time so she will make money herself. I thought she was joking. I mean, that spoiled kid making money is just unthinkable. But she really did it. Not as much as I make, but she claim that it's enough for her to live on."

"Isn't it a good thing?"

"It should be. But I got worried so I start to drop my job and follow her around. And just what I worried about, she still has not fixed her attitude at all. They just bare with her since she's doing a good job, but it's just the matter of time until they got pissed. So eventually I dropped all my job to follow her around. And since I followed her around, she suggest me to make a contract with her. I don't know how, but she manage to convince me and she's officially my master now. That kind of tiring day keep repeating, especially that time…"

Yun sounds so weak unlike the Yun they spend days with. Raze for once, already has an image from doing work for him and Corona once. He pat Yun's shoulder and cut his rambling.

"No. Don't speak more. You did well."

"Is there any way to fix this?"

Actually both of them know that the problem will be fixed as soon as Yun leaves Corona. And both of them also know that Yun will never do that.

"I'll try to ask some teacher that looks reliable if I found one."

"Thanks."

Aside from angsty Raze-Yun and Corona's Victim Squad, another group stand in. Just feeling glad that they got left out from the mess.

"It feels like a storm just pass by."

Et commented. For once, insult will never take any effect on her. That's what in Ena's mind.

"It is."

Chloe reply calmly. She's just glad that the girl leave her alone as she don't know what she would do to the poor girl if the said girl decide to make her a victim too.

"Let's just go to the dorm already. Sun already set and I'm so tired now."

Lily suggest weakly.

"Isn't that little lady heading towards the dorm too?"

Goto suggested. That one innocent question effectively ruin the whole mood.

"Now that I think about it…"

Ulrika said dejectedly. Like Lily, she's also mentally tired from their encounter with Corona and just want to hit the sack as soon as possible.

"That's too bad, big sis!"

Pepperon laughed too happily.

"Now that you mention it, where will you stay since you're not a student."

Ena ask Pepperon who still having a good mood.

"The boy's dorm of course. The invitation said that we can stay there for this event."

"Same here."

Pepperon wave his invitation and laugh still quite too happily.

"Good for you."

Ulrika weakly said. Looks like both her and Lily already resigning to their fate.

"I'm staying in boy's dorm too. Actually I'm the only one who got invited and Corona just insisted to tag along, so she's staying with me. It's really hard to explain it to the guard."

Pepperon frozen in place. Ulrika suddenly become bright.

"Good for you!"

Ulrika repeated again. This time with a lot of bright energy.

Eventually they moved to the dorm and parted ways since the dorm is separated for girl's and boy's. Surprisingly, nothing happened in boy's dorm even with Corona there. As in girl's dorm… they greeted with some puni in their face. Not literally.

"PUNIIIII! PUNI PUNI PUNINI PUNII!"

"My sister said [What take you so long!? I'm so lonely here!]"

Puni-yo and her brothers already waiting in girl's dorm lobby.

"Puni-yo-san!"

Lily proceed to hug Puni-yo. And there's Ulrika with her Congenital Puni Aphasic Disorder.

"What did they said?"

Chloe sighed as with Ulrika and Puni-yo around the amount of translation needed become pretty tiring.

"They said that Puni-yo is lonely because we're so late."

Et translated since Chloe doesn't seems to be willing to open her mouth.

"Oh, I see. I'll go to my room first then."

Ulrika waved to them and climb up the stairs. Followed by Chloe and Et.

"Lily~ I'll be going first!"

"Puniiiiiiii"

Puni-yo let out a soft yawn and fell asleep on top of Puni Jiro.

"We will excuse ourselves too since our sister finally fell asleep after seeing your face. She forced herself to stay up to wait to meet you all so she must be really tired."

The youngest, Puni Saburo explained to them. Lily released Puni-yo and let her brothers take her to her room.

"Milady, we should go rest too."

Whim suggested. And so Lily climb the stair to get some rest too. It was a tiresome day after all.

A/N That conclude the first day. Initially I want to put another MK character, but I changed my mind and focus on reuniting MK2 crew first. And I don't know why I put Corona in. I really don't. I hope I won't regret this. I'll try to finish the next one by next week.