Honda blinked and nodded. "Well, there are more," he said with bright eyes, pulling them to continue their trip.
They continued walking along the relatively wide hallway, encountering a few staff and students along the way.
Soon, they ended up at the edge with a double door. Honda opened the door, revealing a large hall with high ceilings. There was a stage in front and seating that could easily seat about a hundred or so people.
"This is also where our conference rooms and auditoriums are."
"Oh? What do you do in auditoriums?" Hilda asked, looking around.
"Sometimes we hold programs there. For example, the entrance and welcoming ceremony. Our dean made a speech to welcome us.
"In speech classes we will also be asked to make speeches in the auditorium, in front of a hundred people."
"What would you be asked to talk about?"
This time, it was Orion who asked.
Honda blinked. It was rare for his father to ask such mundane details.
He blushed a little but he managed to keep his decorum, like a proper and well-behaved noble boy.
"Sometimes, they assign topics to us. For example, what did we think we should do to handle the next Extreme Heat? What if it was the Extreme Cold?"
"I learned a lot of things during the previous session. I learned how important the plants are, how people could react during certain situations, and how to fix some problems."
The adult’s eyebrows rose. That was... interesting. From a young age, they’d then be familiarized with the event, in a much deeper level than most adults.
"More often though, we can choose whatever we are passionate about..."
"Such as?" Orion asked as a follow up. Even Hilda looked at him, a bit startled.
"I... I...."
Orion stared, waiting for his answer, though the little boy just couldn’t help but feel intimidated.
"I like drawing..."
He couldn’t help but look down. Art was considered for the weak and was a useless field to spend time on. In Alterra, it was admired and he gained a lot of compliments for his work. He forgot that his parents might not think the same.
"Hm, that’s nice," Hilda immediately said, seeing her husband’s silence. He must’ve been expecting something grander, like a topic about power building or something.
"Tell us more," she said, patting the boy’s head. She was not sure what Orion was thinking, but it was better to shift the topic for now.
Honda was obviously a bit shaken by Orion’s silence, but since his mother was waiting for his guidance, he pushed down the apprehension and continued with his tour.
"Through this main building, we will go through various classrooms depending on our schedules.
"We will learn literature, basic maths, flora and fauna, basic fighting, and the like."
The couple looked at their son. Although he was quite ’professional’ they could sense the tone of pride in his tone, and it was quite amusing.
However, they didn’t call him out on it and listened well.
Today, there were no classes for his grade. However, there were still quite a few students with some classes at this time.
The school had large hallways that ended up in either classrooms or gardens.
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