Dear Lievpad,

I'm truly sorry that I wasn't able to come and see you at the station today. In fact... I wasn't even able to see you after Milagro told me you have a Singularity. In every other case, I'd tell you how hard and time-consuming my job really is... but you've heard it already. Being a hero doesn't mean saving people all the time. It comes with a certain risk, it comes with great responsibility. There are so many things I still want to tell you, but I can only hope that I'll see you at school.

He read the first paragraph, before flipping the paper.

Lievpad, what would you call dedication? Do you think this would mean putting everything you can into one basket, expecting it to grow and change? I think I dedicated too much time to things I didn't even choose, Lievpad. I'm sorry that you had to be by yourself all this time, around people you don't like, or people who wouldn't understand you. But I want this school time to be an opportunity for you to surround yourself with folks who are just like you. Just like... us.

Lievpad, promise me one thing. No matter how much you think of your new Singularity. Don't ever become someone like me. Every day I wonder what would happen if I weren't there, and I'm stressing every time when I try to put time into hobbies or care for myself. It doesn't mean that you shouldn't put your singularity to use, however. Don't find yourself a job where you'll be ignoring your health and age in order to maintain an image for this world. I'm old, Lievpad. In fact, my health is worse than it ever was. I don't know for how long I can carry this on, but I can tell you one thing. I don't want someone to experience the same things I do. I already decided to carry this burden, so no one else could.

I don't know how many things I could relay to you at school, but please. Never forget about your humanity.

Signed, Leon.

Lievpad kept looking at the letter, analyzing certain words over and over, before abruptly closing it, and putting it back into the pocket of the grey jeans he was wearing.

"Yes, grandpa," he spoke, quietly, grinding his teeth.

Later, Lievpad made it to the correct station, as he saw a swarm of people surrounding a guy, who kept yawning.

"One, two, three, four..." the yawning guy counted. "Meeh, why should I care. It's nine AM, they should all be here already." he scratched his nose, before turning on the microphone that was in his hand.

"H̵E̷L̶L̷O̶,̴ ̵E̸V̷E̵R̴Y̶O̴N̵E̷." he spoke into the microphone, as his extremely loud voice echoed through the entire station. "Oops, that was a bit too loud.  Sorry, the microphone is cheap and old... and the speakers are kinda... Whatever!" he raised his voice, as all the other students looked at him.

"Kohei... Kohei..?" thought Lievpad, looking around. "I can't see him anywhere."

The chattering around Lievpad got quieter.

"Um... please tell me every one is here. Milagro would get mad..." the yawning man thought. "Um. I'm Monte Lucius. Brother of the Erra headmaster. I don't have a Singularity, but he told me that I should gather all you miserable children and get you to his school, for some reason." he read a paper. "Sorry, I didn't get enough sleep today. The pet monkey I live with didn't let me close my eyes." he turned around. "Just kidding. That monkey is my mother. Heh."

It was awkwardly silent.

"Ah..." he scratched his white hair. "You get the point, don't you? Just follow me," he added, as the group slowly moved.

"You'd think that our train is leaving at this station, but you couldn't be more wrong!" he raised his finger, slightly enthusiastic. "It's a premium, top-notch school... well actually, it just-" he stopped, squinting his eyes.

"This guy is far from professional." a voice, not far from Lievpad, caught his attention. He saw a guy with dark hair crossing his arms, smiling a bit. "That's kinda cool though. I like it when people from school aren't as serious as they appear to be!"

"Who... who are you talking to?" a voice from behind asked.

"Hahaha!" The guy laughed.

"Aaaaaa..." Monte kept squinting his eyes. "Oh, alright. Don't panic." he walked over to a pillar, putting a card next to one of the bricks.

All of a sudden, the entire station, except for the rails and the two red-dotted trains on each side started moving downwards, much to everyone's shock.

"Cool! Cool!" The guy raised his voice again.

Then, the station slowed down, before locking into place. Everyone turned their heads towards a different, silver train, which had a green spot on its side.

"Hello, everyone, again." Monte waved his hand. "In about thirty minutes, this train will depart from here and it will take you straight to the Erra Singularity School. Well... not just you. I'm also coming. Wait. Am I? I don't know. I think there are some teachers, already on the inside. Why would you want a slop like me to assist you?"

Lievpad walked forwards. "Maybe it'd be easier finding Kohei on the inside," he muttered to himself.

"Once you sit down, please don't move from your seats. I mean. They told me that. I don't really care."

"Okay, okay." thought Lievpad. "I'll just get to see him when we leave the train."

"After you leave the train, please step inside one of the buses. I think there are five? One for ten people. So... each for each class, except for D since there are twenty of you... you get the point."

Lievpad stepped onto the train. It was illuminated with a LED light and had different departments, all separated by glass doors. Inside the compartments, there were four seats, and a big window, which could be opened with a button. (About the window, most of the way to the school is underground, however, there is a small stretch where the windows actually become useful. It takes about two hours to get to Erra.)

The students started walking in.

"Oi, you. With the monkey." Monte pointed.

"Me?" A ginger-haired boy asked, raising his arm. "It's my companion, Philip."

"You can't take monkeys with you. Or any other pets in general," said Monte.

"It's part of my Singularity though!" the capuchin monkey climbed onto his shoulder. "It's really calm too!"

"Hmm..."

"They told me I can bring him."

"You're annoying, I hope you know that," Monte said, walking away, as the boy smiled, stepping inside.

Everyone took their seats. Lievpad and one other guy, with red hair, a hat and scars on his face sat in the same compartment, but they didn't say anything for a good while.

Lievpad went through stuff on his phone, not really paying attention to anything else. He looked calm, but he was really excited on the inside. He put his legs on the luggage that was on the floor.

"Amigo, you know you can put that luggage up there, right?" the guy asked.

"Oh, sorry?" Lievpad looked up from his phone. "I'd rather not. The last time I did that it broke and almost killed me."

"Mah, whateva'. It's just a bit hard to move." The guy put his arms behind his head, closing his eyes.

Lievpad put his phone down, staring down.

"Oh yeah. We're supposed to put our uniforms on before we get there." the guy added, stretching his hand. "They're under our seats, I think..?" he extended his arm, taking out a folded shirt. "Ah, there we go. What class are you in, by the way?"

"Ah." Lievpad opened his mouth. "No clue."

"Eh? You're on your way to school and you don't even know which class you're in?" he smiled. "Amigo, how are you supposed to-"

All of a sudden, the train went out of a tunnel, and a landscape appeared before their eyes. The two looked through the window, shocked in awe at the beauty of their surroundings.

Later, the train arrived at the station.

Throughout the journey, Lievpad and the new guy he met didn't say anything else. They didn't even exchange their names.

Then, groups of ten formed, sitting in five different buses, which immediately set towards the school building, driving through a road in the forest, right up a hill.

"If we got here in two hours, how come we don't have the technology to make the station near the actual school?" a guy, with purple-ish hair asked.

"No clue. In fact, I don't like this at all..." someone responded, but Lievpad slowly closed his eyes, drifting into sleep.

"Hah! It's beautiful, isn't it?" asked Kohei, as he and Lievpad stood on top of a mountain, looking at the vast sea of trees, extending before their eyes.

Lievpad was in awe, he couldn't say anything.

"I want you to remember this, Lievpad!" Kohei waved his finger. "You don't get to see things like this every day!"

"Oi, kid!" Lievpad suddenly opened his eyes. "This ain't your dorm! You can't sleep forever!" the bus driver said, grabbing onto Lievpad's shoulder.

"Huh, huh? We're already here?"

"Ah. Seriously." the bus driver smiled lightly. "You don't wanna miss out on things like these!"

Lievpad stepped out of the bus.

"Yer luggage will be in your room, don't worry about that!" the bus driver yelled, as Lievpad looked back for a moment. The door to the vehicle closed, as the bus drove off.

Lievpad breathed in. "The air feels different here than in the city," he noted, walking forwards, through a grey tunnel, which had fences extending from its sides. He made it through the dark part, stepping outside again. He heard the rustling of animals in the leaves and bushes. He stepped into the tunnel again, turning to his right, as a light shined from a distance.

"Mm..." the sunlight blinded Lievpad for a moment, as he covered his eyes with his hands.

Then, he saw it, stepping closer.

Lievpad opened his mouth, in shock.

The big, great, castle-like building loomed in the distance, as students walked toward its' gate. Lievpad stepped back, as the wind picked up.

"This... is my new beginning," he muttered, as his eyes lit up.