Having sorted out my thoughts and plans with my vampires, I decided to later on invest some money into buying materials later, to create new ones and perhaps mass produce them later in the near future.
However, for now, I decided to just relax. This was just the first day of classes yet there was a lot we did. It was rather surprising and exhausting all at the same time. But I can tell everyone had fun on their own, including me.
"I can't believe such a little thing is a golem…"
Erika was surprised to see my creation, as the spider-shaped golem crawled over her head.
"Golems can take many forms, not necessarily the shape of giants made of metal or rocks." I told her.
"We had fun in the classes, I also made a golem myself." Eric said.
"Y-Yeah, this one he gifted to me!" Alberta said, showing everyone Eric's golem, which quickly generated a few tiny apples everyone enjoyed in our way out of the academy.
"Woah, a golem that makes fruits easily?" Wondered Erdrich. "That's… new."
"I also made a portable furnace!" Alberta said, without stuttering. "B-But I can't bring it out, it gets a bit big."
"I see, that's great!" Elizabeth said. "I thought you could just use your hammer though?"
"I-I certainly can, but having a good furnace does the job better." Sighed Alberta. "I had one back home in my continent. But I-I couldn't bring it here for… o-obvious reasons."
"So that's how it is." Elizabeth nodded.
"What did you had in your classes?" I asked Elizabeth.
"I took some Healing Magic Classes and then went to the Staff Fighting Classes." Elizabeth said. "The last ones are almost obligatory for most magicians. The teacher said that being a magician doesn't mean we just stand still, we also have to fight on our own if we are threatened from close range. Relying on spirits is normal, but trusting our own physical strength was also the key!"
"She got a lot of praise from the teacher because of how good she was at fighting with her staff and her fists." Laughed Chris. "Well, me too."
"Oh, that's interesting." I nodded.
"My teacher was a bit skeptical of me, but once I showed him I could fight with my bare fists he accepted me. Several students that were making fun of me also apologized once I beat them all." Erdrich smiled.
"Hand to hand combat classes are rough for sure…" Chris sighed.
"I am not joining those though but good for you…" Elizabeth laughed.
As we all talked, Elfriedden kept himself in silence until he spoke.
"Hmph, so the machinery classes teach such things, huh? Well, I cannot really join even if I wanted. I cannot handle such hard materials." He sighed, waving his long blue hair. "But out of the goodness of my heart I can handle all things related to clothing. Handling metals is slightly hard, but I can process metallic materials through special means, but nothing rough."
"I think we could make you a golem if you want." I told him. "What would you want?"
"Huh?" Elfriedden was surprised of my offer. "Y-You want to… gift me a golem?"
"Hm? Yeah, I mean, it could help you in making clothes, right?" I asked him.
"Certainly… I didn't expect you to be this kindhearted though, are you planning something sinister beneath that goodwill?" He narrowed his eyes in suspiciousness.
"No, but I can tell you could need something like a furnace but for tailors. A special tailor table, maybe?" I wondered.
"Elfriedden don't be so suspicious of Blake, he's just trying to be cooperative." Erika angrily said.
"Yeah, can't you relax a bit?" Elizabeth added.
"Hmph… Well, whatever…" Elfriedden blushed a bit as he looked at me with embarrassment, not used to this kind of interactions. "J-Just… something like a table for tools and stuff, that… that would be good, if you want to. Hmph."
"Very well." I noted it in the back of my mind.
I will probably make several golems for different uses in the future. My own furnace golem as well as a, perhaps, something like an alchemy cauldron golem would be interesting. Though I will prioritize Elfriedden's golem just so he can get a better impression of me and not hold this pointless rivalry for too long, it would be annoying if it gets in the way of our progress and growth.
"That's good! I'm glad you're all getting along." Evelyn said in front of us, as she led us outside of the academy. "Now let's go to your new houses. The day's still bright outside, once we set up all your package in the house we'll rent, you can take the rest of the day off."
"Yaaaay!" Elizabeth and Erika seemed happy to be finally freed from the school.
"S-So we'll all be living inside the same h-house…" Alberta said nervously. "Uwah, t-this is a bit too much…"
"Don't worry, there'll be a separation between boys and girls so there's no boys… or girls, sneaking around." Said Evelyn. "And I'll make sure of it because, of course, the instructor must also live in the same house as her students too! Unless they decide to sleep in the academy dorms."
"Wait, you're coming with us?!" Erika looked as if whatever plans she had in store were all broken apart.
"Heh, of course I am, young lady." Said Evelyn with a smile. "Did you think I was going to let you be all lovey-dovey with your boyfriend? That is not… allowed!"
Evelyn was very stuck to the rules… Well, I didn't really planned to do anything with Erika at night. But seeing her face quickly distorting into one of annoyance, I can tell she had some plans with me, probably.
"Geh…" She sighed. "Sorry Blake, we won't be able to snuggle like we usually do."
"It's fine by me…" I said while feeling slightly sorry for her. "Don't overthink it, it's not the end of the world."
"I know…" Erika began pouting a bit.
Meanwhile, Evelyn seemed oddly proud of her achievement.