Academy Showdown – Book I – Rise of the Phoenix!

RISE OR FALL!

Summers end heralds the start of another school year in Marlia City, the renowned Academia Capital of the World. Southwest of Requiem School for Girls sits another prestigious school, Phoenix Military Academy. A school originally designed to train its students into full-fledged mages with the intent of drafting them into wars with other nations now encourages its graduates to choose their own career paths.

Among the aspiring freshmen are Emi Suzuki, a down-to-earth and inventive teenage girl from northern Empyrea, and Gayle T. Mazin, a boy of noble birth and a hotheaded speedster. Due to a rocky start, the two teens make an effort to stay out of each other's way, only to find themselves crossing paths on multiple occasions. They soon find themselves in a situation where a classmate's life is dependent on their cooperation. Can these two polar opposites put aside their differences and work together?