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[color=4ff2be][h3][b]▂▃▅▆▇█ Miku █▇▆▅▃▂[/b][/h3][/color][/center][hr]

Waves gently crashed against the side of the ship, its movement causing a still breeze to wade through the hair of a girl standing on its deck. The cruiser's destination was close enough to be in sight, the coast of mainland Japan stretching out in front of her eyes. She was holding a letter close to her heart. The paper was wrinkled from both the breeze and the girl's strong grip on it. A grip as tight as the leash on life itself. The girl closed her eyes, thinking back at what she had to leave behind. There was barely any luggage of hers aboard the cruiser.

[color=4ff2be]"I'm sorry, mom, dad..."[/color]

...but Miku was in control of her own destiny now. She was going to Mitsuri. Nothing would stop her from that.[hr]Miku was in awe the moment she stepped in front of the gate to Mitsuri's campus. It took her a few metros to get there and it was a hassle to be on time, but she'd never seen something so modern or luxurious before. Even if the entire affair was nothing compared to some of the most prestigious academies out there, she hadn't been exposed to any of that. Being in the city like this was a new experience all its own. She tightened the grip on the sports bag in her hands, one which contained all the belongings she could bring. Breathing deep, she took her first steps onto the campus. It didn't take long for the girl to get spotted out by one of the already-enrolling students. A boy with poofy, blue hair and a leather jacket waved at Miku, who froze in place.

"Yo! You lookin' to take the entrance exam, right? It's up on the third floor!" they yelled at her, pointing behind them towards the large building at the back center..

[color=4ff2be]"A-ah... thank you,"[/color] Miku stammered out in reply.

"Hey, duel me when you get in alright? You seem to be sure of yourself with that bag, so you must be really good! I love a strong opponent!"

Miku glanced down at the sports bag, then back at the student. [color=4ff2be]"...Yeah. I will,"[/color] she replied with a fiery gaze in her eyes. The boy flinched for a second before waving her off. Miku made her way through the main building and climbed up the stairwells like the student told her to. Once reaching the third floor, she was informed of both who to face and when to do so. She seated herself down, watched the duels intensely and waited for her turn to come by. Miku didn't speak to anyone there. Nobody approached her either. That probably had something to do with the intense gaze she cast at the duel fields. Eventually, though, her turn came. It was right as the latest student was sent running out of the academy, crying, caused by the teacher Miku was told to face.

[color=4ff2be]"I won't lose,"[/color] she muttered to herself, setting aside her bag and ruffling through it to find her disk. She strapped the blue device to her arm and made her way down into the allotted arena. There, she was about to stand face-to-face with the stern gaze of the red-headed woman. Miku didn't falter. She [i]couldn't[/i] falter. With her steeled resolve, Miku took her spot in front of Mikia Strusse.