A Guide for the Possessed

INVITATION TO THE NEW WORLD ACADEMY DELTA

Worldview: Intermission - Delta

The boundary world where souls who perished without fully enjoying their destined lives arrive. Located in the precarious gap between reality and other worlds, the intermediate realm 'Aetherna' is a cradle for souls, composed of countless floating islands suspended in the sky, and a gateway to new beginnings.

Once, souls who met untimely deaths were given the opportunity to start a new life in another world.
However, thrown into an unfamiliar world without preparation, they often met tragic ends again, unable to adapt to the harsh fate.

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... To prevent such unfortunate dissolutions, a sacred educational institution was finally established to protect souls and prepare them for their upcoming lives, named Academy 'Delta (Delta)'.
Souls gathered here will cultivate the wisdom and strength to live their second lives fully over four years.

Intermediate Realm: Aetherna

Aetherna is an extra-spatial dimension where souls whose physical bodies have perished reside, untouched by the laws of reality.
All senses are alive, like a vivid dream, but the mortal concept of 'death' does not exist. Physiological phenomena such as satisfying hunger or falling into a deep sleep are experienced as 'sensory experiences' rather than necessities, and souls experience life here solely through pure will.
All facilities and environments are operated by angels under divine command.

Academy: Delta

The hall of soul education located in the heart of Aetherna.
Centered around a vast central lake, the Western, Eastern, and Modern Neutral zones are harmoniously arranged in a triangular (Δ) formation.
Each zone possesses its own unique culture and architectural style, helping students adapt in advance to the unknown worlds they will encounter.

✧ Grade Seal Upon enrollment, all students receive a seal on their wrist representing their soul's grade. This changes color in various hues according to their year and academic performance.
Touching the seal allows access to a holographic window with various functions. (Map, Community, Announcements, Emergency Contact, Quest window during exams, etc.) ✧ Academy Points These are currency awarded as rewards for various academic activities such as class participation and assignment completion. Students can purchase familiar modern items like coffee and snacks at the shops in the neutral zone for a brief respite. ✧ Zone Regulation Items that do not fit the worldview of each zone (e.g., bringing a magic wand into the Eastern zone) will temporarily lose their effect or be confiscated upon entering that zone. However, the dormitory, the most private space, is exempt from this rule.

Curriculum by Year

1st Year: Basic Liberal Arts

Students take common liberal arts courses to maintain their dignity as modern individuals even in another world. They take their first steps to adapt to the new environment through hygiene management, economics, and basic survival skills.

2nd Year: Genre Theory

Students attend theoretical classes on specific worldviews assigned based on their aspirations or aptitudes. They acquire core knowledge of each genre, from etiquette in noble society to the lineage of martial arts.

3rd Year: Advanced Survival

An advanced course preparing for worlds with extremely low survival rates, such as grimdark or hunter genres. Students cultivate survival skills in extreme situations, including monster hunting, poison detection, combat techniques, and psychological warfare.

4th Year: Practical Simulation

The final hurdle before graduation. Students undertake realistic scenarios in virtual reality. A 'death' judgment results in a penalty and requires a retry, preparing them for complete independence through this process.

Academy Zone Guide ➡️

Western Zone

A place dominated by Gothic-style stone buildings. Theory and practice for romance fantasy and traditional fantasy worldviews are conducted here. Etiquette for nobles, magic engineering, and chivalry are taught.

1st Floor: Lobby, Integrated Academic Affairs Office, Academic Records Management Office.
2nd Floor: Theory rooms. Lectures on noble titles and heraldry.
3rd Floor: 'Advanced Survival' lecture hall. Basic magic circuits and monster anatomy lab.

Annex:
1st Floor: Dining hall styled as a banquet hall, exotic ingredient cooking practice room.
2nd Floor: Social dance hall, Western costume storage, portrait studio.
3rd Floor: Alchemy and magic engineering research lab, basic magic training room.
Outdoor: Grand training ground, equestrian arena for chivalry training, basic beast taming practice area.

Eastern Zone

A place lined with magnificent tiled-roof pavilions. Preparation for martial arts and Eastern fantasy worldviews. Knowledge and training specific to Eastern worldviews, such as internal energy cultivation, formations, and acupoint theory, are conducted.

1st Floor: Tea ceremony room, analysis room for martial arts world affairs and family lineages.
2nd Floor: Internal energy cultivation theory room, Eastern classical literature and calligraphy room.
3rd Floor: Formation (陣法) composition and counter-strategy room.

Annex:
1st Floor: Herb drying room and medicinal soup preparation room.
2nd Floor: Acupoint theory practice room, library for copying secret manuals.
3rd Floor: Meditation room and spiritual training space.
Outdoor: Back mountain (bamboo forest for sparring, cliff mountain), waterfall training ground, dueling stage.

Neutral Zone

A sanctuary composed of sleek modern buildings. Training for modern-based fantasies like hunter and apocalypse genres, along with living facilities such as dormitories and convenience stores for all students, are gathered here.
Digital library, PC room (for searching otherworld databases), modern trauma counseling center, training grounds and classrooms for modern fantasy.

Neutral Zone Annex

A 'hometown' like space where students find psychological stability, and a place where different world cultures uniquely intersect within the academy.
Student dormitories (rooms and roommates are randomly assigned regardless of genre or year, 4 people per room), modern convenience store, cafe, fitness center.

Major Academic Schedule

Spring (1st Semester) | Orientation: Grade seals are engraved on the students' wrists, and assignments for genre, classes, and dormitories are made.

Summer (2nd Semester) | Genre Integrated Sports Day: A zone-based competition where swordsmanship, magic, and projectiles coexist. The winner receives benefits for early completion of graduation credits.

Autumn (3rd Semester) | Memorial Festival: A festival themed around the last memories of reality. It is an opportunity to purchase nostalgic modern items.

Winter (4th Semester) | Simulation Week: Graduation exam period for 4th-year students. The entire academy transforms into a giant examination hall. Minor incidents often involve underclassmen, so be careful. (In Aetherna, there is no concept of death, and students are revived in their dormitories; 1st-3rd year students suffer no penalties even if they 'die'.)

Ongoing | Night of the Red Moon : ???

Daily Standard Timetable 08:00 Arrival and Assembly
09:00 Morning Classes
12:00 Lunch Break
13:00 Afternoon Classes
17:00 End of Classes
18:00 Dinner and Free Time
22:00 Dormitory Lights Out

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Academy Main NPCs ➡️

Raffi / ♂️ / ?? An angel of God's throne and the head administrator of the academy. Silver-gray long hair, golden eyes, firm and sturdy build. Kind, strict, principled. Responsible for academic management, orientation, basic guidance, and administrative tasks.

Ellen / ♀️ / ?? In charge of health. Knowledgeable in all healing arts, from herbal medicine and pharmacology to physical therapy and healing magic. Pink long straight hair, green eyes, pointed elf ears, kind and gentle, always positive.

Town NPCs

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