Kin held out his hand towards Akiko to shake while saying, "My name is Kinnikun Makihara, but you can call me Kin and the pleasure is mine."
With that, Kin popped his head out of the classroom door to inspect the hallway outside. A large group of freshman were moving past him like a crowded herd of cattle. As soon as the large group passed him, moving towards the main auditorum, and the remaining stragglers followed suit, Kin walked out into the hallway and headed in the opposite direction, towards the main stairwell.
Without looking back, Kin called to Kuro and Akiki, "Alright, just follow me and keep up. The last thing we want to do is to be caught by the hall monitors. They tend to be the students with biggest egos and the worst attitudes."
As he walked, Kin remembered that Akiko had asked him to recite some of the speeches from the orientation, so he began to do so. "Okay, so first speech- blah, blah, blah, Welcome to Tenhanshi Academy. Second speech- more blah, blah, strive for both academic excellence and mastery of your chosen skill. Third speech- more blah, look to join one of the many clubs on campus and there will be a Club Fair tomorrow. Fourth speech- blah, crap, blah, at the end of the year there will be a Final Tournament. Then some "oohs" and "ahhs" about the mysterious Final Tournament, then class."
Coming to the main stairwell, Kin pulled his cane out from his makeshift back sheath, but rather than using it to brace himself while he walked- he used it to hop up on the first banister of the stairwell. Balancing himself and placing his cane at his side, Kin slid down the banister until he landed with a soft thud on the next platform. Kin continued to do this until he had made it back to the bottom most floor. From there, he started walking to the backside of the school rather than the school's front courtyard. After going down a small flight of steps, he found himself in a familiar dark, low-ceilinged hallway.
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