The Choice of The Universe

The formal education building was a very large structure. When Demir entered the large doors of his school, he encountered a large lobby.

There was standing a very large statue in the middle of the lobby. It was a statue of a teacher with an opened book in one hand and a long-thin stick in the other. As Demir slowly moved towards the statue, he did not notice Durualp coming towards him.

- Good morning, Demir,

Demir, whose full attention was on the statue, answered involuntarily,

- Good morning,

- Nice sculpture, isn't it?

- Yes, it's beautiful, as if my teacher was standing in front of me.

- If you keep looking like that, you'll miss the lesson.

Hearing the word "lesson", Demir came back to reality.

- Good morning Durualp, I'm lost in thought, sorry.

- Good morning, Demir. Your focus is good, but it's important in lessons. Let's go to class.

- I don't know which class is ours. If you know, I can follow you.

- Yes, I know. Let's go...

- Ok.

As Durualp and Demir headed towards the classroom, they continued to chat.

- As far as I learnt, our class is on the first floor, and when we move to the second grade, we will go to the second floor.

Demir raised his head and looked towards the mezzanine floors in the gallery space,

- This place looks like it has three floors. If we go up to the third floor for the third year, will we graduate from here at the end of three years?

- Hahahha... (Durualp laughed sincerely) No, I heard that there are 12 years of education here. Although, there are those who complete the graduation requirements and graduate early. We can be one of those who work hard and graduate early...

Deep in thought, Demir followed Durualp without saying anything.

When they arrived at the amphitheatre-type classroom, Demir could not hide his surprise. He had never seen such a classroom before. There were five desks side by side, he counted the desks, twenty in total. Demir sat at the second desk in the middle, and Durualp sat at the desk next to him. They both chatted and waited for the time to pass.

When the bell rang, there were only two of them in the class. While Demir was wondering if there was no one else, a female teacher with a slim build, slightly tall, wavy blonde hair to her waist entered with Tauriel and a slightly red-skinned boy behind her. The children took their seats while the teacher put the things she had brought with her on her desk.

- Good morning children,

- (Demir) Good morning, my teacher,

When Demir answered the teacher alone, his other classmates looked at Demir in surprise. Before could understand why the others did not answer, the teacher continued.

- Today is the first day of school. I can forgive you for coming late, but if you are late again, you will not be able to attend my class, is that understood?

- Yes, my teacher,

Demir answered his teacher alone again.

- My name is Ayla. I am the teacher responsible for this special class. If you have a problem you cannot solve or something you want to consult, do not hesitate to come to me. I am here to help you, don't forget that,

- Okay, my teacher,

Demir could not leave his teacher's questions unanswered, even if the others did not speak out. For this reason when his teacher said something, he would answer his teacher sincerely.

- Our class size is four people. Since you're all here, briefly introduce yourselves. Then I will inform you about the course schedule and procedures... Yes, who will start first,

Durualp stood up first,

- Hello, my name is Durualp Kuyan. I come from the Akaya region, a small town of the Asral Empire. I am nine and a half years old. I hope we will get along well, thank you for listening to me.

While looking at Demir Durualp (Asral Empire, my primary school teacher said "there are no more empires in our world" in our general culture class. I guess a new empire was founded while I was lying sick) he thought.

They made eye contact with Durualp, who sat down in his seat. Durualp's gaze, as if saying "it's your turn", made Demir stand up, albeit reluctantly.

- Hello, my name is Demir, Demir Han. I came from the yellow lowlands between the Pamir mountains. I am nine years old. I hope we can get along well with you all. Thank you.

When Demir was in place, Tauriel stood up.

- Hello, my name is Tauriel Arkuene. I come from deep in the forests of Taris. There are huge trees where we live. My mother forbade me from climbing trees until I was older. But I have four girlfriends and six boyfriends with whom I can play games.

Once we were playing hide and seek together, my mother did not interfere with us while we were playing. That's why I decided to climb the tree. I climbed onto a large tree and hid behind its leaves. My friends did not look for me in the tree because they knew that my mother had forbidden me to go up the tree.

In this way, I won the game, but I couldn't get down from the tree because I climbed too high. Then my mother came and saved me and was very angry with me...

Later… (Tauriel came to her senses when she heard the teacher's loud cough) I… I love greenery and trees. I am nine years old. "Thank you for listening to me," he said and quickly sat down.

After Tauriel, the slightly red-skinned boy slowly stood up.

- Hello, my name is Eiderd Euon Erkay. (After glancing at the other students with his nose in the air) It must be an honour for you common people to have a noble like me in this class. Only... You'd better stay away from me until I call you, he said and slowly sat down.

Bringing the words "kingdom" and "noble" together, Demir remembered something his father had said while watching a documentary: "These English people think that there is no other noble nation in the world but themselves". So Eiderd is an Englishman, he thought and quietly said "I knew they were coming from other continents"...

After the introductions, teacher Ayla wrote the lessons to be taught in big letters on the white board hanging on the wall. 1. EXISTENCE and NATURE, 2. AWARENESS and REGULATION

- The first lesson we will teach until the end of this term is Existence and Nature. Some of you have heard of this lesson, some of you have not. But I have to say that if you don't know existence and nature, there will be no way to improve yourself. So make sure that you learn and understand this lesson thoroughly...

I will give you your textbooks in a moment, but before that, let me give you a little information about the lessons…

Do not forget to read the topics we will cover in class the day before. In fact, I recommend you to read your book whenever possible and try to understand it. Because this book will form your foundation. The better you understand it, the stronger your foundation will be...

Now come in order and take your books...

The students went one by one and got their books. It was quite a big book, with a black cover and a green planet, half of which was visible on the front cover of the book. While Demir was examining the book, the teacher's voice was heard,

- Our second lesson is Awareness and Regulation. You will not need a book for this lesson. Because these two lessons are intertwined lessons that are connected to each other. You can think of them as two halves of a whole.

Since today is the first day of school, I assume that you have no preparation, so we will devote this lesson to reading. Now read the first chapter of your book and try to learn as much as you can...

When Ayla returned to the teacher's desk, Eiderd was looking at the capitalised lessons in anticipation. When he saw that the teacher had not added another lesson, he raised his hand.

- Is there a problem, Eiderd?

- Teacher Ayla, I would like to ask, won't we have a Physical Education and Practice classes?

- No it will not happen. That class has been suspended...

When Eiderd's expectations were shattered, his angry and disdainful gaze shifted to the other students. (It must be because of these common people. My class might can be cancelled because of these puny weak creatures) he thought. Even though his nerves were through the roof, he couldn't do anything about it. Eiderd stopped thinking any more about his suspended class and began to study the book in front of him...

While the class was in a reading frenzy, teacher Ayla was writing something on the thin tablet in her hand.

Time passed quickly...

The lunch break bell brought the students who were immersed in reading back to reality. When teacher Ayla gathered her things and left the classroom, Demir was looking at Durualp full of expectation.

- What happened, why are you looking at me?

- Since you know so much about the academy, I thought I'd go on wander with you. If you want to, of course.

- I am... I don't know, I came to the academy for the first time like you,

- !!... I thought wrong about you then. Sorry. ..

- Okay, if you are sad, we can go for a walk together. Let's go...

They left the classroom under Durualp's leadership. They visited the first floor, but there was nothing but empty classrooms. When they came to the stairs, they couldn't decide whether they were going up or down.

In the end, the oppressive atmosphere of the upper floor prevailed and they preferred the steps going down. When they landed on the ground floor, Demir's hungry stomach growled and they headed towards the cafeteria...