Karl arrived at the Clan’s school ten minutes before the students finished their final class of the day, and found himself among a large group of waiting parents, including the members of the PTA, who were keeping a clear distance from him.
"You have children in the school? You seem quite young." One of the mothers noted.
"In a way. They are magical beasts, not my biological children. But it’s Leo’s first day at school, and I want to know how he likes it.
Being at school full-time will be a big change for him, but he’s growing up fast, so it’s time that he learned to socialize with other children, and not with his Sisters."
"Sisters? How many beasts do you have with you?"
"Well, there is Lady Rae, and Remi the Alchemist Naga Matriarch, and Hawk, and Tian, and Cara and Leo. Those are the only ones likely to be seen around town. Unless you count Opal, who is a bit of a homebody."
From his shoulder, Opal giggled. Indeed, she rarely came out as a butterfly.
But now she was a Fae, and this body wasn’t nearly as fragile or susceptible to mana fluctuations as her old body was. She might enjoy being outside, where she could meet new people.
Opal waved at the former head of the PTA, who gave her a confused look.
She had never seen that small Fae before, but Opal clearly seemed to know her.
"Good afternoon, Miss. Have we met?" She asked.
Opal flew closer so she could speak normally, and shook her head. "Not officially. But the illusionary skill that hit you during your duel with Karl is one of my racial traits. I just wanted to thank you for being a sport about it. The illusion can be incredibly real when you are a bit disoriented."
The woman paled, then took a few deep breaths. "Please inform him that such a perverse use of that spell is beyond the limits of human decency."
Opal smiled and nodded. "If you would like, I have prepared a few immersive shows of other genres that you might appreciate. It would help recover from the trauma of the duel, I believe.
I am extensively studied in human and dragonkin psychology, as well as theatrical productions."
A few of the other mothers giggled, and Opal brought out a tiny notebook.
"What do you think of this one?"
The woman took the notebook and flipped it open to the first page, which introduced the story as "Seduced by the Werewolf Alpha Triplets", an original story by Opal Karlsdotter.
"That is not something you should be showing off in public," the woman exclaimed in disgust.
She threw the notebook away, but a Green Dragon cleric in the crowd caught it and began flipping through the pages.
"Oh, this is not bad. You really put in the work to study werewolf politics. Come by later, the green dragon dormitory will have popcorn, and we can have a ladies night."
One of the other ladies, a human rogue, took the notes and read the first few pages.
"Wait... it’s a romance? I totally thought that was going to be the smuttiest thing I’d ever read.
Oh, there it is. Yeah, the Fae and the Green Dragons are always on the same page."
Opal fluttered in a happy circle, spreading sparkling silver dust with every flap of her wings.
"I have so many stories. Action, drama, romance, even tragedies and horror stories. I’ve only recently reached Immortality, but soon, I will begin to arrange regular showings so that everyone can enjoy some new stories that aren’t on the roster at the other theatre."

In fact, much of it assumed that the children were barely literate, even though they already had a System assigned class and significant combat power.
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