I awoke in a quiet peace, not common to me, considering that I usually spend my nights in a musty old safe house.

Speaking of which, I should look into a safe house, I recall a building not to far off from the Academy being for sale, decent price too.

I did my regular morning routine, brush teeth, comb hair, French cologne, finely pressed suit, and a single rose for charm.

Prepared for robbery.

Just as I was preparing to head for breakfast, I heard a knock on my door.

In case it was the Interpol, I slid a stun gun into the bank of my pants and formulated a escape plan the night before.

Prepare for the best, expect the worst.

I opened the door, hiding my distrust.

I was, as any man would be, stunned by what I saw.

What stood before me was a chiseled, bronze, Athenian piece of art, one so fine and stunning that I felt my heart skip beats.

A woman like this rarely is seen, one who can cause your very heart to stop out of shock.

Then, like the finest of tunes, she spoke.

Aoi: Hiya! Are you Vesper?

Vesper: Yes, I am Vesper, Vesper Wilde.

Aoi: Cool! My name is Aoi Asahina, I'm supposed to give you the academy tour.

Vesper: Really now?

Aoi: Yep, I volunteered for it. So you wanna come?

Vesper: I see no reason to refuse.

Aoi: Neat!

Aoi pulled me from my room, and gave me the tour of the Academy.

The academy was larger than the outside would tell, it had all the basic commodities and more, from a fully stocked gym to a full scale dojo.

If the vault is here, I would assume it would be underground, as it would be obviously seen anywhere else.

There had to be a weakness somewhere, the bottom floor had too many rooms for the vault to be fully armored on all sides, it would have to be weak somewhere.

Aoi brought me to the pool, which was larger than I expected it to be.

Aoi: And this is our pool. Awesome right?

Vesper: Absolutely, better than I could imagine.

The pool....something about it isn't right....

Vesper: Hey Aoi? You like donuts?

Aoi grabbed me by the collar of my shirt roughly.

Aoi: Yes! Do you have donuts! Gimme!

Vesper: I-I don't have any, but there is a whole box of them in the dining hall....

Aoi threw me aside like I was a feather.

Aoi: Sorry Vesper, but this is important! I will see you later!

Aoi ran out of the pool, almost leaving skid marks on the floor beneath her.

I didn't expect her to react so wildly to donuts, she is a odd woman.

I managed to pick myself up from Aoi's ape like throw, and investigated the pool.

I saw what I was suspicious of almost immediately.

The pool tiles were made from a lightweight cement substitute, commonly used for building a floor over a preexisting room.

The academy didn't mention any sub level facilities, meaning that the only logical explanation....

Is that the vault is underneath the academy pool.

As I was lost in thought, I heard the academy intercom signal.

Intercom: All students, please come to the gym for orientation.

Time for my school life to begin.

Now on the topic of a safe house....