Previously on Stardust & Fox Ears:

After Sophia became a Foxgirl, she traveled with Foxy to the magic academy located on Sternenwald. She got a bit disappointed with having a single dorm room, and she couldn't approach anyone due to her shyness, but now she has her first day at the university.

Chapter 3

First day at the magic academy

Released 10 October 2025

Foxy
Foxy
Good morning eepy foxgirl~ ☆

Sophia
Sophia
mmmh, morning already?

Foxy
Foxy
Well, not quite…
It's already afternoon…

Sophia starts to panic.

Sophia
Sophia
Wait, did I oversleep?
Normally I don't oversleep!
Oh no....

Foxy
Foxy
Don’t worry, you didn’t oversleep at all~
I forgot to mention this, but lessons only start in the evening, since we mostly live at night. But you humans still need to sleep, even as witches.
So, do you want to take a walk before the lessons start~?

Sophia
Sophia
S-sure!

After brushing her hair and tail - both things that were new to her, but she very much enjoyed - she and Foxy start to take a look around the island.

Sophia
Sophia
This place looks kinda lively~

Foxy
Foxy
You’re right, many witches also just woke up and are taking a morning stroll.
Except it's already afternoon of course.

Sophia
Sophia
Still, this place looked way better at night. Maybe we should’ve taken a stroll last night as well.

Foxy
Foxy
Well we can still do that tonight~! I bet it’ll be even livelier tonight, after the first day of the academy.

Sophia
Sophia
That sounds great!

They go to the cafeteria to eat breakfast.

Sophia
Sophia
One thing I noticed is that some witches have animal ears, but not all of them?

Foxy
Foxy
Yes!
You remember that when you became a foxgirl, I told you how you became yourself?
Well not everyone is an animal by heart, so not everyone becomes animal ears and tail.

Sophia
Sophia
I see…

Foxy
Foxy
But those with animal features are said to be better at magic. But I don't know if that's actually true or not.
Also you can later learn to hide your animal ears and tail with magic, and maybe some are practicing it for when they return to their old places.

Sophia shivers a bit after hearing that. She doesn't want to return to her old place, and she doesn't want to think about it.
But she also knows that she probably has to go there at some point...

Foxy
Foxy
Should we get going to the academy~?

Sophia
Sophia
Y-yeah, that sounds good!!


Seraphina
Seraphina
Welcome to the magic academy! ★

Sophia is a bit surprised that the teacher isn't a human, but it makes sense to her that it's also a Sternchen.
In this academy, unlike what Sophia knows from school, everyone is put into one big class. She heard from the introduction that it’s about 300 witches, which feels very big for her.
She's also surprised that she has lessons in the evening, though since she only woke up a few hours ago it's kinda like how school was?
Seraphina is what would be considered the "class teacher". Seraphina teaches the theory of being a witch, and also guides the witches through the magic lessons. And apparently they're also the leader of the academy.

After the introduction, they have their first lesson.

Seraphina
Seraphina
Before we do any "boring" theory, let's do some water magic. ★
You all already had experience with water travel, but let's try something simpler first.

Seraphina
Seraphina
Sternenlicht, summon water~

A small water bubble forms in front of the Sternchen, and after a few seconds pops.

Seraphina
Seraphina
Water magic is one of the simplest and most useful magic there is.
Now try it out! ★
Your familiars will help you if you need help.

Sophia immediately tries it out with success.

Sophia
Sophia
Wow that was easy!

Foxy
Foxy
Well it's supposed to be easy.

Seraphina
Seraphina
Alright, since everyone managed to do it easily, let's do something harder: Holding that water in the air.

Seraphina
Seraphina
Sternenlicht, summon water~

This time, instead of the water bubble popping after a few seconds, it's floating in the air. Seraphina also forms the water bubble into different objects, before they let it plop.
Everyone is looking speechless.

Seraphina
Seraphina
Now, you don't need be able to shape it into different objects yet, but try to keep it in the air for some time.

Sophia tries it out immediately, but it pops again.

Foxy
Foxy
You need to fully concentrate on that water bubble so that it doesn't plop.

Sophia tries again, and after a few tries she manages to keep it floating.

Foxy
Foxy
Yay you did it~!

Sophia even manages to form the water bubble into different objects, like stars or a smol foxgirl.

Foxy
Foxy
Wow you're really good at it~ ☆

Sophia
Sophia
Hehe~ ☆

But then Sophia notices how she isn't the only one who managed that, and she can overhear other groups celebrating.

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Wow you made such a cute flower!

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Yay thanks!! ♡

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You're really great!!

And Sophia starts to feel alone again...

Foxy
Foxy
Don't think about it, okay~?

Sophia
Sophia
Fine...
But they do look like they have fun there...
Especially that catgirl...

Sophia
Sophia
(But I'll never be around her...)

Foxy
Foxy
...

Once the lecture was over, they both went home. Sophia didn't want to stay there longer than she needed to, after that incident...


It's already midnight when they return, so they do the stroll as promised earlier.

Sophia
Sophia
Wow, Sternenwald looks so much better at night. Everything sparks and looks so magical, it's great~!

Foxy
Foxy
Hehe, it's nice that you like it~

Sophia still thinks about the day at the magic academy, and what happened there. But right now she's enjoying the night view.

Sophia
Sophia
I never knew there were so many stars in the sky.

Foxy
Foxy
Hehe~ ☆
You don't really see that where you live, due to all that light pollution.
But we don't have a issue with that.

Sophia looks amazed.
They continue to watch the night sky, and Sophia plays a bit more with magic.

Afterwards she was happy to sleep with her cute pajamas. She also started to hug Foxy kinda like a plushie, which she really enjoyed~

Next chapter:
What are Sternchen?