This is a series of lores found in the game. They do not have the same title, but are still connected. The title of this page refers to the title of the first lore in the sequence.
Importance of Willpower
"Magical training isn’t easy. Aside from the difficulties of actually performing magic tricks, there is an inherent danger in the risk of corruption due to the intensity of training and potential abilities one can develop as a result of magical training. As such, it is important that the students of Academagia learn to control their willpower, and keep themselves in check at all times. Of course, the students at the school are young, and so the training begins at an early age."
Early bird gets the... Will.
"The conditioning needed for strong willpower starts early. Each regent is responsible for conditioning his or her students in a series of ever more challenging scenarios. While Willpower Training is not an officially sanctioned course, it is a requirement for any student who wishes to be allowed to use magic in any sort of official capacity outside of a classroom. These trials were developed by Orso Orsi in his first year as head of the school, mostly as a result of the previous headmaster’s tendency towards abuses of his magical powers."
The first trial
"The first trial for new students begins within the first few days of school, before the students are even aware of just what the test will be. The students are blindfolded in the middle of a randomly chosen class and taken to the dining hall. Most of the students are terrified, and unsure of just what is happening. They are told they are not to eat anything put before them. They are lined up at a table, and a plate of delicious smelling cakes and cookies is waved in front of them. If they reach for the cakes, they fail at their first test.
To Be Reprimanded
"Most students do fail the first test: a combination of nerves and a need to trust their professors often compel them to reach for the cakes, despite the warnings they receive. This first time the cakes are the richest, most delicious cakes the students would ever have tasted to this point in their lives, thus making them that much more tempting in the future. The students are firmly reprimanded for disobeying their teachers, but nothing more is said on the subject at that time."
A Snicker for the Students
"Over the course of the students’ next month at school, they are warned repeatedly that they are not to eat anything put before them that they cannot see with their own eyes. Most of the time the students merely snicker at the recollection of their failed test with the cakes. The older students, who have since gone through the ritual, often laugh along, but not at the same thing as the freshmen."
A Test of Resistance
"Within a month of the first test, the students are blindfolded and again brought to the dining room. They are told nothing before the test, but again are tempted with some of the most delectable, magically enhanced, smells from an assortment of pastries waved before them. This time, the best students, those who have already caught their professors’ eyes and were already earning highest marks, generally were able to resist the temptation, as difficult as it was. Little did they know the reward they would receive shortly. Those who ate of the cakes were rewarded to an even more delicious treat than the first time, and another lecture from the professors on the dangers of weak willpower."
Temptation at Its Greatest
"From time to time the students in the first year are again warned about giving in to temptation and the potential dangers that lurked for those who didn’t. By now, the students who failed the second test had begun to wonder just what the big deal was. Both times they took their tests they had been lectured, but it was a small price to pay for the delicious cakes they were given. Indeed, many of the students looked forward to the next test, and even mocked those who “passed” for their foolishness."
Orso's Special Meeting
"At this time in the tests, the first group of students, those who resisted the temptation, are brought to a special meeting with Orso Orsi, whereby they are granted an advanced standing in their class. For the time being, these students are sworn to secrecy, although they are told that before the semester ends they will be looked on as the very best of their class by their peers. They are also let in on the secret of the third, and most important willpower test..."
Foul Consequences
"So, when the time comes for the third test, again the students are blindfolded and brought to the dining hall. Again, the mouth-watering treats are waved in front of their noses. Those students who had passed the first test are allowed to be tempted first - and lo and behold, it would seem their peers’ taunts had weakened their willpower, and they are treated to the same wondrous treats their classmates were eager to enjoy. The professors again warn the students not to give in to their temptations, and then begin to wave the cakes in front of the students. Naturally, the students reach for the cakes and bite into them - only to find a pastry made of rotten eggs and wilted cabbage made to smell like chocolate and fruit. The first group of students normally roar with laughter as their peers spit out the putrid concoction onto the floor before receiving a final lecture from their professors on the necessity of controlling their willpower."
Final Test Is Only the Beginning
"Usually, this third test achieves its purpose. On subsequent tests, no matter how strong the aromas of the cakes are, the students are no longer willing to give in to their temptations, even after the professors themselves taste the cakes in front of them. From the time a student passes his or her willpower test, they are ready to really begin the study of magical arts."