chapter 65
65 – Zenith (4)
The next morning.
As Ecclesia said, I was assigned a dormitory as much as possible as a male.
Everyone was fussing in the hallway to check their roommates and rooms posted on the bulletin board, but I didn’t have to go through the hassle.
Because Ecclesia told me in advance the day before.
I decided not to doubt her abilities anymore.
I don’t know why, but they assigned me as a male student to the same dorm room as Arwen.
Well, since I was young, I’ve hardly ever met people outside, so there’s no need to recognize them.
Should I say I’m glad….
Ecclesia has never once told me her story.
I don’t even know where I’m from, where I came from, or what I want.
All I know is that the name is related to someone named Arwen.
Of course, I didn’t even have to be curious.
Our relationship was established simply through a transaction.
There was no need to dig up unnecessary information.
Her words are what I already trust without having to find out more about her.
I went straight to my dorm room faster than others.
The structure of the dormitory itself was more complicated than I thought, but I found it without difficulty.
Click
I entered the room with the key I had received in advance.
As expected, there was no one in the room.
There might still be some time left for that person named Arwen to come.
After unpacking and showering, I tied my chest with a compression bandage and tied my hair short.
You should never be found out that you are a woman.
Also, approach according to Ecclesia’s instructions.
Click
I heard the door open and a black-haired man came in.
That guy….
It clearly matched the appearance of the person who knocked Sonia out in the maze perfectly.
Is that Arwen that Ecclesia was talking about?
“Are you my roommate? Nice to meet you, my name is Zenith Paraizos.”
I didn’t show any signs of embarrassment and immediately greeted Arwen.
Arwen seemed to hesitate a little without saying hello, as if she recognized who I was right away.
Everyone who encounters the prince of an empire reacts in the same way, so I was somewhat familiar with it.
“But I hope you don’t go too far. I want to make friends. Above all, isn’t this an academy? “An academy where all social status disappears and everyone becomes equal.”
Again, I smiled and told Arwen to take it easy.
“…… Okay. Janice. I’m counting on you.”
Arwen smiled the same way and held out her hand to me.
Even if I tell them to be easy on me, usually everyone finds me difficult, but somehow Arwen was different.
“Huh?”
I was so embarrassed that I unconsciously looked at Arwen and asked.
This is the first time in my life that something like this has happened.
“So, I’m asking you to treat me like a friend. Right?”
“Uh, yes. Yes. Okay. Please take care of me too.”
I shook his hand with the expectation that I might become a friend for the first time.
His hand was bigger than I expected, but it felt like a soft touch was enveloping me.
“Did you call me?”
While unpacking and taking a walk around the dormitory alone, I received a call from Ecclesia.
“Ah, Zenith. “Can I talk to you now?”
“Yes, it is possible now. “What’s going on?”
“I heard that you met Arwen, so I contacted you.”
“Yes. “We just met.”
“That guy. I think I have a crush on you! Ha ha ha!”
Ecclesia seemed to be laughing and teasing me.
But even though I knew it was nonsense, my cheeks turned red without me realizing it.
There is no way I would have feelings for someone I met for the first time.
I touched my forehead to see if I had a fever, but my forehead was cold.
“… That’s troublesome. My future roommate is falling in love with me. “It looks like he’s a little suspicious because he already shook my hand.”
“No. There’s no way he would notice at all because he doesn’t have any sense. Please take care of my younger brother from now on.”
It was said that it was her younger brother….
Are you two family related?
No, now is not the time for me to worry about that.
“I understand. “Can you tell me how things are going in the imperial palace?”
“Imperial palace? Of course. We have captured all of the 2nd Prince’s henchmen who were keeping your forces in check. They are still pretending to take the 2nd Prince’s side, but they will all turn against me and betray me with just one command from me. “It explodes and causes downfall at exactly the critical moment.”
Ecclesia told us about more specific and advanced progress.
I never thought it would go this far already.
It seemed to progress much faster than expected.
“It seems like your ability to embrace people from before was really great. “How can you make hostile people on the same side in an instant?”
“I sent you there, so shouldn’t you take responsibility and make the imperial palace yours? Anyway, leave the imperial palace to me. “My involvement in the academy is limited to room allocation, so I’ll ask you to do more than that.”
“Yes. Of course. Then.”
Tuk
Tomorrow is finally the day when the first class begins.
Because of my expectations and worries, I couldn’t sleep even when I lay in bed.
First day of class at Unitas Academy.
There was a rumor that the classes at the academy were so rigorous that there was no entrance ceremony.
I barely slept, but I woke up early, took a shower, and got ready.
During the time when Arwen was still sleeping.
There was a risk of being caught if she prepared like him, so she decided to prepare faster.
At the academy, you have to choose your main department, but I chose the combat department.
Of course, I had to choose the combat department because I knew that Arwen, who had no magic power at all, would choose the combat department, but the field I was most confident in was sparring.
I put on my shoes and opened the door to go to the classroom first, but suddenly I wanted to go to the classroom with him, so I walked a little and stopped and started waiting for him.
In order to provide information to Ecclesia, it is important to continue to observe from the side.
After about 30 minutes, the door was opened and Arwen came out, with her hair and clothes quite neat, unlike yesterday.
“Arwen.”
As I watched him come out, I unconsciously smiled brightly and called his name.
“Zenith?”
“Friend, seeing as you are heading in this direction, are you also in the combat department?”
After saying hello, I slowly approached Arwen one step at a time.
“That’s right. I’m in the combat department. “Seeing you ask that, you too?”
“That’s right. I also belong to the combat department. Wouldn’t you like to go with something like this? “I don’t know anyone in my academy yet, so it’s lonely to go alone.”
My heart suddenly started beating faster, as if I was hoping that he would agree to go with me.
“Okay. “I was lonely because I was alone, so let’s go together.”
Fortunately, Arwen and I walked to the classroom together.
There was awkwardness between the two, and there was nothing special to say, but for some reason, my heart continued to pound.
There were almost no students in the classroom we arrived at, perhaps because there was quite a bit of time left before class began.
Arwen and I sat together in the back seat.
“Arwen. “Why did you come to this academy?”
I didn’t like the awkwardness between the two, so I spoke to Arwen first.
“To succeed.”
He answered right away in a fairly firm voice.
It was an expected answer since most commoners would come to the academy for the purpose of coming to the academy.
“I see. Success… ….”
“Then why did you come to the academy even though you are a prince? “There’s no need to go to the academy.”
While I was nodding and talking to myself, Arwen immediately asked me the same question.
This is the reason I came to the academy….
Still, I can’t tell him about my family or our dealings with Ecclesia.
“Ah. “I also have something I want to accomplish.”
“Hello, Prince. “This is how I get to meet you.”
The moment Arwen was about to ask me another question, someone spoke up.
Looking at her appearance, she was Planme Hresvelg.
“Ah, Lady Hresvelg. It’s been a while. You said you entered the combat department last year. “
“That’s right. Because I entered school a year earlier than my age. “I never thought the prince would join me as my junior.”
Lady Planme looked at me and then turned her gaze to Arwen.
“More than that. “May I ask who this person next to you is?”
“Oh, look at my mind. I guess I forgot. “This is my new close friend, Arwen.”
“This is Arwen.”
The way Arwen and Flamme looked at each other was somehow unusual.
They said they met for the first time, but there’s no way they knew each other in the first place, right?