Elena glared at Daisy and checked Orion's head.
"Are you okay, Orion ?"
"Y-yeah, I was just surprised"
Orion replied, raising his body and patting his head.
Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!
The sound of loud steps echoed suddenly.
"It's not over."
A cold voice rang out.
Lifting his head, Orion saw the still angry Jordan a few meters away from him.
He would have been scary if not for his bloodied nose...
Orion quickly shook his head. Jordan would cripple him for life if he didn't run away now.
Fortunately, Elena was there.
Upon hearing Jordan's words, she stood up and went in front of Orion.
"Orion can't fight anymore, it's over Jordan."
Elena said with a frown.
Jordan gritted his teeth seeing Elena defending Orion.
'Even Elena now?!'
"Move Elena. You healed him, right ? So it's okay."
"No! It's over. His mana is depleted now."
Jordan ignored her and tried to bypass her.
"Jordan!"
Elena shouted, but he continued.
"What are you doing, Jordan ?"
A voice rang out from behind.
Hearing the familiar voice, Elena turned around and a smile bloomed on her face.
Jordan stooped his steps and turned around.
"Austin..."
Austin walked slowly and came in front of Elena and Orion.
Elena blushed slightly seeing Austin standing protectively in front of her.
Jordan, whose mood was already rock bottom, became even worse after seeing Elena blushing at Austin.
"It's our fight. Don't interfere, else I will not hold back."
Jordan said as lightning crackled around his body.
Austin narrowed his eyes and blue fire came out of his body. Honestly, he couldn't win as he was still recuperating, but he had no choice.
"Stop."
Before they started, a strong voice rang out.
Jordan and Austin's bodies froze. They couldn't even lift a finger.
Riona came out from behind them with the other students along.
"You won Jordan. It's over now." She stared at Jordan.
Jordan stared back at her in resistance, but the pressure from her telekinesis ability stroke him more fiercely.
"Jordan." She called him out again.
Jordan was on the verge of falling on his knees now.
"Tsk."
Seeing that Jordan finally relented, she freed both Jordan and Austin.
Jordan gave an angry glare at Orion before leaving.
"Sigh...the training is not over, so come now."
Riona declared and left.
The others followed along.
"H-Hum..."
Hearing a voice from behind, Austin turned around and saw Elena fidgeting.
"Yes ?"
"Thank you for your help. I could have taken care of it myself, but still thanks."
Elena said in a confident tone, but the blush on her face was betraying her.
Fortunately, Austin was very dense so he ignored that.
"I just helped my classmates."
Austin replied with a smile and followed the others.
"How long are you going to stare at his back?"
A whisper rang out in her ear.
"Kyaaa!"
Elena jumped up in fright, then she glared at Daisy.
"St-stop doing that!"
Elena said with a red face.
"Pfft! Sorry you were so cute with your longing looks. Right, Orion ?"
Daisy suddenly asked Orion who was next to them.
"Longing look ?"
Daisy was gobsmacked at Orion's reaction.
"You...Don't tell me you are also dense in that aspect. Sigh...you must be the only one with Austin that is clueless about Elena's crush on him."
Daisy shook her head.
"Daisy?!"
"Eh?! Elena is in lo-love with Austin?!"
Orion opened his eyes wide in realization.
"N-No I hate him!"
Elena grabbed Orion's shirt and shook his body back and forth.
"W-wait!" Orion felt dizzy from the rapid movements of Elena.
'She is too strong!'
It was pathetic, but yes, he couldn't do anything against Elena's strength.
"I hate him! Understood?!"
Elena continued to shake Orion with a bright red face.
"Y-yes!"
Orion nodded but it was obviously a lie.
"You sure have fun you two."
A cold voice rang out near them.
Elena stopped shaking Orion and looked at her right side.
"A-Anna?"
"What are you doing, you two...?"
Anna asked while glancing at Elena's hands, grabbing Orion's shirt.
"Nothing."
Elena replied before freeing Orion.
Orion sighed in relief.
"Miss Riona asked us to come, you are both late."
Anna explained.
"B-But you are also late, no ?"
Orion replied but Anna answered him with a glare, causing him to avert his eyes.
'She is always angry but it's worse now...'
Isabel giggled at their interaction.
"I see! Let's go Daisy!"
"Yeah, yeah..."
Elena replied and left with her friend.
An awkward silence reigned as Anna, Isabel and Orion were the only ones remaining.
Anna's grey eyes stared at Orion.
He was averting his eyes, his training top was shredded in several parts. His shirt was also creased because of Elena. He was exactly looking like a beggar.
"Tsk!"
Clicking her tongue, she walked off.
'Why...? Why am I acting like that...?'
"Sigh...She is a good person. Don't think over her actions, Orion."
Isabel said before following behind Anna.
"Y-yeah."
Orion nodded and walked slowly behind them.
He was already used to Anna's behavior on Earth.
In this world, it somewhat concentrated on him, but it was nothing new, he thought.
Even if he was not that good at reading others, he knew that Anna was a good person though harsh.
After Orion's combat, the others also fought and it lasted until lunchtime."It's over for today. I will tell you about previous otherworlders during your meal."Saying that, Riona left the garden."Fiuu...It's finally time to eat."John said while exhaling."Yeah. Luckily, we didn't end up with a monster of our class."Joseph said, glancing at 3 boys and 4 girls in particular."Andrew...?"Tyler called out to Andrew, who was staring at a specific place."Yeah ?""It's time for lunch.""Right, let's go."Andrew nodded and took a last look at Orion. He felt increasingly strange to see Orion interact with Anna, Aura, Elena and Sienna.It was giving him a foreboding-like feeling and he didn't like it at all.Orion headed back to his room like all his classmates to take a shower.After putting a simple shirt and pants, he headed toward the immense dining hall of the Solaria Palace.They would always eat in the dining hall with the imperial family and it was normal as they were 'heroes', t
"Oh my son, you are finally back."A happy voice rang out in the dining hall.Albert saw his father and smiled."Yes father, I did what you asked and they will be here tomorrow.""Oh! That's good news then. Come, it's time to eat anyway."Albert nodded and walked toward the table reserved for his family. His mother and Liana were also seated there.Orion sat at the edge of the table for the 'heroes' as always and started to eat like everyone.It was a true feast, several dishes were on the tables. A delicious fragrance enveloped the hall."Riona told me that you wanted to know what happened to the previous otherworlders."Suddenly, Emperor Helio spoke.Silence fell immediately in the hall and they all stopped eating.Seeing their serious expressions, he spoke."100 years ago, my ancestor summoned the heroes of another world. They were also like you lost but quickly recovered. They knew that to get back to their world they had to find a soul relic.""Excuse me Emperor."Aura raised her
"Could you tell me about your family...""Eh ?""O-Of course, if you don't want to, it's okay."Liana added hurriedly.Orion broke from his state and replied."N-No, if it's you, I can, you are my only friend after all.""Um...You didn't have other friends in your childhood, Rion ?"Liana asked curiously."No. I was very weak and bedridden until ten years old. Honestly, before that, all my life was like a blur to me."Orion replied bitterly."I see...""Well, how should I start ? My father was Narcy Kenway and my mother was Angelica Kenway. I also had a younger sister, Saria."Liana understood from his past tense and sad face that they were all dead now."My parents were somehow very popular. I remember that several people came to our house to meet my parents. My father was an actor while my mother was a psychologist.""Actor, psychologist ?"Liana tilted her head."Oh yes, there is no such profession in this world. An actor is someone who plays for entertainment. You know people who
"Y-Yes your Majesty! Several people are trying to kill the Hero Orion to facilitate a union between the Princess and another Hero..."'What... ?'Aura was horrified upon hearing that they were planning to kill Orion.She was really getting dizzy from that.Growing up on Earth, such reasons to kill someone were really absurd for her. She was getting angry just by listening to their conversation."How many in the court have the same opinion about the Hero Orion ?"Helio asked in a serious tone."M-More than three-quarters, your Majesty..."The Emperor was surprised by that."How do you even get that idea of union ?"Helio asked with a frown."T-That's...Hero Andrew was recommending an imperial marriage as a means to erase the Empire's fear against the Ankouna Empire...""Lord Andrew did... ?""Yes, your Majesty."Helio thought that it was indeed a great idea to erase the fear of the Solaria Empire, but he was surprised that Andrew didn't come directly to him to propose that.Shaking his
"What?!"Liana let out a loud voice unconsciously."Calm down, Lia."Margreth said with a frown."B-But why...?"Liana was confused by the demand."You know that your closeness with him is frowned upon by nearly all nobles."Helio asked her."T-That's..."Liana already knew that but she had ignored it until now. She wouldn't change her company just because some people hated that."Lia, answer me honestly. Do you have feelings for the Hero Orion ?""Eh...?"Lianna was dumbfounded by the question.Why was her father speaking about love to her now ?"Answer me, Lia.""N-No father, Ri-Orion is just a close friend."Liana replied, lowering her head.Helio looked at her.There was no lie, she was just looking at Orion like a friend...for the moment."But what about the future ?""Fa-father...?""You are looking at him as a friend now, but what about the future ?""I-I...""He is not good for you, Liana."Helio suddenly said."Wh-what ?""Be it his strength or character, he doesn't suit you.
"AH!"A scream rang out in a spacious room."Ah...ah...ah...ah...ah"Orion raised his body from the bed with a pale face.He was out of breath and sweat was trickling from his whole body."W-What was th-that ?"Orion muttered and clenched his chest.He felt a sharp pain in his chest as if the dream he had was true.Then he looked out of his window. The sky was blue and clear."Ah! I will be late!"Getting out of his bed, he headed to the bath.Important people would come from the Nychterin Empire and Fulgura kingdom, so they were asked to be ready in the morning.After the bath, he quickly opened the huge wardrobe in his room.They were asked to wear elegant clothes, so he didn't have a choice.He chose a navy blue suit and quickly put it on.After thirty minutes of checking his suit and doing his hair, he left his room.Walking in the hallway, he met several of his classmates in suits and gowns.They were all heading to the huge banquet hall of the palace."Hey Anna, why didn't you w
"Princess Myriam, you are very beautiful. To be honest, I am still dizzy."Andrew said with a gentle smile."Oh my, thank you very much Lord Andrew."Myriam replied with a smile and Andrew froze again."Hmpf! You said the same thing to my sister not long ago!"Albert snorted at Andrew."Y-You!"Albert ignored the raging Andrew and spoke to Myriam."Myriam, did you think about my offer ?""T-that's... I'm still thinking about it, Prince Albert..."Myriam replied hesitantly."What offer ?" Andrew asked suddenly."H-Hum Prince Albert would like to organize a marriage between us to strengthen the bonds between our countries...""What?!"***Orion, who was alone in a corner, was looking at Liana and Arnold chatting.But he noticed that Liana kept avoiding his gaze with a sad face.Orion got somewhat worried, so he decided to speak to her.Normally, he would never join a conversation between two royals but he forced himself.Taking a deep breath, he walked toward them. Liana, seeing Orion c
"Greetings beautiful ladies, I hope I don't bother you ?"Arnold said with a dazzling smile.Any girl would have fallen immediately.Yes, any normal girls.Unfortunately, Sienna wasn't a normal girl and Claire, who hung around with her also.Seeing that he was ignored, he thought she didn't hear him, so he spoke again."Hm. Lady Sienna I...""You are bothering us."Sienna cut him off coldly.Arnold's smile twitched at her answer.More importantly, she didn't even give him a single glance!She was looking expressionlessly at Orion's still frozen figure."Maybe after we can...""You are bothering us."She cut him off again coldly without looking at him."Pfft!" Claire stifled her laugh before averting her gaze.Arnold was feeling awkward as he didn't know what to do.Somehow Sienna's words were also loud, so he didn't want to leave like that pathetically.Fortunately for him, he didn't need to leave first as Sienna and Claire bypassed him, leaving him frozen on his spot.***At the same