"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 wake me up earlier ?!"
"I forgot."
"Liar!"
From his side, Orion could hear Isabel and Anna talking.
Turning on his left, he froze.
Anna was wearing a sublime grey gown, enhancing her beautiful grey eyes and showing her white shoulders. Her black hair was tied on her back neatly.
Orion couldn't help but find her as beautiful as Liana.
"Hm ?"
Sensing a gaze, Anna turned around and saw Orion.
"What are you staring at ?"
Anna asked with narrowed eyes.
Orion broke from his daze and replied stutteringly.
"No-Nothing!"
He averted his gaze from her with an embarrassed face.
"So I'm not worth looking at ?"
Anna asked with a cold voice.
"Eh?! No I-I me-mean..."
Orion didn't know what to say.
'What I have to say in this situation...?!'
"Stop teasing him Anna, you can't make him fall for you like that."
Fortunately, Isabel intervened.
"Shut up, Isabel."
Glaring at Isabel, Anna walked ahead, dragging her along.
Orion sighed in relief seeing that and walked slowly behind them.
A few minutes later, they entered the hall.
Orion could see that all of his classmates were there with the Imperial family.
His eyes fell on Liana and he froze again. He wasn't the only one either.
With a shining white gown, she was breathtaking.
Suddenly their eyes met but Liana immediately averted her eyes.
Orion was surprised. Usually he would be the one averting his gaze on her.
"Thank you heroes of the otherworld for answering my invitation."
The Emperor stood up from his throne and spoke.
The class stopped chatting and turned toward him.
"As I said before, we are in a dark period because of the threat of the Ankouna Empire. But fortunately, we are not alone in this opposition. The Nychterin Empire and Fulgura Kingdom, our long-time allies now, will be with us against the Ankouna Empire!"
Creak!
The moment he said this, the huge doors on the right opened slowly, making a creaking sound.
*Gasps*
The class gasped upon seeing the people behind the doors.
Five beautiful and handsome individuals walked in. They were all around their age.
First, an extremely handsome black-haired and blue-eyed man walked along with who seemed to be his sister.
She had beautiful blue hair and blue eyes. Her beauty was rivalling Liana.
Behind them were three other people. With their closeness and similar characteristics, they also seemed to be siblings.
Two of them were extremely similar. It wouldn't be a shock if they were twins.
They looked to be the same age or one year older as them.
Both had jet black hair and beautiful white eyes. The man quickly gathered the girls' eyes as he was even more handsome than Albert.
The same was for the girl, who was even more beautiful than Liana. It was mainly because of her attractive white eyes.
Golden eyes were already unique on Earth, so white eyes were even more.
While both of them wore a stoic face, the third girl, probably their younger sister, had a smile on her face.
She was around fourteen and had black hair and eyes.
As they walked, the class parted in two and made a way for them.
"They are like goddesses!"
"I think I'm in love."
"You said the same thing to Princess Aeliana!"
"Kya! The man is totally my type!"
"Fantasy world is really cool!"
Andrew and Jordan stared at the white-eyed girl and the blue-haired girl like a hawk.
Ryan's body shivered upon seeing them, nobody knew what was on his mind...fortunately.
The Emperor smiled at them when they came in front of him.
"Greetings Emperor."
They all bowed elegantly before Helio.
"Raise your head please! Now introduce yourselves to the Heroes from the otherworld."
They all nodded and the blue-haired girl stepped forward.
"First Princess of the Fulgura Kingdom, Myriam Eris Fulgura, it's a pleasure to meet the great heroes."
Myriam said with a charming smile, causing the men to blush.
Her brother came next to her and spoke.
"First Prince of the Fulgura Kingdom, Arnold Vayne Fulgura, greetings."
Putting his right fist on his chest, he smiled, causing the girls to blush heavily.
He winked sneakily to Liana, who just smiled awkwardly. But when his gaze fell on Sienna, he froze a few seconds before his smile grew broadly.
After that, they stepped back, letting the three other people walk forward.
The white-eyed man spoke first without showing an expression.
"Bryan Orpheus Nychterin, First Prince of the Nychterin Empire. Greetings."
"Evelyn Orthia Nychterin, First Princess of the Nychterin Empire. Greetings."
The white-eyed girl made the same robot-like introduction.
"Cough! I am the Second Princess of the Nychterin Empire, Melissa Amy Nychterin. Pleasure to meet you heroes!"
The younger sister did a more cheerful presentation, contrary to her elder siblings.
"W-well now please join the heroes and talk with them."
Helio asked with a smile.
*Bustle*
Soon, Orion's classmates surrounded the five people and talked to them.
Except the First Prince of the Fulgura Kingdom who was talking happily to Liana, but the latter wasn't that enthusiastic.
Moreover, the first prince, Arnold, kept glancing at Sienna from the corner of his eyes.
The prince of the Solaria Empire was talking to the Princess of the Fulgura kingdom, Myriam, but Andrew was also there.
They were both trying to flirt with Myriam while giving glares to each other.
"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
"Beautiful..."He let out unconsciously.Long smooth black hair and the most beautiful eyes he ever saw. Shining white which contrasted with her black hair. Furthermore, she was standing just behind the star cluster.It made her figure even more fantastic."Beautiful...?"Evelyn tilted her head, which was very cute.Orion averted his gaze and replied."I-I mean you are beautiful..."Orion trailed off in the end. He was very nervous."You said I'm beautiful but you are averting your eyes."Evelyn said before putting her face in front of Orion.She was looking at him curiously.Orion was stunned and stepped back."I-I'm sorry!""Why are you sorry ?""T-That's..."'What is this conversation?!'"Are you sad ?"Evelyn suddenly asked."...!"Orion looked at her. Her expression was as stoic as ever but her white eyes were peering into him."Yes..."Orion admitted and stood up."Because of the Solaria princess ?"Evelyn asked with a hint of interest in her expression."I-I'm sure she had a re
Evelyn's head was now a few meters away from Orion's face and her body was warmer than ever.She looked expressionlessly at Orion's quivering lips in front of her."Sister?!"Before Evelyn did what only God would know what, a voice rang out breaking the unique atmosphere of the balcony.Evelyn turned her head without leaving Orion's embrace."What ?"She asked, tilting her head."Wh-what are you doing ?!"Melissa asked with a bright red face. Next to her was the gobsmacked figure of Bryan.His stoic face was no longer there. He was just utterly shocked.Two seconds later and Evelyn would have kissed him.It was the same for Melissa. She had known her sister since just a year ago but she had always been expressionless.But now she was hugging a man tightly and was on the verge of kissing him."I'm feeling happy ?""What does this even mean?!"Evelyn finished her answer with a question which further confused the siblings."Y-You! You are Orion, right?!"Melissa turned toward Orion, as w
"Hm ?"Orion let out a confused voice."What is it ?"Melissa asked, seeing Orion glancing around."A-Ah no, it smells like mint around me so I wondered what it was...""It's me, I'm using a mint perfume so when I hugged you, it permeated on you."Evelyn gave a perfect answer to Orion."I-I see no wonder."Orion replied, he didn't sense the fragrance because he was crying, but now he couldn't help but find the smell very good.Melissa got dizzy, she was reaching her limits."We'll go in now, so please refrain from talking about what happened or doing anything suspicious."Bryan didn't want to hear them flirting anymore, so he spoke, grabbing the handle of the glass doors.""Yes.""Both replied at the same time, but Bryan got more worried.Clank!Bryan entered and the others followed."Oh they are here !"A voice rang out, attracting all the gaze.Bryan and Melissa were in the front while Orion and Evelyn were behind them."Huh ? What is Orion doing with them ?""That's a good question
"Strange ?""Yes. Don't you find him also ? Since the day he came one month ago, he was already in the eyes of the strongest heroes.""Yes but they were classmates like they said so...""What about Lia ? She never talked to a boy for more than a few minutes except me or Albert. But she suddenly became a close friend of Orion.""It must be because Orion is very different from the other men."Margreth said after having observed Orion for a month from afar.She would never let an ill-intentioned man near her daughter after all.For her, Orion wouldn't even harm a fly and was too innocent to even think about something bad. He was attracted by Liana's beauty but he never showed any ill intentions towards her. Otherwise, neither her or Helio would have let Orion near Liana."No Margreth, there is something more to him. We think that the heroes turn around the strongest ones, but it's quite the contrary."He shook his head. Then he looked again at the group of four.They were currently eatin
"Say Orion.""Hm ?""What do you like about my sister ?""Eh ?!""Don't dare lie to me."Melissa said with a glare.Orion nodded vehemently and thought about her question."W-Well, I like her straightforwardness and gentleness I-I guess."Orion stuttered in the end as he noticed that he was saying embarrassing words."Hmm...I see."Melissa nodded in approbation.'Sister chose a good man'"H-Hm Princess Melissa.""Yes ?""A-Are your parents gentle with princess Evelyn ?""...!"Melissa froze at his question."I-I'm sorry I was ju-just curious..."Seeing the stunned expression of Melissa, Orion quickly apologized. He just asked curiously, as he was sad for Evelyn.Melissa recovered and shook her head."You deserve to know, I guess.""Hm ?""My brother and sister had peculiar eyes. It can be extremely powerful in a fight. It was said to be a gift from our goddess Noctria."Orion was shocked, their white eyes were not just there for nothing after all."Unfortunately, only my brother awake
"Can't believe the princess could do that to Orion..."Daisy said in a surprised tone."Yeah...he didn't do anything wrong to deserve that."Elena replied with a sad face.She was happy for Orion to have found someone like Liana, but now she just felt angry. She didn't want to know how he felt when she ignored him.She didn't really know Orion, but from her observation, in the last years he was someone very gentle. She knew she was acting strangely by helping him a few times before like Aura, but somehow she couldn't leave him completely alone.Beeeeep!"Oh!"Elena was surprised by the sudden sound."It's time to dance, Lena !"Daisy said enthusiastically."I-I will refrain, it's not obligatory."Elena refused, shaking her head."Come one! You want to dance with Austin, right ?""Wh-what ?""You can't lie to me, Lena!" Daisy said, shaking her finger."I-I'm not ready...Hey!"Elena averted her eyes but was dragged by the hand toward Austin."W-wait Daisy!""Too late!"Daisy dragged Ele
The Nychterin Empire, once overshadowed by hardship, had transformed into a beacon of power and resilience on the Dreamland continent. This remarkable evolution was a stark contrast to its past, a past marred by the scars of a war that had ravaged the nation hundreds of years earlier. During those tumultuous times, the Nychterin Empire had borne the brunt of the conflict, losing countless knights to the enemy's clutches.The aftermath was even grimmer, marked by a scarcity of labor and, more poignantly, a pervasive sense of desolation that had settled over the populace. Widows mourned, children became orphans, and the Empire seemed to teeter on the precipice of despair. Yet, amid this darkness, a glimmer of hope emerged.The Solaria Empire, a benevolent force, extended a compassionate hand to their beleaguered neighbors. Without seeking recompense, they aided in the Empire's reconstruction and dispatched healers to tend to the wounded souls. Although the specter of gloom lingered, the
“You-You want to take part in the tournament?”Selena stammered, speechless at Aita’s demand.“Yeah.”Aita nodded casually.“Why, suddenly? You told me yesterday you were not interested?”Selena tried her best to keep her calm.“I want the reward.”“!”Shock filled Selena’s face. Did he want the reward? So Princess Evelyn? She couldn’t believe it.“Wh-Why? You already have me…”Selena started to doubt her own worth now. She didn’t want to brag about it, but she considered herself not less beautiful than Evelyn Nychterin. Or maybe Aita liked the innocent-type more?“What?”Aita, as dense as ever, wondered what the hell she was speaking about. He only wanted the second reward, the other part of his spear after all.“Can I use you in need every day? Would you be with me any time?”Aita said in a mocking tone. She wasn’t a weapon after all.“Idiot!”-Thud!Selena threw the cup of coffee in Aita’s face and ran away with a tomato-red face.***“Princess.”“...”“Princess?”“Ah!”Selena brok
“Ahhhh…He’s taking his time.” Daisy yawned as she rubbed her sleepy eyes. More than an hour had passed and Aita still hadn’t come out. She was on the verge of sleeping on the floor but held back. She could wait for Aita. Aita had still saved her best friend and her. “What the hell is he doing?!” Anna, still hidden in the corner, was reaching the limits of her patience. “Anna, seriously, we should go…I really want to sleep…” Isabel leaned on the wall and was on the verge of falling asleep like that. “No! Wait a little mor-” “Daisy?” “““!””” “Le-Lena?” Daisy was surprised to see Elena here. She was sure Elena would play or speak with Aura for a few more hours at least… “What are you doing outside and you will catch a cold like that.” Elena sighed, seeing Daisy standing there in a negligee. Elena was also wearing a blue negligee but she was wearing a jacket on it. “A-Ah, well…” Daisy scratched her head, not knowing what to do. Aita was still inside the room after all. Still,
Late at night, Aita left his room. He wandered in the corridor of the palace aimlessly. The guards roaming around would bow to him upon seeing him, otherwise they would let him. They probably thought he wanted to take a breath of fresh air.After an hour or so, he started to walk toward the section reserved for the girls in his class. Like Daisy had promised, she would leave him in their room. Waiting for the right time, he went to the ladies' side. He made sure to erase any sound of his steps with his wind. He didn’t want to cause another uproar and be labeled with another cringe nickname. He already wanted to erase his memories just thinking about what he was doing. Infiltrating the ladies’ dormitory at night? Anyone would label him as human trash.Reaching the room of Daisy and Elena, Aita knocked on the door. He was having a hard time keeping his face from distorting. All his actions seemed like he was going to sleep with a woman late at night…“Look, Isabel, I knew it!”At the en
“You had a tough day, Aita.”Selena said with a glare.They went back to the palace and the first person who welcomed Aita was Selena. She had an exhausted complexion but she still looked like a perfect princess. Her sapphire eyes were staring angrily at Aita and mostly the knights of Lunarstella. She told them to look after Aita so he wouldn’t do anything, threatening their truce, but they couldn’t do anything. They all averted their faces in shame. They couldn’t tell that Aita at that time was too scary to speak to. More than that, they were also angry at Rex and the others for what they had done.“...”Aita stared at Selena. Her face overlapped with the mature Selena of the recording. Her tears, her sad expression, her helplessness, everything overlapped with the current Selena. He couldn’t understand why that woman he didn’t know at all was making his emotions stir that much. He cared for Selena Luna Lunarstella, but not her great-great-aunt.“Aita?”Selena called out to Aita sinc
“What happened…”Aura asked. Behind her were all her classmates, the knights of Solaria and Lunarstella. They were silently waiting for two people to answer. The two people were, of course, Aita and Elena who, after two days, finally reached the entrance of the rift. Austin, Jake, Jaxon and Daisy had already arrived as well the day before, so everyone was there. Well, everyone except Gaut and Rex, who were killed by Aita. By the way, Bein was sitting with a blank expression in a corner ignoring them. Anyway, most of the stares were gathered on two people. Aita and Elena. Aita had his black mask off but he still had his skin mask, which didn’t please him in the slightest as he felt uncomfortable with it, so his current annoyed expression. Right behind, strangely close to him, was Elena, who seemed to be happy to finally reunite with her classmates.“Nothing.”Aita replied clearly, showing that he was annoyed at her question, and walked ahead. “Hmpf!”Aura harrumphed and went to Elena
“...”“...”Silence reigned in the empty hall. The runes weren’t glowing anymore. Aita and Elena were not speaking. Elena had a pained expression, a little more and she’d have cried. Remembering Selena’s face and her words, she felt despondent for her. She glanced at Aita. He was playing with a little stone. It was the White Crystal that was inside the coffin with the book. The book disappeared as soon as the recording was over. As for the skeleton, Aita had put Selena’s remains inside his space ring. Elena looked at the stone with a complicated expression. She needed four of them to go back on Earth. No. She needed five of them. Four to destroy the space rift, once on the other side, she needed another one to finally reach Earth. In any case, the one in Aita’s hand didn’t belong to her, in the first place, so right now she had nothing.-Gurgleeeee“...”“...”Elena buried her face in her knees, not daring to look at Aita’s current expression. She depleted her mana, so she was exhau
“I am going with the name of Selena Mona Lunarstella. The First Princess of the Great Lunarstella Empire.” Her domineering voice echoed. Looking at her, Aita started to understand why she was hailed as a heroine back then and even now. He could understand how she alone was able to defend Lunarstella from enemies everywhere. She really had the aura of a leader. “I do not know who you are, but I know that you are here with the help of my blood. How many years had gone since the war ? I just hold the hope that my Empire is still there flourishing like it should…” She said in a nostalgic tone. “You, who discovered my tomb. I am going to reveal what I discovered in the hope that you are my blood, or at least someone of my Empire. I gave my spear to my brother so he could give it to his children. I engraved runes on my spear that will serve as key to entering this place when the time will come. I transmitted this emplacement to my brother before leaving the Empire forever.” Selena spoke
“I did nothing! B-Believe me, please!”Elena’s quivering voice kept ringing in the hall. She was speaking to Aita, who was standing, looking at his surroundings. He didn’t seem to care about Elena’s words. Stretching his limbs for a minute, he removed his shirt.“Ah! W-What are you doing, Lord Aita?!”Elena turned her head away with a flushed face.Aita ignored her and took out a new white shirt and put in on while making sure to hide his pendant so Elena wouldn’t see it. He glanced at the ground and saw the silver spear. Stooping down, he took the spear. As usual, it looked like a newly crafted spear as its silver color shone with purity. Swinging the spear a few times, he turned around. Elena was looking at him nervously.“How long have I been out?”He asked. Vivid memories of Artemis were still present in his mind. Memories he shouldn’t have as he wasn’t even born at that moment. Why had he the memories of other people? Anyway, it felt like years had passed, so he wanted to know.