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', thus they had a high status.
Orion entered the dining hall and heard a commotion in it.
"Lady Aura, Lady Sienna, Lady Elena, Lady Anna, I am really happy to have finally met you. The rumors were wrong, because you're all prettier than what they said."
A young man's voice echoed in the hall.
Several students were already there with the Princess. But there was a new face.
It was a young man who couldn't be more than eighteen.
He had shining golden hair and blue eyes, he was even more handsome than Austin and the others.
He was currently busy flirting with the four girls, so he didn't notice that all the men were glaring daggers at him.
"Uhm...Who are you ?" Aura asked before Anna smashed his face in anger.
"Oh yes, let me introduce myself."
The golden-haired man said before taking a step back.
Orion could finally take a good look at him, he was wearing a golden tunic. On his waist was a beautiful sword sheated in a scabbard and his shoulder length golden hair was let loose on the sides of his face.
"I am the First Prince of the Solaria Empire, Albert Dimas Solaria, greetings beautiful ladies."
Albert said, before bowing elegantly.
""""!""""
All the students opened their eyes in shock.
Now that they looked at him, his face really looked like the Emperor.
'Lia's brother ?!'
Orion was shocked. He did hear about her brother but they never saw him in the last month.
It was said that he was on a trip to the Nychterin Empire and Fulgura Kingdom. They were both allied to the Solaria Empire so it was normal.
"Yes, I may be a prince, but in front of such beauties, I'm just like other men who fell for you."
Albert said with a charming smile.
Orion didn't understand a single thing about what he was blabbering, but the others did.
Several girls were blushing seeing Albert.
"Kyaa!"
"Isn't he the most handsome man in the world?"
"Yeah, he is really a prince!"
As for the men, they were all angry.
"This bastard...!"
"He dare to flirt with our classmates!"
"Shut up and just say you are jealous."
The concerned girls were also feeling awkward with the strange prince.
Aura didn't understand what he wanted. Elena was eager to see Austin. Anna wanted to beat up the guy. As for Sienna, she was looking coldly at Albert like always but there was no doubt that she wanted him to stop clowning around.
"Prince Albert, could you stop ? The girls are bothered by your words."
Andrew, who had finally reached his limits, spoke.
Albert turned around and saw a handsome man, at most two years younger than him.
"Oh ? And you are ?"
"Andrew Whiteford."
"Oh you're the hero inheriting the rare light ability which was said that only the Solaria imperial family could use."
Albert said, 'awed'.
Andrew's ego raised instantly at his praise.
'At least he knows his place.'
He smirked inwardly while putting a modest smile on the outside.
"It's nothing special. I just want to help my classmates and this Empire."
"Yes, of course it's nothing special. Your light attribute is really weak after all."
Albert said with the same smile.
"What...?"
Andrew's smile vanished and was replaced by a neutral expression.
Albert's smile deepened seeing Andrew's struggle to keep his emotions in check.
"I said that your light magic is extremely weak."
He repeated while worsening his words.
Andrew's facade was on the verge of breaking now, but he kept his calm again.
"Ahaha. I'm sorry, but you can't understand if my light magic is strong or not."
Andrew laughed 'innocently'.
"Oh yes I can."
Rumble!
"What?!"
Andrew opened his eyes in shock as he saw Albert emitting a golden light from his body. Moreover, it was stronger than his own.
"Y-You!"
"Oh! Yes, I forgot to say that I inherited light magic from my father."
Albert said with an apologizing smile.
Andrew and the others were stunned. They thought only the Emperor had light magic as his daughter had fire magic.
"Brother, I don't think it's the right moment to do that..."
Liana finally spoke to Albert.
"Oh, Lia my dear sister."
Albert smiled upon seeing his sister.
"I was merely checking the ability of Sir Androne, that's all."
A vein popped out of Andrew's forehead. He was really having a hard time keeping his facade with a guy like Albert.
"Brother, the heroes have just finished their training and they must be hungry."
Liana shifted the topic, seeing the tension.
"Oh! Of course."
Albert nodded and went again in front of Aura and the three others.
"Please my ladies, let me..."
"Don't you see that they don't care about you?"
An arrogant voice rang out.
Frowning, Albert turned around and saw two burly young men coming from the entrance of the dining hall. It was Jordan and Vincent.
"May I know who you are ?"
"You are not worthy to know my name."
Saying this, Jordan headed to the dining table and took a seat.
"Pfftt!" Vincent stifled a laugh and followed after.
Albert had a smile on his face but he was boiling in rage inside.
Andrew smirked and left with his friends.
He was happy with Jordan's answer to Albert, though he hated both of them.
The girls, taking advantage of the frozen prince, left as well.
"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
"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
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.