"My whole body hurts!!" Franchesca was laying her upper body half on a cafeteria's table "That teacher wants to kill us"
Zagressa's class was called a living hell in-game, so I was already prepared for the worst.
Thank you Karla for your equally hard training.
"I wasn't expecting Cecil to enjoy fighting that much" we ended up sparring like twenty more times.
I already know that underneath that carefree persona, there was a hidden side of him that enjoyed the thrill of a good fight.
"At least you got a nice partner" she sat straight up "Mine was a useless class C bug" she crossed her aems in frustration "We ended up not meeting the teacher's expectation's because of her" she angrily takes a bite out of her snack
"This is why I hate those kinds of people" I just laugh at her slightly out of pocket comments.
But she seemed to realize something "Ah. Not you of course, you're at least more entertaining than them" I never got to see this startled side of her, it's quite endearing.
The more time spend with her the less I understand why she ended up becoming an evil character.
Speaking off...
I still haven't seen the main character even though I've been exploring every place I could go to at this point.
"I'm still hungry" I excused myself to bo buy something.
I'm afraid I've caused a butterfly effect, causing everything to change.
But I haven't done anything too extreme...
Whatever, I'll find her at some point.
"Ugh, what is she doing here"
Hm?
"I can't believe she has the courage to show her face around here"
"I know right. If I were her, I'd be so embarrassed to show my face on public spaces"
These dialogs...
"Ha, not even the plebs in the lowest classes want to be with her"
"This academy truly accepts anyone. I guess every place has its downsides"
She's here... and Fra-
"What do you think you're doing here?" Franchesca slowly spilled water above the main character's hair, dampening her.
!!!
"You were lucky enough to be accepted here" she stopped pouring water on her head and slamed the glass on the table "Don't go testing your luck by showing your cursed existence in front of everyone else"
A crowd formed around Franchesca and the victim.
A cold personality that's unaprochable, eyes that seem to be telling you to kill yourself, that you're the lowest of trash.
I just got away from her for a couple of seconds. What happened? She was acting quite normal before I left.
I made my way through the crowd and...
I saw them... Franchesca Von Themys standing next to her... looking down on that girl.
Kaida Thican, the main character of [Dragon's Roar.]
She was looking at the table, silently waiting for help that wouldn't arrive, as no one present at this moment at the cafeteria would be brave, or stupid, enough to go against Franchesca.
At least that's how it originally went...
"Fran! What are you doing?" I held out my hand in between Fran and Kaida.
"What are you doing? Don't you know who she is" I sensed a difference on her tone, it wasn't the same one she used with kaida.
I look at the damp girl, with short, messy pink hair and yellow eyes, she also looked at me, surprised that someone actually stepped in to help her.
"I know who she is..." my problem is that I have no realistic reason to help her, I've never interacted with her before this moment.
"Then why are you defending her?" While she may have sounded the same as before to everyone else, I felt some pain in her question.
"Regardless of her circumstances, she shouldn't be judged by the things her father did" I know her father didn't do anything bad, I've played the game, but that's something only Kaida knows.
"As far as we know about that incident, she may have also been a victim"
"The daughter of a sinner, that's been found at the center of the incident as the sole survivor, is also a sinner" that's what everyone thinks.
"If she was accepted by miss Goldenlaw and teachers of Aurum Academy, then there's something we don't know"
...
...
These small seconds of silence felt like an eternity.
By the way she's looking at me, I may have ruined my friendship with her.
She looks like she hates me. But, I also feel something different...
"Tch" she quickly turned around and left, her pressence when leaving made the crowd open up to allow her to go through.
It doesn't matter... it's only been a day since we met, not enough time to say she was a friend...
I'd much rather be on the winning side of the main character...
...
I heard a whispered "Thank you" coming from Kaida.
...
I left without looking at Kaida to make sure she was okay.
I left, following where Franchesca went.
I ran to quickly catch up to her.
She was slowly walking on this empty hall.
"Fran, wait!!!" My yell echoed on the empty hall, making her stop her advance.
I truly don't know what to say next. She was being mean to someone and I protected the victim.
"Listen, I..."
I know I did the right thing and I have nothing to apologize for.
"I did exactly what I thought was the right thing to do" if this is where our friendship ends "I stand by what I said, you had no reason to do that to her..."
No... I don't want it to end.
"And that's precisly why I did it..." she still hasn't turned around "It was unlike you to do that... the way you were with me is completely different"
I wonder what kind of expression she's making right now.
"And it's because you were so nice to me, even though I became an outcast, that I know you're a nice girl"
"And... most importantly..." I also want to save you "We're friends, and friends can call you out when you're doing something bad" I want to know more about you.
"If you truly want to stop being my friend after this... I won't let you. I'll keep sitting next to you on our required classes, I'll keep being next to you when we want something to eat" I want to know what the game didn't tell me about you.
"Whenever there's a group project, we'll be together, whenever you do something bad I'll call you out, and whenever I do something bad you'll call me out" because.
"Because you're my friend..."
...
I hope my words reached you.
"Haha, I knew it..." she still didn't turn around, but at least she's talking to me "You're truly interesting. Defying me, princess Franchesca Von Themys of the Montanev kingdom"
She finally turns around, her eyes closed and with a small smile and puffed cheeks and chest to show how proud she was.
"Only someone worthy of doing that should earn the title of my friend" she turned back around.
"I forgive you for your defiance, as it was made for the sake of our friendship. And I swear that I'll be a bit more kind, even if it is for that sinner"
That's the righ choice Fran, my friend.
She resumed her advance, only to stop after a couple steps.
"What are you waiting for pleasant. You have to compensate my forgiveness with something of equally importance"
Even though I didn't apologize, nor was I on the wrong...
"Haha. I'll buy you a good drink to thank you for your forgiveness" I walked next to her, giving her a tap on the shoulder.
"Then get ready to pay for it, as I only allow the best tasting drinks on my mouth"
"I'd expect nothing else from you" we began walking, with our destination set on finding a good place on the city.
A sigh escaped Fran's mouth, a relieved sigh denoting that everything turned out well.
And with that...
My second day inside Aurum Academy comes to an end.
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