Wein brought his test results. He set aside his curiosity and walked out of the building.
"Wein…" Sherlyn shouted from behind. She called Wein while walking casually, then quickened her steps when she realized Wein had heard her.
Wein, who heard it, quickly turned around. He looked at Sherlyn after his gaze spun and immediately stopped, waiting for Sherlyn to approach.
"You disappeared so fast," said Sherlyn, half-tired, but still maintaining her calmness and flatness—or was that really her nature?
"What is it?" Wein asked. He immediately pierced to the core of the conversation and ignored what Sherlyn had said earlier, showing that he was in a hurry.
Before exhaling her last deep breath and returning to a normal breath, Sherlyn straightened herself and looked toward Wein.
"I feel something strange," said the golden-haired girl whom he had just met a few hours ago. Her face was serious, erasing the flatness on her face.
Wein was surprised upon hearing it, but he tried to remain calm and even considered this a joke, visible from his faint smile.
Sherlyn, who was serious, immediately snapped, although Wein himself might find it difficult to realize that. It indicated that Sherlyn truly felt something.
Wein, witnessing that slight discomfort, immediately closed his thin smirk and looked seriously at Sherlyn.
Wein opened his mouth. "I really don't know what you're talking about, at least not here," said Wein flatly. He analyzed the surroundings, which were often passed by some people, and some people were looking at them standing together in the middle of the empty field.
Sherlyn took her gaze off Wein. She immediately analyzed the surroundings and returned to Wein. Embarrassment was almost unable to be hidden on her face as her lips trembled.
"Alright, find me in the garden after lunch," said Sherlyn, hastily leaving Wein after realizing they were drawing too much attention on the first day.
Attracting attention and causing many rumors to spread in the academy was a very fatal mistake. Wein realized that this wouldn't be that fatal, that's why he deliberately maintained his position.
In an academy that has such great prestige, sometimes there are things that—
***
Wein was eating his meal that he had taken. He sat next to Liam, who was enjoying his entire dish deliciously.
Wein subconsciously played with his food, while Liam enthusiastically swallowed the food as if he hadn't eaten for a day.
"I heard a rumor about you," mumbled Liam, still chewing food in his mouth that didn't stop moving.
Wein immediately raised his head when he heard Liam babbling. His eyes opened slightly wide, and he realized what kind of rumor Liam was about to mention.
He opened his mouth. His face looked panicked at first, but he could think more clearly after throwing all his bad thoughts into the corner of his mind.
"What is it?" Clearly, Wein grinned, then played with his food again before finally using his fork and spoon to deliver the food into his mouth.
"What? You didn't hear it?" Liam asked, his voice barely audible due to his mouth full of meat.
"No," replied Wein casually. Liam slightly spat his food out of his mouth after hearing Wein didn't know about it. Liam looked at Wein right after cleaning his food.
Maybe because Wein preferred to study the memory fragments of Wein Arcveil rather than join a bunch of social humans during spare time while waiting for the test results.
That's why Wein didn't hear any gossip about him. Seeing his usual face and not being very curious, Wein couldn't hide that he would soon know what the rumor was about.
I think I know what the rumor is about… said Wein in a low tone. He wasn't curious at all, and Liam continued his conversation.
"So, do you want to know or not?" mumbled Liam. "I see your indifferent face."
Wein, who was listening, felt that he had to stay patient and not get too excited, even though he knew what the rumor was. Wein had to listen in case something was wrong.
"…"
"Alright, I'll tell you," said Liam.
"So, what is the rumor about?" Wein asked. He raised a cup and drank from it while waiting for Liam's answer.
Liam, who looked back at his food, tried to finish his food before finally opening his mouth. "You're dating a blonde girl."
Wein reflexively spat the water from his mouth, drawing attention from the cafeteria. Many students stared at him. "What…"
Liam leaned forward. He looked at Wein Arcveil sharply and curiously. His sparkling face couldn't be hidden.
"Is it true?" asked Liam.
"Is it true?"
Wein grinned. He looked confused, and that's why Liam still asked about its truth. What is the real answer to their relationship? Wein's face looked playful.
"Small and trashy rumor," Wein chuckled. "I think I don't need to explain our status." He continued eating.
"What? You don't want to tell your good friend here?" grumbled Liam. He nudged Wein's arm so he couldn't lift his spoon to eat.
"Forget about it. I'm not dating anyone," Wein laughed lightly. "So you don't need to whine like a child," said Wein clearly, his tone low.
"Then, who's the girl in the rumor?" Liam slightly leaned away from Wein after bothering him a bit. He was still curious about the girl for now.
"Like you said, the blonde girl." Wein chuckled. He lifted his watch that was strapped on his left arm, pulling a bit of his shirt and revealing a gold and silver analog watch, elegant and luxurious.
The clock showed twelve past seven, and he remembered that he had an appointment to meet the blonde-haired girl after lunch.
The time was near, and the place still unknown. That was what haunted Wein Arcveil's mind earlier. He thought this academy was big, and the garden Sherlyn meant was also quite many.
"So, who is she?" Liam was still curious. He swallowed his food quickly, waiting for a direct answer from Wein Arcveil while still enjoying his remaining meal.
"You don't need to know." Wein stood up, rose from his seat while carrying a silver plate with several square and circular holes, moving away from Liam. "See you later. I have an appointment with someone."
"What, is it that blonde girl?" he said, seeing Liam's gesture who didn't want to follow Wein. He still sat enjoying his meal.
"I guess," said Wein as he walked away.
***
Leon had studied about 16% of Wein's memory fragments for now, so he understood a bit more about the continent and the city of Sperum. Then, at the next level, he already understood how to sense mana from opponents.
But some of Wein Arcveil's memory fragments were shattered and burned, and at the same time, some were frozen, as if they didn't want to be accessed even by his own mind.
But there was also a memory fragment that was cracked but still accessible—only the vision became dark and then red, as if a powerful monster was angry and guarding it. Then the brain felt like it would explode.
Some time ago, I also felt the same dizziness when I first transmigrated. It felt the same, and I experienced the same mirage—fog.
How I managed to withstand it, I don't know. It was very painful, and I couldn't even feel the pain anymore. My body just stayed still without reaction afterward and just disappeared.
Wein whipped his gaze. He looked around after feeling something was wrong. The strong aura he felt gave him goosebumps.
He looked around once again, looking up at the buildings this time and then searching again where it was. He strengthened his instincts and felt it once again.
It was like it appeared to spy on him, then left as if that was its only task. Wein felt he was already safe, but his brain forced him to stay alert.
"Were you looking for me?" That soft voice touched Wein Arcveil's heart, who was on alert. He immediately pulled his gaze, which was directly aimed at the blonde-haired girl.
"What? Do I look like that?" Wein asked back after successfully maintaining his mentally drained condition from that creature.
"Yes… although I know you probably wouldn't be looking for anyone," said Sherlyn. She approached Wein Arcveil for sound efficiency and privacy purposes.
"You felt it too?" Wein asked. He crossed his arms on his chest before leaning on a tree.
"I should be the one asking that," replied Sherlyn flatly. She still stood calmly, and her left hand held a paper.
"So, where do we start?" said Wein. He took out the paper from his pocket—the paper that had been folded—then he slowly opened it.
Sherlyn also raised that paper and then opened her mouth. "How about test results first?"
Wein nodded his head in agreement. Then he slowly opened the paper to see the result of their dormitory assignment.
Sherlyn did the same. She opened the result, and simultaneously Wein and Sherlyn had fully opened the rolled paper.
"What did you get?" Sherlyn, who had fully opened hers, asked Wein Arcveil. Surely, she already knew the result and waited for what Wein got.
"Drakvaris. What about you?" Wein got into Drakvaris dorm. Now he waited with Sherlyn—what would she get?
"That… same as mine," she replied flatly and calmly. Then Sherlyn crumpled the paper into a ball and burned it.
Wein, who didn't understand, didn't realize and thought this paper was still important. He hid the paper back in his pocket. Then something floating appeared in front of his face.
A triangle with its point at the top and bottom started to open and pulled a paper to each side. Sherlyn immediately pulled the paper.
Wein, who saw Sherlyn did that, also followed. And finally, the paper was in his palm. The paper emitted blue sparks and wind, then reacted in his palm.
Each color changed according to their dorm, and Wein's paper reacted into dark purple and jet black before a small thick cloud covered his palm.
A few seconds later, his palm was clean and left behind a badge and a pocket watch with their dorm logo.
Written Drakvaris on the back and detailed in an ancient style, quite luxurious and elegant.