63-Chapter Eighteen Visitors at Night
Chapter Eighteen - A Visitor in the Night
GG3
"Cheers~"
In a private room at 'Dragon Night', a fancy hotel in the southeast corner of the outer town of the academy, our group raised our glasses to celebrate today's victory.
In addition to Arlene and Princess Cher, there were Hill, Aria, Faelan and their classmates from the Ice Department.
But it's still because of Princess Cher's reason for being able to eat here, and just like in the original world, it's basically impossible to enter this kind of VIP place without a bit of status.
But........
The concept of this world is too much, isn't it? Even if we have more than 30 people in our class, we don't need to make a room that can hold more than 100 people.
But if that's really the case then one card draw per person is basically the end....
But if I have to be honest it's just that... the food in a fancy restaurant really is delicious, and there's a big difference compared to the outside. Unfortunately, everyone was tirelessly asking me questions about magical battles, leaving me to take a bite and talk for a large portion.
This formation feels as if we've already won the yearbook championship, but instead, it's causing me some concern.
Hitt's magic device had been foul, but in reality, it was an isolated case.
What would happen if the other team had oversized props that were within the allowed range?
It was a concern that had to be addressed, after all, I had already revealed myself in the first fight, and while the opponent couldn't know if it was my full strength or not, the person I fought afterwards would definitely put out their full strength against me right from the start.
Imagine if Hit attacked me with full force using 'Sunset' when I dropped my guard in the beginning, the one who wasn't in a state of mind might have fought a bitter battle.
"What are you thinking about~ Tell me more about how you dodged those attacks~"
"Ah...well, okay."
It couldn't be helped, the way to the bridge would be straighter later.
The party didn't end until late at night, and everyone scattered towards their dorms.
The boys' and girls' apartments weren't already together, and there were very few of us in the class who weren't the children of nobles, so naturally the apartments we lived in were different from mine.
What's more, I'm the kind of person who doesn't need a particularly large place, so I naturally pick the cheapest one to live in.
So as I walked, I was the only one left on the road heading to my apartment.
But the Magic Academy's apartments are not gated, so it doesn't matter when you go back.
I was already living in a remote apartment, and everyone had already gone back or was planning not to go back at this time, so soon it slowly quieted down around me.
I wasn't bored though, I could still see the names of the people who lived around here through the walls.
It's still fun to spout off about other people's titles and names and such, and you can also learn a lot about them by their titles.
For example, the one on the right, called Mardell, has 'miserly' and 'traveler' in his title, so I can tell that he's still in the private scalping business.
And this one behind him called Shan, why is the name so strange....
........
Wait a minute. Name's Shan?
I've seen that name in my memory, and it's a recent thing.
Because there was another person who would correspond to his name, called Double, who I remember was still a stout 17 year old femme fatale....
Well, that's not the point, the point is why Princess Cher's guards are following me.
I looked around and didn't seem to see Princess Cher's name.
That guy would use a stealthy item? No way, the guy didn't even use the guards, why would he?
So the only explanation is...this guy came to me specifically alone?
"What can I do for you? Are you going to wait until I get back to the dormitory while we have tea, or can we just talk about the problem outside?"
"........"
I looked at Shan's direction for a while, but the guy seemed to hesitate and then stepped out of the shadows.
Aigoo, this guy is even dressed in black, what is he planning to do?
I don't like men.
"Phil you are truly remarkable, you really did see that I was stalking. Even if I didn't deliberately hide it, it would still be hard for the average person to see me, let alone stalk me. You didn't deliberately look to see if someone was following you at all, but happened to see me when you returned, it seems that your strength is by no means at the level of this academy's lower group."
"...Is it because you normally don't speak because you want to pretend to have a no-mouth attribute? That's a lot of words in one breath to get used to."
"None? Mouth? What's that?"
"Never mind. Never mind, to answer your question, it's just easier for me to see if there's anyone hidden around, and you didn't use your tracking skills, so I naturally spotted you."
"Yeah? I didn't think you still had that kind of power."
"Not to mention that, what are you planning on doing following me in the middle of the night in black, you're not planning on doing anything to me, are you?"
"Of course not, I'm a professional escort for Princess Xue'er, and the princess is still relying on you to win the yearbook tournament, so I wouldn't dare do anything to you."
I couldn't see the other party's expression, and although it felt like the guy's tone had an air of ease to it, his words with no tone at all made it feel really bad.
"And why is that?"
"Because someone trying to avoid Princess Cheryl wants to talk to you directly."
"........"
What the hell, why is this hidden plot happening at night, at least give me a chance to sleep?
Look I've been tired all day, let me get some sleep.
"Can you tell me who it is?"
Sleep is important, but I'm not going to say no to something like this that might earn me something good.
"Just come with me and you'll see, trust me and trust Princess Snow, we'll never hurt you just the same."
So what if I'm harmed? I can come back from the dead in this city. What are you going to do about it?
"Okay, lead the way."
The other nodded, then turned and headed down an alley.
Sighing, I chased after the name and followed.
The guy, it turned out, then went into the alley and slammed into the roof top!
Oh, my God! You really think I can fly?
Shaking my head helplessly, I clicked on 'Light Feather' and accelerated, I jumped to the second floor then lent a step to the next balcony and jumped up.
"Please, don't let a wizard do what a warrior does!"
"You're just keeping up, aren't you?"
"........"
Speechless, it's really infuriating.
But for the sake of a possible hidden route, I'll put up with it!
After a few minutes of running on the roof with him, we returned to the business part of town.
It was bedtime, but there were still a few shops open.
After a few single jumps, I landed on top of the balcony of a shop of some sort and walked in.
I followed in after.
"You're Phil? It really is... strong!"
The person in front of me startled me, because I'd seen this person on top of a library terminal!
He. AFRENGES. Aphrodite!
Emperor of the Empire of Aes!
And...Princess Cher's father!
GG3
"Cheers~"
In a private room at 'Dragon Night', a fancy hotel in the southeast corner of the outer town of the academy, our group raised our glasses to celebrate today's victory.
In addition to Arlene and Princess Cher, there were Hill, Aria, Faelan and their classmates from the Ice Department.
But it's still because of Princess Cher's reason for being able to eat here, and just like in the original world, it's basically impossible to enter this kind of VIP place without a bit of status.
But........
The concept of this world is too much, isn't it? Even if we have more than 30 people in our class, we don't need to make a room that can hold more than 100 people.
But if that's really the case then one card draw per person is basically the end....
But if I have to be honest it's just that... the food in a fancy restaurant really is delicious, and there's a big difference compared to the outside. Unfortunately, everyone was tirelessly asking me questions about magical battles, leaving me to take a bite and talk for a large portion.
This formation feels as if we've already won the yearbook championship, but instead, it's causing me some concern.
Hitt's magic device had been foul, but in reality, it was an isolated case.
What would happen if the other team had oversized props that were within the allowed range?
It was a concern that had to be addressed, after all, I had already revealed myself in the first fight, and while the opponent couldn't know if it was my full strength or not, the person I fought afterwards would definitely put out their full strength against me right from the start.
Imagine if Hit attacked me with full force using 'Sunset' when I dropped my guard in the beginning, the one who wasn't in a state of mind might have fought a bitter battle.
"What are you thinking about~ Tell me more about how you dodged those attacks~"
"Ah...well, okay."
It couldn't be helped, the way to the bridge would be straighter later.
The party didn't end until late at night, and everyone scattered towards their dorms.
The boys' and girls' apartments weren't already together, and there were very few of us in the class who weren't the children of nobles, so naturally the apartments we lived in were different from mine.
What's more, I'm the kind of person who doesn't need a particularly large place, so I naturally pick the cheapest one to live in.
So as I walked, I was the only one left on the road heading to my apartment.
But the Magic Academy's apartments are not gated, so it doesn't matter when you go back.
I was already living in a remote apartment, and everyone had already gone back or was planning not to go back at this time, so soon it slowly quieted down around me.
I wasn't bored though, I could still see the names of the people who lived around here through the walls.
It's still fun to spout off about other people's titles and names and such, and you can also learn a lot about them by their titles.
For example, the one on the right, called Mardell, has 'miserly' and 'traveler' in his title, so I can tell that he's still in the private scalping business.
And this one behind him called Shan, why is the name so strange....
........
Wait a minute. Name's Shan?
I've seen that name in my memory, and it's a recent thing.
Because there was another person who would correspond to his name, called Double, who I remember was still a stout 17 year old femme fatale....
Well, that's not the point, the point is why Princess Cher's guards are following me.
I looked around and didn't seem to see Princess Cher's name.
That guy would use a stealthy item? No way, the guy didn't even use the guards, why would he?
So the only explanation is...this guy came to me specifically alone?
"What can I do for you? Are you going to wait until I get back to the dormitory while we have tea, or can we just talk about the problem outside?"
"........"
I looked at Shan's direction for a while, but the guy seemed to hesitate and then stepped out of the shadows.
Aigoo, this guy is even dressed in black, what is he planning to do?
I don't like men.
"Phil you are truly remarkable, you really did see that I was stalking. Even if I didn't deliberately hide it, it would still be hard for the average person to see me, let alone stalk me. You didn't deliberately look to see if someone was following you at all, but happened to see me when you returned, it seems that your strength is by no means at the level of this academy's lower group."
"...Is it because you normally don't speak because you want to pretend to have a no-mouth attribute? That's a lot of words in one breath to get used to."
"None? Mouth? What's that?"
"Never mind. Never mind, to answer your question, it's just easier for me to see if there's anyone hidden around, and you didn't use your tracking skills, so I naturally spotted you."
"Yeah? I didn't think you still had that kind of power."
"Not to mention that, what are you planning on doing following me in the middle of the night in black, you're not planning on doing anything to me, are you?"
"Of course not, I'm a professional escort for Princess Xue'er, and the princess is still relying on you to win the yearbook tournament, so I wouldn't dare do anything to you."
I couldn't see the other party's expression, and although it felt like the guy's tone had an air of ease to it, his words with no tone at all made it feel really bad.
"And why is that?"
"Because someone trying to avoid Princess Cheryl wants to talk to you directly."
"........"
What the hell, why is this hidden plot happening at night, at least give me a chance to sleep?
Look I've been tired all day, let me get some sleep.
"Can you tell me who it is?"
Sleep is important, but I'm not going to say no to something like this that might earn me something good.
"Just come with me and you'll see, trust me and trust Princess Snow, we'll never hurt you just the same."
So what if I'm harmed? I can come back from the dead in this city. What are you going to do about it?
"Okay, lead the way."
The other nodded, then turned and headed down an alley.
Sighing, I chased after the name and followed.
The guy, it turned out, then went into the alley and slammed into the roof top!
Oh, my God! You really think I can fly?
Shaking my head helplessly, I clicked on 'Light Feather' and accelerated, I jumped to the second floor then lent a step to the next balcony and jumped up.
"Please, don't let a wizard do what a warrior does!"
"You're just keeping up, aren't you?"
"........"
Speechless, it's really infuriating.
But for the sake of a possible hidden route, I'll put up with it!
After a few minutes of running on the roof with him, we returned to the business part of town.
It was bedtime, but there were still a few shops open.
After a few single jumps, I landed on top of the balcony of a shop of some sort and walked in.
I followed in after.
"You're Phil? It really is... strong!"
The person in front of me startled me, because I'd seen this person on top of a library terminal!
He. AFRENGES. Aphrodite!
Emperor of the Empire of Aes!
And...Princess Cher's father!