Running from the rain, five girls dashed madly through their hostel entrance. Julia just like others began straining the water from her hair when her gaze fell on an inconspicuous boy standing in one corner. He had roughed up his head with a ragged body.
Nonetheless, his sharp eyes remained focussed on her. Julia noticed the boy grin back with a wave of his hand. Not sure how to approach this new reality, the blonde squandered her chance. Ava and Hestia almost located the boy at the same time and rushed to hug him.
"Hahaha... We got ourselves a celebrity here." Hestia pinched all over the boy, making sure this was the same Aron they had been familiar to. "Shhh.. idiot, keep it down." Ava was more level-headed, putting a stop to Hestia's exorbitant cries.
Aron was left scratching his nose in fluster. He was acutely aware of how his performance had literally shook the whole academy. Still, now when he was faced with these girls, he found himself at loss. "How did you pull that off?"
Hestia was having a hard time believing. A slave had managed to topple the records for the entrance to the Academy, when was there a precedence for that? Wasn't he the first to event pull such an amazing feat off?
"I wish I could answer. I just kept fighting and the stage kept changing." Aron was not lying. This had been his whole moto while rolling through the Gamma trial. All he desired was to do his best.
"Let's not make a fuss over here. Come to my room, we will talk there." Aron saw Julia glare at him before stepping past him. 'How did I annoy her now?' This girl probably had a screw loose in her head. He can understand last time since he had promised to take her out for a dinner and then forgot about it. But what wrong did he commit this time to warrant this look of animosity?
"You did well." He was still messed up in his head when a sweet voice chimed in like a peal of little bells. Hera seemed like she had probably burned through all her consolidated confidence with that single sentence.
Finding the contrast between the attitude of the two girls, Aron had an intense desire to hug this cute ginger-headed girl in his arms. "Thanks." Hera had nothing further to add. "Let's go.. too many people here." Sophie stepped in and put an end to the affectionate gazes the couple was throwing at each other.
Sophie was right, Aron noticed quite a few women had gathered in the hall, each closely listening to their conversation. A few of them obviously raised their concern at the presence of a boy in the hostel, nevertheless since Aron had been a regular visitor to this place, the ladies guarding the entrance revealed his identity as a slave.
In the meantime, the group had traveled away, navigating their way to Julia's room. For the next half an hour, Aron was bombarded with questions. His presence had almost made them forget about the rare phenomenon they had noticed on their way back to this place.
After some ten minutes, the girls could already sense mana around them, still, the torrential rains continued outside. "What about the disciples of Saintess Rhine? Did they really attend the entrance exams with you?"
Even after knowing who this Saintess Rhine was, Aron was surprised that Julia will be interested in the twins. "Yes, we were together most of the day." "Together?" Julia didn't get what exactly he was trying to say. Did this guy know them so well?
"Yeah... Both of them are amazing. Not to mention quite humble... well at least one of them is." Aron had to tweak his sentence a little for it to better reflect reality. "Huh.. you know both of them?" Ava grilled the boy even further.
If there had been one significant news that had totally been eclipsed by Aron's blinding performance then that was ought to be these twins under the personal tutelage of Saintess Rhine.
The Church of Eden was a powerhouse in itself. Such was its influence that barring a handful of important clans and families, none will ever dare confront them. People with such backgrounds truly didn't lack any type of resource to develop themselves.
"Obviously. The boy is the elder one, named Chris while his feisty younger sister goes by the name of Christina." He went on to explain how the boy actually ended up approaching him on his own accord, establishing an acquaintance that turned into a friendship.
"Ohh.. what about their cultivations? I mean did they also reach stage 5 like yourself." Aron chuckled at Hestia's remarks. "For sure, especially Chris.. that guy is quite good." Regarding their specific magic abilities, he can't tell the girls much since he never saw them perform with his own eyes.
"What are your plans now? You made a big enough wave at now, so what's next?" Sophie commented with a hint of a smile on the corners of her lips. "Nothing planned as such. For now, I shall cast a simple skelly spell tomorrow morning. That should be enough to get me in."
His answer was a little underwhelming considering what feats he had achieved today. This made the girls realize that the boy in front of them was still a noob when it comes to casting a magic spell. Only Ava and Julia were aware, the case was exactly the opposite.
If Aron was allowed to cast the same magic spell like the one he cast to bring that sentient undead to this world, he was sure to make waves again. Nonetheless, they can't afford such a risk. The sentient summons had always been prone to a great deal of scrutiny from the academy.
"Where are you going to stay tonight?" Hera swooped in with her concern for the boy. Aron laughed and patted the mattress under his butt. "Hehe... I will have to graciously borrow miss Julia's bed."
His candid answer stupefied the girls for a while. This guy.. was he getting too used to them? "What?" Hestia can't have this. She wrapped her arms around the boy and rubbed her face coyly. "You sure about this? Julia is scary in bed."
Aron scratched his face in befuddlement. "Scary?" What was that supposed to mean? "Well, there are two beds here. No need to sleep together." Sophie pointer out. "Julia has had enough of these pesky ladies.
"Okay... it's late. Why don't you guys leave now? I am sure he needs some rest as well." Aron was pleased to have Julia intervene finally on his behalf, still why was her expression so wooden?
No one except Hestia had a problem with the suggestion, wanting to keep clinging to the boy. In the end, Sophie had to forcibly drag her out. Hera was the last one to leave after giving a small hug to Aron, which the boy himself initiated. At the end of it, the girl was too flustered to be in the same room anymore.
Aron watched on with a big smile on his face as Hera ran away from him in a hurry. "Tch.. don't imagine anything funny. Hera is too precious to even touch for boys like you." Julia had picked her cat and was repeatedly patting its head.
"Guys like me? What's that supposed to mean?" "Nothing.." She responded swiftly. "Get your ass into the bath.. you stink." Aron was not allowed to present his case. Too embarrassed to continue after that, he chose to walk away.
He returned after a long while to find Julia in the process of undressing. "Like what you see?" She remarked sarcastically, discovering the boy sizing up her butt. "Ahem... Nah.. I didn't mean to peek." He stepped to the side, taking a short walk in the luxurious apartment.
"Will I get a premium room like this as well?" He asked rather enthusiastically. All the efforts will be well worth it if he can somehow land in a luxury suite like this.
Julia who had now stripped down to her underwear sneered at him. "Only the best performers from every year are awarded rooms of this quality. For the rest of the lot, you can't expect such refinement."
"Hmm... Is that so?" Aron put his finger on his lips. "I just heard my score was the best among the first-year students. Doesn't that mean I should be eligible for a room of this standard?" He was not boasting, that was a reasonable demand according to him.
Suddenly, the blonde girl found herself stumped. It was going to take a lot of time to get used to this new reality for her. Who would have known that a slave will one day aspire for a room like hers? The irony made her laugh internally.
"Hmph.. one measly test and look at you." Though important, the Gamma trial is not the only test you need to go through. There are specific trials that only test your magic casting efficiency. You don't need me to tell you about your level in that, do I?"
Aron chose to look away in shame. "I am working on it. The first time was a mistake." Julia stepped closer to him, having found a topic to finally put the boy down by a notch. "Mistake?" She gasped exaggeratedly. "That was nothing sort of a disaster."
"Tchh.. If not for Mrs. Yana saving your ass, you would have landed in a prison on the charges of murder." Aron lacked any viable argument against her claims. The truth remained that he had messed up big time with that skelly spell.
"Ahem.. let's not talk about that. I will make do with a simpler room, I guess." His defeated tone made Julia rejoice and she puffed her chest even further. "Good. Always keep your feet on the ground. You don't know how long this admiration will last."
Aron smiled ruefully. "Okay, mother. Anything else I need to be aware of?" Julia instantly fumed. "Who are you calling a mother, you dork? Do I look like a mother to you?" She had stepped even closer to the boy in her rage, so close that Aron had a nice view of her her breast hidden under her bra.
"Well.. you are lacking in many departments, but yeah.. things can improve." His response left the girl befuddled. What was that supposed to mean? She was lacking? Where...? At that moment her eyes followed the gaze of the boy and peeked down at her chest.
The realization struck her and her face turned red like a cherry. "You bastard.. such impudence." "Hahahah... You are not the sharpest among the lot, are you? Took you so long to make sense of my words.. hahaha.." Aron laughed out loud.
Ten minutes later, the boy found himself in bed with the girl. But instead of having a peaceful sleep as he had imagined, he was forced into labor against his will. "Hey, Julia.. this is not fair. I protest."
The blonde lay on her chest, enjoying the massage from the boy. "Yeah, yeah... Protest registered. Now move your fingers and get over my shoulder.. yeah.. right there.. mhhh..!"
A was at a loss. "How does it always ends with me massaging you? You never do that for me." Julia was quick to respond. "Because you are crushed under a mountain of my benevolence. Can you even count how many times you have come running to ask for my help?"
"That would have never happened if you did not recruit a minor like me for your experiments." Squeezing the porcelain neck of the girl from behind, Aron countered. "Huh.. I still have the contract you had signed, idiot. Not to mention, I made sure to inform you about the risks beforehand."
"Still.. it was morally wrong to do that to a young slave child." The boy shook his head as if in greatest disappointment. Julia gritted her teeth in vexation. "You bastard.. didn't you already have your revenge on me? You will never know how painful it was to endure the torturous night, all in order to save a measly slave..!!"
Running from the rain, five girls dashed madly through their hostel entrance. Julia just like others began straining the water from her hair when her gaze fell on an inconspicuous boy standing in one corner. He had roughed up his head with a ragged body.
Nonetheless, his sharp eyes remained focussed on her. Julia noticed the boy grin back with a wave of his hand. Not sure how to approach this new reality, the blonde squandered her chance. Ava and Hestia almost located the boy at the same time and rushed to hug him.
"Hahaha... We got ourselves a celebrity here." Hestia pinched all over the boy, making sure this was the same Aron they had been familiar to. "Shhh.. idiot, keep it down." Ava was more level-headed, putting a stop to Hestia's exorbitant cries.
Aron was left scratching his nose in fluster. He was acutely aware of how his performance had literally shook the whole academy. Still, now when he was faced with these girls, he found himself at loss. "How did you pull that off?"
Hestia was having a hard time believing. A slave had managed to topple the records for the entrance to the Academy, when was there a precedence for that? Wasn't he the first to event pull such an amazing feat off?
"I wish I could answer. I just kept fighting and the stage kept changing." Aron was not lying. This had been his whole moto while rolling through the Gamma trial. All he desired was to do his best.
"Let's not make a fuss over here. Come to my room, we will talk there." Aron saw Julia glare at him before stepping past him. 'How did I annoy her now?' This girl probably had a screw loose in her head. He can understand last time since he had promised to take her out for a dinner and then forgot about it. But what wrong did he commit this time to warrant this look of animosity?
"You did well." He was still messed up in his head when a sweet voice chimed in like a peal of little bells. Hera seemed like she had probably burned through all her consolidated confidence with that single sentence.
Finding the contrast between the attitude of the two girls, Aron had an intense desire to hug this cute ginger-headed girl in his arms. "Thanks." Hera had nothing further to add. "Let's go.. too many people here." Sophie stepped in and put an end to the affectionate gazes the couple was throwing at each other.
Sophie was right, Aron noticed quite a few women had gathered in the hall, each closely listening to their conversation. A few of them obviously raised their concern at the presence of a boy in the hostel, nevertheless since Aron had been a regular visitor to this place, the ladies guarding the entrance revealed his identity as a slave.
In the meantime, the group had traveled away, navigating their way to Julia's room. For the next half an hour, Aron was bombarded with questions. His presence had almost made them forget about the rare phenomenon they had noticed on their way back to this place.
After some ten minutes, the girls could already sense mana around them, still, the torrential rains continued outside. "What about the disciples of Saintess Rhine? Did they really attend the entrance exams with you?"
Even after knowing who this Saintess Rhine was, Aron was surprised that Julia will be interested in the twins. "Yes, we were together most of the day." "Together?" Julia didn't get what exactly he was trying to say. Did this guy know them so well?
"Yeah... Both of them are amazing. Not to mention quite humble... well at least one of them is." Aron had to tweak his sentence a little for it to better reflect reality. "Huh.. you know both of them?" Ava grilled the boy even further.
If there had been one significant news that had totally been eclipsed by Aron's blinding performance then that was ought to be these twins under the personal tutelage of Saintess Rhine.
The Church of Eden was a powerhouse in itself. Such was its influence that barring a handful of important clans and families, none will ever dare confront them. People with such backgrounds truly didn't lack any type of resource to develop themselves.
"Obviously. The boy is the elder one, named Chris while his feisty younger sister goes by the name of Christina." He went on to explain how the boy actually ended up approaching him on his own accord, establishing an acquaintance that turned into a friendship.
"Ohh.. what about their cultivations? I mean did they also reach stage 5 like yourself." Aron chuckled at Hestia's remarks. "For sure, especially Chris.. that guy is quite good." Regarding their specific magic abilities, he can't tell the girls much since he never saw them perform with his own eyes.
"What are your plans now? You made a big enough wave at now, so what's next?" Sophie commented with a hint of a smile on the corners of her lips. "Nothing planned as such. For now, I shall cast a simple skelly spell tomorrow morning. That should be enough to get me in."
His answer was a little underwhelming considering what feats he had achieved today. This made the girls realize that the boy in front of them was still a noob when it comes to casting a magic spell. Only Ava and Julia were aware, the case was exactly the opposite.
If Aron was allowed to cast the same magic spell like the one he cast to bring that sentient undead to this world, he was sure to make waves again. Nonetheless, they can't afford such a risk. The sentient summons had always been prone to a great deal of scrutiny from the academy.
"Where are you going to stay tonight?" Hera swooped in with her concern for the boy. Aron laughed and patted the mattress under his butt. "Hehe... I will have to graciously borrow miss Julia's bed."
His candid answer stupefied the girls for a while. This guy.. was he getting too used to them? "What?" Hestia can't have this. She wrapped her arms around the boy and rubbed her face coyly. "You sure about this? Julia is scary in bed."
Aron scratched his face in befuddlement. "Scary?" What was that supposed to mean? "Well, there are two beds here. No need to sleep together." Sophie pointer out. "Julia has had enough of these pesky ladies.
"Okay... it's late. Why don't you guys leave now? I am sure he needs some rest as well." Aron was pleased to have Julia intervene finally on his behalf, still why was her expression so wooden?
No one except Hestia had a problem with the suggestion, wanting to keep clinging to the boy. In the end, Sophie had to forcibly drag her out. Hera was the last one to leave after giving a small hug to Aron, which the boy himself initiated. At the end of it, the girl was too flustered to be in the same room anymore.
Aron watched on with a big smile on his face as Hera ran away from him in a hurry. "Tch.. don't imagine anything funny. Hera is too precious to even touch for boys like you." Julia had picked her cat and was repeatedly patting its head.
"Guys like me? What's that supposed to mean?" "Nothing.." She responded swiftly. "Get your ass into the bath.. you stink." Aron was not allowed to present his case. Too embarrassed to continue after that, he chose to walk away.
He returned after a long while to find Julia in the process of undressing. "Like what you see?" She remarked sarcastically, discovering the boy sizing up her butt. "Ahem... Nah.. I didn't mean to peek." He stepped to the side, taking a short walk in the luxurious apartment.
"Will I get a premium room like this as well?" He asked rather enthusiastically. All the efforts will be well worth it if he can somehow land in a luxury suite like this.
Julia who had now stripped down to her underwear sneered at him. "Only the best performers from every year are awarded rooms of this quality. For the rest of the lot, you can't expect such refinement."
"Hmm... Is that so?" Aron put his finger on his lips. "I just heard my score was the best among the first-year students. Doesn't that mean I should be eligible for a room of this standard?" He was not boasting, that was a reasonable demand according to him.
Suddenly, the blonde girl found herself stumped. It was going to take a lot of time to get used to this new reality for her. Who would have known that a slave will one day aspire for a room like hers? The irony made her laugh internally.
"Hmph.. one measly test and look at you." Though important, the Gamma trial is not the only test you need to go through. There are specific trials that only test your magic casting efficiency. You don't need me to tell you about your level in that, do I?"
Aron chose to look away in shame. "I am working on it. The first time was a mistake." Julia stepped closer to him, having found a topic to finally put the boy down by a notch. "Mistake?" She gasped exaggeratedly. "That was nothing sort of a disaster."
"Tchh.. If not for Mrs. Yana saving your ass, you would have landed in a prison on the charges of murder." Aron lacked any viable argument against her claims. The truth remained that he had messed up big time with that skelly spell.
"Ahem.. let's not talk about that. I will make do with a simpler room, I guess." His defeated tone made Julia rejoice and she puffed her chest even further. "Good. Always keep your feet on the ground. You don't know how long this admiration will last."
Aron smiled ruefully. "Okay, mother. Anything else I need to be aware of?" Julia instantly fumed. "Who are you calling a mother, you dork? Do I look like a mother to you?" She had stepped even closer to the boy in her rage, so close that Aron had a nice view of her her breast hidden under her bra.
"Well.. you are lacking in many departments, but yeah.. things can improve." His response left the girl befuddled. What was that supposed to mean? She was lacking? Where...? At that moment her eyes followed the gaze of the boy and peeked down at her chest.
The realization struck her and her face turned red like a cherry. "You bastard.. such impudence." "Hahahah... You are not the sharpest among the lot, are you? Took you so long to make sense of my words.. hahaha.." Aron laughed out loud.
Ten minutes later, the boy found himself in bed with the girl. But instead of having a peaceful sleep as he had imagined, he was forced into labor against his will. "Hey, Julia.. this is not fair. I protest."
The blonde lay on her chest, enjoying the massage from the boy. "Yeah, yeah... Protest registered. Now move your fingers and get over my shoulder.. yeah.. right there.. mhhh..!"
A was at a loss. "How does it always ends with me massaging you? You never do that for me." Julia was quick to respond. "Because you are crushed under a mountain of my benevolence. Can you even count how many times you have come running to ask for my help?"
"That would have never happened if you did not recruit a minor like me for your experiments." Squeezing the porcelain neck of the girl from behind, Aron countered. "Huh.. I still have the contract you had signed, idiot. Not to mention, I made sure to inform you about the risks beforehand."
"Still.. it was morally wrong to do that to a young slave child." The boy shook his head as if in greatest disappointment. Julia gritted her teeth in vexation. "You bastard.. didn't you already have your revenge on me? You will never know how painful it was to endure the torturous night, all in order to save a measly slave..!!"
