Chapter 10: Walking to Class
Most of the bustling academy have now long went to sleep. While a few rooms in the dormitories remain lit, there are only a few of left. Either studying, training, or just not sleepy enough yet, or some other reason. One of those room is B2F4R16.. Through the window, and inside the room a boy in a plain white shirt and black pants can be seen laying idly on top of the bed. He's laying on his wings too which is also lazily sprawled all across the bed...and he's using two stacks of pillow so he can lay in a much comfortable position..
He has a Raven black hair, a pale skin, and a pierce eyes that stares off the ceiling. He sighed and then brought his right arm up and with his left hand he caressed his forearm up to his hand running it over the three dots on his wrist.
And just like that, the familiar projection came out and displayed his information.
___________________
Arteus
1st year - class 2B
Room - B2F4R16
•Desperados•
Course/s
•Weapon Based Combat
•Rune Scribe
•Wilderness Survival Training
Minor Subjects:
-Mana and Core Training
-Process of Dreaming
-History of the World
-Beastiary Records
-Teamfight Tactics
___________________
"UGHH.." he groaned in exasperation and let his arm fall to his side landing on the soft feathers of his wings..
"Why would they put the important things on the end?!?.. who even read all of those things??!?" He grumbled and placed both his hands over his face and signed for another time.
Why was he even grumbling about when he's the fucking idiot who skipped the entire thing? Right?? Anyway, Arteus — soon accepted his fate and just hope that those subjects are easy to pass.
'now that I think about it...I wonder where the main school building is at..' he thoughts as even now, there's really no indication of where that is.. no paper that tells him where to go.. or anyone to help him.
And as his mind began wondering about things he slowly began drifting to sleep.
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The first light of dawn came. The sun started peeking out of the horizon. And by this time the majority of the students are already awake.. Some crying and begging anyone for help because they forgot to do the projects last night..
Or some easily clutching the same issue. As for the other.. they have just gotten used to waking up early.
Arteus meanwhile have just changed over his uniform and just like the shirt, his uniform have a hole for his wing.. but he do wonder... how did they know his size? and the perfect place to put a hole for his wings? Its almost as if his body was scanned.. but how though?.... anyway
.. yes!.. he didn't bath... He just changed clothes.. because in his defense, "I already bathed last night before I went to bed...I'm literally still fresh!"
And also because back in the slum.. water are precious thing.. even know he still couldn't just abandon his long time mindsets of having drinking water is top priority than having a clean body.
Though, there are some exemptions like —
'Abigail..... I wonder how's that clean freak doing.. I should probably write to them later'
With that thought in mind he finally put on the suit after the usual struggle of having his wings go through the holes on the clothe.. that have the insignia of the academy on the breat pocket in his left chest. Walking over to the living room he was surprised to see a plate of food on the table.
And of course he spent no hesitation in eating all of it.. where did it come from? Who cares? How did it get here? Fuck that shit, this shits delicious.. Is he worried at all? Yes? Maybe?
But instead of questions in his mind, he just savors the juicy meat of the pork. The slight crunch of the being rosted. And the beautiful combinations of spice.
He couldn't help but think. 'Damn.. no way I can go back to eating normal food after this shit'
And he couldn't be more correct.. because that's exactly why this thing exist — and as if on que. The moment he finished his meals. He felt a light pulse on his wrist.. and when he checked what it was about it said.
[Your freshman starter perk have ran out]
'....ohh, so thats why, all the things I need are already provided...' he thought as he got up from his chair and went to the sink to get cleaned. 'I guess no more free stuff from now on'
With that he stepped out of his room and made his way down with that cramped moving room. Of course he have to be careful while walking and have to keep his wings folded to not brush againts the wall.
He now stood infront of the door of the lift room thingy. He heard other peole call this elivator..
'What a small elivator..' he thought as he recalled the huge platform elivator back on ambrosia. Stepping inside he of course waited until he's the only one going in, since his wings really take up a huge spot... specially when its not tightly packed and folded like what he did before in the slums..
On the lobby, he was about to sit down on those fancy chair he tried yesterday...cooch? was it?.. when suddenly a loud yet gentle bell rung all across the entire island. He was even ready to sit that he have already spread his wings so he could sit properly.. Of course others gawks at his feathery membrane... anyway, back to the bell.
Almost all other student reacted it to. Specially those who have classes at that time. Like Arteus himself.
How did he know? Well he could feel it... first, it was a pulse then — a soft vibration on his wrist. And when he checked it showed:
___________________
Arteus
1st year - class 2B
Room - B2F4R16
•Desperados•
Course/s
•Weapon Based Combat
•Rune Scribe
•Wilderness Survival Training
Minor Subjects:
-Mana and Core Training <----{ Current Class: At 6:30
-Process of Dreaming
-History of the World
-Beastiary Records
-Teamfight Tactics
___________________
Seeing the new arrow thing on the projection he curiously poked it only to see the projection into a guide arrow that points on a certain directions. 'Im gonna be assuming that this thing points to my next class.'
Current time: 6: 03
Seeing the time by checking the clock on the lobby, Arteus began making his way towards where the arrow points towards.
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The entire journey was... unbearably uncomfortable.. It took Arteus all his will power to stop himself from punching most of the Nobles that stares at him weirdly or in hostility.
He have also seen a few scene where another Red Trimmed Student like him getting pushed around the girl was small and pitiful. But that was out of his business he grit his teeth and left.. the rule he learned after living on the slum for so long.. Where dangerous people roam freely.
He also got some few people call out to him and called him a "Literall Peasant"... a group of them laugh at it too.. but he didn't really understand it so he let it go..
His wings really recieve quite an attention huh? Hopefully in the future theres something that could help with it..
Other than that, the journey was uneventful... And soon, he reached the place where the arrow was pointing to.. It seems to be a simple looking building with two floors. On the entrance of the building is a big sign with a symbol that looked like a phoenix on a process of rebirth.
'Hopefully this is the place im looking for..' He sighed, he have been walking for how long?.. he looked around.. but seeing no clocks nearby he just sighed another time and entered the building.
And the moment he entered the building the projection on his wrist suddenly seems to shatter and flow out into the air.. forming a faint trail of light thata only seems to be visible by him. Almost as if its attune only on a specific frequency...
He of course followed it giggly like a childish moron who saw a buterfly. Not caring about the strange look he was recieving among the glares.
And quickly, as he was being distracted by the smoky light trail, he didnt even realized the passing of time and saw that he's already at the end of the trail. And he now stood infront of a double door..
And with a slight hesitation, not really knowing what to expect on the other side — with that, Arteus openned the door and stepped inside.
"Ah, an early commer eh? And it seems to be a new face?" A voice spoke making him turn his head towards the source.
"Should I say, the early birds gets the worm eh?"