Published at 25th of March 2019 07:12:04 PM Chapter 8

Chapter 8 School Life! (1)

And thus, this is why students who were sent to the Beta Class are unable to properly

grow, Desir thought .

Alpha Class students received excellent lessons from the facultys most brilliant

professors . As such, the faculty, carefully and with great passion, nurtured the

Alpha Class and ensured they received the best attention the professors could

offer . With this, their talents would surely awaken . They would inevitably

become excellent combatants that would conquer the Shadow Worlds .

Yet Beta Class was the complete opposite .

It was mostly composed of commoners who lacked any kind of support . Care

and passion was not pointed towards the students of the Beta Class as almost

none of the lectures had proper professors assigned to them . Because of this, it

was extremely difficult for these students to reach their full potential .

Desir smiled bitterly . Even in my past life, I was a Beta Class student .

Desir had been born as a commoner . So, of course, due to his social status, he

had been assigned to the Beta Class . And without proper education, it had been

impossible for him to improve . So, when hed first entered the Shadow

Labyrinth, he had only been a 1st circle mage .

In an environment like this, many talented people were buried . The system was at

fault . If it werent for a system like this, Beta Class students would have been able to

become stronger . They wouldnt all have been massacred so easily, nor so quickly .

Yet, the only person who had survived to the end as a Beta Class student was

Desir . Being reminded of such end results, Desir decided on one goal in his

heart . I will make sure the most talented students in the Beta Class will be promoted

to Alpha Class .

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In the past, Desir had failed to clear the Shadow Labyrinth . But there were

many hidden gems in the Hebrion Academy . And he knew that if he was able to

properly nurture them and guide them to their best potential, then it wouldnt

be impossible to clear the Shadow Labyrinth . To do that, he thought . I must

move together with them . In other words, Ill create a party .

He would find the ones with the most potential based on his past life

experience and knowledge . He would find these hidden gems, convince them to

join his party, and then he would ensure their promotion into the Alpha Class .

And he knew who the first gem would be: Romantica Eru, the Wind Mage who

had taken the entrance exam with him . She was the esteemed daughter of

Baron Eru and was called the Tempest Sage . Her specialty was chant-less

magic . In the past, shed also been a veteran mage whod survived in the

Shadow Labyrinth for 8 years .

And Desir was determined to win her over and make her his first party

memberto ensure she advanced from Beta to Alpha class, thus increasing her

power for the future .

A girl with clean, lustrous hair cascading down her shoulders sat at a desk in a

lecture room . . Her snow-white skin clashed with her red cheeks . And her

usually bright coral green eyes exuded a gloomy darkness .

To think I would end up in Beta Class, she sighed .

The ancient clock on the wall screeched with every movement the minute hand

made . The lecture rooms damp atmosphere, creaking chairs that gave off a

rotting cucumber smell, and marked up desks with gashes carved into them

only proved to make the girls shoulders slump even more .

It was truly a horrifying scene .

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Romantica could not believe this was a classroom . At that moment, a shadow

loomed over her open book .

Hello . Are you Romantica Eru of the Eru Barony?

Romantica raised her head . Three people stood before her, wearing the shiny

blue badge on their right chests, which represented the Alpha Class .

The person whod spoken was the tallest person amongst the three . With thick

eyebrows and thick lips, he exuded a heroic aura .

You know my name, but you havent introduced yourself yet, she said .

Pardon me . He sat down across from her . My name is Doneta Hadun . Im a

new student just like you . . . and Im currently looking for a new party member .

He spoke very politely, the dulcet tone of his voice flowing between them, so

different from the atmosphere of the room .

I hope you find a good party member who suits you, Romantica said .

I hope so, too . Thats why I came here, Doneta said .

Do you have some business with me? she asked .

I wanted to meet you, but it was difficult to do so . As you know, the lecture

rooms for Beta Class and Alpha Class are quite far apart .

In more ways than one . Well, yeah, she said .

I heard you are an exceptional Wind Mage . Furthermore, I heard your family

has the title of Baron . For an exceptional Mage with noble status to end up as a

Beta Class student, the academy must have made a mistake .

A stiff smile stretched across Romaticas face . The awkward moment spread out

before her, as she tried to maintain her poker face . Well, even the academy

professors are people, too . Theyre bound to make mistakes .

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Oh, right . However, its still unacceptable for the academy to assign you into

this group of garbage commoners . They must apologize to you . How dare they

assign a noble like us to this foul smelling lecture room . . . With a look of

disdain, Doneta surveyed the moist and dank lecture room . There were a few

people who glared at Doneta for insulting commoners; however, upon eye

contact, they quickly turned their heads away .

The Hadun family was well known . There were almost no commoners willing

to fight against such a large noble family .

These insects . Donetas chilling voice gave the other students goosebumps .

The sincere and respectful attitude hed had towards Romantica was nowhere

to be seen, as if it had been merely a dream or a passing breeze . He continued

to look around the Beta Class, scrunching his face in pure disgust .

So what do you want to talk about? Romanticas smile trembled ever so

slightly .

Doneta turned back to look at Romantica . Without noticing her, he said, Ill get

to the point . I recently joined the Blue Moon party where Senior Elheim is the

leader . And I decided that you, who are exceptionally skilled, should join our

party . Donetas voice was firm .

The Blue Moon party? Romantica tried to remember . She had a gut feeling .

Its the schools greatest party . Doneta said . Romantica now realized that she

had just received an offer to join one of the largest Alpha Class parties . It

wasnt an easy opportunity to get and rarely would anyone see this kind of gift

fall into their laps like this . Romantica opened her mouth to say something, but

Doneta grabbed her hand .

For recommending you into this party, I hope that we could start dating .

After a brief moment of silence, Romantica looked at Doneta in disbelief .

. . . What?

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I said I wish we could start dating .

So, she hadnt heard him wrong . Have we met before? Romantica asked .

At the entrance exams banquet hall . It was love at first sight, Romantica .

She forced Doneta to let go of her hand .

There are no reasons for you to decline, Romantica .

I just need some time to think about it .

Donetas face wore a dumbfounded expression . Why?

I need some time to think .

Of course, but . . . this is

Romanticas green eyes, which looked like the wind itself, glittered sweetly at

Doneta . You should give this lady some time to think . If you truly are a polite

gentleman .

A polite gentleman .

Hearing those words, Doneta leaned back . Ah, of course . Also . . . Doneta stood

from his seat .

As Romantica was about to stand up, too, Doneta took something from his

pocket and spread his palm towards Romantica . It was a wooden dagger . I

hope you would accept this from me .

A finely detailed and colorful pattern was etched into it . For a dagger, it was too

thick . It looked almost like a box that was shaped as a dagger .

Romantica thought she could open the lid and her thoughts were correct .

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Its a tradition followed in my Kingdoms military where we gift this Kemubin

to the person we love . Pushing the groove of the handle with his fingers, the

knife and the handle separated with a click . At the same time, a smooth golden

chain necklace trickled down from inside the dagger .

Doneta gave the necklace to Romantica .

But, she shook her hands to politely decline . This is too much .

You dont have to feel pressured . After lightly bidding his farewell, Doneta

headed towards the exit .

As soon as Romantica saw him leave, she went limp . She felt like a tempest had

passed by . But without even a moments reprieve, another person approached

her from behind and stopped at her side .

You surely are popular, Romantica .

Kya! She yelped . With a crash, Romanticas chair fell back . She had been lost

in thought, so she did not notice another persons presence from behind her . It

was her bad habit to yell when she was taken by surprise .

As if untouched by this scene, Desir Arman nonchalantly sat next to her . I

greeted you five times, but you wouldnt respond . So, I decided to personally

come to you .

Embarrassed, Romantica quickly pulled her chair back to its original spot and

settled back into her seat .

We first met at the entrance exam . So, I guess its been two days since weve

met? Desir said .

What do you want from me? Romantica cleared her throat, her face pinched

with annoyance .

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Naturally, Desir was unfazed by it . I came here to invite you into my party .

Party invitation .

She responded back, uninterested . I have nothing to talk to you about any

party .

Are you declining my invitation because you dont want to date me? Dont

worry . I wont ask you to date me .

Romantica scoffed . Enough with the lame jokes . Im not in the mood .

If I ask for a reason, would you answer me? Desir asked .

Romantica sighed . Opening her palm, she showed him the golden chain . You

see?

For the first time, Desir lost his usual calm composure as one of his eyes

slightly widened . The lights of the dim, magical lamp flickered, dyeing

Romanticas hair a bright red .

She blew out a breath . If you were me, which party would you choose? One of

the largest Alpha Class parties where Im guaranteed success, or a no-name

Beta Class party?

Desir knew how sweet Donetas offer sounded to her . The Blue Moon party was

one of the few powerful guilds in the academy . Party activities were the main

focus of Hebrion Academy, making the offer even more charming .

She couldnt decline . There was no reason to decline .

But Desir knew one more thing: choosing The Blue Moon party would be the

worst life decision she could possibly make .

But you still havent decided yet, Romantica . Desirs voice was certain .

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Thats because . . . I needed some time to think . But thinking about it now, I

made a bad call . Doneta was right . From the beginning, my answer was already

determined . I cant think of a reason to decline his offer .

Even if you have to date him? he asked .

Its actually more beneficial for me to go out with the Hadun familys child as

a condition to join the best party .

Thats quite cold and calculating . Desir said .

Despite Desirs sarcasm, Romanticas decision did not change . Rather than

being shaken, it seemed like her conviction became stronger . Since were done

talking, can you leave?

I guess it cant be helped . Desir reached into his pocket, feeling as if he was

pulling out a knife, but his hand only held a slip of paper . A letter . Calmly,

Desir passed the letter to Romantica .

However, Romantica tried to get rid of the letter without reading it .

But then Desir spoke . Best to dispose of that quickly . Though, you should be

more careful with it since it contains all of your secrets .

Startled by his sudden declaration, Romantica looked back and forth between

the letter and Desir, now unsure of what to do . Her previous haughty attitude

had vanished, and Romantica sat frozen in place .

Raising his eyebrows, Desir simply urged her on .