Book 1 Chapter 79
【79】78.
The next day.
Class 5, who had fully enjoyed their given free time, put aside their regretful feelings and boarded the teleportation gate as evening fell.
"Still, it was a fun school trip!"
"Yeah. It was worthwhile."
As Illiana stretched and spoke, Nella also agreed with her characteristic languid smile.
"There probably isn't a class among all the classes that had a more fulfilling school trip than us, right?"
"Right. Right. Who would get to have a joint class with a Seyrun student?"
Kal chuckled and agreed with Tade's words.
"It was fun, wasn't it, Leo oppa?"
Leo nodded, watching Chelsea ask with a giggle.
"Yes."
Just as the entire Class 5 boarded the teleportation gate.
Seyrun students appeared through the teleportation gate.
They too planned to return to Seyrun via the teleportation gate.
"Students of Rumern. Please return safely. We look forward to seeing you again."
As Herdeum smiled, Class 5 also smiled brightly.
"See you again next time! Teacher Herdeum!"
"Class was fun!"
Besides Herdeum, Seyrun students who had become friends with them also greeted them.
Leo smiled and waved towards Runia, who had returned to her top student demeanor, and Airan standing beside her.
Airan smiled back and waved, while Runia snorted and sharply turned her head.
Even so, she glanced at Leo and then waved.
"Everyone, you haven't forgotten anything, have you? We're about to depart."
"Yes!"
The students of Class 5 answered energetically at Sena's words.
Whoosh-!
As the teleportation gate activated, a bright light enveloped them.
***
As night fell, Rumern's first-year dormitory was bustling with students.
"Hey! How was yours?"
"Ours? Haha! Don't be surprised! We even subjugated a monster!"
"Wow, we just did volunteer work or something."
They were busy talking about their school trip with students from other classes they were friends with.
Kal burst into laughter as he headed to the male dormitory's bathhouse.
"Hehe. How amusing. There's no class that had as fulfilling a school trip as ours."
He rinsed his body in the public bath and then soaked himself in a large bathtub.
"Ah. I missed this warm feeling."
Since he could only shower at most during the school trip, Kal fully enjoyed the luxurious dormitory bathhouse.
Leo was also soaking himself at that time.
"Get out of the way, Woredon Tyden. I'm going to use this tub."
"You don't know your place, Duran Moira."
"What did you say?"
"I merely stated a fact. If my words bother you, prove it with your skill."
"Interesting. I was already thinking of taking you down anyway."
One side of the bathroom became noisy.
"Oops. Looks like those two finally clashed."
Kal clucked his tongue.
As the male dormitory accommodated many people, the bathhouse was very spacious.
And many bathtubs were arranged there.
Among them, there was a particularly luxuriously decorated bathtub, which was smaller than the other tubs.
It was large enough for four or five people to use, but from the perspective of nobles, it was just the right size for a private bathtub.
However, hardly any students used that bathtub.
Because it was someone's designated spot.
It was none other than Duran Moira of Class 1 and Woredon Tyden, the class president of Class 7.
The two, who were the strongest first-year students, were using this spot like their private designated seat.
"Those guys usually showered at different times, so they never had to clash before."
As Kal said, the two had different bathing times, so they never met in the bathhouse.
But with their return from the school trip coinciding, students flocked to the bath, and now they had encountered each other.
Thanks to the two emitting a hostile atmosphere, the male students discreetly looked around.
Duran and Woredon.
They were considered among the top skilled first-year students, while also known for their rough personalities.
It was when an unusual tension was flowing between the two.
Splash.
"Why don't you just bathe together nicely?"
Everyone's gaze turned to Leo.
Leo, leaning his back against the bathtub, was looking at the two with his head tilted all the way back.
"Why are you fighting over a bathtub spot? You're not kids."
"Are you interfering to mediate a dispute as the class representative, Leo Flove?"
Leo made an indifferent expression at Duran's question.
"Do you think it's such a grand reason? I'm just telling you not to cause trouble."
"If you don't want such a situation, then you challenge me too."
Duran wore a belligerent smile.
"Wow-! As expected, our prince interprets things however he wants to hear them!"
As Kal exclaimed, Duran's fierce gaze turned to Kal.
"Oops."
Kal smoothly turned his head away.
It was when the tinderbox atmosphere continued.
Click-
"Huh? Why is the atmosphere like this?"
The bathroom door opened and someone entered.
It was none other than Abbad Rwallyn.
As the TOP 4 first-year male students gathered in one place, the unnecessarily tense male students swallowed dryly.
Splash-
"…"
"…"
Abbad entered the spot where Duran and Woredon were having a standoff.
Abbad also used this place as his designated seat.
Of course, he didn't give other students dirty looks to prevent them from using it, like Duran and Woredon did.
Rather, it was closer to other students being reluctant to use the same bath as Abbad.
After all, nobles are reluctant to bathe with others.
Everyone looked at Abbad with blank eyes.
"Why?"
Duran and Woredon twisted their faces, watching Abbad ask with his characteristic smiling face.
"Keuk-keuk!"
Leo let out a low laugh.
Following that laugh, Duran and Woredon's faces became even more menacing.
'Hey! Don't laugh!'
All the male students screamed inwardly.
Thus, the bathhouse incident, which had been like the calm before a storm, ended anticlimactically.
***
[Wings! Wings! Yahoo! I got my wings back!]
Whoosh-!
When Leo returned to his room after washing, Kirian was circling above the room.
Each time, tiny shining particles scattered around.
"You're distracting. How long are you going to keep doing that?"
[Leo! Look! Wings! They're my wings!]
Kirian flew in front of Leo, showing his back and flapping his wings as if showing them off.
"I've seen them enough already, haven't I? And it's just one pair of wings out of three."
Leo's reaction was indifferent.
[The great Fairy Prince has regained his power, so be more surprised!]
Fairies, as powerful phantom beasts, were phantom beasts that summoners almost served.
But it was the wrong address to expect such a thing.
[Alright, Leo, you probably haven't experienced my power yet, that's why! Good! Then I'll specially show you my power!]
"How are you going to show me?"
As Leo asked indifferently, Kirian elegantly circled in the air and then flew to Fiora, who was eating chocolate in a corner of the room, looking completely uninterested.
Peep?
[Here's an impudent red chick!]
Kirian pointed at Fiora with exaggerated gestures, as if a magician performing a trick.
Peep-
[Screech!]
Fiora pecked the top of Kirian's head with her beak.
And then she stomped on Kirian, who was rolling on the floor clutching his head.
[Get your foot off me! I'll show you something cool!]
Peep?
Kirian, barely getting up, activated his magic.
And then he raised his hand and sprinkled shimmering dust over Fiora's head.
Thereupon, Fiora's body began to glow with a soft silver light.
"Polymorph?"
Polymorph.
It was magic used by those with high-dimensional minds to summon their other self.
The race that typically enjoyed using this magic was dragons.
However, fairies rarely learned this magic.
This is because top-tier phantom beasts of fairy-rank can summon their other self using their power, even without magic.
Fiora was still young, so it was impossible for her, but with the help of Polymorph, she could summon her other self.
"Why did you learn this?"
[To play pranks.]
'Right, this guy caused trouble and was exiled by Shilroad.'
As Leo clucked his tongue, the light faded.
What appeared was a cute girl in a red dress, looking about five years old.
Her hair and eyes were a vivid crimson, as if they would burst into flames at any moment.
Her appearance was like a cute doll, so meticulously formed it drew admiration.
[Hmph-! How's that! My power!]
Leo ignored the gloating Kirian and rested his chin on his hand.
Fiora, who had widened her eyes at the changed eye level, approached the mirror.
She seemed to like her appearance, even doing a light turn in front of the mirror.
And then she walked in front of Leo.
"This is the first time I'm greeting you like this."
She seemed to be trying her best to put on a dignified and solemn expression, but unfortunately, combined with her appearance, it only gave off an impression of cuteness.
"Your oath…"
Flap-flap-
[How's that! My amazing power!]
Fiora, who was about to greet, saw Kirian flying wildly in front of her.
"Don't bother me."
[Hmph, clumsy movements.]
She reached out her small hand to grab Kirian, but he annoyingly evaded her.
An exasperated Fiora forgot to greet Leo and chased Kirian.
Then she suddenly came to her senses, returned to Leo, elegantly lifted the hem of her dress slightly, and curtsied.
"I am Fiora, your oath-bound."
Leo burst into laughter as it looked like a child imitating an adult.
"You're well-mannered."
"My mother told me to be polite to my oath-bound."
[Oh~ What a commendable little one.]
Kirian, who flew and sat on Fiora's head, smacked Fiora's forehead with his palm – smack-smack.
Fiora, glaring, tried to grab Kirian again.
However, Kirian simply slipped away nonchalantly.
"Stop right there!"
Fiora, who was chasing him seemingly angry, soon stumbled and fell, as if unfamiliar with her human body.
[Hahahaha! Do you think you can catch me with those stubby arms and legs!]
Kirian flew in front of Fiora and taunted her relentlessly.
Fiora, clenching both fists, puffed out her cheeks.
As if a child throwing a tantrum, tears slightly welled at the corners of her large eyes, and her body trembled.
[Puhahahaahaha! Go peck at more coins and come back… *Cough*!]
Kirian, who was annoyingly taunting, was stomped on by Leo.
Fiora didn't miss the chance and slapped Kirian repeatedly with her palm.
Fiora, wearing an expression of satisfaction from successful revenge, spoke.
"Leo. I want to show this form to Mom too, please open a path."
"Alright. Take this one with you while you're at it."
He picked up Kirian, who was twitching on the floor, and gave him to Fiora.
If he left this fairy in the dormitory, he didn't know what kind of trouble it would cause.
'For now, I should make him stay in Pirina-nim's domain.'
"And tell her that he probably needs some etiquette training."
"Yes."
Fiora nodded and passed through the summoning circle Leo opened.
'Finally, it's quiet.'
As the chattering fairy, who had been flying around noisily and talking since earlier, disappeared, Leo toweled his hair.
Only now could he finally collect his thoughts.
'My Hero Record and dagger found in Berkia have been entrusted to Seyrun for now.'
Leo looked out the window.
Rumern had the Monster Queen Shilatoona.
Seyrun had the Lich King Hell Kaiser.
In unseen places, the threat of Tartarus continued.
Leo narrowed his eyes, looking at the scenery of Rumern visible outside the window.
'In Seyrun, there was a direct traitor named Lauta.'
There was no law saying there couldn't be such a traitor in Rumern either.
'First, eradicating the forces of Tartarus that have infiltrated Rumern would be the priority,'
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