“You’ve been busy for the past days. Aren’t you, my dear cousin?” Arthur put his arm over Dio’s shoulder.
“I’m not your cousin, Baron.” Dio shook his head subtly when he heard Arthur laughed.
“I can’t believe that you are more popular than me.” Arthur grinned as he looked around. Though the nobles gave them looks of disapproval, the commoner girls look at them with admiration. “Being close like this, isn’t it obvious that we’re relatives?”
Arthur looked at Dio’s hair which was a few shades lighter than his. It was proof that Dio came from a noble lineage and he was also stronger than him in terms of mana capability. If Dio didn’t refuse to be adopted in their family, he was sure that the Marquis would make him his heir and he wouldn’t be able to refute it because he knew that Dio was the rightful heir to the northwest territory.
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Dio had been closer to the members of the elite class as time passed by. Even those who were silent at first became an acquaintance of his because he was friendly enough to help and serve everyone.“You shouldn’t have bothered with mine,” Primo said as he took his sword from Dio.“It’s nothing. I’ve been polishing the other’s weapon so it’s not a big deal if I added just one more, young master.” Dio smiled then he turned his back on him and went inside his room.“He’s kind, isn’t he?” Raymond chuckled as he put his arms over Primo’s shoulder.“Doesn’t matter if he is. My only goal is to grow stronger here.” Primo stared at his shiny spear. At least, Dio did a good job at polishing his spear.“If you want to know how strong you are, why don’t you invite him on a spar?” Raymond suggested. “I’ll be asking him next week si
“Hey, Dio!” Raymond ran towards Dio when their classes ended. Keila smiled when she noticed that the other elites started to befriend Dio and the man was also starting to open himself with the group.“What is it, young master?” Dio asked with a smile.“Let me guess?” Kael put his arm over Dio’s shoulder. “You’re going to ask my sweet little brother for a spar, right?”Raymond scratched his nape. “Was I too obvious?”“You’re not too obvious, young master. It’s just that every member of our elite class wanted a spar with Dio so we assumed that you would feel the same,” Mika explained as she clung to Dio’s arm.“So, can you spare some time for me?” Raymond asked.“Yes, young master.” Dio agreed. “Shall we proceed to the training grounds right now?”Raymond’s face lit up. “Sure!”
It’s been days since Dio’s spar with Raymond but he was still wary that the other princes would approach him. Even his siblings were worried about him because he began acting strangely every time he was out of the elite house.“Don’t tell me that you’ll refuse training again?” Kael asked when Dio immediately stood up and walked towards the door after class. “Why are you overly afraid of the princes?”“I’m not afraid of them,” Dio denied and looked away. He was just uncomfortable around them because he didn’t want any more rumors about him spreading around the campus.“So you won’t train again, right?” Kael said in a disappointed tone.“He would be learning enchantments from me.” Mika smiled as she clung her arms to Dio. “Don’t worry, he promised me that this would be the last time that he’ll avoid the training area.”“
“You came at the right timing!” Mika said as she clasped Kael’s hand. “You are the right person for the job!"Kael eyed her suspiciously. “Don’t involve me in your job, Mika. There’s no way that I’ll be your tester.”“You don’t have to worry about that, dear twin brother.” Mika laughed as she patted Kael’s back. “Our youngest brother would take the honor of being the tester of the invention of the century.”“What is she talking about?” Kael turned to face Dio instead. “Have the both of you gone mad?”Dio laughed at Kael’s perplexed expression. It was a normal reaction from him because Mika had never been that confident about her ideas before.“Just don’t kill me during the process and everything will be fine,” Dio advised him.Kael furrowed his brows when he heard Dio’s words. “If this experime
It was already night time and the others rested in their own rooms, but Dio was nowhere to be found. It had been a few hours after the members of the elite class swarmed around Mika and no one knew where he suddenly disappeared to. Because of Dio’s strange actions lately, Kael advised them to leave him alone.Though he was the one who said to give Dio his space, Kael was worried that Dio became paranoid being around a member of the imperial family and the nobility. Though he wasn’t aware of the reason, he didn’t want Dio to force himself. If staying alone in a quiet place would calm his mind, he would do his best to support him.Keila left her room because she was worried about him. Dio had been acting strangely lately and she wasn’t sure whether he finally came to terms with himself or not. He might be alone in the dark again.“What are you doing here?” Kael asked when he saw Keila seated in the receiving area.“
“There go the elites,” one of the students said sarcastically when they saw the elite class entered the classroom. They had been taking classes with them for a month but they find it hard to approach them since they acted like they have their own world. It was as if they were telling them that they are in a different league of their own. “I don’t have a problem with the other elites, so I don’t really know why I hate that green-haired guy,” Sean Jr., the eldest son of Baron Wyeth said with arrogance. “Green-haired guy?” one of Sean’s minions, Rusty, asked. He was a boy with a freckled face and rust-colored hair. “Do you mean Kael Armani?” “No, not that one. Kael is with no doubt worthy to be elite, but his younger brother whose background is unknown shouldn’t be included,” Sean said with contempt. “I bet he became an elite because his siblings were elites, but there was nothing extraordinary about him.” “Stop spouting nonsense, Sean.” Viscount
“Being able to do both doesn’t mean that you’re strong, right?” Sean von Wyeth said with a smug look on his face. “Keila was known to be the strongest wind mage, Kael is a swordmaster and Mikaella is a gifted enchanter. How about you, how did you qualify to be in the elite class?”Dio sighed. He knew that his being accepted in the elite class was the main reason for their hostility towards him and they kept questioning his abilities even if they already saw how he was on par with the others.“I guess people like you wouldn’t accept the truth no matter how I show it to you,” he mumbled.“What did you say?” Sean raised his voice when he heard him whisper. “Do you really think that you’re strong? You don’t deserve to be a part of the elite class!”Dio looked behind him where their professor stood and he let out an exasperated sigh when he saw his smirking face. A profes
“I’m going to take it back soon.” Sean glared at Dio before he finally let go of the necklace. He was frustrated at himself for not being able to fight Dio properly. He challenged him but he was defeated in the end. How shameful could that be? He even ended up letting go of their family heirloom!“Thank you.” Since Dio already prepared to force Sean if he didn’t keep his word, he was quite surprised when Sean himself gave it to him.“Before I leave, let me remind you of some announcements.” Limuel clapped his hands to get the attention of his students. “We will have an acquaintance ball in the weekend so I wanted you guys to prepare yourself. Present yourself in the best way that you can because this ball could be your first step in building connections.”He told them about the dress code and the theme, then he also entertained a few questions about the upcoming ball before he finally left. Those who we