After the principal's speech was over, everyone had a contemplative expression on their faces. The words of the principal weren't like some random words uttered by a typical politician but rather had truth and depth to them. Some knew of the humble origins of the principle, but others did not.
Then there's the fact that he declared himself as the strongest, except for the three kings. Which many of the students were surprised about. The fact that surprised most of the students was surprised about was all the heirs of the higher echelons of the three great kingdoms had nothing but respect for the principal despite his humble beginnings.
Axel let out an internal sigh, 'As expected of one of the strongest beings humanity has in its arsenal. His entire existence carries an unfathomable confidence and wisdom that a normal person can only look at with awe.'
The raging winds became even faster, and the air had the smell of the sea mixed with it. Suddenly, an unreal beauty appeared in all of their visions, standing in front of all the girls. She was wearing a black dress, her hair was like the darkest night. She had fierce, deep red eyes, she had fair skin. Her entire figure seemed to radiate darkness. The darkness itself was making her shine. The black dress she was wearing hugged her body tightly, which highlighted her gorgeous body greatly.
She had great curves on her body that made every boy drool in lust. Yet, she had a cold expression that would send chills down the spine of anyone who looked at her directly. The dress did not reveal a single skin on her body, except for her neck, which left everything to the beholder's imagination. She had a fairy-like face, despite her cold expression. But overall, she looked like a warrior more than a beauty. It's just that her beauty was so great that it almost overshadowed what she truly was.
A ruthless warrior and an exceptional leader. A battle maniac, an ingenious tactician. Every male student was looking at her with wonder. Their heart started to beat loudly, seeing that unreal beauty who posed herself as a warrior and one of the future pillars of the great Suncrest kingdom. All of them had obvious desires for that beautiful woman hidden deep within their eyes.
They were all smitten by the Valkyrie. Even the heirs from the other kingdoms' higher echelons had that same desire, which they were unable to hide. The Valkyrie herself did not care about those stares; she only felt disgusted. That is one of the reasons why she always wore an expressionless face.
Axel also found himself lost the moment he looked towards that divine beauty, a sad smile appeared on his face, sensing his own heart pounding like an engine.
'Sigh, are you for real? She is way out of your league. Let's not be delusional. She is a beauty reserved solely for the 4th prince.' He consoled himself.
His gaze went towards a certain direction where the 4th prince stood with an aloof expression, with a smile on his face as if thinking about something deeply. Just like how all the boys were looking at the Valkyrie with mad desires in their eyes. All the girls were looking at the 4th prince. He had shiny golden hair that sparkled in the sunlight and fluttered because of the breeze.
His eyes were light red like rubies that would draw anyone in like an illusion. He had a well-built body, his clothes were adorned in luxurious craftsmanship that spoke of his high status. Unlike the Valkyrie who exuded coldness, he only radiated warmth. Yep, the bastard fits the description of the shining prince of every little girl's imagination.
Axel also found some girls peeking in his direction. After all, he was quite handsome himself, but his mind failed to register that fact. Some of the girls who noticed him compared his appearance to the prince, but the prince was a lot more handsome. Yet, Axel could easily be the second most handsome one among all the boys.
Axel himself felt jealous of that bastard's appearance, with those handsome looks, of course, the bastard would get his hands on the greatest beauty. He shook his head and erased all the useless thoughts. When he became strong enough, he would hope to get along with the two of them. There were many more important characters here and there.
Some he could link from the character's description he remembered, while others he could not recognize. Soon, another powerhouse appeared in front of everyone and started speaking,
"Alright, everyone, that was all for your formal welcome. I am your vice-principal whom you will be seeing most of the time from now on, I am Selwyn Brown; you may refer to me as, Sir Brown," announced the figure calmly.
"Now, the first step of the process for you all is to go through the Phasebinding process and become a Seeker. Some may also call it the Aspect Awakening Trial."
"Tomorrow at dawn, everything will be explained as much as necessary, after that your trial shall start, once you become a Seeker, that is when finally the real operations of the academy shall start once you are connected to the Prime Nexus."
"For today, go to your dorms and rest, the staff shall hand over a token to you all, do not lose it. As for the specific rules. You will know those later on and don't cause any unnecessary trouble."
"Even a royal prince is not exempt from being expelled if he behaves like a mindless fool." She finished her instructions on that note.
Suddenly, the Valkyrie raised her hand, the vice principal looked at her confused, and asked her to speak.
"What should I do if any boy pesters me too much?" asked the Valkyrie in a breathtakingly ethereal voice.
The vice-principal answered immediately, "Beat them up, only strength matters here. Not status. But no one is allowed to kill, remember that."
The Valkyrie nodded and did not say anything more. She only showed a cold smile that sent a chill down the spine of everyone, and some thick killing intent even came out of her. Axel sighed, and everyone started going on their way towards the temporary dorms. They would be assigned proper dorm rooms based on their performance on the trials and Aspect awakening based on their potential.
The staff members handed everyone a similar looking tokens but they had different numbers on them which was their current designated rooms. Axel found his room on the second floor at the farthest corner.
They seem to be small rooms that had a double bed on them, one up and another below. Other students also kept entering the rooms all over the buildings. He placed the token on the door handle and it opened. Someone from behind him shouted, "Hey wait dude.
That's my room as well."
Axel looked towards the voice, and saw another student rushing towards him. The student reached him and said, "Hey, so you're my roommate I guess."
"I'm Heinz Gil. Nice to meet you," stated Axel's temporary roommate.
The moment he heard that name, he was stupefied. He couldn't believe it. How could an unlucky bastard like him suddenly get so lucky to meet another most important character in the story? But he needed to be sure that it was indeed him,
Axel shook his hand and introduced himself with a smile, "Axel Nomrad."
They both went inside the room while Heinz asked, "So, you're from a noble family, huh?"
Axel answered, "No, Merchant family and you?"
Heinz said with some hesitation, "I'm a commoner."
Axel cheered internally, he shouted in his mind, 'Holy shit, its indeed that guy.'
He responded to Heinz with a shrug, "Well, family status doesn't really matter here, both the principal and vice-principal said so."
Heinz for a moment remained stunned for a moment hearing his response, he could not help but ask again for confirmation, "Sorry, I didn't get what you said?"
Axel understood the bewilderment of his roommate; any heir, even from a low-grade family, would only show disgust and contempt towards any commoner without exception. So, for him not to receive a negative gesture from a noble would only seem unreal and suspicious to some extent.
Axel said helplessly, "Look, I don't really care much if you're a commoner or a noble."
Heinz asked suspiciously, "Are you sure you're a noble or a merchant. Maybe you are trying to trick me into something."
Axel sighed and closed the room's door. Axel said, "I'm tired, I'm going to shower, and I want the upper bed."
Heinz asked again, annoyed, "Hey, you didn't answer me?"
Axel did not answer and simply went to have a shower. But in his mind, he was utterly ecstatic, he couldn't believe his luck. He needed to befriend this guy. The best way to go about it was to act natural. If he tried to curry favor with him, it would only backfire, as it would be too suspicious.
A devious smirk played on his lips as he thought of that.
His mind slowly started thinking of the beautiful Valkyrie, unknowingly. Just thinking about that slim divine beauty made his mind go blank.