Chapter 39: Eldoria Kingdom

Slowly, the Headmaster appeared, accompanied by Teacher Aelin and Teacher Lukas. The Headmaster then stood upright in front of the students.

"Hmm."

"Good afternoon, everyone!"

He raised his voice so that all the students standing behind him could hear. The Headmaster began discussing the difficulties the students had been facing while continuing their studies under such inconvenient circumstances.

"And also... as you all already know, the kingdom that has helped our kingdom rebuild the city is the Kingdom of Eldoria."

Haruki raised an eyebrow, trying to recall something about that kingdom.

*’Oh, right... The Kingdom of Eldoria. Its king is the younger brother of King Arcane.’*

*’However, their personalities are completely opposite.’*

King Eldoria was known for his kindness and concern for the people who were struggling. However, the nobles within his kingdom still despised the commoners.

After that, the Headmaster finally announced something important.

...

Hearing the announcement left all the students speechless. Some of them even began protesting against it.

The Headmaster announced that all the students would be transferred to the Royal Academy of Eldoria.

Classes would begin tomorrow, and all students were required to pack their belongings immediately.

Magnus and Vila were also unhappy with the announcement, while Philip, as usual, would probably continue skipping classes regardless of the circumstances.

"And also..."

Haruki turned his attention back to the front, realizing that the Headmaster still had something to say.

"For anyone who skips classes in the Kingdom of Eldoria, the ministers there will take strict action against them."

"Heh? What kind of strict action are we talking about?" Philip remarked mockingly.

"That’s a good question, Philip."

Philip was slightly startled upon realizing that the Headmaster had heard him.

The Headmaster then continued, explaining that any student caught skipping classes would be sentenced to prison for no less than ten years.

Upon hearing that, Philip immediately regretted everything.

Seeing Philip’s displeased expression, Magnus decided to tease him, deliberately trying to provoke him.

After that, the Headmaster concluded his announcement, and everyone dispersed, although many students were still dissatisfied with the decision.

Haruki and Vila then approached Teacher Lukas and Teacher Aelin to have a brief conversation with them.

"What’s the matter, Haruki?" Lukas asked.

"Not satisfied?"

Haruki asked what would happen to the teachers at Arcane Academy if all the students were transferred to Eldoria Academy.

Aelin quickly answered that all the teachers from Arcane Academy would also become teachers there, but only as substitute teachers whenever the teachers at Eldoria Academy encountered difficulties or were unable to attend their classes.

Vila felt a little disappointed because she would have to study under a different teacher instead of Teacher Lukas.

"Don’t worry, Vila. Just pray that the teacher assigned to you gets sick so I can take their place."

*’People usually pray for good things to happen, but this guy is telling someone to pray for something bad.’* Haruki thought.

Lukas then told them to start packing their belongings for the journey to the Kingdom of Eldoria.

However, before leaving, Haruki asked why the Kingdom of Eldoria hadn’t helped them when their kingdom was under Frostval’s occupation.

Lukas gently tapped his own forehead.

"Are you stupid or what, Haruki?"

Lukas explained that if the Kingdom of Eldoria had helped them, their own kingdom would have been affected as well.

*’Ugh, he’s got a point.’*

Haruki then left Lukas and returned to his tent to pack his belongings.

Inside the tent, Philip was lying down lazily, showing no interest in going to that kingdom, while Magnus was thinking about something rather strange.

"Haruki, I wonder if there are any beautiful girls in the Kingdom of Eldoria?"

"Don’t ask me such stupid questions, bastard."

"I was just asking."

Haruki continued packing his belongings, and Magnus did the same.

As time passed, they eventually finished packing everything, including Philip’s belongings, since he was too lazy to pack them himself.

Soon afterward, all the students were called by their teachers to board the numerous carriages prepared to transport them to the Kingdom of Eldoria.

However, the three of them couldn’t find a carriage because Philip had suddenly disappeared from the tent.

"ARGH! WHERE THE HELL DID THAT STUPID BLUE-HAIRED IDIOT GO?!" Magnus shouted.

"Don’t tell me we have to look for him too?!" Haruki complained.

Haruki then headed towards a place Philip frequently visited. He quickly ran towards the academy, which was currently undergoing reconstruction.

...

Haruki eventually returned to Magnus.

"So? Did you find him?" Magnus asked.

"Do you see Philip standing beside me?"

The sun began to set, and only the two of them remained behind, having yet to depart for the Kingdom of Eldoria.

All the carriages were already gone, and they had no choice but to walk there themselves.

The two of them began walking with extremely displeased expressions.

As darkness gradually surrounded them, Haruki used his light magic to illuminate the path ahead.

Eventually, they heard the sound of approaching horse hooves, followed by someone calling out to them.

Both of them quickly turned around, only to be somewhat surprised by what they saw.

Philip was riding a horse, although nobody knew where he had gotten it from.

Beside him was Teacher Lukas.

Philip and Lukas stopped in front of them and told the two to get on.

"WHERE DID YOU AND TEACHER LUKAS GET THAT HORSE?!" Magnus shouted.

Teacher Lukas then explained that there weren’t enough carriages, so he had been forced to take some horses from King Arcane’s stables, which were located not far from the palace.

"Huff... Thankfully, these horses didn’t die when Vaelcryst turned into a monster," Lukas remarked.

"And also, WHY DID YOU TWO LEAVE MY BELONGINGS BEHIND?!"

While Philip had been taking the horses with Lukas, he had noticed his bag lying on the ground.

"Heh? Those are your belongings, idiot," Magnus replied.

After their conversation, Haruki rode with Teacher Lukas, while Magnus rode with Philip.

"Just hurry up, idiot."

"If you call me that one more time, I’ll leave you behind, Magnus, you idiot," Philip replied, already irritated after hearing those words dozens of times.

Teacher Lukas then slowly informed them that he could already see the entrance gate to the Kingdom of Eldoria, illuminated by what appeared to be torches.

Philip and Lukas urged their horses forward, and soon enough, they arrived directly in front of the kingdom’s gate.

They were then granted permission to enter by the guards stationed there.

The four of them dismounted because the guards did not allow foreign horses to be brought inside.

They slowly stepped into the kingdom and witnessed the lively atmosphere of Eldoria at night.

Haruki looked around carefully, unable to believe what he was seeing.

Lukas then patted Haruki on the back.

"Come on, let’s go."

The three of them followed Lukas from behind while observing their surroundings.

To them, this kingdom seemed several steps ahead of the Kingdom of Arcane, perhaps even more than that.

"Hey, handsome guy over there~"

Magnus immediately looked up at a two-story building where three women were standing.

"M-Me?"

"Who else could it be~?"

Magnus slowly began walking towards the building, but Philip quickly grabbed him and pulled him away.

"Heh, I never expected this to be your true nature, Magnus."

Magnus paid no attention to Philip’s remarks. Instead, he kept looking at the women as they gradually moved farther away from him.

Or rather, he was the one being dragged away from them.

Haruki, who was still looking around, suddenly bumped into Lukas, who had stopped walking.

"What’s wrong, Teacher?"

Lukas turned around.

"We’ve arrived. This is Eldoria Academy!"

The three of them then looked ahead and saw an enormous academy, even larger than Arcane Academy.

Just then, someone emerged from the academy’s gates and approached them.

"Yo, you’re Teacher Lukas, right?"

"Ah, yes!"

The man was a teacher at Eldoria Academy. He appeared to have been waiting for their arrival.

"So, are these the remaining students from your academy?"

"Yeah, something like that."

The teacher carefully examined them one by one. However, the one he stared at the longest was Philip.

Nobody knew what he was looking at, but judging from his gaze, it seemed as though he had found something valuable.

He then called one of the academy’s guards and instructed him to escort Lukas to the teachers’ dormitory.

After that, the teacher led the three students towards their dormitory.

"Come along, everyone."

The three of them followed him from behind before he finally introduced himself.

"My name is Darius Valtor."

"I’m a teacher here at this academy, as well as the dormitory warden."

Haruki was about to introduce himself, but Darius stopped him.

"There’s no need. I already know all three of you."

Haruki fell silent for a moment, thinking that perhaps the teachers from Arcane Academy had already introduced them beforehand.

"You’re Philip Charles, right?" Darius said while looking at Haruki.

"And you’re the yellow-haired one, Haruki."

He then turned his gaze towards Philip.

"And you must be Magnus."

The three of them fell silent, wearing rather strange expressions.

Philip then whispered to Haruki.

"Not a single one of those was correct."

Philip stepped directly in front of Darius and introduced the three of them properly, one by one, with an irritated tone.

"I already knew that. I just wanted to see you get annoyed."

Darius continued walking, leaving Philip standing there like a statue after hearing those words from someone belonging to another kingdom.

Magnus then burst into laughter after witnessing Philip being fooled so effortlessly.

Philip eventually followed Darius again, followed by Haruki and Magnus.

"We’re here. Look for Room 37. It’s spacious enough for all three of you."

Darius extended his hand, offering them a key, which Haruki took.

The corridor was considerably wider compared to the one at Arcane Academy. As they walked through it, the three of them became the center of attention among the other male students.

"Hey, aren’t those three Haruki, Philip, and Magnus?"

"Yeah... judging by their hair, they must be the ones."

The other students continued whispering about them.

"Haruki... for some reason, I feel like I’ve experienced déjà vu seeing people whisper about us like this."

"Yeah, me too. I just hope nobody starts chasing after us."

"Don’t remind me of that, Haruki."

Upon reaching their room, Haruki quickly opened the door and discovered that it was quite spacious for three people.

There was only one bed, but it was unbelievably large.

Without wasting any time, the three of them jumped onto it.

Suddenly, someone knocked on their door.

Haruki got up and went to see who it was.

It turned out to be Teacher Darius, who informed them that classes would begin at eight-thirty in the morning. He also told them where their classroom was located.

"Your classroom is on the second floor, alright?"

"Ah, yes. Understood."

Haruki slowly closed the door and looked towards the other two.

They were already fast asleep.

He then turned off the lights and prepared to sleep as well.

However, before Haruki could even close his eyes, Philip accidentally kicked him in his sleep.

Haruki let out a brief sigh before deciding to sleep on the floor instead.

’I hope our first day tomorrow won’t be troublesome.’