144 Selection Part 3 (1/2)
What ensued after Greyson's test was exactly as he expected. A lot of:
Hello, I am so-and-so. I am from the ”insert name” Kingdom.
I am the royal prince/princess of the ”insert name” royal family.
or
My family name is ”blank.” We are the most powerful in ”blank” city and/or Kingdom.
Amidst the sea of faces, Greyson felt like he was drowning. It was like these people had no redeeming features and all that remained in his memory were indistinct outlines. All he could do was politely nod and smile and introduce himself while trying his best to leave the arena. Actually, this portion of the selection did not take very long and one could leave right after they were done. However, most people wanted to check out the competition for rivals or people to avoid, so they stayed behind to watch the entire process. The next stage of the selection would take place the next day. Without looking back, Greyson forced himself out of the crowd and raced back to his room. After a moment's thought, he decided that he would just skip the meals later. Anyways, he had stored some food inside of his storage necklace. The dining hall would end up being a free for all where he was the fresh meat. As everyone here was most definitely taught strict lessons in etiquette, there should be no one daring enough to just barge into his room uninvited.
Opening his door, he was greeted with the sleeping faces of the ”animals.” Lucius, Snow, and Theo were all snuggling together on the bed. Gold switched places with his sister since Greyson was not too sure about how deep the knowledge of the Moon Empire's citizens was. Speechless he looked at the group of them and felt envious of their easy lives.
A childish grin flashed on his face as he quickly closed the door and dove straight onto the bed. Stuck underneath his body, the sleeping magic beasts were all shocked awake and struggled to crawl out.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
”You're on my tail! Get off!” Lucius hissed angrily. ”You large lump! What's wrong with just waking us up normally?”
”Da..ddy... I can't breathe... Too heavy...” Snow also whined as her voice was muffled underneath the blanket.
”Greyson, you really almost caught me under there as well.” Hearing a voice from above him, Greyson looked up in shock. Touching his head, he realized that Theo had woken up at some point and climbed up onto him. Picking off the mouse by his neck fur, Greyson tossed him to the end of the bed. Feeling that it was enough, he rolled to the side and let out the two from underneath him. Lying on his back, Greyson just wistfully sighed.
”Hm? Did something happen at the selection thing earlier?” Catching the hidden nuances to that sigh, Lucius turned to look at Greyson.
”Nothing...”
”Oh, I must have been mistaken, then.” Easily ignoring the subject, Lucius started licking to smooth out his fur.
”Well, if you must know, I just miss my family. Humans are harder to be around.” Although he was irked by the lack of concern, Greyson decided to just say it himself.
”You're only realizing that now? I hate humans the most. Elves are a close second, though.” Lucius just rolled his eyes unsympathetically.
”Ouch. Thanks for that.”
”You aren't human.”
”...I guess you're right. When have you even met elves before?”
”I have met one. Your good-for-nothing teacher.”
”You're basing it just off of him?”
”Well he claims to be some kind of idol back home, which means that the elves endorse someone with his personality. How could they possibly be good?”