Chapter 297: Date in The City (1/2)
'Rayna Davis… DAVIS!? Is that just a coincidence or is she related to the great Alexander Davis himself,' Moby thought before the woman above spoke once more.
Her pitch-black hair waved in the wind of the towering school, her smile was long and wide, showing her almost sharp, pearly-white teeth, her smile almost reaching up to her blood-red eyes that bore a glint of excitement. She wore a military coat of all white along with black pants, not too tight and not too baggy yet enough for everyone to see her clearly voluptuous and endowed figure. On her arms was a red Katana unsheathed from its scabbard, hanging on her neck, her right leg stepping on the very edge of the building with her white boots.
”Welcome, to planet Ilios! Where you will be spending most of your time in the coming year! I won't be holding you kids off for long! I'm sure you've already heard all the rules so many times already that hearing it again would break your spirit! Today is the first day and is meant to be a happy day! So, you should enjoy it! You will have the entire day to yourself! I don't care what you do! Screw around, train, explore the city, whatever! Just know that classes start tomorrow! You will be given your dorm rooms shortly! If you don't want to deal with the BS of living with more than one person like in regular military school then you don't have to! BUT! If you want to for some reason live with other people, please let a staff member know and we will set that up for you! Now! With that all out of the way, you kids are free! Go make some friends! scram! AND DON'T CAUSE TROUBLE ON THE FIRST DAY! OR ELSE! bye!” Rayna yelled out with an upbeat smile that still bore a hint of oddness and seriousness that shook everyone down to their very core.
As soon as She left from the top of the roof, the entire crowd was silent, with wide eyes, sweat on their skin and their jaws almost to the floor. But, then suddenly, they began to talk, and seemingly all of them had the same thought in mind.
”THAT'S OUR PRINCIPAL!?”
She was completely unlike any of them expected. Most likely, all of them, in their heads assumed her to be a serious, hardened warrior that was not tolerant of any joke. However, what they got was a hot, upbeat tomboy that seemed to like some fun but would not hesitate to tear their heads off at any moment's notice.
They were honestly not sure which was scarier…
For now, they all decided to follow orders, especially while they were the most watched on school grounds.
Around him, he noticed the previously quiet crowd that kept to themselves were trying to start conversations with people, forming alliances and friends early on to survive in this warzone. Yet, Moby seemed to be disinterested. It was not like anyone would want a friend like him anyways, with his reputation, he would only bring them trouble.
With a sigh, Moby strolled in the midst of the glancing crowd and reached the quivering Hikari.
”Hey, do you want to go explore the city?”
”...” There was a slight moment of silence as she looked up at him with shaky eyes. ”Yes, that would be lovely…”
Together yet far away, Moby using his devil's hand, they walked out of the school grounds with seemingly no problems and used one of the various teleporters that led to the city below.
The city was of average size and did not house normal people. In the city, nearly every single citizen belonged to the family of someone in the military. At times, the military would promise soldiers protection of their family in return for their service and this was where they were all sent, one of the most secure cities in the human empire, overseen by some of the strongest soldiers that resided in elite school.
The citizens would there live a normal life, yet be sworn to secrecy if they ever wanted to exit. And, the city functioned as a place for students to go, explore, relax, and have a normal life while they attended school. It benefited both parties.
Knowing the identity of the people he will be seeing around him made Moby more self-aware of how he should speak and act. Not that he was going to act rudely anyways. However, he was certain he could not say the same about many of the arrogant students.
Although most people in the school were fairly rich, for the odd expeditions, the school did give out some money for students to use in the city. There was also another currency system that Moby knew all too well also. One that he wanted to focus on since amassing enough points would allow him to purchase very specific things in the school which included information, armour, weapons, and more.
Moby and Hikari both stepped on the teleporters and were immediately transported to the heart of the city that seemed indifferent to any other, flashing lights, flying cars and towering skyscrapers as far as the eye could see. Yet, there were still the simple ”mom and pop” shops and fairly quiet areas to be found all around.
As they walked around in the streets, it was hard not to get lost in their unfamiliar environment. So, they resorted to using the GPS system embedded into their watches to navigate the city.
As they walked, they could not help but notice how multicultural the city around them was. There were buildings of different styles and traditions on every corner and it was also reflected in the faces of the citizens and pedestrians, most of their faces being very different, just like all of the students at school. It was to be expected due to the military being a unified force yet it was still rather shocking to actually see.
Eventually, their rather quiet yet loud journey led them to a restaurant that served drinks. It was in a more quiet area of the city and had a nice atmosphere under an umbrella so it was a perfect place to talk.