Chapter 150 - Beginning of the Lessons (1/2)
About a week had passed since Hei and Lian first arrived at the Southern Royal War Academy. Although the teaching year hadn't yet begun, they used this period to become familiar with the academy's territories and deepen their bond with the people they had met. By now, it had become customary to eat together with Leon, Mareo, and Haruno. Sometimes even Lilian and Mia would join.
Fortunately, there were no other incidents like the one on the first day. The Feng Family member who had caused that mess in the canteen, Feng Gengxin, didn't cause any further problems, at least during mealtime. And it wasn't just him, all the students of the academy, regardless of the year they belonged, behaved peacefully during meals. This was the strength of the Imperial Family and the authority they had.
In the meantime, more students arrived, going to increase the already large ranks of first-year students. Of these, two, in particular, attracted the attention - son of the Feng Family's head, Feng Chen; son of the Hu Family head, Hu Jie. They were the direct children of the leaders of their respective families. Therefore they were also the ones most likely to become the next family heads, and their talent and fighting strength were said to be first-rate even in the younger generation of the Sun Empire.
But Hei didn't pay much attention to that. As long as he could, he wanted to avoid having to deal with the Eight Big Families and the Imperial Family. He would concentrate on lessons and cultivation without thinking about other things. Thus, the first day of lessons came, which also marked the beginning of the academic year.
”Ye, Xing, wake up, we have to go.” Hei urged his little sisters to get up from the silk bed they had created. The two little divine beasts opened their eyes and then closed them lazily; yesterday, they had been playing late and had become so excited that they couldn't sleep immediately.
Hei let out a small sigh as he took them in his arms and hid them in his clothes. In any case, it wasn't so important that they were awake. If they wanted to continue sleeping, it was fine; the important thing was that they were always with him. Meanwhile, Lian had gone to the shared bathroom on the floor and returned at that moment.
”Were you able to wake them up?” Lian asked, even though she already knew the answer.
”No, but that's okay. In any case, we must first go to breakfast in the canteen. The smell of food will wake them up.” Hei said, smiling. Lian returned his smile, and together they went to the canteen.
There, on one of the many tables, there were already Leon, Haruno, and Mareo. Lilian, MIa, and another young woman Hei had never seen before were also with them. However, he could figure out who she was because, behind the young woman, a two-meter-sized ice-white wolf was lying on the ground.
It should be known that the rules of the academy didn't forbid the spirit beasts of the various beast tamers present at the academy to enter the canteen. After all, spirit beasts were regarded as war assets and in direct relation to the force of the tamer. It was therefore unthinkable to apply rules of no entry to such creatures. However, even so, only a few people chose to bring their spirit beasts with them, preferring to feed them later in a more peaceful place.
As for the beast tamer of the ice-white wolf, she was a young woman with pale white skin and long white hair. Her b.r.e.a.s.ts were well pronounced and perfectly in line with the figure of her body. In a sense, it was as if she was a sculpture made of white jade. She had, in fact, an ethereal atmosphere around her as if she didn't belong to this world. However, amid that snow-white, some details made her more human, reflecting her true nature.
Her hairstyle was very different from the classic long hair typical of women. Her long hair was moved to the right side while the left one was shaved, being just a few centimeters long. Only with that cut, the ethereal sensation that she emanated was transformed into something wilder. Two blood-red pupils who seemed to belong to a beast rather than a human contributed to that sensation as well.
Hei was surprised to see her. It wasn't for her beauty. After all, he had Lian by his side every day, so he had become immune to the charm of female attraction. No, what attracted him was the feeling of wildness that he felt coming from the young woman. If he had to make a comparison, it was like having a wolf in human form.
”Hei, Lian, this way!” Lilian said aloud, waving her arms so that she could be seen. Hei and Lian then went to the place kept for them by the others and joined the group for breakfast.
”Hei, Lian, this is our roommate, Lang. Lang, they are Hei and Lian, two new acquaintances that we have made these days. We talked about them, do you remember?” Mia, between Lilian and Lang, made introductions immediately.
The wolf woman Lang slowly turned her gaze to Hei and Lian and, with the same calm bowed her head to greet them, after that, she returned to her meal. Just with that gesture, it could be understood that she wasn't interested in the two new arrivals at all. However, as Hei and Lian approached, the two-meter white wolf behind Lang began waving his nose in the air. Then, it brought its head close to that of its mistress and began to lick her ear.
Lang quickly turned her head to look at Hei and Lian again. No, just Hei, and precisely the sleeve where Ye and Xing were hiding. Feeling the presence of a spirit beast in the immediate vicinity, the little spider and the little snake awoke from their sleep. They came out of Hei's clothes to land next to the various dishes on the table.
To welcome them was the sight of a pair of blood-red human eyes that were looking intensely at them. Another couple of blood-red eyes were also facing them and belonged to the white-haired wolf.
'Big brother, what should we do?' Xing asked as she felt uncomfortable being watched so carefully.
At the question of his little sisters, Hei reached out his left hand and motioned for Ye and Xing to come above. Then he brought his hand close to the face of the blood-red-eyed white wolf. The wolf began to sniff Ye and Xing for several minutes. The funny thing was that Lang also did the same, bringing her nose close to the little snake and the little spider who were speechless about that strange situation.
After both Lang and her wolf sniffed Ye and Xing as much as they wanted, Hei withdrew his hand, bringing his little sisters back to him. During this unusual exchange of pleasantries, Lian and all the others remained silent to watch. In particular, Lilian and Mia were the ones most anxious about the result.
”What are your spirit beasts called?”
Suddenly, a voice as delicate as the whisper of the wind rang out. Lang had spoken. Lilian and Mia then exchanged a smile as they grabbed each other's hands. The presence of Ye and Xing had captured Lang's interest. The fact that they had kept hidden the existence of the little spider and little snake from Lang had been a good move for their plan.
”Her name is Xing; she is Ye instead. They are both females. Your wolf is a male instead. Can I know what he's called?” Hei replied just as calmly, trying to shift the conversation to the things they had in common, namely their spirit beasts.