13 Love is Heavy (1/2)

Have you ever fallen in love with someone at first sight? The question came out of left field, I suppose. Don't worry if you can't answer.

I've never experienced that type of attraction for anyone, so I doubted it even existed. But as of late, I'm beginning to think that it might be a real thing.

Ah, but before you let your mind wander off, I just want to tell you that I didn't fall in love with anyone out of the blue. I'm a tender, sensitive young man with feelings, but I'm no fool.

It's just that, well, I think that someone might've fallen in love with me at first sight. I wouldn't have a problem with this situation, but this is a unique case, you see.

She's kind of a handful, this 'lady' of sorts, to the point that I've become concerned for my life.

I'm pretty sure that a demoness has fallen for my dastardly charms, given that I was kidnapped today...by her. I'm serious. Don't laugh.

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My first, honest impression of her was that she was a figure that'd I never be able to reach. She had a gorgeous face and a beautiful voice that drew in everyone. There was this natural charm about her that pulled people's attention towards her.

I heard that she was a passionate woman who walked her own path; she bulldozed through life and as a result, had angered a lot of people.

I couldn't deny her beauty and charm, but those same qualities also scared me.

She was too perfect; I thought that being around someone like her would scorch me into cinders. I assumed that we weren't of the same species.

I was just trying to get my affairs in order; my initial dream was to retire early and live peacefully.

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In comparison, this princess was a being that could fight conquerors as a contender. She must have put in a ridiculous amount of effort to have been blessed to such an extent.

A speck of dirt in front of a mountain - that was the feeling I got from looking at her. Not a very manly thing to say, but it was the truth.

It had been a couple of days since we had returned from the training mountain. The instructors had some kind of important task they needed to focus on and had left the group on break.

But just as everyone got comfortable with their newfound freedom, we had been summoned. Astor looked particularly unwilling to move a step outside the dormitories and was forcibly dragged along by Horatio and Reed.

”You dare offer sympathy? Hahaha! We'll see if you feel the same way after you meet her, fool!”

Horatio remained silent and did not speak a single word as they dragged their uncooperative prisoner. He looked colder than usual, almost as if he was preparing himself for something...

Sebastian laughed at Astor and pelted him with the usual - poisonous words. He smiled as he continued to torment his crestfallen rival who thrashed around like a wild beast.

Astrid and Ophelia seemed normal, but something seemed odd the more that Reed looked at them. They looked...too composed as they made small talk with one another in the distance.

He wondered why they had separated themselves from the boys, and assumed they must have had something important to discuss that could only be heard amongst the two of them.

Girl's talk, it seemed. The kind of arcane topics they discussed in secret was beyond him.

As the students eagerly waited for the arrival of their new instructor, hushed voices echoed across the auditorium.

”To think that we'd receive the honor of being taught by one of the North's greatest Anima shapers in modern times.”

”She's only started her ascent into godhood less than a century ago, too. I heard a rumor that she wants to beat the record that her older brother set when he completed his ascent.”

”The Winter Princess wants to beat the Crown Prince!? That does sound a lot like her, to be honest. There even might be a grain of truth in that rumor...”

”I actually heard an extension of that same rumor; they say that she's trying to beat her older brother's record as punishment for something he did to her.”

”They say that he might've tried to play cupid for a prince of the east who wanted to court the Winter Princess, but there's no way such a stupid rumor could ever be true, right?”

Astor flinched when he heard the passing conversation and muttered in a hushed voice, ”You lot have no idea what those two are capable of...”

Suddenly, a wave of pressure forced the auditorium into silence as a spatial tear opened up in front of them. A beautiful girl that looked no older than in her early twenties stepped out of the tear. Her long, black hair swung back and forth as the spatial tear closed.

As soon as the girl stepped out, she said, ”Good afternoon, everyone. I, Violett Kingscrown, will in be in charge of teaching you the fundamentals of Anima for the foreseeable future. I look forward to seeing you all grow and become proud protectors of the North.”

A pretty standard introduction; concise and straight to the point. But the issue was that no one paid attention to her words. They were too busy being overwhelmed by the sight of her.

Even I had to admit that she was breathtaking at first sight, but I knew better than to let myself get carried away. I felt the same way when I first saw Astrid and look at what happened then.

As the old saying went, ”once bitten, twice shy.” I made an oath to myself after that; to never let myself get carried away again...

Violett scanned over the class as she continued her speech and finally found something that interested her. The girl's azure eyes had locked onto Astor who had tried his best to blend in with the crowd. She noticed a familiar duo beside him as well and her eyes narrowed.