TL: Zimmings
Party hall.
The students gathered in the huge hall accommodating more than 300 students and 50 staff. I could see the beautiful iris garden connected to the hall and looked around with excitement.
Across the continent, the worldâs most prestigious Odis Academy was known as the road to success.
The new students who landed safely on the road to success were filled with many desire.
âSandra, have you decided on a mentor?â
âI donât know if theyâll accept it, but there are some people I have in mind.â
âMany freshmen already call dibs on famous seniors. Should we step up too?â
They decided their mentor based on achievement, and family.
There was a famous anecdote that a noble took place as prime minister of the country due to their relationship at the Odis Academy, and another person also become a general through the princeâs brother-in-law.
âMiss Leblaine and Miss Emeline are really enviable. Especially Miss Emily. Sheâs a commoner, isnât she? How nice it is to be able to ask her seniors in Elysiano Class to mentor her.â
âIt is customary for students who do not have the right to choose mentors first, that they cannot ask for mentors from the Elysiano Class. So unlucky.â
âWho will Miss Emeline choose? One of Dubbledeâs young master? Sheâs close to their sister, so they wonât be able to refuse her easily.â
âArenât there the princes of the empire?â
âSidnât you know? Andre has already chosen a mentee. But Prince Adrianâs is a problemâ¦â
The woman with orange hair, holding the glass, whispered to Sandra.
âIs there anyone in this school who doesnât know that he is the prince whp is supported by the temple? There are already people who say that his choice is the choice of the temple. He will either choose Miss Leblaine or Mina.â
âMiss Mina canât ask for a mentor first.â
âAdrian could choose her. Even if a freshman cannot ask for a mentor to the Elysiano
Class, those in the Elysiano Class can choose.â
The woman with orange hair, who smiled broadly, whispered.
âItâs going to be fun tonight. Truly.â
At that moment, peopleâs eyes gathered in front of the door.
Mina, wearing an elegant dress delicately embroidered with her hair braided together with flowers, entered the hall.
âMina.â
Sandra and the woman with orange hair, Palpati, approached her.
âYour dress is very beautiful.â
âItâs not a trendy dress, but⦠itâs old-fashioned, so it feels rather comfortable.â
As Sandra and Palpati spoke in turn, Mina smiled broadly.
âReally? Alan helped me choose.â
âAh, I see. It must have been difficult to prepare the dress.â
âSandra, thank you for the kind words.â
All eyes were focused on Mina.
The freshmen on the first floor, seniors occupying the second floor, and even the staff whispered while looking at Mina.
âThe second child of fate with divine power that surpasses that of the Pope..â
âI thought she would be a wild beast because she was from another world, but it was different from what I thought.â
âDoes anyone know who the second child of fate chose as a mentor?â
Among those who were chatting, some came down the stairs and approached Mina.
âOh my God. The seniors coming down to the first floor? The new child of fate is amazing.â
âLook over there. Itâs Elysiano Class.â
Elysiano Class, who occupied the most luxurious area on the second floor, leaned against the railing and looked at Mina.
The copper-skinned man raised the corners of his lips as he moved his champagne glass.
âWho is going to choose the new child of fate? Juliet, did you hear anything?â
âI donât have the time to gossip? Just being here is a waste of time already! Damn it!â
âBeing in the Elysiano Class, you have received the experiment funds, private residence, and many more. You should at least do this much. Anyway, havenât you heard anything, young masters of Dubblede? Theyâre usually the fastest in knowing information.â
Henry, who was sitting on one side of the sofa closed his book and said,
âI donât know.â
âYou really havenât heard anything?â
Isaac, who was stirring a glass with a gloomy expression next to Henry, said coldly.
âDonât disturb me unless you want to die.â
âWhy are you guys in such a bad mood today?â
Then the blonde-haired twin brothers, who were drunk and leaning on each other, said:
âTheir sister refused the dress they gave her.â
âShe refused.â
âIt just made them angry.â
âI was there.â
âCrazy guys.â
âCrazy guys.â
The copper-skinned man giggled.
âThey were choosing dresses and accesories all day long. I knew it would be like this. Even a four-year-old girl would refuse that kind of pink ribbon dress.â
âPink suits the kid! Do you know how lovely she is with a ribnon?!â
Then the twin brother once again murmured, âCrazy guys.â
Just then, the hall became noisy once more, and the copper-skinned man raised the corners of his mouth.
âI think black suits her better.â
Leblaine appeared at the venue in an all-black dress adorned with splendid gold and precious stones.
Leblaine who adorned a gorgeous dress was in contrast with Minaâs outfit.
âItâs Sharonâs dress.â
As someone on the first floor spoke, a woman with dark hair approached the copper-skinned man and said.
âItâs the diamond necklace that was only sold on the hope mercenary guild! I couldnât buy it, how did she do it?â
At those words, the man shook his head.
âA necklace that even the scarlet princess couldnât get?â
âWhat a surprise. Sheâs Lady Dubblede after all. The Dubblede family owned many resources.â
âThatâs rightâ¦â¦.â
The topic about the first child of fate, which had been obscured by the appearance of the second child of fate, reappeared on the surface.
***
Emeline, who came into the venue with me, tapped my shoulders.
âAll eyes are focused on you and Mina? Arenât you worried itâll cause a war?â
âI used to worry about that. But I donât right now.â
I took a step back, looked at Emeline and smiled wickedly.
âNow that I know the mentor system, the more attention I get, the better.â
âWhat are you talking about?â
âI felt sorry to Mina, but this mentor selection is a battle between me and her. Anyone would want to have the child of fate as their mentee. If we are going to fight regardless of my will, I must win.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âLook, if the person they want as a mentee doesnât know the etiquette, then what would happen?â
âThey will avoid her because they could get a penalty together?â
âThatâs right, so what do you think?â
âAs expected of Lady Dubblede.â
âFortunately, it will be easy for me because Mina doesnât know etiquette yet.â
âOh, Dubblede? Come to think of it, there were also young masters of Dubblede in the Elysiano Class.â
âThen there wonât be any seniors trying to hold Minaâs hand because theyâre noticing you.â
âIf Mina doesnât get a proper mentor, rumors like this will circulate both inside and outside the school.â
âThen the templeâs plan to use Mina to turn you into a docile puppy will go to waste?â
After a chuckle, Emeline continued.
âYouâre a really bad kid.â
âThanks for the compliment.â
Me and Emeline looked at each other and smiled wickedly.
Just then,
âGood night, Miss Leblaine. My name is Denver, a 3rd year student. If itâs okay with you, there is something I want to discuss regarding the mentor selection.â
âNo, talk to me instead. My name is Francois from the 4th grade.â
Look. The seniors who remembered that Iâm Lady Dubblede were coming to see me.
On the other hand, only freshmen approach Mina.
Iâd rather be someone who used others rather than be used.
âMy life right now is different from the previous ones.â
The Leblaine who believed in goodness and justice, was already sacrificed to the altar. All that was left is the vicious Lady Dubblede.
But an unexpected problem occurred.
âYou canât come close to my sister within three kilometers. Go away!â
âPlease move away.â
⦠The gangsters appeared again.
The seniors who had been rushing in to me started to move away. I pulled my brother coat and said,
âCome on. I have to choose a mentor!â
âItâs up to you, Leblaine.â
âYes, choose me.â
âNo, me.â
Then laughter erupted when the people heard us, as my face turned red.
âI tried to become the perfect Lady Dubblede but itâs ruined.â
The two of them stuck together and glared at the men around me. So no one dared to approach me.
âAre you going to be like this?â
âHey, kid. Do you know how annoying a mentor is? You guys have to stick together all the time. What if your mentorâs a pervert?â
âA pervert wonât be my choice!â
âThey might not act like it at first, but later⦠damn!â
As Isaac imagined it, he burst into rage and my head throbbed.
After that,
âHey, let Miss Leblaine choose on her own. Do you not trust her?â
The copper-skinned man I saw in the meeting room before approached us, behind him was the rest of the Elysiano Class.
âHello there. Isnât it tiring to have such a brother?â
He said with a smile. I thought about it from the first time I saw him, but he seems to have a spunky personality.
âMy name is Jin.â
âGo away.â
At Isaacâs words, I narrowed my eyes and warned him, âBrother.â
Then, Isaac reluctantly introduced him.
âThe successor of the Athar Tribeâs chieftain.â
Behind the copper-skinned man was a woman with jet-black hair.
âHow did you get that necklace? I couldnât get it before. Ah, My name is Hong-hae. Ryu Hong-hae.â
âThe scarlet princess.â
This time, the blonde haired twins came closer to me and sniffed.
âShe doesnât smell like a bad person.â
âYes!â
Isaac shoved the two of them away and shouted.
âTwin Princes of Waynes! East and West, just one more sniffing, Iâll rip your neck.â
These are the princes of Waynes, the land of beasts. They have wolf ears hanging on their heads.
âIsaac, you suck.â
âYou suck.â
And the person behind themâ¦
âOh my God.â
My mouth unconsciously opened as I covered my mouth. Why is he here!