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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2

"Troublemaker"

"I'm Harwin Hancover, you must've already know my brother Silvius so I'm sure you know who I am." He bowed. He hesitated for a moment then he tried to look at his surroundings, to his left was his professor smiling and to his front was his new classmates whispering.

Good. He thought. Just keep going..

"I recall you're from the Venomeux Sage Academy, no? Is it possible you're also that Harwin? The top 1 student of that academy?" The lady with a bob-haircut stood raising her hands with a serious look.

He chuckled softly, "I'm surprise you also know that, miss. I'm glad you asked and yes I am that Harwin."

The lady doubt him and asked a question again, "If that's the case, why would the academy let their top student, moreover their ace, be exchange by an average-looking student in our school?"

Although it was a harsh way to say it. If the average-looking student heard it he probably would felt bad about this. But why indeed the academy let their ace go?

He faintly smile and answer in a very cool manner, "thats.... A secret."

The girl's suspicions and doubts only arouse. The professor looked interested, maybe he also want to know why, he wanted to ask furthermore as well as for the girl but they figured he wouldn't say anything more so they just kept looking at him.

The ladies were enthralled by this. The lady at the front seat asked him a very personal question followed by the sudden outburst of ladies. One question after question, everyone was enthusiast and charmed by the young man's. All mens was tempted just the sight of this and before he knows it he was already surrounded by many noble people.

"Everyone! Silence!" It was fierce and loud.

Everyone shuddered in surprised by the sudden command of the professor's stomped foot forward. "Go back to your seats this instance..!"

Everyone cower in fear and went back to their own seat quietly looking dejected. Harwin steal a look at the direction of where the twins but the two suddenly disappear without any trace at all.

"If you don't have anything more to say then please go to your desired seat, child."

Child....? He thought. What the fuck did he mean by child? Even though i'm not a child anymore.. is he mocking me? No.. I don't think he's mocking me.... then he see me as a child..? Then That's annoying.

"I have a question, sir"

He looked for a seconds then he walked closer. "Well, I don't have time to give you answers."

"Really? Well I insist."

The professor sighed softly, "Alright. What is it? Make it faster"

"The twins at the top seat.. Where are they?"

"The twins? Oh the twins." He patted his shoulder, "It's best if you don't care about them, child."

Harwin clicked his tounge after hearing the end of sentence but didn't make it obvious though he did look dissatisfied in professor's answer.

"Now now, go to your seat. You can ask me later if you have more questions."

He saw an empty besides the lady who asked him a question earlier. The lady is just seating there reading her gigantic book. He walked passed through the aisle as the stares and suggestive pose shot him every time he walk past a lady yet he just walked stoic and composed, just like that. He finally reached his destination, "May I have the seat, milady?"

"What if I say that seat is taken?"

"I don't think its taken from the looks of it."

She let out a 'pffft' sound, only for a moment she closed her book and steal a glance at me.

"Sure, you may."

He sat,"May I also ask for your name?"

She hesitates, thingking whether say it or not. Then she answred straight and calm, "No."

What? He thought.

"Don't bother asking someone their name if you're not even interested in them."

So rude, if only you weren't a girl.

"I don't mind though?"

"..." she silenced for a minute.

Harwin didn't bother anymore and just looked and listening to the professor lecturing.

"Claudia Henderson."

"Huh?" He barely heard it because he was listening at the lecture but somehow he manage to remember it.

"That's my name."

"I see.. That's a lovely name." He winsomely smile.

".... Thanks for the compliment.. I guess..?"

Suddenly.

"Mr. Harwin, since you came from a academy known for its knowledge and wisdom, can you solve this equation for me? I'd like to test your intelligence in this."

"..." He stood up "Yes. Gladly."

As he walk downstairs he says this, "If I remember correctly, this equation is about casting a magic, its either psycho or chrono magic."

The equation was quite complicated yet for him it was a piece of cake.

"You see, professor if we use this formula for chrono magic, we can travel back in time but only for a seconds. However if we use another formula, getting the specific coordinates and an exact checkpoint then we can teleport to that place no matter how far we are, but teleportation is part of psycho magic so it requires a great amount of mana and mental state must be stable because if not it will cause a huge impact, if worse comes to worst, a trauma, in our mind." He explained it well and thereothically while writing in the board hastily but neat.

The professor clapped and smiled in an awe, "As expected from the genius. You said it very well"

His classmates was also dumbfounded when he said that. Regardless they clapped and was amazed by the young man's performance. Then noise arised once again but its even more heated than the first impression.

Break time.

Ding..! Ding..! Ding..!

Everyone was chatting and some are going out of the classroom while some are eating at the classroom. A professor passed by and loudly yell "No eating in the classroom!" leaving an annoying ringing sound in the ears.

"I guess its break time. I have nothing else to do.. should I just go to the library?..I don't even know where's the library so how should I go there.."

He pondered for a moment, "Maybe.. screw it, I'll just use my sight." He took a piece of paper and draw something and wipe it in his eyes three times. "Come forth, All Seeing Eye" his eyes suddenly turned into a complete pitch black eye as his red eyes was glowing. He hide his face so no one saw what he did. He looked around the building and finally saw the library. "Found it. This magic cast is so useful when it comes to seeing." He looked at his leather wrist watch, "I still have time." And so he went out immediately.

At the Grandios Basilic Library.

He looked quite amaze as he look up and down at the library slowly mesmerizing himself from the place, books are flying and there's also a pixies and owl all over the place. The people there are so quiet you almost can't hear a sound.

He walk slowly at the counter lobby while staring at the books everytime he passed by. Finally reaching the counter, he tapped the little bell. Ding! It wasn't loud nor soft. No one showed up, he tapped the bell again, Ding! No one still showed up. He tapped the bell for a third time. No one still showed up but he faintly heard someone snoring. He look more closely at the counter and vent down a litte. There he saw a hare, a very big hare to be precise. The hare jolted and awaked.

"Huh...? Are you the new student...? I heard you'll come here in this school today so you must be that..." the hare talked listlessly cute and fluffy.

"Are you the librarian?"

"Ah. Yes... I'm Alpherine..."

"Where can I find a book relating to magic, crest and ranks?"

"Hmm...." a book suddenly flew towards the counter, Harwin managed to avoid it thinking he might be hit by that if he didn't avoid it but the hare catch it.

"Ah.. Found it.. The book you're looking for might be at the counter M..."

"Thank you." He turn around slowly

The hare also added. "Before you go, you have to write your name and time here first.."

"Oh, is that so?" He turn around again and took a fountain pen. A flying book lie down waiting to be written. Scribble.. Scribble... Scribble...

"And also sign here and you may go and read with pleasure... nnghhhh haaaaa...." The hare continued his sleep soundly.

He stopped writing and put the pen down. "Thank you."

He turn around again and walk immediately to find the counter. The fountain pen that has been left misplaced walk on its own and went back to its original place.

He finally found the counter M, searching the specific might took him a while so he just took every book that he finds related to what he's searching for.

"Ah, I have to go back." He hurriedly went back to the counter lobby, "Excuse me, Ms. Alpherine. I would like to borrow this book for a mean time." The hare didn't heard him but a book lie down and pixie came with a stamp around its little arms, "Sire Alpherine can't be awaken right now."

Sire? Its not miss? He thought.

"But if you're going to borrow that amount of books, please put the name of the books here and stamped it and also sign it."

"Okay. Thank you, little one." He kindly show his gratitude.

"You're welcome mister. If you'll excuse me."

"Ah. Yes."

After writing and signing it hastily he stamped it and hurriedly walk out. Just before the bell rang, Harwin was somewhat lost in thought bumped to someone who runs frantically. His books fell down and so is he. "Oh! I'm sorry!!" The man helped him picked up his things and handed it out to him along with a golden pocket watch. Harwin stood up and brushed of the dust. He subconsciously took his things and also the golden pocket watch from the man. "I am very sorry..! I was rushing to my class! I didn't mean to bump into you!! I'm really sorry!" The man run vigorously and now can't be seen. Harwin thinking that the pocket watch as his own put inside his suit and just walked to his classroom. "What was that?" He thinked out loud.

The bell rang and everyone went back to their classroom. Harwin managed to go back just fine, not too late, not too early either.

Harwin never failed to amaze his new classmates and other students, professors and instructors, and the day continues.

Later that night, at Hancover Manor.

A fine gentleman greet him at the entrance while getting of the chariot. He is well-dressed, as expected of a royal's head butler, and also wears a pair of eyeglasses.

"Salutations! Little brother!" He put a big wide smile.

"Brother? Silvius? What are you doing here? Aren't you're busy?" He raised his eyebrows looking doubtful.

"Yes but actually no. His royal highness had given me permission to take a break 'since there was nothing else to do' he said. So here I am." He put again a big wide smile.

"I thought you can't come in our family dinner tonight, i'm surpise to see you here, heh." He chuckled.

"I.." he paused for a second while taking my coat off on him. "They've been waiting for you, why are you late?"

Harwin shrugged, "That is none of your business. It's just about school matters."

"Oh yeah, todays the first day in your transferred school. You're already doing fine in your previous school, why now did you decide to transfer?"

"You want to know why? Let's go inside I tell you why." Then he pushed the door open, "by the way, oh so big brother, that's a sweet smile there. Smile again for me but do in your mirror you might see how very sweet looking smile you're doing." He laugh in mockery.

I bet he's practicing. He thought.

"I'll take that as a compliment."

Tsk. "why do I have a brother like you..."

Silvius heard him muttering something, "What is it?"

They talk while walking inside of the big manor. "By the way, they served your favorite dish!" He said in monotone.

"Whatever." Harwin didn't care anymore. "Why are you like this?" His tone was hostile while giving a death glare at his brother.

"His royal highness said 'you should form a bond with your family.' So I'm trying to have ties with my lovely mother, father and my most beloved little brother."

"Really? You must be really loved by your master. But geez thanks for trying." He took the coat from silvius' long soft hands.

"..." silvius stared. "Oh I remember you hated being called a child."

"What are you trying to say" Harwin immediately put on a guard. Silvius just stared and didn't say anything.

"... Did you try to take a look?"

"No. No, I didn't." He faintly smile.

Now you're showing your true smile.

Then they went to the dining room. There they saw their mother and father feeding their little brother.

"Good evening mother, father." He kissed his mother's hands as he formally greet them.

"Harwin, my son! How's your first day?" It was a very normal question you'd expect from your parents.

"Likewise, it was fine." He pulled the chair towards him and sit.

"I'll prepare the wine." Silvius said in a very cool manner.

"Oh no no no no! You should stay here. Just join us and enjoy the dinner! It's been a while after all.." mr. Hancover said with enthusiasm. "Let the maids take care of it." He eye contact the maid on his right, sending a signal. The maid somehow understand it and call the other maids to prepare it. Although the maid is plain and looked quite old to order the other maids around she must be the head maidservant.

Harwin take a chomp on his food. "That's right brother, you always knock it out of the park when it comes to devotion.. You should take a rest since your oh so highness, the one who said that you should take a vacation for a while. Am I not right?

"If you say so, father" said in a monotone, putting a big wide smile in front of his beloved brother and father, Harwin let 'hmph' sound.

Clattering plates, and cheerful atmosphere. Everyone can see the normality of the family just looking from the window outside.

After dinner, Harwin immediately turn to his chamber. He takes out the books he borrowed from the library.

"Crest.... Ranks..... Class..." he murmured. Suddenly, footsteps can be heard from faraway then a knocking noise come from the door. It was his maid, "Sir, your bath is ready."

"I'll bath later."

The footsteps slowly fading away.

"I've heard and seen about dual class... but I've never heard about triple class.." he turned a page from a book. "That twins.. 2 years ago... They're definitely a triple class.." he turns another page. "If its possible.. then what would be their rank...?" He closed the book and open the other book. "What... is it really possible... They're definitely hiding something..." he put a serious face. "What is their other class.. what is their class.. what is their crest..." he bent and chin up with the chair supporting him.

He let out a long sigh and closed his eyes, "I'm tired... I should take a bath and sleep... hmmm" he notice something on his coat, a shining gold. He quickly pull it out. It turns out its a pocketwatch. "A pocketwatch...? What..." Suddenly his brother barge in. "Brother!!" Then he paused for a second.

"..."

"What's that? A golden pocketwatch?"

"Learn to knock, will you?"

"Oh I know how to knock but since its you..."

"...Whatever. What is it?" He said in irritation.

"I... just.. want to bid you a good night."

"That's it?"

"That's it."

"Hmmm. Gee, thanks for coming all the way to my room just to say 'good night'. But I still haven't bathed yet so I have to go. You too, Silvius, Good night." Just before he's about to go out of his room he said, "Oh right. I have something I want to ask of you. Please come to the living room and meet me there." He finally walk away.

After he take a bath, he dressed up quickly and went to the living room. And if a some lady saw him after taking a fresh bath, they would want to marry him immediately.

"Looking good, brother." Silvius greeted. "So what is it that you want to ask?"

"Right.." He sat in a sofa and put his hands together supporting his chin. Silvius stand up and go to the book shelves seemingly finding a book.

"Silvius, is it possible that.. no.. uhmm.. Is triple class a possibility?"

Then Silvius' hands stopped wondering. "Why do you ask?"

Harwin answered with a stern face. "2 years ago.. Those twins.. At the arena. I saw it."

His brother asked again, "What are you trying to imply?"

"I saw their class. Their 3 classes."

"Yes. But I can't explain that to you since I'm only a dual class. You're the same so you should know why I can't." He took a book out of the shelf.

"Is that so.." liar.

"Yes. It is so. You should go to sleep now." He seated in the chair.

Harwin didn't say any further and went to his chambers.

Silvius pondered. "Those brats.."