Crap. I should have just asked for directions. I'll find it somehow? Find it my ass. I managed to make in on time just as the school gates were closing, but I'm almost out of breath from flying around trying to find this place. You'd think a school this big would be easy to spot. I mean, this place is huge. Even bigger than my castle. So how was it so freaking hard to find?
There are already a bunch of students here, and would you guess it- they're gawking at me. I see quite a lot of students who aren't nobles here as well so it can't be because of that. Maybe because I'm late?
"Looks like commoners just aren't serious these days,"
"Why do they even bother anyway?"
"Not like their magic is going to be good enough to pass anyways,"
That's right. Laugh it up. At least for now, while you still can. These jerks. I suppose in their eyes I'm merely on the level of trash. Not much of a difference from back on Earth I guess. Different world, same old assholes. But, even in this body I can't even get pissed at something like this. I guess it's more of a result from the tato system then. It's not all bad. I can still feel joy and excitement so that's okay.
I see a group of students crowd a board just before the entrance of the school. There's a podium out so I guess they'll be giving us our instructions out here. The campus of the school is quite big. On the flight here I saw several gardens laid out around the school.
"What are they looking at?" I ask a slender boy, seated on a stone bench, gesturing towards the board.
"Oh, that's were they hung up the order of the exams,"
"I see, Thanks."
"No problem. I'm Darius by the way. Darius Armello."
"Ah, I'm..."
I halt for a second pondering if I should use my real name. Well, why not right? I mean I see no reason why I should. I can use my English name then. It's what everyone should have called me, but because I stayed in Japan, it was changed for easier pronunciation.
"Huh?"
"Ah, sorry. I'm Hishaku Alice. But you can just call me Alice."
"Alice? My apologies I didn't know you were a lady, and addressed you so rudely. It's just you were tall and are dressed like a man. I-I mean, not that male attire does not suit you it's just... um... I mean I understand, seeing as this exam will require some level of armor, and if you're a knight then-"
"Stop."
"Uh... pardon?"
"Just stop."
For the love of- Freaking! Phew... Even my frustration has faded away. But I still feel somewhat bitter about the situation. I don't look that much like a girl do I? Is he blind? I'm about six feet tall, with broad shoulders. My build is slender but at least somewhat masculine, and my voice is deep. No matter how you look at it, I'm a man!
"Sorry? H-Have I said something wrong?"
"I'm a man. So stop."
"O-Oh! Haha! Right! Yes of course! I thought so. I was just a bit confused since you had a pretty face."
"Stop please."
You... you're seriously killing my manhood. I get my face is considered a little more pretty than handsome, and I have a few beauty marks- under my left eye and below my ear, but seriously... I'm a man though.
"Right! Sorry."
I release a heavy sigh and walk over to where the board is.
"Oh, it looks like everyone in your bracket is a noble,"
"Hm? Is that a problem?"
"Um... No? But you have to look out for the thi-"
"Out of my way,"
Darius is interrupted by a passing noble who shoves him to the side so he can get closer to the board.
"Move," He says to me, as I'm the only one next to the board now.
"Huh? You can go around or see from the side can't you?"
"What?!"
"I mean, you don't own the board or the area I stand on, do you?"
"You insolent-"
As he tightens his fists by his sides in anger, he is cut off by a voice I think I've heard before.
"Calm down Valient. You're making a scene,"
"P-Prince Larien!"
Larien? I think his name was among the names in my bracket. Plus, isn't he the guy I saw yesterday in front of the guild? Don't tell me that noble who helped the demi-human kids was a prince. I didn't expect a member of the royal house to have such morality. But other than that, not only is my bracket filled with a bunch of pompous noble brats like this turd here, but it has a Prince of the Halrio kingdom as well. If I didn't know any better, I'd say the gods were setting the stage up for something. And it's giving me quite the bad feeling.