"Hello, Princess. My name's Liana Starborne, nice to meet cha!"
The casual introduction from Liana made Instructor Anton gasp in horror.
This also shocked the trio who were behind her.
How could someone be so casual to a princess? Especially one from one from a very well known empire that even other races heard stories of their power and influence in the world.
They wouldn't be surprise if the princess took Liana's introduction as an insult.
Many children of royalty, from Anton's experience, were very arrogant and naive to the world.
Anton has seen a lot of royalty sent into the academy and how much they try to flaunt their power in front in the academy, even creating factions and disrupting the order of the school.
Though some royalty in some countries weren't well known and were usually not that big of a problem, but a princess from the Vitoten empire was something more troublesome, because of the influence they can enforce to those of the lower status.
Everyone was afraid of the two super empires north of the world, so anyone would want to avoid insulting or offending such individual as much as possible.
But what the princess did next shocked everyone in present.
"Nice to meet you too, Liana Starborne. My name is Selene Aventus, feel free to call me Selene"
"Huh?"
Selene out of knowhere went in and hugged Liana as she introduced herself.
An unexpected move from the prim and proper Princess that everyone had expected from her.
Oh my god, I'm actually hugging Liana herself! She's so soft, plus she smells nice.... Very herby if I should describe it.
Theo, who also didn't expect Selene to do something so rash in front of others, grabbed her by the sleeve and seperated her from Liana.
"Ah...." Selene said, sad that she was torn off from her second favorite character of all time.
Theo, on the other had bowed his head towards the still frozen Liana. and rude display"
Liana hearing Theo apologize to her, snapped out of her daze and responded, clearly flustered by Selene's unexpected embrace.
"A-ah, It's fine. I didn't mind it at all, hahaha" Liana laughed awkwardly, not knowing what else to do."
Selene also felt bad suddenly hugging someone without their permission and bowed her head like Theo, apologizing to Liana for her rash actions.
"My apologize, Liana Starbone. I was simply enamored by your cuteness that I was naturally drawn to embrace yo-!"
Theo didn't let Selene finish and nudged her with significant force that was enough to make her pause and glare at Theo as she rubbed her arm where Theo nudged her.
Selene scrachted the back of her head in embarassment while smiling wryly.
She couldn't blame Theo for this one, however she couldn't help it.
Liana is my second most favorite character in the game! Seeing her in flesh makes me crazy!
Liana was similar to the friend she had back on Earth.
Cool, doesn't care about status, treats everyone equally, kind and considerate.
A person that very much replicates someone that Selene would definítely mesh with well.
At least thats what she believed.
They did become great friends in game, so she was looking forward to hanging out with the hald elf in front of her.
But before that.
Selene bowed her head lightly and spoke in an apologetic tone.
"Ehem! I apologize for my embarassing and disrespecting actions, Liana. If there is anything that you hope to request of me, please do so if it is within my power"
Liana, who was dazed by Selene's actions, snapped back to reality and spoke in an awkward tone.
"O-oh, I don't mind. You just took me by surprise and there was no harm done to me, so you don't need to apologize this much."
Selene who was outwardly pristine and proper shook for a split second.
Happy that the Liana, she knew was the same Liana she knew in the game.
The reaction of her being awkward and embarassed was a literal carbon copy of the actual Liana.
"Hehehehe"
Selene couldn't help but be overjoyed with this discovery, but her weird giggles made Liana shiver in response.
Liana's felt odd with the princess in front of her. An inkling of discomfort but at the same time she felt a pleasant connection with the giggling lady.
Theo sighed, fully understanding what Selene was thinking, so he cut in before Liana or everyone around them started to realise that the Selene was a weirdo.
"Anyways, how about we go back to introductions? I'm Theodore Ignatius. Feel free to call me Theo for short. Please feel free to treat me as a fellow student in the Academy"
After Theo's smooth transition from the awkward atmosphere Selene wrought on the air, everyone snapped out of their trance and frantically started introducing themselves starting with the one and only Liam.
"I am Liam Grace. I hope to get along with you all"
"Plat Stegler, is my name"
Plat the dwarf said as he thumped his right chest twice with his right fist, which was the traditional way of how dwarves greet.
"M-my lowly name i-is Huo Shippo. I greet the esteemed children of the two great empires"
Hua the fox kin spoke with her head bowing down diagonally to everyone's feet. Her actions was a sign of begging for forgiveness or worship to those that stand far beyond once social standing.
Many beast kin of the Beast Alliance located south east of Alethia , where all the Beast-kin clans or kingdoms lay.
"You don't have to bow so low, we're all students here. You don't have to do thi-!"
"No please! Honorable princess of Aventus. I, a commoner, shan't dare to even try unhonorable acts in front of both of the empire's children!"
Selene attempted to calm Huo down but inevitable failed as the green waited fox kin trembled as she still had her head down diagonally towards Selene.
It took everyone present not including the quiet instructor to make the fox kin more comfortable and stop her excessive reaction towards Selene and Theo.
Huo finally had her back straight but she dared not look into Selene's or Theo's eyes.
Well she didn't look into anyone's eyes in general and simply stood in place trembling like a lost puppy in the middle of the street
Liana found Huo's reaction endearing and adorable and contributed the most on calming down the frightened fox kin.
She approached Huo and slung her around the fox kin
"Hahaha, Has anyone ever told you that your adorable miss Huo?"
Huo jolted and tried to push Liana away
"M-miss L-Liana! P-Please let go! This is extremely bad for m-my heart!"
Theo smiled at Huo and Liana's blossoming friendship while ignoring Selene who was jealous of the two's developing bond and instead turned his attention to the students who started to finally exit the maze.
Liam on the other hand approached Theo with confident strides and stood in front of him with an imposing figure and gaze.
"Theodore Ignatius"
Finally the reaction I've been waiting for.
Theo expectantly smiled at Liam's actions.
"Do you have a queston, Liam Grace?"
Theo said with a polite smile on his face.
"What tier are you at?"
Everyone with the exception of Selene and Theo who was asked, perked their ears in interest, wanting to know what level the imperial prince of Virtus has reached compared to his peers.
Theo with his eyes closed while keeping a polite smile on his face as he responded
"Ah, Just the peak of Astute"
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Name: Theodore Ignatius
Class: Paladin
Age: 16
Race: (LOCKED)/ (LOCKED) Human???
Tier: Astute (peak)
Condition: Good Condition
Bloodline: (LOCKED)
Life Partner: Selene Aventus
Shared Skills:
Telepathy
Shared Growth
Resonance
???????
???????
...
Every single one who heard Theo's proclamation froze in place with their eyes and mouth wide open.
Liana and Anton were especially more shocked, because they knew that the number of students on the first year in the history of the Union Academy who enrolled with the tier of Astute were known to be hundreds, but those who reached the peak of Astute could only be counted on two hands.
All of those that reached peak of Astute at the age of sixteen became legends of their own right, changing the course of history with their mere existence.
Like the two emperors of Aventus and Virtus, who ended the long standing war between the two empires.