"Haha! As expected, I guess you already exceeded ten strands…" The chubby youth beside Zeno added with obvious flattery.
Zeno seem to like these words but he didn't confirm the number of his Spirit Strands.
"We will see… It will be a huge surprise tomorrow." Zeno replied as his friends continued to flatter him.
It was unfortunate that he didn't hear his last name. However, he can guess that Zeno came from a powerful background while those who are sucking up to him were probably from a lesser noble family.
In any case, didn't bother talking to them for now as he waited for them to leave before entering the seventh room.
Click…
He realized that the door wasn't locked so there was no need to use the key… As soon as he opened it, he saw a person seated on the couch in the living space.
"Mhm?" Kyle was a bit surprised as he thought that the room is now empty. However, after thinking about it, the lady in the registrar office mentioned that he has two roommates already.
The student also noticed his arrival and gave him a warm smile.
"I'm Harith… Harith Stratwell. I thought that no one would be arriving here anymore. It's a good thing there will be three of us in the seventh room." Harith said as he put down the snacks he was eating.
Based on the smell, it seems to be roasted chestnuts that Kyle would normally see being sold by the street-corner sellers in the town.
"Stratwell? Is it the same with the Stratwell Hospital? Ah, I'm Ky—I mean, Vale Chambers."
Although there is no Stratwell Hospital in the nearby town, there is a Stratwell Hospital in Melthorn City where he came from.
"So it's Vale Chambers… You're right, the Stratwell Hospitals belongs to my Grandfather." Harith expected that he would be recognized so he didn't think too much of it.
He then paused for a moment as he tried to recall the Chambers Family.
Unfortunately, nothing was coming up in his memories. Nevertheless, he knows that his tutor wouldn't miss any important families in the kingdom. This means that Vale shouldn't be a very important personality. He's probably one of the countryside nobles who sacrificed all their savings to bring their beloved son to the Seven Pillars Garden of the Academy in hopes of befriending other nobles.
According to his tutor, this is a normal thing to happen since the Vermont Academy is the only place where the sons and daughters of the Faction's noble families would gather. Making connections here is very important, especially to those declining noble families or those with a shallow background in the world of mysticism.
"I'm sorry for not knowing your family. However, since you were able to get here, I'm sure that you have a great background as well. Ahem… I will be eating my snacks in my room so I won't be disturbing you."
Harith said as he stood up while taking his roasted chestnuts.
"Right, you can use either of these two rooms on the right… The one on your left is occupied by Zeno Roquemont… and this is my room." Harith added as he pointed at the room beside Zeno's.
'So it was Roquemont…'
Kyle was about to ask about the name of their other roommate but since Harith already mentioned it,
'The door at the center must be the shared washroom then...' Kyle mused.
He then selected the nearest room on the right side so he will be near the main door. He also entered his room swiftly as the smell of the roasted chestnut still wafted throughout the whole living space.
'I was expecting bunk beds when I heard that I will be staying inside in a four-person room. This is actually better than I expected.' Kyle commented in his mind as he saw his room.
It is certainly better than his windowless room in the workshop.
He then found a button on the wall near the door and pressed it… Then, the lamp, or perhaps bulb, on the ceiling lit up illuminating the whole room.
"Hmm? Is it using electricity? Or something different?" Kyle muttered as he curiously looked at the ball of light.
According to the books he read, the kingdom has already discovered electric lighting but it is still in its infancy… Using gas for lighting was still prevalent in the cities and larger towns.
In the workshop, most of the lighting came from oil lamps or even candles so it was quite surprising for Kyle to see this "bulb."
Of course, he decided not to ask Harith about this light since he would probably be looked down upon if he did that.
He decided not to think too much of it and blamed it on the mysteries of this world instead.
The inside of the room was quite simple. There is a white cabinet where he can keep his clothes, a study table, a chair, a bed, a small shelf where he can place dozens of books, a mirror, and a window… There is also ventilation on the ceiling and Kyle felt that this place is quite decent.
After a while, Kyle already emptied his luggage and organized his things. He then checked his uniform to see if it'll fit.
"Hmm… I look good." Kyle muttered to himself with a smile after wearing his black and maroon uniform.
It includes a full suit, coats, ties, and hats. There is a pair of each of them so he didn't have to wear the same clothes all the time.
In any case, all the male students have the same set of uniforms except for the ties which will help people identify your Academic Year.
For a first-year student like him, his ties have a patch of one eight-angled star. The second-year students have two eight-angled stars and so on.
After removing his hat, he decided to leave to walk around the campus and familiarize himself with the surroundings…
However, as soon as he came out of the Seventh Room, a woman who seemed to be a professor approached him.
"Are you student Vale Chambers? I was sent by Headmaster Jean to look for you."