Erin stood there in grey pants, a white shirt tucked inside, a blue tie around his neck, and his hands stretched out, waiting for Erika to put on the navy blue coat.
Erika, who was dressed in a black skirt, white shirt, and the same blue tie as Erin, stood behind him, holding his coat.
She quickly helped him put on his coat, completing his uniform.
"Master, don't you think the coat would be too much?" The temperature outside was hotter than yesterday, so she didn't want him to wear the coat.
"Sigh… "My maid, how many times have I told you that this much heat is nothing? See for yourself." He took her hand in his and placed it on his chest.
Master, you will catch a cold if you stay like this." The temperature of his skin was too cold for even her.
"Na, I like it this way." He felt very comfortable surrounded by the cold; it was like he was back home.
Still, Erika was a little concerned about his health and decided to pack some medicine for him.
Hmm, it looks like we are going to be late for the lecture," said Erin, looking at the time.
"Then let's not waste any more time and leave." She picked up his hand and started walking toward the stairs.
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Erin and Erika had just entered the building, when they heard the whisper behind them.
"Look, is that the shy prince?"
"Hmm, to think my new crush would be the next duke."
"What if he is shy, I'll help him if only he accepts my love."
"He must be lucky at the end of the exam."
"I'm sure that he dropped from the elite class because of the fear."
"Do you think we should teach him the ways of the academy?"
As he walked towards his lecture hall, people kept talking about him, with the majority of them cursing him while some girls were fangirling at him.
"Master, control." Erika said.
"Don't worry, their cowardly talk doesn't bother me."
"But you don't look very convincing." Erika said, looking at his face, which had a vein threatening to pop on his head, while the time to time grinding sound of his teeth also didn't help him.
"I won't beat them; don't worry. All you have to do is get me the information about them." He had asked Erika to run some errands for him before reaching the building.
"Don't worry, master, you'll get their information before all the lectures are over." Erika said excitedly that she was finally going to showcase her worth.
As they reached the lecture hall, Erika left on her own, while Erin entered the hall.
"So students, if you add mana stone into the machine according to the required energy output, then the- " Ms. Amina was busy explaining the function of the mana stone in the magic machines, but then she suddenly stopped and turned her head to the side.
Erin had just entered the class when he noticed Ms. Amina looked at him.
"Good morning, Ms. Amina." Erin greeted her with a sweet smile on his face.
When she saw his smile, her eyes turned pink for a second before returning to normal before anyone could notice except Erin.
"G-good morning. T-take your seat." She turned her head toward the class.
"Class, I'll be back in a minute, so be respectful while I'm gone." For some reason, her cheeks had a hue of red, and she immediately exited the class by going towards the bathroom.
"Hey, what's your name?" asked Charlotte in a heavy tone.
"Hmm, do I know you?"
"No."
"Then why do you want to know my name?"
"I wanted to confirm whether you are the shy young master or not."
"....Hmm, yes, that's me." Erin looked at the girl for a second before answering her question.
"Ouch."
"Charlotte, stop being rude." Kylie came from behind her.
"Sorry if my friend was being rude." She bowed her head while also pressing Charlotte's head to forcefully bow.
"Stop; it's enough and I didn't do something wrong. I just asked his name." She was a little annoyed that her friend was forcing her to apologise when she didn't do anything wrong.
"Anyway, why didn't you attend any of the noble gatherings? Or are you really shy of people?"
"Charlotte!"
"Hey, can you please calm down? It's not that big of a question, right, young master Erin?"
"Yah, I don't mind." Who would mind talking to some beautiful girls? Just look at the jealous face of the male student sitting in the class.
"Then why don't you come sit next to us? There's an empty seat there."
"Ok."
"These are twins, she is Luna, and the one sitting on the last seat is Lucy." They both waved their hands when Charlotte called their names.
"Hello, I'm Erin." He also introduced himself and took his seat.
They all sat in one row, with Erin sitting in the middle, the twins on his left side, and Charlotte on his right, along with Kylie.
"So, tell us why you didn't attend the gathering."
"Sigh, there wasn't any special reason, just that I was in a coma from the mana deviation." This was the lie that his mother had told everyone without bothering to go deep in her explanation.
"So, it was true." Now that they have heard his own words, it is hard not to believe.
"Well, what did you expect?"
"To be honest, none of the nobles believed Duchess Aurora's words when she said that she sounded like she didn't want you to go outside."
He could already imagine his aunt's face when she said that.
"It could-" Before Kylie could say something, she was interrupted by Ms. Amin's voice.
"Sorry for the little delay, now let's resume the lecture." After apologising, she resumed the lecture, not giving them any time to chat.
After the lecture was over, they got a little bit of time where they got to know more about each other, like the twins being the daughters of the Marquesses Alcumena, from his city, but more surprising was the origin of Kylie, who was the adoptive daughter of the Duke Mars, who was feared in the whole kingdom.
Charlotte was also the second daughter of the most wealthy family in the kingdom.
"So this will be all for today, now you guys are free, but don't forget to study." said an old lady wearing glasses, dressed in a loose white shirt and black pants.
When she left, most people left along with her while Erin and the group were talking with each other.
"Master?" When Erika entered the hall, she was a little surprised to see her master talk to some random people, but she quickly noticed the identities of all the girls.
"Sorry ladies, I have to go now. See you tomorrow." Erin excused himself and exited the room with Erika.
"Master, were they your new friends?" asked Erika in a curious tone.
"Hmm, I don't know, we just met today. Maybe in the future?"
"Tell me, did you get their information?"
"Yes, Master, they will have a meeting in the training room."
To Be Continued…
"Master, some pervert gave me these saying you know what these mean." She showcased him four tickets one was [Navygo2016], [Witherdale] and last [Korinas]
Erin took them, looking at them one at a time.
"Oh, one more thing he gave me a pouch of coins saying [Mozzy_da] send you this."