The triclops went with them to the canteen; this is the first time he actually went with them. The things that he ate are considered inedible for the human and Blitzgher races.
He eats molten rocks that specifically came from a volcano; he also drinks lava. If their race does not consume these, they will slowly cool down and finally die.
The two girls are surprised by the triclop's appearance. Carefree knows him because she always wants to get close to Leon after knowing his sister; unfortunately, because of the latter's personality, her plan was immediately crushed.
"Young master!" As they sit at their table, a scream is heard. Leon realises that the voice is familiar to him and turns towards the source.
He sees Elcio running towards him with a pitiful appearance. He frowns, and he asks, "What happened to you? Did somebody bully you?"
His tone is cold, and he unconsciously releases his aura. The people at the table are already used to this, but Elcio is taken aback by the overbearing and powerful aura coming from his young master.
Aranold sighs, tapping his friend's shoulder. "Buddy, your aura is too much for your servant. I suggest that you calm down and hear what he says. I know that his appearance is not strange for students that are considered servants and does not have any potential."
Leon is confused, but he still follows his suggestion. He is still lacking in the common sense department in this world.
Elcio heaves a sigh of relief; he cannot believe that his young master has grown to such a level in just a couple of weeks.
"Student Aranold is correct, young master. The students that are considered servants are not treated the same as normal students; unless they have some potential, the servants would need to complete missions and earn a certain amount of points to keep themselves from being kicked out of this academy." He patiently explains.
Leon frowns and asks, "If this is the case, then it should not be a problem for you to keep in contact with me; why have you disappeared for such an extended amount of time?"
The people at the table start laughing and giggling. Aranold shakes his head and explains, "Buddy, it seems that you think that earning points is that easy; not many are like me that are capable of taking hits from top rankers, nor are you as good at being an expert in different things."
"What do you mean by that?" Leon quickly asks. He had only taken three types of missions in his time in the academy: the massage mission, the cooking mission, and the music mission. The first mission is something that he repeatedly takes in order to improve his reputation and increase his data on other students.
"You are an anomaly; every mission that you have taken, you always receive full stars; if not for the fact that I have known you for such a long time, I would think that you are a different person." His friend shakes his head helplessly.
Elcio is shaken to his core; he never expected that his young master was actually better than him in this trait.
"Young master, you started taking missions? Do you not have enough points? Do you wish for more to ask the family to send you more allowance?" He wants to ask him about the missions, but he has been trained since young. Quickly dispelling his personal question, he asks a different question.
"No, I just started accepting missions in order to increase my understanding of the academy and meet new beings at the same time. You might not know this, but I am considered one of the hot picks in the massage parlour," he proudly states.
Aranold nods his head. "Yeah, even I was surprised by just how fast his reputation grows; in fact, he has become one of the most sought-after boyfriends for both the orc monster and orc beast races."
After multiple sessions, he became used to the presence of the orcs; he even learned some of the names of his clients; of course, he only remembers those that had some impact on his memories.
"I see," Elcio mumbles.
"Why are you just kneeling there? Sit here; the table is big enough to accommodate another person." He casually orders, a bit uncomfortable from seeing someone he knows kneeling in front of him.
Elcio sits a little bit farther from the rest; he knows his place in this group, and he does not want to make them uncomfortable with his presence.
"By the way, lanky man, it seems that the exhibition match between your room and your rival is drawing closer; is your group fully prepared?" Marionette suddenly asks.
Leon stops his barbaric eating, wiping the oil from his mouth, and proudly points at his two teammates. "With these two and my help, I do not see our room being defeated by those clowns."
Blake even showcases his bulging muscle. Seeing this, Carefree frowns, and she warns them, "Do not underestimate your opponents; according to my intelligence, Aphu, the Beastman of Room XZ14 has been training just outside the boundary of the Lost Jungle."
"What is that?" Seeing the serious expression on everyone's faces, he cannot help but ask. It seems that this information is quite vital for them.
"Lost jungle is one of the academy's forbidden grounds," Aranold quickly explains. Elcio is stunned; he wanted to be the one to explain this, but it seems that his role has been taken from him.
"One of the forbidden grounds, huh?" He mumbles. Both Blake and Aranold are not surprised that he is not alarmed; they know just how fast he is improving; in fact, if not for the fact that the two of them have more genetic enhancement than him, they might not have lasted so long in their sparring matches.
"Young master, you might not know this, but the forbidden grounds are the academy's most dangerous training spots. Your life might be in constant danger, but if you train inside, it is said that you can grow ten times faster inside than anywhere else," Elcio hastily added, seeing that his young master is not taking it seriously.