After 3 days.
"You arrived faster than I expected," said Akira while having breakfast with a beautiful girl with black hair and a pair of vibrant red eyes.
"The credit goes to the ring you gave me, as it helped us find the way quickly," said Yuri while eating a piece of fried sausage. "By the way, when will you take me out of the tower?"
After seeing how Akira fulfilled his words and ignited Black March as if he already knew what to do, Yuri's confidence increased in the possibility of Akira taking her out of the tower.
"Don't worry, I will take you out of the tower once the tests on this floor are over. I'm going back to my world as well," Akira said indifferently as he took a sip from his cup of hot chocolate. "As for Black March, I will keep it in my possession for now and return it to you when we leave the tower."
"It's closer than I expected," Yuri said happily, as she thought she'd have to wait a few years before being able to leave the tower. As for Black March, she glanced at the beautiful girl sitting next to Akira for a moment. "As for Black March, you can keep it."
Yuri had mixed feelings toward Black March, who always ignored her and acted arrogantly, but now she was like a loyal dog seeking Akira's approval.
"That's good. Also, there's no need to hide anymore, as I spoke with the Test Director and he agreed to let you stay here," Akira nodded and continued, "By the way, I also obtained Green April, and I will give it to you when we leave the tower."
"As expected of you, achieving something that only a few of Zahard's Princesses have," Yuri smiled sarcastically as she stared at Akira, still amazed that he managed to get permission for her to stay on this floor. Even with her status as Zahard's Princess, she couldn't do that.
"By the way, where are the other participants? I don't see anyone," Yuri asked, as there was no one in the dining hall except for her and Akira.
"They should be asleep now, as there's still some time before the next test begins," Akira said, staring at Black March. "I only woke up because of the quarrel between Black March and Green April."
"Sorry..." Black March said submissively, as she had gotten carried away in her fight with Green April and accidentally woke Akira up. She felt a great deal of shame for doing something like that.
"..." Although Green April didn't say anything, the bow of the sword indicated she also blamed herself.
"No worries, I was going to wake up anyway to talk with Yuri," Akira shook his head indifferently, not really caring, as he had been asleep for 65 hours straight and needed to wake up.
"By the way, what will you do about the person who was accompanying you?" Akira asked, referring to Evan, as he didn't intend to take him along to his world. "As you know, our agreement was that I'd take only you with me when we leave the tower."
"No need to worry, I'll talk to Evan later," Yuri said, understanding what Akira meant, as he clearly didn't want too many strangers in his world.
"Can I join you?" A gentle voice was heard at this moment, followed by the appearance of Yu Han.
"Go ahead," Akira didn't even look at Yu Han and took another sip of his hot chocolate, as he enjoyed eating and drinking sweet things.
"Excuse me, Akira-san, Hime," Yu Han said as he sat at the head of the table, with Akira on his left and Yuri on his right.
[A/N: Hime means princess]
"So, what do you want from me?" Akira asked calmly, stirring his cup of hot chocolate. "I don't think you came just to have breakfast with us."
"That's true," Yu Han nodded as if impressed by Akira's deduction. "As you know, Akira-san, the next test will begin after determining the Positions, but we don't have much information about you and your companions. I'd like to know what Positions you want to be placed in for you and your companions."
"This is the first time I've seen such favoritism. Even I, as Zahard's Princess, didn't receive this kind of treatment," Yuri muttered, staring at Yu Han in disbelief.
"Actions are forced by circumstances, Hime," Yu Han smiled a fake smile and spoke hypocritically.
"Positions... huh~..." Akira mumbled, closing his eyes to think for a moment. Although Positions weren't important to him, they were to the others. "Asuna specializes in close combat, so put her as an Angler. As for Yukihime, put her as a Wave Controller."
"As for me, put me as a Spear Bearer," Akira finished, not really caring about his own position, but choosing Spear Bearer because it allowed him to be lazy while using the Gate of Babylon to launch various weapons at the target.
"I see... I will arrange things as you wish," Yu Han nodded after hearing Akira. Although there was no problem with Akira's and Asuna's Positions, Yukihime's position was a bit troublesome, so he had to work on a few things before announcing it.
Honestly, Yu Han was glad he came to talk to Akira before the Positions were announced, as it saved him a lot of trouble. He had been planning to let Akira choose their positions during the announcement.
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