I wake up in the morning, the sun is still coming out all the way.
Looking at the clock, it is 6 am.
Well, lessons only start at 8 am so I still have time to do my usual morning routine.
I rise from my bed and take some clothes out of the drawer, entering the bathroom to change right after.
Im wearing a black crop tank top, a black sweatshirt jacket zipper open, and tight dark red pants, Claire calls them leggings if I remember correctly.
As I reach the door handle to open it, Elaina calls out to me in a sleepy voice.
"Good... morning yawn..."
"Good morning, did I wake you up?" I say casually
"Yeah, but it is my fault anyway, im a light sleeper" Elaine says apathetically
Same, but my internal clock always wakes me up at 6 am.
She turns to her side to go back to sleep and I leave the room.
Surprisingly she seems to be really bad with mornings. Elaine seems more like the protected princess type, her skin is very white and all.
While walking to the exit, I hear some murmurs closely, checking it out I see a few people looking at a door with a girl wearing wet pajamas, dark blue short hair, and slightly tanned skin, she is smaller than me.
Now that I think about it, people my age are usually smaller than me, I usually only have adults around but among the ones from my age im big hmm.
Anyway, that girl is Elize is it not? This... disgusts me, maybe because makes me remember my previous life when I used to beg in the street, people would commonly throw water buckets at me to push me away.
I walk up to Elize, and she is crying looking down but because she is wet people cant perceive. Even if they did, no one would help anyway.
leaning against the wall on her left side I bang at the door one time, she seems lost in thought but when she hears the bang she wakes up.
"Open the door, now, or else im going to break both you and the door" I say coldly slightly raising my voice
The door promptly opens revealing the culprit, she looks at me with a fake smile expression.
"Sorry I forgot the peasant outside" She says sarcastically laughing a little
Elize clenched her fists and bit her lips in rage while water dripped from her whole body.
She talks like Elize is a dog. Elize doesnt seem to be weak the problem here is that she cant do anything if a peasant causes trouble she can be easily expelled after all she made a test to be here while all the others just paid a fee, the academy doesnt really care about her.
Doesnt that just make her better than us? She actually had to do something to be here unlike the ones who paid.
"Yes Yes, you are throwing a tantrum because a peasant with no money or status could get in the same place as you, such a childish person" I say with a bored tone
I understand nobles who don't like peasants, it is normal after all their parents teach them, but usually, nobles are polite and just exclude or look at peasants with disgust not like they go around beating them up for nothing. Plus peasants are work force, if they all stop working everyone would be poor.
The fake gentle smile on her face waves a little but she manages to contain herself.
"And who are you? Trying to play the heroine seems a little more childish dont you think?" She says sarcastically
This bitch... she pisses me off.
"Im Nyxia Faeson, and..." I say coldly
I swiftly grab her neck too fast for her to react, squeezing it a little her face shows a little agony.
"Stop before I start playing the villain, understood?" I say coldly locking eyes with her
She grasps her situation quickly and shakes her head in agreement.
I let her off and she backs down from the door scared.
Looking at Elize her eyes are spackling while looking at me in shock.
Maybe I should encourage her a bit, her life will only get harder from now on.
"Might not mean much but do your best and dont let people like this put you down" I say casually while walking always
There were a few people around and after what happened the murmurs only increased.
Well, im bound to have a reputation anyway, most here already know my name.
Before I walk away, Elize thanks me shyly.
A strange encounter but I would pass by her sooner or later anyway, and this is what Zen asked me.
Not like I will be her bodyguard but at least I can stop when it happens in my vision.
Passing by the exit I show my student card to a staff member and go out.
I stretch a little before starting to run around.
Some guards patrol a few areas around the campus.
Running around I perceive that Uzelaice has some green fields alongside roads, it really looks like a city, there are even trees and all in these parts. Closer to the central area there are only buildings and a few trees around for decoration.
After the clock in a building hits 7:30 it starts liberating a sound that warns the students that classes are about to start.
Im close to my dorm so it didnt take much to get there.
Hopefully, Elaine is already out of the bath, there is sweat in my whole body.
I head towards my room, quickening my pace but when I turn to the left in a hallway boom.
I bump into a blonde girl walking with her friend.
I manage to react fast enough and grab her hand pulling her toward me and putting my other hand on her hips to support her.
Sigh... close, I shouldn't walk around in a rush like this.
The girl seems shocked while looking at me, and there is a hint of lust in her eyes.
Hm, what a coincidence, Claire's cousin, well I knew she was here somewhere we are the same age after all.
"Forgive me, I was in a rush, but what a coincidence finding you like this" I say casually while letting go of her hand and hips
Her breath is heavy and she seems distant, even though I let go of her she is still very close to my chest.
Her friend taps her shoulder asking if she is ok and she wakes up, distancing herself blushing.
"Think nothing of it, I was distracted too. Anyway, it is truly a ho- a great coincidence finding you like this huh?" She says blushing but trying to keep calm
Maybe it is my imagination but was she about to say hot? Well, it is no surprise judging by our other encounters.
"Really sorry, im somewhat sweaty right now and I ended up holding you too close" I say casually
She keeps trying not to stare at my abs but she is failing miserably.
"It is nothing, so you train in the morning huh? I- I was actually thinking of starting couldnt you give me a few tips?" She asks casually blushing
Why not? We know each other and I just bumped into her all sweaty, would be extremely rude of me to refuse in a situation like this.
"Well im pretty late to class already but if it's okay with you, meet me at 6 am at the dorm exit tomorrow"
She cheerfully agreed and we gave our farewells, her friend kept awkwardly looking at her.
I make my way toward my room but this time carefully.
Arriving I open the door and enter but what I see shocks me.
Elaine is still sleeping, how? we are completely going late, damn I shouldnt have trained until 7:30 next time I will stop at 7 next time.
"Elaine classes are about to start" I say casually
She opens her eyes and looks at the clock her eyes slightly wide, she looks at my appearance and promptly gets up.
"It will be impossible to get there, normally" Elaine says slightly embarrassed
Sigh... I know what she means.
"I know, let's take a bath together" I say trying not to look embarrassed
This sure is embarrassing, taking a bath with someone I barely know.
We enter the bathroom and take out our clothes embarrassed.
Here the bath is with a shower, not a bathtub, well it is better because it is faster but I still prefer bathtubs for comfort.
We rush inside the shower taking turns while using soap and shampoo.
Im trying not to stare at Elaine's figure, not like im looking with lust but still is somewhat exciting for me.
Occasionally we bump into each other while trading places but we are trying to act composed and dont make it more uncomfortable than it is already.
In the rush, Elaine ends up accidentally praying some shampoo on her own eyes and missteps as a result.
Reacting fast I grab her hip and pin her against the wall.
The shower throws water in my back while we are close enough to hear our own breaths.
She is blushing but still trying to maintain composure.
"Are you okay?" I ask casually but slightly blushing
I take my hands out of her hips and back down a little.
She passes her hand on her hair trying to cover her face.
"Y- Yes thank you and sorry, I'm not good with mornings, I get kinda clumsy" Elaine says blushing
Soon after, we got out of the bathroom and swiftly put on our uniforms.
Looking at the clock I see that it will be impossible for Elaine to not get late because she is unable to run, gosh this girl really needs to exercise how can she survive like this? her skin is pale and she is skinny im afraid she will faint at any moment while putting on her clothes.
After she ends putting on her clothes I look at her with an apologetic look.
"Forgive for what im about to do Elaine"
She looks at me puzzled and looks at the clock.
Her expression sadness as she turned her head back at me.
"It is okay... you can go alone" She says apathetically with a hint of sadness
"Hm? No, I was talking about this" I say while swiftly taking her in my arms in a princess-style
Her expression turns to surprise and her eyes wide, after a second like this, she starts to blush.
I walk toward the window and she puts on a puzzled expression.
"The door is- AA!" Elaine tries to say but I jump out of the window falling on the ground
She holds me tightly around my neck with a scared expression.
"Hold on a little, I will start to run" I say casually
I ran toward our classroom the fast as I could with someone in my arms.
Elaine's breath is on my neck and she is holding very tight.
People everywhere are staring while we pass but I pay no mind.
We arrive at the building where the classrooms are located and I put Elaine down slowly.
"Are you okay? can you walk?" I ask with a hint of worried
She gives the okay and we walk inside, there are a lot of eyes on us precisely on me but whatever.
Thankfully our classes are the same so we walk together there, she opens the door and we go inside with me behind her.
Our classroom is as luxurious as I thought it would be.
5 big counters extending horizontally to the sides with chairs and in the middle a staircase. The counters go up to down forming a wave-like format that looks like the previous auditorium but on a minor scale.
Down there is a panel for writing, where the teacher gives his lessons.
Elaine and I sit down at the top where there are fewer people and we sit side by side. Grabbing our notebooks from our bags.
Elaine looks at me blushing a little, putting her hand on her mouth to cover some of her embarrassment and trying not to look at my eyes.
"Thank... for not abandoning me even though you could just come running alone" Elaine says with her usual tone but with a hint of joy
Not a big deal for me though, betraying someone I just took a bath with would turn me into a complete jerk, and some of the fault is mine.
"Dont mention it, we are friends no?" I say casually
She smiles a little while blushing.
"Yes, well would be strange if we weren't after seeing you naked two times in a row" She says with a humorous tone
We laugh a little together and soon a male teacher enters the room.
"Good morning students, im Falnark Rezire, class 1-2 homeroom teacher, now I will proceed with an explanation of how your schedule will work" Falnark says formally
He writes our schedules for each day saying everywhere class and counting intervals for breakfast and lunch. Something about a board at the entrance with test results too.
"Now, this lesson is reserved for you 15 to know each other" Falnark says formally right after he leaves the classroom
So he will just leave us by ourselves? sigh...
The air changes and everyone tenses a bit but a dude rises from his chair and speaks.
He has blonde short hair, white skin, blue eyes, and this eternal emotionless smile on his face, and is about the same height as me or bigger.
"Everyone, why we dont start by self-introduction?" He says formally
The obvious idea but a good one anyway.
Everyone agrees and the same boy goes first.
"Im Retse Keleran, I like music and I play piano, a pleasure to meet you all"
He seems the gentle and calm type, but I dont know his face looks evil to me.
A girl close to him is next.
She has brown short hair, white skin, and black eyes.
"Yo, im Cefelairia Argen, I like magic and im a magician" She says with a cheerful tone
Hmm... this one is not polite at all, but I guess there is no need to be polite in a situation like this.
There are various types of people here some are already acquainted because they saw each other in noble parties or their families are friends.
Now it is my turn.
"Im Nyxia Faeson, I like to read and im a Blade Dancer" I say formally
As soon as I say my name everyone looks up to face me, with surprise in their faces.
Sigh... of course they would. I can feel their curiosity from miles away.
For now, it is better if I just ignore, not like im desperate to deny.
A lot of murmurs fill the classroom but they stop after a few claps from Retse asking them to calm down.
Retse seems like a good Leader, and the girls in the classroom are captivated by his looks already too.
Dont know if I like boys hmm... maybe not. He seems normal to me, but when looking at Elaine I find her much more captivating for some reason, even though I can see Retse's beauty, Elaine just seems much more beautiful and eye-catching hmm, maybe because we are close.
After some time, introductions end and everyone starts to create groups of friends. Almost everyone came to me for answers about that rumor but when they saw I had no intention of giving an accurate answer they all backed down.
I had the chance to trade a few words with Retse and he seems fine to talk with. Cefelaria on the other hand seems annoyed by my presence for some reason.
We had two lessons after this, and now we are on break for breakfast.
Me and Elaine agree to eat together and are now walking the hallway.
There are so many stares going in my direction that it is starting to hurt but I need to get used to it.
"Attention seems to follow you everywhere huh?" Says Elaine casually
"Hopefully it calms down a little after a while" I say casually
I already expected it but it is still tiring to have people watching your every move.
We are shortly at the Cafeteria, there are a lot of chairs and tables and a big window at the left with a great vision.
There are not that many people, I guess not every student eats here.
Me and Elaine wait in line to buy a meal, I choose a cake my favorite. After that, we sit down in a 4 chairs square table.
We talk for some minutes until something happens.
A sound of plates crashing against the ground and a girl falls on my lap while I eat. I look at her puzzled before I see who it is.
Elize, then I look to the side there are 3 boys with arrogant smugs on their faces.
"Look where you are going, peasant" One boy says with an arrogant tone
Elaine looks puzzled and surprised. Elize seems like she really just wants to kill these guys but she is controlling herself.
Are they even seeing me here? You throw a person in me and cant even apologize, what kind of noble is this? The whole trait of nobility is being polite and having money.
I look at them with my usual cold face rising up from my chair putting Elize safely on her foot.
I approach the group that is laughing while walking out. Stopping in their track I glare at the boy in the middle.
"What do you want? need something?" Says the boy arrogantly
So there are dumb nobles hm? I thought that they were all intelligent at least to a certain degree.
I poke his chest with my finger making him back down a little.
"I will tell you exactly what you will do, line up, buy pancakes with syrup, and bring them to my table" I say apathetically but with a hint of aggressiveness
He seems puzzled and lets out a laugh.
"Are you crazy or something? buy it yourself, the line is right there" He says aggressively
There are too many eyes around but I dont think something really bad will happen if I give him a little lesson, Uzelaice academy actually encourages this type of thing anyway until a certain degree of course.
"Let me put it in a way that even an imbecile like you understands" I say coldly
I let out a hint of my mana toward the group making them back down scared.
"I, Nyxia Faeson, said to you what to do, now do it or else im afraid you will have to crawl around after I break your legs" I say with a cold voice but filled with aggressiveness
Seems like he came back to reality after hearing my name and put on an apologetic expression with a hint of aggressiveness.
Nobles are all about names and status anyway, guess they just know their places correctly.
The imbecile agrees and goes running with his little group to buy what I asked.
I walk toward Elize which is close to my seat looking amazed at me.
"Thank you again... im sorry for falling in you" Elize says with a melancholic tone
Wasnt really her fault though.
"Think nothing of it, anyway Elaine, do you mind this girl here sitting with us? She is a peasant" I say casually
Elaine agrees apathetically and Elize's eyes are sparkling and she tries to contain her joy.
She sits with us and introduces herself, though I already knew her from spying a while ago.
"Must be really hard to live around here being a peasant huh?" Elaine says apathetically
Elize sighs heavily and puts on a melancholic expression.
"I just wanted to do something without people looking at me with disgust or straight-up assaulting, and now im hungry and my food is gone because of those idiots" Elize says melancholically
Meals are not exactly cheap around here too, but not as expensive as they would be outside.
I look behind to see the group from before with a plate of pancakes, I take it and send them away.
"Here, eat this" I say putting the plate in front of Elize
Her eyes wide in surprise and joy but she seems hesitant.
"I cant take it, you already saved me two times today, im just abusing your kindness" Elize says melancholically
Sigh... just accept already would you?
"I ordered it for you not for me, take it but if you dont want just throw it in a trashcan or something" I say apathetically
She seems divided but accepts it in the end, happily eating with a smile on her face.
Most peasants dont get to eat pancakes which is a shame, it is really good after all.
We continue to talk with each other and when break is over we head over to our classes.
Hopefully, people stop bullying Elize so much after seeing her with me. It is a bother having to save her around.
Classes end by afternoon and we are free to walk around in search of an extracurricular activity to do after class.
Guess I will take a look at those Blade Dancers, maybe I could learn something interesting.