In a flash, 6 days passed by quickly...
Veritas spent most of his time wasting away. Although he was considered to be productive in the eyes of others, he knew that he was slowly making progress towards his growth.
That said, every day for the past 6 days, he studied rigorously, trained his mental capacity, and handled some business in Copper Borough.
It was a leisurely life to say..
A life filled with comfort and no worries... well, except for that last part.
Now, Veritas was hurriedly preparing his bags and clothes. Prior to this day, he spent most of his morning tired and procrastinated fixing his things early in the morning.
Yet.. he woke up late, so now he was rushing and panicking.
"Where are my damn shirts?!"
Searching around and acting all flimsy, Veritas was acting rash. He didn't use the full extent of Visionshaper, but there were 2 other figures of Veritas acting with him.
"Faster! Faster!"
"You there! Go setup the bags, quick!"
"On it!"
Veritas could order them with his mind, but using his words was much easier as his mental capacity was being used up by the constant thinking of where to put what and how to put where.
After a cruel 10 minutes, Veritas finished packing his things and dressed up appropriately.
Immediately the day after Veritas and Alice got their measurements, the two of them went out once more and picked up the tailor-made uniforms.
Veritas' uniform consisted of a marblish-white coat, paired along with a white and gold undershirt made with high-quality silk, making it shine with the radiance of the sun. His outfit was even more defined by the white vest that layered his inner shirt, the vest had golden edges and buttons.
There were even more ornaments of gold, layering his clothing and making it seem more radiant.
His slacks were colored the same as his coat and it was layered with fragments of gold, the inner pockets, buttons, and other things.. were made out of pure gold.
As for his shoes, Veritas had the freedom to wear whatever he wanted..
So, he wore a similar white to that of his coat, complimenting its looks.
Lastly, there was a symbol of Knights Academy on his left chest. Usually, this symbol is colored black for the normal uniform, but for Veritas.. it was gold.
"I'm gonna be so late!"
Class starts at 8:00AM and Veritas woke up at 7:44AM, to say that he could pack his things, get dressed, and arrive at Gold Borough in 16 minutes would be crazy..
The travel time alone was at least 10-15 minutes!
Without any time to eat for breakfast, Veritas stormed off the castle with his baggage containing clothes and other necessities.
He was going to stay at a dormitory in Knights Castle after all..
Veritas had 6 minutes left before the gate closes.
He rushed towards the castle's main entrance and carried his baggage using the Winds, making them much quicker in the air.
"Shit!"
After arriving at the entrance, Veritas ran straight through to the direction of Gold Borough.
This was faster than riding on a carriage.
But wouldn't people be enthralled by the state of panic that the Prince was in. Moreover, he would be seen rushing and running quickly.
Veritas easily solved this problem by using his Path, conjuring an illusion that disguised his looks.
Although it would be weird seeing 2 floating bags in the air that followed a peculiar person.
Still, it was Veritas' best solution.
So, his appearance changed to that of a regal luxurious Prince, to a normal looking Academy student, who was chasing time.
Veritas gazed upon his Soul and activated Galebreathe and Windsong.
"O! Winds, grant me your speed!"
Immediately his step was lighter, making him more hasty..
So, with the utilization of Galebreathe, Veritas ran endlessly towards the Gold Borough..
"I can make it!"
Veritas ran with full speed, and was even capable of racing with a horse.
*
Veritas stood at the daunting gates leading up to the Knights Academy. Two pillars of great strength stood by its side and a looming arc was located at the top.
Veritas panted and caught his breath.
He didn't expect his first day to be so tiring and panic-inducing.
However, upon arriving, he was met with the sight of the closed gates.
'A minute late! Seriously?!'
He did in fact, not make it..
Still hiding in a casted illusion, Veritas stood somberly at the devastating sight in front of him.
He walked slowly in front of the Gates and activated Windsong and Will of the Winds.
Immediately! He floated up and went past the gates!
The knights were alarmed by this and gave chase to Veritas, but.. he was too fast!
"Who was that guy?!"
"He is too fast!"
"Don't worry, I saw his face."
Seeing his face would be useless in this situation as Veritas was only using a disguise.
But Veritas was unlucky.. upon the path that he tread, he met a warm-looking Professor.
'Gah! It's that guy from the orientation!'
Trying to run past him, Veritas sneakily hid his presence.
However..
"Stop!"
Veritas froze.
"Late on the first day of the semester?"
He seemed strict and stern, completely contrary to the personality that he showed on the orientation.
'Am I actually getting reprimanded?! On the first day at that!'
It was the opposite, the warm-looking professor loudly laughed at his desperate attempt to run.
"Hahahaha! You're funny! Go on.."
With those words, Veritas ran straight through the castle.
'He's just gonna let me go, just like that? Oh well..'
Although late, Veritas still made it to his classroom easily.
His first day of the semester already started with a rush!
*
Instead of arriving standardly by walking through the door, Veritas materialized inside the room, blending with the people.
However, someone as attractive and alluring as Veritas could not be easily ignored.
So, he appeared while still being disguised.
The Professor was already doing their roll calls when Veritas arrived.
"Morgan Yild!"
"Here, Sir."
"Lacrose Walt!"
"I'm here~"
"Prince Veritas Alpas Elrod!"
There was a momentary pause as everyone had not seen him enter the room yet.
"Is the Prince actually late?"
"There's no way right?"
Many whispers resounded in the room but they were immediately silenced by a graceful voice.
"I am here.."
Raising a hand nonchalantly was Veritas, who was sitting on his seat as if he had already been there the whole time.
Of course, the person seated behind him was surprised by his sudden arrival..
'Where did he come from?'
With that question, the Professor began calling out names once more..
Veritas looked calm and elegant on the outside..
But on the inside, he was relieved that no one noticed his sudden arrival.
'I barely made it!'
He sighed on his mind, and kept up a stagnant facial expression.
Thus, after a few minutes, the roll call ended and the Professor began introducing himself.
Veritas stared at the Professor wearing a proper professor's attire, and had a bulky figure, along with his bald head.
"Good morning, class.. I am your Professor for today, and also your class adviser. My name is Tad Arrogante, and I am in charge of foreseeing your class for the next couple of years."
He breathed deeply and added:
"As you all already noticed, many of you here are nobility. This is because of the fact that most Pathbearers in Elrod are actually noble-blooded. Therefore, upon recording your Paths and Soul Ranks, the Academy deduced all of you to be at the top of skill."
"In simpler words, everyone here has a Path consisting of Noble to Sacred! You are all 1st ranked in Knights Academy!"
Those that studied prior to the current semester, this was already common knowledge. But for people such as Veritas, it was a very useful piece of information in studying the Academy's society.
Among the 15 people in the room, Veritas only noticed a single individual that he was familiar with.
'Alice is here too..'
It would've been better if the two of them were not in the same class, so they can gather more information, efficiently. But it was still ideal as the both of them could work more with each other.
It was already common knowledge that they were acquainted, so why not continue that act even more..
The bald Professor continued talking:
"It was already oriented last week, but I will repeat what the dean of the Wielders said."
He added:
"The Knights Academy is divided into two. The first one is for normal Knights, those that haven't yet reached and gazed upon their Soul."
"Second one is the place where Wielders study, to be more simple, it's the place where you are all studying right now. Your curriculum is divided into three classes, consisting of a minimum count of 15."
"Your class is named Sacred Echelon, mostly composed of Nobles and a few Sacreds"
The bald professor looked at Veritas.
"The second class is named Noble Echelon, the students here are of Noble rank but they are not noble-blooded. You might say that it is discrimination, but we judge based on skill alone."
"As for the final class... it is named Mundane Echelon. As the name suggests, Mundane Pathbearers are located here. Although most of them possessed combat-type Paths, there are still a few utility-type Paths that act as support."
Veritas understood the hierarchal society that the Academy partook to the students. Naturally, as a Pathbearer that wielded the Seraph rank, Veritas would automatically be placed on Sacred Echelon.
However, his documents were altered by the King and the Head Wielder. The Prince's path for the public is Sacred, an important yet rare Path Rank.
Being a Seraph Rank would be quite risky, if the news of him possessing that rank spread, who knows when and where he could be killed.. or even kidnapped!
So, they disguised his original Rank, and it proved to be quite beneficial...
'Bello would be on Noble Echelon..'
With that, Veritas listened to the bald Professor's words, and time flew by quite quickly..