Through out the month, Eren mainly focused on growing the seeds Maya left in his bag, and working out, since there was literally nothing to do in the mansion where they were so many servants.
Angel tutored Eren on etiquette and other important things he needed to know about the Oailia division.
Lady Eva, on the other hand, made Eren grow expensive crops and sold them in the black market. She rarely stayed home and he grew fond of her. ER Academy sent Eren's uniform and other things he needed as a medical student.
The day Eren was to resume school had come. He had grown much more fleshy and muscular, with a fairer skin. He had become accustomed to the environment.
Before Eren got into the car, Lady Eva gave him a golden card, and Angel adjusted his tie. "If you're hungry, just use the card." Lady Eva said.
Eren did not understand how to, but he took it anyways, since he was already running late.
***
Arriving at the academy, Eren noticed that there was no one around except the man who showed them the way to the principal's office earlier. He looked at his watch and saw that it was already 9am, but classes started at 8am.
"Shit!" He exclaimed. He came out of the car and walked to the man.
"Good morning, Eren." The man said.
Eren lowered his head in reply because he wasn't sure how to address him since he never introduced himself.
"I'll escort you to your first class." He said and walked forward while Eren followed behind.
***
As the timetable schedule Eren was given stated, the first class Eren was to have was the pill making class. He turned over the map he was given to know where exactly they were, as he was to find his way on his own later.
They came to a wooden door and the man turned it open. They walked into the class to find an awkward scenario.
A girl was kneeling on the ground with her shirt roughened, her blazer somewhere on the floor, her face was red, and her eyes were lifeless.Two boys stood near her; one holding her hair and a scissors- ready to cut, and the other smiling down at her, with his hands in his pocket.
Some students were minding their businesses, while many others were laughing.
"What's going on here?" The man asked on seeing the disturbing scene.
The boys nonchalantly turned to him with bright faces. They looked like children playing with a toy. "Don't worry, Mr. Will. We were just playing with her." The guy with his hands in his pocket said.
"Go back to your seats." Mr. Will ordered and they both withdrew back to their seats.
In the most sluggish way, the girl stood up, picked up her blazer and walked back to her seat next to the waste bin.
Eren watched on much less surprised. There was always someone like this even back at the Pandoria division, and he wasn't planning on being a hero or a friend. It was how he had learned to survive all his life.
Mr. Will walked over to the front of the class and stood behind the desk. "Students, this is Eren Willberg, our new student. I expect you all to treat him well and help him catch up on a month's work." He turned to Eren, "Please, have your seat." He said pointing to an empty seat at the back of the class.
There was chatter in the class as Mr. William turned to write on the board.
"Hi, I'm Rose." The girl sitting beside Eren says. She had pink short hair and black irises.
"Hi." Eren responded.
"I didn't know the Willberg household had another son." She said.
Immediately, Eren understood what the chatter all around was about, so he gave no reply.
"You know, you're really handsome." Rose said with a smile. "If you want, I could show you around, myself, during lunch break. You know what? Here is my line symbol." She said, as she drew a weird symbol on the piece of paper on her desk, and handed it over to Eren with a seductive smile.
Eren forced a smile and took the paper, then turned forward, pretending to listen to the teacher.
Pill making was the peak of medicine in the Eastern kingdom. Famous alchemists were ranked according to the pills they made.
"Everyone, take out your bowmans machine from the cupboard. We are having a test." Mr. Will says. "Except you, Eren, you'll have yours later." He continued.
"Sir, why is he exempted? A son of the great Willberg Household should know how to make a basic pill, shouldn't he?" A guy sitting at the front row says. He had peach colored hair and he wore a black framed glasses.
Eren knew what this was. He had calculated this situation in his mind, and come to a conclusion that, apparently, the Willberg household was a very important house in this division, and now, he was caught up in a position where he was to set up his status as a son of a prestigious house. The options were; to be a useless rich son, an average rich son, or a rival.
Eren made up his mind to pick the second option.
"Eren is new here, he doesn't..." Mr. Will says but is cut off by Eren.
"Don't worry sir, I'll take the test." He said with a calm tone. He didn't even bother to see his challenger's face and that pissed the guy off.
"Okay then." Mr. Will agreed. "Your test today is a simple one. With the Bowman machine before you, make any pill you know how to make." He said.
Eren had never seen a Bowman machine, but Alex taught him how to make pills using magic. He stared at the machine for some time, and came to find out that its core was fused with magic. It was indeed a magic device. He turned around to see everyone using it like a machine when, in fact, was a magic device. Eren immediately found a way to use it, even if he hadn't used something like this before.
He fused his own magic inside, and poured in the ingredients he recognized in its right proportions to make five sleeping pills.
The time was already up, and Mr. Will went around with a sheet and a pen, giving them their scores. "A mint pill for cold... Very good Phillip." Mr Will said to the guy from earlier.
Apparently, his name is Phillip.
"What is a mint pill?" Eren thought.
Looking closely, he saw that it was just a mint. It wasn't even considered a cold medicine. Dad used to make it with strawberries, and Eren would take them like snacks. "Are you kidding me?" He thought.
The next five seats were failures. Their pills turned black. Eren was happy to find another success, but it turned out that she had accidentally made poison. A successful failure.
"Why am I always making poison?!" She yelled.
"Don't worry, Laura. Try better next time. But if you look at it, poison pill is still a type of pill." Mr. Will said with a smile.
The next success was a vitamin-C pill by a boy named Edward Richer. The next was also a vitamin-C pill by a girl named Mela, and then it was Eren's turn.
Mr. William, on seeing five pills on the dish, dropped the sheet to look closely. Everyone's head was turned to see the results of Eren's pill.
"The-These are sleeping pills!" He said and looked up at Eren with his eyes wide open. He took up one pill and turned it to the light, adjusting his glasses to see clearly. "Such perfection. Correct shape, weight, size, colour, and you made not just one, but five of them!" Mr. Will said.
Immediately, everyone gathered around the table to get a closer look.
"Out of the way!" Phillip says, pushing other students away to see for himself. His mouth fell open on seeing the pills with his own eyes. "Impossible!" He said, shocked.
"I am doomed." Eren thought as he witnessed them go crazy over sleeping pills. He was even worried that it would not be enough to match the 'average rich son' act he was going for, and now this.
Complicated pills like sleeping pills, headache pills, etc, were considered very hard, as it required accuracy, and study to gain perfection, so seeing a first year pull it off was out of the question.
"Well, you've definitely earned ten marks... even more" Mr William says, taking away the pills as they were high quality.
"Sir, where are you taking the pills to?" A student asked as Mr. William walked away.
" What do you think? I'm going to store this fine young man's achievement for the future." Mr. William retorted barely turning around.
"Yeah... He's definitely going to sell them..."