31 Privilege and Favoritism

The face of the son of the magus turned livid at that sight but before he ran toward them, he looked at the very person responsible for this mess. Leilade returned gladly the same gaze to Leodagan and the young boy found for the first time that something was off with the girl. Previously, he never really examined her, just using her as a mean to attain his goal. But now that all his plan had gone down the drain, he had nothing else to do. Even if her face was cute and that all her appearance was meant to look like a cheerful country bumpkin, her eyes were deeper than expected. Something creepy was lurking in them and the boy had a hard time extracting himself from the abyss.

Only after shaking his head did he realize that he had come cold sweats on his back and that his anger was nearly gone. When he looked at Leilade once more, nothing of the previous feeling was present but after what he experienced, he didn't stay there any longer. He bypassed numerous students that grumbled after recognizing him. Leilade was too far to hear everything, but she clearly saw that the favor of Istuienn was already taken by someone else. As for that lucky brat, she wouldn't have to do a single thing since Leodagan will gladly take care of him for her.

(Well, since that plan already failed, you have to cause a lot of ruckuses, but not too much. Alexander was absolutely not pleased with our behavior, so I suggest one incident every two weeks. That way, it is a lot but not to the point where we disturb him permanently.)

None of them knew how to enter the library or even what was the requirements.But they were not stupid and could extrapolate that all the books won't be available to everyone. Either the status of Magus was required or a certain potential needed. Since only Alexander knew about theirs, she will have to convince him quickly, with proves.

Since she was already ostracized and didn't even want to talk to those monkeys called kids, Leilade ended up at the end of the line and was the very last to meet the quartermaster. Strangely enough, Leodagan was waiting for her and not running around the princess like a little puppy. And she thought that she could have some peace for herself.

"Finally, the last one. Great, so let me check, hummmmmmm, that size should be enough. Here take it."

The man in charge of the storage was at the same age as the magicians that were accompanying the two groups of children. All of them looked really bored when dealing with Leilade and her companions like they really wanted them to go faster. But when he gave her what she needed, she was extremely displeased.

She saw while traveling that all the magicians were wearing a robe but that none of those were identical. It was always made only for the bearer of the robe but unlike the adults, the children had to wear a specific outfit. And like all the uniforms, it was different between the girls and the boys. Those lucky bastards had really comfy leather clothes and she saw distinctly the warm padding inside it. In addition, it completely covered the entire body, something perfect for her in case she had some strange activities. At that time, she missed a bit her favorite slippers and white robe. But when she got the horrible dress made for the girls, she was displeased.

A skirt that ended at her knees, some very open sleeves, her neck not even covered by anything. It was true that it accentuated the form and the beauty of the female body, but they were still kids. Well, looking at some of the oldest girls, she saw that in the next years, this uniform will provoke the lust of every boy. But a few that were probably 8 years old as the state of her current body will have to wait a long time with this useless uniform. She wondered who got the stupid idea of this design, but remembering the voluptuous Sarah Meridil, she found the answer. The only thing similar between the two clothes was the emblem near the chest. A blue crystal surrounded by four orbs, green, white, blue and red.

"No, I want the boy uniform."

The icy voice shocked Leodagan and made the magician a little puzzled. First of all, the latter knew exactly how great the uniform he gave will be in a few years when she will grow up. The ratio of male and female magicians was pretty well balanced, with slightly more men but not really disproportionate. Meaning that every woman had to face a horde of admirers. But it was not unheard of a girl requesting a boy uniform, especially at the beginning. Since it was definitely not a first and not the last time that request will be heard, he looked once more at Leilade before giving her a boy outfit.

"Ok, there you go, next, name and talent. Also, a drop of blood here."

Like he did for all the preceding children, he created a small ice pickle that was definitely capable of piercing the skin of a human. Unfortunately, it was not enough for the reinforced body of a demon commander. Also, her dark blood will scare anyone so she had no choice but to use more mana once more. Now, all the mana she stole from the stone platform was gone. But none one noticed anything strange, not even the suspicious Leodagan.

"Leilade, 2nd Circle."

The magician looked a bit sad when he heard it but there was nothing he could do to change anything. He didn't notice that her skin was already pierced or that the blood was already fusing with the magical card under it. After hearing an incomprehensible mumbling, she received her token. It was a simple card, made of an unknown material. Touching it multiple times, she felt it was solid like steel but still a little bit malleable. She will find it soon enough.

Since everything was finally done and the last children finally received everything, the two magicians strangely began to accelerate to a point where the children had to run. They left the main building and approach the second compound that was a little farther away. It was at that time that they all saw the sun beginning to fade in the horizon. When they entered the hall, three choices were possible. To the left, toward the man dorms, to the right, for the woman bedrooms or finally, forward for the canteen. At that time of the day, all the kids so students not always older than them rushing toward the last choice. All were wearing the uniform of the Academy.

"Ok, listen up, maggots. The boys, come with me and I will show you your rooms. The girls, follow the other magician."

"Hey, I have a name you know!"

"Well, do you want to waste more time talking?"

"No, but when we will be against each other, I will make sure you spit my name when you will be on the ground!"

"Oh, really, remember the last duel?"

"It was a fluke, I was sick, I ate something weird the previous night."

"Really …"

The two magicians began to quarrel right in front of the kids and Leilade saw the nearby students laughing about that sight. After a minute of intense fighting, Leodagan finally decided to make a move and loudly coughed. It was not very effective. When he coughed right in front of them, the two harpies finally stopped and did their job. Following the female magician, she saw her stop in front of another orb. After pouring some mana inside it, a list of rooms was displayed with their status. Both dorms had 300 places that were largely enough for the students. That's why some magicians were still living there and will only be relocated when it was full. Grabbing the girls one by one, she gave them a number.

Istuienn was lucky and got the number 001 that was literally right in front of the door. Leilade, however, was not spared by the original incident and whether or not it was to please Istuienn, she got the room 300. Meaning the very last bedroom at the end of the sixth floor. When she received that number, the magician that was accompanying them still looked a bit sorry but said nothing else. Leilade was still in the end only a potential 2nd Circle magician.

Since she was in the open, she couldn't run at her normal speed but she still quickly caught up with even some of the first girls to be sent away. The six stairs were nothing to her but she was really hungry after an entire day spent at doing nothing. Also, she wondered how the students will be fed? She quickly reached her destination and saw the same wooden door, only with one enchant on it. Trying to open it without destroying it in the process, she failed but when she passed her card in front of the lock, the door magically opened. So they have reached at least this point of using two different spells to have a reaction. She wondered then why they were still reciting the names of the spells?

The room was clean and with the most basic necessities. A bed filled with wools or something similar. She jumped on it and found it extremely comfy. In addition to that, there was a chair and a table made of wood and a bucket. It was a little farther away and in a remote corner and his utilization was obvious. Well, in the case of Leilade, this won't be a problem at all. If the human body was cumbersome on a lot of things, the darkness she created and groomed solved some of them. Notably the wastes created by her own system, everything not relevant possessing a mass was turned into energy. It was not very efficient since the amount was so low, but it was still better than nothing. Especially those days where she was desperately searching for new ways of stealing mana.

Not wasting any more time, she wore the uniform and that confirmed her hypothesis, it was definitely warm. Not as warm and comfortable that she hoped, but largely enough. Just thinking about all the open areas of the skirt compared to the full protection of those clothes. One wondered why no other girls thought about it. When she arrived at the canteen, she recognized only a few of those that came with her. She was extremely quick and only some lucky kids were given the closest rooms. Namely Istuienn, Leodagan, shorty, grumpy and that bastard Ronald. Shorty was a smaller girl than Leilade and grumpy a boy that never smiled once. The two of them were obviously nobles, explaining why they got some good rooms but how that commoner got lucky.

Only after getting close and hearing the discussion between the two lovebirds did she understood that he was talented as well and therefore, got some privileges. In truth, the five of them were destined to be at least magicians of the 4th Circle. When they saw that Leilade arrived, she met anger, disgust, disappointment, and indifference. All in all, nothing that she really cared about. Seeing the huge sea of people eating, she remembered the scene of the demons doing the same. Unlike them, however, no arms, legs, souls, heads, leeches or snails were present. No, only a huge majority of fruits and vegetables that were shining brightly. For some reasons, even Leilade and the Viscount were baffled by the appearance and the visible size of those fruits.