42 The Consequence 1

"So shouldn't the school take some responsibility as well?" I asked.

Charles looked like he was fuming in anger while Luke looked like his world was toppling down.

"I recall you never had the permission to leave the campus Rika Roselia Shanes?" The dean replied back.

Yikes. That meant the dean was truly angry now.

"I was on campus, but it was the hover bus that took us off campus. Meaning the fault lies in the hover bus that took us off campus without the school's permission!" I declared.

There was no way the school would know if I teleported onto the hover bus while it was actually on campus. Meaning if I twisted the facts a little, I could shift more of the blame to the lame hover buses that kicked people out in the snow in a desolate place!

"Is that true Charles?" The dean asked as if he had given up on me.

Charles stayed silent as he looked at the floor just like Miliana.

"I will re-educate Rika so events like this do not occur again, so please look favorably on this incident," Luke pleaded after a moment of silence.

Re-educate me? Please, this all happened because of a faulty hover bus.

"This isn't fair!" I exclaimed.

"This all happened because of a faulty hover bus and this is not the first time it happened!" I defended myself.

"When I was missing in the first district during the practical assignment, it all started because of a faulty hover bus that led me to a strange place!" I blurted out.

"We need these junky hover buses to take responsibility so these events don't happen again!" I declared confidently.

'Well this should do it' I thought.

However, I saw Luke following Charles and Miliana as he stared intensely at the ground like he had given up on me.

"If that is the case, we must not punish Rika and Charles for the faulty hover buses on campus," Ben added with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"I agree, if there was supposedly no fault with the junky hover buses, Charles and I will take all the responsibility for the consequences of our actions" I added.

Both Charles and Luke stopped staring at the ground and looked up arruptedly.

The dean astonished from my statement and with nothing more to add, dismissed us out of his office while preparing to investigate the faulty hover buses due to my constant arguments about the junky hover buses.

"See, it worked!" I faced Ben, Charles and Luke.

Miliana looked like she was in a daze while constantly murmuring, "I've never been to the dean's office before."

"Well this was a interesting conclusion," Ben added after a moment of silence.

"Who are you?" Luke asked with his eyes narrowed.

"I would like to thank you for helping Rika in the sixth district Ben de Nuelle. However, I need to talk with Rika right now so if you would excuse us," Luke politely responded.

Luke quickly grabbed my hand and dragged me to our dorms. This was a sign for a long scolding to come. Sigh.

"Seriously Rika? Junky hover buses?" Luke shouted once we were inside our dorm.

"Oh please, the best choice we had was to shift the blame to those pieces of junk anyways!" I yelled back.

"Rika Roselia Shanes! You will see that you will never enter a hover bus without me ever again." Luke continued.

Yikes. It seems that this lecture will be a long one.

Better ask some questions to distract him. "That reminds me, Charles pulled out a sword from the air. When I asked him about it, he said that every heir from the top five supposedly families has one. So can I see your sword?" I asked with great enthusiasm.

"He showed you his sword?" Luke asked like he was in disbelief.

Great! I got him distracted.

"Yea with marigolds around the handle. It looked similar to Alex's sword except Alex had gold and silver lilies around the handle instead." I added.

"You saw Alex's as well?"

"Yea... I wasn't able to touch Charles' sword but I was able to touch Alex's"

'All the way back in kindergarten' I thought.

The only reason I remembered it was because it was very heavy unlike its appearance that looked fragile when decorated with flowers.

"So can I see yours too?" I asked again.

Luke gave in from my pesterings as he whispered, "Excalibrent!"

The katana like sword glittered with its sharp white blade and white roses decorating the handle. "It like it's made out of crystal or diamonds" I said dazzled from Luke's sword.

"The blade came from polished diamonds and the roses are from mana crystals" Luke responded nonchalantly.

Wow. I wanted to hold it too. This sword seemed more impressive than both the swords of Charles and Alex.

When I tried to grab Luke's sword from his hands, Luke's sword suddenly vanished.

"This sword is way too heavy for you Rika." Luke said predicting my complaint.

"Anyways, you must not tell anyone about these swords Rika. This is a secret between the people in our inner circle." Luke warned me seriously.

Sure. Why not. I shrugged in response.