Chapter 70 - 070: First Day In The School

The next morning Arthur and Emilia come to the school quite early because Arthur wants to take Emilia tour around the school. With the map that already downloaded to his mobile data terminal by Echidna, it was not a hard task.

After walking around while referring to the campus map displayed on his mobile terminal, beyond a row of trees, he spotted a bench in the courtyard. This courtyard seems to be a shortcut from the preparation building to the auditorium.

There Arthur sees two familiar faces, Saegusa Mayumi and Shiba Tatsuya. As a part of identity prepare by the system, Arthur and Emilia already met with Mayumi before when they're come to Japan to seek asylums, but this is the first time for them to meet with Tatsuya.

"Good morning, Saegusa-Senpai, it's been a long time after we last met"

Mayumi turns her back and finds Arthur and Emilia stand side by side with the uniform of First High School complete with an eight-petalled flower design of the First High School's emblem.

"Ah, it's Arthur-kun and Emilia-chan, I almost forget you two will enroll at this school from today, how is your life in Tokyo?"

Tatsuya seeing an opportunity to detach himself from this place when there is another voice calling him.

"You're a new student too right? How about we go to auditorium together?"

"Well, if you didn't mind it"

"What are you talking about, I was alone here so it will be more convenient for me if I go there with someone" Arthur look at Emilia who is being... intrograte by Mayumi it seems she want Emilia to follow her.

"Emi, you can go with Saegusa-Senpai, I will go with my new friends here"

By the time Arthur and Tatsuya entered the auditorium, more than half the seats were already filled up. Since there was no seat designation, be it the first row, the last row, right at the center, or right at the edge, they were free to sit anywhere.

However, there was clearly an order to the distribution of seats for the freshmen.

The first half at the front would be taken up by the Blooms. The students who wore an eight-petaled flower emblem on their left ċhėst. The freshmen who would be able to receive the full benefits of the curriculum of this school, like Arthur.

The second half at the back would be taken up by the Weeds. The students whose left ċhėst area was left blank. The freshmen who were only allowed to enroll in this school as reserves, like Tatsuya.

And this was not something that was enforced.

Tatsuya chose at his own discretion an empty seat near the center of the last one-third rows and sat down without asking Arthur opinion but he didn't expect Arthur following him and sat down at his side.

"I think your seat is at the front row" Tatsuya think his companion is didn't know about it so he reminds him

"And participate in discrimination? Oh, come to think of this I didn't introduce myself until now, My name is Arthur Spencer, please to meet you"

Arthur reach out his hand for handshake and Tatsuya accept it

"Please to met you, my name is Shiba Tatsuya"

"Oh, you remember a beautiful girl that come with me? She is Emilia"

"Then you didn't sit with her?"

"She is hate anything about discrimination, so how can I take a seat in the front row when it was a clear discrimination? and she is over there"

In the podium, the preparations for the opening ceremony is still not complete and Arthur can see Emilia being drag here and there by Mayumi, but it seems she didn't object it either.

"Also, they're too childish, so I more comfortable to take a seat beside you, am I bothering you?"

"Of course no, there is no such thing"

From what Tatsuya feel there is no other motive behind Arthur actions and he didn't feel bothered too, and from what he can see Miyuki seems quite happy chatting with Emilia on top of the podium when Mayumi give some briefings to her.

"Err... is a seat over there is occupied?"

There is a voice that takes Arthur and Tatsuya attention

There is a beautiful young girl whose short, bright red-orange hair, and has distinct facial features that amplify the impression of her being a lively girl.

There is another girl that can be described as a timid-looking girl who wears eyeglasses. Well, she also has very large brėȧsts and a curvaceous figure for a side note.

Arthur recognized the two of them, Chiba Erika and Shibata Mizuki.

"I'm Shibata Mizuki, nice to meet you"

"I'm Shiba Tatsuya, nice to meet you too. And this is Arthur Spencer"

"Hello, you can call me Arthur"

"I'm Chiba Erika, nice to meet you Shiba-kun, Arthur-kun" Erika's voice is very energetic "But you have very unusual hair color, Arthur-kun"

"I was half Japanese, my father is from England and my mother is Japanese, and I have similar hair color and eyes like my father"

"Oh I remember there is another person who has unusual hair color, she is very beautiful with her silver hair" Erika look to podium direction but because the ceremony will start she seems can't find the person she mentions.

"Maybe you're talking about Emilia, she has silver hair and at the podium before"

"So you two know each other?" Mizuki seems interested with the conversation so she also joins

"Yes, she is coming with me from England, we know each other for a very long time"

"I never imagined someone in second and third place for the magic test is knowing each other"

"I thought you're siblings" this time Tatsuya who make a comment, even if he has a connection with ten clan master and military, he didn't have information about Arthur and Emilia because it was not related with Miyuki.

Time passes by and the ceremony is over, now Arthur, Tatsuya, Erika, and Mizuki going to get their ID card.

Arthur didn't worry about Emilia because he thinks Mayumi will help Emilia. And for Tatsuya he thinks Miyuki probably, undoubtedly, skipped this step; as the freshman representative, she had probably already been conferred with this card.

"Shiba-kun, which class are you in?"

Erika, with a face that could not hide her excitement, asked Tatsuya, who was the last in line among the group.

"Class E."

On hearing Tatsuya's reply,

"Yay! We are in the same class."

Erika hopped up and down happily. She seemed to be overdoing it but,

"I am in the same class as well."

With just the accompanying action missing, Mizuki also had a similar face, so this might be a natural reaction for freshmen.

"I'm feeling I was left alone here..."

"You are undoubtedly in class A so there is no meaning if I ask you, right?" Erika blink her eyes and look at Arthur strangely

"Yes, it's very strange if you not in class A" Mizuki also didn't oppose Erika opinion and Tatsuya just watching from the side

"I feel being discriminated here..." Arthur look to the ceiling and let out a sigh, his actions make Erika and Mizuki laugh, Tatsuya also smile a little.

"What shall we do? Shall we go take a look at our homeroom as well? Arthur-kun you must go to another place to find your own room"

"You really seriously banish me?"

"Haha... of course not, how about this, you come with us so you can find our class if you need something?"

"That's a good idea"

"So, what about you, Shiba-kun?"

Erika asked as she looked up at the face of Tatsuya. While Mizuki didn't ask, she was also probably looking up at Tatsuya, But, Tatsuya shook his head at Erika's invitation.

"Sorry. I'm meeting up with my little sister."

And the conversation about Miyuki is happening, but before Tatsuya point his suspicions about Mizuki eyes Arthur pats his shoulders.

"Sometimes you mustn't say what you know or you will not have a friend"

Tatsuya looks at Arthur and surprise because Arthur can know what he wants to say to Mizuki who said he and Miyuki aura resembles each other.

"Onii-sama, sorry for the wait."

"Arthur, sorry for the wait."

And a pair of lovely voice is saving them from an awkward atmosphere because of the conversation between Mizuki and Tatsuya.