Chapter 3: Astrea Academy [1]

Chapter 3: Astrea Academy [1]

Astrea Academy, located in the capital city of Astrea on the continent of Cearith.

Arriving at Astrea Academy, Brandon looked at the taxi driver in horror.

He realized he had no money.

"Sir, that'll be ten copper coins."

"I–"

Cold sweat beaded out from Brandon's forehead.

He had just arrived into this world, of course he would have no money.

He didn't know what the currency looked like, only remembering the vague details from the novel.

It's not like the novel would go into detail about the currency in the first place.

"Haa..."

After breathing out a sigh, Brandon shifted his gaze towards the window–where the Academy was, in plain sight.

The Academy stood tall and elegant, it was nothing like Brandon had ever seen in his previous world.

He could see students already bustling about, making their way towards the campus.

Some of them were dropped off from cars. Brandon could tell they were in the higher class of society.

"Sir, are you going to pay or not?"

Brandon shifted his gaze from the Academy back to the driver, and said,

"Can I put it in my tab? It's Raven Blackheart by the way."

Brandon could only bluff his way through this, there was nothing else he could do, he didn't want to become a criminal.

And Raven Blackheart...

Was the name of the protagonist.

It was the only name he could remember at the time.

Click-

Instantly, Brandon unlocked the door, and tried to get out as fast as he could.

"Hey! Sir!"

Brandon could hear the taxi driver screaming in panic behind him.

"Remember, it's Raven Blackheart, okay?" Yôur favorite stories on n/o/(v)e/lbin(.)com

'Sir!"

Brandon paid no mind to the taxi driver, as he made a run for it, heading towards the Academy's entrance.

***

Brandon stood in front of the door of the classroom.

'A201'

He was informed that this was the lecture room for his first class, when he beckoned to check at the students' booth for his schedule.

It seemed that A stood for Astrea, as 201 meant 2nd floor 1st room.

"Haa..."

Brandon let out an exasperated sigh.

He wasn't a bad student in his previous life or anything, just average grades.

But he realized that–since this was a different world, it meant they had a different curriculum.

"As your fan, I couldn't help but admire you. Actually, I'm really nervous as I'm standing before your presence."

A natural actor.

He could hear laughs and murmurs from several students, who were seated in their place.

"Sigh, just take your seat."

Brandon flashed a smile and nodded.

Brandon felt all the gazes flashing towards him as he headed towards an empty seat.

He switched his gaze towards the student that sat beside the empty seat.

With jet-black hair, and ocean-blue eyes, it was Raven Blackheart.

Brandon flashed him a smile and said,

"Looks like we're neighbors now, I'll be in your care."

Brandon had closely followed Raven's journey, when he used to read Path to Ascension.

So he already knew what kind of personality Raven had.

If he were to sum it up, Raven was your typical goody-two-shoes protagonist.

Someone that would easily be taken advantage of.

'He's way too kind for his own good.'

Raven returned his smile, with a gesture of his own, and said,

"Likewise, nice to meet you, my name is Raven Blackheart."

Brandon settled in, taking his seat, and responded,

"Nice to meet you as well, I'm Brandon Locke."

Raven nodded with a smile, and switched his gaze to Vanessa–who was about to continue the lecture.

Brandon turned his head and took a quick glance at the students seated behind him.

As he scanned each student, one of them locked eyes with him.

A female student, with long pitch-black hair, dark crimson eyes, clear jade skin.

Her facial features were beautiful, perfectly symmetrical, with soft-succulent lips.

When Brandon saw her, he already knew who this was.

Rachel Asami, one of the main cast members.

'P-Pretty...'

Brandon was immediately attracted to Rachel.

He couldn't help it, he was a teenage boy with zero romantic experience.

Just getting the attention of a beautiful girl like Rachel was enough to make him falter.

Brandon continued to scan the other students, trying to find more members of the main cast.

And his goal was soon realized, as he locked eyes with another student–albeit, a male student.

Reinhard Van, with deep-red hair, and ink-black eyes, another seemingly handsome student.

'He's supposed to be Raven's best friend. But for now, the two seem to not be acquainted yet.'

When Brandon finally gathered his thoughts together, he realized where he currently was in the story.

'Chapter 20.'

The last chapter he opened, right before he met his fate on the bus.