Chapter 19 Class Division Ceremony (1)
She wasn't listening to the principal's speech at all, but kept stealing glances at Alfred. No one knew what she was thinking.
After meeting Alfred's eyes, Edward lowered his head in panic.
Alfred found this reaction somewhat amusing.
So he decided to play a little trick on the other person.
"Excuse me, what's the matter?"
Alfred asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"W-what's the matter? Mr. Itlett, what are you talking about?"
When Edward was called, he trembled and acted stupid in panic.
"No, Miss Bartlett, you kept glancing at me from time to time, and I thought you were up to something."
Alfred shrugged his shoulders and answered in a relaxed manner.
"I, I didn't do that..."
Adelaide retorted in a voice as thin as a mosquito's buzz, without any confidence at all.
"I see. Perhaps I misunderstood. But Miss Bartlett is an interesting woman. You always seem to say strange things."
“Strange words? I, I accidentally let it slip… ah!”
Adelaide responded in a panic.
But halfway through her words, she realized that her bad habit had come back again.
"You see, that's it."
"T-that... this is just... what did you hear before?!"
Not knowing how to explain, Adelaide tried to shift the focus of the issue.
She asked Alfred with an angry look.
"Who knows~ It seems that it doesn't match the plot. Why would this guy appear here? This is different from what I know. I haven't heard anything from you at all."
Alfred raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
He deliberately said something ambiguous to test Edward's reaction.
Although, he was telling the truth.
Alfred really didn't hear what Edward said to himself.
But what Edward would think was another matter.
“W-what?! You, you heard everything… Ah! W-what should I do now?!”
It turned out that Edward had misunderstood something and he immediately became panic-stricken.
"Miss Bartlett, you are speaking your mind again. And please keep your voice down a little, because everyone is looking at us."
Alfred leaned close to Edward's ear and whispered a reminder.
Adelaide covered his mouth with his hands and nodded to indicate that he understood.
(Her reaction is kind of cute...)
Seeing Edward's silly reaction, Alfred couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.
But he also confirmed one thing, that Edward was an alien in this world just like himself.
Reincarnated people, time travelers, or special people who for some reason have obtained information that is inconsistent with this world.
Alfred has encountered many similar situations in his countless reincarnations.
But he has no way to be sure which of the above types Edward is.
Judging from Adelaide's current reaction, Alfred felt that she was wary of him.
If I were to make everything clear rashly, it might make Edward even more wary of me.
So he decided to narrow the distance between them little by little like this.
He would wait until there was a more suitable opportunity, or when Edward took the initiative to talk about this topic, and then he would confess his identity as a reincarnated person.
After the principal’s speech, the first-year students were divided into classes.
The class division ceremony will use special props, the star wheel and the soul crystal ball.
When it is the turn of each freshman to undergo the class division ceremony, he or she will receive a blank soul crystal ball from the instructor in charge of the class division.
As long as you inject your magic power into the soul crystal ball, the crystal ball will show colors and even complex images according to the soul characteristics of the owner.
Afterwards, the soul crystal ball was thrown into the star wheel and the class division ceremony began.
The Star Wheel will start to rotate automatically according to the characteristics recorded in the soul crystal ball, and will not stop until the crystal ball falls into a gap on the roulette wheel.
There are seven levels on the star wheel, and each level represents a unique blessing.
The seven blessings are:
Hera represents power and dominance.
This is also the blessing that the aristocrats like and favor the most.
Brunhilde represents strength and courage.
Students who want to become top puppeteers often look forward to receiving this blessing.
Athena represents victory and wisdom.
Students who aspire to become researchers and scholars, or who hope to join the military and become military commanders in the future, usually hope to receive this blessing.
Hestia represents unity and abundance.
This blessing is not particularly popular among students. It is mainly loved by those students who hope for their family to prosper, or those who hope for their family to decline.
Freya represents beauty and prosperity.
Many girls and students who like money and wealth are looking forward to receiving blessings.
Artemis represents nature and holiness.
It is said that obtaining this blessing can increase the probability of taming wild monsters as contracted puppets, and will also gain protection during adventures in the wild. It is most practical for puppeteers who often go out on adventures.
Therefore, Artemis is the second most popular blessing after Hera.
The last one is Noren, who represents destiny and the future.
This is the most difficult blessing to obtain among all the students in history. It is said that those who obtain this blessing will be favored by fate and will be able to overcome any difficulties, but whether this is really the case has always been questionable.
The students will then be divided into seven classes according to the blessings they have received.
This way of dividing classes always reminded Alfred of the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter and the Haunted House.
"The class division ceremony will begin next. Students who are called, please come forward to receive the soul crystal ball."
The capable woman next to Principal Alberta announced loudly.
"Student No. 001, Clarence B. Turner."
(Okay, which class will I be assigned to next?)
Watching the students at the front of the line getting blessings one after another and being assigned to corresponding classes, Alfred couldn't help but look forward to it.
Rose was blessed by Artemis, the goddess of holiness and nature.
If possible, Alfred hoped to share the same blessing as her.