The news

"It is not important actually. I just want to ask if there was a rescue request coming from the dungeon."

Hearing what Ray said, Princess Layla halted bringing the cup of tea towards her mouth; she slowly put it back on a small plate on the table and slowly wiped her rosy lips with the clean white tissue.

Then, she returned her attention to Ray.

"A request like that should be received directly by the headmaster's office. However, if you're asking me if I had received an order from the headmaster's office, I did not receive any." The princess shook her head and asked, "Why? Did something bad happen?"

Ray immediately shook his head. "No, forgive me, I'm just curious because it's surprising. I mean it's the third day since the son of the duke entered the Land of Trial, but so far there's been no reaction from that place."

Upon hearing it, there was an expression on the princess' face as though she just remembered something.

"Hm... that's true. I forgot about it but you're right. Knowing Klein Dorolt, I think he's not the type of person who could endure so long in such a gloomy and dangerous place. I even thought he wouldn't last a day there. But now that you mention that, it's surprising indeed. Could something bad have happened to him? Why didn't he use the Push Button?"

It is not the academy's intention to kill anyone who is sent to do the Land of Trial. They just want to implement the academy's rules and regulations. Even if the punished person pressed the Push Button, they wouldn't be expelled from the academy. The thing about being expelled if they press it is just a big fat lie. This is to prevent anyone who is sent to the land of trial from becoming dependent on that device and somehow they will have the courage to continue the trial as much as they can. If it reaches a point where they need to use it, the Headmaster's office will immediately send a rescue group from reliable departments such as the Royal Chivalric Order to retrieve them.

However, although the academy didn't mean to harm their students, that didn't mean that an accidental death couldn't occur.

"Connie."

The princess then called her attendant, a middle-aged woman, and asked her to get information from the headmaster's office regarding the land of trial, whether Klein Dorolt sent a distress call or not.

"Okay, your highness, I'll go right away."

When Connie left, Princess Layla offered Ray to sit while they were waiting for Connie's return, to which Ray agreed and sat on the sofa opposite the princess.

Being alone with such an appealing beauty, Ray would surely get flustered if it was him from his previous world. But the current him was calm and steady. Not only did he have an appealing appearance, tall and handsome, but also, he was destined for greatness in this world.

"Oh, by the way, Ray, while we are waiting, how about let's talk about hobbies when we are little," Princess Layla said while smiling.

Ray's mouth slightly curved upward. It seemed the princess wanted to outwit him. He knew of the princess character. She wanted to use this chance to get information about him. Too bad for her, Ray knows how to dodge the bullet aimed at him.

"I'm very sorry, Princess Layla. I couldn't remember much of my childhood days clearly. My memories are quite vague."

"Is that so?"

"Mhm!" Ray nodded.

Princess Layla could only force a smile. She wondered if he was telling the truth or just making up lies. However, it wasn't a good idea to be persistent in this situation in which their relationship still wasn't so great. A good commander knows when to retreat.

It was regretful though.

In the end, they were talking about academic stuff such as grades in some subjects. She learned that Ray not only had high scores in his combat skills but also had good academic grades.

Although Ray has a little knowledge about Princess Layla from the manhua, it is still not enough for him to say that he has a full grasp of her character, because there is not much detail about the side characters in the manhua.

In their conversation, Princess Layla just revealed only superficial things about her.

'She's truly a cunning one,' Ray thought.

After a few moments, Connie came back and told Princess Layla that the headmaster was still away, but the people who were in charge, the headmaster's proxy, didn't receive any distress call from the land of trial.

"As you heard, Ray," said the princess.

After expressing his thanks, he immediately left the Royal Chivalric Order headquarters and returned to his dorm, hiding his dejectedness.

He was sure that this was wrong. This is not what is written in the manhua. Klein should have sent a distress signal to rescue him on the morning of this day. With that, the headmaster will give an order to the Royal Chivalric Order with the task of rescuing Klein Dorolt.

Through the rescue task, the princess would select some of her members and Ray would be one of the selected ones. The dungeon entrance will be reopened and that's where he can enter and that's also where he can get the first legendary item in the story.

'Princess Layla was probably right when she said that maybe something bad happened to that Klein Dorolt. After the challenger enters the trial, it will take a week before the academy will send some people to investigate what happened to the challenger…'

'I see, so it will still come to the point where I can still enter the dungeon. However, it will only be delayed a little. Well, as long as I can get the legendary item at the end then that's fine. I can wait a little,' Ray thought.

He stopped for a moment and looked into the sky. It was already dark and the moon could be seen up above. It was a beautiful decoration in the sky. 

It is beautiful to behold as if it represents the good guidance of the world. Ray's eyes suddenly narrowed as he watched it.

He raised his hands as if trying to grab it. Then he whispered in the air.

"When times come that it will be stained with blood, that's when the forces of darkness will arise."

Ray then continued moving, heading to his dormitory.

The next day, a report shocked the academy.

Every student who heard it couldn't believe it. The news traveled from one mouth to another until it reached the ears of the newly arrived Ray.

"Ray, did you hear the news?" Princess Layla, who happened to meet Ray on the hallway toward the academic class, suddenly asked him.

Ray looked at her and furrowed. "Your Highness, I've just arrived. What do you mean by news?"

"Everyone is talking about the return of Klein Dorolt. It seemed he already came back from the trial."

"Eh? What?" Ray looked dumbfounded.