-1227- Taste of their own medicine

Rozen and Ikki really seem to hit it off.

Although there is a huge gap in talent between the two, they are almost equal in diligence. Plus, they are interested in each other to some extent, so they ended up chatting for a while.

When Rozen mentioned he was going back to the dormitory to find his room and meet his roommate, Ikki offered to help and asked about Rozen's dorm room.

"I currently live in Room 405 of the first student dormitory."

Rozen honestly replied, thinking that his room is right next to Stella's Room 406, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?

At this moment, Ikki was surprised.

"I...I also live in Room 405 of the first student dormitory."

Ikki told Rozen this information.

So...

"You're my roommate?"

Rozen was also astonished.

The world is indeed small.

An accidental encounter, a kindred spirit, and unexpectedly, Rozen met the so-called special roommate mentioned by Shinguji Kurono.

However, if the special roommate Shinguji Kurono referred to is Ikki, then it does make sense.

Ikki's situation can definitely be described as special.

After learning that Rozen is his roommate, Ikki, after the initial astonishment, also became very happy.

"In that case, let me show you the way back to the room."

So, Rozen and Ikki returned to the room together and officially became roommates.

After that, Ikki also learned about Rozen's true identity.

"So you're the only A-rank knight who can rival Princess Stella Vermillion, who just entered the school?"

Ikki was extremely surprised.

Rozen hadn't told him about this before.

"I...I didn't expect to become roommates with an A-rank knight..."

Ikki seemed quite complicated.

Not because he felt distant from Rozen, but because Hagun Academy's rule is for students with similar strengths to become roommates, spar with each other, compete, and improve together.

Shinguji Kurono arranged Rozen, an A-rank knight, here, in the same room as Ikki, becoming competitive roommates. Does that mean Shinguji Kurono believes that Ikki has the strength to rival Rozen?

No, it should be that Ikki has the strength to rival an A-rank knight.

Anyway, in Rozen's opinion, as long as he's fine, it's all good.

"Rather than being roommates with some weird students, it's easier to be roommates with someone you know."

That's what Rozen thought.

So, after some tidying up, Rozen settled into Room 405.

Of course, Rozen still lacked many things, such as daily necessities and casual clothes, besides the uniform and pajamas.

Who made Rozen sleep outdoors before?

It's normal for things to turn out like this.

"In that case, let me accompany you to buy them tomorrow."

Ikki kindly offered his help.

"Okay."

Rozen also agreed without being too polite.

Time passed peacefully.

Gradually, the day of the school opening arrived.

....

On this day, the gates of Hagun Academy were wide open, and one by one, the students either chatted happily or walked slowly into the campus.

With new faces of freshmen appearing, the campus exuded a fresh atmosphere that only happened once a year.

But, wearing the same uniform and going to school together feels lively in itself.

Rozen and Ikki also set off from the dormitory, wearing neat uniforms, heading towards the school building.

And as they walked, many people noticed Rozen's presence.

"Is that one of the two A-rank knights who enrolled this year?"

"I heard his magical power is twenty-eight times the average."

"How can he have such exaggerated magical power?"

"Being an A-rank knight in the first year, he will definitely be valued by the League in the future. If he plans to participate in KOK, entering the A-rank league is not just a dream, right?"

"It's really good, having such strong magical power naturally, and being able to climb up so easily."

"But even if magical power is strong and rank is high, freshmen are still freshmen. Their strength is still inadequate. Without one or two years of training, don't think you can be reckless here."

"Yeah."

Such voices kept coming from the surrounding crowd, some whispering, some saying directly, giving a sense of deliberate provocation.

This treatment...

"Quite refreshing."

Rozen smirked.

You see, at the previous world's Saikai Academy, Rozen was the school's heartthrob.

As a result, in this world, he unexpectedly faced such rejection, which was beyond his expectations.

No, it's not entirely unexpected.

It seems that others' reactions are justifiable.

"Even among students of the same school, in order to attend events like the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, everyone has to compete with each other. A-level knights like you are the biggest obstacle for everyone. People's reactions are understandable."

Ikki explained the reason behind this.

However, Ikki's explanation is somewhat lacking.

"Sure, that's a factor, but it's more about jealousy, isn't it?" Rozen said bluntly, "Magical power is innate and cannot be changed afterwards. This is common knowledge. So, seeing someone who has 'good luck' from birth and is destined to excel because of their exceptional magical powerful, those who don't have 'such good luck' naturally feel jealous."

That's the main reason for this phenomenon.

Moreover...

"This jealousy, when directed at you, turns into ridicule."

Rozen said so.

And the proof came immediately.

"Look, isn't that the F-rank 'Worst One' following that A-rank knight?"

"He's actually hanging out with an F-rank, what a disgrace."

"I heard they're roommates."

"No way?"

"Clearly an A-rank but rooming with an F-rank?"

"Could it be that the A-rank is actually useless, only able to spar with F-ranks because their strengths are similar?"

"If that's true, then it's really pathetic."

"Heh..."

"Haha..."

Similar conversations came faintly, with mockery quite evident.

"You see?" Rozen said lightly, "People envy those who are destined to achieve more than themselves, and they look down on those who are destined to achieve less. Those guys who think I got lucky are now using their 'better luck' to mock me. Why don't they realize that they have no right to envy me, only to receive the same ridicule?"

"Heh..." Ikki chuckled bitterly.

Presumably, Ikki has also encountered such treatment before?

Regarding this...

"Let's give them a little taste of their own medicine."

With this casual remark, Rozen's gaze swept around.