13 Two Stars

『What is that glowing light?』[Nova]

『Is he.. Advancing his seed?』[Hanzo]

Rai laid there, asleep. But his tattoo and forehead were glowing in unison.

『Seems like it.』[Sarena]

『I remember the first time Oswald did that. Woke up everyone in our dorm.』[Hanzo]

『..Did I? Nobody told me anything..』[Oswald]

『Eh. You're the Genius Homework King. They figured that you should get away with at least that.』[Hanzo]

Oswald quietly smiled.

『...Thank you.』[Oswald]

『Does that mean that you'll help me with homework this year too?』[Hanzo]

『..Sure.』[Oswald]

『Can you help me study too?』[Nova]

『Of course. I'd be delighted to.』[Oswald]

Nova jumped around.

『Thank you, master!』[Nova]

『Hahaha! It feels pretty nice having some juniors.』[Hanzo]

『Hanzo, do you have anything cool besides your seed?』[Sarena]

『Sure I do. Good old Fujin.』[Hanzo]

In a gust of wind, a katana appeared.

『You call?』[Fujin]

『Hanzo.. You have a sword guardian?』[Nova]

『Yeah, you want to pick up some pointers?』[Hanzo]

『Yeah! Definitely.』[Nova]

He unsheathed and swung Fujin, and waves of wind attacked a nearby hill.

The hill had large slashes cut into it.

『That's.. So cool! It's like the embodiment of every sword user!』[Nova]

『See, Sarena? I'm cool.』[Hanzo]

『Nobody that calls themselves cool can be cool.』[Sarena]

She pouted a little.

『Besides, if I wanted to, I could teach Nova sword arts.』[Sarena]

『You? Teaching sword arts? The last time you did that, didn't you cleave a mountain in half?』[Hanzo]

『..Yeah. Sarena doesn't know any technique.. Just pure strength.』[Derenne]

『...Be quiet.』[Sarena]

They all laughed at each other and had a great time while Rai rested.

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It was Monday when Oswald showed up and started putting Nova's stuff in a big van.

『Wait. Oswald! What do you mean I'm moving?』[Nova]

『We're moving you into the dorms.』[Oswald]

『Yeah, but why?』[Nova]

『Well, your guardians aren't around, right?』[Oswald]

『No, I have Reischneid.』[Nova]

『No, your parents.』[Oswald]

『Yes?』[Nova]

『You are LEGALLY moved to the dorms. Congratulations! Let's make sure you make some friends there.』[Oswald]

『What about Rai?』[Nova]

『Well, he's moving too. All students must live on-site.』[Oswald]

『Who made this rule? There's no good reason why that should happen.』[Nova]

『Of course there's a good reason. After you graduate you get sent to military school.』[Oswald]

『Oh. Do you mean that we all serve time in the military, and we have to form bonds or something?』[Nova]

『Exactly. Just think of it as school after school. Most nobility become commanders of civilian soldiers then. But you're a special exception, and will also be become one.』[Oswald]

『Okay, let's go.』[Nova]

『You changed your mind fast!』[Oswald]

『Well, you took care of me. I don't want to inconvenience the people who help me that much. Also, you and everyone else will be there, right?』[Nova]

Oswald had a slight smile.

『...Yeah.』[Oswald]

『Then, let's go. You all graduate in two years, right?』[Nova]

『Yeah. But after that, we go to the military, and after 2 years, you'll meet us again.』[Oswald]

『...Okay, so let's go. 』[Nova]

Nova grabbed some of his stuff and loaded it into the van.

『...Nova.』[Oswald]

After they got the important things loaded, Nova locked up and they drove to Genesis Academy.

『So, where are the dorms?』[Nova]

『It's in the academy. Male dorms are on the east side, females are on the west.』[Oswald]

『..I don't know how to differentiate with compass directions.』[Nova]

『..Oh. The sun rises from the east, so where the sun sets is west.』[Oswald]

『Ah, so the left side is female, right side is male, right?』[Nova]

『..Yeah, that's about right.』[Oswald]

『Alright, thanks!』[Nova]

Oswald parked on the right side of the campus, and took a box full of Nova's stuff and started walking.

『Is it really alright with coed dorms on campus?』[Nova]

『With the size of the school, nothing can happen. Not to mention.. What would happen if a scandal happened with the head of noble's house?』[Oswald]

『..Ouch. I'll keep that in mind.』[Nova]

As they walked to Nova's room, they encountered a group of girls following one girl in particular.

『Ah! As expected of Lady Soryl!』[Girl 1]

『Yes! She truly is the most elegant and intelligent』[Girl 2]

The lady they were talking about was a girl with flowing white hair who glanced at Oswald.

Oswald quickly averted his gaze.

Nova looked at her but was returned with a glare.

They kept walking until they were far gone.

『...Did you know her?』[Nova]

『...Yeah. She's my sister, she's going to lead the house in the future.』[Oswald]

『You aren't?』[Nova]

『She's always been more talented in that sort of thing.. She's just more talented than her older brother in every way..』[Oswald]

『No. Don't say that master Oswald. You've changed my life more than you could know.』[Nova]

Nova looked up at Oswald.

『Nova… Sarena was right. You really are like a younger brother.』[Oswald]

Oswald put his arm around Nova.

『Thank you Nova.. 』[Oswald]

『...Yeah.』[Nova]

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『Well, it looks like you're the first one in. Go ahead and find a room.』[Oswald]

『Then.. I'll just take this room.』[Nova]

Nova opened the door to room 101.

Inside was a massive room with many accommodations.

『Do you see the screen on the wall?』[Oswald]

He turned to his right to see an out of place screen.

『Oh, yeah.』[Nova]

『Place your palm on it, and put some mana in- do it fast though, most first years can't control mana too well so it might prick you.』[Oswald]

He placed his palm on it and infused mana into it.

Oswald grabbed a card out of his pocket and shoved it into a slot at the top.

『I forgot, this is your student ID.』[Oswald]

『Oh, thank you master. What now?』[Nova]

『Now your name is registered and people won't bar-』[Oswald]

As he said that a noise rang out.

『Han-bro! Looks like we're first!』[???]

『Yeah! Looks like we're fir-』[Hanzo]

『Oh. Hi Hanzo.』[Nova]

『Oh?! Nova's here? I'm calling next room.』[Rai]

『Who's this?』[Oswald]

『My little bro, Leonardo.』[Hanzo]

『Leonardo? Doesn't really sound like a Tsukikaze name..』[Oswald]

『Oh, he's my adopted brother. He's as close as I can get to a real one though, haha!』[Hanzo]

Hanzo placed his hand on Leonardo's hair and ruffled it up.

『Nice to meet you. You can call me Leo.』[Leo]

『Sup. The name is Nova. No house though.』[Nova]

Leo looked up at Hanzo.

『He has no house too?』[Leo]

『They're our special case students! Gotta watch out for them.』[Hanzo]

『What makes them spec-』[Leo]

BOOM! An explosion rang out in the hallway.

They ran out to see two young men battling with many others crowding around them..

『I called this room first!』[Boy 1]

『I didn't hear, so how can you prove it?』[Boy 2]

『With my fist!』[Boy 1]

『Then, let's have our fists talk!』[Boy 2]

Leo looked up at his brother.

『Han-bro..』[Leo]

Their fists had mana charged into it.

The both swung at each other, but were interrupted by a person emerging from between them.

Nova was already between the two when he said it.

『Area.』[Nova]

Before either of them could hit each other, he opened two portals and made their fists teleport somewhere else.

A moment later, red lightning flashed and Rai ran on the wall and ceiling around the crowd, and jumped down.

『Keep it DOWN.』[Rai]

He pushed both the boys on the floor and kept them suppressed until Hanzo and Oswald made their way through the crowd and restrained them.

『...No way..』[Leo]