Eating to grow

Belle finished reading five theories about creation by 4 pm and decided to return the book and go check in for his uniform with the rest. "I will be returning this," Belle said, passing the book to Sir Fenrir.

"Oh, you finished it?" Sir Fenrir asked.

"Yes, I decided to at least finish it since I was already halfway through," Belle said.

"Oh, that's good. You are a fast reader, and with the little talk I have had with you, I can defend you being a good learner too," Sir Fenrir said, collecting the book from Belle as he flashed a wide smile.

"I will be going to collect my uniform now," Belle said.

"Sure, you can always come around to borrow more books. The library really stretches far, and you know what they say, no knowledge is enough," Sir Fenrir said.

He had seen a lot of students who came to the academy loving to read but slowly distancing themselves from reading since they think they have no value for it, and that what matters is ability. He didn't want Belle to be like them. To be truthful, the library didn't have many people coming, and he didn't want to lose this one guy that seemed to think alike with him among the few.

"I dream of reading all the books in the library. I think it might be too much, though," Belle said with a smile.

"Reading all the books in the library..." Sir Fenrir thought to himself, a bit shocked before snapping back. "No, it is not too much. I mean, you are a fast reader, and you have four long years in the academy. You can actually do it," Sir Fenrir said, not wanting to discourage Belle. Even he himself thought of reading the whole library absurd, despite how much he loved reading. "You can skip out on the Eroticas," Sir Fenrir said.

"What is that?" Belle asked.

"Some adult dirty-related stuff," Sir Fenrir said.

"Oh, I see. I will be going now. See you later," Belle said as he turned to leave.

"Sure, see you later," Sir Fenrir said as he watched Belle leave.

Belle walked down the hallway leading to where he would sign in for his uniform. Maybe due to being mutated, his memory and brain cells were almost perfect. "It should be here on the map. Belle, who has almost taken all the maps pictured in his head, said as he walked up to a woman in her thirties. She was busty and had matured charms. "Good evening, ma'am," Belle greeted.

"Here for your uniform?" the woman, who didn't bother with the greeting, went ahead to ask

. "Yes, please," Belle said. He was seriously being polite since he entered the academy.

"Name, color?" the woman asked.

"Belle, all black," Belle said.

"The second polite one I am getting on the all blacks," the woman finally said with a smile. Not that she hadn't heard Belle's greetings, she had thought Belle ranked lower and was trying to sugar up with her. Hearing Belle say all black, she quickly turned and tried to sugar up with Belle.

"I appreciate, my uniform, please," Belle, whose telepathy power had long exposed the lady, still said politely.

"Sure, wait a bit," the woman said, looking at what Belle immediately identified as a monitor. Technology really works just fine. Why can't all masses be given leeway to it? Why must lies be fed to many people?

"Your ranking is quite high. Wait a bit while I retrieve your uniform," the woman said with a smile before standing up and leaving for some time while Belle waited.

Soon enough, the woman was back. "This is it. You can meet the school fashionista for redesigning. What really matters is the badge," the woman said as she placed the uniform with a unicorn head badge on the desk before Belle. Looking at the right breast of the well-tailored black coat, Belle could see Cocoyutus Misfit bodily written, which he guessed to be the name of the academy. "I will be going now," Belle said as he prepared to leave.

"Wait, there are still some processes left. All blacks are given free hand to choose all they want to do in the academy before they fully start, so that the academy can make a table to fit in all they choose and not have them crashing together. I bet you haven't done that yet," the woman said.

"Oh, is that it? Where can I do that then?" Belle asked.

"I can actually help you with it here and save you the stress," the woman, who was still trying to impress Belle, said.

"Sure enough, I will seriously appreciate," Belle, who totally didn't mind, said.

"Come sit here, and I will scroll while you pick the things you want to do with your years in the academy. After you are done picking, I will compile them all together and forward them to the department that is actually in charge of that," the woman said.

"Okay," Belle said, coming over and taking a seat. "This, this, this, this, this," soon enough Belle's voice could be heard as he started picking.

"Are you sure you are not picking a bit too much?" the woman asked, seeing that Belle was just picking everything.

"I want to pick everything, then scrap those I don't have talent in. Can't I do that?" Belle asked.

"You can. Now that I think about it, that is a brilliant idea," the woman said, totally meaning it. Even she had never thought of that. "I will just select all then and send them in," the woman said with a smile.

"Thanks, I really appreciate your help," Belle said, standing and bowing before leaving.

"Anytime, I am always here. My name is Elsa," the woman introduced.

"Okay," Belle said, taking his uniform and the books he came with and leaving.

"In most cases, it takes me two days to feel hunger since The Ethereal City incidents," Belle, who has actually been learning more about himself, said as he headed to the canteen. "I wonder what I should eat," Belle said to himself.

Getting inside the canteen, Belle saw a whole lot of dishes to choose from. It didn't wow him much since Elizabeth runs a restaurant, and he has taken five days sampling different dishes. Taking a scoop of anything he could get his hands on, Belle soon enough had a plate that can be seen as a dumping, bringing a lot of attention to himself, which he actually didn't mind.

Though it took him time to get hungry, he had noticed that ever since his powers and body mutated, he ate just like a monster. Sure enough, this amount was small to him. He was only eating that much because he wasn't hungry.

Walking to a table, a lot of eyes were actually on Belle. "Is he actually going to eat all that?" murmuring soon rose in the whole canteen, but Belle didn't actually mind. He sat down and started munching on the big plate.

"Oh my God, for such a petite creature..." a girl screamed as she saw the almost finished plate. "He can't be this small and eat this much," another said.

"I don't care how he eats, haven't you all just noticed how beautiful he is?" another girl said.

"I actually noticed his beauty, not the food," the girl beside the last girl said, smiling awkwardly.

Hearing all the murmurs, Belle, who didn't mind, finished up eating and stood up to leave. "You eat quite well," the first girl that talked about Belle's beauty approached him and said.

"Oh, I am pretty petite, so it is only right I eat well to add a bit of body," Belle said. For some reason, he wanted to create a good impression in the academy.

"Aww, most girls could be heard," they had thought he would be a bit arrogant due to his looks.

"Jean, year two," the female student that approached Belle said.

"Belle," Belle said before adding, "Yeah, I know, it is a girl's name. My parents can't help it," he had read the girl's mind.

"Hahaha," the girl burst out laughing. "You look so girly. I called you beautiful. They are actually right naming you that," Jean replied while trying to control her laugh. She was a blondie with good looks.

"Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, I am a new student. I will be going now so as to be able to still find my way," Belle said politely, extricating himself from further chat. His memory made it possible for him to recall even the slightest thing, so he was only giving an excuse to leave.

"Sure, will be seeing you around," Jean said.

"Okay," Belle answered, leaving with his uniform and books. For some reason, he didn't fancy getting close to a lot of girls or creating impressions on them, his looks was just not helping though.