First Class

"Hmm let's say you were suddenly thrown into a cell where a bunch of unknown men violently abused you. What would you think once you

were released without a word?"

"...That sounds horrible. It'd definitely cause some kind of trauma... I might

even lose trust in other people," William replied with a pained expression.

Imagining himself in that position made the situation feel all the more wretched.

"That's exactly what I mean.but isn't that the normal reaction as a child — no, a

human? You would hate the people who treated you unjustly, perhaps mutter a

curse or two about them. There may be some who take into account their

position and hold back their emotions, but those people are few and far

between, even among adults," Harry stated, sounding strangely profound.

William narrowed his eyes immediately. "...What do you mean by that?"

"Nothing. I'm just saying he hasn't shown very childlike reactions based on

what you've told me. The royal audience etiquette he showed in the hall was

unbelievably smooth for something acquired so hastily."

"That's because I taught him the necessary etiquette. He didn't know

anything at first," William said. he himself hadn't realized that he was feeling a

little offended for Kyle and had answered in his defense.

"Hmm. I heard that boy was the one who requested you teach him the

etiquette. A normal child would not consider things that far ahead."

"That's why I thought he was an intelligent child," William replied frowning at his grandfather's roundabout way of

"True, he could just be an intelligent child. There are people like Princess

Annora or exemplary child prodigies like your fifteen-year-old self that exist. It

wouldn't be odd for him to have been raised that way in the harsh streets of

the slums. Either that, or—" Harry paused, his face falling devoid of expression.

"Or... what?" William asked gravely.

"Or he might be one of six heroes"

"Why, do you think that" William asked in a shocked voice.

The six heroes were the centre of Vinyamar's continent religion. They are believed to be the apostles of gods. Around 1100 years before demons appeared on the continent of Vinymar. When all hope was lost to humanity six heroes appeared and after a long war they defeated the demons and saved humanity from extinction.

Their pictures are engraved on coins which is used as continent's common currency.

"Well his black hair and his facial features are quite similar to features of heroes described in ancient texts."

"Well now you say that ,they are indeed quite similar, but I think just this is not enough to jump on assumptions".

" Yeah you're right about that"

"Well,he's going to have a lot of struggles from here on out. As his

teacher, I would like you to pay special attention to him. If anything concerning

happens, report it to me. This is something I can only entrust to you," Harry

said with a calm smile.

"I am certainly more than willing to do that, but..." It felt like there was

something more to the issue, so William's expression wasn't fully convinced.

"Of course, I am aware of how busy you are with your research as well. You

must have fallen behind with all the travel in and out of the castle these last few

days. You only need to do as much as what will not affect your research."

"...Very well, I understand. Is that all for today?"

William was a little curious

about what he was thinking, but it didn't seem like he would answer him if he

asked, he just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

"Yes, you may leave now."

"Thank you. Please excuse me."

Williambowed once, then turned and left the room in a hasty manner.

I'm not very good at dealing with him... He thought with a small sigh.

Kyle threaded his arms through the sleeves of Royal Academy of Erugenia's uniform as he walked down the hallways that his teacher, William was leading him through. He followed him noting that his frame appeared quite weak.

"How does your new uniform feel?" William asked, looking back at Kyle as they

walked.

"It's not bad. The fabric is sturdy and easy to move around in,"

Kyle replied,

lightly moving both his arms in his uniform as though to test the feel.

"It's been custom-made based on the requests of many generations of

students, after all. It can also act as a military uniform."

"I see... So that's why the design is like a knight's uniform."

"Right! Isn't it cool? The girls' uniform is cute too,"William said with a playful smile.

Ahaha..." Kyle laughed awkwardly. Setting aside whether or not he looked

forward to seeing the girls' uniform, the Royal Academy's uniform really was

stylish. As Kyle had said, the design was like that of a knight's uniform. The boys

wore pants, while the girls had skirts; while there were some minor difference in design here and there, the overall functionality of each uniform was the

same.

"We've arrived."

Chatting while they walked, they reached William's classroom. The noisy class

could be heard on the other side of the door; inside, the spoiled children of

royalty and nobility were enthusiastically talking to each other before

homeroom started.

This is it.

Kyle had been keeping track of the route he took through the school as they

walked and had memorized the path to this classroom. From tomorrow

onwards, he'd be able to make it here by himself.

"You don't seem that nervous,"William sad with a little smile.

That's not true." Kyle gave a small shrug.

"Really? You look fairly composed to me."

"I've been told that my emotions don't show easily on my face because I lived

in the slums,"Kyle answered with a bitter smile.

"Is that so... Well, alright. Let's go inside," William said and opened the door. A

hushed silence fell over the hustle and bustle of the classroom.

Good morning, everyone," William said. "A new student will be joining our class

today. Kyle, come inside."He walked into the classroom and stepped up onto

the teacher's podium