False Hero

Walk watched this from aside, and in that very instant he heard the voice of Grey as he said, "now!!" 

After hearing Grey's voice, Walk's first instinct was to leap onto the toad with the icicle sword that Grey gave him. Aiming the sword at the toad, Walk trusted the sword into the toad's skull. 

"Royal art pinpoint!"

With that one move, the sword was inside the toad skull. Holding on his sword, Walk was on the top of the toad, later he has knocked away due to the death struggle that toad made. 

Walk landed beside March, as the toad fell to the ground. 

Both March and Walk approached the toad, both crouched down as March asked "Is it dead?"

"I think so----"

"Yes, it's very much dead!" it was the voice of Grey, it was as if he appeared beside them in an instant. Crouching down, Grey placed his hand over the toad's head as he said "Can you believe that this terrifying creature can lie so peacefully. It is looking so harmless now."

Both Walk and March looked at Grey, for them the more terrifying thing was Grey. Both Walk and March placed their hand over the toad, they didn't know the reason why. But looking at Grey, they felt like it was the right thing to do.

"Very well students!!! you three are admitted to the academy" said Professor Ronia as she rested her face on her hand.

"Huh? just like that?" asked March.

"Just like that!"

"But what---- what about the examination of the toad and evaluating our performance and other things like that."

"It doesn't matter, according to me you three are selected." 

Looking at Professor Ronia, Grey thought 'She is not very teacher like and also she is very ----- ahem! hot.'

Well, Grey was not wrong in calling professor Ronia hot, since she had a very enchanting face.  She had black hair and almond-shaped sharp eyes that had a shade of pink in golden eyes. Above the right side of her lips, there is a beauty marking, that enhances her already enchanting look.

Under her presence, it was natural for anyone to feel inferior, since in front of her beauty, most people would be inferior, Which includes males and females. 

Naturally, she is popular with boys in the academy and she is mostly looked up to by the girls. 

"Okay, then I will see you three in the academy and also be nice to Grey, he is my nephew."

"Huh?" this questioning sound was made by the three boys simultaneously. 

Looking at the confused face of Grey, she chuckled as she said "I am not your blood aunt ------ I will tell you everything later since this aunt wants to spend some time with his nephew. But now, I have to take more exams, I think I should conduct exams of three or four teams together since it will take too long if I take one team at a time." 

There was only one thing that was going through Grey's mind, which was the question that 'Is it too late to change academy now?'

After that, all three of them left the arena through the door they entered through and through the narrow hallway, they were walking towards the exit.

"Grey------ Ummm, can I ----- can I be your friend?" asked March as he stopped walking, Grey turned around before Grey could answer anything, March opened his mouth as he said "I mean, I don't want to sound creepy, but I am---- I am really happy. I will let my brother know that I got in, he will be really happy. Thank you, Grey."

There was a big smile on March's face, he wasn't able to control his happiness and his smile. Looking at that Grey chuckled as he said "I didn't really do anything, there is no need to thank me. It was you and Walk, that defeated the frog."

Grey walked ahead as he said "and I am no one special, you don't need to ask to be my friend. You can just be my friend."

Eventually, they came to the exit, and Grey was going to walk away after saying bye, Walk stopped him this time as he said "I apologize for my behavior earlier."

"Ah, it's okay. I will take my leave since there is a friend that would be waiting for me, I will meet you both in the academy."

With that Grey walked away, to find Aetna. 

Looking at the back of Grey as he walked away, Walk spoke "I hope that he is truly from the royal family."

"Why?"

"Did you realize that, if he wanted, he could have defeated the toad just by himself?" asked Walk to March.

The walk continued "His speed, was definitely greater than that of the frog, he was so fast that I wasn't even able to keep track of him with my eyes. He was able to punch the frog away with his bare hand and also he was able to take a direct hit from the frog. His strength and speed are not the points I am trying to make, I am trying to say is that he was fully capable of defeating the toad alone. But yet he opened the opportunity for us to defeat the toad, he wanted for us to also pass the test.

I am not framing him like some kind of saint, but he is definitely the leader I am looking for. My uncle always says that a royal knight should look for a king that they see their ideal world in. I think I see my ideal world in the form of ----- Grey. Perhaps I do want him to be my king, I really hope that he is from the royal family."

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{Grey's POV}

It was time for dinner. This time along with Aetna, I also teleported grandma Lozen, Rai, and an uninvited guest. Actually, I teleported them away before dinner. 

Grandma Lozen was done with her work, so we teleported to the house earlier than the dinner timing. 

I was seated near the fireplace, I was staring blankly at the fire. Staring at it gave me a piece of mind and beside me was Illya, she was asleep on my lap. She just came and slept on my lap, so I patted her head, just like Aunt Sofia does to my hair. It didn't take her long to sleep. 

Illya is pretty cute...

Well at least looking at her sleep is giving me peace of mind since all other things about this room are making me burn the room itself. 

"You never told me that my nephew was so handsome!" this was Professor Ronia's voice, well i am not sure what to call her now.

Apparently, she is Grandma Lozen's sister's daughter and so technically she is my aunt. Well, I do call Grandma Lozen grandma, so I think she is my aunt.

Grandma Lozen gave a smug laugh before saying "I did tell you that he is more beautiful than you! but you never listened to me!"

"Well, it was hard to believe it since grandma always calls their grandson beautiful even if how ugly they are so I thought-----"

"Shut up, before I seal you away with magic."

"It's okay Aunt, you don't need to threaten me, I do agree that he is pretty good-looking." said Professor Ronia or ----- i am still not sure about what to call her. 

Staring blankly at the fire I asked, "By the way, Professor Ronia, do you also have to seal the marking of owl?"

"yes I do ----- but how did you -----"

"You also seem to have an owl marking more powerful than that of Grandma Lozen," I said.

"How------" Professor Ronia turned towards Grandma as she asked, "How did he?" 

"Well he does have an owl marking that is more powerful than yours..." said Grandma Lozen, still pretty smug about it.

"Huh? what? all three of us have owl marking, so that definitely makes us family. But now it makes sense that he was able to sense my owl marking."

"I may have powerful owl marking, but -----" I looked back towards Professor Ronia as I said, "But you are more powerful, more power that it could take me many years to reach your level." 

"Oh, my ----- you are making me blush." 

"I am not complimenting you, I am just treating it as a fact. Well, it is a fact that you are strong. It may take me many years to get powerful, but I don't have many years, I want to get stronger than you as quickly as I could. I need to get strong---- I can't wait around and waste any more time---- so, Aunt Ronia, would you help me in getting stronger than you? I want you to teach me."

"I love how direct you are------- I can't help but remember hero Alice, you are just spitting image of her. Your face and also the way you behave, you are very much like her even to the smallest details. and I don't mind teaching you, since that's the least I could do to Hero Alice and brother Ranulf." 

She agreed..... it was obvious that my mom and dad have a good relationship with her.