3 p.m., at San Fulgen Academy.
Classes were over for the day. The students in class immediately rushed out to return to their dorms or for their daily matches. Charles and Chloe were also seen rushing out of the classroom as soon as class ended. The others and I watched them leave in silence. We didn't intend to stop them.
"Is it okay to let them go, chairman?" asked Noa, approaching me.
"It's ok. Besides, even if we hold them back, they'll still insist on leaving. They're in a bad mood right now after learning about the assassination plot and about their own father, so let them calm down first. Besides, why do you call me 'chairman' , Noa?" I asked.
"You're now the new chairman of Elevrad. Princess Irene told me that, so there's no harm in calling you 'chairman', right?" Noa asked.
"Even though I'm now the chairman of Elevrad, I want you to still call me by my name, not by my title," I said.
"Hmm, fine. I'll still call you by your name, but sometimes I'll also call you by your title," Noa said.
"You probably intended to call me by my title just to tease me," I said.
"Haha, you know," Noa said.
"Well, whatever you want. I won't make a big deal out of it. Besides that, Noa, have you all had your daily matches yet?" I asked.
"I did have my daily match this afternoon. Julie, Leandra, and Lillian also had their daily matches. But Kotaro and Lily haven't played their daily matches yet, even though they've already found their opponents. That's because break time ended before they could play," Noa said.
"I see, so Irene and I aren't the only ones who haven't played their daily matches yet. By the way, did you see Charles and Chloe when they went to the arena for their daily matches?" I asked.
"No, I didn't see Charles and Chloe in the arena during break," Noa said.
"Hmm, I see. I wonder if they've had their daily matches yet. If they haven't had their daily matches this afternoon, maybe I'll see them there later," I said.
"Are you going straight to your daily match after this, Rid?" Noa asked.
"Yeah, anyway, I don't have anything to do after this, like gathering in the Elevrad room, since I already gathered there this afternoon. So I'll go straight to my daily match after this," I said.
"Then I'll come along. The others will too, even though some of them have already had their daily matches," Noa said.
"Ok, just invite the others to come with you to the arena on the second floor. Irene and I will go first because we both need to find our opponents for our daily matches before the arena gets too crowded," I said.
"Ok, Rid, then I'll gather the others first," Noa said.
"Yes," I said to Noa.
Then I turned to Irene, who was sitting in her seat right next to me.
"Let's go to the competition arena first, Irene," I said to Irene.
"Yes," Irene said.
Then Irene and I left the classroom to head to the competition arena.
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An hour later.
We had all finished our daily competition for the day. Unfortunately, we didn't find Charles and Chloe in the competition arena. It seemed they had finished their daily competition and went straight back to the dorms.
After our daily competition, we went to the shopping area as usual to buy food and take an afternoon stroll around the academy. After that, we headed straight back to the dorms.
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In the dormitory building.
Irene, Noa, and I had arrived on the floor where our dorms were located.
"I'm going to my dorm now, Rid, Princess Irene. See you tomorrow," said Noa.
"Yes, see you tomorrow, Noa," I said.
"See you tomorrow," said Irene.
Then Noa walked to his dorm and immediately entered it. Meanwhile, Irene and I also walked towards our respective dorms, although Irene decided to stop by mine first. As I was walking between Chloe's and Charles' dorms, I stopped and turned to look at both dorms. I sensed Chloe and Charles' auras in Charles' dorm. Irene, seeing me suddenly stop, seemed to know what I was doing. Irene also turned to look at Chloe and Charles' dorms.
"Prince Charles and Chloe are in Prince Charles' dorm," Irene said.
"Yes. They seem to be still trying to calm down. Ok, let's just leave them alone. We'd better get to my dorm, Irene," I said.
"Yes," said Irene.
Irene and I continued walking towards my dorm.
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7 p.m., at Rid's dorm.
After dinner, Irene and I immediately tidied up the newly used cutlery to wash it. Irene and I washed the cutlery together. While we were washing, we chatted.
"Irene, how long do you want to stay at my dorm?" I asked.
"Hmm, I don't know, why do you ask that, Rid?" Irene asked.
"I was thinking about Charles and Chloe. I intend to meet them alone tonight, so I asked you first about how long you want to stay. Because when I go to meet Charles and Chloe, I might leave you here if you're still there," I said.
"Hmm, I see. Then I'll return to my dorm after I'm done washing the cutlery," Irene said.
"Ok. I'm sorry that I indirectly told you to leave my dorm, Irene," I said.
"No need to apologize, Rid. Besides, you have something to do with Prince Charles and Chloe tonight, so you have to leave your dorm. Of course, if you leave, I have to leave too. Even if you don't have anything to do with Prince Charles and Chloe tonight, I'll probably go straight home after washing these dishes, because I don't know what else to do in your dorm, so I'd better go home," Irene said.
"I see. Thank you for your concern, Irene," I said.
"Yes, you're welcome, Rid," Irene said.
Then we continued washing the dishes.
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A few minutes later.
We both finished washing the dishes we had just used and put them on the shelf. After that, Irene got ready to return to her dorm. I also got ready to meet Charles and Chloe in their dorm. After finishing getting ready, we both left my dorm and walked towards Irene's.
"I'm going back to my dorm, Rid," Irene said.
"Yes, Irene," I said.
Irene then unlocked the door and entered her dorm. Before closing the door, she looked at me, and I looked back at her.
"Good luck, Rid," Irene said.
After saying that, Irene immediately closed the door, while I continued to stare at Irene's closed door.
"You're encouraging me like that, even though I just wanted to see Charles and Chloe. It seems like Irene's reason for encouraging me is to encourage me to calm Charles and Chloe down. Although Irene seems cold on the outside, she's actually a very caring person."
"I've never comforted anyone before, so I have no experience with this. But since I've been encouraged by Irene, I think I have to succeed in comforting Charles and Chloe so they can get back on their feet," I thought.
Then, I continued my walk to Charles' dormitory. When I arrived at Charles's dormitory door, I immediately knocked three times. The first three knocks received no response at all. Then I knocked three more times. The second three knocks also received no response. I intended to knock three more times. But just as I was about to knock again, suddenly I heard the sound of a lock being unlocked, and then, Charles's dormitory door slowly opened. I looked at the slowly opening door. Then, when the door was wide open, I saw Charles holding the door. It turned out that Charles himself had opened the door. Charles was a little surprised to find me knocking on his dormitory door.
"Rid, why did you knock on my dormitory?" Charles asked.
"There's something I need to talk to you about. Before that, is Chloe in there?" I asked.
"Yes, Chloe is in there. But right now, she can't be disturbed. If you want to talk to Chloe about something, I probably won't let you," Charles said.
"Hmm, I see. Then I'll just talk to you," I said.
"What do you want to talk about, Rid?" Charles asked.
"I won't talk about it here. I'll talk about it elsewhere. There's a suitable place to discuss this. Follow me, Charles," I said.
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Meanwhile, on a street in the city of San Quentine.
The street was currently bustling with people going about their evening activities. Among the many people on the street, a woman in a long robe was seen walking through the crowd. The woman had pitch-black eyes with pupils shaped like lily-shaped flowers, a deep red like blood. She was the woman who had been watching the area around the courthouse from the roof of the courthouse yesterday.
The woman continued to walk past the people on the street to a location within the San Quentine area.
-To be continued