Chapter V

Illyra crushed the note in her hand, she threw it into the trash bin before returning to her activities. After all of her luggage was neatly arranged, she showered before deciding to explore the entire dormitory area. As soon as Illyra came out of her room, she met the two other residents who had just arrived.

"Hi, the first year, right?" he waved his hand. Mikki nodded. "My name is Eisley Gilbert," the boy named Eisley gestured to himself with his thumb, then pointed at the young man beside him, "He is Ko Yeong-Ha."

Illyra nodded curtly to the two young men in front of her, "Haruki Volkov."

She then subtly examined their appearance. Eisley Gilbert has brown hair with grey eyes combined with natural skin colour. He has a lean body like a swimmer. As for the Korean guy, Ko Yeong-Ha, he has a height above the average of Asian people with fair skin, short dark hair, and dark brown eyes.

"Are you going out?" Eisley asked curiously.

Illyra nodded, "I want to go around familiarizing myself with the area." she said.

As if having a new playmate, Eisley's eyes sparkled, "Can Young-Ha and I join you?" he smiled broadly.

"We still haven't arranged our things, El," said Ko Young-Ha in a flat tone.

Turning to his roommate, Eisley whined, "Come on, Young-Ha ~ going on an adventure with Haruki around the dorm is more fun than packing our things."

Catching Ko Young-Ha's arm, Eisley staring at his Korean friend with pleading looks. Ko Young-Ha averted his eyes, steeled his nerves, and said, "No, we can explore it later." Eisley's shoulder dropped, he reluctantly followed his roommate back inside and bidding his new friend goodbye.

Walking into the main hall, Illyra greeted the Dorm head student on her way out.

"Are you going outside?" Takeshi asked her casually while typing with the laptop on his lap. She nodded. "Hmm, just for reminding the dinner served at seven PM so, you should be back before that," he informed.

"Alright. "

Illyra's checking the Dorm's area, securing the perimeter, and double-checking it. After that, she's back to her room only to found that someone was already there.

A tall young man with jet black hair turned his head when Illyra opened the door. The young man had milky white skin and green eyes as it carved right from emeralds.

'This must be Adrian Salvatore.'

Illyra reached out her hand, she gave an introduction, "Haruki Volkov, nice to meet you."

The raven-haired boy nodded, accepting her hand, "Adrian Salvatore, likewise."

Illyra raised her eyebrow, "I thought you're going incognito." She thought he would be using a different last name, not his real one.

"I am." He said, eyes staring right into hers, "Salvatore is a common last name. It will be enough."

Shaking her head inwardly, illyra lamented inside, 'If it's enough, the real Illyra wouldn't have to die in the original game, right?' She sighed, "If you say so."

Adrian walking to his bed, opening his trunk, "You disagree with that." He said softly.

Illyra was folding her arms, body leaning on the side of the closet, facing him, "Well, I think you should be more vigilant by using a different last name or a whole new identity."

"Is that what you're doing?" He asks back. Illyra's mouth closed. "I just want to have a normal school life," his hands stop, "I don't want to think about politic, betrayal, assassination, and the lots during my stay here."

'How naïve.' Illyra thought, 'The moment you are born as a prince of a country, your fate's already sealed.' Adrian unbuttoned his shirt. She averted her eyes, "But you have to think that your bodyguards aren't Gods either. We can't prevent anything bad," she said, "We only can protect you with the best of our abilities."

"It's enough."

After a few hours, when dinner's time is approaching, the two of them met Eisley Gilbert and Ko Young-Ha on their way to the cafeteria.

After dinner, all of the freshmen were gathered by the seniors in the main hall. They explained the rules of Gemini's Dorm and the orientation from the dormitory Gemini's Student Body.

The dormitory has different and separate management from the school. In Cosmic Private's foundation, the dormitories are divided into thirteen dorms which names correspond to the constellations.

For the orientation, they had to remember their seniors' and their year generation's full names. Because there is more than one dormitory for Cosmic Senior (in short for Cosmic Senior High School), they will conduct orientation together in an open area.

The dormitory orientation will start tomorrow morning. So, for now, the freshmen have to determine the leader from the Gemini's dormitory representative in their generation.

In Gemini's Dorm, all of the first year sitting on the rug in a circle. The twenty of them looking at each other.

"So how do we determine this?" said a teenage boy of Southeast Asian stature.

"How about we introduce ourselves first?" a young man with an American English accent gives advice.

"Yeah, great idea!" said Eisley.

"Starting from your name, place of origin, hobbies, likes and dislikes, dreams for the future. What else?" youth with bronze skin suggested.

"That seems to be enough." Ko Young-Ha nodded.

"Right. Shall I start first?" another gave a thumbs up, agreeing, "My name is-"

"Wait!" The guy with an American accent interrupted, "We have to remember names for orientation, right? So, how about we write them down?"

"Okay, since you proposed, you do that and become our temporary secretary." A Japanese guy with wavy brown hair pointed out, the American give an OK and taking out his phone.

"I'll start again. My name is Decha Tansakun from Thailand. My hobby is Muay Thai. I like Thai coconut ice cream and Roti Sai Mai. I dislike rude people. My future dream, I want to become an Expedition Doctor!" He grinned.

"I'm Altair Darwish from Morocco..."

After everyone finished introducing themselves, the discussion continues.

"Anyone have any suggestions on how we choose?"

"What if everyone make a recommendation?"

"Hmm, that sounds good!"

"But wouldn't it be too complicated?"

"Yeah, if you recommend someone, you have to give your reason."

"But it's an important position."

"It's true, it can't be chosen randomly."

Illyra's brow furrowed at the heated discussion around her. They are wasting their time without producing any results.

Amidst all of that, she watched her fellow freshmans' faces one by one, wondering which of the eighteen students was the capture target who became Adrian Salvatore's bodyguards. She doesn't pay much attention to the game, she only knows about the heroine, the male lead and the character whose body she's currently possessed.

Lyra's eyes fell on her roommate who sitting next to her. Feeling that someone was watching, Adrian looked up, and their eyes met.

"What do you think?" Illyra asked casually.

"From the temperaments, body gestures and the way of speaking, I think he is the most suitable," Adrian answered by directing his eyes on the Asian youth sitting across from them.

Raising an eyebrow in surprise, Illyra asked curiously, "You're not interested?"

He shook his head "It's a bit bothersome."

She tilted her head, "Aren't you interested in taking on some responsibility, even if it's just a little bit?"

He answered without hesitation, "No."

"Don't tell me when you said you wanted to live a normal life at school was actually to become a student who doesn't stand out?" Illyra's eyes widened in disbelief.

Now it was Adrian's turn to frown, "Is there something wrong with that?" he asked back, a little offended.

She covered her mouth with her hand, "Adrian Salvatore, you do realize that just by your appearance alone, you've failed, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"Cosmic High is not an all-boys school." Her hand gestured around, "There are a lot of girls too, and with your attractive appearance, it's impossible for people to not notice you." She explained.

Adrian looked at Illyra dumbfounded. He didn't realize that fatal flaw, and now his plan was crumbling into dust. Pinching his nose bridge, Adrian shut his eyes.

"Fuck..." He curses quietly.

Illyra rolled her eyes, 'Yeah, 'fuck' indeed.'