Lady Number 2 I

"You can know about that?" Selina asked, surprised this time.

"Not for certain, but Arthur said we can know the probability of what our affinity is through our parents' affinity to elements. He said I'm gonna have an affinity with Water Element through my mother as Marquis Chronos' gene is more dominant than Count Erthe's which my father comes from. By the way, my father affinity is Earth Element and Arthur said the probability of me having Earth affinity is also not zero." Alexa began explaining to Selina.

"Arthur, for example, has an affinity to Fire Element through his father who also has an affinity to Fire Element. Isn't it incredible for him to know about that?" Alexa said while drowning in her own world. Her green eyes shining like two emerald stones.

Selina thought for a moment, then walked to the direction of Arthur. When she is exactly in front of him, she asked him a question.

"Excuse me, I heard from Alexa you can know about our affinity to certain elements even before our Signum Ceremony. Is that true?"

"Not exactly one hundred percent, but yes I can guess your affinity," Arthur said while looking deeply at Selina.

'Why does he see me like that? Is there something strange about my appearance? Ah, forget it,' Selina thought.

Selina was a little confused by the gaze Arthur gave her. But she decided to ignore it.

"Do you remember me?" Arthur asked Selina a strange question.

"Yes, you are Arthur Fotia Rosenfeld, right? Isn't this the second time we meet?" Selina asked while tilting her head to the right.

"Hmm…"

Arthur only murmured and his eyes turned a little dark, but Selina didn't notice.

"So, can you tell me about your guess on my affinity?" Selina asked full of hope. Her big dark brown eyes shining in anticipation.

"Why should I?" Suddenly Arthur's personality took 180° change.

'Why has his behavior suddenly changed?' Selina thought, adding to her confusion.

Selina dumbfounded at the change. But as an older person inside, Selina decided to be tolerant and ask again.

"But you already guess our other classmates' affinity, why you don't want to do mine?"

"You're different from others," Arthur answered indifferently.

"Different in what?" Selina asked Arthur again.

"You're my… rival!" Arthur answered in a high voice at the end of his sentence.

"Rival?" Selina tilting her head.

Arthur sighed like sorry for something and then said, "As we are of the same S class mana amount, you and I are rival from now on."

"Haa?" Selina was stunned silly at his reasoning.

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Since then, Selina and Arthur often fought like dogs and cats. They fight even for trivial matters. Usually, the fights begin with Arthur provoking Selina by calling her 'Lady number 2' or simply 'Number 2' as Selina is always in second place for every exam in both theory and practice at the Seraphium Royal Academy, while Arthur always occupies the first place.

Like what is happening right now, Arthur provoked Selina after the final scores of their first year's final exam were announced on the notice board.

'Please God let me be in first place this time,' Selina prayed then opened one eye to peek at the exam scores on notice board.

There written 'Arthur Fotia Rosenfeld' in the first place and 'Selina Hua' right below, indicating she is back in second place. Selina fell on the floor lamenting her fate.

"How can it be? I'm sure I answered everything correctly without any mistakes…," murmured Selina.

"Number two again, huh? Suck to be you, Lady Number 2," Arthur scoffed from behind Selina.

"Hey, look! It was Lord Arthur Fotia Rosenfeld who came first in the exam!" A girl whispered to her friend standing next to her.

"Where? Where? Oh my goodness, how can there be a boy as handsome as him?"

"Not only is he handsome, but he is also smart and friendly to everyone."

Selina hears whispers from the girls of her generation.

'Here he comes. Every time there is a commotion among the girls, there must be him,' thought Selina, who was frowning.

Selina gets up immediately from a slumped position and replies to Arthur's words.

"Next time, it will be my win!" Selina said passionately.

"Are you sure?" Arthur asked while smirked at Selina's statement.

Arthur folded his arms and leaned against the wall.

"You! Just you wait," Selina pointed at Arthur's face, her face is red in anger.

'Yes, right. Next time, I will definitely not lose to Rosenfeld,' Selina thought.

"I have better things to do than wait for you," Arthur said and brushed Selina's finger from his face at the same time.

"You…! You…! Arrgh…." Selina pulled her own hair, so annoyed because of Arthur's words.

Selina could not say anything in reply but curse Arthur in her heart. Even though Selina is already a teenage girl inside, but for some reason every time she interacts with Arthur, it seems as though she is back to being a child who is easily provoked. Well her body is still six years old so it doesn't matter. But Selina felt ashamed of losing to a six years old child in her studies.

Events like this often occur so that other students and teachers leave Selina and Arthur to argue. Initially, Selina thought Arthur liked provoking her because she was a commoner, but it wasn't the case because he was good friends with Jackson Ragurd who was also a commoner like her. It is also not because she was a girl as he is polite and even act gentlemanly toward Alexa and other girls.

"Who is the girl who is screaming at Arthur?" Asked a noble girl who had orange hair to another girl beside her.