Chapter 24 (out of the blue)

Drake walked towards the dormitory,

muttering to himself. "How did Xena get

direct scholarship? When the admission

trials were so tough. I will ask her later

when we meet during academic

activities. I need to get to my room

quickly to unpack and freshen up." He

headed towards a multi-building

apartment painted in dark blue with white

patterns.

As he enters, he sees various male

students come and go, preparing their

rooms. After five minutes, navigating

through the apartment searching for his

room, he finally finds a room with 27-J

written on its door and enters.

The interior, unlike the exterior, is

painted in light blue. The room is 6.50

square meters in size. A black wardrobe,

7 feet tall and 4 feet wide, with three

large doors, stands at the right corner of

the room. At the centre is a large bed

measuring 6 by 6 feet. Lanterns with

white crystal illuminated the room from

every angle closed to the rooftop.

Drake unpacked his bag, placing his

clothes, bags of money, and tent

backpack into the wardrobe. After

arranging his room for the past 30

minutes, he decided to take a shower to

relax and watch away his sweats.

He opened the door to the bathroom and

stepped inside. The walls and floors are

crafted with white marble. A bathtub with

a shower head seated just beyond the

doorway. Opposite the bathtub was a

water closet, and a washing hand basin

lined the wall near the entrance. This

made the mysterious world pique

Drake's curiosity.

"I need to fish out some information

about this world when the semester

officially begins." He muttered and

stepped towards the bathtub to clean up.

Meanwhile, in the principal's office.

Principal Logan is seated on his chair

while Professor Leo stands before him.

"Sir, with all due respect, don't you think

giving that red-haired lady a free ticket

into the academy is going too far?" He

said. His eyebrows wrinkled and his

teeth clenched.

Principal Logan rests his elbows on the

table and his chin on his hands. "Let me

tell you a little secret, you see. The young

lady you mentioned is not someone we

can offend. In fact, this is the first time I

experienced her cheerful side, and I'm

sure you get what I mean."

Their gaze locked for a few moments

before Professor Leo spoke. "Do you

mean that the side of her you

experienced today is related to the guy

called Drake? if I may ask who she is?"

Principal Logan rises from his seat,

walks towards Professor Leo, and places

his right hand on his shoulder.

"Perfect. That means if you don't want to

lose your life without knowing why or

how you lose it. It's best not to mess with

the lion's balls. About her identity,

knowing it will be more dangerous." He

nodded at Professor Leo.

Professor Leo takes a step back, placing

his hand on his chest, and bows his

head. "Understood, I will hold to your

warning." He said. Principal Logan

watches him leave.

********

Drake emerged from the bathroom, his

lower body wrapped in a white and black

towel. His skin glowed with a faint mana

emanating from his body, and his eyes

sparkled with the same energy.

He was drying his hair when a voice

interrupted him. "Wow, what a gorgeous

body. As expected of my Crux, which I

will hold a ritual with," Drake looked up at

the voice with his eyebrow raised.

Xena was seated on the bed; her hands

rested on the surface, flipping her legs.

Butterflies danced in her eyes as she

focused on Drake's body. "What? How

did you get in here?" He crossed his

arms over his chest and widen his eyes.

"I came in through the window since your

room is on the fourth floor." She replied

nonchalantly.

"What are you talking about? Don't you

know this is the male dormitory?" He

rhetorically said, tightening the towel

around his waist.

"I knew. That's why I didn't come through

the door." She pointed to the room door

with her right index finger, then to the

window. "But through the window." 

Drake strided towards her, grabbing her

arms, and dragged her off the bed

towards the door. "Im not going

anywhere. Let me go."

Xena yelled, struggling to break free from

his grasp.

Drake swung the door open with his left

hand, which made his position closer to

the entrance, pulling Xena outside. "Just

get out of my room." Drake lamented.

He stepped outside as he pulled Xena

out of her room.

He noticed a group of male students

gathering at his doorway; their eyes

widen with curiosity, clearly eager to

know what's going on. The way they're

positioned made the situation appear,

misled the students, and caused

whispering to ripple through the crowds.

"Wait, is he trying to force her?"

"Since she's his fiancee, shouldn't just

he give her some time?"

"But isn't it too early for this kind of

drama?"

"I had a feeling there would be

relationship issues here in the academy.

There's always gossip about this in every

academy section, but I didn't expect it to

happen so soon in our year."

The murmurs of speculation continued

as the boys watched the scene unfold,

adding to the tension in the air.

Drake instantly released Xena, stepped

closer to the confused students. " You're

getting this wrong. She's the one who

entered my room without permission. I'm

just trying to get her out." but his words

fell on deaf ears.

Mark steps closer to him, wrapped his

right arm around Drake's neck and

whispers "Hey, pal. You just want to

carry out one or two with her. "

Drake sign heavily, shoved mark arm

away . " I will just get her out here to

explain." He entered his room, only to

find Xena gone.

She had already leaped out of the

window, navigating from roof top to

rooftop towards the principal's office.

She bursted through the window, starling

Principal Logan .

He raised his head, sweat etched across

his forehead. "May I ask what has

caused this dramatic entrance."

Xena annoyingly stepped closer and

slammed her hands on the table in front

of him. "The room given to me is not

unacceptable." Principal Logan leaned

back, resting his arms on the table.

"Alright, I will arrange for a new room." He

said, tapping his fingers together. Xena

shakes her head. "No, that's not it.I

mean, from now on, Drake's room will

also be my room." Hearing this, Logan's

skin prickled.

"Do you know what you're saying? I went

out of my way to get you a scholarship

because of our history." Logan

exclaimed, jumped from his seat, and

slammed his fists on the table as he

raised his voice at Xena.

This pushed Xena's buttons. " Hum.

Fine, I will just set everything ablaze."

She turned to leave. "Wait, do you

always have to burn down things?" Xena

turned and locked gaze with him.

Logan fell back onto his chair. "Fine, you

win, but you will have to be patient until

we can announce this to the students

during class activities, so as to not

damage the school's image." She raised

her right index and middle fingers, giving

him a peace sign. "Okay, smile ablaze."

She leaped out of the office.