"Excuse me, where are you three going?" Asked one of the maids who noticed us head out "We"re going to the city" I replied
"Ah, Have a safe trip" She said as she bowed
"We will" We replied
And just like that, we went out
It"s been 2 days since the exam. After the exams ended, we were taken to a room, and those who pa.s.sed were given a location and a date, nothing else. Shortly after they were teleported back out
We didn"t hear anything about what happened to those who chose the blue gate or who pa.s.sed, but I"m sure it"ll be announced soon.
The 10 who stayed up, were put in B cla.s.s, within those 10, Serena, Ariel, victor, Shadow haired boy and me Were put in the Alpha Cla.s.s
In the other group, everyone was put in C-Cla.s.s including Eleanor, aside from the winner who was put in B-Cla.s.s
As for me, I ended up winning the entrance exam as Victor had given up, and was promised a reward, but they haven"t told me what it is yet
In the end, we"re still being kept in the dark about what"ll happen, but I"m sure it"s for security reasons
"It"s a shame eleanor couldn"t come..." Muttered Ariel with her head hung
"Yeah, she shut herself in her room since we got back" I replied
Anyone would, being separated from your friends because you"re not good enough...
"She needs time alone, leave her be, and cheer up! She could always rank up and join us. Don"t forget why we went out today!" Said Serena as she tried to comfort Ariel
"Why we went out?" Ariel asked
"You weren"t listening earlier, were you... To eat cake! Cake!" Said Serena
"Ahh, Cake! We promised to go eat it, after we were back, didn"t we?" Asked Ariel
"Of course we did! And we deserve it. Let"s get some for Eleanor, that should cheer her up" Said Serena with a smile
"T-That"s right!" Replied Ariel with as she raised her head
Her mood got better, not bad serena.
"Now that I think about it, Isn"t walking to the shopping district, going to take a while?" I asked
"Now that you mention it..." Serena muttered
Eleanor"s mansion Was pretty far from the shopping district as it was away from the shopping district, It"s in the area of the wealthy after all.
It was a very open area
"Hmm, What should we do..." I Muttered as I tried to think of something
We couldn"t ask kurt to give us a carriage ride there as we left without telling him
Suddenly I felt a pair of gazes on me
The two girls were staring straight at me as if they already had something in mind
"John, can we do that?" Serena asked
"That?" I replied
"Flying, do you think we could fly there? Or is it too risky?" Ariel asked
Oh that"s what they wanted
"I don"t mind, and we should be fine if I use "furtim", but I thought you two were afraid of it" I said
"T-That was just a one time thing, forget that." Said Serena as she turned her head
"It was a little scary at first, but I"m not that scared anymore" Said Ariel
"Alright then"
I grabbed on to their hands and cast "Furtim" and "levite" At the same time
I then propelled us straight to the sky, using velox
As we got higher, Serena grabbed on to my arm and her grip strength increased
Meanwhile ariel seemed to be just fine and enjoyed it
"Yep, I"ll never get tired of this feeling" I muttered as we soared through the clouds
The refres.h.i.+ng feeling of the wind pa.s.sing through the body, of being able to move around effortlessly, to be one with the sky.
It was an amazing feeling
Ariel was still at a loss for words, she seemed to really enjoy flying, anyone could tell if they looked at her face which was full of enthusiasm
As for serena...
"Um... Serena..." I muttered
"What...?" She asked
"It"s easy to control where we"re going in this position... I thought you said you weren"t afraid" I replied
"O-Of course I"m not afraid!" Said Serena
"Then why are you grabbing on to me?" I asked
"..."
The moment we started soaring through the skies, Serena"s grip over my left arm moved over to my whole body as she placed her arms around it
Without saying anything she simply looked away
I let out a sigh and tried to ignore it, Ariel was too engrossed in the scenery to realise
***
We landed on an alley and I made sure no one noticed, before I deactivated "Furtim"
"Alright, let"s go"
We walked around the district, looking for the cake bakery
Serena acted like normal, even though a while ago she looked so nervous a while ago
"You, aren"t you the guy who won the entrance exam?" Asked a stranger who stopped once he noticed us
"Ah? Yes" I replied
"Wow, you were really cool! The way you used elemental spells, it was amazing! You"re younger than me but our skills our leagues apart"
"Haha, is that so, thank you."
"Anyways, I have to go finish work now, thanks for the brilliant performance!" he said with a smile as he ran off
"Performance?" repeated another stranger who pa.s.sed by
"Wait, aren"t those two the ones who were shown in the screen for the exam?"
"Ah, it"s that girl who took out a whole group by herself!"
"And that boy is the won who won the exams, what sort of n.o.ble family is he from?"
Ah, I can"t believe I forgot that they said the exams would be displayed around the city, but I never expected to become this famous...
"John, what do we do-"
I interrupted Ariel as I grabbed on to their hands and ran away with them from the scene
***
"Are you sure this is gonna work?" Asked Serena
"Of course" I replied
"Don"t we look strange?" Ariel asked
"We have to bear with it for now" I replied
"But..."
Besides it"s better than grabbing unwanted attention
We walked outside of the shopp and looked around, the people who walked by didn"t really seemed to notice and showed no interest
"See I told you, it"d work" I said
"As much as I hate to admit it..." Muttered Serena
We bought wigs, Serena and Ariel didn"t have very long hair so it didn"t take long for them to put it on
"Now that, that"s sorted. Let"s find that shop"
"Yeah!" they excitedly replied
***
We walked around and at first couldn"t find anything
The district was big, and we were easily distracted
But after following directions which we were given after asking
We eventually reached it
"We"re finally here"
We walked inside and were surprised to see the perfect condition of the shop
There were tables around, and nearly all of them were full
The people happily ate what they had ordered as they minded their buisness, there were also groups of people who talked as they ate
We walked over to the counter, and there was a display next to them
The displayed showed different types of sweets, mainly cakes and cupcakes
Serena and Ariel"s eyes sparkled as they stared at them, but I was more surprised and impressed than they were
From chocolate cakes to vanilla cupcakes, this shop had it all... For a world that has little progress in technology to be able to create this... not only that but commoners...
Due to my vast curiosity I searched up when chocolate started being marketed as sweets, in my previous life, and discovered that it was in the late 19th century. This world feels like something around 15th or 14th century, yet they"re already marketing these things?
It"s almost as if... Someone from the future gave them these ideas... Don"t tell me... I"m not the only one who was reincarnated to this world.
"Um excuse me, would you like to order anything?" asked the lady
"What are the options" I asked
"Of course, over here you have a chocolate cake, and this is the cupcake version, you also have a vanilla strawberry cake or the special Chocolate and vanilla mix, anything you see on display is available" Said the lady
That confirms it.
"What would you like?" I asked
"Hmm, this looks good" Said Serena as she pointed at the chocolate and vanilla mix
"What about you Ariel?"
"I"d like that one" Said Ariel as she pointed at the strawberry vanilla cake
"Alright, I"ll go for the Chocolate cake"
"Understood, one chocolate cake, Chocolate and vanilla mix and a strawberry vanilla coming up. That"ll be 10 silver"
I handed her the coins and lead us to an empty table, near the entrance, the store had gla.s.s windows so we could see outside clearly
It was still light out, so it was a perfect spot to enjoy eating
"Please wait a moment, your order is being prepared, A worker will bring it to this table when it"s done"
Looks like we"ll finally get to try some cake...
I looked over At Serena and Ariel and they seemed really enthusiastic about it, well not she tried to hide it