“The only thing is that they take their exams at different times and in different places,” Elias said.
Silva already knew this because Raze had once asked the adventurer’s guild to suggest Silva to the main guild.
But Silva declined. He was more than certain that he could get in with the normal exams, so there was no need.
The other candidates couldn’t take what just happened. They began yelling and screaming about how unfair it was.
But Elias paid no heed; he continued talking.
“The image above will display the hundred and fifty of you that have passed. You will follow me from here.”
The names shone above along with their images, as some commoners had the same name. To avoid confusion, the images were shown.
Sitting at number one was, of course, Silva, and second was Lia.
Fay came in at number seven, and that was a pretty good number. The third position was, of course, Sage, but she didn’t look happy with that.
When the two hundred and fifty people saw their names, they all began celebrating, but the remaining three hundred and fifty felt like their world had ended.
Some couldn’t even hold back their rage. They charged at Elias, wanting to harm him at least.
But that wasn’t possible because the instructors fought back and sent them flying, causing many injuries as well.
When the whole situation had finally calmed down, those who had failed walked away with their heads down.
The remaining candidates, who had officially become students, stood there, waiting for their next instructions.
“You all have proved that you are the best of the best. Out of five thousand, you came out on top.
But even among the best of the best, there still exist the best. And that is why the academy has a class system.
But you will know your class later on. For now, you will finish your registration and rest for the day,” Elias said.
He led the students to the next hall and got them registered. They were all handed keys with their room numbers, handbooks, and maps.
Silva parted with Lia and Fay to go and find his room. It took him just a few minutes to find the building where the dorms were located.
After entering, he went up to the second floor, which was the top floor, and found his room.
He inserted the key, opened the door, and went in. The room had two beds on opposite sides, as well as two of almost everything.
This simply meant that he would be sharing the room with someone else. He wasn’t against sharing the room, though, as long as his roommate was tolerable.
He chose a bed and sat down to rest. He stayed like that for a while before standing up and going to the door. He locked it and then scanned the room for any foreign objects that might allow people to watch him.
When he was certain there was nothing, he used his shadow summoning to call Dawn. As soon as she appeared, she ran into Silva’s arms with a bear hug.
Silva fell back onto his bed. He wrapped his arm around her and let her get it out of her system.
She stayed that way for a while before letting go of him. This was how she was when she was with Silva—she turned into a complete child.
After getting off him and sitting beside him, she finally calmed down and started talking.
“It’s been so long,” she said.
“Yeah, I didn’t have an opportunity to just summon you here, so I had to wait until now,” Silva explained.
“So, give me an update on everything you’ve been doing so far,” Silva said.
“Alright. I worked with the three adventurers. We purchased a building in town and registered a mercenary group called the Black Dragon.
It has only been established for two weeks now, and there are already a hundred members.
We have trained them and poured a lot of resources into them, and they have started bringing results.
All is going well, but if I may ask, Silva, why do you need a mercenary group?” Dawn asked.
“Well, that’s simple. In the future, I’ll start certain types of businesses to build a solid standing in this kingdom and the world at large.
The Black Dragon mercenary group stands for two reasons. The first is that I’ll use them as the force to drive the business throughout the world.
The second thing is the name. I want to know if there might be some threats or mysteries out there.
If anyone recognizes the name of the Dark Dragon, that means they know something I want or need to know,” Silva explained.
They spent more time talking about the mercenary group and other things. After an hour or so, it was finally time for her to go.
Like the way she came, she hugged him tightly for a while before letting him go, and then he used shadow summoning to send her back.
After she left, Silva let out a deep sigh. His body had gotten so heated up when she hugged him.
She couldn’t keep doing this. He was thirteen, his puberty was starting, and his body was reacting wildly to such things.
He lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling. He started thinking about the feeling he got from the hug, and his body started heating up, so he decided to get up and walk around a bit.
He packed his things and changed into light clothes for easier movement. He was about to leave the room when he heard a knock on the door.
It seemed his dorm mate had arrived. He walked to the door and unlocked it. Immediately, upon seeing the person on the other side, he felt a similar feeling to when he was around Lily.
The boy had blonde hair, wore glasses, and had a slim body, but it was filled with mana.
Aside from that, Silva could tell that he wasn’t fully human. He was probably half-fairy, because that was the aura around Lily.
“Hello?” the boy said, forcing Silva to stop staring.
“You’re my dorm mate?” Silva asked. He was certain that this guy had not been in the normal exams, so he must have been a special entry, probably a recommendation from one of the guilds.
“Yes, my name is Aaron,” he introduced himself.
“Silva,” Silva introduced himself as well and stepped out of the way to allow him to enter. Aaron entered and went to the other bed, while Silva quietly locked the door.
When he locked the door, he immediately asked,
“You’re half-fairy, right?” Silva said. Suddenly, the mana in the room spiked, filled with killing intent.
Aaron turned around, his eyes glowing and his mana swirling around him. He stretched out his hand, and an invisible force grabbed Silva by the neck and lifted him off the ground.
“How did you find out? Talk now, and I’ll give you a quick death,” Aaron said. His voice and tone were completely different from just a moment ago.
“Be calm. I’m not an enemy,” Silva said.
“Lies! You humans can’t be trusted at all,” Aaron said, increasing the force on Silva’s neck to stop him from talking.
Silva used his arm to grab whatever force was holding his neck. Using some of his mana, he forced it to stop and dropped to the ground.
Aaron looked in shock as Silva got out of the grip. This was not something a human of Silva’s age should have been capable of.
Silva looked at him. He released his aura, and it canceled out Aaron’s aura and killing intent entirely.
His eyes glowed and turned into his dragon eyes, causing Aaron to step back in fright.
“Who said I was human, Aaron?” Silva asked. He took a step forward, and the pressure pressed down on Aaron, bringing him to his knees.
“A-ar-are, y-y-you a dr-dragon?” Aaron stuttered.
“Yes, you got it. I’m half-dragon, so I’m not human. It was because of this that I knew you were a fairy.
So you don’t have to be scared about your identity. We both have something to hide,” Silva said. He stopped his aura and allowed Aaron to take a breather.
He stretched out his hand to help Aaron stand up. He pulled him up and helped him sit on the bed.
“Sorry about all that,” Silva said.
“No, it was me who jumped the gun. The issue is that I can’t get found out. My mom was a fairy, but she died.
My father is a mage. He works in a research area in the capital, and he wanted me to live like a normal human.
So I had to learn the method he and my mother created before she died. All that led to me coming here and hiding my fairy side.” Aaron explained, Silva could tell that there was more to the story, but he didn’t dig