Eldrea Academia and The One That Stars Chose
Chapter 13: Confrontation Part 3

“Thus let's end the morning session today. You can start practice sessions after lunch, thank you everyone, I say retreat.”

Sentence from, Herald ended the class. The expression of each student who had started to look tired after listening to the long material began to cheer up again and began to chat with their respective friends.

It seemed like the disciples had their own groups. They went with the group to the cafeteria. There were also some students who chose to stay in the classroom and eat their supplies, but there were also students who stayed in the classroom and did nothing.

That guy was Tristan, he didn't get out of his seat, he didn't take out the lunchbox or anything. I'm also not sure if he intends to read a book. He just looked glum in his seat.

“Hey, don't you want to eat?” ask her.

“Not ... I'm fine, you can leave if you're hungry,” he replied.

I don't know for what reason he looks so depressed at the moment. Unlike the other students who should look happy because they can go out to eat or just chat with their friends, Tristan instead looks like he is going through a storm.

“OK, if you don't want to come, I'll go to the cafeteria first. Later I will definitely bring some food for you.” I rise from my seat intending to go to the cafeteria.

When I was just standing from where I was sitting. I could see the 2 people I met in the corridor that time waving towards me. If not mistaken their names are, Viona and Kevin. Doesn't it?

“Deron! Here, let's eat together,” said Viona as she waved her hand with gesture to tell me to approach them.

I walked towards them, looking at the warm smiles of the two young faces full of energy.

“Bung, I never thought you'd go straight to class C,” Kevin opened the conversation.

“Sorry, I forgot to tell you, yeah?”

“so you already know will go directly to class C?” added Kevin.

“Already, let's continue in the cafeteria only, I'm not strong enough to resist hunger, hurry up!” Viona pulled us both together with her.

The atmosphere inside the academy looked so lively during the break. I know that the academy was amazing when I signed up yesterday, but I'm still amazed by the view here.

Students filled the hallways of the academy. There are those who chat, there are also those who read books on every bench that has been provided in the hallway of the academy. Every expression adorns every student. Maybe this is called youth, it is quite late for me to feel it, but at least now I can feel being a child in general.

The cafeteria room looks so big and luxurious, ornaments of lights made of candles hang from the ceiling. The tables are neatly arranged, and all the royal decorations that exist make this cafeteria room look very beautiful. Is this the way the kingdom shows their power?

“Bu, I order pottage, bread and brawn en peuerade. 3!” each Viona ordered food eagerly for us.

“Vio! I don't need to eat that much,” a protest from Kevin.

“Come on, you're a swordman. You should eat a lot considering the number of calories burned during exercise,” denied Viona.

“Stay it's too much, Vio!”

“Then let's just say this to celebrate the success, Deron entered the academy and set the highest scoring record during the academy established, okay?” Viona glanced at me while smiling.

“I don't mind.” I said while nodding, I was also curious about the food ordered by Viona, I do know what bread tastes like, but for 2 other foods. I had no idea what it was, even hearing the name alone could make me misrepresent the name of food and magic.

“Alright,” Kevin inevitably follows the wishes of Viona.

After ordering food. We ended up sitting at a table that was available in the cafeteria.

“Happy meal!” say we together.

I noticed Kevin and Viona who started to tear the bread and started putting it in pottage, a thick soup made from vegetables, and then they started to put it in a pottage, rice grain and some of the meat looks like chicken porridge given sweet soy sauce.

“Quick try, Deron,” exciting Viona.

I tried to do the same thing as they did and started putting the slices of bread filled with the thick soup into my mouth.

An incredible taste began to dance inside my mouth. The texture of the fresh bread that began to combine with the savory taste of pottage makes me not stop to eat it. Moreover, the aromatic smell of parsley and thyme makes this pottage very tempting

Kevin and Viona can only watch me eat so voraciously. I don't mind their eyes, or maybe I don't care? I don't know, obviously this food really teases me, considering that while in the forest I only eat food made with cooking and simple spices, he said, so that makes me forget myself when given food with a complex taste like this.

“Woah, have you not eaten in a long time?” viona said seeing how greedy I was to eat.

“True, you are even more voracious than Viona,” Kevin continued.

I did not heed the words of the two of them and just focused on finishing the food in front of me.

“It's over?” They both looked so amazed at my eating speed.

Is it true I think I ate too fast, or maybe a portion of the food was too little? I glanced towards the beef and pork cut dish that was submerged in the thick wine gravy beside me. Without thinking for a long time I immediately ate the food.

Unlike the name that is so complicated, the taste of this food is so simple but still delicious, cuts of meat are processed in such a way that it is so tender and the wine sprinkled with pepper makes the meat has a strong taste but is easily accepted by the tongue. I can't stop putting food in my mouth because of it.

“Bung, you should have made a special show, the way you ate it was really amazing,” Kevin said.

“True, I was even full just by watching you eat,” continued Viona.

“Haha, sorry. Looks like I've been flogging because I've never eaten a meal like this.”

“You've never eaten pottage?” ask Viona.

“True. I grew up in the woods and ate only the food I found there, so eating dishes that have complex flavors like this really makes me powerless to hold back.”

“You're big in the woods?! dude you must have an amazing physique if it were like that. Do you want to be a swordman too?” ask Kevin.

“My intention will indeed be to learn to be a swordman in this academy, but I have no basis at all ..” I replied with some hesitation.

“I think you'll be fine if you grow up in the woods. Let alone seeing you eat that much, I think you will have enough energy to catch up with you,” Viona tried to strengthen me.

“That's right, you can definitely catch up to the others quickly,” Kevin added.

“Thank you.” I am grateful to meet people like them.

After a little chat, Kevin and Viona started to continue eating. We went back to class after lunch. Since the break was quite long at this academy, Kevin and Viona tried to teach me some basic theories before the afternoon classes took place.

“Why do we have such a long break time?” ask them.

“It aims to make us students have more time to improve our abilities, especially practicing when the afternoon is too dangerous considering the students have to go through the forest when going back to their dormitory,” replied Kevin explaining the reason for the long break.

I think that makes sense, considering the time it takes for magicians and swordmen to establish themselves is quite a lot. Magician with all the research and swordman with his physical training. Both take a long time and also consistency to develop. And if it is done late into the night, their safety could be threatened if they have to walk alone through the forest.

“Nothing,” I said, “Oh yes, when I left here this morning, I saw some female students wearing skirts, but why don't you use them?” I asked Viona.

“Of course because of the class I took, where could I kick someone when wearing a skirt, it would just make my underwear seen by people,”.

Looks like my guess about dresscode is true. All because of the differences in classes that each student takes.

“Then, why don't you guys practice?” I asked them both.

“We can practice in dormitory, we need to celebrate the success of new friends first right?” kevin.

“True, indeed the equipment in the dormitory is not as complete as in the academy, but if only a day I think there is no problem yes, right?” said Viona with a smile engraved on her sweet face, “But tomorrow we will start with physical exercise first before eating,” he continued.

“Sorry, because I got your training portion interrupted.”

“No need to apologize, it does not mean we can not practice,” said Kevin.

“Kevin's right, you don't have to feel burdened because of that.”

We finally arrived at the class, but we were treated to a scene that left us silent for a moment.

Inside, we saw Tristan sitting alone on his bench being forced to eat bread filled with mud by several people. I knew 3 people there, it was Silva and the twins. But I've never seen one other person.

“Albert ..” says Viona. I could also hear the sound of his teeth clashing with anger.

So the person standing behind Silva and the twins is Albert?

I immediately ran towards them and kicked the hand of Tristan who tried to put the mud bread into his mouth, thus making the bread thrown away.

“Who are you?” ask Albert.

“He was the one you wanted to meet back then, Sir,” Silva replied. They looked at me, not happy with what I was doing.

“So it's you.” Albert approached me, “You are indeed the one who set the record in the academy, but that doesn't mean you can interfere in other people's affairs.” Albert said as he squeezed my shoulder.

“I do not interfere in the affairs of others, I interfere in the affairs of my friend here,” I brushed off his hand that was on my shoulder.

“Hahaha! Very funny,” disgusting laughter emanated from his Bulldog-like face, “Let's get out of here, I've found more interesting things than that pig,” Albert pulled himself and went out of class, he was followed by his people.

“Hey are you okay?” I asked Tristan.

“You shouldn't interfere ..” Tristan looks very moody. I think I know what's been causing him to live that bad.

Albert ... I don't know what he's going to do in front of him, but if he pisses me off. I'm not just gonna let it go.