April,5, 998.
Ria’s Perspective.
Late in the night, around six in the evening.
This was when we finally arrived at the camp center.
There were many unfamiliar faces at the camp, which I didn’t mind much.
The students there divided themselves into groups, six in particular.
There was a group specifically for the popular girls.
This mainly contained girls like: Ai, Lily, Arisu, Christina and many girls which I didn’t know their names.
Then the boys groups, this group had all the boys from the moon kingdom in them and some of the other kingdoms.
Rui, Eigi and I made our way to the group which had most of the boys we hang out with regularly.
Being, Kakashi, Max and Eiichiro.
“So, how were your exams?” Eiichiro asked facing all of us.
“It went pretty decent. Even though I didn’t get any credit points. But I did manage to get three tasks done today.” Rui replied.
After saying that, Max and others turned to face me and Eigi.
Of course, they weren’t trying to pry open our secrets but it kinda was unnecessary.
“I managed to get two tasks done today. But, I did get one early point and place myself within the first three people in each task that I did.” In the swimming competition, I placed third, and on the mathematics quiz, I was placed among the top rankings.
When I turned to look at the other people, I saw most of the students I encountered.
Rio, Tsubaki, and Lily.
They were in different groups but they could speak to each other since their groups were very close to each other.
“I also got two tasks done today, I got a second early arrival twice and was placed among the top five students in very competition. It was farming and double legged racing.” Eigi said.
(If you don’t know what farming is referring to; simply put it as cutting down small plants like grass and weed.)
“Looks like we all got an amazing start, didn’t we?”
“Seems like it.” Said Max.
“But speaking of speaking, haven’t you guys dreamt of talking to those proper and beautiful girls over there?” Asked Eiichiro, looked was specifically looking at me, Max, Rui and Kakashi.
Of course, he knew that Eigi was in a relationship so he couldn’t talk to girls to which close distance without causing a fight.
Me on the other hand didn’t give much about love.
Love is a topic I plan to learn while I still continue to live.
On earth, I haven’t been able to learn all about it.
I knew it was an emotion people feel, but I never got to witness it at a full glance.
Love is an emotion that can either poison you and break you.
Both are painful but one leads to a single crack of pain and the other leads you to an eternal prison of suffering.
When you search about love, these are some of the answers you might get.
Nevertheless, my goal in this world is to do something.
Something nobody knows except me.
Something only I can do.
“Believe it or not. Most of them are into us.” Eiichiro whispered into our ears.
“I doubt it.” Said Kakashi.
“Come on!” Rui said half jokingly.
“What is the worst that can happen. Look at Eigi, Kylia was completely out of his league but he still managed to woo her over.”
“What are you guys talking about, I wasn’t that pathetic.” Said Eigi.
Even though Eigi had muttered out most words, he still looked shy.
Almost like a red paint was painted on his face.
Kakashi, who always looked serious smiled a little.
“You were really shy back then. It even got worse when you started dating Kylia.” Said Kakashi.
“Kylia, huh?” Both Max and I asked.
I have seen Kylia before but I have never gotten the time to know her personally.
If someone were to ask me to describe her, I wouldn’t even know the first thing to say.
Maybe the fact that she is Eigi’s girlfriend and she had green hair.
‘Greed hair, huh.?’
As I thought of that colour.
I felt an immediate call back.
Each time, she was kissing a boy behind closed doors.
At first, I thought that it was a couple who didn’t want to disturbed so I felt them alone.
But now, I think something bigger is about to unfold.
“Blah, blah.blah. You all are just jealous that I am the only one here who has a girlfriend.” Said Eigi.
Forget it.
With Eigi’s personally, there is no way she will cheat.
She is not like other girls.
I hope so, just your sake.
Kakashi had already told me about his intentions about the man who killed his parents.
The fact of the matter is, I have questions that need to be answered.
If Eigi’s girlfriend turns out to be a cheater.
I don’t know what might come out of Eigi or Kakashi.
“Hey, come on. Let’s go see some girls.” Said Eiichiro.
“Do I have to?” Asked Kakashi.
As if waiting for the question, Eiichiro turned, walked to Kakashi ears and whispered something into his ears.
“Alright fine.” Said Kakashi.
After Eiichiro whispered something into his ears, Kakashi seemed to frown or to explain it properly: have a complex expression on his face.
“What’s with the sudden interest in women. This is not like you man.” Said Rui.
“I believe Eiichiro said something Kakashi don’t want coming out, and the only way to keep it hidden is to come with ‘us.'”
“Good thinking, Max. So, is – it true.” Said Eigi, in a slow, provoking tone.
“Leave me alone. You know I am also a guy, right?”
“Oh, totally!” Remarked Rui.
“Well, looks like you guys are having fun.” Rina, who just got out of his friend group walked up to us.
“What’s good, Rina. Finished catching up with your old school mates?” Eiichiro asked.
“Properly not. There is a lot to be talked about but we have introduced ourselves and shared most of the important stories but needs to be mentioned. Apart from that, I would say we are probably done with conversing. You know, since there are countless people to talk to here.”
That right, Rina comes from the Light kingdom.
I heard from Rui that his parents needed work so they travelled to the next country but work was hard there and so they tried the next and then another.
It took them four travels to find work here in the Star, and through triers and connection, his father managed to get a position as a noble, then helped the Star kingdom to win a war against another nation which boost his noble ranking from Baron to Count.
Shortly after he turned six, he enrolled in the Royal academy for kids.
That was where most of them met.
Kakashi, Rui, Eiichiro, Eigi and him.
Max and I joined about six years later, now in the present.
“Oh, perfect. We were all going to talk to some girls, care to join?”
As if waiting, he replied.
“You know me. As long as girls are involved, don’t care about the amount, just take my money!” He said laughing at his own joke.
“You say the weirdest things sometimes.” Said Rui.
From there, we all got up and tried talking to girls, but I was with Eigi the whole time.
I didn’t want to give any false hope to anyone.
Lies were something that was necessary to survive in this world, but if I can help it I won’t make it my tool of choice.
“You know going out there and talking to girls is far better than walking with me, right?” He said.
“I know. But I’d rather not.”
“You are a saint now?”
“No, I just don’t like the idea of talking to girls at my age I feel like it is a little early.”
“Is that so, huh? I don’t know if you know this but the age of marriage is fifteen years. When you reach that age, you are expected to choose or at least have in mind an ideal girl.”
Looking at the crowd before me, I saw one particular person.
He had black hair.
He used a right hand to make a sign.
He combined his index and mibble finger and pointed at the woods.
It was Rio, but this time a girl with blonde hair was with him.
“Where do you think you are going?” Someone asked, while I was about to leave.
“A friend of ours was inviting us to go to the woods to adventure.” Eigi blurted it out of nowhere, immediately covering his mouth. Find the original chapter at g.com.
“Forget I said anything.”
Ai, why is she here.
“Where are here, Ai.” A voice from behind also spoke up.
Ahh!
Man, now them too.
As I tilted my head to look at them properly, I immediately recognised the feeling, the sensation.
It was Lady Lily.
Her strong aura and charisma was out of this world.
Right, beside her was Arisu.
“Ah, now I see. You came here to properly welcome your friends I see. By the way, it will be great if you introduce us.”
“Oh yeah! This here is Eigi, the one with blue hair. The one with the mixed hair of black and silver is Ria.”
“Thanks but you really didn’t need to introduce the boy with the black and silver. I already know him from deep within. We have a strong bond that out grows everything in the universe. Isn’t that right?” She said while looking at me.
“The only thing I need right now is a restraining order.”
“While we are not a couple, so you can’t do that, can you now.”
“You seem very close.” Eigi said.
“Yeah. Surprisingly by you of all people.” Lily also remarked.
“Well, thanks for the long talk but I really need to go.” I said .
“I am with.” Eigi said.
“I don’t mind tagging along. I think it will really help me.” Lily and Ai decided to follow along.
We followed the direction which Rio pointed at.
Then we found them standing near a tall tree.
“Wait, you guys also tagged along.” The girl with blonde hair said.
“Yes, Nanase.”
Nanase was her name.
It sounds like Japanese but to be fair Ai also sounds like Japanese so I don’t buy it.
“Let’s walk for a bit.” Rio suggested.
Lily, Ai, Nanase, Rio, Eigi and I started walking around a small area that looked like a square.
“Find anything interesting?” Eigi asked.
“Nothing here.”
“Not here either.”
“Same thing for me.”
“Who is that?” Eigi said.
He pointed at a shadow, holding onto something.
Their faces while colliding into each other.
From our distance, it looked like one was having the other for dinner.
But as we used our special eyes, we saw that they were kissing each other.
Rio and I used our pure eyes to close about half and a quarter of the distance.
From our distance and others, it was about 150 feet.
But as we tried to walk to them, Ai stepped on a branch, which made noise.
The two heard this and dove into a sprint.
Eigi and Rio also dove into a spring leaving the girls alone as I joined the running.
“Why are we chasing them?” I asked.
“For fun.” Rio replied.
“Yeah.”
The two split apart at an intersection.
Eigi and I headed on the left and Rio went on the right.
Using my pure eyes, I once again closed the distance.
I saw the girls hair colour, it was green, but styled like no other student I have ever seen.
It couldn’t be Kylia because I saw her at the camp fire before we even came here.
So, who is the girl with green hair?
Who was the boy?
These are questions I need to find answers to but as long as it doesn’t bother me, I don’t really mind or care.