Making an exchange.
[Ace POV],
Honestly, these two were not among the people I expected to encounter by chance.
Yes, two.
"What are you doing here, Ace?" Eleanor inquired and was going to continue when she was interrupted by the person next to her.
"Ace, are you all right? You're a complete ss "Elsie said.
Listening to the words uttered by the two while ignoring the latter who asked the last question, I looked at the two familiar faces in front of and asked a question of my own.
"Why are you guys here, and why are you alone?" I inquired as I considered their identity.
We lived in a world where countries are no longer recognized as it was in the past, and the word Empires resurfaced in the present era.
And, of course, kingdoms will exist within an empire.
But, unlike in the dieval Era, there was no such thing as an earl, viscount, baron, or anything else in modern tis.
We do, however, have a Grand Duke and other titles such as Prince and Princess.
And one of the things that is still to date, or was, is ministers.
We still have ministers.
Ministers such as the Foreign Affairs Minister, the Minister Of education, and so on.
Even though there were no terms like the dieval grades, we have nobility.
And these nobles are the two in front of .
Technically, they are princesses because they are mbers of the royal family.
The kingdom royal family, not the empire royal family.
Eleanor Claymoore and Elsie Hanover.
Both are the second princesses of their respective kingdoms.
Eleanor is from the kingdom of Vunad, and Elsie is from Bihan.
The Dawn empire governs both of the kingdoms.
It is said that so of the people who rose against the governnt and founded the empires loved so aspects of the dieval periods, so they picked the bits they liked and could use and incorporated them into their various empires.
However, not all Empires follow this trend.
In fact, so Empires use the term country rather than kingdom, but they are in the minority.
I asked why these two were alone because they usually had bodyguards accompanying them.
I knew this because these two were my classmates at Dawn college.
The royal academy.
You do not have to be a mber of the royal family to attend.
Anna is an example of this.
The bodyguards ntioned here were trained and raised since childhood to serve the royal family, orphans according to rumors I heard.
Thus it was unusual not to see them since I have no doubt that even after the world they knew had ended, they would change.
It's safe to state that training dies hard in this case.
Elsie was about to respond to my query when Eleanor interrupted her.
"Why don't we go sowhere quiet and talk?" she said, motioning to a man beside her to take over what she was doing, and was about to lead us out of the garage with Elsie when I stopped them and said;
"I don't mind, but let's talk about why I ca here first," I added, to which both of them tilted their heads, clearly confused.
I pointed to the middle-aged team leader who had led us here and asked him to explain briefly why I had co here.
I could have explained why I ca here, but it was tedious.
After the middle-aged man gave them a quick summary of all that had happened, the two asked for his na and told him to wait for their response, to which the man happily nodded.
I could tell Eleanor and Elsie had influence in this camp based on the behavior of the middle-aged team leader and those nearby.
But how high this influence is, I don't know.
It's not that it matters; I ca here to make a trade and to check out the camp in the first place.
It was a coincidence that I saw Eleanor and Elsie, but that doesn't change the purpose of why I ca here.
We left the garage after Eleanor and Elsie handled the matters they were in charge of before I arrived to other individuals.
Elsie was going to say sothing when she noticed Anna, Chris, and Mia among us.
I spoke up first, before she could speak, saying;
"They're with ," I said.
She was going to say sothing else when she was interrupted, thankfully.
"You said you had a lot of supplies and wanted to exchange them, correct?" Eleanor stated and asked to confirm.
When I heard this, I shifted my attention to her since she had done sothing I appreciated.
Eleanor, unlike Elsie, was more aware.
"Yes, I do," I responded in response.
When she heard this, she asked another question.
"So, what do you want to exchange?" she asked.
Instead of asking how many supplies I had on hand, she asked what I wanted to exchange for.
Hearing her query, I knew exactly where she was heading with this, and I had no choice but to follow.
I was ready to respond when Eleanor spoke up and added, with a smile,
"With that pause, you're not up for this, are you?" she inquired.
Hearing this, I replied without hesitation, saying;
"Perhaps if every second and minute that passes is not when you're moving and you're fighting a monster, then I'll be ready," I replied, to which I received no response.
Because of the Royal Academy's environnt and resources, a lot of things happen in Dawn's college that doesn't happen in regular colleges."
For example, the subjects.
Subjects such as etiquette, managent, and trades such as foreign trades, among many others.
And in Class A, the class I was in, which included children of high-ranking executives, well-known figures, and wealthy children, so of these subjects were general, regardless of the departnt or background of the students.
Class B students study these subjects as well, but Class C, which Anna is in, and the classes below Class C do not.
The reason is straightforward.
Whether you are a prince, a noble, a wealthy individual, a celebrity, or an ordinary man, hierarchy will always exist.
And then there's the fact that people in Classes C and below are unlikely to have works linked to kingdoms and empires.
Instead, they will most likely work in large corporations or industries, or even start their own.
Even if they do not study these subjects, the environnt and resources provided by the Royal Academy are significantly superior to those offered by regular colleges.
In actuality, a student's placent in classes oftentis depends more on their grades than on their status.
It was not uncommon to see princes and princesses of kingdoms in Class B and below at Dawn college.
But that isn't the point; the point is that Eleanor in front of is one of the top students in trade class.
So when I heard her question, I knew exactly where she was headed.
Fortunately, she appears to have decided to keep things simple.
It didn't take long for us to arrive at the location Eleanor and Elsie had directed and my team to.
It was the most extensive building on the estate.
It was more appropriate to refer to it as a mansion.
I was observing the building when I heard Elsie call out to and my team.
"What are you doing standing there? Let's go in and discuss ", she said as she and Eleanor led us inside.
The first thing I heard when I entered the building was Exclaim sounds.
""Eh""
Confused, I looked at what made the sound just to let out a low exclaim myself.
Around were familiar faces of Classmates.
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