Riley stood directly in front of Dapper while Shinro was behind him. That was how they ended up lining up, as queues were ford hastily. Trying to swap places now might stir irritation from the already tense crowd.
Shinro, anwhile, was sweating nervously as he watched others hand over their paynts—two thousand Yexen each.
’Two thousand Yexen as a one-ti paynt... It’s a lot, but I guess not so much when you think about it covering our gear. Still, I haven’t seen a single person get turned away. What will happen if I tell them I don’t have money? I don’t even have any special talent. Compared to everyone here, I’m just trash from a tiny village...’ he thought, anxiety dripping from his pores.
Dapper suddenly sensed sothing off and turned his head. "Shinro, didn’t you say you were robbed? How are you going to pay that fee?"
"Y-Yeah... I honestly don’t know. Even the money I had before getting robbed wasn’t up to a thousand Yexen," Shinro admitted, his voice trembling. "Surely they won’t kick out just for that, right?"
Sigh. "Just take it, man," Dapper said, pulling so money from his inventory. "Let’s hope it doesn’t get stolen again before it’s your turn."
Shinro accepted the money with trembling hands, his eyes wide. It was the most cash he’d ever held in his life.
"T-Thank you..." he said, stuttering as he tucked the bills into his underwear, glancing behind warily and slipping into defensive mode.
"Riley, what about you?" Dapper asked.
"Hm? What do you an?" Riley responded, turning slightly, her jet-black eyes eting his.
"I an, do you have your fee with you?"
"Oh, yes! I used to work as an adventurer—joined a team as a healer. Managed to save up a decent inco," she replied with a proud smile.
"I see..."
’I wonder where Shinro ca from to be so clueless and naive... And why the hell do I even care? It’s not like I have any lustful feelings toward Riley, so what is this...?’ Dapper thought, then instinctively ground his crotch against Riley’s ass.
"Huh..."
"Sorry," Dapper muttered, while Riley turned with a flustered expression and a reddened face.
’So it worked... Now I’ve got a rock-hard erection to hide. She probably felt my dick poke her. Guess I couldn’t get it up earlier thanks to Jack, that freak. He’s probably way back in the line. Hope I don’t see him again anyti soon,’ Dapper thought, trying to suppress the heat rising in him.
Strangely, Riley started looking even more irresistible to him. His imagination began undressing her piece by piece, worsening his erection.
’This is bad...’
"Next," Dora’s voice rang out, snapping Riley forward.
She walked up nervously, and Dora stared at her as though she were peering into her soul. Riley swallowed hard.
Then, unexpectedly, Dora leaned forward, her face drawing close to Riley’s.
"What is your na?" she asked calmly.
"M-My unique ID is 456—"
"I didn’t make a mistake. I asked for your na," Dora said again, this ti with a subtle smile.
’What the hell’s with her acting all soft with Riley? Now that I take a closer look... she’s sexy as hell. That body, those legs, those thighs threatening to bust open her skirt... damn...’ Dapper’s thoughts wandered shalessly as his erection pulsed again, making the bulge in his pants more obvious.
"M-My na is Riley," Riley answered ekly.
"Riley, huh... Is this your magic staff?" Dora asked, gently placing her fingers on Riley’s staff.
"Y-Yes," Riley responded with a nod.
"Ah, I see... Well, I’ve taken a liking to you. Here in the academy, teachers are allowed to take students under their wings. It doesn’t make you any different from the rest, but it does give you access to certain privileges and specialized training. Tee-hee," Dora added with a playful giggle.
"So, do you want to beco my disciple?" she asked. "You won’t need to pay the tuition fee—I’ll cover it for you."
"D-Disciple? Y-Yes!" Riley nodded eagerly, her eyes lighting up with joy. It was a well-known fact that being chosen by a teacher ca with enormous benefits. And with Dora being trusted to oversee verification after Deegan, Riley simply couldn’t refuse.
"Thank you so much! Teacher!" she exclaid, excitent glowing on her face.
"Fufu, you can call big sister instead. Now then, give your Unique ID number," Dora said, and Riley began to recite it.
Dapper, standing a few steps behind, watched with a mixture of surprise and curiosity. ’She was offered to be Dora’s disciple? This Dora woman must be insanely strong to be picking students. She must’ve seen sothing special in Riley during the dungeon test. But what could it be? If that’s the case... I need to keep Riley close— as a friend of course. That way, I might get closer to Dora too. And if I could actually fuck soone like her...’ Dapper swallowed hard at the thought.
Dora reached into the tal box held by the masked woman beside her and handed Riley a rectangular card.
"That’s your dorm key. It also works as your facility pass. I’ll see you later, okay?" Dora said sweetly, waving at Riley as the girl suddenly vanished from view.
Then, like a flip of a switch, Dora’s smile disappeared and her face returned to a stoic, unreadable expression.
"Next."
Dapper stepped forward. The mont Dora laid eyes on him, her expression twisted into a slight frown.
’Shit... she saw my bulge.’ Dapper panicked inwardly, but in truth, it wasn’t that. Dora had already taken note of his actions in the dungeon—and she wasn’t impressed.
"Your Unique ID."
"782947."
"Your SIA."
Dapper handed over his SIA, which Dora scanned with her tablet-like device. Instantly, the illusion behind her vanished. What he’d thought was a blank view of endless roads now revealed an expansive campus—rows of buildings, trees, and distant skyscrapers stretching under a vivid sky.
’So that’s the veil they ntioned? That’s why we couldn’t see any of this before!’ Dapper thought in amazent.
"Take your pass and lea—" Dora suddenly stopped mid-sentence. Her eyes narrowed as she caught sight of the large bulge in Dapper’s pants, nearly ten inches in length, misreading it as him being aroused by her.
Dapper noticed her expression change and quickly panicked. "I-It’s not what it looks like! I swear, this is just a misunderstanding!" he blurted, hurriedly handing over his two thousand Yexen to the masked woman and snatching his dorm pass before power-walking away in embarrassnt.
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