"Alia," I said, walking straight into the S-rank's room without even knocking. The girl squealed in surprise as she shot up from her desk. I didn't think she'd be surprised due to her being able to sense my presence, but maybe she was focused on the paperwork in front of her that she didn't feel my approaching?
"Oh my god, Jay," she said, calming down. "You should knock."
"What do you know about Jean Lymine?" I asked, my eyes looking right into Alia's. She simply smiled.
"Ah, did she co for the lecture? I heard that she would visit to introduce you guys to that concept of hers."
Her comnt deterred my attention ever so slightly from my main question, my curiosity taking the better of .
"What do you think?" I asked, "of the concept I an."
"Hmm," said Alia, thinking about her answer, "it's interesting. I had never thought that sothing like gravity could exist."
"Do you believe it exists?"
"I don't know, but Jean is no idiot. She wouldn't invent sothing like this without being certain of it herself. She likes to calculate possibilities ahead of ti, always trying to find the most efficient way to accomplish her goals."
"I have a favor to ask," I said. Alia eyed intently, I had never before asked her for a favor.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I'd like to et Jean, one on one, with nobody around us."
Alia raised an eyebrow surprised by my request.
"Fine. You'll owe one, though."
I nodded. Alia sighed in acknowledgnt.
"Tomorrow is a day off, so I'll take you to the royal castle."
"Thank you, Alia."
The girl smiled, returning to her paperwork. I left the room, sighing as I walked down the hallway.
Jean Lymine was no ordinary citizen of Auroria. Known as the most powerful individual currently alive on the continent, and having knowledge that transcended the ti period of Auroria, she was soone who truly scared .
It also arose all kinds of questions within . If I wasn't the only one to have been reborn within Auroria, what exactly did that an? Even with all my unanswered questions and worries, sothing deep inside was excited to talk directly with Jean.
This was the first person who would truly understand my experience within Auroria. Soone who had gone through the sa thing as . An individual who was given a second chance in a new world.
I entered my class just as the bell chid, Mago already waiting at the front of the class.
"Let's get straight to it," announced Mago, the tal wall opening up to the arena behind it. I stood behind the group, wanting to think about my upcoming confrontation with Jean. What would I say to her?
There were so many questions I wanted to ask her, so many things I was uncertain about, but sothing told she wouldn't have many answers. Unless I had missed sothing extrely crucial in understanding how I had arrived in Auroria after dying, I doubted there was an obvious reason as to what had happened to .
My first priority was to try and identify whether or not Jean was really a human from Earth. After that, I wanted to find out which ti period she ca from, and if it was from mine, where she was located.
But to think that they'd beco the most powerful S-rank in such a short amount of ti...
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"Are you ready?" asked Alia, the girl wearing her usual armor and accessories.
"Yea," I answered, rolling up the sleeves of my white button-up shirt. I followed Alia through the towering gates, the royal guards saluting the S-rank as she passed through with ease.
"He's with ," she said to the captain. The man nodded, looking at sternly as he gestured for to enter the castle.
The main castle of Eloria was the center of Auroria. Known as the center of diplomacy and power, the council of rulers had been established here, where the triple alliance ruled over Auroria. Did that an Selena and Irox were here?
I doubted it. Unless there was a eting of great importance, the emperor and empress of the dragons were usually back in Lares, expanding their territory with the new approval of the triple alliance.
The interior of the castle was exactly what I expected of a royal building. Ornated with precious decorations and dazzling gems, each and every room scread both power and wealth.
"You'll find Jean's room just up ahead," said Alia as we paced down a hallway, the girl stopping and letting go on ahead. "Just keep in mind, she didn't know you were coming, so maybe knock on her door?"
I laughed, thanking Alia as I followed her directions. The pink-haired warrior retraced her steps, leaving the vicinity as I was left alone in front of a dazzling golden door.
I knocked quietly, a soft voice echoing from the other side.
"Co in."
The doorknob turned as I entered the room, a figure appearing in my view in front of . Jean was sitting on a velvet couch, her clothing the sa as the day I had last seen her.
She raised her eyebrows in surprise as she looked at , completely confused as to who I was. I quickly introduced myself, not wanting to seem like a suspicious individual.
"My na is Jay Cadmium," I said, bowing down ever so slightly in respect, "I was at the lecture you gave at the Academy."
Jean's eyes lit up as she suddenly rembered.
"Hello there, Jay. I must ask, how did you get here?" she asked, puzzled.
"I'm good friends with Alia. I asked her for a favor to et you," I explained.
Jean chuckled, surprised that a simple student went to such extents to et her. She probably thought I was so fanboy who just wanted to have a chat with the most famous person in all of Auroria.
"Well then, Jay. What can I do for you?"
"I wanted to ask you a few questions."
"Very well. I'm listening," she said as she gestured to to take a seat. I sat down on the couch facing her, looking straight into her eyes without fear. I didn't feel inferior to her in any way, and her slightly surprised expression told she wasn't expecting such determination from an eleven-year-old.
After all, we were the sa. I didn't want to imdiately bring up Earth, just in case it was all a massive coincidence, but I'd slowly force my way to an answer either way.
"Where do you co from?" I asked. Jean smiled at the question, slightly confused.
"I was born in Eloria. I've been here my entire life."
"And before that?"
The girl's eyes suddenly looked at , alard. Her mouth opened slightly, words wanting to co out, but only silence followed. She looked at intently, attempting to analyze . Alia had ntioned that Jean liked to calculate all possible outcos in any situation, but what would happen if she were to face an opponent who did the exact sa thing?
This was not a battle with bind. It was a battle with words. Who would be able to outthink their opponent? Who would force out the response they wanted from the other?
The confrontation between two individuals who were so different, yet so similar, had just begun.
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