ACT II
MONAMI

Chapter 39
The Richest woman Aredhel Winters

  Hans looked at him with a stupefying gaze, he never thought Chris to be a person that will transfer his problems to another when he couldn't solve them. Seeing the way he was looking, Chris said to Hans,

Your comfortable life is also in line here Hans, do you wanna take chances?

Hell no, so do you have any candidates?

  Chris was thinking but suddenly their door started to be knocked continuously, Hans had a bad feeling about it and Chris annoyingly opened the doors to see the girl in their discussion right in front of him.

Shit

Delimira scowled and said,
“Shit!” You have some nerve, Chris.

No I mean, this is the boys' dorm, you are not supposed to be here.

And who can stop me?

Hans was just looking at her and she was more domineering than anyone he had seen. Chris stammered a bit and said to her,
So, what are you doing here Deli?

She calmed her tense face and replied,
Nothing, I just wanna see how you are living in these small quarters.

Can't you just treat me as a stranger here?

Delimira ignored his pitiful words and replied to him,
Did you tell your little roomie about our relationship?

  Hans looked at Chris with a suspicious face and he caught Hans looking at him with a doubtful expression. He was frustrated with her mind games and said to her,

There is no relationship between us, please Deli, let me live in peace, please.

  Delimira made heartbreak expressions, and Hans was now doubting Chris’s words. Anyone could tell by just looking at her that Chris was being a jerk to her but everything was sorted out when she replied to his words,

So you are ditching our years of friendship for a boy, I don't know you swing that way.

  Hans thought, If there was ranking in acting then this girl would be at the top, he teased Chirs by taking a step away from him pretending scared of Chris being a Homosexual which annoyed the boy even further. Delimira was one thing and now Hans was joining the fun too, he expressed his annoyance and said to him,

Are you for real, Hans?

Hans chuckled and said,
Well, you have to acknowledge, her acting was top notch and it was funny too.

Delimira didn't like the fact that someone was making fun of her friend and wanted to give him some peace of her mind but Chris read her actions and pushed her out saving Hans some unwanted trouble. He said to her in a loud voice,

I will tell Theodred everything about you, once I meet him, you know right, lady Aredhel also saw me with him right?

Deli got annoyed and shouted back at him,
You must be out of your mind to say that to me….

He closed the door and leaned on it with his back, releasing a long breath of relief. Hans unaware of the danger came to tease him more,
brother, are you sure you can do this to her?

You stupid, I just saved you and you are making fun of me.

What?

Didn't you look at her face, she was practically giving you a death stare.

Hans reviewed his actions and didn't find anything concerning and Chris let this dense fool on his own. He heard a new name from Chris and asked him,

And who is this Theodred?

Chris answered in plain words
Her fictional boyfriend.

Fictional?

  Chris gave him a tired look because to explain about Theodred he had to say a lot of things and he was not in the mood to discuss that guy. He had already suffered a lot from this non-existent guy because Delimira kept fantasising about him and he had to listen to her day and night.

Hans was also not in the mood to let go of this juicy content so Chris had to say,
Listen, do you know why Lady Aredhel is one of the richest people in the world?

She must have inherited a lot.

No, she has the power of Clairvoyance, she could glance into the future events so whatever she invests in is bound to thrive, locations of mana stones, gold, and silver, she practically owns almost all the mines of Clandor.

Boy, I am envious, that's a pretty neat power.

I don't know how her powers work but since she was fighting over you with your HouseMaster means, you have a lot of potential. She has a habit of finding prospective talents and sponsoring them. Many of the powerful people are raised by her and they treat Delimira as a princess which is another reason to not bother her.

So this Theodred guy must be one of them?

No, she didn't find him yet, according to Delimira he is to become the most powerful Elven knight.

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So what's the relationship between him, her and you?

Ah that, when Deli was a kid she once threw a tantrum to find who she will end up with so lady Aredhel looked at her future and found him. After that, she searched for him but found nothing. She also saw me alongside him in the future.

Chris paused briefly and added,
But I don't think that guy actually exists and Lady Aredhel made this whole story to let Deli off her back.

Why?

Because if it was true he would have already been with us.

  Hans was stuck on this guy being the most powerful Elven Knight. He was intrigued to fight anyone who was called the most powerful in anything. His trains of thought derailed because Chris’s stomach made a loud noise.

Chris was grabbing his stomach and embarrassedly said,
Ah, I am hungry.

  Hans searched for the bag of desserts that the servants packed for him, he didn't want to share those with anyone but sharing was the common thing to deepen the friendship. So. he found the bag and hesitatingly took out the cake slices.

  Chris was looking at Hans with expectant eyes but when he saw cake slices, he was disappointed because he was not a sweet loving guy but that made Hans happy. Hans opened his palm and a small plant grew over it and a yellow pulp fruit visibly grew bigger and ripened up in mere moments.

  After the ripening the plant dried up and disintegrated as Hans wished, Hans tossed the fruit at Chris and started looking at his cake slices with his watering mouth. Chris was baffled and looked at his new friend who was acting like this was nothing.

He said to Hans,
So are we not going to discuss what you just did?

Hans replied with a carefree expression,
I am a wood mage, brother, what do you expect?

  Chris also knew that his friend was a rare existence whom he cannot compare with anyone. He looked at the fruit in his hand and started peeling it off, it was no different than the real fruit. He put a slice in his mouth and found that this was the best yellow pulp fruit he ever tried.

  Vegetation created by Hans was close to a perfect existence because there were no impurities of inorganic substances absorbed in their growth. Chris gobbled up the fruit in a jiffy and looked at Hans for more. Hans had to stop the spoonful of cake in the middle to create some more for him.

  They spent their remaining time exploring their campus while looking out for Delimra who was searching for them but they finally had to face her at the dining hall at dinner. The food was lavish which many of the first years never had the chance to look at before but the duo was sitting across from Delimira, who was in a bad mood. She didn't say anything to them but just glared.

After coming to their room both sat on their beds with medicine for indigestion. Hans said to his roommate-turned-friend,
I never had this uncomfortable dinner in my whole life, and I can assure you I had my fair share of odd dinners.

  Hans was used to eating on the go in hunting with Rudolf and sometimes had to consume raw things but even that didn't give him indigestion. The Elf's death stare and silent treatment were something on a different scale.

Chris was looking at him without saying anything so Hans said to him,
Do something about her, I don't wanna eat in that tense environment again.

Chris refuted,
Do you think I want this?

Hans pulled over the blanket, it was still winter in Concordia so he was under several layers. Seeing him sleeping without any concerns Chris asked him,

Hey, what about her?

Brother, let the “future us” worry about that, sleep, good night.

  Hans fell asleep in mere moments and Chris had no choice but to think alone but he was also tired and didn't know when he fell asleep too.

  Dawn was still in its infant phase and the birds were singing in a melodious chirping but the harmonious music of morning was broken by a loud sound which is used to wake the sleepy heads. Hans was most cranky when he was disturbed in his sleep, he turned to see Chris who had already awoken.

Hans irritatingly referred to the loud sound and asked him,
Who is this madman?

This is our wake-up call, sleepy head.

Hans turned to see their window, there was barely any sunlight, he turned back to him and asked,
For what?

It's morning training.

  Hans remembered reading this in his schedule, he got up but his whining did not stop. Chris had to drag him to the training ground for their A-section class. Many of the students were also drowsy like Hans but his drowsiness ran like a scaredy cat when he encountered the death stare of Delimira winters again.

Hans asked Chris,
Hey, why do I think her target is me, not you?

Chris cheerfully looked at her and it seemed to be true, he replied to Hans,
Hans, my friend, I think I found her a "new toy".

SOME UNKNOWN PLACE

A man came running in excitement to an Elder’s abode and rudely entered without permission. He excitedly asked the man of the house,
Arat, is it true?

The Man called Arat shouted,
Now, who leaked the confidential information to this nutjob?

The derision did not stop the spirited man and he violently shook Arat, not considering his old age to get his answer.
Oh come on, tell me, he really exists?

Arat barely managed to stop him and replied,
Yes, it appears that King Samson left an heir.

The excited man laughed like a madman and shouted,
It looks like we will be coming to light soon, Prime Minister.

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