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Chapter 841: The Arrival Of The Exchange Students

Finally, the day everyone was waiting for had arrived.

The students of Frieden Academy gathered at the plaza, waiting for their guests.

To ensure nothing untoward would happen to their guests, Professor Rowan would personally bring them to the academy using the power of space.

Alex stood in the middle of his class, making himself as inconspicuous as possible. He wanted to observe the students from the Aetherion Empire without them noticing him right away.

Since almost everyone in Frieden Academy would be looking in their direction, Alex believed none of them would notice that someone was appraising them from afar.

“One minute left,” Theo said as he looked at the watch in his hand. “Everyone, get ready to receive our guests.”

The Headmaster and the Student Council President had agreed on the exact time their visitors would be brought to the academy.

This would give them enough time to prepare the welcoming ceremony that they had prepared for the exchange students, who would be staying in their academy for a few weeks.

Suddenly, the sky above the plaza warped, showing signs that something was about to manifest.

A moment later, an airship appeared carrying the insignia of the Aetherion Empire.

The ship then slowly landed on the plaza. On its deck stood the Crown Prince of the Aetherion Empire.

Prince Asta looked down at the gathered students of Frieden Academy with a faint smile on his face.

Even from a distance, he had seen gazes of awe, fear, anxiety, respect, as well as determination.

For him, this was the expected reaction after meeting someone who came from the powerful empire of the north.

When the airship safely hovered two meters above ground, a boarding ramp magically appeared on the side of the ship.

The first one to disembark was none other than Prince Asta. Behind him, the elite students of the First Years of Aetherion Academy followed suit.

They were wearing white uniforms that made them stand out from the crowd.

Theo, who stood before the student body of Frieden Academy, greeted the exchange students.

“I am the Student Council President of Frieden Academy, Theo Ashborne,” Theo said calmly. “On behalf of everyone, I welcome you all to our academy. I pray that all of you enjoy your time here and develop strong bonds with the friends you will make during your stay.”

“Thank you, President Theo,” Prince Asta replied. “I am Asta Von Vademont, Crown Prince of the Aetherion Empire. It is an honor and pleasure to be here today. I also hope we can form strong relationships that we will remember for the rest of our lives.”

After that short exchange, the two shook hands.

The students of Frieden Academy clapped their hands, witnessing this historic moment that may never happen again.

Far from the student assembly, an old man wearing gardener’s clothes looked at the Crown Prince of the Aetherion Empire.

Once upon a time, Lex had lost his vision.

But now that he had regained his sight, he could finally confirm that the young man shaking the hands of the student council president was the prince. Although the prince had grown older, he still bore a semblance to the little one in his memories.

‘That’s the boy who repeatedly bullied His Highness back in the empire,’ Lex thought.

His gaze then shifted to Alex, wanting to see what kind of expression he was making right now.

The Guardian of the North knew that the seal the Vampire Lord had placed in Alex’s memories was still intact.

Alex had also told Lex about his story of living on Earth.

Although this story sounded unbelievable, he had seen that the young man’s eyes were very sincere when he revealed this secret to him.

It was then that Lex decided to believe the young man’s story. If what Alex said was true, then that explained how he had survived that incident that happened many years ago.

‘Good.’ Lex nodded in satisfaction after seeing that Alex looked calm.

The last thing he wanted to see was for the young man to suddenly show hostility toward the Prince, who had bullied him in the past.

Fortunately, Alex’s memories were sealed. If they were unsealed right now, he might have already come up with a plan to make the bastard suffer for the past grievances he had suffered under his hand.

After the greetings ended, the student council guided the exchange students to the dormitory that was reserved for special guests.

When they finally disappeared, some of the ladies giggled and started to whisper to each other.

“The Crown Prince is very handsome,” a pretty First Year said.

“He is indeed very handsome, but…” Her friend looked in the direction of Chuck and Alex before whispering in her friend’s ear. “Chuck and Alex are still a level higher than him.”

“Right.” The pretty First Year nodded in agreement. “Those two stand out among the First Years.”

Chuck, who didn’t know he was being praised for being more handsome than the Crown Prince of the Aetherion Empire, suddenly felt someone tap on his shoulder.

When he turned around, he saw Mary standing calmly behind him.

“The princess said you will not flirt with the ladies of the Aetherion Academy,” Mary whispered. “If you do, you’ll be sorry.”

“You don’t have to worry about that,” Chuck replied. “Even if they are more beautiful than you, I still would not give them any of my attention.”

“Are you praising me or picking a fight?” Mary asked in a challenging tone.

“If you are itching for a fight, then we can stay overnight in the inn that we frequent in the city,” Chuck answered with confidence. “I just hope you last longer than last time.

“The innkeeper even told me during our last visit that if we ever go there again, he will send us to the farthest room so we don’t disturb his guests.”

Mary’s face reddened after hearing Chuck’s comeback. However, she thought that saying more would only make the situation worse, so she left and returned to Princess Xenia’s side.

Alex, who was standing a few meters away from Charles, suddenly felt two pairs of hands holding his left and right hands.

Lavinia and Fran held his hands, which caught him by surprise.

“What’s wrong?” Alex asked.

“I just felt like holding your hand right now,” Lavinia replied. “No real reason.”

“Your hands are a bit cold, Alex,” Fran said in an affectionate tone. “I decided to warm it up a bit.”

Perhaps the two noticed that the young man’s expression had darkened a bit after the Prince was no longer in sight.

Since they thought Alex might be feeling down or frustrated, they decided to support him in their own way.

“Thank you, but I’m really fine.” Alex smiled back at them.

“Are you sure?” Lavinia asked.

“Yes.” Alex nodded.

A few minutes later, the students wandered around the academy. Theo suspended classes today, thinking this might be a good opportunity for the students to interact with their guests by acting as guides to show them around the academy.

Since Alex had no intention of mingling with the exchange students, he headed to the clock tower with Lavinia and Fran.

He would rather spar with Latifa and her Alters than waste his time loitering around.

An hour later, inside Prince Asta’s room…

The Prince took out a magical compass from his pocket.

Right now, the needle remained dormant, pointing towards the Prince.

This was a special artifact given to him by his father, the King, so that he could find the black sheep of the Aetherion Royal Bloodline even if they were wearing a disguise.

He didn’t use it earlier since the Headmaster of Frieden Academy was there. The last thing he wanted was to raise his suspicion, so he decided to use this artifact only when he was certain the Headmaster wasn’t around.

“Well then, I guess our game of hide and seek is about to begin.” Prince Asta smirked as he looked outside the window of his room. “I wonder if you’re really hiding inside Frieden Academy?”

The Oracle neither confirmed nor denied the King’s theory that their missing prince was a student in Frieden Academy.

All she said was that the person they were looking for was a student in the south, while Frieden Academy was the first candidate that appeared in their heads.

Even so, Prince Asta was thankful for the change of pace.

Back in Aetherion Academy, he could do anything and everything thanks to his status as the Crown Prince.

Now that he was no longer on his home turf, he wanted to know how the students would react in his presence.

However, the ones he really wanted to see were the two elven princesses.

The Royal Family of the Aetherion Empire knew that the one who founded their nation was none other than King Aetherion.

That was why it was called the Aetherion Empire.

But the elven blood in their veins was very thin.

They couldn’t even call themselves Half-Elves since they looked very much like humans.

But while their ears weren’t pointy, all of them were very good-looking.

So, he was really looking forward to meeting the two elven princesses, who also had the blood of their founder running through their veins.