Chapter 263

Does the Golden Dragon Dream of the Invincible Legion (5)

On March 2nd, Shinyoung's entrance ceremony was held. Kang Shin-hyuk was placing chairs in the main auditorium with Eleanor. It was a tradition for students to arrange the chairs for entrance and graduation ceremonies, but that wasn't what mattered.

"I don't know why I should be mobilized for the entrance ceremony."

"That's because you're the Wyvern Knights vice-captain."

"Isn't this a student council matter?"

"Over there's the student council."

Looking in the direction Eleanor was pointing, he saw the student council officers chatting and working. The figure at the center of them was Baek In-ha. He thought all of Shinyoung's students didn't like him, but the student council executives around him smiled and laughed playfully at him.

"What, they're all girls except him?! Besides, how..."

It was a disgustingly cartoonish situation, but all the student council members seemed too friendly with Baek. Kang Shin-hyuk felt slightly betrayed. He had been going on about wanting to meet a girl every day...! Eleanor shook her head as if she saw what he had too.

"No access within a three-meter radius in the future."

"Because we have to work as a team, bear with it."

"You can throw him out..."

"He's a valuable power."

"I'll do it for you. Huh?"

As her trait had evolved into the unprecedented realm of SSS-rank (of course, it was a lower level than Shin Eunah's Master of Mana, but Eleanor didn't know it), she seemed somewhat overconfident. Kang Shin-hyuk narrowed his eyes as she insisted on expelling Baek with an unsuitable wink.

"Are you playing after the entrance ceremony?"

"Hmm? Yes!"

Before she made a big mistake, the duel fanatic Eleanor nodded, saying that she was good to go. No, maybe not just for that reason.

"Huh..."

"Hey, this is Shinyoung's two crowns."

The weather was still close to winter, but the spring breeze was blowing only next to Kang Shin-hyuk. He put down the chair, hoping that the freshman who would join the Wyvern Knights wouldn't be disappointed to see her. The work proceeded in a leisurely manner, and the students cleaned their clothes and took a break before the ceremony began.

"Shinyuk!"

"Don't call me that."

Kang Shin-hyuk caught the two canned coffees thrown by Baek In-ha and handed one to Eleanor. As he handed it over, Eleanor blushed slightly.

"Is it Karen?'

"Huh?! Karen isn't here!"

"You two are good friends, huh?"

Kang Shin-hyuk sighed as he opened the can in response to Eleanor, and Baek came up with a smile. He was the one who learned about the 'nickname' a few days ago, so that attitude was natural.

"Eleanor noona, this isn't a complete betrayal of Claire noona. Betrayal? No, how could you say that to Shinyuk."

"No access within a three-meter radius."

"Yes?"

Kang Shin-hyuk explained while Baek smiled ambiguously.

"I think I got a new realization about you after seeing your student council harem."

"Ah, the student council? Did you want to join?"

"No!"

Eleanor shouted firmly and pulled Kang Shin-hyuk into her arms. Of course, given her short stature, she was hanging off his back, but her expression was desperate.

"You can't take the vice-captain!"

"You can serve as an adjunct, an adjunct."

"No!"

In addition to Eleanor screaming, Kang Shin-hyuk spoke up.

"No. Moreover, I heard that the student council and the Wyvern Knights have never joined hands before?"

"Huh, so starting this year, we're going to be happy with each other. Even if a person who serves as an adjunct comes out, it doesn't matter. It's not blocked by school rules."

Baek's eyes were laughing at Kang Shin-hyuk as he spoke. It was because Eleanor wasn't thinking of falling away from him in the slightest. It was very cute how she clung to him with her eyes closed tightly, but outsiders wouldn't think that way.

"Eli, take it easy."

"Ah!"

"It's already too late."

Baek seemed like he would burst into laughter at any moment. That was true. The student council officers, the executives from the Magic Association, the teachers in the hall, and even the freshmen who were starting to find their seats were staring at them.

"No, it's not too easy."

"Well, what? We're close."

"Oh, confident."

Baek applauded Eleanor's demeanor.

"You two are close."

"yes."

"But it looks suspicious, so I'll report it to Claire."

"Oh, I'm not scared."

She seemed embarrassed for a moment as she continued hastily.

"Because we're close as a senior and a junior!"

"It's okay if you think that way, but I can't hide her dark heart..."

"Don't overdo it."

At that point, Kang Shin-hyuk cracked down on Baek. The auditorium was already full of freshmen. Oh Hye-na was even there, staring at them. The moment he saw her again, he thought of Oh Joo-young appearing on the expedition.

'But will it be okay? The head has already been removed, and the only thing left was a sword...'

Now Kang Shin-hyuk had Excalibur: Despair, which Oh Joo-young had used, and the lava greatsword used by the armored monster... There was a fragment containing the power of Excalibur: Ras. Of course, he had no intention of passing that on to Oh Hye-na. Later, when he could embody Excalibur properly, he would forge a new, good sword. Since he received a lot from the father, why not repay his daughter?

'Though recovering the armor would've been nice.'

It was inevitable as it had all melted. Had he been able to read the memory of the armor, he would've been able to see what happened to it after he gave it to Janus.

"Vice-captain? What is it?"

"Oh, captain."

He said it naturally as they had promised to call each other by their titles in public, but Eleanor slightly frowned.

"The ceremony is just starting. Sit straight."

"Yeah."

The two tried to pretend to be quiet while they sat side-by-side on the podium. However, the freshmen were already looking at them oddly, and that continued as the ceremony progressed. No, it seemed they had attracted a little too much attention.

"What, why are you doing this?"

"Vice-captain, quiet."

They weren't looking at the principal, Baek, or any of the other teachers, only Kang Shin-hyuk and Eleanor.

'No way, maybe?'

Could their identity have been revealed on the internet? He heard that Shin Eunah's parents were taken in by the association; did they decide to release the information? But if so, superhumans from all over the world would be jumping at him right away, so he didn't think that was it...

"Uh..."

After seeing that Eleanor's complexion beside him was also pale, he realized that she understood the situation. She always had a wireless communicator in her ear that could communicate with Karen, and it looks like Karen had just reported in.

"What? What is it?"

"An article is out."

"What article?"

"An article that the youngest princess of England is attending Shinyoung as a third-year..."

That was about Eleanor.

"Oops..."

"Oh, my sister...!"

Olivia's response proved to be worse than he had expected. It seemed that they were convinced that if they made it difficult for Eleanor, it would be enough to bind her to England. It was stupid, indeed.

"There, there."

It was cute to see Eleanor's body was shivering strangely, but it seemed that she would fall out of her chair. Kang Shin-hyuk reluctantly reached out to stop her, but fortunately, she soon stopped.

"I'll listen, so tell me about it after the ceremony."

"By the way, I have to say hello as the representative of the Knight Department..."

"Yes."

However, Eleanor stood on the podium and introduced the department with an extremely dignified appearance, as if her previous worries had been a lie. Thinking of it, wasn't Douglas Payne there last year? Kang Shin-hyuk remembered those days as he listened to her. Only a year had passed, but so much had changed in the meantime. Perhaps in the future, more changes would await him than ever before..."

"She's really pretty."

"I'm drowning in her eyes."

"She's very short."

"Is she in the third grade?"

"The person sitting behind her is her fiancée."

"What bullshit."

"No, it's not. The picture of them is on page 1 of the Times and the Guardian!"

What? Kang Shin-hyuk and Eleanor? On the Times and the Guardian? He immediately knew why she was ashamed.

"He was an orphan. There's a story that his trait had evolved."

"Wow, then marrying an English princess with pure skill?"

"Uh, shit. The association said they wanted him, and the princess intercepted them."

"I didn't know that was possible...!"

"Persuasive..."

The freshmen were whispering quietly, but Kang Shin-hyuk could hear them all. Perhaps the teachers could as well. Of course, Eleanor was well aware of them. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to explain how her face was calm, but her ears were red.

'Olivia... I'll try my hand later.'

In other words, if she thought that Eleanor and Kang Shin-hyuk were dating, it means she discovered his identity. She was warned about it, but she went ahead and revealed such a scandal. Did it make sense for an ordinary boy who had achieved the title of Rookie King last year to be engaged to the princess?

'What a misunderstanding... this will be tiresome.'

He hadn't said much so far, wondering who would care about their relationship, but it would be good to warn Claire.

-Bartender's whisper: If you don't see me today, I'll cry.

Not surprisingly, a message came straight from her. She must've seen the article. That she used the whisper system, which she didn't use often, conveyed her feelings to him.

-I'll go as soon as the ceremony ends.

-Bartender's whisper: I want to go to your room. Can I...?

-Yeah.

Eleanor's greeting ended while he conversed with Claire. After her, the chairman of the Magic Society began to introduce the Magic Department, and she sat down with a sigh.

"...You know?"

"Yes."

"Sorry, my older sister..."

"It's okay. I'll let you pay the price later. Besides, this affects you as well."

"I... Yes."

She seemed like she wanted to say something but soon nodded instead. The entrance ceremony ended safely. As soon as it did, Lee Na-hee, who was embarrassed, rushed outside, and there was a small incident where bad rumors of Kang Shin-hyuk spread among the freshmen.

Kang Shin-hyuk was safely promoted to the second grade.