NOVEL WEB Chapter 21: Testing You
The Starlight Academy was a wonderful sight to see, and there were many sights that made people stop and just look at them.
However, coming from a distinguished background, Veer and his group were already too familiar with such grandeur. In fact, the palaces they used to live in were far more grand and luxurious.
Still, it was a nice sight to see, and since they were with each other, they felt like it was a short date. Thus, the group happily made their way towards the dormitories, passing through the main campus.
They attracted many eyes, which they were already used to, considering the beauty their group carried—especially Liliana, who was the epitome of cold beauty, a type men certainly admired.
Their group turned heads, but they ignored them and simply enjoyed their short date. Fortunately, even though the students watched them with varied gazes, they didn't approach.
Veer was curious, as this surprised him. He was surrounded by two beautiful ladies, so why hadn't any young master appeared yet?
"Weird! Did I lose my protagonist halo or what?" Veer wondered, but he shifted the thought aside when he felt something soft pressing against his arm.
He looked towards his right and found Elara grinning, "You like this, don't you?"
Saying that, she hugged his arm even tighter, making her melons press against it even more.
Liliana followed suit, and even though she didn't say much, her actions spoke on her behalf.
The surrounding students were forced to eat dog food right in the morning, making them extremely pissed.
"Tsk! Why don't you go flirt in your home?"
"My whole morning is ruined. I hope every couple in this world dies!"
"Dude wants his parents dead."
"They're already dead."
"…"
While shoving their dog food to others, the trip finally reached a point where they had to stop.
As he looked at the diverging road before him, Veer's face fell.
"Why are you sulking so much?" Elara rolled her eyes. "It's not like we're separating forever!"
A heavy sigh escaped his lips as he said, "You won't understand my pain, El."
Elara wanted to punch him, but seeing his pained look, she decided to let it go, as she knew he was just being overdramatic. Having grown up with him, she was more than familiar with his habits.
Liliana gave a light peck on his cheek, taking him by surprise, and said, "Here's something to keep your mood fresh!"
Veer was instantly all smiles as he said, "Now I don't fear anything! Oh yeah, El, where's your kiss?"
Elara chuckled and, grabbing his face, gave a long kiss on his cheek. Then, she withdrew and said, "This should be enough for now."
"Yup! My love meter is full for now," Veer winked at her. "I'll survive!"
"All right! We're going, as we still need to find a room," Liliana said as she grabbed Elara's hand. "Given the Dean's rules, I'm sure it won't be easy."
Veer nodded and waved as he watched them go on the right path. It led to the girls' dormitories, where boys were strictly prohibited.
Of course, this was a world of gender equality, so even girls were forbidden to go near the boys' dormitories.
"Why does it have to be separate?" Veer lamented his luck and stepped forward to go on the left path.
After walking for some time, he reached a giant metal gate, which was connected to towering walls. A small building was also made on the other side of the metal gate.
Before the house, an old man was sitting on a chair, reading an old book. His beady eyes were completely focused on the tattered book as he occasionally scratched his bald head.
Veer approached the metal gate and stopped a meter away from it. Who knew what kind of mechanism was in place, so it was better to be careful.
He looked at the old man and called out, "Hi! Elder, I want to go inside."
However, the old man was too engrossed in the book to hear him. Even when Veer called out to him multiple times, the old man didn't move an inch.
Veer felt his annoyance growing, but he kept a cool head. He took a deep breath and said, "Are you dead or what?"
This seemed to catch the old man's attention as he finally looked at him and shouted, "Do you want me to die, brat?"
"Of course not. I was just testing if you're deaf or not," Veer shook his head repeatedly and said. "I had to do it because you weren't responding."
The old man put his book aside and carefully assessed him with his small beady eyes. Then, he snorted, "And I was testing if you're blind or not. Can't you see that small gate there?"
Veer turned speechless and looked where the old man was pointing. Sure enough, there was a small gate made inside the giant metal gate, just enough for a person to pass through.
He hadn't seen it because it was closed, and he assumed someone would be guarding the gate.
Resisting the urge to facepalm, Veer thought, "I really should stop reading so many books. At this rate, I might develop Eighth-Grade syndrome!"
But of course, he didn't want to look like he was at the losing end, so he said nonchalantly, "Yeah yeah! I was just testing if you were paying attention or not!"
"Brat! If your mama didn't give you enough spankings, then just say so. I'll happily oblige," the old man finally lost his temper and stood up.
Seeing that, Veer coughed and clasped his hands, "Please forgive my rudeness, Senior. I have eyes but didn't see Mt. Tai!"
"I don't care about all that. Just piss off before I really…"
Before the old man could finish his words, Veer had already entered the gate and vanished from his sight, as if he were a small rabbit.
The old man rubbed his forehead and sat down again, "Curse his seven generations! Brat didn't let me finish my divine collection. Hmm, that phrase he said is interesting."