Meanwhile, Rina focused on brushing his hair back, tying it up neatly with a silk band. "There," she softly said, stepping back with a look of satisfaction.
When Orion finally looked into the mirror, even he paused for a moment.
’Damn... I actually look like a young noble now.’
[Hehehe~ Master, if I didn’t know better, I’d mistake you for a visiting prince! (≧∀≦)]
Rina placed a finger on her chin and focused on his head, "But your hair are getting longer, do you intend to keep them long, Master?"
Orion looked at his slightly long hair in the mirror, "Well, I will think about that later, they are good for now."
Fiora, on the other hand, stood with sparkling eyes filled with anticipation, "What do you think, Master?"
Orion stood up, giving the robe a slight adjustment as he walked toward the mirror and turned. "...Not bad. Makes me feel like I’m attending a coronation or something."
Rina smirked. "Well, you are going to make a grand entrance at the academy. Might as well do it in style."
[10/10 outfit. But... Master, just imagine the shock on those snobby noble brats when you walk in . Ahh I can already imagine noble daughters falling in love with you on first sight~ (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و ✧]
Orion smiled faintly. ’Good. Let them remember my face. As for the noble girls, well I will deal with that when the time comes.’
"Alright, let’s go. I want to see Grandpa and Grandma’s reaction," he excitedly said as he walked toward the exit.
Rina and Fiora looked at each other and proudly smiled before following after him.
Just as he exited the room, he remembered Seraph. "Ah wait, I won’t be back before evening, I should meet up with Seraph before leaving." He said to the two girls following him, "You go on ahead and I will follow up in 5 minutes."
Both of them nodded and continued walking ahead, while Orion changed his direction and headed toward Seraph’s room, which was just beside his own.
"Good morning, Seraph. It’s me," he said and waited for a second, already expecting no reply from the other side. He softly pushed open the door.
His eyes slightly twitched seeing her sit in the same place again, ’Does she not move from there? Is she fixed in one place?’
Even still, he walked forward and sat down in front of her. Slowly, she turned her head towards him. However, this time even she paused looking at his attire.
Orion clearly caught her reaction and felt smug inside. "Hehe, I look good, right? I will be attending the entrance ceremony of the academy today, so I decided to drop by early as I’ll have to leave soon."
Saying that, he replaced the plate of Moonberries, since she had already finished the previous one.
Without any reply, she quietly listened to his talks. However, if one were to carefully observe her body language, they could understand that she was getting more and more used to his daily talks as the days passed.
And after a few minutes, he stood up. "Well, that’s about it. I’m in a hurry, let’s chat more next time," saying that, he left toward the gate while waving his hand.
Slowly, she turned her head and looked at his fading back, her eyes regaining some of their lost light as she felt the genuine warmth that Orion was providing her.
Walking toward the dining room, Orion thought about Seraph. ’I’m getting closer and closer to warming her up.’
[And it hasn’t even been that long, Master!]
’It’s been days and she hasn’t even nodded toward me...’ he inwardly shook his head and decided to just give her more time. Not like he could do anything else.
He wasn’t even sure if she was lucid or if there was something wrong with her consciousness. All he could do was try his best.
Soon, he arrived at the dining hall. Pushing open the gates, he entered inside.
"Haha, lad, good mo—" Eldric’s words paused all of a sudden as his gaze landed on Orion.
Selene turned to look at him, her eyes flashing with pleasant surprise. All the maids stopped doing whatever they were doing and stared at Orion with wide eyes.
"...Cough, good morning, Grandpa, Grandma," Orion inwardly laughed while calmly greeting them.
"My my, who is Mr. Handsome today?" Selene smiled and stood up from her chair, walking toward him. "Rina and Fiora did a good job today. You really look like royalty."
"You gave me a shock, lad. I thought someone changed my grandson," Eldric chuckled to himself as he came to his senses.
The maids blushed and hurriedly lowered their heads, focusing back on their tasks.
Selene looked him up and down and led him beside her to the chair. "Dear, remember, do not fall for beauties in the academy. Many will try to win you over either to gain power or because of your appearance."
Orion clicked his tongue in wonder, "Will they dare to do that with Arya and Emilia around?"
"Hehe," Selene softly giggled, "You’re not wrong about that. But still try your best not to fall for those traps."
"Bah, you worry too much. He isn’t a kid. He knows how to take care of himself," Eldric, on the other hand, was completely worry-free about him.
Orion inwardly smiled, ’Yes, I’m already over two months old.’
"Grandpa is right, Grandma. I’m not a kid who will get tricked so easily."
Selene softly shook her head, "Maybe I was being too worried. Anyways, eat up. You should increase your diet from now on. I asked Edgar to buy higher quality meat and vegetables just for you. They should help with nourishment as well."
The three of them continued to chat and eat as Orion finished one plate after another and soon felt his stomach filling to the brim. Standing up, he said, "I will be going to the academy then, Grandpa, Grandma."
Eldric and Selene smilingly nodded their heads and didn’t keep him there for long.
Heading out, he saw Edgar and Lucan standing at the gate with the carriage ready.
"Haha, ready for the start of your legendary journey, Young Master?" Lucan laughed and asked while getting the carriage ready.
Edgar slightly bowed, "It will be a big day for you, Young Master. Entrance ceremony for new students will happen today. You might even get to see the Dean."
Orion raised an eyebrow, "Might? Doesn’t she come out for such ceremonies?"
Lucan shrugged his shoulders, "She is quite elusive. She comes and goes as she wishes. We can’t be sure if she will attend or not. Though there are two Vice Deans who handle most of the academy affairs in her stead."
"Well, I’ll see about that when the time comes. Let’s go for now. I don’t want to be late on the first day." Saying that, he got on the carriage.
"Haha, you worry for nothing, Young Master. There is still a while before the entrance ceremony starts. You will have more things to do before that even," Lucan chuckled and sat at the driver’s seat.
Edgar nodded and got on the carriage as well. "It will be a fun first day, Young Master. Though you will also have to take classes from the first day."