I guess I should give her that gift I had prepared for her once I asked her to become my girlfriend tonight. It was going to be way later, but the situation ended accelerating everything.
"I have a little gift for you for later." I whispered to her ears, giving her a kiss in her cheek.
"Oohhh~?!" Erika got all excited, while growing redder. "G-Gift?"
"Be patient and wait until then." I said to her, giving her a wink. "Now, let's enjoy lunch, we need to go select our classes after this, right Evelyn?"
"Yes- Don't call me by my name! Call me teacher." Sighed Evelyn.
"Didn't Hector said we could just call anybody without honorifics?" I wondered.
"That's only between students!" Evelyn got angrier, blazing with flames.
"Sigh…" Alberta sighed. "I-I don't know if I'll be able to handle being in this party… S-So much going on…"
"Honestly, same." Sighed Elfriedden. "I am already beginning to regret my decision, but I've already signed that paper."
"I-I don't plan to leave though, you're being… A-A bit too cold, Elfriedden." Sighed Alberta.
"Prince Elfriedden for you!!!" The elf angrily said.
"Uwaaaah!" Alberta was scared off, as she ran behind me.
"Hey long ears, don't scream at our blacksmith." I said to the idiot in front of me.
"Tch…" Elfriedden crossed his arms and looked away.
"A-Anyways!" Evelyn tried to change the mood. "As we were talking just now, after you've finally finished your obligatory classes right now, you're free to pick four other classes! Each class lasts an hour and a half, and you can only do two at a day, so you'll have to switch between days or however you want to.
Normal students can only do once a day usually, so you'll be studying more a day but it'll be more helpful in the long run."
"I see, sounds interesting." I nodded. "Very well, let's go pick our classes right after we finish eating, everyone."
"Alright!" Chris got pumped up. "I want to go to some fighting class… Is there any?"
"Yes there's tons!" Said Evelyn.
"I want to go to alchemy, smithing, and tailorship, and maybe bowmanship too?" Eric wondered.
"Huh, so you're interested in my craft." Elfriedden said with a smile. "Maybe you're not that bad compared to the lot."
"I am looking forward to going to those classes with you too, Eric!" Alberta said gently, sometimes her hair would cover one of her eyes.
Eric blushed a bit as he began to giggle like an idiot.
He was clearly getting attracted to her. Good for him, I think they would make a good couple, maybe.
"What about you Erika?" I asked her.
"Errr…" Erika began wondering. "Sword and Illusion Magic, I think! I heard mama does illusion magic classes.
"Huh, sounds nice." Elizabeth said, as she sat at my other side, holding into my arm. "What about you?"
"Probably all production classes, Alchemy, Blacksmith, Tailoring, Crafting. I heard there's Machinery?" I wondered.
"Y-Yeah! My uncle's… T-Teaching there." Said Alberta.
"Your uncle's a teacher?" I asked in surprise.
Alberta nodded while blushing a bit.
"That's amazing!" Said Eric.
"Yeah." Said Elizabeth. "Is your uncle famous?"
"W-Well… S-Something like that." Alberta said timidly.
"Hmmm… I've been thinking this for a while now, but you're the Dwarf Princess of Fierysmith, right?" Asked Elfriedden. "More specific, the fourth princess."
"Y-Yes… Sorry for keeping it a secret…" She sighed. "My father was against the idea of me coming here, he didn't wanted his daughter to… T-To go in a war… B-But my uncle agreed to the idea and… H-He welcomed me here…"
"Damn, so we've got two big shots here?!" Chris asked in surprise.
"I-I am out of words…" Eric felt slightly intimidated now.
"P-Please don't… be surprised, I hope you can… K-Keep treating me casually." Alberta sighed.
"Sure!" Erika said happily. "No problem. I am a princess but I don't really care."
"Oh, you are, Erika?!" Alberta was more shocked than Erika expected.
"E-Eh? It is so hard to believe?" Erika sighed.
"Well your princess traits are not that obvious…" I said. "Yet you have the talent so you're obviously one."
"R-Right, Erika has that talent…" Alberta said.
"Anyways, don't worry about the details, Alberta." I reassured her. "We'll treat you casually like we have done since we meet today. Don't worry about a single thing."
"Yeah!" Eric said. "Although I hope you don't blame me if I get a bit nervous…"
"I-It's fine… Thanks…" Alberta smiled sweetly.
Her smile quickly hit everybody's heart. I guess she was going to be the little girl everyone will rely for her smile to cheer ourselves up. I even saw Elfriedden blushing a bit at her smile.
"Anyways… You two have Status, right? I remember the teacher told us to write them down, can I see them?" I asked the two.
"Go ahead." Elfriedden showed me his Status.
"S-Sure…" Alberta did as well.
[Name]: [Alberta Fierysmith]
[Spirit Orb Realm]: [Rank 1 (Middle Stage)]
[Talent]: [Rune Blacksmith: ★★★]
[Spirits (1/1)]: [Volcanic Smith Hammer (Rank 1 Middle Stage)]
[Skills]: [Mana Manipulation] [Fiery Hammer Techniques] [Fireball] [Fire Hammer] [Fire Shield] [Fire Magic] [Rune Creation] [Quick Repair] [Reinforce] [Sharpen] [Forging] [Smithing] [Smelting] [Metallurgy] [Godsmith Eyes] [Spirit Connection] [Smith Magic] [Crafting] [Alchemy] [Blacksmith's Forge] […]
[Name]: [Elfriedden Crystal]
[Spirit Orb Realm]: [Rank 2 (Peak Stage)]
[Talent]: [Needle Master: ★★]
[Health Points]: [C+]
[Spirits (2/2)]: [Permafrost Crystal Needle (Rank 2 Peak Stage)] [Skadi's Thread (Rank 2 Peak Stage)]
[Skills]: [Mana Manipulation] [Needle Mastery] [Icicle Spears] [Freezing Touch] [Winter's Domain] [Ice Needle Techniques] [Ice Spirit Magic] [Sewing] [Rapid Repair] [Fabric Manipulation] [Thread Mastery] [Tailor Master's Eyes] [Fashionista] [Crafting] [Material Processing] [Sewing Magic] [Tailor's Atelier] […]
I see, both were quite strong. Despite Alberta being the weakest of the two, she had amazing potential for her stat growth.