First Legendary Dragon: Starting With The Limitless System novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105: Leaving

’Hmm, I didn’t get much opportunity to chat with her. Well, whatever, I have plenty of time ahead.’ A faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

As the chaos of the lecture hall slowly began to settle, Vice Dean Hargan had long since vanished like a storm passing over a battlefield—leaving hundreds of young hopeful students to pick up the pieces of their shattered resolve.

Students rose in uneven groups. Some stumbled toward the exits in a daze, others whispered curiously among themselves, while a few simply sat frozen in their chairs, as if someone had sucked the life out of them.

Meanwhile, at the front, Orion stood up with a casual stretch, arms above his head. "That was... fun."

Arya giggled, "You have a very strange definition of fun."

"Strange but accurate," Orion replied, letting his arms drop as he rolled his shoulders. "Finally got to learn how it works. That’s what matters."

"Hmm, I wonder how many will last till the end of the month," Arya mused, her gaze trailing over the whispering commoners in the upper rows.

Emilia’s gaze followed after Arya’s, looking at all the commoner students sitting at the back. ’Only the capable will remain. That’s why this academy is here.’

[You should head back with the princess and practice again. There are too many prodigies in this generation. And nearly four more are on the same level as you, only in this tiny academy.]

The old spear gently advised as Emilia nodded her head.

Orion’s eyes briefly flicked toward the ten front seats. Nyss Blackwell still hadn’t moved.

She sat like a porcelain sculpture, her black nails resting on her knee, her expression unreadable. For a moment, he wondered if she was even breathing.

’Fascinating girl. No ripples in her thoughts, no shift in her eyes. Either she’s numb or monstrously self-controlled,’ Orion mused inwardly.

[Oooh~ Are you intrigued, Master? Another future harem member unlocked? (❁´◡`❁)]

’I’ll toss you in the void if you keep acting like a dating sim interface.’

[Fine, fine! But you can’t deny she’s interesting.]

With a last glance toward Nyss, Orion followed Arya and Emilia out of the hall.

The trio walked through the marbled corridor. Their steps echoed in the now mostly empty Main Building, the sounds of students’ panicked discussions still faintly audible behind them.

"I’m heading to the Library," Arya suddenly said as they reached the central atrium. "I want to check if they have new scrolls on advanced Runic formations."

"Hmm? Do you love reading or just going for the new scrolls?" he curiously asked.

She giggled and answered him, "Hehe, of course I love reading. That’s the place I can get the most information from."

Orion raised an eyebrow. "You’d probably read the entire library if they let you live in it."

Arya gave him a smug look. "Who says they don’t?"

With a wave and a mischievous wink, she spun on her heel and headed down the side corridor. Emilia nodded toward him before following her quietly.

Left alone, Orion stretched once more and turned toward the exit.

Except... he took a wrong turn.

’Wait... this isn’t the way out,’ he realized after a few turns.

He now stood before a long and round hallway opening into a circular plaza bustling with activity as students in groups walked here and there.

The scent of roasted meat, herbs, and spices filled the air, and steam rose from the food stalls lining the edge of the courtyard.

It was the Academy Cafeteria—well, the open marketplace version of it.

A tiered pavilion stood at the center, with tables and chairs arranged beneath floating orbs of soft light. Dozens of students sat around, laughing, eating, or loudly discussing the Rune Deadline test they’d heard about.

There were not only freshmen but also old students hearing about the misery of new students with gloating looks. Their test wasn’t as hard as this, after all.

Around the perimeter, elegant signs in flowing script advertised dishes like: