Having a powerful lord as a father figure, what's wrong with just wanting to draw cards?

Just as she was about to return the mop to the 'sanitation corner' that was on every floor, a male student and a female student with long, bright pink hair walked out of the dormitory next to Nats's!

They exchanged loving glances and smiled warmly, looking quite intimate!

This scene deeply shocked Nancy's young mind. We are all so young, is it really okay to do this?

Chapter 169, Section 168: 'Professional Ethics'

As a comprehensive college, the college does not categorize people of different 'professions' like distinguishing between broiler chickens and laying hens in a farm. Instead, it crams a bunch of all kinds of people into one dormitory building, of course, with men and women separated.

They're all at the same level, just with different 'professions'.

They believe this will expose trainees to other fields, broadening their horizons and potentially providing them with unexpected inspiration for their careers.

The college seems to be quite superstitious about this.

However, this also means that students often experience various problems adapting to the new environment at the college.

For example, the energetic orc boys, as vigorous as livestock, would get up early in the morning to do their noisy morning exercises, which would disturb the elves with their extremely sensitive ears. Then they would push open the door and gossip about the elves' ancestors. Of course, only some short-tempered and grumpy elves would do this.

For example, as soon as a Druid with transformation magic transforms, the summoning-type students will swarm around him, very interested in trying to catch him as a Pokémon.

For example, necromancers might occasionally bring back recently deceased corpses to refine into summonable ashes. At that time, the entire room, including the surrounding area centered on that room, will be shrouded in that eerie aura, accompanied from time to time by the shrill screams of the wronged spirit...

At this time, the Glorious Church, as the most irreconcilable faction on the main continent against the evil necromancers, would attract students who believed in the Glorious God to come over and fight the necromancer without saying a word.

Ideological opposition can transcend the initial stage of enmity and persist indefinitely, making this the most difficult situation to reconcile...

Fortunately, Nats's neighbor was Domi, not some berserker orc or grumpy elf, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to rest even if he wanted to.

When Nancy looked at Domi and Shia, the two of them also turned to look at her.

At this time, everyone had just started school, but that did not prevent Domi from getting a spot on the list of students who had been admitted to Class A today through connections. Therefore, he recognized the person in front of him at a glance—Nancy Colette.

The Corrett family is a well-known local power in Cagliari.

It belongs to Kalia, which is actually part of the Empire. In the Empire, it's roughly one level below Greenville, and is considered one of the top noble families.

A family can be called a magical family if it can pass on specific talents to the next generation through bloodline inheritance.

The Colette family, as a family of magicians, is most famous for producing a large number of summoning mages.

Their direct descendants are not only outstanding in summoning talents, but they are also more likely to summon high-quality creatures with less energy consumption. This alone makes them far superior to ordinary summoning mages.

As the daughter of the current head of the family, Nancy naturally inherited this talent, which is why she dared to confidently tell Natsu that she had a talent for summoning.

"Nancy, right?" Domi greeted her first.

"We shouldn't know each other, how do you know my name?" Nancy took a small step back, clutching the mop handle, looking very cautious and frightened.

Both of them were at a loss for words, neither laughing nor crying.

Dominic quickly explained, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. I live next door. Let me introduce myself. My name is Dominic Bloomfield. I entered through the Knights Exam. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be taking classes with Nats from now on."

After Domi introduced herself, Shia couldn't stand by and be impolite, so she gave Nancy a more formal and graceful curtsy.

"It's an honor to meet you, Miss Nancy Colette..."

When Nancy shifted her attention from Domi to Shea, she shuddered as if she'd been electrocuted, recognizing the empire's rose princess before Shea could even finish speaking.

"Princess Shia?! You are Princess Shia?! I've heard so much about you, and I've really wanted to meet you. I knew you were studying in Kalia, so I came here too!"

Shia opened her mouth slightly, a little puzzled, and asked, "Am I that famous?"

"Of course! Whether it's historical archaeology or illusion research, you can be considered the youngest expert, especially at this age! In fact, I also love all sorts of ancient things and admire you, which is why..."

At this point, Shia understood, and smiled as she said:

"Then maybe we can become very good friends. Just call me by my name from now on. Using honorifics between friends makes us seem too distant."

When Shia said that, Nancy's eyes lit up, like stars in a clear night sky.

"But I still don't know where to find you?"

“I come here occasionally, and you can usually find me in the history section of the library.”

"And you?" Shia asked in return.

Nancy could easily guess that her future daily routine would consist of nothing more than: "classroom, cafeteria, dormitory, library, a straight line between four points."

Shia covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "Then maybe we'll bump into each other in the library."

"You don't have any classes to attend? Be careful, the teacher might come and catch you." At this moment, Domi asked the crucial question.

She would visit him occasionally, but he usually spent all his time in the library and never mentioned classes.

Shea rolled her eyes at him: "I finished all the courses at the academy ahead of schedule and passed the exams, skipping two levels. Was attending classes even useful?"

Shea seemed to transform into Garen, even using Whisper, and delivered a powerful Q to Domi, leaving him both silent and vulnerable.

Watching the two flirt, Nancy suddenly snapped out of her daze and exclaimed in surprise, drawing their attention back to her.

The way she looked at Domi clearly displeased:

"You...you...you wouldn't be..."

"Her fiancé, right!?"

"..."

Who the hell addresses someone by their title? At least add a subject!

Shouting it out so loudly in public almost made Domi dig a three-bedroom apartment out of her toes.

And the reaction time is way too long!

He scratched his cheek, his eyes darting around:

"Well, um... um."

After that, Nancy disliked Domi, as if she had stolen something from her or owed her hundreds of thousands.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Shia waved to the two of them and then slipped away early. Domi and Nancy escorted her to the dormitory building entrance until she could no longer see his back.

They both sighed at the same time, then turned around simultaneously. As they went upstairs together, Nancy finally couldn't hold back anymore.

When Nancy wasn't in front of Shia, she reverted to her old self, even her speech became much more formal:

"Dominic, why do you keep copying my moves?"

???

Is it possible that these actions are also things I have to do?

Finally, the two stopped in front of their respective doors. Domi looked completely innocent, while Nancy showed obvious dislike.

Domi didn't understand why she was so resistant to him.

Fortunately, there are still many days ahead, and sooner or later there will be a chance to make this silly girl understand him.

At the same time, the two of them simultaneously pulled out keys from their belts, inserted them into the locks, twisted them ninety degrees, and pulled them out...

The level of synchronization is so high that it's enough to fly a mech in Pacific Rim.

However, just then, Nancy, who was about to enter the room, bumped into something and lost her balance, falling backward.

To Domi, it was like slowing things down by two times, but he didn't make a move because he knew someone was more suitable than him.

In an instant, a small but strong hand, still warm from just getting out of bed, caught Nancy's slender waist, as if it could be held in one hand.

Natsu's eyes looked slightly tired, but he still forced a smile, pretending that he was fine.

"Hey, watch where you're going when you walk, it hurts a lot if you fall."

"I...I understand..."

When her sensitive areas were touched, Nancy blushed instantly and stood there dumbfounded, somewhat at a loss for what to do.

"I'm a little hungry, let's go eat together. I heard the academy has collected all the delicacies from the entire continent!"

"Hmm... okay~"

Her voice was barely audible.

Having witnessed this, Domi quickly retreated to his room.

It is not gentlemanly to disturb someone else's pleasant time.

However, there was one thing that he couldn't let go of for a long time.

When Nancy first met Natsu, she turned into a little girl; when she first met Shea, she immediately became a fangirl. So, he was the one who was isolated.

Domi racked his brains but couldn't figure out what he had done wrong, so he poured highly concentrated eaux-de-vie into his glass and raised it to the moon.

The college covers a very large area. Even though the student dormitories and canteens are located in adjacent areas, it is still a 2 to 3 kilometer walk from the dormitory to the canteen.

If you walk on two legs, you'll probably starve to death on the way.

But this is a fantastical world, where all sorts of magical abilities can be used to travel.

The mages would cast a wind spell on themselves and fly over, while the druids would transform into fast-running animals. Although it was no different from walking, they said it would be much easier.

Warrior-type characters like Nats and the Orcs need to rely on external forces.

You could either take a horse-drawn carriage that circulates around the campus, similar to a bus, or make an agreement with a druid to give you a ride...

It was obvious that Nancy possessed wind magic; even as evening approached and night fell, when there were no more traveling carriages, she could still quickly fly to her destination.

But she still chose to walk there with Nats.

Bringing two people along isn't impossible, it's just that her wind magic isn't very advanced, and if she doesn't control it well, she could easily throw Natsu off, which would be like rubbing salt into his wounds...

For the two freshmen, everything in the new campus was so new and exciting that they were willing to walk there.

Natsu, in particular, is like a curious child; even a magical street lamp can make Nancy scream for a long time.

Nancy would also patiently explain the principles behind it to him.

Even after listening three times, Nats still looked completely bewildered, his eyes revealing a clear-eyed stupidity.

His understanding of magic was so profound it was like burning books and burying scholars alive, leaving Nancy both bewildered and inexplicably at ease.

"I can't even imagine what would happen if Natsu chose to study magic..."

Natz burst out laughing upon hearing this, and his laughter echoed throughout the entire lakeside path in 3D.