The following morning was nothing special as far as Godou was concerned, he got up early and went to Erica's apartment where he was once again forced to wake the girl. Honestly, how a knight could sleep like a brick was something that still confused him, though he was leaning towards her intentionally pretending to do so in order to try and trick him into lowering his guard.
He refused to fall for it… regardless of how tempting it was.
The breakfast after was just like normal, Narukami-san hadn't yet started the cooking lessons since it hadn't been that long since the idea came up and he had informed them that he was going to be working towards gaining his standard vehicle licence so that would eat into his time a little.
Though he had agreed to pop over after school that day to start the cooking lessons.
Thankfully though, the first meal of the day did not have any stew involved so he was spared that particular tragedy before he was forced to make his way to school with Erica.
The journey was just as it normally was, relatively quiet but at the same time horrifically intimate as they simply walked together (mainly because he found it hard to remove her grip from his arm) in silence.
Eventually though they reached the school and the first thing either of them noticed was the crowd gathering around the small carpark that was mainly used by staff or students with bikes.
"Uh, Erica, why do I have a bad feeling about that?" he found himself asking the girl he had been walking with uncertainly.
"Because you are a pessimist," he found himself cringing at that claim, "you always assume the worst and are always trying to avoid whatever the issue is."
He couldn't bring himself to deny her words, probably because he knew she was being completely honest and he really did think of the worst possible outcome.
Like when he found out about another Campione going to his school, he had assumed that the other boy would attack him and they would end up destroying the school and killing everyone in it… and instead they had managed to hit it off almost like brothers (admittedly Narukami-san was the big brother but it was still like brothers as far as Godou was concerned).
"Hey, have you seen the transfer student's car?" he overheard a couple of girls talking and he suddenly had a sinking feeling in his gut.
"No," the response made him peel his ears in the hopes that he would hear the reason why everyone was currently gathered around a specific vehicle.
"It's a brand new BMW," Godou felt himself sink at that claim, the only transfer student they could be talking about was Narukami-san and he had mentioned that he was going to get a car off the History Compilation Committee, but he hadn't expected it to be something expensive like that… or for the boy to drive it to school so soon, "his family has got to be loaded."
"Really? I think he's single," and with that Godou found himself forcefully removing his attention from the two girls that were now talking about Yū's status on the dating market.
Sure he could've told them that they didn't stand a chance but that would just get him into even more trouble.
"Well, it appears we now know what the commotion is about," Erica seemed awfully amused as she made that claim before they noticed the crowd parting and their senpai walking their way.
"Good morning Kusanagi-san," the white haired teen called out almost as soon as he noticed them.
"Ah, good morning senpai," Godou found himself once again drawing attention as the older teen started to walk with him and Erica.
"Good morning Narukami-sama," Erica for her part, was far more formal with the slightly older Campione, though that was probably just because of his status as a godslayer.
He knew it wasn't because of fear after all.
"Ah, there is no need to be so formal Blandelli-san," his response was pretty obvious as far as Godou was concerned, "I may technically be a king but even a king can walk among peasants as an equal when not dealing with stately matters."
Godou found himself looking around, hoping that no one was there to listen into the conversation and had to release a sigh of relief that no one had overheard.
Then again, it was Yū that was talking so he shouldn't have really been that surprised that the other boy hadn't brought any attention to them, he was clearly someone who had been keeping secrets for quite some time if what he knew of him was true.
"Perhaps, but I would rather not speak to you in such a familiar manner as you are not my king," Godou found himself nearly tripping as the blonde made that claim… honestly he was both dreading her bluntness and relieved that it was Narukami-san that she was making the claim towards.
"Doesn't change the fact that you can use san instead of sama," the older teen was clearly not surprised by her claim and seemed to simply take it in his stride, "especially around the ignorant."
"Very well Narukami-san," the Italian girl conceded easily, "you do make a valid point about the ignorant."
The dark haired teen had to admit, it was strange seeing the girl concede so quickly, then again, it was also reassuring. If she argued then it would mean she was comfortable around the older teen and despite the feeling that nothing would come of it even if it did happen, it made him relieved that the blonde Italian was still picking him over the other Campione at their school.
That thought however made him stall slightly.
Would she keep sticking by him if he kept pushing her away?
Sure he was simply afraid of getting tied down too early but it didn't change the fact that he was technically pushing her away on a regular basis… even if it was just because she wanted to go too fast for him to be comfortable.
No, he wouldn't let himself believe that she had chosen him above all the other, more impressive Campione in the world and despite the amount of trouble she caused for him, he knew she was truly loyal to him.
He could tell simply by the bond they already shared, after all, if it wasn't a genuine thing then why would they both be capable of reading each other so easily?
"So Senpai… what's going on with your car?" he found himself asking now that he had finally managed to get his thoughts straight.
"The person they put in charge of buying the car got a top of the range one instead of a middle range one like I was expecting," the older teen admitted with a sigh, "and then he gave me a single lesson and gave me a full licence that was approved by the HCC… honestly I wouldn't be surprised if their drivers were dangerous."
Almost immediately Godou remembered Anna-san and how he always felt like he was going to die when she drove him anywhere and suddenly everything made sense.
It turned out the Japanese magical branches were far more lax in handing out licences than they should be.
Of course he knew that normally it would require a specific department to do such a thing but when dealing with a group that was technically capable of hypnotising people into doing what they wanted, they probably got a free pass on certain issues.
"… I'm actually not surprised," he admitted to the white haired teen who simply looked at him before offering a grim smile.
"Bad experiences?" The question was clearly rhetorical but he answered anyway.
"Yeah," he tried not to cringe as he thought of just how horrendous Erica's maid was at driving… the fact that she hadn't had an accident before was something he was still trying to get his head around given just how much of a miracle it was.
"Well, at least I can say that I've been driving a scooter for a while now so I'm at least safe enough on the road to make sure I don't cause any accidents," Godou found himself releasing a sigh of relief at that claim, "even if my instructor, didn't really go over any of the manoeuvres with me… honestly I'm planning on taking extra lessons so I can actually make sure I can do everything I need to."
Godou found himself once again feeling relief at the fact his senpai was so much more reasonable than the other members of the magical community he had previously met… honestly before him the most reasonable person he had met was Yuri and well… even she had her quirks and was incredibly unreasonable when it came to his and Erica's interactions.
That fact she always assumed he was a willing participant all of the time was rather unfair as far as he was concerned.
"Well, I'll see you at lunch Kusanagi-san, Blandelli-san," and with that, the older teen continued on his way to class as they reached the landing where they would have to separate.
"See you Senpai," he acknowledged easily as Erica simply nodded in acceptance before they started making their way to class… and now it was time to have to put up with the glares of the Idiot Trio.