After an hour and a half, Mathias finally arrived, he got off carefully due to the very steep and high road.
"Thank you very much"
"Okay Mathias, you go inside the gate, someone is waiting for you there"
"Oh, right? Okay, I understand, thank you again"
The horse driver nodded and left, both hands full with the heavy bag, he walked slowly and carefully.
When he reached the gate that opened and closed by itself, he could see an old man standing somewhere at the academy gate.
"Maybe the old man the driver meant?"
Mathias walked towards him.
"Greetings, my name is M-"
"Mathias Aeston, right? Come follow me"
"Ahh...yes..."
There was silence and the old man didn't say a word.
"Why don't you just walk through the front gate?"
Mathias said in his heart thinking
"The place we met earlier is a restricted area"
"That means the workers here can only use the normal back passage, only the students and staff here can use the front door"
"I understand..."
"What...what's your name, Mr.?..."
The old man stopped and looked at Mathias who looked surprised.
"Just call me Benedict, don't be too formal, we'll be colleagues"
"Ouh Benedict..."
Benedict opened the dirty iron door and unlocked it.
"Come in Mathias"
"Thank you...wow...."
"This place is spacious...even from the outside..."
Mathias saw Benedict who saw him talking about his future place to live.
Mathias covered his mouth that had slipped out.
"I'm sorry Benedict"
"It's nothing, it was a spontaneous reaction"
The old man with gray hair and a mustache dressed in a suit invited Mathias to go to his room.
"There are 50 rooms here, meaning only 50 people work here...you're lucky because the old employee left this place a month ago"
"Where did he go?"
The atmosphere began to change, the atmosphere became awkward, Benedict didn't answer the question.
"This is your room number 50"
Benedict began to give Mathias many keys, and explained one by one.
"Because you are the cleaning department, the keys I gave you are all the dorm and special room keys...you as a cleaning worker have to wash and clean all the places three times a day in the morning, afternoon and evening"
"Do you understand Mathias?"
"Okay I understand, I just have a few questions..."
"Will I meet all of them if I work?"
"That's for sure, but I give you a suggestion to avoid all of them, break time is after 4 hours of work, you can eat in the dining hall, the food provided for the workers is the responsibility of this academy"
"And the students here are about a thousand people"
"I see...I understand thank you Benedict, so when can I work?"
"At least tomorrow, today you rest...but remember you can't go out as you please, those are your work clothes to wear tomorrow"
Mathias nodded in understanding, Benedict immediately left, Mathias immediately cleaned up his dusty place.
"At least this place is bigger than the Hostel...I have to beautify it a little!"
Mathias jumped for joy, looking forward to tomorrow.
GOLDEN PRINCE SPECIAL ROOM
Prince Riley (19) with his hair tied up was seriously talking to the other Princes.
"Has the boy arrived yet?"
Prince Johan (19) with blonde hair was sitting casually drinking a glass of wine.
"How long do you think the boy will last here? If we look at his face, it won't be for a week"
Prince Gerhard (19) tried to stir up the atmosphere, the green-eyed prince tried to predict Mathias' endurance.
"It's impossible for that long...he's an ordinary person, maybe three days..."
Prince Bosco (22) interrupted the conversation without the seven of them noticing.
"Finally you also spoke Bosco, smile a little...today is special you know!!!"
Prince Andrejz (23) drank a lot of liquor, until they stopped him.
"Don't go too far Andrejz, if the principal finds out we will all be punished"
Prince Ren (21) tried to advise Andrejz to drink too much, he immediately put the drink away, until Andrejz sulked.
"You're dangerous when you're drunk!"
Ren knocked Andrejz's head until it was bumpy, Andrejz apologized.
"What are you laughing at Rudra?!!"
"It's okay to act like a kindergarten kid, right Ren? Andrejz acts like a kid when he's drunk"
Ren just shook his head, their behavior was like a dog and a cat, Prince Rudra (22) liked to fight with Andrejz.
"Ouh where is Cyriel???"
Johan asked Bosco about the whereabouts of Prince Cyriel (20).
"Ouh as usual, the bookworm is in the library..."
AT 3:00 PM
Mathias was staring at the upper wall due to boredom, and came up with an idea.
"I heard from my fellow library miners that there are a lot of books here, they deliberately told me because they know bookworms..."
"Hahha but I like to be thought of that way, if you first enter the fantasy world of books, you will drown with them"
"So...old man Benedict told me to sit here, doesn't he know it's crazy boring here!!!"
Mathias looked at his work clothes for a long time, he smiled as if he had an idea.
"Okay, I'll sneak into the library and read a little about the history of wizards!!! and learn about their powers"
Mathias immediately took a plain white shirt with black pants, along with a plain white hat.
"This time I can't play around anymore, I could be stripped of my position..."
"Benedict definitely can't feel my presence, I have to disguise myself as a ninja!!!"
"Good, this hat makes my face invisible, it's actually quite useful if I'm thin and short"
Mathias opened the door quietly without making a sound, he stuck his head out to look around, and closed and locked the door of his room carefully.
"Let's see...hmmm it seems the library is on the top floor of the 4th floor, wait a minute why is the fifth floor written FORBIDDEN?"
Mathias looked at the map given by Benedict, so he wouldn't get lost.
"So I have to turn left, and go up the stairs so I can get to the main hall of the Academy"
"Okay let's do it"
Mathias came out of the left side of the staff room, after that he walked a bit embarrassed because the students saw him.
"Anyway I have to not stand out too much, so now I'm on the main site of the academy it seems to me to walk to the library I have to go that way"
Mathias walked towards the building that had five floors, he finally breathed a sigh of relief because he finally found it after tiredly walking and looking for it.
"Finally, I just have to go up the stairs, pretending I'm cleaning up the library!"
"I think I understand why only the children of nobles and kings can enter, because the academy is so clean...and they don't throw away trash"
As he walked he heard some gossip from the students there.
"Did you hear? At the end of the month Golden Prince is challenging Black Roses and Knight Wolf to a fight!!!"
"Ehh that's crazy and exciting, I heard Prince Cyriel is strong enough that three groups are fighting for him, but Golden Prince is the winner..."
"I definitely want to bet my big money on Leo!!!"
"Of course!!! Knight Wolf's ace!!!"
"Hehehe cool choice for both of us!!!"
"What Golden Wolf Roses?? What's that strange name...ahh don't worry about them, I definitely have to find that book right away"
"I'm on duty today under Benedict"
The librarian gave Mathias the permission card.
"It's not that hard..."
Mathias smiled broadly behind his hat, he looked for a book on the shelf at the end of the library.
"Surely...The History Subject is at the end of the library"
"Hmmm where is it...Wizard..."
Mathias stomped his feet searching calmly.
The familiar figure immediately scolded Mathias.
"What are you looking for?"
The figure was taller and bigger than Mathias, he was immediately nervous and stunned.
"He's behind me, right?"
Mathias turned his face, seeing the man with glasses and simple purple hair scolding him and giving him a book.
Cyriel..."
Mathias read in his mind, the name of the tag.
"Isn't that the name, the student on the stairs just said his name?!"
"Thank you..."
"Are you a new employee? Why can't I see your name tag?"
Mathias panicked and immediately stuttered, he tried to take a deep breath.
"Yes, I just came in this morning, Benedict no longer gave me my name tag.
"I see...so what are you looking for, isn't it...a book about witches"
"Yes,thank you...so I'll go first..."
Mathias who immediately tried to run was stopped by Cyriel.
"Wait a minute Mathias Easton"
"What?! Was that what he said my full name just now"
"How...how did you know my name?"
Cyriel smiled for the first time and sat on the library chair.
"Don't be surprised, because everyone here knows about you...even Riley..."
"Riley???"
Cyriel became serious and held his glasses, Mathias's heart was beating fast.
"Don't meet him, he's vile and cunning...they're all after you...because your physical body is too small, you'll be a place to vent Riley's anger"
"You'll be tortured, beaten and even forced to eat strange food"
"Even the previous worker died because they were tortured by seven of them...the place you're sitting in now"
"Then why did you tell me?"
Cyriel immediately got up and patted Mathias' shirt.
"I don't know, I just followed my heart, that's all"
"Strange person..."
"Wait a minute!!!"
Mathias pulled Cyriel's arm, Cyriel brushed it away in surprise.
"His grip was strong..."
"I'm sorry but, can you borrow this book for me because I'm just a worker here"
Cyriel was surprised by Mathias' request, he immediately took the book and went to the supervisor's desk.
"I want to borrow this book"
"Okay Cyriel, so how many weeks do you want to borrow it for?"
Cyriel saw Mathias who was staring at him for a long time, and made eye contact.
"A month"
"Okay, so a month..."
"A month?!"
"Are you sure, if it's lost you have to pay compensation, the library won't cover the cost of lost books"
"Yes, I'm sure"
"Yes..so okay...just a moment..."
The supervisor wrote down Cyriel's name in the borrower's book and gave him a small card showing proof that the book was borrowed.
Cyriel immediately left, followed by Mathias.
"So this is your book"
"Wow, thank you Cy- I mean Prince Cyriel"
"Don't be too formal, I just like to be called Cyriel"
"I'll see you again tomorrow, you want to know about this secret academy group, right?"
"Yes, the strange golden group..."
"Prince? Yes, that's Riley's group..., he's their leader... I'm also one of the group... there are eight of us"
"Ouh yes---"
"What?!"
"I'll go first, take care"
"Wait a minute!!! What the hell is that weirdo"
Mathias didn't realize that he and Cyriel would become friends in the future and form an alliance that would shock the Academy.
"The important thing is that I get this book, I have to go back soon!!!"
Mathias walked quickly and carefully, while Cyriel walked to the fifth floor.
He walked down the long hallway, opening the door that looked worn out from the outside.
"Oiii Cyriel!!!"
Andrejz waved his hand, while the others just shook their heads.
"You're 30 minutes late"
"Sorry...I'm in"
"Library"
Bosco interrupted Cyriel's words
"Yes, that's right"
Cyriel sat at the meeting table of the eight of them.
"Cyriel, don't play around anymore...the end of the month is getting closer..."
Riley warned him, so that he wouldn't be complacent because the competition was getting closer.
"Yes, I understand..."
"There will be 24 princes from all over the world will gather at the match, underground..."
Johan interrupted and looked at Cyriel
"I will win the match for the Golden Prince"
Riley smiled as she gave drinks to the eight of them and toasted, they were happy with joy except for Cyriel.
"For the Golden Prince!!!"
Cyriel pretended to toast and did not drink the liquor.
"Mathias Easton will bring that change here"
He said in his heart.
"BECAUSE THAT BOY WILL BECOME A FIRST STUDENT WHO NOT COME FROM NOBLE FAMILY, STUDYING AT THIS ACADEMY"