Countless high pillars support the vaulted roof, and the spacious school hall is bathed in bright sunlight as usual.
On the soft blanket spread on the ground, the teenagers were sitting cross-legged, and a middle-aged scholar was handing out the parchment paper to each teenager in turn. Most of the scores on the paper were top-notch.
After everyone received their papers, they did not read it immediately, but rolled up the parchment in their hands to cover up the results, and then secretly turned their eyes to the other side.
On the other side of the more special cushion, the little prince with blond hair sat cross-legged, with his head raised, and a pair of big eyes like amber gems looked at a certain priest standing in front of him.
The priest of Shamash stood there with a piece of parchment in his hand that seemed to be Garlan's exam paper. However, he did not immediately give the test paper to Garland, but frowned and stared at Garland, as if thinking about something.
Those stern and stern gazes made even the teenagers who were just on the sidelines look terrified. He looked at Garlan with worried eyes.
Could it be that His Royal Highness Gallan's result this time was the worst ever
That's why Xie Mu'er showed such a stern expression
Everyone thought so nervously, for a while, the school hall was silent, and the teenagers waited in fear for the next storm.
The only child who was in the middle of the storm that was about to break out didn't show any nervous expression, as if he didn't feel the tension at all, raised his head and blinked his big eyes with a straight face The Shemour.
The priest of Shamash stared at the blond little prince for a long time, and then handed over the exam paper in his hand.
Garlan took it and opened it in public without caring.
Everyone took a breath and saw that the score on the paper turned out to be an 'average'.
Prince Gallan passed
Did he pass the exam papers? !
Almost everyone couldn't believe their eyes. After all, for more than two months, in the weekly test, Garland's test scores have always been low, that is, failing.
Every week on this day, the priests of Ximuer would ruthlessly reprimand Garlan—so they were all ready to get angry today.
…
But wait a minute, since His Royal Highness Gallan rarely passed once, why does Lord Xie Mu'er's face look even more ugly than before
The young men looked at each other for a while.
On the other hand, little fat Tal was heartless and didn't think much of it at all. Seeing that Garlan's grades were the same as his own, he immediately cheered.
"His Royal Highness, we are the same, we are the same!"
He happily leaned over and showed Garlan his papers. The little fat man was overjoyed when he saw that the prince had the exact same grades as his own.
"Look, we're all average—"
All the teenagers: "..."
What did Prince Garland like about this stupid fat guy who only flattered
They thought inexplicably.
And it was absolutely impossible for them to guess that Garlan chose Tar as a companion because he was the worst of all...
Hearing Tar's cheers, Xie Mu'er's face became even more unsightly.
He looked down at Gallan and said, "Your Highness, knowledge can be learned slowly, we still have a long time, but..."
He paused for a moment, and his eyes became more severe.
"This is the academy, the place where Solga's eyes are watching. Under the watchful eyes of Solga, deception is absolutely not allowed!"
On the land of Aaronlandis, when every newborn was baptized, others would bless him: 'May the light of Shamash bathe him forever, and may Solga grant him wisdom. '
Solga, the god of the sky, controls all knowledge in the world, the god of wisdom, and the god of knowledge.
It is said that his wise eyes are constantly watching every school on the earth, and students who cheat in the school will be severely punished by him.
Garlan tilted his head and raised his small head to look at Xi Muer.
"You mean I cheated?"
He rolled his eyes, "Well, let's see, Xie Muer, you are here to test me directly. If I get all the answers right, does it prove that I didn't cheat?"
Seeing Gallan's determined tone, Xie Mu'er's expression softened.
But the next second, his face darkened again.
Because Garland said, "You know, I never care about grades."
The kid smiled and said, "So why would I bother cheating for something I don't care about?"
It was so reasonable that the priests of Xi Muer were speechless.
The teenagers on the side looked at Xie Muer, who was unable to speak because of Garlan's words, and was unable to lose his temper. While admiring Garlan, they thought silently in their hearts. on.
Glancing at the smiling child, the expressionless Lord Priest raised his hand and patted off a bit of dust that fell on his sleeve just now.
"It's just passing the grade. It's too early to be complacent." He said coldly, "When you can have the grades of Prince Heimos, it's not too late to be proud."
If it was an ordinary child who managed to achieve a little achievement, he would probably succumb to such a cold blow from Xie Muer.
However, Garlan is not an ordinary child, he blinked his eyes without showing any signs of discouragement.
Seriously, it's easy for him to get an honors on an exam of this level.
It was just considering how strange it was to suddenly jump from inferior to superior like a rocket, so he considered it and got a passing grade.
It will be gradually improved later.
After all, he used to hide his clumsiness in order to let Xie Mu'er persuade King Camos to abolish his own brother, but now it seems that Xie Mu'er has determined that he has other qualifications and is just lazy, so he is full of energy. Pushing him to study every day, it seems that he has to grind his stubborn stone into a beautiful jade.
Since this approach is useless, Garlan thinks, it is better to give up this way of pretending to be stupid.
What's more, it was intentional to fight against Xie Muer in the past. He pretended to be an ignorant child and wanted to embarrass Xie Muer in this way, and deliberately let Xie Muer get rid of it... Now that I think about it, what he did is simply unreasonable. Like a naive child, talking about dealing with annoying adults, but deep down in his heart, he vaguely wants to use this method to get the attention of that 'hateful person'...
It turned out that the importance of this person who was like a teacher to him like a father had never disappeared in his heart.
"Um."
Garlan sat cross-legged on the cushion, tilted his head and smiled at Xi Muer, that little appearance looked too cute.
"I will continue to work hard."
The little prince's rare and well-behaved appearance made Xie Mu'er not used to it for a while. He regretted what he said just now, thinking that the prince had begun to work hard, he should not question, but should praise.
Therefore, the priest coughed lightly and said something uncomfortable.
"Take your time, although it is only moderate, but it has also improved."
He went on to add.
"You can't be complacent, you have to look up to Prince Heimos."
Then, he started explaining to Garlan the wrong questions on the exam paper. It's just that Xie Muer was talking and felt that something was wrong. Although the little prince was listening obediently, he just felt that something was missing.
He glanced around in confusion, and suddenly understood what was missing.
Heimos sat quietly on the other side, flipping through the scroll on his lap.
His behavior not only made Xie Mu'er feel puzzled, but also all the teenagers beside him felt very strange.
In the past, every time Xie Muer explained the exam papers for Garlan, Heimos would go over and stay by Garlan's side. He would whisper in a low voice when Xie Muer explained briefly or more difficultly. Explain in detail to Garland, he is much more patient with Garland than Shemuer.
And over time, Xie Muer also acquiesced in this way.
At this moment, Heimos sat there still, and everyone who was surprised peeked at him and whispered in a low voice.
Some people even found out that this afternoon, the two princes Heimos and Gallan didn't seem to have said a word since they met each other.
Although Xie Muer was a bit strange, he was not a gossip person. After teaching Garlan, he left soon after he had other affairs to deal with.
As soon as he left, little fat Tal came over and asked Garlan in a low voice.
"Your Highness, have you quarreled with Prince Heimos?"
After being asked this, Garlan subconsciously raised his eyes and glanced at Heimos who was not far away. However, Heimos seemed to have also heard what Tarr thought to be very quiet, and turned his head at almost the same moment.
The eyes of the two suddenly met.
Garlan didn't react for a while, and was stunned.
Heimos didn't see any expression on his face, he just gave Garlan a deep look, but he turned his head first and looked away.
Garlan lowered his eyes, the shadow of his eyelashes fell on his cheek, he pursed his lower lip and released it.
He answered Tal softly: "There's nothing to quarrel, I'm not familiar with him."
Although his voice was soft, in the silent school hall, all the young men were holding their breaths and pricked up their ears to pay attention.
Naturally, those who were closer to Gallan heard this. Although it seemed like an understatement, it was like a big rock smashed into the calm lake, causing a huge uproar among the young people at once.
Although they didn't dare to say anything, they all made eye contact with each other, and some people gathered together and whispered.
Heimos didn't seem to have heard this sentence at all, and was still flipping through the scroll on his lap with a calm expression.
It's just that no one saw that, when Garlan said that sentence, his fingers on the parchment paused slightly.
An extremely slight pause that no one could see.
The school hall seems to be quiet on the surface, but the undercurrent is turbulent, and people's hearts are floating.
It's just that the little fat man, who couldn't understand the atmosphere at all, didn't feel the monstrous waves that surged among the young people. He just thought that His Royal Highness Gallan said that he was not familiar with Prince Heimos, so he would be with him. Who is familiar
Of course, he is the most familiar to him! You know, he was specially designated by His Highness to accompany him!
Thinking of this, the little fat man was even more delighted, and he leaned over to Garlan's side like a chicken pecking at the rice, and nodded his chubby little face, "That's right, that's right, His Highness isn't familiar with him. He always deliberately behaved better than Your Highness, causing you to be reprimanded by Lord Xie Muer."
He happily patted his fat little chest and assured: "I am different, I will never behave better than Your Highness, no matter when, I will never surpass Your Highness!"
Garland: "..."
You want to behave better than me, but you don't have that ability, okay
He complained so much in his heart, looked up at the sky, rolled the book, and stood up.
"I'm going back."
"Okay, Your Highness, see you tomorrow~~"
Still immersed in rounding up Garlan's words, the little fat man who made up his mind into 'Your Highness said he and I know me best' happily waved goodbye to Garlan's back.
He didn't notice at all that Garlan got up and left, and it didn't take long for Heimos, who was immersed in the scroll, to suddenly roll up the parchment, put it away, and then got up and left.
When the two princes were still there, the academy was quiet, but now when the princes left, the whole academy exploded with a bang. Now there is no need to make eye contact, no more whispering, everyone is whispering to the people who are close to them.
In the past, they had gathered around Prince Gallan and excluded Prince Heimos, but then because Prince Gallan did not target Heimos very much, and the two princes seemed to have a good relationship, they stopped this kind of thing. practice.
but now…
If the relationship between the two princes has become bad, then they must change their way as soon as possible and show their attitude.
…
"Gallan."
Just as Garlan walked to the long steps, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.
He turned around and saw Heimos standing behind him, unsurprisingly.
The boy's golden red eyes looked at him deeply, opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, and his right hand was stretched out to him at the same time, as if he wanted to hold his hand.
However, just as Heimos was about to grab his wrist, another hand suddenly inserted from the diagonal, blocking Heimos's hand.
It was a large white-skinned hand with thick calluses on the finger pads and the tiger's mouth.
Heimos raised his eyes, and what he saw was the one-eyed knight who always followed Garlan.
The knight who appeared out of nowhere stood between him and Garlan, raising his left hand against the right hand that he stretched towards Garlan.
"Cajus."
Heimos called out the knight's name.
The one-eyed knight blocked his master from behind his tall body and stretched out his hand, separating Heimos and Garlan.
"Pardon my offense, Prince Heimos."
He says,
"However, this is an order from my master, please understand."
"… Order?"
Kaijos stared at Heimos, even if there was only one right eye left, the knight's gaze was so sharp that it was impossible to look directly.
"Yes," he said, looking at Heimos with that eye. "Prince Garland doesn't want you near him."
Heimos' pupils contracted violently.
He didn't speak, just looked at Garlan behind Kaihos.
The child was on his side, most of which was blocked by the knight in front of him, and he could only see the small half of his face.
Kaihos said that Garlan didn't want him near him.
Heimos looked at Garlan, his golden red eyes seemed to be disappearing little by little. That something that existed in the depths of his eyes, at this time, with the passage of time, little by little dissipated without a trace.
His pupils, which had shrunk sharply just now, slowed down and returned to calm little by little.
It's not so much a return to calm, but a return to indifference.
"I just wanted to ask why you hate me."
Huymos said, his eyes indifferent.
"But now it seems that it is no longer necessary."
Heimos has always been a proud man.
This proud young man would never allow others to trample on his dignity.
At this moment, he looked at Garlan, his eyes had lost the softness he used to treat this child, but became very calm, like looking at a stranger.
The corners of his lips lifted slightly, and he couldn't tell whether it was sarcasm or something else.
At this moment, he seemed to have changed back to the young man who had just come to Wangcheng. He was calm, deep, and arrogant, and he could no longer see anyone but himself.
Then, he turned and left, neatly, simply.
…
[I do not need you.]
it is good.
From then on, you and I are strangers.