Project K-324

Chapter-24: Otto's Training

Above my left side of my waist was a dark blue greatsword piercing a dark blue crystal. The crystal itself looked like a shattered Herrscher core. The moment I saw it, I got the answers and some more questions at the same time. I touch it with my hand, but it felt no different than my skin.

"..." I started to get lost in my thoughts, but Nala cough to get my attention. "-Ah! Sorry, I got lost in my thoughts for a second." I said while quickly finishing undressing and covering myself with my towel. I then turned around and met her eyes. "As I said, my name is Anastasia. I am a Valkyrie in training, nice to meet you too." I introduced myself with a calm face and more mature tone, unlike the previous shy personality I showed until now.

"A Valkyrie in training, ha?" Nala said with a soft but smug smile. "Good luck with your training then. Now, let get in the shower." she turned and started to walk towards the shower room and not even bothered to cover herself.

"Thanks." I said while following her reluctantly. Entering the shower room, I saw a variety of girls who either were washing themselves or were drying and getting ready to leave or just chatting. I just followed Nala and tried my best not to stare at anyone.

"Now, leave your towel here." she said while pointing at the hanger.

"D-do I really need to?" I tried to protest.

"What? You don't really plan to wash with your towel on you, right?" Nala asked while she hanged her towel on the hanger.

"Wel-" I started...

"Senior Nala! You finished your training for today?" someone behind her asked.

"I finished early to show this newbie the shower." Nala turned around to face the person.

"How unusual. Your not the type to cut your training short unless..." she walked besides Nala and looked at me. She was a woman about twenty years old. Had snow white hair and ocean blue eyes. She is so beautiful then she could be a famous model in my past life. "You didn't try to skip the shower, did you? (-_-)" she said with a blank expression.

"O-oh. W-well..." if I wasn't beet red until now, then now it definitely was.

"She seems to be quite shy when it comes to bare skin, but I can't let her leave and catch a cold." Nala explained while I tried to calm my embarrassment.

"Typically this type of people avoid the public shower." she said and extended her hand at me. "My name is Evelyn Mccallie. I'm a B-rank Valkyrie of the Raging Storm. A pleasure to meet you." Evelyn said with a kind smile and a refined tone.

"My name is Anastasia. I am a Valkyrie in training, it's a pleasure to meet you as well." I said while imitating her refined tone.

"Now that you are done with your introductions, leave your towel already and take a shower. We wasted enough time already." Nala said.

"Senior Nala, please be a bit more gentle." Evelyn said to Nala and then gave me a soft smile. "It's alright. There no need to be so reserved. No one is going to stare at you or make fun of you."

"That's not it..." I mumbled. (I'm more embarrassed to have everyone around!)

*sigh* "If it's because of your stigmata, then you don't have to worry. Your not the first one from a big house here." Nala tried to reassure me.

"If you are from a big house, then there's no need to be shy. You should rather be confident in yourself." Evelyn tried to encourage me.

"But..." I let out a sigh and gave up. I took off my towel and hang it on the hanger. When I turned to look at them, I saw their wide eyed expression while they looked at me. (And this is the other reason why I avoided this.)