The Divine Summoner (bxb)

Chapter 13

Today is the start of our etiquette class and right now, we're sitting still waiting for the Professor who is going to teach us.

All of them are in groups of two or more. I don't know anyone and despite being a royal, no one wanted to approach me. They were somewhat intimidated by me.

I was just staring at the windows envious of my classmates. This is killing me, thankfully, the Professor came in.

As she entered, all talking ceased. I think all of us had our mouths wide open. It was like a living goddess came to visit us. It was precisely the Beauty Dormitory Head, Professor Venus.

This is the first time I have seen her face to face. When she do her speeches in the dorm halls, she doesn't emit this much aura.

I never thought she would be our professor. Our seniors told us that it is usually the Assistant Head who would teach us.

I heard whispers behind me. "It is usually the Assistant Head that would teach us but my sister said that whenever a royal is in the class, the Head would teach us personally. My sister's etiquette lessons was personally taught to them by the Head because that royal, Bradley was in the same class."

"I see. We're very lucky we have a classmate who is a royal. If not for him, we would have missed this once in a lifetime opportunity."

When the Head started to speak, it seems the time froze. It was filled with peace and serinity that sometimes you can't understand what she is saying.

"Good Morning. This class is a very important thing for us. It is still your first year in Beauty Dorms so you still don't know how our dormitory works. Here in Beauty Dorms, we aim perfection. They say that nobody is perfect but we believe that anyone can be perfect if anyone strives hard for it. A gold when mined is still full of impurities. They refine it through fire and erase the unnecessary things and becomes a real gold. You can only appreciate the gold with its beauty if it is perfect. With this, perfection is beauty. Bear that in mind."

"Though we are deemed to be the weakest of the dormitories, we are also deemed as the kindest one. Did you know that the sorting does not only judge the students by their outer qualities but also in the inside? They say that our dormitory has no special qualities. So if anyone of you are ashamed of being put to the weakest dormitory, erase that thought. We are not that competitive and that is nothing to be ashamed of."

"Now, I have a question from you guys. If I am not one of the Head of the dormitories and just an ordinary person, would you still respect me like you respect me now?"

"Yes!" We answered without hesitation.

"Why is that?"

A girl raised her hand and answered, "I think it is because of the aura you are releasing. People respect a person who has powerful auras and your aura is very strong."

"That is correct. Anyone else?"

This time it a boy, "We would still respect you because you're very beautiful."

She just smiled. She looked around and made eye contact with me. "Let us hear Mr. Evans's answer."

I gulped then, "I think it is your aura. It has this dignified quality that makes you look like from a high status, a noble."

"Right. Let me tell you this. I was once an ordinary villager. Life is hard, we have to work to feed ourselves everyday. I was a lowly peasant not worth of any respect. People of high status often sneer at me whenever I pass by. Came my sixteenth birthday, I can somehow charm people. I have a neutral affinity. Back then, Neutral Elementals were hunted for execution and I was caught.

"Though I have an ability that can charm people, it was not enough. Instead, they used my ability and made me a prostitute. I hated my ability because of that, life as an ordinary villager was much better. As years go by in that wretched place, I had a costumer. It was a man. The most beautiful man I've ever seen. After giving him the pleasure that he wanted, he said that do I want to leave this place? I said yes. "

No one spoke a word while she was telling her past, while I was shocked. I can't believe someone could do those things to this beautiful woman in front.

"We ran away and went to another city. He used me in his pleasure whenever he needed it but I've never regreted going with him. He made me what I am today, a brave woman that is worthy of respect. Sadly, he died while we were being pursued."

"He made what I am today and I am going to make you one too. You see, this aura of mine is not because of my Charm ability. It is the result of hardwork. I am not perfect, far from it but I am going to do my best to help you become one and let us start by learning this basic things."