Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

Veer was dumbfounded, not because the system was going into hibernation. He knew something like this would happen once he had seen the evolution button.

However, wasn't the evolution happening at the wrong time?

'System going to sleep right before an event? A big red flag,' Veer cursed. 'Damnit! How long are you going to be offline?'

[Ding! There is no fixed timer due to Host's world lacking required Energy.]

'Any estimate then?'

[Affirmative! As this is the First Evolution, the average time it should take is one week!]

'Now that's even more suspicious,' Veer narrowed his eyes. 'What is going to happen? Tomorrow is Selections, so something related to that?'

"Veer, why are you frowning all of a sudden?"

Elara's voice reached his ears, bringing him back from his daydreaming. He turned to look at her and exhaled an exhausted sigh, "Nothing much, I'm just thinking about Selections."

"Be prepared, Hubby," Liliana warned, as her eyes grew solemn. "I have been feeling this uneasy feeling since yesterday and can't shake it off. Something is definitely wrong!"

'Does she have some godly instincts or what?' Veer raised an eyebrow, but he didn't dismiss her words. Instead, it made him grow even more wary about the situation.

"Is there any point in worrying about that?" Elara asked. "We will just have to face whatever is about to come. If you have any other choice, do tell me."

Veer looked at her for a moment and then grabbed her head, "Sometimes I wish your mouth was permanently closed off."

"Did I say anything false?" Elara got out from his hold and rolled her eyes. "We can only prepare, and we have already done everything we could have done. Now, let's just wait."

"You're right!" Veer sighed and closed his eyes, as Elara also leaned on him along with Liliana.

Just like that, the trio slept in the open, on a small wooden branch under the cool moonlight.

....

It was Monday, and unlike normal days where everyone would be annoyed, the day started with fireworks shooting into the air.

The day of the Selections was celebrated and anticipated by all as it would determine the future of the Starlight Academy.

All the First Years who have survived the harsh months in the dormitories would participate in brutal tests to get qualified and enter one of the Ten Departments.

This was a stage where they could show off their talents and earn some status in the Academy. Starlight Academy worked on a "jungle rule," and only the strong ruled here, creating their own rules.

And the strongest of them all was Dean, Freya Frostwind.

That was why her rules were followed by all. And because of this simple reason, students strived to become better and better.

The whole Starlight Academy was talking about the Selections, trying to guess what kind of tests the President of every department had prepared.

While talking, everyone headed towards a single spot in the whole Academy. The Coliseum.

It was a giant stadium made to house more than two hundred thousand people, but of course, because of this it was never really filled fully unless there were some big Tournaments.

Currently, every single soul in the Academy was headed towards The Red Coliseum, as they called it because of the blood it saw every year.

Most of them were students from Second, Third, and Fourth years. Others, simply those who were in departments or had their own factions, were also coming to observe the First Years so that they could take in someone with good potential.

They weren't the only ones, as all the professors and staff were coming to the Coliseum. Nobody was really afraid of the Academy getting attacked as there was a Defensive Rune Formation in place.

As they all sat on their seats, the crowd began to buzz with noise as everyone talked about the Selections excitedly.

"Who do you think will take first place?"

"Of course, Carlson. He is the strongest in the First Years!"

"True! But don't forget those two beauties who joined last month. Both of them have awakened a powerful S-Rank Aspect, and one of them is even the daughter of Sword Saint Michael."

"Shh! That's quite the line-up."

"Nah! This year the first years are incredibly weak. Do you even know how many of them survived till now?"

"Please enlighten us, Senior Brother!"

"Ho? If you're asking with so much respect, then I shall tell you. There are only 24 people from First Dormitory and around a hundred from Second Dormitory. This is for males."

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"What about female Dormitories?"

"Eh! Senior Brother was busy, so he didn't research about them."

"He's just afraid of being labelled as a pervert! Though, everyone already calls him that!"

"Who dares slander this young master? I shall have your nine generations killed!"

"Fuck! I am trying to keep my mouth shut but still offended a young master?"

As the crowd talked about their opinions on the Selections, a door to the left of the Coliseum opened, as a blonde-haired young man walked in.

A small group was walking behind him, but they were overshadowed by his presence. The moment he set foot in the arena, the crowd began to shout his name, especially boys who viewed him as their idol.

Carlson gave a light nod to everyone and smiled, 'This is what you all should be doing!'

However, the next moment the whole arena went silent, making him confused. He raised an eyebrow at their reaction and followed their gaze to the eastern gate.

A handsome man with pale skin, as if his whole blood was sucked out, walked inside the arena with a wide, shit-eating grin on his face. However, it wasn't him who made the crowd silent.

It was his entrance.

Two beautiful women walked beside him, with his hands resting on their waists. The two of them didn't even bother looking at the crowd and simply looked coyly at their husband.

Getting a lot of jealous glares directed at him, Veer felt like an impenetrable fortress defending against every single one of those envious stares.

"You really loved to show off," Elara chuckled, but Veer knew she didn't really mind it. The same was true with Liliana. For the two of them, Veer's happiness mattered and nothing else.

"Well, I have the best women as my wives after all," Veer laughed out loud.