It seems that the original plot has already deviated significantly.
But then again, even he, Vinny, has recalled mories from his past life.
The extent of the changes brought about by the butterfly effect is sothing no one can clearly articulate.
The black-haired, purple-eyed girl calmly gazed at him, her cool eyes scanning him up and down.
After a while, she slowly shifted her gaze away, looking straight ahead and no longer paying attention to anyone else.
Vinny breathed a sigh of relief. Being stared at by such a powerful figure as the eldest princess had indeed put a lot of pressure on him.
She must have been curious about how he had passed the entrance exam, which was why she had briefly focused on him. At least there was no hostility in her gaze.
About half an hour later, all the new students who had successfully passed the exam had basically arrived.
Each team was separated by so distance. Vinny glanced at the surrounding teams.
He wasn’t curious about the teams from the empire, the tribes, or the grand duchies, all of which were human races. What he was curious about were the teams from the non-human races.
He had never seen non-human races like dwarves, elves, or demi-human before, so he couldn’t help but be curious.
However, the non-human teams were too far from the kingdom’s team, separated by several other teams, so he couldn’t clearly see who was leading the non-human groups.
Soon, an elderly ntor ca to welco the new students of this year.
Looking at these extraordinary new students, the ntor nodded in satisfaction.
Vinny understood that the next step would be the dormitory assignnt.
The dormitory assignnts were not randomly distributed; they were based on the total scores of the entrance exam.
The Carillian Academy encouraged healthy competition among students. The rankings of the entrance exam would be published to motivate the underperforming students to work harder and to remind the top students not to beco complacent, lest they be surpassed by others.
At Carillian Academy, the top five, top fifty, and top one hundred students would live in different dormitories, with the level of luxury increasing accordingly.
The top five students would each have a manor villa to themselves, the top fifty would share a small villa to themselves, the top one hundred would have luxurious single rooms, and the rest would live in ordinary dormitories.
But even the ordinary dormitories were of a higher standard compared to other academies.
As the most prestigious and historically rich academy, Carillian Academy had perfected every aspect, which was why so many noble children were eager to get in.
“Next, we will announce the top five students with the highest total scores in this year’s entrance exam,” the elderly ntor with a monocle and a gentleman’s cane cleared his throat and took out a list.
“Fifth place, Gaius Caton.”
After the na was called, a girl with long purple hair stepped onto the high platform in front of everyone, under the gaze of many eyes filled with various emotions.
However, she frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with this result.
Vinny had heard of the Caton surna before. It belonged to a famous grand duke family in the Tyrell Empire.
Given this, the nobles probably wouldn’t have much objection to this top five selection.
At least, in the short term, there wouldn’t be any challengers.
“Fourth place, Eric Ackerman.”
The previously handso young man also stepped forward, confidently walking onto the high platform to receive the admiration of the crowd.
This was also expected.
“Third place, Milian Celfen.”
Hearing the na, Vinny abruptly looked up and caught sight of a golden-haired girl stepping onto the high platform with a lively gait, shining as brilliantly as the sun.
She possessed a beauty reminiscent of a fairy from a storybook, exuding a surreal and ethereal charm, yet there was no doubt she was real.
Aside from the gentle sway of her chest, the most eye-catching feature was her elegantly pointed elf ears.
This confird her identity, an elf.
To be precise, a golden elf.
Milian Celfen was the only sister of the Golden Elf Queen, Seliphrene Celfen.
Interestingly, due to the hundred-year gap in their birth dates and the passing of the previous elf king, Seliphrene was more like a mother to Milian than a sister.
Both sisters were heroines in the original story. Vinny hadn’t paid much attention to Milian’s attitude towards the original Vinny, so he didn’t know. But he was well aware of Seliphrene’s attitude towards him.
For so reason, in the original story, Seliphrene had shown extre dislike and aversion towards him.
Honestly, even the original Vinny hadn’t offended Seliphrene. They were separated by an entire elf forest, with no connection whatsoever, yet she still managed to dislike him.
Vinny didn’t know who to complain to about this.
Almost the mont Milian stepped onto the platform, all eyes in the audience were drawn to this dreamlike elf girl.
“Second place, Isatia Lanteville.”
As expected, the strength of the empire’s eldest princess was well-deserved. Honestly, if it weren’t for Aesphyra, who was like a cheat, Isatia would have likely taken the crown of this year’s Carillian entrance exam.
Isatia walked onto the high platform with elegant steps, her ink-black hair swaying gracefully, her purple eyes exuding an unspoken nobility, drawing everyone’s attention.
Vinny even overheard so girls whispering, “Who is this sister? She’s so cool!”
It was no wonder, given the ti of the yuri ga, where almost all girls have sowhat liking to other girls.
Aesphyra’s gaze also lingered on Isatia for a while. Looking at those purple eyes similar to her own, she smiled slightly and then shifted her gaze away.
Not seeing the person she was waiting for, a hint of disappointnt flashed in her eyes.
Of course, many imperial nobles were also puzzled.
Even their princess could only take second place. Who could be first?
“Next, the first place winner of this year’s Carillian entrance exam, the champion...” The elderly ntor paused.
Oh, who could it be? It’s so hard to guess.
Vinny silently complained in his heart.
“Aesphyra Galactus.”
Finally, the protagonist lived up to expectations and took the title of the new student champion. Under the gaze of various eyes, she stepped onto the stage, standing alongside these geniuses of the sa era, receiving the attention of the crowd.
Everyone was probably wondering, “Who is Aesphyra?” But upon seeing the silver-haired girl’s overwhelming beauty and aura, they couldn’t help but marvel at how extraordinary this year was, with dark horses erging one after another.
Needless to say, there would be many who would challenge Aesphyra in the future, trying to take her ranking, especially the children of the great nobles.
After all, the Galactus family was unknown, and no matter how high her score was, soone would inevitably try to step on her.
But if they really did that, they would be kicking a titanium alloy plate.
“Let us congratulate these five outstanding students for achieving the highest honor in this year’s entrance exam!”
Amidst the applause, the ntor presented the awards to these five students.
The top five would receive an honorary certificate and dal from Carillian Academy, while the first place would receive the golden laurel crown of Carillian.
Aesphyra thanked the ntor who awarded her the crown, certificate, and dal, gave a few routine “acceptance speech” remarks, and then stood on the high platform, receiving congratulations.
During this ti, apart from Aesphyra and Eric, the other three were very curious about Aesphyra, especially Isatia Lanteville. Her gaze fell on Aesphyra, expressionless and silent.
Aesphyra seed to sense her gaze and smiled as she also looked over.
A historic mont.
Two pairs of strikingly similar purple eyes t, only to separate in less than a second.
Both acted as if nothing had happened, as if the brief eye contact had never occurred.
Did they just hit it off?
Vinny watched from below, his expression odd.
Next was the dormitory assignnt. The welco ceremony for the new students would take place after the official start of the sester.
“Brother Vinny, you’re really sothing, hiding your true abilities,” the ntors began grouping the new students based on their total scores. A cheeky-looking young man walked up and nudged Vinny with his elbow.
“Impressive! I thought I’d have you as a companion at the bottom, but who knew you’d betray our friendship and climb so high??”
“Surprised? I didn’t expect it either,” Vinny glanced at the cheeky young man.
This was Fred, a second son of a viscount family he had t during a card ga a few days ago while traveling.
Due to his status, he couldn’t enter the core noble circle, so he didn’t care much about noble socializing or reputation.
He didn’t even care much about this entrance exam.
He did have talent and strength, otherwise he wouldn’t have passed the exam, but he had a very carefree attitude, doing things with a natural looseness.
In Vinny’s opinion, this guy might have taken the entrance exam just as a side thing. So why was he here?
To play cards, and to find card buddies.
As for who the card buddies were, their status, or their reputation, it didn’t matter.
It’s just a card ga, why overthink it? If you get along, then get along; if not, then don’t. It’s that simple.
In his view, those big nobles who still put on airs during card gas were more troubleso, taking forever to play a card, which made him extrely impatient.
It was much better to play with Vinny. This guy had no airs, just like him.
When the ga got intense, he would swear, play cards quickly, and make mistakes.
When he made a mistake, he would slam the table and curse.
This kind of card buddy was perfect for his personality! They could get along!
So the two beca close card buddies.
When playing cards with others, Fred had to hold back, not being able to speak freely, as most of his opponents were nobles, people of refinent.
When playing cards, only he would be swearing, and even with his thick skin, he felt a bit embarrassed.
Vinny was different.
Playing cards with this guy was just one word: refreshing!
No hesitation in playing cards, straightforward, and just like him, not caring about manners... or rather, not caring about those tedious etiquette.
After searching for so many years, Fred had finally found a card buddy who suited him perfectly.
The commoner students thought he was a noble, and the status gap made them hesitant to open up.
The nobles were too reserved. Only this guy, although his card skills were a bit lousy, Fred could feel that only he was truly playing cards, truly enjoying the ga.
After a few rounds, the two beca close.
Fred didn’t care about Vinny’s bad reputation, nor did he care if associating with him would tarnish his own reputation.
In his view, although he had successfully enrolled, it was mostly due to luck, and his ceiling was already set. Why care about these things?
Besides, compared to these, happiness was clearly more important.
“Stop talking nonsense. I saw you didn’t even blink when the ntor called your na, and you still say you didn’t expect it? Blowing your own trumpet without any preparation, making it seem like I would ask you for so secret technique,” Fred clicked his tongue, very disdainful.
“If you really wanted to ask, I couldn’t give it to you. There really isn’t any,” Vinny had relied heavily on Vanessa throughout this journey.
Saying Vanessa was like his mother wouldn’t be an exaggeration. How could he teach soone else? Teach them how to hug their own thigh??
“Alright, alright, you know . I don’t care about these things. Compared to these, we’ve passed the entrance exam! After we get assigned to our dormitories tonight, how about a round?” Fred casually slung his arm around Vinny’s shoulder.
“Again? You used that excuse yesterday,” Vinny said disdainfully.
“Hey, it’s different! Yesterday we were still on the ship. Today we’re officially at the academy’s main campus. If we don’t play now, we might not get the chance later!”
“Fine, fine, you choose the place, whatever,” Vinny waved his hand.
“Heh! That’s what I like about you, so refreshing!” Fred patted Vinny’s shoulder.
“Hey, not so tight! You’re straight, right?” Vinny pushed Fred away with a look of disgust.
“Brother Vinny, how could you question like that? My orientation is as straight as my card-playing strategy!” Fred scoffed.
“But honestly, you sll really nice. Do you, as a guy, actually wear perfu?”
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