Chapter 12: Chevalier Unit

Rudolf Azregon

Dragon Knight Academy.

The classroom has been awfully quiet as our professor writes down formulas of Magical Physics on the board. Everyone is quietly writing on their notebook, copying the wall of numbers on the board. I’m bored, so I refused to do what the majority does. I leaned back on my seat and gazed in the window. Then I shifted it to my seatmate, Amphere, who was in his deep daydream. He’s just staring at his pen creepily.

It’s been two days when the registration for the Dragon Knight’s Tournament became messy due to a masked man who named himself Black Phantom. During that chaos, Amphere and his dragonoid chased the culprit but they failed. Their loss troubled Amphere for these past two days. He’s often lost in thought.

“Hey, whazzup?” I patted his shoulder. He jolted in shock and dropped the pen on the ground.

“W-What?” He gave off this angry stare at me.

“You have been out of the real world lately. Is something troubling you?”

He picked his pen up and then pressed the soft end of it in his forehead like he’s calculating something on his mind. Then he spoke “Not that of a big deal, but…Have you ever heard of the Crimson Dragonfly?”

“I have no friggin idea.” I shook my head. “Why?”

“It’s nothing.” He held his silence for the rest of the hour. He’s lying. This Crimson Dragonfly thing is a big deal for him. It won’t occupy his thought if it wasn’t.

When our classes ended, we rendezvous with our fellow dragonoids. The Dragon Knight Academy is holding separate classes for knights and dragonoids, but we’re basically learning the same subjects. Even our teachers are the same!

In my personal opinion, having our dragonoids beside us will make the learning part of the classroom fun. But because dragonoids are treated like animals in our society, there is no option but to go with the flow.

No big deal. The classes have ended. Kyrie and I can have all the free time we want!

“What’re you planning? You two seem awfully happy, totally!” Airelina asked me and Kyrie.

“Where going on a date~” I proudly held my hips with a smile on my face. Kyrie’s face began to blush as she shyly pinch my shoulder. She kept muttering “Don’t say that, it’s embarrassing!” on me.

“D-D-Date!? T-Totally!?” Airelina’s face reddened too. She looked at the pokerfaced Amphere then she sulked and slurred. “Well, that’s how a hundred compatibility rate for you… I’m actually jealous, totally…”

“We have to treat your wounds first.” Amphere scolded coldly. It makes sense, because Airelina has been acting strangely after they fought the Black Phantom. Sometimes, Airelina’s body parts would stop working. Just like yesterday’s event, she collapses in every five friggin minutes. She can’t even use her wings properly, and she can’t hide her tail anymore.

“D-Don’t you mean you’re going to send me to Croft again!?Like, totally!?” Airelina held a frightened face. “I don’t want to! Totally! She’s going to experiment in my body again!”

“Who is this Croft?” I whispered to Amphere.

“Croft is a friend of Duchess Corasell. She’s not a doctor, but her father’s uncle’s son’s friend is an expert at dragonoid medicines.”

“You know what they call that!?” Airelina shouted at Amphere’s left ear. “A total stranger! Totally! I won’t let that woman touch my body ever again!”

“Stop whining and let’s go already!” Amphere grabbed his dragonoid’s tail while Airelina impaled her fingers on the soft ground to resist. She really looked like a scaredy cat. Amphere is a lot more powerful at this point so he successfully dragged Airelina out of the scene. She left a set of long scratch marks on the earth.

Those two never fail to amuse me. Their relationship is a lot more developed than friends, but it is slightly lesser than lovers. I know they treat each other with love and care just how I treat my dear Kyrie. I know that Airelina love love loves Amphere very much; the only thing is Amphere is oblivious enough to ignore all those signs.

There is no written rule that a romantic relationship between humans and dragonoids are forbidden, but humans will easily judge and despise you. That’s how society works.

We are walking hand by hand with Kyrie as we reached the gate. The scene is always like this whenever our class ends. Everyday we would grab a lot of attention from teachers, knights, and dragonoids. Some nobles would think poorly and disgusted at me for loving a dragonoid but I don’t care what they say. All I care is to be with Kyrie.

This time, as we reached the gate, a tall man with a long black hair grabbed my attention. He has this chilling gaze at me but I know he meant no harm. He is wearing a blue military tux with the sigil of a shield and wings on his back. It is indeed a uniform of a glorified Knight General. He is…

“General Kyle Leviticus.”

“Good day, Sir Rudolf Azregon.” He made a smile. What would a heroic knight like him want to do with me? Before I could ask that, he reached his vest and showed me a sealed letter. “You have been invited by the Chevalier Unit.”

Our date was moved to the other day as we followed the General to the headquarters of the Chevalier Unit inside the Academy. The Chevalier Unit is an elite group of people formed by the hero Kyle Leviticus. Everyone, including me, dreamt of being a part of his team. Working with him will prove a lot of honor in a dragon knight.

As we entered the headquarters, I saw his team members. One is a brown-haired man who is keeping his gaze at us while relaxing on his desk. Beside him is a silver-haired dragonoid who has several bandages on her body that she looked lika a mummy! That dragonoid’s condition is awful!

There was a beautiful woman with blonde hair. I very much know this woman because I’ve seen her before. She is the famous student council president, and is the model Reina Stephanie Fleuret. She is with her female dragonoid Eva; a girl wearing a magical girl outfit.

As Kyrie and I nervously sat in the front seat, a astoundingly beautiful dragonoid woman entered the room. It is the blonde beauty Elumina, Kyle Leviticus’ dragonoid. She stood beside Kyle, who was preparing a presentation in front.

This is the Chevalier Unit. There are only six members as of now, but their abilities are top-notch!

“I have seen your abilities as a Dragon Knight, Sir Azregon. And now I have a ridiculous offer for you.” The General smiled at me. “I have decided to recruit you in my team for one easy condition.”

“…” Kyrie and I behaved as we gulped. This is an ultimate opportunity indeed!

The monitor flashed two faces. One is the face of Sir Estoff Wraith, and the other is the face of Duchess Marieflorine Corasell. Elumina handed us folders full of papers. The folders are labled “Confidential File: Arcadia” Then the general spoke again.

“These two people are suspected of being involved in the terrorist group Arcadia. You already know them because they are close friends with your best friend; Sir Amphere Harrison. But don’t be deceived; they might be plotting something which we do not know about. I know that this is ridiculous but your best friend’s life is in danger if ever it was proven that they are involved with the terrorist group. So I want you to investigate them and report to me in a daily basis.”

This is a win-win situation. All I have to do and investigate. I also have to see if their allegations were true. My job here might save my best friend one day if General Leviticus’ hypothesis is accurate. And this is such a ludicrous offer that I can’t refuse.

“So…”

“I accept.”