Book 2: Chapter 11.3: The Viper Part III

Book 2: Chapter 11.3: The Viper Part III

Scarlet

After making it to the vast faculty tower close to the center of the campus grounds, I navigate my way through the building hallways, occasionally nodding my head at people who pass by when they do the same to me until I eventually find myself standing in front of Vipers office. And before I can even knock, the door opens for me and her voice echoes out of it, Come in.

I walk inside, only to find myself in a room that I would never in a million years call an office. Because while it does have a desk and office chair in it with a large window behind them, it also has a freaking water fountain at the center of the vast room. Now, if that were just all then I could still call it an office. But what office has a flat screen tv and a bed in it?

Maybe she just likes to sleep where she works? Tar mutters, sounding unsure himself.

Uh, huh. Sure. So youre saying if you had an office then youd have a water fountain in it?

He doesnt respond.

Of course, he doesnt.

I find the woman herself leaning against her desk, half sitting on it while standing in front of it and staring at me. She then gestures over to a small sitting area in the vast room near the water fountain before walking over to it herself. And I join her just a second later, sitting down on the fancy little chair next to the small table and the water fountain.

This is just so bizarre. And not what I pictured when I got her email.

After a few seconds of us just sitting and listening to the gentle sounds of the water fountain, Viper finally asks, not taking her eyes off of the fountain which is in the shape of a large viper spewing the water out of its mouth, Thank you for coming to visit. She turns to look at me. There are two reasons for my request, the first of which you shouldve already seen in the email.

Right. Her request to become my private instructor and take me in as an apprentice.

Should you accept that offer, I would be instructing you on all forms of your System interaction and in your training itself. Id act as an advisor for choosing your classes, sponsor you when you need it with funds, and act on your behalf should you ever get into any legal problems, she says, packing on benefit after benefit after benefit. All I would ask from you is that you listen to my instructions and help provide me assistance in the future, once youre strong enough.This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

Out of nowhere, I hear a bout of laughter coming from the entrance where I find a very familiar woman standing there, somehow having managed to get there without my ears picking her up. My eyes then narrow as I find the woman the very same one I saved in the Ancient Dragon Hotel that gave me those potions standing there in a magi-tech set of armor despite obviously not being a Guardian.

The hell? Thats wow. She can afford buying that and having a Guardian periodically recharge it too?

My apologies, Scarlet, the woman says, using my name as she walks further into the room, Viper finally snapping out of her own daze in the process. I know Allen said you were against being given handouts, but this is more than I was expecting.

Allen? So this is the woman he told me about in the email he sent just before I came here.

Who are you anyways? I bluntly ask, my curiosity winning over me.

She laughs again, the laugh itself being rather melodic in tone before she just warmly smiles at me and answers while giving a sudden curtsy of the dress-like magi-tech gear shes wearing, My name is Fredricka von Feld la Rose, and I am one of the Council Seats of the Republic.

My jaw drops open.

I take another look at her face before narrowing my eyes, then opening my terminal and looking up her name. Because while I dont recognize her face, I do recognize her name. But what I find on the internet is the face of a younger looking woman, which has me frowning.

I look back up at her, only to find her moving her hand to her ear where she takes something off, making her physical features morph into that of the picture.

My apologies, but I cant very well go out in public without a disguise, now can I? she says, an amused smile touching her lips.

A few seconds pass in silence as I stare at her.

Then I manage to pick my jaw back up and ask, So what did you want to see me for?

And the smile on the ladys face widens.