Prologue
Monday 14th December 2014,
London, London International University.
Crystal Wisdom had done a selection for national or international students to study in Crystal Class, the highest place for gifted students. The faculty was very surprise with the result this year; only five people passed the test, leaving five more seats without owner. And, although stationed in England, there are only one British youth passed the test. Japan dominated with two. Crystal Wisdom, faculty of Crystal Class is the newest one of the history of LI Univ. Built by the Chairman Tucker Princeton about two years ago. He confessed, he built this for every gifted person to unleash their true potential.
Crystal Class ID
Name: Souji Seta
ID: 2014C04
Date of birth: August 20th, 1994
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Height: 183 cm
Nationality: Japan
Souji Seta, one of two Japan youths stood coolly in front of the campus gate. Right hand buried in his black jeans and his left carrying his luggage. The youth regretted he cut his hair to crewcut just before he set out here, the very cold winter breeze were blowing through his bare neck and ears. His thick trench jacket he was wearing doesn't really help to resist the cold.
From the front gate, the campus looks very dark. It's maybe because it's 6pm now. Souji still doesn't feel good about his decision to continue his studies here. He was planning he would go to Germany or United States, but someone convinced him to go here instead. Sighing, he decided to forget about it and went ahead to finish his administrative business with the faculty and any other stuff before he start studying in January. The silver haired youth met some difficulties as he got lost several times because of its complex building structure. After he crossed another long corridor he finally reached the faculty office or Crystal Wisdom office.
"Good afternoon." Said Souji after knocking the door and walked in. In here, he saw a middle aged man sat in his office chair, doing something in his desk, probably writing. It's not like he expected here, the room was very usual, nothing special about it; desks, chairs, bookcases, cheap coffee maker, one big coffee table and many other usual stuff.
"Hello. Good afternoon young man. What can I do for you?"
"I'm Souji Seta, the-"
"Yes, yes I understand. Come, let's not waste time."
About fifteen minutes had passed, business had done. Souji stood up and gave the faculty officer a hand shake before leaving the office to find the chairman. The officer said he will personally greet Souji and give him a tour around campus. Souji wondered why. After easily located the Chairman's room, just around the corner, Souji went in and greet another middle aged man with fairly expensive suit who supposedly the Chairman. "Good afternoon sir. I'm looking for-"
The man laughed hard as he saw Souji, "No need to bowing like that. My name is Tucker Princeton, the chairman." Souji's a bit surprised at the chairman sudden changes of personality. He was looking very dark the moment he steps in and then turned to cheery one as their eyes met. "Please, take a seat."
Souji walked further and took the seat in front of the chairman, divided by a classic wooden desk and a pile of papers lined neatly above it. The chairman's carrying a paper that maybe Souji's bio or something.
"You have a perfect score on your test Mr. Seta, though that's not a rare thing." He said after finished reading and put it down. "We have prepared anything at your dorm room, such as your ID, books and a set of computer," He chuckled, "The last one is a bonus… Ahem, anyway, welcome to Crystal community. I'm hoping great achievements from all of you."
"Thank you, sir. I will do my best."
"Excuse me." Both men turned their attention at the monotone voice. The owner of the voice continues walking in as they froze or something.
"Oh, Mr. Parker, Please sit down." Said Mr. Tucker. Parker silently took the seat beside Souji and while he gave Chairman a cold glare.
"Seta this is Parker and Parker this is Seta. Parker... Let's see..." Mr. Tucker walking off, searching a file about Parker.
"Souji Seta, Nice to meet you." Greeted Souji. The greeted person didn't seem to care.
"Nate, Nate Parker." Replied Nate plainly without making an eye contact,
"Ah, here it is." said Mr. Tucker as he found the file and sit back at his seat. Then he suddenly laughed hard again. Souji was slightly jerking backward on his seat while Parker kept glaring at the chairman's happy face. "It's real! Your score is as perfect as Seta." Continued Mr. Tucker.
"So that's why." Said Souji suddenly. Mr. Tucker looked at him, confused. "I was curious why you could recognize us when we first came here, and why you personally want us here. It's because we're scoring perfectly on the test. Rare to see two people pass a test with perfect score no? So you want to see it yourself, am I right, Mr. Princeton?" Explained Souji. Mr. Tucker is amazed by his statement and just nod for an answer.
"Well, our business is done here. I suggest you visit your dorm before going anywhere. It's at the end of the hall. And I apologize I cannot accompanying you r give you the tour I promised, I have another business. Good afternoon gentlemen." Both of them went out the office after saying goodbye.
On the way to dorm…
"Souji was it?"
Souji stopped for a moment, and then continued the walk. It's surprised him hearing Nate talking. After their brief meeting, Souji had concluded the guy's personality, an introvert. "Yes, is something wrong?"
"Ah no, nothing's wrong. Just a question."
"Oh, what is it?" asked Souji curiously, Nate stops walking and finally looked at Souji,
"How many people are allowed living in one dorm?" Souji let out a small laugh after hearing that, he thought Nate was going to ask a serious question.
"Well, since it's a dorm. Maybe around twenty or fifteen."
"I see, you're new in this country." Souji surprised at his statement, both of them continued walking. "The dorm system in this Univ. is like a house, we're trained to work together in the dorm. So it only four or five person allowed living on one dorm." Nate continued.
"Hmph, so you're just testing me? But thanks for the explanation. Ah, I think we arrive." both of them stopped in front of the door. There's a plate on the door.
Dorm 29
Eirika Vineyard 291
Naoto Shirogane 292
Nate Parker 293
Souji Seta (L) 294
"What is L stand for?" asked Souji curious. His eyes got widened as he reads one familiar name.
"I don't know." answered Nate simply,
"You're not originally from here either?"
"Nope," Both of them look at the door that had someone opened it from the inside. It's a girl with a brown hair and an all black colored dress. She looked so beautifully matched her dress, Nat thought.
"Welcome!" greeted the girl cheerfully and went in. She gestured the men to come in and seated herself on the couch in the center of the dorm. Both men followed her and sat at the other couch in front of her. "Which one of you is Souji Seta?"
"I am." answered Souji boldly.
"I see. Souji, you're appointed as the leader in this dorm by the faculty. Don't disappoint us okay?" said the girl and went to another room that has a plate #291.
"L for Leader? Fine, I'm used to it anyway." said Souji while searching for is room. Nate was still lying on the couch, sleeping maybe. Souji stands in front of the room #294, it had his name on it. He went in. The room is nicely small for Souji. Have a comfy bed, desk, personal computer, and a closet. I need to do a little decoration here, he thought.
Crystal Class ID
Name: Naoto Shirogane
ID: 2014C02
Date of birth: April 27th, 1995
Sex: Female
Age: 19
Height: 157 cm
Nationality: Japan
Naoto Shirogane, another Japan's youths who remarkably passed the test. She just got out from the faculty office. Yes she was late, the taxi's engine she boarded before blew, so she took a detour by bus. Didn't want to waste her time, she hurried running to her dorm. It takes only one minute to get there. Surprised at first when seeing Souji's name at the door, she hastily went in. Inside, she saw the fairly neat room for a dorm. A pair of cupboards near the entrance door, four doors placed in the corner of the place beyond the two couches that has one person laying on it.
"Excuse me?" Naoto began, the guy is noticing her, and wake up. He's wearing a plain brown turtleneck sweater beneath his white hoody jacket, brown jeans and a pair of slick boots completed his casual attire. His jet black hair messily spiked upward, probably he never combed his hair. "Is this dorm 29?"
"True, Naoto Shirogane?" replied the guy,
"Yes, nice to-" she paused when saw him away from her, and continued his sleeping. I believe he's Nate Parker… He's so rude, but how did he know my name? Maybe because another woman named Eirika Vineyard was already inside, she thought and went to room 292. She unpacked her stuff and began cleaning the room. She also decorated it, a little. When she's done, she sat in her study. She took out her cell phone and calling Souji's new number he gave Naoto a day ago.
"Souji Seta, who's calling?"
"It's me, Naoto-"
"Naoto! How are you doing? I see, you had arrived here at London. When are you going to the campus?"
"The truth is, I'm already in my dorm. I saw your name on the door… what a coincidence."
"Yeah, you could say that. It's been a long time."
"Too long."
Crystal Class ID
Name: Eirika Vineyard
ID: 2014C01
Date of birth: October 7th, 1994
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Height: 168 cm
Nationality: Australia
Eirika is writing at her room. She's the one who arrived here earlier than anybody else, so she already had investigated her dorm-mates on the web. She even had drawn a sketch of her dorm. When she almost finished her writing, an abrupt sound distracted her. She shocked when she found that a guy had just entered her room without knocking it first and obviously without her permission.
"EEK! What are you doing here?" She said while trimmed up her books in panic.
"Eh? Wrong room? Sorry." said the guy and walked out.
"Stupid!" she yelled, and sat upsetly at the bed. She remembered him. He's Nate Parker, the other beside Souji who had a perfect score. But from what just she saw earlier, he's kinda rude and cold. The brown haired girl doesn't believe he's a genius yet. She's going to find out if it's true. Eirika went out her room and go to Souji's. She knocked the door, "Yeah, come in." yelled Souji, Eirika entered his room. She sat at the chair.
"Um, excuse me Souji. Are you a friend of Nate?" She asked him.
"Nate? No, I just met him today." Souji simply replied with a smile.
"Oh, I see. Hmm, okay bye."Said Eirika then went outside. Her guess was right, they aren't related, maybe both of them worked together? Who knows?Her thoughts were distracted by a violent sound that came from the lounge, and it was Nate. He looks troubled. "What happened? Need a help?"
"Ah, you. Eirika, may I sleep in your room?" Said Nate. Without a second Eirika slap him and get upset again.
"No way, Pervert!" She yelled and went to her room.
Crystal Class ID
Name: Nate Parker
ID: 2014C03
Date of birth: December 12th, 1994
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Height: 179 cm
Nationality: United States Of America
Nate was comfortably lying on the couch. Apparently he's sleeping, but he wasn't. He's thinking about something, he secretly had tested his dorm-mates personality. Souji Seta, he's a bold young man. A little bit cocky, but Nate somehow knows his cockiness based on his ability, it's truth neither bluffing nor overconfidence. Just something that a leader should have.
Naoto Shirogane, he thought she was a male at first. But when he stared at her closely, she's a female. She's polite, or stern, he thought. Better yet, she's straight forward and seems never hesitate about anything, thought it was just his guessing. The great thing about Naoto after he read some of her info in the net was she's a prodigy Detective in Japan, of course she's very dedicated.
The last, Eirika Vineyard, she has initiative, judging by how her rooms filled with some scrap of papers that were her handwriting about him and any other person in this dorm, and also her computer monitor showed a picture of the Famous Detective Shirogane. She might be interested of how a girl like her could get such title, like he did. Despite that great personality of her, she's short tempered young woman, and caring, the last part was his guessing.
Obviously they're all smart...
Nate went to his room. He look out the window, enjoyed the view,
What awaits me? What I seek in this place? Time will answer it... Maybe.