My Soul card is a Reaper

Sector 2, Planet Celis, House of Celestial Flame;

The entire planet of Celis was divided into 51 sectors, with the Knight Academy's administration building as the center. Sectors 1 to 48 belonged to the Knight Academy. Sector 49 belonged to the Academy for Nephilims. As for Sector 0 and Sector 50, they were deemed as forbidden regions for different reasons.

Azzy was allotted to Sector 2.

He was escorted by an attendant of the academy straight to the housing area before everything.

It has a series of large residences.

The attendant explained on the way.

Upon entering the academy, all Angels are allotted to a team of mostly either four or five. In some rare cases, six. The team will stay in this 6-bedroom duplex house with a large private training room with powerful spells reinforcing the walls so that they would absorb any attack under 8-star. There was even a yard in their compound to relax and a tiny garden with beautiful flowers for aesthetics.

The houses aren't very important for Trainee Knights as their sole ambition is to get stronger and acquire more knowledge; most trainees at Sector-2 aim to enter Sector-1 as those elite students have access to the forbidden regions, more prestigious missions, and later, receive a high position after graduation. Of course, some were only here for the knighthood as it would raise their status in society as well as their families. Hence, the word "teammates" doesn't hold much for ambitious students.

However, Azzy's aim is something else. While the size of a house isn't that important either, he needs teammates who he can trust. Unlike Angels who are either good or bad, trust is a bit of a luxury for Azzy who lived in the world of gray.

This was an important step for Azzy and if the teammates weren't worthy of his acknowledgment, Azzy was fully prepared to move to another team along the way. Such an option exists for every trainee knight.

As soon as he entered the house, a gush of florescent scent hit his nose; it was quite pleasant and uncomfortable for Azzy at the same time. The attendant, however, went into a trance and started praying as he knelt on the floor, "Oh, Lord. Thank you for giving me another life. Your grace knows no bounds. Your…"

"Huh? What is this fool doing?" Azzy couldn't help but step away from the young man who started praising their god out of nowhere. He looked around and sniffed a bit, "is this the effect of this scent?" He wondered aloud.

"Yes, it was, Junior," a voice responded to him from the top stairs.

Azzy glanced at the stairs where a silverish-long-haired young man was climbing down at a slow pace with some kind of wooden bottle in his hand. The latter looked back at Azzy as he raised the bottle and explained, "It's the scent from the perfume made of Reveriscent Bloom, also known as the Bloom of Whispers or the Petal of Gratitude. Those without strong souls are susceptible to its scent, revealing their gratitude towards the Lord. It works on mortals in outer worlds for sure, but even Angels are not completely immune either." Reaching the last step, he let out a smile and added, "I guess your win against Instructor Arin is not just a rumor after all."

"You heard of it? It hasn't been long since our battle finished."

"Well, rumors pass faster than light here. The rumor was that Instructor Arin was injured in a test against a trainee knight, and you are the only one who was allotted to Sector 2. So… it is obvious to connect the dots." The man shrugged his shoulders and proceeded to stretch his right palm, "Absorb."

In an instant, all the scent was absorbed into his palm, freeing the attendant and confusing the hell out of him. "Wha… what was I doing?" He looked left and right, over and over.

Azzy didn't pay much attention to this forgettable character and focused on this Angel in 7-star rank instead, "It's not exactly a fight as you think it went like. My skill has the ability to penetrate any physical defense. She underestimated me and got injured." He explained it so that the latter wouldn't take him as someone who defeated an instructor.

At the same time, Azzy was also pretty much worried about the upcoming days. After all, all rumors pretty much become exaggerated at one point and all kinds of versions will come out of those creative geniuses until another big scandal breaks out.

The clan founder's remnant spirit, who read his thoughts, let out a chuckle, gaining his attention for a moment with his comment, "Just use your masked identity to create another scandal this night itself, like breaking into these forbidden regions. It's simple."

"It works?"

"Of course. If there is one thing that is common to every intelligent species, humans, angels, elves, or even gods, they tend to be attracted to mysterious things…"

"Hmm… I guess you are right. As long as there is no rank-11 present there, I can pretty much escape from them, too. But breaking into a forbidden region and getting caught will burn my masked identity for good. I'll be labeled as a criminal. I should be caref…"

"Hello… hello… eyes to the present… Hmm… He is completely in a trance but I have already removed the scent. And he wasn't praying either. Was he resisting its effects all this long? I can help him though. Should I give a punch to him or a kick? No, that would unnecessarily offend him when I hadn't confirmed his condition. I still have yet to figure out his personality properly. He is our future teammate. Making a bad impression would only hurt our teamwork. Then, should I leave? Maybe, wait for a while? Argh… this silence is killing me. I…"

*Ahem* Your next chapter awaits on My Virtual Library Empire

Azzy suddenly coughed, bringing the angel to reality from his overthinking. As he embarrassedly averted his gaze, Azzy didn't give any explanation and instead directly changed the topic by introducing himself with a handshake, "I'm Rael. I have come from the lower plane. So, I don't know much about etiquette I should follow here."

"Empyreon plane? Seriously?" The attendant and the Angel collectively spoke in surprise.