Chapter 12: Amori's Dorm Room

* Ding! *

“ Thank you sir! Hope you come again! “

The cashier said cheerfully as he watched Randell leave through the automated door.

Mhyv flies right behind him, crossing both his legs and resting five of his arms on his lap.

His head lays on his other arm, as his disappointed silence was already obvious to Randell who noticed it throughout his time at the convenience store.

“ Still mad that we didn't get to eat at the Mess Hall? “

“ Yes. “

“ Look, it sucked that the Mess Hall’s only reserved for students and the academy staff.

But look at the bright side, You get to eat a bunch of meals costing half my money~ “

He said while shaking a bunch of plastic bags that had overtaken his arms. Relieved that he doesn't have to carry two of his other bags as they were already taken care of by Amori.

Mhyv lowered his head to see the stuff that Randell bought, seeing a bunch of cupped meals filled with burger stakes and mushroom gravy, a pair of boxes with strawberry chocolates, two large plastic bottles of soda, and three pizza slices in a pizza sized package within the tight plastic bags.

With a begrudging sigh, Mhyv looked away, slouching his back closer to his lap and whispered to himself, “ I guess that suffices… “

‘ Thank the god's Amori showed me this place!

Like I can't believe they sell all of these with just 2 to 5 dollars! ‘

Randell thought happily, even taking a few big skips on the night streets.

The trip to the convenience store was relatively short as it only takes them a couple of turns from the sidewalk until arriving at the gate.

Upon entering within the academy, Randell manages to walk through some familiar hallways that could lead to the dorm of the Suite of Sorcerers, with Mhyv helping him out whenever he couldn't recognize a few paths.

This went on for about a minute or so until they arrived at the entrance of the dorm.

Without the sun shining through the skylight due to how pitch black it is outside the night sky, the lanterns instead illuminate the dorm with their soft purple glow. Allowing Randell to walk up to the third floor and enter at one of entrances, stopping specifically at a door near the entrance that has a sign that said's, “ C.3.1 “

‘ Hope that this is the right door ‘

* Knock Knock! *

* Click! *

The door opened slightly, as a triangular flat snake-like head that had white creamy scales with pinkish fading stripes moved behind the door.

“ Ah! Your back! “

Relieved, Amori fully opened the door and rested his shoulders on the side of the door frame. Randell notices that Amori changed his clothing, wearing instead a brownish gray jacket with oversized sleeves that fully hides his arms, on top of some blue skinny jeans.

Amori's pale, pinkish-red eyes stare at the plastic bags he is holding before looking up at Randell and ask, “ Did you buy it? “

“ You mean the strawberry chocolates that you ask for? “, he replies while showing him the plastic bag containing two of those boxes.

Amori was ecstatic to see them face to face, he quickly snatched them from Randell's grasp.

“ !? “

“ Hehe~ “

“ Ehem! “

“ Oh! S-sorry… I've been waiting for these to be in stock.

You can have some if you want “

“ Maybe later… “

Randell hands him two plastic bags, Amori accepts and brings them inside while Randell and Mhyv follow behind.

The room was quiet, bathed in bright light compared to the soft purple light outside. With walls painted in white and the ground made entirely out of hard maple.

Two beds are separated from each side, both are neatly clean and tidy but have varying displays of items.

The right bed was filled with an array of books, stacks of paper, his two bags which are on the bed, an overwhelming amount of stationary items, particularly at the desk below the bed, and a white door next to the desk.

And the right side is…

It's just filled with a collection of pinned butterflies.

In varying sizes, species, and within wooden frames that are either nailed on the walls or displayed on the desk which is located on the top of the bed.

There were some books, papers, and some stationary but they were overwhelmed with books regarding butterfly anatomy.

There's so many pinned butterflies on the left bed that it covered the entire wall, essentially making an over glorified butterfly graveyard.

At the center of it all was an open mini-fridge, filled with snacks and sweets which Amori spends a long time trying to squeeze in as many of Randell's groceries, and a microwave at the top.

“ Hey, mind if I use your microwave? “

“ Sure, do whatever you want as long as you don't touch my roommates stuff “

“ Way ahead of you. “

Without hesitation, Randell walks to the fridge ignoring the left bed while trying to not accidentally step on Amori.

Putting all his plastic bags down, he tries to heat up at least one or two cupped meals, wanting to cook them all up just so that Mhyv can enjoy them all.

“ Sniff sniff… “

‘ God's I really need a shower ‘

“ Hey, would you mind microwaving 5 of these cupped meals? I seriously need to clean myself. “

“ Okay why the heck would you need to eat 7 burger steaks? “

“ Well it's because-

Never mind, you'll forget about 5 or 6 of them anyways. “

“ What? “

“ Wanna burger steak? “

“ Don't dodge my question, what do you mean I'll forget- “

“ I'ma take that thank you~ “

Before Amori could even finish his sentence, Mhyv grabbed 6 of these cupped meals without a second thought.

It feels so sudden for Amori, as if everything he just said we're gone, erased, forgotten from his conscious thought.

Amori holds his forehead, rubbing against his scales as if a big headache hits him in an instant.

“ W-what was I talking about?... “

“ Um…

You were talking about if I could take a shower? “

“ Did I ask that?

Weird… I guess you're right. “

Amori said, still in a daze of confusion.

Randell sighs deeply before turning to Mhyv who was resting on his shoulders.

“ You really don't want others to see you huh? “

“ Duh! What else have I been doing for years?

I'll be the one heating these up for myself.“

“ Thanks I guess. “

It took some time, but after letting Amori stop and think, he eventually leads him to the door on the right side where the bathroom lies.

Everything has all the essentials of a bathroom except for an empty space at a corner.

“ Where's the shower head? “

“ We don't have one, but we do have a bathtub “

“ Where? I don't seem to see- “

“ Conjure Bathtub “, Amori slips his mana on the empty space at the corner, causing a puff of pink smoke to be released and dissipates within seconds, finally providing the bathroom with a bathtub.

Randell's eyes sparkle with that revelation, as he immediately rushes to the bathtub and observes it with whimsy.

“ Right! Forgot you had this spell.

Can't believe that you've been using your dorm room's bathtub! “

“ Heh yeah, our professors allowed me to use the bathtub for sorcery because of my magic. “

“ Right, you were born with bathtub magic.

How many spells have you created with that magic anyway? “

“ Right now 8 “

“ 8!?

How many years have you been in this academy!? “

“ A year. “

‘ I can't believe it… 8 spells within a year!? ‘

“ You're amazing! I've been learning and practicing sorcery for 7 years and I've only created and edited 3 spells!

How good exactly is the academy in teaching sorcery! “

“ I don't really know,

I've never gone to other academies before so I don't have a direct reference, but the sorcerer professors here made it easy for us to learn, particularly professor Aspen.

Even if they sometimes don't show up in class. “

“ Wait… sorcerer professors here sometimes don't show up in class? “

“ Not just sorcerer professors, most professors do. So we're left to manage our time in studying the materials they gave us beforehand or do our own thing. “

“ Huh, that sounds a bit leisurely. “

“ Hah! Oh you sweet idiotic tiger…

Here's a tip, just because a professor isn't around, you still need to use that time to study or practice at whatever suite you're into.

Exams and coursework here are a NIGHTMARE and you'll absolutely be fucked if you use that time to relax.

Trust me. “

Amori said in an extremely low tone, causing the atmosphere to turn silent after his words which made it sorta awkward for Randell.

But Amori quickly switched up his tone to a rather cheerful one, continuing his words by saying, “ But if you know how to manage your time and hobbies, you'll be alright. “

“ Okay… “

“ Great!

I'll fill the tub for you “

Amori pressed his finger on the surface of the bathtub, casually saying “ Bathwater “, which caused his mana to manifest out of his arm and flow down to his finger, compressed at a singular point until water began to form.

Following Amori's finger and increasing in volume as his finger rise, all while foam and the scent of fresh roses starts appear within the water.

The water stops once it fills the tub, which leaves Amori to stand up and walk up to the door.

“ Go ahead, I'll give you some towels in a sec. “

* Thud *