"Troy and Trey Andres?"
Wallace had a puzzled expression.
"Troy and Trey are the heirs of the Andres family. The Andres family is a banking dynasty. They fund the wars we fight on other continents."
Fuck.
Dorian put his hand infront of his face and slammed his forehead.
The Andres Family?
The Andres Family is well-documented in several magazines and books in Dorian's study room.
He had not realised that these Troy and Trey shared the same name as that family.
The family emblem is present in every single banking system. Even the photo on the currency had the image of the royal family, but the emblem is of the Andres Family.
But Dorian has not seen the faces of the members of the Andres family.
It was almost as if they were hidden from the public.
It could have even been possible that the Andres Family funded the Canon Academy in the majority, as compared to the central government.
Even though Wallace did not mention their attributes, nor did Wallace introduce their background, Dorian and Wallace both felt anxious.
This test for the entrance into the Canon Academy is far beyond just an ordinary test. This was a genuine political struggle over power throughout the entire continent.
A royal family subject or TWO Andres family heirs?
There are over 5000 possible entrants takers and Wallace and Dorian had to just match with Troy and Trey. This was a disaster.
Dorian had begun his thoughts of abandoning Wallace.
In the control room.
The entire room was in a fury.
Troy and Trey being matched to Wallace is a joke.
Candace shouted: "WHAT SHALL WE DO??"
Old-man Klein retained his composure and was well stoic, "It was not any humans who matched these two; it was the systems we have created. This is a truly unprecedented occasion. Even though we are unbiased, I think we should re-run the system. I have asked the director and he has accepted"
Mr Brolee, who was shirtless, quickly ran to the randomiser part of the control room and clicked a button here and there.
"I'm sorry, everyone, we will randomise your opponent. There was a failure in several entrance takers not receiving their opponent"
Dorian and Wallace, who looked like they had almost seen a ghost, finally calmed down. If the test had started, Wallace would be in a predicament.
Troy and Trey, who were in the farther part of the hall, had their black hair and their blue eyes wide open.
Troy and Trey were much more anxious than Wallace and Dorian; it was the royal family or their Andres Family.
Troy and Trey, like Wallace, had received training for politics.
Troy and Trey were fairly unpopular and not known by any of the entrance takers, but only Wallace and the professors from the control room knew they were.
It was either you are too powerful to be popular or you are too rich, so you're not popular.
If your entire family has sustained the entire continent's economy, what's the use in being well-known?
It was for this reason, no one seemed to pay attention to the heirs of the Andres family.
All 4 had realised that the academy had changed the test for a better match.
Even though most of the entrants were annoyed at the academy changing the opponent, everyone respected the Academy in the decision since it was the Canon Academy.
Four out of 5000 were the happiest after the announcement that the opponent had changed.
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Dorian and Wallace checked the paper again.
[ Harry Doms and Simon Enhant ]
Wallace, face dropped.
His face was entirely grey.
Dorian did not understand.
"Why?"
He spoke in a sad tone: "We've matched with novels from the central capital city. I have been invited to their house several times."
"hmm"
Even though Dorian maintained a calm composure on the outside, something else was brewing inside.
'Wallace, you fucking bitch. Just let me fight someone. Why is it that whenever I've teamed up with you, this shit happens? Fuck off....****..*****.....*******...'
The control room, though several fewer than before, was like a fish market.
Old-man Klein laughed, "Director says that it was a one-time thing. We cannot change the test opponent"
Candace had a worried face, "Even though Doms and Enhant family are not too influential in the kingdom, combined, they are important. But, this situation is still better than the Andres family situation."
Mr Brolee, who was shritless, looked at his hands.
"Why have my hands been this unlucky?"
***
In the hall.
"I'm sure you've seen the opponent for this battle. We will travel to the tower of loom. It will take a day, so please feel free to enjoy passing the first round."
As Mr Julian, the director, announced, a large airship-like structure had landed. It was massive. It was so large, in fact, that it covered the entire grounds of the Canon Academy. It looked like it could accommodate 20,000 entrance takers.
Like the wind-powered carriages, it was powered by wind too. The technology that it used was much complicated than not every Ascender could understand how it worked
The technology enthusiast's eyes were shining looking at the behemoth.
Dorian and Wallace both boarded the wind-powered airship.
CHUCK!
CHUCK!
CHUCK!
The entire airship began to fly up.
Dorian and Wallace did not chat with each other because it seemed that both were anxious about being matched with nobles.
Even though Wallace was of royal origin, he was well-versed in the political implications; his eliminating Simon and Harry would do.
It was also possible that Simon and Harry could eliminate him and Dorian.
Dorian and Wallace were staying in the massive field of the airship. It was like a training area.
Several other entrance takers were conversing with each other.
The atmosphere was dull, it was because they were amidst one of the most important aspects of their life, which is the Canon Academy Entrance.
There were several fictions, photos, and collages depicting the life of Canon Academy. It was not a region-based craze but rather a continent-based craze.
When a 10th of the population gets their powers, there is still the much harder decision of picking a good Academy.
***
The airship is flying in the sky.
In the ground, a man is dancing.
The man seemed 7 feet tall, and his entire body was white in colour like a clown.
He was almost naked and danced like a madman, rotating his body here and there.
He had no hair on his body, and his body seemed overweight.
Even though the airship is flying in the sky, the tall giant is catching up while dancing.
"Never leave my sight, Blaine"
Though Dorian is in the airship, he does not know that the most evil creature in 2 worlds is dancing beneath him.
***