The Sleeper part of the compound was relatively small and situated in the southern part of the Academy, surrounded on all sides by training fields and parks.
It was a low, modern building constructed with reinforced materials. Like the majority of buildings in the Academy, most of it was hidden below the ground, leaving only a couple of floors above it. With its white, pristine alloy walls and wide windows, it must have looked beautiful in the summer, contrasted against all the greenery around.
Unfortunately I had missed the introduction ceremony. So I was just brought to my dorm room.
It had a bed with a soft mattress, a table, a dresser, and a separate bathroom. The materials were new and aesthetically pleasing, the air crisp and sterile. It was warm inside, and the outer wall was equipped with a hidden screen that seamlessly imitated a wide window, opening to a picturesque vista of a snowy park.
Just like Master Jet had promised, my belongings had been transported into my room. I actually wanted to visit my mother, but I thought if I went to her as an awakened would me cooler!
I.. just wished she would see it.
Well anyways. I quickly changed into the uniforms that the academy handed out. There was nothing special about it. After that left my room and headed for the cafeteria.
The supper turned out to be as lavish as the dormitory. Although I did not feel hunger, I could still appreciate food. After gathering some food on my plate, I found an empty seat and sat there.
I was about to dig in when a voice interrupted me.
"Excuse me, can I sit here?"
I lifted my head and looked at the source of the voice. The young boy in front of me was tall, not taller than me though. He had messy blonde hair, bangs falling over his eyes. His eyes were a pale shade of blue, they were sharp. His skin was milky white and he had a handsome face with some androgynous features to it. He was dressed well too.
"Uhh..." After making it look like I was going to reject him, I said: "Sure."
He was actually about to leave, but when he heard my acceptance he reluctantly took his seat. Not bothering with any introductions the boy started to dig in like a hungry wolf.
'Dang.. do they not give you any food bro?'
I started to eat my food too. Once I was close to finishing, the young boy spoke once again.
"I did not see you during the introduction."
I nodded, and did not speak until I swallowed the food in my mouth.
"Yeah. I arrived late because I finished my first nightmare a few hours ago."
"I see. Congratulations. I am Lee of Kim clan."
He offered a small smile.
'Oh.. he is a legacy.'
"I see. I am Vera. Nice to meet you... uh... young sire?"
Lee gave me a weird look that made me question if I said something wrong.
"No need to call me that. I was nice to meet you too."
I looked at my communicator, it was almost time for my appointment with the Academy personnel.
I got up from my seat. When I did I saw that Lee was looking up at me with a rather flustered look. It seems he did not expect me to be this tall.
"See you around, Lee."
With a wave of my hand I left without waiting for a response.
***
Soon, I found myself in a small office, sitting across from an administrative worker. The worker was very friendly, and started the interview right away. Even though she was just a mundane, she was actually really pretty.
Just like Master Jet had warned me, she offered me psychological counseling. I just refused her, and then the conversation drifted to my aspect.
Most of the questions started with a "would you like to tell me" or "if you're willing to share", which made the whole thing calmer.
"Would you mind telling me about the type of Aspect Ability you received, as in combat, sorcery, utility?"
"Sure, it can be used for combat."
She nodded.
"Anything you would like to share about your first nightmare? Was it hard?"
"It was just like a 'nightmare'."
The worker gave me a small smile.
"Are you willing to share if you got any memories?"
Master Jet had warned me to reveal not much, but I just wanted to boast.
"Yes."
With that I proceeded to summon the charm in a crown form and the kodachi and put them onto the table. I pointed at the charm.
"This is an ascended charm of the fourth tier."
The workers face paled as she looked at me with shocked eyes.
"Yes I killed a Fallen Devil."
She nodded and kept typing, but I could see her fingers tremble slightly over the screen.
Then I pointed at the kodachi with a proud grin on my face.
"And this is an awakened memory of the first tier. Other than these I also received an armor of the awakened, tier one."
The worker simply stared at me in shock, her face seemed to get paler and paler the more I spoke.
"Oh and my True name is Parhelion."
'Sorry, Master Jet. I tried.'
'Kind of.'
After receiving no response from the worker for several minutes. I decided to excuse myself. I had broken the poor woman.
I proceeded to my dorm. Undressed and then slept.
Sleeping after my first nightmare felt weird, but I slept like I had never ever done in my life.
***
Early in the morning I washed myself up in the bathroom. Booming with energy, I hurried to the cafeteria for breakfast.
The cafeteria was a bit crowded. After filling my plate with omelets and a chocolate syrup and a cup of coffee, I looked for a place to sit.
Since I had not made any friends, I did not really have a place to sit at. The only place to sit was at the very corner of the room, which she was a blind girl being helped by a social worker.
'That flaw must suck.'
When I looked around, I saw the blond legacy from yesterday. He was sitting in the table that was to the left of the blind girls table. I had thought he would have a lot of friends, but he seemed to be sitting alone.
'Not anymore!'
I walked up to his table, put my plate down and took a seat to the opposite of him without any permission.
Not like I needed it.
"Good morning, Lee."
He looked at me with a small smile and greeted mt back. He was eating his breakfast, but when he looked away, his pale face paled even more. He then turned to look at me with slightly wide eyes.
My mouth was full of omelet when I noticed him looking at me.
"Wat?" I said with mouth full of food. He simply pointed in a direction with his finger.
I noticed that a lot of Sleepers were gathered around the large screen hanging on the wall of the cafeteria, their faces filled with excitement and awe. On the screen, a list of names was displayed, ranking the new batch of Sleepers from weakest to strongest, most likely deduced from the results of the interviews.
On fourth place was surprisingly Lee. Above him was a guy names Caster, and on the second place was..
Name: Nephis
True Name: Changing Star
'Dang.'
The woman on the portrait had short white hair and gray eyes. She seemed to have a nonchalant expression and looked tomboyish.
It seemed someone other than me had gotten a true name.
Speaking of which, as I looked at the first place I almost threw up the omelet in my mouth.
Name: Vera
True Name: Parhelion
Everyone was staring at my way as I chewed on the omelet in my mouth.
Well, it seemed that i had made a big mistake.
Hoping that no one would bother to come to our seat, I turned back to my breakfast and continued eating.
"What does Parhelion mean?" Lee asked, curiosity apparent in his tone.
However, I just shrugged. "Beats me."
He gave me a weird look. What was up with this guy and giving me the weird looks? Then he proceeded to take out his communicator and search something up.
"Parhelion means.. a bright spot in the sky appearing on either side of the sun. Something astronomic."
'Neat!'