THE USELESS PRINCE
Chapter 31: Prepare for Tomorrow

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Prepare for Tomorrow

Realizing that he had nothing else to do in the house, Ash decided to take a walk around the freshman area and do some sightseeing.

It was true that he didn’t need to know anything about the Academy’s layout anymore, but just like with the Royal Palace, Ash wanted to see what it looked like in real life.

And almost immediately, he and Serena left the house together, starting their private tour.

It sounded like a date, but to Ash, it was more like having a bodyguard following him.

With his 2 hands in his pockets, showing an indifferent but actually quite amused expression, Ash looked over the buildings or rather the place where he would start studying tomorrow.

Awakened Academy had many different buildings, and each building taught a different subject, so it would be quite tiring for a student to travel to each class.

At first, if possible, Ash wanted to learn about combat rather than theory, after all, he already knew enough information about this world and also finished college in his old world.

But unfortunately, that was not how the Academy operated.

All students had to balance between combat and theory, even if Ash was the Third Prince of the Empire.

’How troublesome.’

Ash took out his timetable, looked at it for a while, and then put it away with a sigh of helplessness.

Noticing the change in his attitude, Serena immediately asked,

"What’s the matter?"

"It’s nothing, just a little annoying."

"Oh and by the way, where are the other students? Why are there only the two of us here?" He continued.

That was the truth. Right now, there was not a single person around him and Serena. It was as if no one else existed, or that the two of them had wandered into another world.

A world where Ash and Serena were the only ones.

But of course, that was just his imagination.

"Ah, they must be in Town right now."

"Town?" Ash muttered the name.

On this floating island, each area would have a place called Town, and just like its name, it was just a normal Town, without much change.

It was an area for students to have fun after tiring hours of studying and also a place for them to buy necessary items.

But unlike a normal town, all the vendors there, the chefs, the staff and a lot more there were not real people but just corpses that had been revived by the person who created Awakened Academy.

It might sound quite creepy but all of those people were very friendly and sociable.

Because Ash was a gamer and had been there many times before, he knew those things.

And only he knew this. All the other students were blind to this truth. They were all fooled without even realizing it.

***

Unlike the Academy campus, the Town at this time was an extremely bustling place with students hanging around, looking at everything in amazement with smiles of delight.

Some people were spending time in restaurants, some were buying expensive clothes and cosmetics, and some were checking for powerful weapons.

Ash didn’t need to look for weapons anymore since he already had the Sword of Dawn.

"So what should we do now, sir?" Serena asked after walking for a while.

And as expected, at this moment, Ash and Serena were the ones who received the most attention.

Serena, as the genius of the Academy, was naturally looked at with admiration, respect, and wanted to get to know by many people.

Meanwhile, Ash’s case was the complete opposite.

All he received were looks of jealousy, annoyance, dissatisfaction, contempt, and envy when they saw him walking with someone as wonderful and perfect as Serena.

’Haha you bastards! If you guys are jealous, then go find a Servant as wonderful as my Serena!’

Ash tried not to pay attention to those things, but it was probably harder than he thought.

"To be honest, I don’t know." He answered Serena’s question after a moment of consideration.

"Huh? Then what should we do?"

"Hmm...how about we walk around a bit longer."

Knowing that she couldn’t argue with Ash, Serena could only keep quiet and accept it.

Perhaps right now, she was feeling quite regretful for choosing to spend time with Ash instead of leaving right away.

But then, at that moment, an unexpected event happened.

While Ash wasn’t paying attention, someone suddenly bumped into him, perhaps accidentally rather than intentionally, causing both of them to fall straight to the ground.

Serena quickly reached out to Ash and pulled him up.

’What the hell is going on?’ Ash patted his butt while observing the face of the person who had just caused him to fall.

And surprisingly, it wasn’t someone completely unfamiliar to him, but a playable character from False Horizon.

’Wait, I think that his name is... Ashton, right?’

However, instead of feeling surprised and excited like when he saw Lucian, Ash didn’t show much emotion as he saw Ashton.

Honestly, he didn’t feel cheerful for himself at all.

The reason was simple, Ashton was just a 4-star character, not a 5-star one, so there was no reason for Ash to pull him to his side.

Ash’s Loyal Servant Ability could only turn 4 more characters into his loyal followers, so he couldn’t waste that slot on a 4-star character.

Who didn’t know that 4-star characters were weaker than 5-star characters?

To be honest, if possible, Ash would only bring his 5 loyal Servants and a few other powerful, useful 5-star characters with him to the Abyssal Realm.

In the Abyssal Realm, anything could happen, and it was a place so difficult and petrifying that no weakling could survive.

That was why Ash couldn’t bring weights that would only hinder him. And additionally, he shouldn’t bring too many people either because it would be difficult to control.

For him, the more teammates he had, the higher the chance of being betrayed.

’Ashton... I guess he is not necessary, correct?’ He looked at the person sitting on the ground, still rubbing his butt crazily.

It might be harsh, but it was the truth.

Ash didn’t need weaklings, he needed strong characters who could help him achieve his desires.

’So...sorry Ashton, although I don’t hate you and you are a super nice person, I believe our relationship should end here.’

With a quick apology, he and Serena continued their tour.