Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

"Hmm..."

Hugo frowned as he scanned the diagram with concern. But he simply dismissed his thoughts and handed back the card.

"Since the procedures are done, you can go to your assigned room in the hostel. This envelope contains the room key and its location pointer in the building. It also has a detailed diagram of the campus with each site marked and labelled."

Hugo gave an envelope and spoke about its contents and Jonathan gave his undivided attention.

"And this is a book of guidelines. It'll help know the permitted and restricted actions and activities on the campus.

Since your admission process and evaluation went without a hitch, I'll be returning to Emogus. And here, you left your bag in the carriage."

After giving the boy a book of guidelines and regulations, Hugo extended the bag Jonathan was given. With a smile, he received it and walked out of the academic building with Hugo.

The lieutenant got inside the carriage and departed after wishing Jonathan good luck with his days in the academy. The reply was a smile with gratitude brimming in it.

Okay, now to the hostel.

As soon as the carriage disappeared from his sight, Jonathan opened the envelope given by Hugo. Inside it was a map of the Prima Equilion. In it, every single building was neatly marked and clearly named in bold letters.

Upon catching the glimpse of the room key, Jonathan decided to go to his room. The fatigue running through his body demanded rest and the 12-year-old could not say otherwise.

Following the route given in the map, Jonathan reached in front of a large building painted with a light blue colour. The doors of the building were open wide and he entered without hesitation.

Luxurious and beautiful!

The interior of the boys' hostel was well decorated and neat. There was a wisp of serenity in the air and Jonathan subconsciously stepped towards his room on the second floor.

Ascending the stairs, Jonathan reached the assigned floor and looked around. His eyes fell on the room name '13A' which was the number and alphabet engraved on the key.

Without any delay, the door was opened and a room of about 15 foot long and 10 foot wide was disclosed to his eyes. The pale green paint inside the room was appealing to the eyes. There was a bed, a table, a chair, an almirah, and adequate lightings in the room. Jonathan felt pleased to see the condition of the room.

Closing the door behind him, Jonathan placed his belongings on the table and laid down on the bed. Its smoothness gave him a sensation of floating above the clouds and he fell asleep right away.

***

Does not know how much time has went past, but Jonathan was woken up by a monotonous and repetitive bell noise. It was persistent and Jonathan was forcefully thrown out of his slumber.

"What now?"

With sluggish eyes, he scanned around and saw a black box on the ceiling. The sound came through that box which had numerous tiny holes. At a glance, its function was disclosed to his heart.

Ning! Ning! Ning!

The unique bell sound came again and Jonathan realised that that has to mean something. He jumped out of his bed and walked to the table where he had kept the guide. Skimming over the pages, he found about the bell noise under the 'Hostel' section.

"It says the bell is a reminder for food."

As soon as he read those words, his stomach grumbled with loudness. A pain enveloped his stomach which made him press his abdomen.

Damn, I need to eat.

Closing the book, Jonathan exited the room and ran towards where the hostel cafeteria was labelled on the map. He did not forget to close his room despite his hunger.

The cafeteria was on the ground floor. It resembled a large hall and had tables and chairs arranged in order. Looking around, Jonathan saw that the students are to sit on designated areas as his eyes fell on the boards '1st year', '2nd year' and to the '5th year placed around the hall.

After taking food from the serving counter, Jonathan understood that there are no higher class students in the entire hostel other than newbies. He saw some familiar faces and a lot of unfamiliar faces as he walked past many to find an unused table.

Soon after sitting down at a table, he began to chew down the bread. There was another attractive dish beside the bread but Jonathan didn't like its taste.

"Umm... you're that elf, right?"

A voice came from his behind. As Jonathan was about to turn, a boy came and sat opposite him. Looking at his face, he felt a faint familiarity.

"I saw you at the evaluation chamber."

Jonathan recollected the boy's smile as he gestured at Jonathan to proceed before him at the endurance test.

"I remember you. You were the one who let me go before you at the endurance test platform."

Jonathan spoke after chewing down the piece of bread that was in his mouth. The boy felt delighted upon narrating the short encounter where they saw face to face.

"Yes, my name is Ricky Oxen."

A few students sitting around him almost choked themselves to death after hearing his name. They coughed and struggled to ease the pain and stared at the boy with a 'Bruh!' expression.

The atmosphere was awkward to Ricky but Jonathan silently ate his loaf of bread without bothering anyone. A few minutes later, Ricky began to establish a conversation with the elf and he was successful.

Time went past without waiting for anyone.

After the long dialogue, Jonathan exited the cafeteria to see that the surroundings had gone dark. He did not have any sense of time as many students came at Jonathan to speak about his incredible agility and strength values. Some opposed the basic fact that an elf should not study in a human academy while some stood with racial diversity at its finest.