NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3: HighSchool¿?
Waking up with a start, feeling under pressure from the circumstances and danger, I couldn't allow myself to just faint like that. But I got up and opened my eyes wide, preparing for any counterattack, and looking for a way to escape. I got the surprise that I was in my new room, and the feeling of softness on my feet, which almost made me stumble, as I stood on the bed. Looking around, everything seemed normal. 'Was it a dream?', was my thought at this moment.
Looking at the nightstand next to my bed, I saw the time on the digital clock change. It went from 3:33 am to 3:34 am. According to some data, a dream would last about 7 minutes, although you think that hours passed in the dream, and although I lasted no less than half an hour in that cave, exploring and meeting those things and their fight against the fighting girls. It couldn't be a dream that lasted only a few seconds, 'Or could it?'
Putting this aside, I crawled back into the sheets and lay down on the bed, as my mind felt a little dizzy and my body tired. I attributed it to how late at night it was, and closed my eyes with the thought of 'I hope I never have such a real dream again.'
Christel fell asleep without knowing that a very ephemeral gravitational wave was crossing all of space. Many beings around the planet and in other dimensions that are part of the same world felt this power that, although thin, encompassed everything, as if an almost imperceptible wave were crossing the entire ocean.
And many of these beings, the most powerful ones, realized that it was similar, although in lesser quality, to what happened approximately 11 years ago. And as happened on that occasion, although they sent their subordinates to investigate, they would not find anything, since the starting point was the entire blue planet.
And so, a new day began. Just after 7am Christel opened her eyes, although perhaps sleeping just over 4 hours, she does not feel tired at all. Christel has always had a healthy sleep pattern that does not require much time to sleep. Although Christel's mother always urges her to go to bed early and sleep eight hours or more. With all the projects at hand, Christel has cheated on her sleep schedule and has never had any problems, 'Maybe my body is special' is Christel's thought throughout her new life.
Like all traversers of known worlds, in their second lives they obtain some kind of golden finger, such as a special body that grows infinitely, a special attribute that makes their spirit and soul superior to others, perhaps a grandfather or aunt who helps them grow and modify their destiny, or a system or treasure that allows them to grow by leaps and bounds, reaching the ceiling of the new world in a few years.
In Christel's case, her golden finger seems to be just the simple but advanced steam technology, but the technology in the world of They Are Billions is not only about analog machinery, but also about genetic modifications and a far superior medical system. In a 500-year post-apocalyptic world, humans, in order to survive waves of increasingly stronger zombies, apart from inventing weapons and machines, trained their bodies and studied the blood of many species of beasts that changed after the zombie apocalypse, but also the blood of the zombies themselves and inject it into humans in experiments, with or without the consent of the person in charge.
Christel, for obvious reasons, will never touch these inhuman experiments. But technical knowledge is not without value, medical technology that could leave the world without diseases, to cure those illnesses that plague humanity that seem incurable. But, it is not yet time to bring out this knowledge, unless she wants the pharmaceutical companies to make it disappear before the oil companies do.
Christel, as per her morning routine, finished showering and when she returned to her room and saw the uniform that had been prepared for her, she was lost.
"Christel, honey, come down, breakfast is ready." Christel woke up from her frozen moment when she heard her mother's voice urging her to hurry up and go down to breakfast.
'It was always my dream to have a girlfriend who dressed in the legendary school sailor uniform, who would have thought that the first girl I would see in the schoolgirl uniform would be myself, phew~'. With a sigh, Christel quickly finished dressing, not forgetting the tight Lycra safety pants over the most neutral tights possible. Christel's wardrobe consists of mostly denim pants or shorts, plain-colored shirts, simple sleeved t-shirts and polos, mostly Lacoste.
Although Christel's mother managed to convince her to wear beautiful princess-style dresses on important occasions, she had mostly given up and let Christel choose her wardrobe. But now, she was pleasantly surprised to see her daughter wearing such a beautiful school uniform.
The female uniform of Kuoh Academy is quite distinctive. It consists of:
White short-sleeved blouse with a black bow at the neck, which she now wears in the form of a common bow.
Black sleeveless vest, has 4 buttons on the belly and leaves the chest open, the top covers the shoulders from behind, and looks more like wings.
Short plaid skirt in red and black tones.
Long black stockings that reach up to the knees.
And wearing black shoes with a slightly raised heel, Christel is 134 centimeters tall barefoot and with her school shoes she reaches a height of 139 centimeters 'I am still 11 years old, I can grow taller and reach more than 180 cm in height . . . puff'. Remembering the 165 centimeters of her mother Lluvia, Christel could only sigh and fill her eyes with discouragement.
As he walked down the stairs and headed towards the kitchen, when.
"My daughter is as beautiful as a princess . . .ღ". And in a flash, Christel was forced to be lifted up by her Mother who hugged her tightly and kissed her all over the face, and spun her around.
"Mom. Mom, no, you make me dizzy . . . ". Christel, already accustomed to her mother's affection, could do nothing but endure and try with her hands to keep her skirt down so that it wouldn't fly away and give light to anyone who might enjoy the view. 'Because this skirt is so short, it barely reaches mid-thigh, it must be Mom's doing.'
After a few twists and kisses, Christel's mother finally put her on the floor and looked at her with heart-shaped eyes, admiring the beauty of her precious daughter. 'Hum, hum, hum. My daughter couldn't be more perfect, she has all my genes.' Christel's mother thought as she nodded her head and pondered vainly.
"Mom, it's already half past 7 and I have to get to school before 8:15 for the school start-up event." Not knowing her mother's thoughts, Christel saw her mother's shining eyes and feared another attack of maternal affection and said hurriedly. She went to the kitchen table where breakfast was already ready. Christel has the attribute of a good eater, and despite her small and thin body, she eats like a grown man. So two fried eggs, toast with jam, a glass of milk and a glass of grape juice, are just a small meal for Christel.
After finishing breakfast, and going out the door to struggle for a while in her mother's arms, and repeating that it is not necessary for her to take her to the school gate, Christel was finally able to escape and walk three blocks until she reached a commercial street, where there was a subway station, take the one-way subway and head to school for at least 20 minutes. Thanks to the new Sony Ericsson, she cannot miss the boring ride and with a pair of headphones with cat ears, a gift from her mother, she sat listening to music on the subway seat and looking out the window. Not knowing that after a few minutes of leaving home, and believing that her mother would finish getting ready to go to present her new job, two unknown guests arrived at the door of her house.
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After getting off the subway and leaving the subway station, Christel still has to walk another 5 to 10 minutes until she reaches the school doors, and on the way she was remembering last night's dream and the strange sensation she has felt in her body since morning.
'What is this feeling? It's like a breeze is running through my skin all over my body. Could it be that I've awakened my second golden traveler's finger?' While she was thinking, a little distance away, a black cat, which seemed disoriented, jumped out. A strange thought crossed Christel's mind and as if by instinct, she raised her right hand and pointed with her palm at the defenseless black cat.
"Aah!!! . . .". Christel was surprised and jumped when she saw the cat appear floating in front of her, then when she saw as if a thread was cut, the cat began to fall and by instinct, Christel took the cat in her arms and squeezed it to prevent it from falling.
For a moment, Christel and the black cat looked at each other in surprise, neither of them understanding what had happened. Christel saw that on the cat's forehead there was a mark of a different color than the rest of the cat's black body, like a crescent, with a tone like ivory with a slight touch of yellow.
"Luna..." With a flash of memory, Christel took the cat in her hands and lifted her slightly. 'It's a cat,' she thought, seeing the gender of the little cat as she lifted her over her head. The black cat, upon hearing the word Luna, shuddered, and jumped out of Christel's reach, slamming her hind legs into the girl's forehead.
"Ayy~..." Christel stroked her forehead, although the cat's paws were soft, the impact surprised her. 'It looks like Luna from Sailor Moon, come to think of it, I've never had a pet, maybe I can find one.' Christel said to herself as she resumed her steps towards the school doors that could already be seen in the distance.
'But that was magic, in my dreams it seems like I used telekinesis, but now the cat didn't fly towards me, but only appeared before me when I had a feeling that I wanted her in front of me and asked her to come. If it is magic, I should expect my Hogwarts letter in July . . .' In the middle of her internal conversation, Christel walked towards the school doors without knowing that behind her, a few meters away, a person was following her and observing everything that just happened.
'Boa~ lots of people...' as she passed through the gates at the school entrance, Christel observed many students all over the school yard and some teachers urging them to head towards the school gymnasium, a large dome-shaped building that was next to the classroom buildings. The design of the structures of the education institute seems to be chaos at first, but if you look closely, it is designed so that the traffic of the students is orderly and they can access all the facilities without getting lost or late. A smart design.
'The architectural design of this island country is very clever and careful, using every inch well thought out in a place where land is worth more than gold and is more scarce.' As she looked at the school structure, Christel thought about approaching a teacher for guidance. As a new first-year student, it's normal to be lost and not know what to do. 'I barely remember the first day of school in my previous life.' But before she could take a step, she felt someone standing behind her and when she turned around, she saw a girl of her same height staring at her.
"He... おはよう . . . (although the characters spoke in their native language, only at home Christel would speak in Spanish with her mother. Everything will be translated into Spanish) Hello, good morning. I am a new student and I don't know where to go to get information about my group, but it seems that everyone is heading in one direction..." Christel looked at the girl in front of her, with a quick movement of her eyes, she went over her entire body and recorded all of the girl's features in her memory to instantly just look into her eyes and say with a half smile. 'Since a beautiful girl came to the door, instead of seeking help from a teacher I may as well ask her to be my guide.'
"Hmm… Opening ceremony, live performance. Follow me…" The girl walked towards the domed roofed building. Christel quickly followed her and continued to observe the beautiful girl's features. 'Height: 138 centimeters, she's 3 centimeters taller than me, but that doesn't matter, I have shoes with 5 centimeters of heel and I'm taller now; Weight: 31 kilograms, I don't know how much I weigh?; Hair: White, with two long locks falling over her shoulders and several loose locks over her forehead. At the back, her hair is cut in a short bob; Eyes: Hazel, beautiful; Body measurements: B67-W57-H73 all in centimeters.'
"My name is Christel Ourada Velky, Christel's given name and two last names Ourada Velky, although my family comes from Slavic peoples, when they immigrated to Mexico they adopted the rule of two last names, paternal and maternal. I just turned 11 four days ago and we moved to this country for my Mother's work." Christel introduced herself as she walked next to the silver-haired girl and smiled as she looked into her eyes. Christel does not use her paternal father's last name, so she carries her mother's last names and sometimes Lluvia jokes with her daughter that they could very well be sisters.
"Hmm... Tojo Koneko, Koneko's given name, 13 years old..." Koneko said dryly, she shuddered upon learning that the blonde haired girl was only 11 years old and was already a centimeter taller than her. Koneko fell into a silent depression and her face turned cold and emotionless as she continued walking. But she quickly noticed that the girl stood still and when she turned to look at her, it seemed as if something had frozen her in time, with a lost look in her eyes.
"Koneko Tojo-san? . . ." Christel reacted quickly to keep a flat face so as not to show her chaotic emotions at this moment. 'How? How? HOW? Isn't Koneko-chan an anime character? Wait, Kuoh Academy (駒王学園, Kuō Gakuen) Kuoh City, why haven't I seen it before?'.
"Christel Ourada Velky-san, is everything okay?" Koneko asked with a look of curiosity barely perceptible on her expressionless face.
"Oh, yes, it's all right, you can just call me Christel..." Christel returned a smile, as she tried to calm her chaotic emotions. Isn't this just another parallel world of my previous world? What will happen to my plans of creating a technological empire and marrying many wives and living a life of selflessness and having thousands of children? Christel choosing to selectively ignore the characteristics of her gender, began to think that the plans, need further modifications in the future.
"Hmm... call me Koneko . . ." Koneko blushed slightly as she saw the smile of the girl in front of her, and felt attracted by that smile. As she was answering, a voice with a playful mocking tone suddenly appeared behind them.
"Ara~ Ara~ Ara~ Koneko-chan has a new friend..." Christel hearing this tone of voice, her memory that was working on the events of the HighSchool DxD world, recognized the sound and quickly came to mind the person who owned this unique black-bellied way of speaking. 'Akeno Himejima eh'.