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"Hey, that trouble's not always bad, you know~! It's lead me into some great surprises."

"Although I gotta ask, where did you get THAT idea? Did you hear a little rumor here or there?"

 Zelos finds some of Sheena's seals, and with a mischievous grin, pockets one of the paper slips. There's no telling what he'll use it for.

"Your curiosity gets you into trouble. This...being one of them. Although...maybe you're doing this to get her attention. Ya do have a thing for her after all."

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"I want more visitorrrs! Why does no one drop by my room!? This sucks!"

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"Aw come on, it's only a couple of little things! Besides, I'm not trying to annoy her, it's my curiosity towards the unknown~! Have a little faith in me. Wouldn't hurt to~!"

"Course’ you should! So, would you believe me if I said that I’m trying to move some of Sheena’s stuff around to see if she notices? Small things… she’s not in the room right now, so it’s a good chance to try it out. Let’s see those ninja skills…"

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"Course' you should! So, would you believe me if I said that I'm trying to move some of Sheena's stuff around to see if she notices? Small things... she's not in the room right now, so it's a good chance to try it out. Let's see those ninja skills..."

"Ehehehe, oh come on Data~! Cheer up! The amazing Zelos Wilder is here to grace you with his presence!"

"Well I should feel praised? What’s up redhead?"

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Zelos smirked, winking at his roommate with the most sly look he could muster. Although, now that she mentioned it... he blinked as his smile faded, and he glared at the paper with the room number on it "EH!? Wait did they confuse me for a woman!? I do NOT look like a woman! I'm gonna get back at whoever did this, I'll go and give em' a good talk, maybe a punch or two..." the redhead had clenched his hand, crushing the paper. 

They had to have confused him for a girl, there was no other explanation for it! Was this some kind of joke? It had to be some kind of joke! Yeah, that was what happened! Well, being in the same room as Sheena was a plus, but this was about dignity! His honor! What was all this dishonor on him!? 

...Well, with his reputation, could he even say he had any kind of honor?

He looked up when Sheena spoke, taking the paper away from him, and he realized that his face had lit up in color from embarrassment. With quick light smacks to his face, Zelos calmed himself, maybe the whole "you have confused me for a woman and dishonored my family, prepare to die" thing was an overreaction. She was at the door when he opened his eyes, managing a fake (and believable smile) "While it'd be great for me to get out of this school, we wouldn't want to be kicked out without even starting, hmm? Especially you, my sweet little ninja~!" 

As he finished his sentence, he walked over and lightly poked Sheena's nose with his finger. 

...There could be the chance that there was just no room left... if it was that, it would be a problem.

Zelos snickered to himself "Maybe they confused us for a couple~?" he raised his hand to his mouth, putting on the best "I just heard some surprising gossip!" look he could. 

Might as well get a few more kicks out of it before they went to see what happened. His act faded as his thoughts wandered, it wouldn't be too bad sharing the room, right? And Sheena was one of the rare people he could consider a best friend, someone he trusted...

"W-Wait!" Zelos blurted out,  his hand darting over Sheena's hand, and the doorknob. He opened his mouth to speak.

No, maybe it would be for the best, Sheena didn't have to deal with him, no one really could put up with him anyway, right? Maybe he'd get a nice big room to himself.  It would be easier that way, he could do whatever he wanted.

....Zelos snapped out of his thoughts, and noticed that he had let a trouble expression slip through. He couldn't be slipping up in a school of all places! In an instant, he turned to Sheena with a rather suggestive look on his face. 

"Who knows, maybe things could work rather well~?" 

When mixing the unmixable, the explosion is inevitable.

She first occupied on glare at her old companion’s direction, before her eyes turned to the piece of paper he was holding and waving in front of her, and blinked in confusion. It couldn’t be possible! Maybe she was the one who confused the room? She took her own piece of paper, looking at it and turning back to the one he was holding. Impossible, it was indeed the same number of room, the same apartment, and the same building. It started to look like a really bad joke, a very well done one.

"H-How…?!" Her question stopped in midair while she glanced again at him with even more confused eyes, ignoring his commentary, fake pout and obvious amused eyes and all. "B-But…. weren’t students separated by gender?! H-How did you get them to put you in my room!?"

Now, it was a bit too far to blame him for this possible mistake committed by the administration of the school. After all, she didn’t know he was going to come here, and maybe -just maybe- he probably didn’t know she was coming either, so it made no sense he would even know this room was specifically hers. Also, better not talk about how the administrators wouldn’t let him stay in a room with a girl just because he begged or offered money in change, it wouldn’t make much less sense in fact.

She sighed, and shook her head. “Nevermind. I guess this is the administration’s fault.” Standing up from her place, she took the paper from his hand. ”We should notify them over this mistake, or else we’ll get in several trouble.” She stood in front of the door, taking the knob, and looked at him over her shoulder. “You coming or not?”

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"FINALLY! I managed to come back...phew!"

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Of course, as expected, Zelos was shoved away, he grinned to himself, lifting his hands up and wiggling his fingers towards Sheena. Of course he wouldn't really try anything...right now, anyway. She'd already gotten riled up enough for him, and he had his fill of amusement for the moment. 

The redhead closed one eye and pulled a paper out of his pocket, holding it out towards Sheena "Last I checked, I'm in the right place. Why are you trying to boot me out? Hmmm~?" he waved the slip back and forth for a moment before looking around. He knew he probably looked like he was suddenly ignoring Sheena, but he was honestly curious about his current surroundings.

The rooms weren't that bad, nothing like you'd probably see over at Tethe'alla, but still alright. While Zelos acted all spoiled and whiny, but he could adapt to places, all he really needed was a comfortable bed and he'd be set. He looked over at Sheena, pouting at her "Aw, you think I'd try and peek on you when you can kill me in my sleep? I'm not stupid~!" he kept the pout, although at the moment he  was dying of laughter on the inside. Maybe his eyes would give that away? He could feel just how childish he was looking....

When mixing the unmixable, the explosion is inevitable.

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What a pain, this was probably all more complicated than it should be, and all he was trying to do was find a room? If finding a room was this annoying, then how would the rest of the school be like? Sebastian was lucky that he  managed to get Zelos signed up while he had been out, if it were up to the redhead... He had to get back at that sneaky butler once he managed to get back home.

He already had enough of school, why go through more torture? He had already proved he was smart enough for all those years. And yet here he was again, he'd have to actually try and work, and think! Well, not too bad, it would keep him distracted from those moments where he had time to sit around and... well, think. 

Had he not been paying any attention, he would have passed the room and never found it. Zelos blew a strand away from his face before reaching for the door, unlocking and opening it. He wasn't expecting to be impressed, but that didn't mean he wasn't surprised. That roommate looked a bit too familiar... whoa, it was her!

Zelos dropped whatever it was he had  and ran over, doing what could literally be described as a jump hug. "Sheeenaaa~!" okay maybe his day wasn't so bad, at least he recognized someone! Maybe Lloyd and Colette got dragged into this place as well? That'd be pretty cool... but for now, Sheena would be the one getting the clinging that he would do to annoy Lloyd!

When mixing the unmixable, the explosion is inevitable.

The first day of school was coming faster than she expected, and in a blink of the eye she was finally moving to the student apartment. Not like she was a big fan of college, but eh… It was still a thing she had to do, and her Grandpa had made sure to give her a lecture about why was it so important for her to keep studying and learning.

Not the big deal, she would survive. Probably. Maybe.

She opened the door to her room and poked her face inside, it seemed like her roommate didn’t come yet. Was she going to have to share room with someone anyway? Maybe they decided to make her an exclusion. Nah, that would need a miracle.

Entering the room, and closing the door behind her, she moved her stuff to one of the sides of the place, then sitting on the bed and glancing around, a bit uncomfortable to the new ambiance. She would have to get used to it anyway, for a very good while, until vacations at least.

Man, she had an uneasy feeling already about it. Maybe she would wait until her roommate arrived, with hopes she would be someone friendly and kind that would help her adapt herself much better.

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Tales of Academia: Part 4 By: ufotable

Translator/Raw Provider: EirlysTylluan Typesetter/Cleaner: DimensionSlip Redrawers: DimensionSlip, EirlysTylluan

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Meet Philia Bomb, the plot device. 💣⌒(⊙∀⊙ )/♪

In other news, we’ve finally pegged down the release dates for Tales of Academia! It comes out on the 5th and 20th of every month, so see you all on the 20th! Until then, handle those Philia Bombs with care~

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WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

"Why dwell on the past?"

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