'What did she just say?'
For a second I didn't know how to respond. My mind blanked out.
"Did I mishear? Are you saying that you're dropping out of the academy?"
"Mhm. You didn't hear wrongly."
Amanda calmly nodded her head.
"Haaaa..."
Leaning back on the bench, I looked at the blue sky above.
'How did it come to this...'
No, I knew exactly why it had come to this. I just didn't want to say it.
To be honest, I didn't know what to do. There was no solution to her problem.
No matter how much I tried to wrap my head around the problem, I couldn't think of a solution for her current predicament.
Saving her father from the demon world was not something I could do with my current abilities.
Unlike Immorra where I more or less knew the circumstances there, I knew nothing about the demon world.
Furthermore, the place was far more dangerous than Immorra. No scheme or trickery would ever help me in that place. I knew my limits.
Perhaps if I chose to hole up myself there I might be able to survive...
But that would be granted I had enough food and water for myself. If not, I'd die of starvation or dehydration before the third cataclysm arrived and the gate that connected the worlds opened up.
"Are you not going to ask me why?"
Amanda asked as she interrupted my thoughts.
"You must have your reasons, no?"
A bitter smile appeared on my face as I responded.
I already knew the reason why she was acting like that. I didn't want to ask too much.
No one liked it when someone asked too many questions. I didn't want to seem too invasive.
Especially since this had something to do with her father.
"Have you told the others?"
As such, I decided to change the topic.
"No, you're the first"
Amanda shook her head.
"I see..."
Hearing what Amanda had to say, somehow, a part of me felt happy.
I knew that she didn't mean anything special by telling me that I was the first person she told the news of her dropout as it could've just been because I was the first person she properly talked to for the past few weeks, but...
I was still happy.
Not sure why, but it made me feel better.
"What are you going to do about Emma? She's probably going to be in for the shock of her life"
I said as a thought suddenly struck me.
Without a doubt, Emma would lose her mind once she found out about this news.
"Can you help me keep it a secret? At least not until the tournament ends."
Amanda suddenly bit her lips, as her fists curled into a ball.
"...I want to tell her personally"
"I can do that."
I nodded my head slightly.
Not once did I plan on telling Emma the news. Given her personality, she would go on a small rampage which I wasn't too keen on being a part of.
"Thank you."
"Don't worry about it"
silent. This continued for a couple of minutes before I eventually stood up as I
"I should get going"
"Me too"
stood up. Looking at Nola, Amanda
"Bye, Nola"
"Say bye to Amanda"
I pointed
"Um, bye sister"
"Sister?"
raised as I looked in
a couple of seconds, and Amanda shook
didn't tell her to call
"Right..."
they
I looked
comfortable enough to call
Something was fishy.
down and patted Nola in the head, and whispered something
time I'll see you I'll give you
"Whaaa!"
"Oy, that's my thing"
I protested.
I could do that. If there was another person
such a thing to
"Not anymore"
the edges of Amanda's lips
sister? As her sister, it is within my duty to
most likely said that because you look beautiful.
my tongue. This was
"..."
"What's wrong?"
I looked at Amanda. A surprised
"...you called me beautiful"
voice was so quiet that she sounded
"Are you not?"
many people gunning for her, she'd have to be
the world
"N-nothing, bye Nola"
turned around and disappeared within the crowd much to
"Bye"
Nola waved back.
go to meet
down, I
don't
"Um"
***
games ended at
in games for the first years
the first place spot in our respective group and hence made it to the
see Jin? He was absolutely mesmerizing to watch. Not only his looks, just the way he
clinch first place in the dummy massacre games...though I'm a bit bitter about the fact that she isn't from
speech, the sky had already turned dark. Many spectators
my dorm, their
manage to overhear some conversations about
some called me arrogant. Apparently, the interview that I took
discussions, I just turned a blind
did what I said I'd do in the interview,
'”Ding!
phone in my hand, a notification suddenly clogged up
Tomorrow morning at 7 A.M, you are all to gather at the waiting room to further discuss the direction of
"...Tsk"
message, my
time
and most influential individuals within the
Mark
others. At the moment they were all in their last year, and their respective rank
rank that was comparable to some of the instructors in the
the academy,
of one of the three
had been approached a couple
I had not been approached by the Blood
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