Chapter 389

Chapter Thirteen Returning to the Academy

I…

Should I go over?

After hesitating for a moment, I still stepped forward towards them, weaving through the scattered crowd to reach Sarah and Daisy.

Say something…

“Sarah, are you… all right?”

They seemed fine, just wet from the rain, their clothes damp and hair plastered to their faces, looking somewhat disheveled.

Sarah had a small bump on her forehead, but it didn’t seem serious. She wasn’t too concerned about it; after all, she was a knight’s daughter. Her complexion had improved compared to before, and she appeared to have calmed down. However, Daisy was crying quite badly, wiping her tears continuously. Normally, she should be the one comforting Sarah, but now the roles were reversed. Sarah was gently patting Daisy’s back while saying, “Don’t cry, don’t cry,” and occasionally glancing in my direction.

“We’re fine…” she said, forcing a smile at me. “We were feeling stifled at the academy, so we wanted to clear our minds. We didn’t expect to run into this. What bad luck…”

Indeed, it was unlucky…

Fortunately, they were both safe. That Neil person and his guards didn’t seem to want to kill anyone. Otherwise, with so many people around, even if I was capable, it would have been uncertain whether I could save Sarah without harming other civilians.

“Pe…”

Sarah tried to call my name, but perhaps remembering what I said earlier, she only managed to utter a syllable before stopping. She turned to look at the gathering crowd and then shook her head lightly. “Are you… planning to return to the academy today?”

“Mm-hm…”

“Then, shall we go back together?”

“…Sure.”

People around us were still watching…

Let’s hurry up and leave with the food.

“But I bought venison pies…”

“Venison pies?”

“Mm, I’ll get them.”

I turned back toward the stall. As I passed by, nearby people instinctively made way for me, and I heard their whispers clearly.

“That must be a little girl…”

“The Arbitration Department treats her with great respect…”

“Did you see her release frost? Right there, with white mist… How impressive…”

“Who is she…”

“Could she be a young lady…”

“She looks very young… Frost… Could she be…”

“Miss Sylviega…”

“No way…”

“Maybe she’s an outstanding student of the Royal Academy…”

Trouble…

If I don’t leave quickly, it might be like last time…

I felt a bit agitated and couldn’t help but quicken my pace. When I reached the stall, the young couple was still there. From this distance, the stall looked undisturbed and hadn’t been knocked over by the crowd.

“Young miss, I saw everything! Those moves were so clean and swift, ‘whoosh whoosh whoosh,’ ending before I could even see clearly. Simply amazing…”

The young man was excited, gesturing wildly as he spoke, then asked, “Are you a student at the Royal Academy?”

“Mm-hm.”

I responded vaguely, paid for the food, and urged them to prepare it quickly. The woman’s hands were swift, quickly wrapping up the black goose meat and ten venison pies and handing them to me. I took them, stuffed them into my satchel, making it bulge, and patted it contentedly. Then I turned to wave at Sarah and the others, glanced at the bustling street again, and decided not to go further. I lowered my head and walked briskly toward the academy.

Did Sarah and the others follow…

After walking out of the street, I couldn’t help but look back. They were just a short distance behind, with Daisy still sobbing. Sarah was consoling her as they walked. The street was still crowded, but few people noticed me anymore. So, I stopped by the curb and waited for the two girls to catch up.

Seeing me waiting, they quickened their pace.

“I’m sorry, Sarah… I’m sorry… I was too scared, I didn’t dare… didn’t dare to go over…”

A few steps away, I heard Daisy crying and apologizing, followed by Sarah’s comfort.

“It’s okay, Daisy… It was too dangerous… That person had Order power. If you had rushed over recklessly at that moment, I would have been angry…”

“But…”

“There’s nothing to argue about. Don’t cry…”

“But, I also have Order…

Power, yet afraid to forget how to use it…

“We haven’t mastered it much, how can we compare with that kind of person… Look, I also released flames, but it didn’t work at all… When panic sets in, everything is forgotten… In front of those battle-hardened people, where do we beginners have a chance to resist…”

“But…”

“Oh! Stop with your buts… Daisy, are you hungry?”

“No, no…”

The two finally walked in front of me.

“Paillot…”

When Daisy saw me, her mouth pouted, and the tears she was holding back were about to overflow: “You’re so powerful… Why are you so powerful… I, I—I didn’t know, I didn’t know you were so powerful… Waaah… Where have you been these past few days…”

The girl’s eyes were red, speaking with a stuttering tone, her voice trembling, her face showing a look of trying hard not to cry, making one feel a bit uneasy inside.

“Mmm…”

I reached out to scratch my cheek.

Even if you say so…

“What… Paillot being powerful is known by everyone in the academy, right? Do you think anyone can skip our physical training class?” Sarah patted Daisy’s shoulder and said with a smile.

“But she’s not afraid… She’s younger than us… The power of order is so amazing… Why…”

“Why? Don’t you understand yet, Daisy…”

The pedestrians on the street were bustling about, passing by us constantly.

Standing in front of me, Sarah moved her hand from Daisy’s shoulder, brushed away the wet bangs from her forehead, and looked at me seriously.

… It seems she already knows.

I felt a sudden sense of unease in my heart, wanting to stop Sarah from speaking here, but suddenly saw the girl wink at me.

“Because she is the终结者of noses.”

She said this, revealing a teasing expression on her pretty doll-like face.

What…

I let out a sigh of relief in my heart.

“Pfft! What… What…”

Daisy laughed through her tears, and Sarah laughed along when she saw this.

“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go back first and talk. Today was really unlucky, but meeting Paillot was lucky, otherwise I wouldn’t know what to do… I was really scared just now, almost losing my soul…” She patted her chest, sighed deeply, looking relieved, “The capital has been too unsafe recently, there were incidents on Juri Street not long ago.”

“Then why did you come out…”

“It’s boring staying in the academy…”

“I find it okay… We can read books.”

“Daisy, you really can endure loneliness.”

“Is that so…”

“But Paillot, you didn’t hit anyone’s nose today.”

“Pfft—, don’t talk about this…”

“Sarah…”

On the way back to the academy, they chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After not seeing each other for a long time, the two girls didn’t change much. Throughout the journey, we didn’t bring up what happened earlier, and they didn’t ask me incessantly as I had imagined. This was, of course, due to Sarah’s efforts; every time Daisy wanted to ask something, she would interrupt with a joke and steer the conversation elsewhere.

It seemed like she could see my slightly uneasy thoughts.

The academy remained as usual, with tall towers standing majestically, and everywhere were scattered students walking around. With classes resuming, several streets around had regained their vibrancy. The brightly lit night in the capital was enchanting, as if the previous disasters had happened somewhere else.

“Ouch, I’m so tired… Can I be considered to have narrowly escaped death today?”

As soon as we got back to the dorm, Sarah flopped onto Daisy’s bed, stretching her arms and legs out, while Daisy immediately widened her eyes.

“Sarah! Your body is still wet with rain! It’s so dirty!”

“So what…”

“No, get up quickly.” Daisy forcibly pulled Sarah’s arm, dragging her off the bed, “Go wash up…”

“Just wait a moment…”

The two started pushing each other. I placed the umbrella at the door, took off my raincoat, hung it on the rack, shook off my skirt, walked to the table, put down my bag, and took out the venison pie.

The paper was a bit damp…

I need to eat it quickly.

Suddenly, I noticed the newspaper on the table, and saw the page facing up, which featured a very prominent picture of myself.