Chapter 127: crossed
Lor leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, lips tugged into a smirk that held just a hint of bitterness, the flickering library candlelight catching the edge of his jaw, casting shadows that made him look more like a prince of secrets than a Class D student.
His hazel eyes glinted with a guarded hurt, his tousled black hair falling into his face as he studied Sophia and Lia.
"No matter what you say," he said, his voice quiet but firm, cutting through the heavy air of ink and parchment, "the Guiding Light is angry with you."
Sophia’s blue eyes widened, her blonde twin tails swaying as her petite frame tensed, her small breasts rising with a quick breath under her uniform. "What?"
Lia blinked, her red curls bouncing, her green eyes narrowing as her curvy thighs shifted under her skirt. "Why?"
Lor raised a brow, his voice sharpening, his lean frame leaning forward slightly.
"Why? You seriously don’t know? You two used to taunt me. Constantly. I couldn’t cast a beginner spell without hearing you whispering ’dimwit’ or ’loser.’ Every score I got, you laughed. Every fumble, every stumble—you were there, smirking behind your books and taunting me openly in the class."
Sophia’s face flushed, her cheeks pink as she opened her mouth, then closed it, her voice a whisper. "That was just some friendly teasing Lor..."
"No. That was cruelty in uniform," Lor said flatly, his hazel eyes hard.
But inside, he was grinning—just a little.
He had waited for this moment longer than he cared to admit.
The shift in power had started subtly, but now it was undeniable.