Chapter 61
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The next morning, when I stepped out for breakfast, Zahid was already there waiting for me, leaning against the wall with Fire by his side.
“Oh? Zahid, you should’ve said something if you were here!”
“You’d come out eventually if I waited.”
Zahid replied gruffly. Still, he grabbed my bag—stuffed full of books—and slung it over his shoulder without a word.
“Let’s go. What’s your first class?”
He changed the subject so quickly that I missed the moment to thank him.
I had to scurry to keep up with his long strides as I replied.
“Huh? Magical Nanoscience. The book for that one’s the thickest and heaviest. It’s the first class today, so I’m kind of excited.”
Zahid glanced sideways at me, then slowed his pace to keep talking.
“Oh, Class 2 had that yesterday. It was super boring and not inte—”
He suddenly trailed off mid-sentence.