Chapter 105: Second Group Activity
"Okay, class, you have a new classmate..." Mister Nocty’s voice silenced the class—except for the finger-snapping, which had been a natural background noise for their class. He then turned to Zira and nodded at her.
"Introduce yourself," he said as he stepped aside.
Zira beamed at everyone, her mood at an all-time high. She then twisted on her heel and approached the board. Picking up a chalk, she wrote her name.
The chalk made a tapping noise against the board, drawing everyone’s eyes to the white letters. Once Zira finished, she turned around and beamed at everyone.
"Hello, everyone! My name’s Zira and I’ll be your classmate!" She raised a hand and sweetly tilted her head to the side. "I already feel like I know you all! I hope we all get along!"
"Zira, why don’t you take a seat in the vacant seat over there?" Mister Nocty kindly offered, making Zira happily nod.
She searched for the vacant seat, only to find it was the one in front of Ran. As she started skipping toward her seat, Mister Nocty stood at the front.
"Zira was accepted into the academy despite being late, due to special circumstances, so be nice to her," the teacher told their class. "Now, get your book and open it to page..."
As Mister Nocty moved on and most of the students took out their books, some others couldn’t help but glance at Zira’s seat. Some young male classmates frowned, seeing that Zira was now beaming and chatting with Ran.
"Why did she have to sit there?" one classmate muttered. "That failure red stripe—tch."
"Wonder if she has a boyfriend," another one joked quietly, smirking as interest flickered in his eyes. His gaze then fell on her exposed legs, and he licked his lips.