Chapter 38: Deep-Seated Hatred
The next day came.
"Eirin!"
The teenage girl felt someone’s warmth on her arm and saw that it was Kara clinging to her. Kara talked to Eirin as if it was their normal daily routine. She started ranting about how the explosion yesterday caused immense gossip about Shade being punished and suspended. It was because Kara wouldn’t be able to see her dear Shade that she continued talking and talking, not caring how much it made Eirin feel like it was an eternity before they could reach the classroom.
"I think it’s really weird."
Eirin felt Kara’s eyes on her. "What is?"
Despite not wanting to talk, Eirin did not want to make Kara angry by ignoring her either. That would have been more troublesome.
"Whenever I’m with you, it feels like I’m losing mana," Kara said in confusion, making Eirin’s forehead crease while thinking, what’s that got to do with her? It was not something she could understand, after all, she could still not follow the concept of mana and magic.
Kara chuckled and said, "I feel weirdly weak. You’re not doing a curse to me, are you?" Eirin let out a forced laugh, denying anything about the curse. Even if she wanted to, there’s no way she could do something like that anyway.
When they arrived in the classroom, they could hear all sorts of noises, murmurs, and gossip filled the room. The news about Shade Cromwell being dispatched on a confidential mission with the Black Star reached Eirin’s ears. Apparently, it has been circulating the whole academy since yesterday’s incident.
Eirin wondered what the Black Star was, and what the fuss was all about.
"How could they punish Shade like that?" Kara could not believe what she heard. "If he burned the laboratory room because those seniors were being jerks, then he doesn’t deserve such punishment!"