Chapter 45: Your Paper’s Kind Of Awesome (4)
April came and brought spring fatigue into the classrooms.
The gifted class was no exception. Those who didn’t care buried their heads into the desk and slept soundly.
And that included Aether. She sat at the very front because of Lotte’s suggestion but whenever it was time for Fire Magic, she would become one with the desk and head off to dreamland without regard for the teacher.
She can’t be helped, I suppose.
Lotte tried waking her up several times but to no avail. Though to be fair, Aether’s marks were better than hers so she didn’t think it really necessary to wake her.
She does well on her own, so.
Then when the period bell rang, Professor Hasfeldt asked Lotte to take the teaching materials to the faculty office. When she came out of the supply room after lightly organizing it, Professor Hasfeldt addressed her.
“Miss Saliere, do you know anything about a magic called Flare?”
The question came out of nowhere, but the word contained within it was enough to stop Lotte in her tracks.
“Flare?”
“Yes, you should have heard of it considering your proclivity for Fire Magic.”