Chapter 28: Happy birthday
The clocks in Shaan’s room showed almost 6 a.m., and he was already awake. He wasn’t sure why he had woken up so suddenly, but it felt like his body was getting used to waking up at that hour. And yet, today was a rest day—meaning there was no training scheduled for him.
"Ah, at least today I can relax for a while." Shaan leaned back against the pillow behind him. "Rest day is always a nice day."
Just a few minutes later, there was a knocking sound outside Shaan’s room. He walked over to the door and saw a white uniformed officer appear in front of him, holding a small black cloth pouch in his hand.
"Inside this pouch is your cellphone, which was kept by the staff during the training period." The officer handed the pouch to Shaan. "Since you already completed the training session, all amateur daemonists are now permitted to use their cellphones again," he stated and walked away from Shaan’s room.
When Shaan held the brown cloth, his smile did not fade at all. He had not expected that he would finally be able to hold his cell phone again, and without waiting long, he immediately turned it on.
"Good, I can finally contact grandma now. I’m sure she must have been very worried about not hearing any news from me for a few days."
’Ring...Ring....’
"Hello? Who is this?"
"Grandma Isabel, it’s me. Shaan"
"...."