"Good morning~. —Hmm?"
It was Monday, the day for the classes to resu from their week-long hibernation. I had just taken a step inside when my gaze landed on a group of four, desperately studying, almost as if they would sink their teeth on the table the next mont.
And when it cos to a group of four, of course it would be the Quartet. Right now, their case was kind of like a schrodinger cat; it was hard to say if their action in the inter-class competition had earned them the rit, or cancel out each other. Given the uncertainties, they seed to be now studying hard for a special exam. 'Good luck~,' I inwardly sent them my wishes.
I would've said it out aloud, but they detest when I do that. Was it because of their pride? I an, they'd been beginning to be called «Pri-4» ever since the competition started.
Oh, well. I put that scenery on the backdrop, and exchanged greetings with other classmates, reaching out for my seat. Though just as I went through my stuff on the desk, I saw sothing that shouldn't be there.
"A Letter of Challenge?"
Well, what do we have? The letter, pure white and spotless, had these words written in a remarkable penmanship. Talk about being old-fashioned.
A letter of challenge was, in short, duel. Yup, the «Duel» from guild ranking matches, and now it appeared soone was prompting to challenge «Eden». It was usual stuff, nothing surprising. But my attention was picked by that soone actually took their ti to notify via letter. A letter in the age of text ssages! Astonishing.
I cocked my head in puzzlent, and flipped it over. —«Temple Saber». This was the na of adresse.
Hmm, if my mory serves right, the guild, once used to be among the top A-rank leaderboard, had now fallen to C-rank. But, their waning showed no sign of stopping, making them a target of the topic.
I wouldn't say we were completely unconnected. Aegis, one of «Eden» mbers, had once belonged to their subsidiary guild, «White Saber». But then again, that didn't even put us on acquaintance level. We were completely unrelated. So, I was stumped at the sudden challenge.
If the letter indeed ant to be for «Duel», I could've brushed it off as a challenge, but they'd purposely labelled it as 'Letter for Challenge.' It was like, they're saying 'let's settle our dispute with this «Duel».' It was quite a cool way to go, but that was confusing. The challenge for that? Had we ever brushed them the wrong way or sothing? I had no clue.
Alright, let's see what was written inside. I would be denying it if I wasn't excited by this turn of event. I wonder what're the details—albeit, just as I was to do so,
"Good morning, everyone."
Our horoom teacher, Phyllis-sensei made her entrance. Recently, she had been increasingly getting into her teacher role, growing out of the fresher vibe. The suits she wore kind of gave that perspective. Though that radiating beauty didn’t diminish a bit.
Oh well. I guess I will check the letter later.
"Oh, yes. Zephyr-kun."
"Yes, what is it, Phyllis-sensei?"
I had just put back the letter when I heard the calling of Phyllis-sensei.
"Dean seems to have sent a summon for you. Is your schedule open after classes?"
"Dean has...?"
Hmm, now what it might be? It wasn’t like I had no idea... just, there were too many to guess the exact point, so I couldn't put a finger on it.
I went through my schedule I had planned for today, while my classmates—well, mostly «Eden»'s mbers ' gaze gathered on . We had scheduled to try out the «100% llow Apple Juice» we fard yesterday. So, the gaze from Lana was especially intense.
Yesterday, we'd decided we would be opening the juice when everyone was present, and postponed it for today. But, there's no way I could've said 'Actually, I have to try out the juice, so I have to turn down Dean's invitation.' Yeah, no. It barely made for an excuse.
"Yeah, I can."
"It's good to hear. Then, do not forget to visit the Dean's Office after classes."
"Understood."
Since Phyllis-sensei requested it, I couldn't turn it down. Hmm, I should co up with a way to pacify Lana later. While I was engrossed in my plans for the recess, the classes began at their usual pace.
***
The chi rang, signifying the end of classes.
In the end, my entire recess was spent in pacifying Lana, and answering the rest of «Eden» mbers' questions. They were curious why the dean was summoning . In all this, I couldn't get a single minute of respite to check out the letter, unfortunately.
As a reminder to not forget about it, I took out the letter and put it in my pocket while making my way toward Dean's office. As for the sampling, we decided we would do it whenever I was back. It's not like the visit would be that long... probably.
Lana was bound to sulk if I was quite late, so I was using «Rev. Segway» today, since the «Central Castle» was quite a distance from the academy building.
It had been quite a while since I last used a segway. It really felt good, especially as my shoulder cut through the wind. I was making sure to be in the speed range. I think I saw so gazes turning towards .
Anyway, I arrived at my destination in five minutes. Phew, the castle always took my breath with its magnificence.
At the entrance, I just had to inform the guard that Dean had summoned , and they opened the door for . ...Wait, was that supposed to be this easy? Did I have a face pass now? Hmm, so I was now a celebrity, huh. Well, that's a bumr... just kidding.
"Welco to the Castle. I will guide you to the Dean's office."
I was imdiately greeted by a familiar face, the cool looking Ms. Secretary, who then guided straight to the office, no detour this ti. At the arrival, she knocked on the door, announcing my arrival, "Sir, I have brought in Zephyr-sama." "Alright, you can enter,' a deep voice echoed from inside.
At the invitation, I entered the office—it had been quite a while, wasn't it?—and unexpectedly chanced upon soone I wasn't expecting.
"Huh, Yuri-senpai?"
"Hey there, Zephyr-kun. It's been since yesterday, eh?"
On the sofa, it was none other than the big brother of Lana—Yuri-senpai. We had just t yesterday for the first ti, with us parting with his speech that he would contact soti soon. I didn't expect to stumble into coincidence again, and definitely not so soon.
Hmm, had Dean summoned for sothing related to Yuri-senpai? Just as the thought crossed my mind, the familiar voice called from behind the desk.
"Good day to you, Zephyr-kun. I appreciate your acceptance of the summon."
"Oh, good day to you, too, Sir."
Right, I was completely overtaken by Yuri-senpai's presence. I completely forgot to greet Dean. Anyway, I quickly exchanged greetings.
"Hmm, no need to stand up for the ceremony. Feel free to take a seat."
"Alright, if you excuse ."
Urged by Dean, I sat on the sofa—my usual spot—across Yuri-senpai.
Now then, I wonder what's cooking today, hmm?
T/N - I completely expected the letter to be a love letter. We missed the shuraba, a pity.
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