After Lia talked and spent some time with everyone, she headed back to the academy. She still had a lot of work to do.
As she arrived at the gates, the first sight that greeted her was a lingering Zero who, the moment he saw her, instantly averted eye contact and fled the scene.
Lia thought his behaviour was strange. Yet she stood at the spot wondering if she should go after him or not. She felt she had to question what made him act like this.
A tall figure approached Lia, "Displeased?"
Startled, Lia looked up to see Timo who yawned.
"Why are you always tired?" Lia's question took Timo aback. He sized her up before answering, "It's exhausting."
"What is?"
"Existing."
Lia kept her mouth shut and just nodded.
Yet Timo still stood next to her, "I've talked to him."
Timo pointed at the spot where Zero just was.
"He's not interested."
"He's not?" Lia thought that having Timo talk to Zero would be a big confidence boost.
"He's not," apart from that Timo didn't say anything.
