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"Asuuu!" Slightly nervous, I skipped towards the girl with golden curls who had grown stiff after hearing my voice.
The hallways of The Golden Rose Academy were wide, brightly lit from the large, skillfully decorated windows. Some windows were slightly open, allowing wafts of aroma from the golden roses placed outside to drift in.
These roses were abundant around the school, on desks, cabinets, and windowsills. The flowers also surrounded the academy from the outside, leaving the building bathed in golden light, looking like a mystical castle from fairytales.
My steps were quick but not rushed, as if nothing urgent had happened, as I approached Asura with a faint smile.
Turning back in pleasant surprise, Asura raised her eyebrows and smiled back.
This scene was one that looked like it just came out from a fairytale, just like the Golden Rose Academy's appearance, but of course, things weren't as simple as it seemed—especially today.
"Asu, I'm sorry I'm a bit late today~" With a look of regret, I pounced on her, rubbing my head against hers while asking for forgiveness.
"Ah… It's fine~" Asura reluctantly patted my shoulder.
With that act done, I held her hand and began to walk her to her next class in silence.
How… should I start? I don't have much time left before we'll have to separate again… And there are too many questions that I need to ask, yet they are inappropriate to ask.
Does she know about Cassian Hall already? Do they have a class together? But she hasn't mentioned anything about 'my brother' yet, even though it's been hours since he transferred over.
What is she thinking?
I can't see any deviation from her normal expressions…
… Is it possible that she doesn't know about him?
My eyes subconsciously lit up,but I calmed myself down.
Well, I should make sure, just in case.
"Hey, hey. Asuu~"
"Yeah?"
"How was your day so far? Did anything interesting happen? There's another period left before lunch…" I chose my words cautiously, careful not to let anything sound suspicious.
These high nobles… they weren't easy to deal with, particularly those from ducal houses.
Despite how vain and easy to take advantage of Asura is, she was so complicated internally… and she's also not easy to fool. All these years of patience only resulted in her having a subconscious level of dependence on me, and her conscious mind is actually very wary of me…
And that Danielle Dyewater is definitely a complex person as well…
After a brief silence, Asura finally answered, her face filled with youthful brilliance and feminine charm, "I learned a lot today in my classes! Especially in my calligraphy class! Although I look forward to lunch, I can't help but long for more time to educate myself. After all, I'm actually very lacking compared to the true scholars of our academy."
This… Ok, I was expecting a very prim and proper answer like this one, but… Asu… you… can't you just be more honest and open about your thoughts?
I held back my laughter as I opened my mouth to speak, but before I could do so, the azure-eyed young lady abruptly came to a stop in front of a particular door.
Turning to me, she bowed her head and said, "I need to see one of my professors first, so you should go ahead first, Lancera. See you later~"