"What was that?"
"What was what?" Emilia shrugged as if there was nothing and resumed walking, tucking the letter into her pocket while holding the book in her left hand.
As they continued their pace, Lucien's eyes were naturally drawn to Emilia's brown leather pants, which perfectly matched her black uniform.
Despite the option for girls to wear skirts at the academy, Emilia chose to wear pants.
At first, he guessed the reason Emilia wore pants was that they were more comfortable and allowed her to move freely.
However, after Lucien observed how Emilia graciously received gifts and noticed the numerous people who seemed eager to present her with gifts but hesitated due to shyness or lack of courage, he realized that there was a deeper significance to her choice.
