After the laughter subsided, there was a new vitality in the once languid classroom.
The sunshine pouring through the windows seemed to be much brighter than before.
Professor Yao, pipe smoking in hand and arms folded, nodded approvingly with an eye that squinted gleefully.
"All awake now?"
He tapped the desk with his pipe and asked with a smile.
"Awake!"
The classroom was filled with a unanimous response.
"...Since everyone is awake, let's start the lesson." Getting to the point caused Old Yao's face to take on a seriousness. Each student could feel the difference in his tone, quickly straightening their backs and pulling out their notebooks.
"As per usual, I'll begin by giving you a brief idea of today's teaching plan."
"In today's curse class, I have arranged two main things for you."
"The first part is a normal lesson... you will learn a new spell, the Chaos Spell."
