The wooden cuckoo clock ticked down, and it was almost time for the cuckoo bird to pop out and chirp.
As soon as it does, it's time for Hunter's Month to start.
The students had already registered their teams and were now mostly waiting while checking out the stalls. Some were spending their hard-earned Shinecoins to buy proper weapons and armor.
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
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A ball of fire hovered on top of an open-handed palm.
Leland closed his hand and made the ball of fire explode into a shower of sparks.
"Can you stop that?" Violet said with a look of annoyance on her round-shaped face.
She was beginning to get tired of Leland's obsession with his fire magic skills. He was non-stop using his skills, as it seemed like he just enjoyed seeing the fire burn and the sparks fly.
"I am bored." Leland said while sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the Hunter's Month to start.